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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Whateveryourselection,youcanalsousethecontrol
room[15]outputsforotherapplications.Itssound
qualityisjustasimpeccableasthemainouts[11and
13].Itcanbeusedasadditionalmainmixoutput,which
maysoundsillysincetherearealreadythree,butthis
onehasitsownlevelcontrol.However,shouldyoudo
somethinglikethis,besurethatyoudonotengagea
soloswitch,asthatwillinterruptyoursourceselection.
A Word About Pre-Fader Solo (PFL)
Engagingachannel’ssolo[24]switchwillcause
thisdramaticturnofevents:Anyexistingcontrolroom
sourceselectionswillbereplacedbythesolosignal,
appearinginthecontrolroom,headphones,andinthe
rightmeter.Theaudiblesololevelsarethencontrolled
bythecontrolroom/submix[34]knob.Thesololevels
appearingontherightmeterdisplayarenotcontrolled
byanything—youwouldn’twantthat.Youwanttosee
theactualchannellevelonthemeterdisplayregardless
ofhowloudyou’relistening.
“Pre-fader”solomeansthatthechannelsignalis
beingtappedbeforethechannel’slevel[23]knob
(notreallyafaderinthiscase,butwewereafraid
you’dlaughifwecalleditpre-knobsolo).Itdoes,
however,obeygain[4],lowcut[3]andEQ[27]
settings,makingittheperfecttoolforquickinspections
ofsuspectchannels.Thechannel’span[26]andmute/
alt3-4[25]settingshavenoeffectonthesolosignal.
Note:Forstereochannels5-12,thesolosignalis
themonosumoftheleft(odd-numbered)andright
(even-numbered)signalsforthatchannelstrip.
WARNING:Pre-fadersolo[24]taps
thechannelsignalbeforethelevelknob.
Ifyouhaveachannel’slevelknobsetbelow
“U”(unitygain),solowon’tknowthat,andwillsend
aunitygainsignaltothecontrolroom,phonesand
meterdisplay,thatmayresultinastartlinglevelboost
attheseoutputs.
35. Rude Solo Light
ThisashingLightEmittingDiodeservestwo
purposes—toremindyouthatatleastonechannel
isinsolo,andtoletyouknowthatyou’remixingon
a1202VLZ4.Noothercompanyissoconcernedabout
yourlevelofsoloawareness.Ifyouworkonamixer
thathasasolofunctionwithnoindicatorlights,and
youhappentoforgetyou’reinsolo,youcaneasilybe
trickedintothinkingthatsomethingiswrongwithyour
mixer.Hencetherudesololight.It’sespeciallyhandy
atabout3a.m.whennosoundiscomingoutofyour
monitorsbutyourmultitrackisplayingbacklikemad.
36. Assign To Main Mix
Let’ssayyou’redoingaliveshow.Intermissionis
nearingandyou’llwanttoplayasoothingCDforthe
crowdtopreventthemfromeatingthefurniture.
Thenyouthink,“ButIhavetheCDplayerpluggedinto
thetapeinputs,andthatnevergetstothemainouts!”
Oh,butitdoes.Simplyengagethisswitchandyour
controlroomsourceselection,aftergoingthrough
thecontrolroom/submix[34]knob,willfeedinto
themainmix,justasifitwereanotherstereochannel.
Anotherhandyuseforthisswitchistoenablethe
alt3-4mixtobecomeasubmixofthemainmix,using
thecontrolroom/submixknobasitslevelcontrol.
Sideeffects:(1)Engagingthisswitchwillalsofeed
anysoloedchannelsintothemainmix,whichmaybe
thelastthingyouwant.(2)Ifyouhavemainmixas
yourcontrolroomsourceselectionandthenengage
assigntomainmix,themainmixlinestothecontrol
roomwillbeinterruptedtopreventfeedback.Then
again,whywouldanyonewanttoassignthemainmix
tothemainmix?
37. Meters – Many Displays In One!
The1202VLZ4’speakmeteringsystemismadeup
oftwocolumnsoftwelveLEDs.Deceptivelysimple,
consideringthemultitudeofsignalsthatcanbe
monitoredbyit.
