User manual NADY CMX-16A

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL 16-CHANNEL STEREO MIC/LINE MIXER CMX-16A CMX-16A 16-CHANNEL STEREO MIC/LINE MIXER Congratulations on your choice of mixers -- you have purchased one of the finest compact mixing consoles on the market today. This unit was developed using the expertise of professional sound engineers and working musicians. You will find that your new NADY AUDIO CMX-16A has superior performance and greater flexibility than any other mixer in its price range. Please read this manual carefully to get the most out of your new unit. [. . . ] independent of the channel fader) (7) PAN CONTROL The Channel Pan positions the output of the channel in the stereo field of the main mix if the L-R Select switch (10) is depressed. Its constant-power design ensures there are no level discrepancies whether a signal is hard-panned, centerstage, or somewhere in-between. Channel Pan also determines the stereo position of any signal routed to the G1-2 bus, when G1-2 bus is selected with the G1-2 button (11). (8) PEAK LED INDICATOR The Peak LED illuminates when a channel is going into overload. It detects the peak level after the EQ and will light at 3dB before clipping to warn that the signal is approaching overload. You do not want the Peak LED to light except very intermittently during a take or a mix. If it does light persistently, reduce input gain with the TRIM control (4). (9) PFL SELECT SWITCH The PFL (pre-fader listen) switch enables monitoring the mono signal of any channel(s) selected (button depressed) at nominal levels though the headphone or control room monitor outputs. Selecting the PFL never interrupts the main stereo out or the AUX sends. (10) L-R SELECT SWITCH When the L-R switch is selected (button depressed), the post fader channel signal is fed to the master L-R faders. (11) G1-2 (GROUP) SELECT SWITCH The G1-2 switch enables selecting (button depressed) the channel for routing to the G1-2 stereo bus, controlled by the master G1-2 fader. This signal is post channel fader and the stereo placement is adjusted by the Pan control. The G1-2 Group bus offers you a second stereo submix with its own stereo G1-2 submaster fader. It can be used as a convenient mixing aid both live and in the studio; for example, to combine the outputs of all drum channels onto just 1 or 2 submaster faders, or to route to multi-track recorders. You can generate two mono subgroups in addition to the normal Main Mix stereo bus by patching the G1 and G2 OUT back into two mono channels, and use these as Subgroup masters (Note: the subgroup return channels must not be routed to the G1-2 bus themselves, by depressing their G1-2 select switch, as that would result in a feedback loop). (12) CHANNEL FADER The channel faders determine the output signal level to the Master Mix or G1-2 buses. They offer a smooth logarithmic taper more often associated with much more expensive consoles for optimum control of the signal. (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 7 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 2. STEREO INPUT SECTION (13) L (MONO) LINE INPUT On stereo input channels 916, the 1/4" line inputs are designed for stereo or mono line-level signals such as those from keyboards, drum machines, CD players, tape decks, or samplers. However, these inputs can also be used as standard mono line inputs by connecting the signal to the L (MONO) line in. This signal will be routed equally to the BAL control and the left and right outputs in the same way as the standard line input channels. For the stereo line inputs the mono channel PAN (7) control is replaced by the BAL (Balance) control. (5) EQUALIZERS The stereo channel EQ's operate in the same manner as those in the mono channels. [. . . ] Allow 1 minute after powering up for the system to reach equilibrium before setting inputs gains and other levels. (27) PHANTOM POWER SWITCH (27A) PHANTOM POWER ON LED INDICATOR When using condenser mics, +48VDC can be switched globally on or off to the XLR mic inputs for all mono channels (also see MONO INPUT SECTION, MIC INPUTS). When this switch is in the "ON" position, The Phantom Power On LED Indicator (27A) will light, and +48VDC will be provided between pins 2 and 3 of all the mono Mic input XLR connectors (Ch 1-8). If you don't need phantom power, be sure to turn this switch to the "OFF" position. [. . . ]