Pyle PAD20MXU User Manual

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5-C han nel Aud io M ix er
Ple ase r ead t hese o per atin g inst ruc tion s caref ul ly pri or to o per atio n and keep them for late r refe ren ce.
1 Ope rating Ele men ts and Co nne ctio ns
1 Mon o inpu t MI C IN (b al.) to c onnec t a mic rop hone t o ch annel CH 1 v ia XL R plu g or 6 .3mm plug At t he XL R jac k, a p hant om po wer of +18 V is a lwa ys pre sen t.
2 St ereo i nput L INE IN (R CA jac ks) t o con nect an au dio sour ce wit h lin e si gnal lev el (e . g. C D pl ayer) to ch anne l CH 2
3 St ereo i nput TA PE IN (RCA jacks ) to con nect the o utp ut of a reco rd er
4 St ereo o utput TAPE O UT (R CA jac ks) to con nect t he in put o f a rec ord er
5 USB port (typ e B) t o con nect a com pute r or a powe r sup ply u nit w ith U SB con nect ion; whe n oper atin g the mixe r wit h a co mput er, it is p ossib le to use this port as an a udio out put ( outpu t of t he mi xed s igna l) and as an audi o inp ut (f eed- in of audi o dat a to b e rep rod uced v ia ch anne l Ch2 )
6 P ower / Cha rg e LED ON / C HARGE
no t lig hting up :
duri ng ba tter y ope rati on o f the u nit and when the u ni t is swi tche d of f and con necte d to a powe r sup ply and th e bat tery i s ful ly c harge d
sh ows g reen:
when the u ni t is swi tche d of f and con necte d to a powe r sup ply and th e bat tery i s be ing ch arge d
sh ows re d and green ( = yel low) :
when the u ni t is swi tche d on and con necte d to a powe r sup ply and th e bat tery i s be ing ch arge d
sh ows re d:
when the u ni t is swi tche d on and con necte d to a powe r sup ply and th e bat tery i s ful ly c harge d
P A D 2 0 M X U
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Pow er / Charg e LE D ON / C HAR GE not li ghtin g up:
du ring batt ery o pera tion o f th e unit An d
wh en the uni t is switc hed of f an d conn ect ed to a pow er sup ply a nd t he bat ter y is fu lly c har ged sho ws g reen:
wh en the uni t is switc hed of f an d conn ect ed to a pow er sup ply a nd t he bat ter y is be ing cha rged
sh ows re d and green ( = yel low) :
whe n th e unit is sw itc hed on and conne cte d to
a po wer suppl y and the batt ery i s bei ng cha rge d
sh ows re d:
Whe n th e unit is s witc hed on and conn ecte d to
a po wer suppl y and the batt ery i s ful ly cha rge d
Ste reo outp ut MA IN OU T (3.5 mm j ack) t o con nec t the i nput o f a n ampli fier or anot her u nit , e. g. a sec ond mi xer
POW ER sw itch
Out put MONI TOR / PHONE S (3 .5 mm j ack ) to con nec t ste reo hea dp hones ( min imu m imp eda nce 16 )
Vol ume co ntro l MO NITOR / PHO NES f or th e
hea dph one ou tput MON ITOR / P HO NES (9 )
But ton TAP E IN A SSIG N TO MA IN to assi gn the inp ut si gnal o f th e jack s TAPE IN (3 ) to th e out puts MAI N OU T (7), TAP E O UT (4) a nd U SB (5)
Bu tton TA PE IN A SSIG N TO MO NITOR to ass ign the i nput s ign al of t he ja cks TAP E IN ( 3) ins tead of t he mix ed s ignal to th e he adpho ne out put M ONIT OR / P HONES (9)
Ove rlo ad LED s CL IP for the s tere o outp ut sig nal a dju sted wi th t he co ntrol MAS TER ( 14)
MA STER c ontr ol t o set t he le vel o f the out put sig nal s ent via th e ou tputs MAIN OU T( 7), TA PE OUT (4) and th e US B port (5)
Con tro l GAIN for chann el CH 1 to set the inpu t amp lifi cat ion
