16. MONO LEVEL

If Mr. Mono's main mono mix is maxed, just reach for this knob and turn it down a bit. Just the thing for sending mono signals to mic inputs like camcorders, telephone interface boxes, even answering machines. With the pot all the way up (fully clockwise), you’ll have 6 dB of extra gain, and unity gain is at the 12 o'clock position.

17. VOLTAGE SELECTOR

WARNING: Before you plug the AC power

cord into the 1642-VLZ3, you must make sure that this slide switch is set to the same volt-

age as your local AC main supply. Only slide the voltage switch with the power cord unplugged.

Use a flat headed screwdriver to slide the switch if needed. The switch allows you to use the mixer in different countries and voltages, meet interesting people from other cultures, and entertain them.

18. POWER CONNECTION

Just in case you lose the cord provided with the 1642- VLZ3, its power jack accepts a standard 3-prong IEC cord like those found on most professional recorders, musical instruments, and computers.

WARNING: Before you plug the AC power

cord into the 1642-VLZ3, you must make sure that the VOLTAGE SELECTOR [17] slide

switch is set to the same voltage as your local AC mains supply.

WARNING: Disconnecting the plug’s ground pin can be dangerous. Please don’t do it.

19. FUSE

The 1642-VLZ3 is fused for your (and its own) protec- tion. If you suspect a blown fuse, disconnect the power cord, pull the fuse drawer out (located just below the cord receptacle) and replace the fuse with a 1 A SLO BLO, 5x20mm, available at electronics stores or your dealer (or a 0.5 A SLO BLO 5x20mm if your 1642-VLZ3 is set to 220V-240V).

If two fuses blow in a row, something is very wrong. Please call our toll-free number 1-800-898-3211 from within the U.S. (or call the distributor in your country) and find out what to do.

20. POWER SWITCH

Press the top of this rocker switch inwards to turn on the mixer. The POWER LED [21] on the top surface of the mixer will glow with happiness, or at least it will if you have the mixer plugged in to a suitable live AC mains supply.

Press the bottom of this switch to turn off the mixer, whenever you feel that this would be a safe thing to do.

As a general guide, you should turn on your mixer

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first, before the power amplifier or powered speakers,

 

and turn it off last. This will reduce the possibilities of

 

any turn-on, or turn-off thumps in your speakers.

 

21. POWER LED

 

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You’ve probably already

 

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figured this out, but if the

 

 

 

 

 

POWER [20] switch is on, this

 

 

 

LED (light-emitting do-hicky)

 

 

 

will light. If the switch is off,

 

 

 

well, you get the idea. If the

 

 

 

POWER [20] switch is on and

 

 

 

the LED does not glow, one of

 

 

 

three things has happened:

 

 

 

Somebody tripped over the

 

 

 

power cord and yanked it from

 

 

 

the outlet, your electricity has

 

 

 

been turned off due to nonpay-

 

 

 

ment, or the FUSE [19] has

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blown.

 

 

 

 

22. PHANTOM SWITCH

This switch controls the phantom power supply for condenser microphones as discussed on page 8. When turned on (or off), the phantom power circuitry takes a few moments for voltage to ramp up (or down). This is perfectly normal.

23. 48V LED

This is just to let you know which way you have the PHANTOM [22] switch set. If your dynamic mics work and your condensers don’t, chances are this LED is off, so turn the PHATOM switch on.

You’ll notice that when you turn the phantom power off, the LED stays on for a while. This is a natural phenomenon — the LED is actually a voltmeter telling you that the phantom power takes time to ramp itself down to zero volts. So, if you’ve turned phantom power off to connect something to the mic inputs, wait until the LED stops glowing and then make your connections safely.

24. BNC LAMP SOCKET

Located in the top right corner of the output sec- tion, this 12V socket will drive any standard BNC-type lamp (a Littlite® #12G or #12G-HI (high-intensity), for instance).

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