User manual CARVIN PA410

[. . . ] This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. LIMITED WARRANTY Your Carvin product is guaranteed against failure for 1 YEAR unless otherwise stated. Carvin will service and supply all parts at no charge to the customer providing the unit is under warranty. Carvin assumes no responsibility for horn drivers or speakers damaged by this unit. This warranty does not cover, and no liability is assumed, for damage due to: natural disasters, accidents, abuse, loss of parts, lack of reasonable care, incorrect use, or failure to follow instructions. [. . . ] For a detailed description of each EFFECT and PARAMETER please see 11. DSP EFFECTS SELECTOR. 0 0 PA410 / PA620 CONTROLS QUICK START UP If you're like most new owners, you're probably in a hurry to plug your mixer in and use it. With the mixer unplugged and the unit turned off, complete the following procedures: 1. CONNECTING AC POWER TO YOUR MIXER · Be sure to use the correct power cable for your country. (120VAC or 240 VAC) · Use only a grounded (3 prong) power outlet to prevent a shock hazard and reduce hum and noise. CONNECTING SPEAKERS · Use the 1/4" SPEAKER jacks on the front panel to connect up to two 8 speakers. The speaker cables are to be non-shielded with a minimum size of 16 gauge. NOTE: Do not run your speakers through microphone wire, guitar cables, or multi-conductor microphone junction boxes or "snakes" as they are sometimes referred to. This wire is normally shielded and of a very light gauge causing a substantial loss of power. CONNECTING INPUTS TO YOUR MIXER · For low level balanced devices such as microphones, plug into the balanced MIC inputs using a shielded XLR cable. · For high level unbalanced devices such as instruments & Keyboards plug into the LINE input jacks using a shielded 1/4" phone cable. TURNING YOUR MIXER ON · Turn all channel and master LEVEL controls to their off positions · Adjust all "EQ" tone controls-- the channel's HI and LOW and the 7 Band Graphic EQ's to their center position. · Turn the mixer on by the rear panel POWER SWITCH and watch for the POWER LED to light. CHANNEL LEVEL CONTROL The LEVEL control adjusts the volume of the channel before going to the MAIN master LEVEL. Here is where the individual channel volumes are adjusted to make up the desired mix heard at the main outputs. A general rule to prevent interstage distortion is to always keep the MAIN master LEVEL the same or higher than the channel LEVEL. 8. THE GRAPHIC EQUALIZER The 7 band graphic EQ is an excellent tool to fine tune the overall mix. When the sliders are in this position, they do not effect the audio signal. When a slider is raised or lowered it boosts and cuts the listed frequency respectively. One setting that can be used to enhance your sound is to cut the mid range (set the 1KHz slider to -8) and raise the high and low frequencies as shown. This is a common "smile" curve that gives a tight punchy sound with GRAPHIC EQ plenty of highs to 100 250 500 10K 1K 2. 5K 5K cut through a +12 12 + 8 8 crowd. MONITOR LEVEL CONTROL The MONITOR level control adjusts the volume of the channel going to the monitor mix. [. . . ] MAIN OUTPUT JACK The MAIN line out jack is a line level post graphic EQ output of the main mix. This same signal is also being fed to the internal power amplifier. 16. TAPE IN-OUT RCA JACKS The RCA IN jacks are Ideal for pluggng in keyboard, cassette deck or CD player. The LEFT/RIGHT TAPE OUT RCA jacks deliver the main mix for recording (pre graphic EQ). 17. [. . . ]