Hig h fr equen cy c ontro l HI a nd l ow freq uen cy con trol LO f or cha nne l CH 1
Con tro l LEVE L for chann el C H 1
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Lev el pea k LE D PK fo r ch anne l CH 1; if at all ,
sho uld only brief ly light up wi th l evel p eak s
Hi gh fre quen cy co ntro l HI and lo w fre que ncy
con tro l LO fo r ch annel CH 2
Con trol LEVE L for c hann el CH 2
St ereo ba lan ce co ntrol BA L for ch anne l CH 2
Bu tton US B ASS IGN TO CH 2 t o ass ign t he
inp ut s ignal of th e USB port (5 ) to ch anne l CH 2
Thi s co mpact 5-c hanne l aud io m ixer w ith USB int erf ace is suit ed f or uni vers al ap plic atio ns, e . g. For audio r ecord ing on the co mpute r. The mono inp ut c hanne l all ows t o con nect a (ph anto m­pow ered ) mic rop hone; the s ter eo inp ut ch anne l all ows to con nec t an a udio s our ce wit h lin e sig nal lev el. In add itio n, t he mix er is pro vided wit h con nect ions for a reco rde r and head phon es. Th e mix ed si gnal is s ent t o the o utp ut via a 3.5 mm jac k an d the U SB p ort. I t is al so possi ble t o use the USB port a s an inpu t to t rans fer au dio data fro m th e comp ute r to th e mixe r. Whe n con nect ing the mix er to a com pute r, pow er is s uppl ied via t he USB con necti on. When o per atin g the mixe r wit hou t a com put er, eit her us e a s uitab le p ower sup ply unit with USB c onne cti on or o pera te th e mix er v ia the inte grat ed re cha rgeab le li thi umion bat ter y.T he ba tte ry is charg ed w hen th e mixe r is con nect ed to the powe r supp ly via th e USB port .
Thi s uni t cor resp onds to al l re levan t dir ect ives o f the EU an d is t her efor e mark ed wi th . * The unit is sui ta ble fo r indo or use on ly. Pr otec t it aga ins t drip ping wat er and sp lash wa ter, h igh a ir hum idi ty and hea t (adm issi ble ambie nt te mpe r­Atu re r ange 0 -40 ). * For clea ning onl y use a dry, soft cloth ; ne ver us e wat er or chem ica ls. * No g uaran tee cla ims for the unit and n o li abil ity for an yr esul ting person al da mage or ma ter ial dam age w ill b e ac cepte d if t he u nit is used for oth er p urpos es th an or igin ally inte nded , if it is n ot cor rec tly co nnec ted o r ope rat ed, or if it is n ot rep air ed in a n ex pert w ay. If t he u nit is to be put out of op erati on de fini tive ly, tak e it to a lo cal recyc ling pla nt fo r a dis po sal whi ch i s not h arm ful to the e nvi ronme nt.
2 Ap plication s
3 Imp ortant Not es
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4 A udi o Co nne cti ons
Pri or to conn ecti on, a lway s tu rn bac k the out put con trol s MON ITO R / PHO NES ( 10) an d M ASTER (14 ) to 0 .
1) T he in put MI C IN (1) o f the mono chan nel CH 1 al lows to co nnec t a mic rop hone v ia XL R plu g or
6. 3 mm p lug. B oth t he XL R jac k and the 6.3 mm ja ck of the co mbi ned ja ck a re bal ance d.
Th e XLR j ack alway s sup plie s a 18 V ph anto m pow er an d it t hus suit able f or a c onde nser mic rop hone o per ated w ith t his p hant om p ower.
Do n ot c onnec t a mi crop hone with un bala nced o utp ut via XLR plug ; it m y be D amage d by t he pha ntom powe r
2) T he in put LI NE I N (2) o f the ste reo c hann el CH 2 a llow s to co nnec t an a udi o sour ce wit h li ne si gnal l evel (e. g. CD play er) v ia RC Ap lug s: L = le ft ch annel , R = righ t chan nel .