Ifnothingisselectedinthesourcematrixand
nochannelsareinsolo,themeterswilljustsitthere
anddonothing.Toputthemtowork,youmustmakea
selectioninthesourcematrix(orengageasoloswitch).
Why?Youwantthemeterdisplaytoreectwhatthe
engineerislisteningto,andaswe’vecovered,the
engineerislisteningeithertothecontrolroom[15]
outputsorthephones[12]outputs.Theonlydifference
isthatwhilethelisteninglevelsarecontrolledbythe
controlroom/submix[34]knob,themetersreadthe
sourcemixbeforethatcontrol,givingyoutherealfacts
atalltimes,evenifyou’renotlisteningatall.
Thankstothe1202VLZ4’swidedynamicrange,
youcangetagoodmixwithpeaksashinganywhere
between–20and+10dBonthemeters.Most
ampliersclipatabout+10dB,andsomerecorders
aren’tsoforgivingeither.Forbestreal-worldresults,
trytokeepyourpeaksbetween“0”and“+7”.
Youmayalreadybeanexpertattheworldof“+4”(+4
dBu=1.23V)and“–10”(–10dBV=0.32V)operating
levels.Basically,whatmakesamixeroneortheother
istherelative0dBVU(or0VU)chosenforthemeters.
A“+4”mixer,witha+4dBusignalpouringouttheback
willactuallyread0VUonitsmeters.A“–10”mixer,
witha–10dBVsignaltricklingout,willread0VUonits
meters.Sowhenis0VUactually0dBu?Rightnow!
Содержание
- 3 4 r 3 l 1
- Alt out 1
- Caution 1
- Channel compact mixer 1
- Channel insert 1
- Control room 1
- Main left 1
- Main out level 1
- Main right 1
- Ow n e r s m a n ua l 1
- Important safety instructions 2
- Contents 3
- Like us follow us watch our dang videos 3
- Owner s manual 3
- Please write your serial number here for future reference i e insurance claims tech support return authorization make dad proud etc purchased at date of purchase 3
- Email us at techmail loudtechinc com 4
- Features 4
- How to use this manual 4
- Introduction 4
- Need help with your mixer 4
- Telephone 1 800 898 3211 to speak with one of our splendid technical support chaps monday through friday normal business hours pacific time 4
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- Connections 5
- Getting started 5
- Owner s manual 5
- Set the levels 5
- Things to remember 5
- Zero the controls 5
- Hookup diagrams 6
- Live stereo pa system 7
- Owner s manual 7
- Patchbay description 8
- Effects serial or parallel 9
- Gain channels 1 4 9
- Imaginary control 9
- Low cut channels 1 4 9
- Owner s manual 9
- Stereo line ins channels 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11 12 9
- 8 9 10 11 10
- 15 16 17 11
- Owner s manual 11
- Channel strip description 13
- Owner s manual 13
- Aux 2 send 31 aux 1 send 15
- Moderation during eq 15
- Owner s manual 15
- Output section 16
- A word about pre fader solo pfl 17
- Assign to main mix 17
- Meters many displays in one 17
- Owner s manual 17
- Rude solo light 17
- A word about aux 18
- Jack normalling 19
- Owner s manual 19
- Return to aux 1 19
- Appendix a service information 20
- Appendix b connections 20
- Bad channel 20
- Bad output 20
- Balanced xlr input connector 20
- Repair 20
- Troubleshooting 20
- Balanced 1 4 trs connector 21
- Balanced xlr output connector 21
- Owner s manual 21
- Switched 1 4 phone jacks 21
- Unbalanced 1 4 ts connector 21
- Special connections 22
- Trs send receive insert jacks 22
- Unbalanced rca connector 22
- Unbalancing a line 22
- Using the send only on an insert jack 22
- Mults and y s 23
- Owner s manual 23
- Vlz4 stereo inputs and returns mono stereo whatever 23
- Appendix c technical information 24
- Specifications 24
- Block diagram 25
- Owner s manual 25
- Track sheet 26
- Owner s manual 27
- Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place 27
- Vlz4 limited warranty 27
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