American Audio Encore 1000 [13/33] General functions and controls cont mixer

for a maximum midrange gain of +12dB or maximum decrease of -30dB. Turning the knob in a

counter-clockwise direction will decrease the amount of midrange applied to a channel signal,

turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of midrange applied to a

channel signal.

BASS CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the low frequency levels of a channel allowing

for a maximum bass gain of +12dB or maximum signal decrease of -30dB. Turning the knob in

a counter-clockwise direction will decrease the amount of bass applied to a channel signal,

turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of bass applied to a channel

signal.

21. MASTER VOLUME LEVEL INDICATORS - The dual MASTER LEVEL LED indicators are used to

detail the master output level. The meters will detail the output level of both the left and right chan-

nels.

22. CHANNEL FADER - These faders are used to control the output signal of any source assigned to

its particular channel.

23. RELAY BUTTON - This button activates the RELAY function.

24. Q-START ON/OFF SWITCH - With this function you can use the crossfader to start and stop the

CD play. The ON/OFF “Q” START switch activates the fader “Q” start feature. When the fader “Q”

start feature is activated sliding the CROSSFADER (25) from left to right will play or cue the CD player

connected.

Example: Be sure the Fader “Q” Start feature is activated on both channels. Slide the cross

fader to the channel one position (full left) and begin playback on CD drive one. Slide the

crossfader to the channel two position (far right). This will immediately trigger the play func-

tion on CD drive two and return CD drive one to cue mode. To return to normal fader opera-

tion turn the Fader “Q” Start ON/OFF SWITCH to the OFF position.

25. CROSSFADER - This fader is used to blend the output signals of channels one and two together.

When the fader is in the full left position (channel 1), the output signal of channel one will be controlled

by the master volume level. The same fundamentals will apply for channel two. Sliding the fader from

one position to another will vary the output signals of channels one and two respectively. When the

crossfader is set in the center position, the output signals of both the channels one and channels two

will be even.

26. CUE MIX - This knob is used send a channels incoming signal to the headphones. Turn the knob

counter-clockwise to monitor Channel 1, and clockwise to monitor Channel 2. The cue level is adjusted

by the CUE LEVEL VOLUME KNOB (27). Be sure the cue level is set to minimum before putting a pair

of headphones on.

27. CUE LEVEL VOLUME KNOB - This knob is used to adjusts the headphone volume output level.

Turn the knob in a clockwise direction to increase the headphone volume.

28. MASTER VOLUME CONTROL - This rotary knob is used to control the master output level

(volume). To avoid distorted output try to maintain an average output signal level +4 dB. Be sure this

volume control is always set to zero before turning the unit on.

29. MICROPHONE VOLUME - This knob is used to regulate the microphone output volume. Turning

the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the volume level.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) MIXER