Guided Tour Mixpad 4 Main Section

Guided Tour -

MIXPAD 4 Main Section

3:Left/Right Peak LEDs (red) - These warning lights indicate an overload situation. They light whenever the main left or right output signal is 5 dB short of clipping. To stop them from lighting (and to eliminate the accompanying sonic distortion), turn down the Main Level control (see #8 below). See the “Setting the Correct Gain Structure” section on page 23 in this manual for more information.

4:Power LED (green) - This LED indicates battery strength. It flashes briefly whenever the MIXPAD 4 is powered on and lights steadily when the batteries are low and need replacing.

5:Power on-off switch - As you may have guessed, this is what you use to turn the MIXPAD 4 on and off. To avoid potential damage to your speakers, turn the unit on before you turn on any connected power amps—and turn it off after the power amps are turned off.

6:Stereo Auxiliary Return Level (tan) - This knob determines the input level of signal arriving via the MIXPAD 4’s stereo Auxiliary return. The Aux return is at unity gain (no boost or attenuation) when set to the “0” (2 o’clock) position; the signal is boosted when the knob is turned to the right of “0” and attenuated when turned to the left of “0.” For information on how to properly set this, see the sections in this manual entitled “Setting the Correct Gain Structure” and “Using Aux Sends and Returns” (pages 23 and 32). Note that signal applied to the Aux return is automatically routed to the Main L/R output.

7:Headphone jack - Connect any standard stereo headphones to this jack (via a standard 1/4" TRS plug) for private monitoring of the main stereo output (pre-Main Level). The built-in MIXPAD 4 headphone preamp delivers 38 mw at 600 ohms.

8:Main Level (white) - This knob determines the final output signal level—you can think of this as being the “master fader.” Signals from all channels and the Aux return, as well as the Tape/CD input are routed here just before leaving the MIXPAD 4 via its left and right main output jacks. The “0” position of the knob indicates unity gain (no level attenuation or boost). Moving the knob counterclockwise from the “0” position causes the signal to be attenuated (at the fully counterclockwise position, it is attenuated infinitely—in other words, there is no sound). Moving it clockwise from the “0” position causes the signal to be boosted by as much as 10 dB. Note that the Main Level control has no effect on the headphone level. For more information, see the “Setting The Correct Gain Structure” section on page 23 of this manual.