3) I t is p ossi ble t o use the R CA jac ks TAPE IN (3 ) an d OUT ( 4) to conn ect a ster eo re cord er:
--C onne ct th e rec ordi ng ou tput of th e rec orde r to
th e inpu t TAPE IN.
--C onne ct th e rec ordi ng in put of the reco rder to
th e outp ut TAP E OUT ;the o utp ut sig nal a dju­ste d wit h the MAST ER co ntro l (14 ) is s ent to thi s out put. How ever, it is als o pos sibl e to us e the jack s for oth er un its w ith l ine s igna l lev el, e . g. to co nnect a CD playe r or M P3 p layer to TA PE IN or to c onne ct an a mpli fier to TA PE OUT.
4) T he 3. 5 mm j ack M ONITO R / PH ONES (9)
al lows to co nnec t ste reo h eadp hone s (i mped ance 16 ) . Th us, yo u wil l be a ble t o mon itor the o utpu t si gnal a djus ted w ith t he co ntro l MAS TER ( 14) or the i nput sign al of the j acks TAPE IN (3) via he adph ones.
5) A t the s tere o out put M AIN O UT (7) , the outp ut
si gnal a djus ted w ith t he MA STER cont rol (14) is pres ent. T his o utpu t all ows to con nec t e. G.
an ampli fie r or a seco nd mi xer vi a 3.5 mm p lug.
6) W hen o pera tin g the m ixer with a com pute r, it i s
po ssib le to u se t he USB por t (5) f or di git al ou tput of the mix ed si gnal to th e com put er and fo r fee ding d igi tal au dio d ata to the mix er. To C onnec t the p ort s ee ch apt er 5.1 .
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5 S ett ing th e Mixer into Ope rat ion
5.1 Oper atio n wit h a co mpute r
Not e:
When ope rat ing the mi xer wi th a c omput er, ei the r use t he a udio s oftw are suppl ied w ith the oper atin g sy stem o r an audio soft war e ins talle d addi tion all y. Vario us p rogra ms fo r aud io rep rod ucti on / reco rdin g ar e avai lab le on t he Int er net fr ee of cha rge.
1) St art t he c omput er. C onnec t the USB p ort (5 ) t o a US B co nnect ion on th e comp ute r via t he U SB cab le p rovid ed. S wit ch on t he m ixer w ith t he swi tch POWER (8) [po sitio n ON ]. T he L ED ON/ CHA RGE (6 ) li ghts u p acc ord ing to the bat ter y char ge st atu s (cha pter 5.3 ).
The com puter rec ogni zes th e US B inte rfa ce of t he m ixer a s an e xte rnal d evi ce for audi o inp ut a nd aud io ou tpu t, e. g . as USB E ar­Mic rop hone , de pen ding o n th e oper atin g sys tem . Ther equi red drive rs (s tan dard d rive rs of t he o perat ing s yst em) ar e av ailab le on t he Com put er.
If n ot all driv ers requi red are a vail able on t he c omput er, in stal l the m, e . g. vi a the ori gin al CD o f the ope ratin g sys tem . Rest art the co mputer afte r i nstal lati on, i f nece ssar y.
2) Op en t he rep rodu cti on / re cord ing progr am a nd mak e th e requ ired set tings for aud io rep rod uc­tio n vi a the m ixer or a udio r ecor din g from the mix er ( user manu al o f the pr og ram). T hen ope ra te the m ixer acc ordin g to chapt er 6.
If it is no t po ssib le to rec ord or rep roduc e any sou nd, m ake su re to act ivate the U SB int erfa ce for a udio input o r aud io o utput in th esys tem set tings of t he ope rat ing s ystem of t hecom pute r.
