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Owner’s Manual

Getting Started

Werealizethatyoumustbereallykeentotryout

themixer.Pleasereadthesafetyinstructionsonpage

2,thenhavealookthroughsomeofthefeaturesand

detailsinthismanual.

Setup

Usethemixerinanicecleananddryenvironment,

freefromdryerlintanddustbunnies.

Zero the controls

1. Fullyturndownalltheknobsandfaders

tominimum,exceptforthechannelEQ

andpancontrols,whichshouldbecentered.

2. Make sure all buttons are in the out position.

Connections

1. MakesuretheACpowerswitchisoffbefore

makinganyconnections.

WARNING:BeforepluggingtheACpower

cordintothemixer,makesuretheVOLTAGE

SELECTORswitchissettothesamevoltage

asthelocalACmainssupply(seepage13).

2. PushthelinecordsecurelyintotheIEC

connectorontherearpanel,andplugitintoa

3-prongACoutlet.Themixermayaccept

any

ACvoltagerangingfrom100VACto240VAC.

3. Plugabalancedmicrophoneintooneofthemic

XLR(3-pin)connectors.Orconnectany 

line-levelsignal(keyboard,orguitarpreamp)

toalineinputjackusingaTSoraTRS 

1/4"plug.

4. Ifyourmicrophonerequiresphantompower,

turnonthe48Vphantompowerbutton.

5. Channels1-8haveinsertjacksthatcanbeused

toconnectanexternaleffectsordynamics

processor into the signal chain.

6. ConnecttheXLRorTRS1/4"mainoutputs

ofthemixertothelinelevelinputsofyour

amplier(withspeakersalreadyattached)

ortothelinelevelinputsofpoweredspeakers.

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headphones

intothephonesoutputjack,thenturnupthe

CR/phonesknobjustalittle.

1. Turnonthemixerbypressingthetopedgeof

the power switch.

2. Foronechannel,pressthesoloswitchin.

3. Engagethemodeswitchinthemaster

section. A green level set light will turn on.

4. Playsomethingintothatinputatreal-world

levels.

5. Adjustthatchannel'sgaincontroluntilthe

leftmainmeterstaysaroundthe0dBLED

(marked“levelset”)andnevergoeshigher

than“+7.”

6. Disengage the channel's solo switch.

7. Repeatsteps2to6fortheremainingchannels.

8. Turnupthechannelfadertothe“U”mark.

9. Slowlyturnupthemainmixfaderuntilyou

hear the signals in the headphones.

10.Ifneeded,applysomechannelEQwisely.

11.Adjustthechannelfaderstogetthebestmix.

Keepthegaincontrolsandlevelsfullydown

on unused channels.

12.Duringtheperformance,ifyounoticeachannel

OLLEDturningonduringpeaks,carefullyturn

down that channel's gain control until OL does

not turn on.

Things to Remember

• Neverlistentoloudmusicforprolonged

periods.PleaseseetheSafetyInstructionson

page2forinformationonhearingprotection.

• Alwaysturndownthemainmixfaderand

controlroom/phonesknobdownwhenmaking

connectionstothemixer.Betteryet,turnoff

the power.

• Whenshuttingdown,turnoffanypower

ampliersorpoweredspeakersrst.When

poweringup,turnthemonlast.Thiswill

reducethechanceofturn-onorturn-off

thumps.

• Savetheshippingbox!

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