User manual FENDER PASSPORT P250

[. . . ] PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEMS From Fender Pro Audio Owner's Manual for Passport P/N 051854 REV B Fender Musical Instruments 7975 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 U. S. A. Fender knows the importance of sound reinforcement. From the simple box-top mixer to today's professional touring concert systems, the need to communicate, to make the connection between the performer and the audience is foremost in Fender's mind. Perhaps no other single piece of gear can make or break your band's sound. You see, your sound system is more than just a combination of dials, wires and speakers. [. . . ] Your Passport P-51 microphones have a cardioid pick-up pattern and are designed to reject as much sound coming from the sides and rear of the microphone as possible. If the loudest sound the microphone picksup is the sound from the speaker systems, destructive feedback-howling will result. Position the speakers and the microphones so the minimum amount of amplified sound gets back to the microphone(s), and the maximum amount of the sound you wish to reinforce is input. In this way greater volume before feedback can be realized and disruptive howling-feedback reduced or avoided. For music and other types of entertainment, place the speaker systems symmetrically either side of the stage, in relation to the audience. For effective "stereo" reproduction, all of the audience must hear both speakers. For mono or speech only applications, consider placing the speakers as close together as possible and angled for coverage of the audience area. In this way greater output levels can be reached and a more natural single point source is created for the sound. Again, placement of the speakers is a critical element in the successful use of your sound system. Take time to carefully consider the variables and by all means experiment. There is no absolute right and wrong in sound, just what works best for you in your application. MONO MIC / LINE CONTROLS This control features a detented or notched position indicator Channels 1 - 4 Level: The Level control adjusts the amount of incoming signal sent to the rest of the mixing stages. Correct adjustment of this control is critical for clean, and undistorted operation of the Passport System. VIP (channel 1 only): The VIP or Vocal Input Priority control adjusts the threshold at which the level of all other channels are automatically reduced in favor of the microphone attached to the Mic 1 input. This unique feature permits a user to speak while other inputs (such as background music) continue at temporarily reduced levels. Adjust this control while speaking into a microphone on channel 1, with other program material input through another channel. Depending on the duration and level of the signal being input to Mic 1 and the position of the threshold control, the VIP circuit will trigger a reduction in level of all the other channels. The original levels will be automatically restored when there is no signal present on channel 1. The duration of the reduction in level will depend on how strong a signal is input to the VIP circuit. In typical use the circuit will return normal levels in about 4 seconds. With the threshold higher or a stronger signal normal levels will be restored after approximately 6 seconds. The slow release prevents interruptions through the momentary restoration of music when a talker pauses for thought. With a hand held microphone and normal speech the VIP will operate properly set to approximately the two o'clock position, if the user is further from the microphone, a higher setting will be needed. [. . . ] Adjust recording levels according to the instructions on your recording device. Should insufficient level be available at the recorder with its input levels fully open, simply raise the Passport input channel control levels. To monitor the mix sent to the recorder, simply use the recorder's headphone output to a pair of good quality headphones. Rev/Aux Send The Reverb/Auxiliary bus mono mix is routed to the Rev/Aux Send output jack, at pre-master fader bus level. [. . . ]