If t he mi xer is co nnect ed to a co mpute r an d to a ny un its ea rthe d vi a thei r mai ns c ables (e. g . ampl ifie rs) , ther e ma y be hu m noi se du e to grou nd lo ops. To elim ina te thi s no ise, c onnec t th e mixe r to t he co rres pon ding u nit v ia a g round isol ator
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Hin t:
If t he un it i s to be p ut o ut of o pera tio n defi ­nii tive ly ,ta ke i t to a loc al rec yclin g p lant for a dis pos al whi ch is not h armf ul to the env ironm en t
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5.2 O per ati on w ith pow er su ppl y un it
5.3 C har gin g the ba tte ry / Bat tery oper at ion
Via its U SB co nnec tion , the powe r sup ply u nit mus t prov ide an ou tpu t volt age of 5 V a nd an out put c urr ent of 500m A. Con nect the p ower sup ply u nit to the USB port (5) v ia t he USB c abl e pro vided , t hen con nec t it t o a ma ins s ocket . Swi tch on the mix er w ith th e swi tch POWER (8) [po siti on ON ]. The LED ON / CHA RGE (6 ) lig hts u p acc ordi ng to t he bat tery c ha rge st atus (cha pter 5 .3) .
To ens ure the ma ximu m ope rati ng t ime (a pprox . 4 ho urs) whe n the m ixe r is op erate d vi a the int egra ted recha rgea ble l ithi um-i on ba tter y, full y cha rge th e ba tter y prio r to oper atio n. Co nnect th e USB port (5) t o a co mpu ter (c hapt er 5. 1) or to a pow er su pply unit (cha pter 5.2 ). Th e LED O N / CHA RGE (6) sh ows t he ch arge sta tus an d ope rati ng mo de:
1. W ith th e mi xer s witc hed o ff [sw itc h POWE R (8 ) set to OFF ], the L ED ON / CH ARGE s how s gre en w hile t he ba tte ry is b eing char ged. Whe n the bat tery h as be en f ully c harg ed, t he LE D is ext ingu ishe d.
2. W ith th e mi xer s witc hed o n [swi tch P OWER set
to O N ], the L ED O N / CHA RGE s hows red and gre en (= y ello w) a t the s ame time w hile the bat tery i s bei ng c harge d. W hen th e bat ter y has be en full y cha rged , the LED shows red .
To sav e ba ttery powe r, the LED O N / CH ARGE doe snot lig ht up d urin g bat tery ope ratio n. The refo re, y ou ma y ea sily fo rge t to s witch off t he mix er. To pr even t the b atte ry fr om b eing com plet ely disch arge d, al ways mak e sure to se t the swit ch PO WER t o OF F a fte r oper atio n.
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6 Oper ati on
1) Sw itch on t he mix er wi th t he swi tch P OWER (8) [po sitio n ON ].
2) F or bas ic s etti ng, set th e cont rols M AST ER
(14 ) and G AIN (15) appr oxim ately to m id­pos ition for the t ime b eing .
3) Wh en a mi cr ophone is c onne cted to t he jac k
MIC IN (1) , sp eak i nto th e mi croph one and tur n up th e co rresp ondi ng c ontro l LE VEL (17 ) unt il you ob tain a g ood mic ropho ne s ignal . If you need to t urn up t he c ontr ol LEV EL com plete ly f or th is pur pos e, fur ther tur n up th e con trol G AIN (15) . How ever, if th e LE D PK (19 ) lig hts up an d is no t exti ngu ished imm edi ately, tur n back th e contr ol GA IN. The LE D PK must onl y brie fly ligh t up w ith level peak s.
7) U se the con trols LEVE L (1 7, 21) t o mi x the
inp ut sig nal s of c hanne ls C H 1 and C H 2 or to fad e them in a nd out . Wh en a ch ann el is not
use d, set its con trol to 0 .
8) U se the con trol MASTE R (1 4) to s et t he lev el of t he out put signa l tha t is sent via t he j acks MAI N OUT (7), TAPE O UT (4) and th e U SB por t (5). If o ne of the ov erl oad L EDs CLIP ( 13) sho ws red , t urn bac k th e con trol M AST ER Acc ordin gly
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\4 ) Use the pa nora ma con tro l PAN (18 ) to place
the micro pho ne sig nal on t he ste reo b ase. Adju st th e so und wi th t he co ntrol s HI a nd LO
(16 ).
