User manual TAPCO MIX.220FX

[. . . ] CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AVIS: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU A L'HUMIDITE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle 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. Le symbole éclair avec point de flèche à l'intérieur d'un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l'utilisateur de la présence à l'intérieur du coffret de "voltage dangereux" non isolé d'ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d'éléctrocution. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. [. . . ] This mode is required for the "Set the Levels" procedure and is handy for quick spot-checks of channels, especially ones that have their faders turned down. With the switch down, you're in AFL mode, meaning After-Fader Listen. You'll hear the output of the soloed channel--it will follow the channel's GAIN, EQ, FADER and PAN settings. It's similar to muting all the other channels, but without the hassle. In either mode, SOLO will not be affected by a channel's MUTE/ALT switch position. If you have the channel fader turned down very much below unity gain (U) while in CLOSER AFL mode, switching to PFL mode will cause a sudden and startling increase in volume level. 26. RUDE SOLO LED This large LED lights when a channel's solo is active, as an additional reminder beyond the indicating LEDs on each channel. If you work on a mixer that has a solo function with no indicator lights and you happen to forget you're in solo mode, you can easily be tricked into thinking that something is wrong with your mixer. It's especially handy at about 3 am when no sound is coming out of your monitors but your multitrack is playing back like mad. SOLO MODE PFL/AFL Engaging a channel's SOLO switch will cause this dramatic turn of events: Any existing CONTROL ROOM SOURCE selections are replaced by the SOLO signal, appearing at the CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS, PHONES and at the RIGHT METER (LEFT and RIGHT METERS when in AFL SOLO MODE). The audible SOLO levels are then controlled by the CTRL CONTROL ROOM ROOM/PHONES 23 24 25 20 21 22 knob [23]. The PFL PF SOLO levels AFL AF appearing on MAX CD/ MAIN TAPE TO SOLO ALT TAPE MIX MAIN MODE 3-4 the meters are CTRL ROOM/ SOURCE SELECT not controlled PHONES by the CTRL 26 AUX MASTER ROOM/PHONES RUDE SOLO RETURN AUX SEND U knob--you wouldn't CLI LIP 31 30 want that. You +10 +1 1 LEVE LEVEL want to see the MON MO +5 SE SET SOLO MAIN MAI +15 +15 actual channel ALT 33-4 FX +2 29 28 level on the meters RETURN 27 U 0 33 32 regardless of RTRN RTR -2 how loud you're TO 2 AUX 1 -5 FX listening. Meters The peak meters are made up of two columns of LEDs, with three colors to indicate different ranges of signal level, traffic light style. They range from ­30 at the bottom (­20 on the Mix. 220FX), to 0 in the middle, to CLIP (+18) at the top. The 0 LED in the middle is labeled LEVEL 12 SET to show where the level should be when adjusting a channel's gain in the solo mode, as described in "Set the Levels" on page 5. If nothing is selected in the CONTROL ROOM SOURCE SELECT and no channels are in SOLO, the meters won't do anything. To display a signal level, a source must be selected in the CONTROL ROOM SOURCE SELECT, which feeds the CONTROL ROOM [55] and PHONES [50] outputs. The meters reflect the program level of the selected source prior to the CTRL ROOM/PHONES [23] level knob. The reason for this is because you want the meters to reflect what the engineer is listening to, and the engineer is listening either to the CONTROL ROOM outputs or the PHONES outputs. The only difference is that while the listening levels are controlled by the CTRL ROOM/PHONES knob, the meters indicate the SOURCE mix before those knobs, giving you the real facts at all times, even if you're not listening at all. When a channel is soloed, the meters change to reflect the level of that channel's signal level, pre- or post-fader, depending on the SOLO MODE [25] setting. [. . . ] If we cannot duplicate the problem or establish the starting date of your Limited Warranty, we may, at our option, charge for service time. Ship the product in its original shipping carton, freight prepaid, to the authorized service center. The address of your closest authorized service center will be given to you by Technical Support. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the Service Request Number is plainly written on the shipping carton. [. . . ]