PATCHBAY (the intro and the outro)

This is where everything gets plugged in: microphones, line-level instruments, effects devices, and the ultimate destination(s): PA system, monitors, headphones, and tape recorder, etc.

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RETURN

 

AUX SEND

MAIN OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

STEREO AUX

R

 

 

MIC

MIC

MIC

 

MIC

MIC

MIC

 

 

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LEFT

RIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO) 2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFX

 

 

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

 

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD/TAPE

TAPE

 

EFX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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L

L

L

 

IN

OUT

 

 

 

LINE IN

 

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

 

 

FOOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

L

 

L

SWITCH

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSERT

 

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

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PHONES

RR

1. MIC

The DFX Mixer is equipped with rugged, low noise, phantom-powered microphone pream- plifiers, providing up to 50 dB of pounding crystal-clear amplification. Their balanced circuitry rejects all manner of extraneous interference. Professional condenser, dynamic, and ribbon mics all sound excellent through these XLR inputs.

You can plug in almost any kind of balanced mic that has a standard XLR-type male mic connector.

SHIELD 2

HOT

COLD 3 1

SHIELD 1

COLD 3 2

HOT

1SHIELD

3COLD

2

HOT

2. LINE IN (FOR MONO CHANNELS)

These inputs can accept 1/4" TRS balanced and 1/4" TS unbalanced plugs from any line- level instrument, effects device, or tape player. The line inputs share circuitry (but not phantom power) with the mic preamps, and can be driven by virtually any line-level signal.

SLEEVE

SLEEVE

TIP

TIP

TIP

SLEEVE

1/4" TS (Tip-Sleeve) unbalanced wiring: Tip = hot (+)

Sleeve = shield

RING SLEEVE

SLEEVE RING TIP

TIP

RING

TIP

SLEEVE

XLR balanced wiring:

Pin 1 = shield

Pin 2 = hot (+)

Pin 3 = cold (–)

The DFX Mixers provide +48 VDC phantom powering on pins 2 and 3 of all the mono chan- nels’ XLR MIC inputs (not the stereo channels). This can be turned on or off using the PHANTOM POWER (31) switch on the right side of the mixer. DO NOT connect a line- level device to a MIC input with the phantom power switched on. This could damage the device. Use the

LINE IN (2, 3) jacks instead.

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1/4" TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced wiring:

Tip = hot (+) Ring = cold (–) Sleeve = shield

3. LINE IN (FOR STEREO CHANNELS)

These inputs can accept 1/4" TRS balanced and 1/4" TS unbalanced plugs from any line- level instrument, effects device, or tape player.

When connecting a stereo device (two cords), use both the left (mono) input and the right input.

When connecting a mono device (just one cord), always use the left (mono) input and plug nothing into the right input. A trick called “jack normalling” causes the signal to appear on both sides.