User manual SAMSON MDR1248

[. . . ] MDRSeriesMixers TWELVEANDSIXTEENCHANNELMIXER WITH24-bitDSPEFFECTS Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsvorkehrungen WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. [. . . ] 7 - PAN The MDR1248 and MDR1688's PAN control is used to place or position the mono signal into the stereo main Left and Right MIX bus. You can create a stereo image by panning some input signals to the left and others to the right. The MDR1248 and MDR1688's PAN control is a Power-Pan circuit, which includes a 3dB dip in the center position. This is desirable since there's a 3dB increase in gain when the mono input signal is heard in both the Left and Right MIX bus. 8 - 3/4 MUTE switch The Mono Input channels feature a 3/4 MUTE switch allowing you to easily turn that channel on or off. When 3/4 MUTE LED is illuminated, the channel is off, conversely, when the backlight is off, the channel is on. When the switch is pressed down, signal from the selected channels is sent to the 3/4 Outputs. This lets you use 3/4 as a second stereo bus which can be mixed in with the main left and right mix bus or sent out the 3/4 outputs without being heard in the main Left and Right mix. 9 ­ 3/4 MUTE LED The MDR1248 and MDR1688's has a 3/4 Mute LED indicator allowing you to easily see if the channel is muted or assigned to the 3/4 mix bus. When 3/4 MUTE LED is illuminated, the channel is off and assigned to the 3/4 bus, conversely, when the backlight is off, the channel is on and not assigned to the 3/4 mix bus. 10 - Solo switch The Mono Input channel's Solo switch allows you to listen, or "solo" a channel or group of channels in the headphones. When the SOLO switch is pressed down, the channel is assigned to the solo bus and can be heard Controls and Functions in any optional headphones plugged in to the PHONES connector located in the front panel jack field. If the AFL/PFL MODE switch, located in the master section, is switched out, the signal is sent pre fader, so you can hear the signal regardless of the position of the channel volume Fader. This allows you to listen to a channel by itself: (let's say) to see if an artist is out of tune, or to cue up a channel without having to play it through the main PA speakers. If the AFL/PFL MODE switch is switched in, the signal is sent post fader, the signal you hear is dependant on the position of the channel volume Fader. This allows you to hear if there is any distortion on a channel added by the level of the channel fader. 11- SOLO LED The MDR1248 and MDR1688's Mono Input channels include a SOLO LED which, when illuminated, indicates that the signal is assigned to the SOLO bus. 12 - PEAK LED The MDR1248 and MDR1688's MIC/LINE pre-amp also includes a PEAK LED which, when illuminated, indicates that the signal is peaking or overloading. To reduce distortion, lower the GAIN control to keep this LED from staying on. 13 - CHANNEL LEVEL The MDR1248 and MDR1688's LEVEL control knobs are used to adjust the overall channel volume. STEREO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The MDR1248 and MDR1688 feature stereo input channels for connected stereo line level devices like keyboards and drum machines, as well as the outputs from effects processors and digital guitar modelers. The MDR1248 has four sets of stereo inputs which make up channels 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12, while the MDR1688 has four sets of stereo inputs which make up channels 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16. [. . . ] Connect the outputs of the effect processor to the AUX 2 RETURN located on the MDR1248 and MDR1688's master section. PLAYING BACK A CD USING 2T TO MIX The MDR1248 and MDR1688 has a dedicated input for playing back a stereo device such as a CD, Tape or Mini Disk. Below is a description of how you can play back a CD, Tape or MD using the MDR1248 and MDR1688's 2 TRACK INPUT. Adjust the MAIN LEVEL control in the master section to the "0" position. Start playback on the CD, Tape or MD player, and use the 2 TK LEVEL control to set the desired level. RECORDING A MIX FROM THE MDR1248 and MDR1688 You can record the audio from the MDR1248 and MDR1688's mixer section including the MIC, LINE, 2T IN and AUX inputs to a Cassette deck, MD, DAT or any other type of recorder using the 2T OUT outputs. [. . . ]