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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Contents
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2
READ THIS PAGE! .................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4
CONTENTS ............................................................. 5
HOOKUP DIAGRAMS............................................... 6
REAR PANEL FEATURES ......................................... 12
1. POWER CONNECTION ............................. 12
2. FUSE ...................................................... 12
3. POWER SWITCH ..................................... 12
4. XLR MAIN OUTS ...................................12
5. USB PORT ............................................. 12
FRONT PANEL FEATURES ....................................... 13
CONNECTION SECTION ....................................... 13
6. MIC INPUTS ........................................... 13
7. LINE/HI-Z SWITCH ................................. 13
8. LINE/HI-Z INPUT (CHANNEL 1 ONLY) ...... 13
9. MONO LINE INPUTS ............................... 14
10. STEREO LINE INPUTS .............................. 14
11. CHANNEL INSERT ................................... 14
12. STEREO RETURN .................................... 14
13. MON SEND ............................................ 15
14. FX SEND ................................................ 15
15. 1⁄4" MAIN OUTS .................................... 15
16. FX FOOTSWITCH .................................... 15
17. PHONES ................................................ 15
18. TAPE INPUT ........................................... 16
19. TAPE OUTPUTS ...................................... 16
CHANNEL CONTROLS ......................................... 17
20. GAIN .................................................... 18
21. LEVEL SET LED ........................................ 18
22. LOW CUT ............................................... 18
23. HI EQ ..................................................... 19
24. MID EQ .................................................. 19
25. LOW EQ ................................................. 19
26. AUX MON ............................................... 19
27. AUX FX ................................................... 20
28. PAN ........................................................ 20
29. OL LED .................................................... 20
30. MUTE .................................................... 20
31. CHANNEL FADER ..................................... 20
MASTER CONTROLS ........................................... 21
32. PHANTOM POWER SWITCH ..................... 21
33. POWER LED ............................................. 21
34. METERS ................................................. 21
35. BREAK SWITCH ..................................... 22
36. TAPE LEVEL ........................................... 22
37. STEREO GRAPHIC EQ ............................... 22
38. MAIN MIX/MON ..................................... 22
39. EQ IN/BYPASS ........................................ 22
40. USB INPUT LEVEL .................................... 22
41. USB THRU.............................................. 23
42. PHONES LEVEL ....................................... 23
43. OL LED (FOR STEREO RETURNS) .............. 23
44. MUTE (FOR STEREO RETURNS) ................ 23
45. STEREO RETURN FADER .......................... 23
46. FX RETURN FADER ................................. 23
47. MONITOR FADER ................................... 23
48. MAIN FADER .......................................... 23
STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR ............................. 24
49. PRESET DISPLAY ...................................... 24
50. PRESET SELECTOR .................................... 24
51. INTERNAL FX MUTE ................................. 24
52. FX MASTER ............................................. 24
53. OL LED ................................................... 24
54. FX TO MON ........................................... 24
APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFORMATION .................... 26
APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS.................................. 27
APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL INFORMATION ................ 29
APPENDIX D: USB INTERFACE ................................ 32
PROFX8 AND PROFX12 LIMITED WARRANTY ........ 35