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Enter the password, move the cursor to the 
OK button, and press the [ENTER] key.
If the password was incorrect, a message of 
“WRONG PASSWORD” will appear in the bottom of 
the screen.
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Changing the password
Here’s how to change the password of the logged-in 
user. A change in the Administrator password is updated 
immediately. A change in a User password will be 
discarded if the user simply logs-out; it must be applied to 
the user authentication key before the user logs-out. The 
Guest account does not have a password.
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.1
PASSWORD CHANGE popup button
Move the cursor to the PASSWORD CHANGE 
popup button, and press the [ENTER] key.
A keyboard window will appear, allowing you to enter 
the password.
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Enter the current password, move the cursor 
to the OK button, and press the [ENTER] key.
When you enter the correct password, a keyboard 
window will appear, allowing you to enter the new 
password.
3
Enter the password in the NEW PASSWORD 
 eld; then move the cursor to the OK button 
and press the [ENTER] key.4
Editing a user authentication key
If you are logged-in as a user, you can edit your custom 
fader layer, user-defined keys, and preference settings, 
and overwrite (save) them onto your user authentication 
key. If you are logged-in as a Power User, you can also 
change the user level.
Log-in as a user, and edit the custom fader 
layer, user-de ned  keys  (g
p. 155) and pref-
erence settings (g
p. 153).
If you are logged-in as a Power User, you can also 
change the user level.
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.
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Move the cursor to the SAVE KEY popup 
button, and press the [ENTER] key.
A dialog box will ask whether you really want to 
overwrite (save) the user authentication key.
To overwrite (save), move the cursor to the
OK button and press the [ENTER] key.
HINT
• If you attempt to log-in as a different user after changing 
the settings but not saving them, a message will ask you 
whether you want to save the user authentication key. In 
this case, you can also save the user authentication key 
by moving the cursor to the OK button and pressing the 
[ENTER] key.
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Changing the user level
Here’s how to view/change the user level of the logged-in 
user.

 ..............There is no such setting for the 
Administrator himself, but the 
setting for the Guest account 
can be changed.
 ............. The setting of the Guest account 
can be viewed. It cannot be 
changed.
 ..... The setting of that User account 
can be viewed. It cannot be 
changed.
 ....... The setting of that User account 
can be changed.
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.1
USER LEVEL popup button
Move the cursor to the USER LEVEL popup 
button and press the [ENTER] key to access 
the USER LEVEL popup window.
NOTE
• If you are logged in as Administrator, you can move the 
cursor to the “for Guest” USER LEVEL popup button 
and press the [ENTER] key to access the USER LEVEL 
popup window, where you can view or change the guest’s 
user level.
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This page includes the following items.
q 
CH OPERATION  eld
Here you can specify (for each channel) the 
operations that will be permitted for input channels 
and output channels. The settings will apply to the 
currently selected channel. Use the panel [SEL] keys 
to select the channel for which you want to make 
settings.
Channels that have the same settings are shown 
with the same color in the channel display fi eld.  The 
selected channel is shown with a frame around it.
 HA
Restricts operation of the HA (Head Amp) patched to 
that channel.
 PROCESSING
Restricts operation of all signal processing parameters 
for that channel (except for fader and [ON] key).
 FADER / ON
Restricts operation of that channel’s fader and [ON] 
key.
 SET BY SEL
If this button is on, you can use the [SEL] keys of the 
panel to turn all settings of the corresponding channel 
on or off.
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CURRENT SCENE  eld
This specifi es the operations that can be performed 
on the current scene memory. 
 INPUT PATCH / NAME
Restricts operations for input channel patching and
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 OUTPUT PATCH / NAME
Restricts operations for output channel patching and 
names.
 BUS SETUP
Restricts operations for bus setup.
 RACK 1–8
Restricts operations for the racks (1–8).
 MUTE GROUP ASSIGN / MASTER
Restricts operations for mute group assignment
and mute group master.
