User manual ALLEN & HEATH XONE PB DATASHEET

[. . . ] The equipment has not been subject to misuse either intended or accidental, neglect, or alteration other than as described in the User Guide or Service Manual, or approved by ALLEN & HEATH. Any necessary adjustment, alteration or repair has been carried out by ALLEN & HEATH or its authorised agent. The defective unit is to be returned carriage prepaid to ALLEN & HEATH or its authorised agent with proof of purchase. Check with your ALLEN & HEATH agent for any additional warranty which may apply. This product complies with the European Electromagnetic Compatibility directives 89/336/EEC & 92/31/EEC and the European Low Voltage Directives 73/23/EEC & 93/68/EEC. This product has been tested to EN55103 Parts 1 & 2 1996 for use in Environments E1, E2, E3, and E4 to demonstrate compliance with the protection requirements in the European EMC directive 89/336/EEC. [. . . ] Please read the INSTALLATION section before connecting to your equipment. The following describes this example application: DJ Microphone and Headphones: The DJ plugs in the preferred headphones and microphone. The console cue system works with the headphones to let the DJ cue tracks and preview the mix before going live. Mix music sources: Two dual input channels are used for the mix music sources. Here, both a turntable and a CD deck are plugged into each, one for each side of the crossfader. The turntable magnetic cartridges plug into the RIAA equipped phono inputs, the CD into the line inputs. Alternatively, the DJ could plug other sources such as a drum machine into the line input. Adding effects: The stereo effects send is used to route the channel to an external effects unit such as a sampler or echo device. The effects unit can be switched in or out of each music channel and the mic channel independently. Adding effects in this way greatly enhances the performance of the DJ helping create a unique interpretation of the music. Mix output: This stereo output feeds the house PA system to provide quality sound to the dance floor. The DYNAMIC RANGE is the maximum signal swing available between the residual noise floor and clipping. The human ear is a remarkable organ with the ability to compress or `shut down' when sound levels become too high. Do not interprete this natural response as a reason to turn the system volume up further !As the session wears on ear fatigue may set in, and the speaker cones may become hot so reducing the effectiveness of the system and listeners to gain any benefit from increased volume. BE SENSIBLE, BE SAFE WITH SOUND LEVELS Using the Channel EQ With the 3 EQ controls set to their centre detented position the EQ has no affect on the sound. The asymmetric EQ design provides a huge amount of cut to suck out selected frequencies for dramatic effect, and a restricted amount of boost to enhance frequencies without overloading the system. Move the sliders up to boost the selected band of frequencies by up to 6dB. Cutting low, mid or high frequency bands can be very effective when layering one track on another. This lets you enhance the sounds you want while cutting those you don't want. For example, you could fade in the high frequency cymbal line of the CH2 track on top of the currently playing CH1 track by cutting the MID and LO EQ on CH2. Learn what the EQ can do by playing a selection of tracks and experimenting with the controls. +10 +5 0dB -5 -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 +6dB BOOST LO MID HI -26dB CUT 10 100 1kHz 10k 20k XONE:02 User Guide 13 Using the Crossfader The crossfader is the one feature that instantly sets the DJ mixer apart from a conventional mixer. It lets you smoothly fade from one track into another using a single fader. [. . . ] To avoid damage to your hearing start with the HEADPHONES level control at minimum and turn up only as much as is needed to maintain comfortable listening level. Do not drive headphones at high listening levels for long periods of time. Always switch connected AMPLIFIERS on last and off first to avoid thumps when the console and connected equipment is turned on or off. These warn you that you are near clipping which may result in system overload and distortion. [. . . ]