User manual ALLEN & HEATH MIXWIZARD WZ3 12-2

[. . . ] MixWizard WZ3 16:2 and WZ3 12:2 For models with serial number starting W31222 and W31622 USER GUIDE Publication AP5331 FX Limited One Year Warranty This product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner. To ensure a high level of performance and reliability for which this equipment has been designed and manufactured, read this User Guide before operating. In the event of a failure, notify and return the defective unit to ALLEN&HEATH Limited or its authorised agent as soon as possible for repair under warranty subject to the following conditions Conditions Of Warranty 1. The equipment has been installed and operated in accordance with the instructions in this User Guide 2. [. . . ] Reduce gain if the red peak indicator lights. PRE AUX 1 OO +6 AUX 2 OO +6 AUX 3 HPF OO +6 AUX 4 OO +6 POST PRE Switches in the channel high pass filter. This attenuates frequencies below 80Hz by 12dB per octave. Select the HPF to reduce low frequency noise such as microphone popping, stage noise and tape transport rumble. AUX 5 OO +6 AUX 6 OO +6 POST = PAN L R MUTE PK! EQ A 4-band semi parametric EQ provides independent control of four frequency bands. HF and LF are shelving filters which affect high frequencies above 12kHz, and low frequencies below 80Hz respectively. HM and LM are bell shaped peak/dip filters which affect frequencies around a centre point which can be swept from 500Hz to 15kHz and 35Hz to 1kHz respectively. All bands can be boosted or cut by up to 15dB and have a centre detent 0dB position. Check for the best microphone selection and placement before using the EQ. Start with the EQ set flat and apply only as much boost or cut as is really needed. When dealing with problem frequencies cut rather than boost where possible. +20 +15 +20 +15 +10 +5 0dB -5 -10 -15 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k -20 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k PFL SIG 10 5 0 5 +10 +5 10 0dB -5 20 -10 -15 -20 30 +5 0dB -5 +20 +15 +10 +5 0dB -5 -10 -15 10 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k -20 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k OO -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40 WZ316:2 and 12:2 User Guide 15 +48V PAD 40 50 60 40 (LINE) 0 20 30 AUX SENDS These rotary controls adjust how much channel signal is mixed to the aux outputs. Each of the 6 auxes has its own control. They adjusts from fully off to +6dB boost. Unity gain 0dB is marked at 3 o'clock position. Factory default settings should satisfy the most common applications: AUX1, AUX2 = Pre-fade AUX3, AUX4 = Switched pre/post using PRE swittch AUX5, AUX6 = Post-fade Pre-fade aux = Pre-INSERT, pre-EQ, post-MUTE GAIN - 10 10 HPF HF -15 1k 700 500Hz 3k +15 4k 6k 15k HM -15 70 45 35Hz 180 +15 250 400 1k These settings may be changed if preferred by repositioning internal jumper link options. They offer many different combinations of pre and post-fade sends, and a post-EQ option for the pre-fade sends. The PRE switch can be assigned to one, two or more of the sends. More detail is provided in OPTIONS later in this guide. Pre-fade aux sends are not affected by the channel fader movements. These are typically used to feed stage monitors. In most cases users also prefer that the monitor sends are not affected by inserted processors or the channel EQ. Post-fade aux sends follow the channel faders and are typically used to send a proportion of the channel signal to an effects device such as reverb or delay. Pre or post-fade sends may also be used for special applications such as recording, zone feeds, clean feeds and aux fed subs. LM LF -15 +15 -15 +15 PRE AUX 1 OO +6 AUX 2 OO +6 AUX 3 OO +6 AUX 4 PRE When pressed the pre-fade channel signal is sent to the associated auxes. When released the post-fade signal is sent. Auxes 3 and 4 are affected by the PRE switch (factory default). [. . . ] We recommend you only change these settings if absolutely necessary. Stereo/Mono aux source STEREO CH - MONO/STEREO AUXES CN5 MONO CN4 MONO POST-FADE AUXES STEREO PRE-FADE AUXES STEREO The stereo channels can feed the auxes with a mono sum of L+R, or be configured so that L feeds the odd numbered auxes, and R the even. This is preferred when using odd/even auxes as stereo pairs. Note that you should also set the ST1 (ST5) stereo/mono jumper to the same position. Effects return stereo/mono aux source AUX MASTER - ST1(5) MONO/STEREO JP1 ST1(5) AUX SOURCE MONO STEREO The return channel ST1 (5) feeds Auxes 1-4 with a mono sum of the stereo signal. If you are working with stereo auxes you can reconfigure this for stereo with L feeding Auxes 1, 3 and R feeding Auxes 2, 4. [. . . ]