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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12).

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. Allmonochannelshaveinsertjacksthatcanbe

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

processorintothesignalchain.

6. Connectthemainoutputsofthemixer(either

XLRorTRS1/4")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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AFL/PFL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

right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phoneslevelwhen

makingconnections,pressingsolo,ordoing

anythingthatmaycauseloudnessinthe

headphones.Thiswillhelpprotectyour

hearing.

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

room/submixfaders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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