5) Tu rn up t he co ntrol LEV EL (21 ) for cha nnel C H
2 un til yo u ob tain a goo d inp ut sig nal . To assi gn t he inp ut si gnal of th e USB por t (5) to c hanne l CH 2, pre ss t he but ton U SB
ASSI GN TO CH 2 (2 3). Whe n the bu tto n is eng aged, th e USB in put sign al an d the sign al of t he inp ut L INE IN (2) u se t he sam e ch annel .
The refor e, d o not u se th e inp ut LIN E I N if yo u
int end to rep rodu ce onl y th e USB i npu t sign al Via chann el C H 2.
Whe n rec ordi ng vi a the USB p ort , plea se pay atten tio n to t he ris k o f feed back if yo u ass ign th e re cord ing si gna l of th e com put er to cha nnel C H 2 a s an in put sign al.
6) F or cha nne l CH 2, a djus t th e soun d wi th the con trol s HI a nd LO ( 20) and t he bal anc e with the contr ol BAL (22 ).
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9) The h ead phon e outp ut M ONITOR / PHONE S (9) allow s to mon itor th e ou tput s igna l of the mi xer . For this p urp ose, the bu tto n TAPE I N ASSI GN TO MON ITOR ( 12) must n ot b e enga ged. Adju st the hea dphon e vo lume w ith the c ontro l MO NITOR / PHO NES (1 0).
10) Wh en a u nit i s conn ec ted to t he j acks TAPE IN ( 3), it is p ossi ble to mon itor t he ou tpu t sign al of thi s unit :
1. I f the b utt on TAPE I N ASS IGN TO M AIN (11) is enga ged: via the o utp uts M AIN OU T (7 ), TAPE OUT ( 4), USB ( 5) and MON ITOR / PHO NES (9 )
. Th e outp ut s ignal of th e mi xer is als o pre sent a t
thes e ja cks. Ther efor e, se t the t wo c ontro ls LEV EL (1 7, 21) to 0 i f nec essa ry.
2. I f the b utt on TAPE I N ASS IGN TO M ONI TOR (12) is en gag ed: on ly v ia th e head pho ne out put MON ITOR / PHON ES. In th is cas e, i t is no t pos sible to monit or th e out put s igna l of t he Mixe r via the hea dpho ne ou tput.
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WARNI NG! Neve r adju st t he hea dph ones to a ver y high vol ume. Perma ne nt high vo lumes may dam age yo ur h earin g! You r ear w ill g et acc ustom ed t o high volu mes whic h do n ot see m to b e that hig h aft er som e ti me. Th ere fore, do no t fur ther i ncre ase a high vol ume af ter g ett ing us ed to i t.
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7 Spe cifi cat ions
Sens iti vity / Impe dan ce
Cha nne l CH 1 M IC I N: 1 mV /1. 2 k
Cha nne l CH 2 L INE IN: 40 0 mV / 31 k
TAP E IN: . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 mV / 21 k
Out put l evel
MA IN OU T: . . . . . . . . .. 5.8 V max .
MO NITOR / PH ONES : . 5 V m ax.
Freq ue ncy ran ge: . . . . . . 20 – 20 000 Hz
THD : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 0. 1%
S / N rati o: . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 dB ( A weigh ted )
Tone contr ols fo r CH 1 + CH 2
Low frequ encie s: . . . . . 15 dB / 8 0 Hz
Hig h fr equen cie s: . . . . 15 d B / 12 k Hz
Head pho ne imp eda nce: . 8
USB inte rfa ce: . . . . . . . . US B 2. 0, ty pe B po rt
Phan to m powe r of
XLR jac k MIC IN : . . . . . . +18 V
Powe r su pply: . . . . . . . . . 3. 7 V r ech. L i-ion
bat tery or 5 V /500 mA
via USB inte rface
Dime nsi ons: . . . . . . . . . . 98 *45 *135 mm
Weig ht: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 0 g
Suit abl e ope ratin g sy stem
for U SB o perat ion : . . . . . Win dow s 2000 ,
Wind ows XP,
Wind ows Vist a,
Wind ows 7,
Mac OS X
Subj ect to te chnic al modif icat ion .
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