CONTENTS

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .........................................

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MASTER SECTION FEATURES ................................

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INTRODUCTION ...................................................

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MAIN MIX FADER ........................................

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ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..........................................

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METERS ......................................................

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QUICK START ......................................................

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RUDE SOLO .................................................

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APPLICATIONS DIAGRAMS ....................................

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STEREO GRAPHIC EQ ....................................

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TAPE LEVEL .................................................

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PATCHBAY FEATURES............................................

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BREAK SWITCH ...........................................

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MIC .............................................................

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PHONES LEVEL ............................................

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LINE IN .........................................................

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UTILITY OUT LEVEL ......................................

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INSERT .........................................................

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SUB FADERS ................................................

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EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? ...................

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LEFT/RIGHT SUB ASSIGN .............................

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STEREO LINE IN .............................................

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AUX MASTER SEND ......................................

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MAIN OUT ....................................................

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EFX 1 MASTER SEND ....................................

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SUBWOOFER OUT ..........................................

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EFX 1 RETURN ............................................

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MAIN INSERT ................................................

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EMAC EFFECTS PROCESSOR ...........................

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UTILITY OUT ...............................................

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EFX 2 SEND .................................................

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SUB OUT ....................................................

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TO MAIN MIX .............................................

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AUX SEND ..................................................

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EFFECTS TO MONITOR ..................................

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EFX SEND ...................................................

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PRESET SELECT ............................................

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STEREO EFX RETURN ....................................

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TIME/RATE .................................................

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TAPE INPUT ................................................

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DAMPING/DEPTH .......................................

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TAPE OUTPUT ..............................................

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WIDE .........................................................

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PHONES .....................................................

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BYPASS ......................................................

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EFX FOOTSWITCH ........................................

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CLIP ...........................................................

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LAMP .........................................................

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GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS

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AC POWER INPUT ........................................

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POWER SWITCH ..........................................

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APPENDIX A: Service Info ...................................

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POWER STATUS ...........................................

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Warranty Service .....................................

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CHANNEL STRIP FEATURES ..................................

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Troubleshooting ........................................

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Repair .....................................................

21

PHANTOM POWER ......................................

12

APPENDIX B: Technical Info ..................................

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TRIM .........................................................

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Specifications ...........................................

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ZERO LEVEL ................................................

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Block Diagram ..........................................

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LOW CUT ....................................................

12

Contributors and Colophon .........................

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AUX ...........................................................

12

CFX SERIES LIMITED WARRANTY .........................

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PRE FADER..................................................

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EFX 1 (EXT) .................................................

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EFX 2 (INT) .................................................

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EQ .............................................................

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PAN ...........................................................

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MUTE .........................................................

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ASSIGN ......................................................

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FADER ........................................................

14

 

 

SOLO PFL ....................................................

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