Cables to Go 8 manual Troubleshooting, Cause

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5Troubleshooting

If you’re having problems operating the MultiMix 8 USB, this troubleshooting index will help you correct them.

Symptoms

No sound from the mixer.

Cause

Mixer is not plugged in or turned on.

Channel levels are too low.

Control room level is turned down

The appropriate signal hasn’t been assigned to the control room out.

Cable is not plugged into output jack.

Headphones are not plugged into PHONE jack.

Monitor or headphone amplifier is turned off or down.

Solution

Plug in mixer and turn it on.

Turn up channel levels.

Turn up control room level.

In the master section of the mixer, be sure the right switch is selected.

Check outputs to make sure cables are plugged in securely.

Plug headphones into PHONE jack.

Turn amplifier on or up.

 

 

Bad cable.

 

Check all cables; substitute

 

 

 

 

cables with known good ones.

 

 

 

 

 

Audio signal is distorted.

 

Channel level is too high.

 

Set channel levels using the

 

 

 

 

procedure on page 8.

 

 

Channel input is too high.

 

Turn down your instrument to a

 

 

 

 

normal volume and then set

 

 

 

 

channel levels using procedure

 

 

 

 

on page 8.

 

 

AUX RET level is too high.

 

Lower the level of AUX RET A

 

 

 

 

or B in the master section of the

 

 

 

 

mixer.

 

 

MAIN MIX level is too high.

 

Turn down the MAIN MIX

 

 

 

 

level control in the master

 

 

 

 

section of the mixer.

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Contents Reference Manual Page Table Of Contents Table Of Contents Welcome IntroductionAbout the MultiMix 8 USB MultiMix 8 USB Key FeaturesIntroduction How to Use This Manual Few Words for Beginners Hooking up the MultiMix 8 USB Using Proper CablesGetting Started Getting Started Setting LevelsLine Inputs Channels 1 Tour of the MultiMix USBPatchbay Mic Inputs Channels 1Tour of the MultiMix USB Peak LED Channel StripsLevel Control PAN or BALHdph / Ctrl RM Master SectionMain Mix 2TK To MixEffects / AUX RET B Level AUX Return a LevelPhantom On Power InputPower Supply Unit Power OnPlate Digital Effects ProcessorHall RoomDigital Effects Processor Applications Simple Recording SetupSimple Live Setup Using Additional External Audio SourcesSending and Receiving Audio Data Using the Multimix USB with a ComputerPrecautions when using the USB connection ApplicationsConnection instructions for Macintosh OS X only This page intentionally left blank Cause TroubleshootingEffects / AUX RET B TroubleshootingExternal effects aren’t working This page intentionally left blank Input Channels SpecificationsSpecifications Block Diagram Block Diagram Term GlossaryGlossary Alesis Limited Warranty Warranty / ContactAlesis Contact Information Warranty/Contact