User manual PYLE PYD1920

[. . . ] Date of Purchase Purchased at: Music Products Store Catalog Merchandiser Serial # (if available) www. pyleaudio. com 14 ­ Pyle Pro Mixer Owner's Manual Sound Contractor/Installer Other Mail Order Your PYLE PRO Series Performance Mixer is a sophisticated control center, perfect for mixing sound from multiple playback sources such as microphones, tuners, CD players, turntables or the audio outputs from a VCR. Wide range volume controls permit you to adjust sound levels accurately to achieve just the right mix for playing through your speaker system or for recording. Please read this manual thoroughly before you attempt to set up and use the mixer. It contains a range of suggestions and instructions to insure safe usage. [. . . ] This mixer features two kinds of output jacks for you to choose from: RCA style and 1/4" type. DO NOT USE BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY. Output to a Tape or Digital Audio Recorder To play the mixer's output signal through your speaker system (for events such as parties, dances, conferences, etc. ) connect an audio patch cord (not supplied) from the mixers REC L and R jacks to your receiver/amplifier's left and right input jacks. Zone Output To monitor the mixer output to a second set of speakers in the DJ booth (or in a remote location) connect an audio patch cord (not supplied) from the mixers ZONE L and R jacks to your secondary amplifier's left and right input jacks. CAUTION: In order to avoid sudden unpleasant sound output, adjust the output devices controls to these settings before you connect the mixer's output jacks to these devices' input jacks. Connecting the Lamp If you wish to intall a console lamp (not supplied), simply insert the plug end of an appropriate 12V/3W gooseneck style or similar lamp into the lamp socket provided in the upper right corner of the mixer control panel. Power is supplied to this lamp when the mixer power switch is turned on. 12V/3W lamp OUTPUT DEVICE Tape Deck Amplifier/Receiver CONTROL POWER POWER TONE SETTING OFF OFF FLAT 8 ­ Pyle Pro Mixer Owner's Manual Pyle Pro Mixer Owner's Manual ­ 9 Using the Mixer Controls Turning on the Mixer 1. Turn on the output amplifier and temporarily set its volume to the minimum setting. Turn on the audio input sources you wish to mix, and set them to play (or talk continuously into the microphone). To monitor the audio input sources so that you can decide when to mix in each input, see "Monitoring `Cueing' the Inputs. " 5. To mix the audio input sources so that you can play them through your amplifier system or record them on your tape deck, see "Mixing the Inputs. " Adding Equalization to the Mix You can further tailor the sound processed through the mixer to match your acoustic surroundings or suit your personal preferences by using the ten frequency sliders for each channel. To engage the equalization module, press the Equalization On/Off Switch. The LED next to the switch will be illuminated, indicated the EQ mode has been engaged. Each one of the sliding controls boosts or cuts the selected frequency by up to 12 dB. If you leave a slider at the center ("0") position, the corresponding frequency range for that stereo channel will be left unaffected ("flat"). Please note that in order to provide a smooth range of control, the frequency ranges overlap slightly. Therefore, for example, if you raise the level in the 2K range, the 1K and 4K ranges are also slightly affected. Adding External Effects to the Mix To connect a sound effect device such as an echo reverb or digital sampler processor, first connect the EFFECTS SEND jacks to the external device's AUDIO IN jacks using RCA type cables. Then connect the device's audio outputs to the EFFECTS RECEIVE jacks on the mixer. To activate the loop with which now has an outboard processor, press the Effects Switch. The effect devices are now in the audio chain. Be sure the device is ON. Monitoring ("Cueing") the Inputs 1. Set the CUE ASSIGN switch of the input source (MIC , CH1, CH2, CH3 or CH 4) you wish to monitor. The Headphone CUE/PGM control permits you to switch easily from listening to CUE material to the playing PROGRAM sound. You can also listen to both simultaneously by moving the Headphone CUE/PGM control to a point midway between the two ends. PYD-1930 and PYD-1940: These models also have an F/X CUE for you to monitor the sound effect being applied. PYD-1950: This model has an additional CUE on the sampler module for you monitor the sampled signal being applied. To monitor a sampled signal, press the SAMPLE ASSIGN button for the channel to which the sample has been saved, and then press the SAMPLE CUE button to audition this sound. Using the Microphone Incorporating Voice into the Mix To blend voice from the microphones with the audio program material, first be sure the MIC/TALKOVER switch is set to the ON position. [. . . ] Press and hold any button to generate a sound which is added to the mix. The SPEED control lets you raise or lower the pitch of the sound effect, and the VOLUME control allows you to increase or decrease the effect's volume level within the mix. Care and Maintenance Please complete warranty card, detach and return Using the Digital Sampler (PYD-1950) The PYD-1950 mixer contains a digital sampler circuit which can record 5 different samples to the internal recording IC. These samples can then be assigned to CH 1, CH 2, CH 3, CH 4 and the MIC channel for playback. At the time of playback, the SPEED control can be adjusted to change the pitch of the sample. [. . . ]