Quick Start
We realize that you must be really keen
to try out your new mixer. Please read the
safety instructions on page 2, read this page, and then have a look through some
of the features and details in this manual.
Set the levels
It’s not even necessary to hear what you’re doing to set optimal levels. But if you’d like to: Plug in headphones and turn up the phones knob just a little.
1.Turn on the mixer's power switch.
2.For one channel, press the solo switch in, and the rude solo light will turn on.
Setup
Use the mixer in a nice clean and dry environment, free from dryer lint and dust bunnies.
Zero the controls
3.Play something into that input at
4.Adjust that channel's gain control until the right main meter stays around the 0 dB LED (marked "level set").
5.Disengage the channel's solo switch.
1. Fully turn down all the knobs and faders to | 6. | Repeat steps 2 to 5 for the remaining channels. | ||
minimum, except for the channel EQ and pan | ||||
7. | Turn up a channel fader to the "U" mark. |
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controls, which should be centered. |
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8. | Slowly turn up the main mix fader until you |
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2. Make sure all buttons are in the out position. |
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Connections |
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1. Make sure the AC power switch is off before | 9. | If needed, apply some channel EQ wisely. |
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10. | Adjust the channel faders to get the best mix. | |||
making any connections. | ||||
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2. Push the linecord securely into the IEC |
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| unused channels. |
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connector on the rear panel, and plug it into a |
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11. | During the performance, if you notice a channel | |||
| OL LED turning on during peaks, carefully turn | |||
AC voltage ranging from 100 VAC to 240 VAC. |
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| down that channel's gain control until OL does | |||
3. Plug a balanced microphone into one of the mic |
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| not turn on. |
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level signal (keyboard, or guitar preamp) to a | FireWire |
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line input jack using a TS or TRS 1/4" plug. |
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4. If your microphone requires phantom power, | • | See page 34 for details of getting started with | ||
press in the 48V phantom power button. | ||||
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5. You can connect a guitar directly to line inputs |
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• | PC drivers are on the supplied |
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1 or 2 without the need for a DI box. Press a |
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| installation is required. |
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6. The insert jacks of channels 1 to 4 can be used |
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to connect an external effects or dynamics | Other Notes |
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processor into the channel signal chain. |
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7. Connect the main outputs of the mixer (either | • | When shutting down, turn off any power |
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XLR or TRS 1/4") to the |
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| amplifiers or powered speakers first. When |
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amplifier (with speakers already attached) or |
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| powering up, turn them on last. This will |
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to the |
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8. Engage the main mix switch in the control |
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| thumps. |
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room/phones source selection, so the meters | • | Always turn down the phones level when |
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will show the main mix levels in the next steps. |
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| making connections, pressing solo, or doing |
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| anything that may cause loudness in the |
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| headphones. This will help protect your |
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| hearing. |
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| • | Always turn down the main mix level and |
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| control room level when making connections to | ||
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| the mixer. Better yet, turn off the power. |
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