Your First Session with the Q20 - Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

YOUR FIRST SESSION

WITH THE Q20

Powering Up

After making your connections, turn on the systemÕs power using this procedure:

➀Before turning on the Q20Õs power, check the following items:

¥Have all connections been made correctly?

¥Are the volume controls of the amplifier or mixer turned down?

➁Turn on the [POWER] switch on the front panel of the Q20.

Upon power-up, the Q20 will display the last selected Program, and the [PROGRAM] buttonÕs LED will be lit. If this Program has been edited, the display will indicate this by showing the word ÒEDITEDÓ, and by flashing the Program Number and Name in the upper display.

➂Turn on the power of the amplifier/mixer, and adjust the volume.

Setting Levels

Proper setting of the [INPUT LEVEL] and [OUTPUT] knobs is crucial in order to achieve the maximum signal-to-noise ratio (the concentric knobs allow the Left and Right Input levels to be adjusted separately). As a good starting point, set both input and output level controls at about 2 o'clock or 65% of full. This will decrease the possibility of overload distortion and keep the amount of background noise to a minimum.

✪For quietest operation, you should adjust the level of the source being sent to the Q20 so that the green [-3dB] LEDs in the Q20Õs peak meter flash, but not so loud that the red [CLIP] LEDs turn on. A nominal input sound make the -12dB LED turn on

Note: The Input and Output level controls effect the analog inputs and outputs only. If you need to attenuate the digital inputs, you can do this in Page 2 of the Routing pages. See Chapter 4 for more information.

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