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SCENE LIST  eld
This specifi es the operations that can be performed 
on scene memories.
 STORE / SORT operations
 RECALL operations
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LIBRARY LIST  eld
This specifi es the operations that can be performed 
on libraries.
 STORE / CLEAR operations
 RECALL operations
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FILE LOAD  eld
This specifies the types of file that can be loaded 
from USB memory.
 USER SETUP (user-de ned keys and preference 
settings)
 SYSTEM SETUP / MONITOR SETUP
 CURRENT SCENE
 SCENE LIST
 LIBRARY LIST
Specify the user level by turning-on the but-
ton for each item that will be permitted.
When you’ve finished making settings, 
move the cursor to the CLOSE button and 
press the [ENTER] key to close the popup 
window.3
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MONITOR  eld
This specifi es the monitor setup operations that can 
be performed.
 OSCILLATOR
 TALKBACK
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SYSTEM SETUP  eld
This specifi es the system setup operations that can 
be performed.
 MIXER SETUP
 OUTPUT SETUP
 MIDI
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SET ALL/CLEAR ALL buttons
These buttons set or clear all items in the window.
Preferences
Settings related to the operating environment (such as whether or not certain messages are displayed, or whether key 
operations are linked) can be made according to the preferences of each user. These settings are changed for the user who 
is logged-in, but if you are logged-in as the Administrator, you will also be able to change the Guest settings.
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.1
PREFERENCE popup button
Move the cursor to the PREFERENCE pop-
up button, and press the [ENTER] key to ac-
cess the PREFERENCE popup window.
NOTE
• If you are logged in as Administrator, you can move the 
cursor to the “for Guest” PREFERENCE popup button 
and press the [ENTER] key to access the PREFERENCE 
popup window, where you can view or change the guest’s 
preference settings.
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This page includes the following items.
q 
CONFIRMATION  eld
Here you can select whether confi rmation messages 
will appear when you perform scene or patch 
operations.
 STORE
 RECALL
If these buttons are on, a confirmation message will 
appear when you perform a scene Store or Recall 
operation respectively.
 PATCH
If this button is on, a confi rmation message will appear 
when you edit an input patch or output patch.
 STEAL PATCH
If this button is on, a confi rmation message will appear 
when you edit an input patch or output patch item that 
is already patched.
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ERROR MESSAGE  eld
Here you can select whether an error message will 
be displayed when the following problems occur. 
 DIGITAL I/O
When an error is detected in the digital input/output.
 MIDI I/O
When an error is detected in MIDI transmission/reception.
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PANEL OPERATION  eld
Here you can make settings for options related to 
panel operation.
 AUTO CHANNEL SELECT—INPUT
 AUTO CHANNEL SELECT—OUTPUT
These specify whether the corresponding channel will 
be selected when you operate a channel’s [ON] key or 
fader. This can be turned on/off separately for INPUT 
(input channels) and OUTPUT (output channels).
 [CUE]g
[SEL] LINK
Specifi es whether channel selection will be linked with 
cue operations. If this button is on, pressing the [CUE] 
key of a channel will simultaneously select that channel 
and light its [SEL] key.
 [LAYER]g
[SEL] LINK
Specifi es whether channel selection will be linked with 
fader layer selection. If this button is on, and you press 
a panel LAYER key to switch the fader layer, the last-
selected channel of that fader layer will be selected, 
and its [SEL] key will light.
 POPUP APPEARS WHEN PRESSING KNOBS
Specifi es whether pressing a knob of the SELECTED 
CHANNEL section when the SELECTED CHANNEL 
VIEW screen is shown will cause the popup window for 
that parameter to appear.
If this button is on, a popup window will appear (or 
close) whenever you press a knob.
 LIST ORDER
This specifi es the order in which scene memories and 
library items will appear in the screen.
 ......Show the list in ascending numerical 
order.
 .....Show the list in ascending numerical 
order.
 STEREO / MONO LINK
This specifies whether STEREO channel and MONO 
channel on/off and fader operations will be linked.
