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67 - 11-BAND STEREO GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
The master channel employs a 11-band stereo equalizer, which gets activated through the use of the ON button. The
EQ’s i nse rt p oint is p ost m ast er f ader and pre powe r am pli fier . Th e EQ is by pas sed w hen the EQ ON swi tch is no t lo cke d
in its “ON” position. Eleven frequency bands offering 10dB amplification/attenuation and a quality of Q = 2 allow shap-
ing the overall sound to meet your personal preferences or to optimally match it to the acoustic conditions of different
locations.
GEQ setting instructions:
The frequency ranges as well as the characteristics of the EQ faders are very praxis-oriented. In case you want to have
a clear and highly intelligible sound, which, as a side effect, provides the cymbals with more crisp, you should raise the
levels of the 12 kHz or 6.3 kHz band a bit. If the MIDs are nasaling you should attenuate the mid range (630Hz to
2.5 kHz) by some decibels. To provide the kick drum with more punch you have to boost the low frequency range, using
the 63 Hz or the 125 Hz controls. In case the overall sound is undefined with too much bass, lowering the levels of these
two frequency bands will solve the problem.
Howe ver , e spe cia ll y wi th equ ali za tio n yo u s hou ld be a war e o f the fact that in most cases less adjustments provide better
results. Thus, your first choice should be to establish the mix using only the input channel controls and see if you get a
satisfactory result. If so, you can use the graphic EQ for the MONITOR bus, where in most cases it is more needed.
68 - GRAPHIC EQ TO MASTER / MON1/2
This LED indicate if the 11 band GEQ is used for the master channel (MASTER LED lights green), for one monitor channel
(MON 1 or MON 2 LED lights green) or both monitor channels (MON 1 and MON 2 LED lights green). The latter is espe-
cially useful if similar monitor speakers are used for both monitor channels. Please see page31 for changing the Graphic
EQ Routing.
2.7 DISPLAY with function keys
69 - DISPLAY WITH FOUR FUNCTION KEYS
Effect mode
In effect mode the display indicates the selected preset number of each effect unit. Use the four function keys below
the display for selecting the preset number.
Menu mode
Press the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder in effect mode to enter the menu mode. In menu mode the display indicates the
function being executed for each function key.
70 - MENU
Use the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder in menu mode for menu navigation. In effect mode the MENU/ENTER rotary en-
coder has no function.
Illustration 2-18: Pin assignment of LAMP 12V/5W output