User manual ALLEN & HEATH XONE XD40 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. In other territories the terms may vary according to legal requirements. [. . . ] Press PAD when plugging in line level sources, or when the signal is too high with the GAIN control turned down. GAIN Adjusts the input sensitivity to match the connected source to the console 0dB operating level. This provides a wide 70dB range with continuous adjustment for signals from ­60dBu to ­20dBu with PAD switched off, and ­ 30dBu to +10dBu with PAD on. Use the Cue system to correctly set the gain using the console meters. 100HZ FILTER Switches in the high pass filter to cut frequencies below 100Hz with a slope of 12dB/octave. Use this to clean up vocals by reducing microphone proximity popping and low frequency ambient pickup, and to filter out hum and rumble. The filter is post-insert and pre-EQ so that it affects the signal returned from any inserted equipment by removing the unwanted low frequencies before equalisation. EQUALISER The channel equaliser is a powerful tool to creatively tailor the sound within the mix, or to deal with source problems such as poor microphone characteristics, noise and feedback. Start with the EQ controls set to their mid (flat) position and make sure you have chosen the best type and position of microphone for the source. Take time to experiment with the controls so you get to learn the effect the equaliser can have on the sound. The XONE:464 mono channel provides separate tone control over four frequency bands including two swept frequency (parametric) mids. The centre flat position is detented for quick resetting. HI Turn this control clockwise to boost and anticlockwise to cut the high (treble) frequencies. Set the switch to PRE to send to monitors such as stage or remote foldback or recording cue. The amount of signal in the monitor mix is independent of the fader movements. therefore adjustments made to the main mix will not affect the balance of the monitors. Note that selected channels in a monitor mix can still be set post-fader if required, for example to prevent `dressing room' talk when working with radio microphones. These can be reconfigured pre-EQ and/or pre-ON by resoldering internal links. PAN Positions the channel signal between left and right in the stereo mix to create the required image. All outputs except the insert send and Cue are muted when the channel is turned off. Note that the pre-fade aux sends can be internally reconfigured so that they are not affected by this switch if required. This warns that you should turn back the GAIN control to reduce the signal level. CUE Press CUE to listen to the pre-fader channel signal using the headphones or local monitor (if enabled). This does not affect the main outputs and lets you audition the signal before you raise the fader and introduce it into the mix. The signal level is also displayed on the console monitor meters so that GAIN can be set to achieve the correct operating levels. [. . . ] A kit of parts is available from Allen & Heath. Addendum: Model Changes ­ October 2000 There are minor changes between the original XONE:464 and the revised model which replaces it and is referred to in this user guide. Styling The original stainless steel finish is replaced with a new textured silver paint. Several knob and pushbutton types have been changed to further coordinate the styling. Master Level Controls The original MIX1 and MIX2 master linear faders have been replaced with rotary master controls. [. . . ]