If you turn this button on, the STEREO channel on/
off setting will be copied to the MONO channel, and 
subsequently on/off operations will be linked. Faders 
will be linked while preserving the difference in level.
 METER FOLLOW LAYER
Specifi es whether the meter screen will be linked with 
fader layer selection. If this button is on, switching the 
fader layer will cause the meter screen to switch to the 
corresponding fader layer, regardless of which screen 
had been displayed.
Turn each button on or off to make the de-
sired preference settings.
When you’ve finished making settings, 
move the cursor to the CLOSE button and 
press the [ENTER] key to close the popup 
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User-defi ned keys
Here’s how you can assign the desired functions to the user defi ned keys in the USER DEFINED section of the top panel, 
and press these keys to execute the defi ned function.
This assignment procedure will defi ne the user-defi ned keys for the user who is currently loggedin, but if you are logged-in 
as the Administrator, you can also make user-defi ned key settings for the Guest account.
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.1
USER DEFINED KEYS popup button
Move the cursor to the USER DEFINED KEYS 
popup button, and press the [ENTER] key.
The USER DEFINED KEYS popup window will appear.
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The twelve buttons in the screen correspond to 
userdefined keys [1]–[12] on the panel, and the 
function or parameter assigned to each one is shown 
at the right of the corresponding button. If nothing is 
assigned to the button, an indication of “----” is shown.
Move the cursor to the button for the userde-
 ned key whose function you want to assign, 
and press the [ENTER] key.
The USER DEFINED KEY SETUP popup window 
will appear. In this window you can select a function 
to assign to the user defi ned key, and select option 
parameters.
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Make sure that the FUNCTION field is en-
closed by a yellow frame, and then use the 
dial or the [DEC]/[INC] keys of the panel to 
select the function you want to assign.
If the selected function has additional parameters, the 
parameters are shown in the PARAMETER 1/2 fi elds.
If the selected function has parameters, move 
the cursor to the PARAMETER 1 or 2  eld and 
select parameters 1 and 2 in the same way.
Move the cursor to the OK button and press 
the [ENTER] key to close the USER DE-
FINED KEY SETUP popup window.
Assign the desired functions to other userde-
 ned keys in the same way.
To execute an assigned function, press the 
corresponding USER DEFINED [1]–[12] key 
on the panel.
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Console lock
You can temporarily prohibit console operations in order to prevent unwanted operation. This setting completely disables 
operations of the panel and touch screen, so that controls cannot be operated by an accidental touch or by an unauthorized 
third party while the operator is taking a break.
If a password is set for the currently logged-in user, that password will be used for the Console Lock function. If you power-
cycle the console while it is locked, you will be asked to enter the password if you had been logged-in as a user for whom a 
password is assigned. If you had been logged-in as the Guest, the console will start up normally.
NOTE
• If you have forgotten the password, refer to “Initializing the LS9’s internal memory” (
g p. 181).
• The Guest cannot set a password.
• Even while the console is locked, control from an external device via MIDI or LS9 Editor will still operate as usual.
Locking the console
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the MISC 
SETUP screen.1
CONSOLE LOCK button
Move the cursor to the CONSOLE LOCK but-
ton and press the [ENTER] key.
If you are logged-in as a user for whom a password 
is set, a keyboard window will appear, allowing you 
to enter the password.
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Enter the password of the logged-in user, 
move the cursor to the OK button, and 
press the [ENTER] key.
The CONSOLE LOCK screen will appear, the Console 
Lock function will be enabled, and all controls will 
become inoperable.
HINT
•  If an image fi le is loaded from USB memory, the CONSOLE 
LOCK screen will show that image.
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Unlocking the console
When the CONSOLE LOCK screen is di 
played, press the [ENTER] key.
If you are logged-in as a user for whom no password 
is set, the console will be unlocked. If you are logged-
in as a user for whom a password is set, a keyboard 
window will appear, allowing you to enter the password.
