5Troubleshooting

If you’re having problems operating the MultiMix-8FX, 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 16.

 

 

Channel input is too high.

 

Turn down your instrument to a

 

 

 

 

normal volume and then set

 

 

 

 

channel levels using procedure

 

 

 

 

on page 16.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Audio signal carries an

 

Too much low-level noise in

 

Engage the channel’s high-pass

unwanted hum.

 

the mix.

 

filter by pressing the HPF

 

 

 

 

switch.

 

 

Interference from appliances

 

Engage the channel’s high-pass

 

 

such as air conditioners.

 

filter by pressing the HPF

 

 

 

 

switch.

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