Setting Up and Using, Mixpad | Samson MIXPAD guide

Setting Up and Using the

MIXPAD

Setting up your MIXPAD is a simple procedure which takes only a few minutes:

1.Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service) and decide where the unit is to be physically placed.

2.Begin by connecting the MIXPAD main left/right outputs to a tape recorder or power amp (and the amp into loudspeakers). It is never a good idea to power up any amplifier that is not connected to loudspeakers.

3.Next, make the signal input connections to the mic or line inputs of the various channels. WARNING: Because the MIXPAD 12 and MIXPAD 9 XLR mic connectors are always phantom powered (the MIXPAD 4 XLR mic connectors are powered only when the corresponding phantom power switch is pressed in), be sure to connect and disconnect microphones only with the MIXPAD powered off.

Also, do not connect a channel’s line input if you already have something connected to its microphone input, or vice versa; each channel is designed to accept only one source or the other.

4.Turn all channel Level and Trim controls as well as the Main Level control fully counterclockwise.

5.If you running the MIXPAD off mains power, plug the included power supply into the rear panel AC connector and then into any standard AC socket. If you are running a MIXPAD 12 or MIXPAD 9 off battery power, plug the battery connector into the rear panel AC connector (for more information on operating the MIXPAD 12 / MIXPAD 9 off battery power, see Appendix A on page 34); if you are running a MIXPAD 4 off battery power, place two or three fresh 9 volt alkaline batteries in the rear panel battery compartment (three are required only if you need to apply phantom power to one or both mic inputs), being careful to observe the indicated polarity.

6.Finally, press the Power switch in the main section to turn the MIXPAD on. In the MIXPAD 12 / MIXPAD 9, the “Power” LED will light steadily; in the MIXPAD 4, it will flash briefly to indicate good battery strength (the MIXPAD 4 “Power” LED lights steadily only when its batteries are weak and need replacing).