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Enter the password of the logged-in user, 
move the cursor to the OK button, and press 
the [ENTER] key.
The console will be unlocked, you will return to 
the MISC SETUP screen, and the controls will be 
operable once again.
HINT
• You may disconnect the USB memory device while the 
console is locked. Insert the USB memory device before 
you defeat Console Lock.
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Specifying the CONSOLE LOCK
screen image
If an image fi le is saved in USB memory, the CONSOLE 
LOCK screen can display that image.
In the SAVE/LOAD popup window, specify the image fi le 
that you want to display and load it from USB memory.
For the procedure of loading from USB memory, refer to 
“Loading a fi le from USB memory” (
g p. 158).
NOTE
• The image fi le is not backed-up in internal memory. Each time 
you turn on the power switch, you will need to reload it from 
USB memory.
• The image file will be converted into 320 x 240 pixels, 216 
colors for display.
Using USB memory to save/load data
This section explains how you can connect commercially-available USB memory to the USB connector located at the right 
side of the display, and use it to save or load data such as internal settings for the LS9.
NOTE
•  The LS9 can handle FAT32, FAT16, or FAT12 fi le systems, but if you format the storage device from the LS9 it will be formatted as FAT16. 
Long fi le names are not supported.
•  Operation is guaranteed only for USB fl ash memory that is no larger than 2 GB.
CAUTION

as during saving, loading, or deleting. Do not disconnect the USB memory or power-off the LS9 while this indi-
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Saving the LS9’s internal data on
USB memory
Here’s how all of the LS9’s internal data (except for the 
data included in a user authentication key) can be saved 
on USB memory as a file. The saved file will have an 
extension of “.L9A”.
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.1
SAVE/LOAD button
Move the cursor to the SAVE/LOAD button 
and press the [ENTER] key.
The SAVE/LOAD popup window will appear.
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SAVE button
If you want to move to a different directory, 
move the cursor to the icon of the column 
of the desired directory, and press the [EN-
TER] key.
To move to the next higher level, move the cursor 
to the arrow button in the PATH fi eld and press the 
[ENTER] key.
3
Move the cursor to the SAVE button and 
press the [ENTER] key.
A keyboard window will appear, allowing you to enter 
a fi le name and comment.
4
Enter a file name of up to eight characters 
and a comment of up to 32 characters; then 
move the cursor to the SAVE button and 
press the [ENTER] key.
When the file has finished being saved, the popup 
window showing the save progress indication and 
the type of data will close.
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Loading a  le from USB memory
Here’s how to load an LS9 settings fi le (extension .L9A) 
from USB memory into the LS9.
You can use the same procedure to load the following 
fi les other than the settings fi les.
CAUTION

CH VIEW screen, and use the [SEL] keys to select 
the INPUT channel from which you want to take a 
direct output. Before you load, turn off the power 
switch of the equipment connected to the LS9 
and/or lower the volume so that there will not be 
a problem even if a signal is output from the LS9.
Extension Type Contents of  le
.L9A ALL LS9 internal settings fi le
.L9U KEY LS9 user authentication key
.XML XML XML fi le for displaying help
.TXT TXT Text fi le for displaying help
.BMP BMPImage fi le for display in the CONSOLE 
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In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.
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SAVE/LOAD button
Move the cursor to the SAVE/LOAD button 
and press the [ENTER] key.
The SAVE/LOAD popup window will appear.
If an image file is saved in USB memory, the 
CONSOLE LOCK screen can display that image (
g 
p. 157).
2
Move the cursor to the  le list, and use the 
dial on the panel to select the  le you want 
to load.
The highlighted line in the file list indicates the file 
that is selected for operations.
When you move the cursor to the LOAD but-
ton and press the [ENTER] key, a dialog box 
will ask you to con rm the operation.
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LOAD buttonFile list
Move the cursor to the OK button and press 
the [ENTER] key; loading will begin.
When the fi le  has fi nished being loaded, the popup 
window showing the progress indication and the type 
of data will close.
