Kustom Profile System Two owner manual FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions:

1.How many speakers can I use with the Profile Two? ANSWER: Most speaker cabinets today are 8-ohms. For the sake of this question we will assume this is the case. You can use a total of four 8-ohm speakers with the Profile Two: Two for the Left power-amp and two for the Right power-amp. The Profile Two cabinets are

4-ohms each. DO NOT connect more than one of these cabinets per power-amp. DO NOT plug more than two

8-ohm speakers or one 4-ohm speaker into each power- amp.

2.The speaker has no sound when plugged into the monitor or sub-woofer output jacks on the rear panel. What’s wrong?

ANSWER: These are line level output jacks not capable of driving a speaker directly. Use only powered monitors, sub-woofers,or an external power amp with these jacks.

3.I only have a non-powered monitor. Is there any way to use it?

ANSWER: Yes, run a patch cord between the monitor out and the left or right power amp in. Doing this will disable the left or right mains preamp out from that power amp. The speaker connected to that power amp will be controlled by the master monitor volume.

4.What can I do to reduce microphone feedback? ANSWER: Keep the microphones away from and behind the speakers. If this is not possible, try panning the channel to the opposite speaker of the offending microphone. The goal is to prevent sound produced by the speaker from entering the front of the microphone. The master graphic EQ also works well for controlling feedback when one or two frequencies are a nuisance. Be careful not to cut too many of the frequencies on the graphic EQ. This will cause the sound to lose clarity and become thin. If you notice this happening, lower the master volume and raise some of the EQ sliders.

5.My digital Keyboard is distorting, especially on the piano sounds.

ANSWER: Adjust the output level of the keyboard so that the Profile Two channel volume is halfway or more. Be especially careful with piano and percussive sounds. They can be very dynamic and overload the channel on attacks when the channel has high output with the volume set low.

6.My acoustic guitar has a pick up that is plugged into channel one. It is not loud enough even with the channel volume all the way up. Do you think I have a bad cord?

ANSWER: No. This guitar has a Hi-Z passive pickup. Use channel 5 in the instrument mode for this type of input. You can also purchase a battery powered preamp for the guitar pickup to use channels 1 thru 4.

7.I get this nasty pop when turning the microphone switch on or off. What’s wrong?

ANSWER: The microphone or cord is probably wired incorrectly or uses the wrong type of cable. The pop occurs when the phantom supply on a channel is shorted to shield ground. A properly wired XLR cord uses 2 conductor shielded cable. The shield connects to pin 1 and the center conductors go to pins 2 and 3. There cannot be a jumper or short between pins 2, 3, and the shield. The microphone is wired correctly when the signal on pin 2 and 3 short to each other when switched off.

8.Can I use an external Power-amp with my Profile Two?

ANSWER: Yes! An external power amp can be connected to the left or right preamp out, Monitor , or Sub-woofer jacks on the rear.

9.Not all of my microphones are condenser type. Will the Phantom Power in the Profile Two damage my non-condenser mics?

ANSWER: No. You can safely use a combination of condenser and dynamic microphones at the same time.

10. I have the effects volume turned up, effects active and effects to monitor buttons pushed in, but still do not hear any effects through the monitors.

Why?

ANSWER: The Main volume and/or the effects send

on the channel is not turned up .

11. I have a channel that I want in the Mains but not in the monitors. The Monitor Volume on the channel is all the way down but it still comes through the monitors. Where is this coming from?

ANSWER: It is coming from the digital effect. To correct this, do not assign effects to the monitor or keep the effects level down for that channel.

12.The master volume is all the way down but the record output on the rear panel still has signal. Is this normal?

ANSWER: Yes, the record output is pre-master volume. This allows you to set the record level independently from the master output. You can use the preamp outputs if you wish the master volume to control the record level.

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