CONTENTS

LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE

3

AUX

20

INSTANT MIXING

3

PRE

21

HOOKUP DIAGRAMS

6

5/6 SHIFT

21

CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE

9

OUTPUT SECTION DESCRIPTION

22

SWITCHING POSITIONS

9

MAIN L-R MIX FADER

22

PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION

10

VLZ MIX ARCHITECTURE

22

E-Z INTERFACE

10

SUB FADERS*

22

MIC/LINE INPUTS ON EVERY CHANNEL*

10

ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX*

22

MIC INPUTS

10

TAPE IN (LEVEL)*

23

PHANTOM POWER

10

TAPE TO MAIN MIX*

23

LINE INPUTS

11

SOURCE*

23

TRIM

11

C-R/PHONES*

23

INSERT*

11

MODE (NORMAL (AFL)/LEVEL SET (PFL))*

24

DIRECT OUT*

11

LEVEL SET LED*

24

SPLIT MONITORING

12

SOLO (LEVEL)*

24

AUX SEND OUTPUTS

12

RUDE SOLO LIGHT

24

EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL?

13

METERS

25

AUX RETURN INPUTS

13

AUX TALK

25

SUB OUTS*

13

AUX SEND (MASTER)*

25

C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS)* ....

14

AUX SEND SOLO*

26

PHONES OUTPUT

14

AUX RETURNS (LEVEL)

26

TAPE OUTPUT*

14

EFFECTS TO MONITOR*

26

TAPE INPUT*

14

MAIN MIX TO SUBS (AUX RET 3)*

26

MAIN INSERT

15

1-2/3-4 (AUX RET 3)*

26

MAIN OUTS

15

C-R/PHNS ONLY (AUX RET 4)*

27

MONO OUTPUT

15

RETURNS SOLO

27

MONO LEVEL*

15

CR1604-VLZ MODIFICATIONS

28

POWER CONNECTION

15

CR1604-VLZ BLOCK DIAGRAM

30

FUSE

15

GAIN STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

31

POWER SWITCH

16

SPECIFICATIONS

32

POWER LED

16

SERVICE INFO

33

PHANTOM SWITCH

16

APPENDIX: Glossary

34

PHANTOM LED*

16

APPENDIX: Connections

42

BNC LAMP SOCKET

16

APPENDIX: Balanced Lines, Phantom Powering,

 

CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION

17

Grounding and Other Arcane Mysteries

46

“U” LIKE UNITY GAIN

17

 

 

FADER

17

 

 

ASSIGN (1-2,3-4,L-R)*

17

* NEW! IMPROVED!

 

SOLO

18

LOADED WITH

 

–20 (SOLO) LED*

18

PROFESSIONAL FEATURES!

 

OL (MUTE) LED*

18

For those of you accustomed to the original,

MUTE

19

classic CR-1604, do not be daunted by all the

 

PAN

19

new features — we added them just for you!

 

Asterisked items indicate features that we’ve

 

3-BANDMID-SWEEP EQ*

19

 

added to the New Improved CR1604-VLZ.

 

LOW CUT*

20

 

 

 

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