Even if you cancel while the settings fi le is still being 
loaded, the data up to that point will have been loaded.
The type of file that can be loaded will depend on 
the User Level setting at the time you load the fi le.
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Editing the  les saved on USB memory
Here’s how you can perform editing operations such as 
sorting the fi les and directories on USB memory, editing 
the fi le names or comments, copying, or pasting.
 File editing
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.
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Move the cursor to the SAVE/LOAD button 
and press the [ENTER] key.
The SAVE/LOAD popup window will appear, and the 
saved fi les and sub-directories will be shown in a list.
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COPY button
This button copies a file into buffer memory (a 
temporary holding area) (
g p. 161).
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PASTE button
This button pastes the fi le from buffer memory (
g p. 
161). 
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DELETE button
This button deletes the selected fi le (
g p. 162).
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MAKE DIR button
This button creates a new directory (
g p. 162).
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VOLUME NAME
This indicates the volume name of the USB memory.
If the USB memory is write-protected, a protect 
symbol is shown in the VOLUME NAME fi eld.
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FREE SIZE
This indicates the amount of free space in the USB 
memory.
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PAT H
This shows the name of the current directory. You 
can move the cursor to the arrow button and press 
the [ENTER] key to move to the next upper level. If 
the current directory is the top level, the arrow button 
is dimmed.
NOTE
• You cannot save if the directory name would exceed 237 
characters.
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File list
This area lists the fi les that are saved on USB memory.
The highlighted line indicates the file selected for 
operations.
The fi le list contains the following items. If you move 
the cursor to the name of an item and press the 
[ENTER] key, that item name will turn orange, and the 
list will be sorted according to the character strings for 
those items. Each time you press the [ENTER] key, 
the sorting order will alternate between ascending 
and descending order.
 FILE NAME
Indicates the fi le name or directory name, and shows 
an icon indicating its type.
 READ ONLY
A lock symbol is shown to indicate protected fi les.
You can press this area to enable or disable the protect 
setting.
 FILE TYPE
ALL indicates a file containing LS9 internal settings, 
KEY indicates a user authentication key, XML indicates 
a help file, BMP indicates a bitmap image file, MP3 
indicates an MP3 fi le, and [DIR] indicates a directory.
 COMMENT
For LS9 fi les, the comment is displayed here.
When you move the cursor to this area and press the 
[ENTER] key, a keyboard window will appear, allowing 
you to enter a comment for the fi le. TIME  STAMP
This shows the date and time at which the fi le was last 
modifi ed.
NOTE
•  You can use the COMMENT/TIME STAMP button located 
at the lower right of the file list to toggle the display 
between COMMENT and TIME STAMP.
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SAVE button
Saves all of the LS9’s internal settings together (
g p. 
158).
!0  
LOAD button
Loads the selected LS9 settings fi le (
g p. 158).
!1  
CREATE USER KEY button
Creates a user authentication key (
g p. 151).
!2  
FORMAT button
Formats the USB memory media (
g p. 162).
!3  
COMMENT/TIME STAMP button
Toggles the item shown at the far right of the fi le  list 
between COMMENT and TIME STAMP.
Perform the desired editing operation.
For details on the procedure, refer to the explanations 
that follow.
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 Sorting  les and editing  le names/comments
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the 
[SETUP] key repeatedly to access the USER 
SETUP screen.
Move the cursor to the SAVE/LOAD button, 
and press the [ENTER] key to access the 
SAVE/LOAD popup window.
To sort the  les, move the cursor to the “FILE 
NAME,” lock symbol, “FILE TYPE,” “COM-
MENT,” or “TIME STAMP”  eld at the top of 
the  le list, and press the [ENTER] key.
The list will be sorted as follows, according to the 
column title you selected.
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FILE NAME
Sort the list in alphanumerical order of fi le name.
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Lock symbol
Sort the list according to Write Protect on/off status. 
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FILE TYPE
Sort the list according to fi le type.