User manual ALLEN & HEATH XONE 02

[. . . ] P R O TURNTABLIST DJ M I X E R USER GUIDE Publication AP4500 Limited One Year Warranty This product has been manufactured in the UK by ALLEN & HEATH and is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for 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 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. [. . . ] Adding effects: The stereo effects send is used to route the channel to an external effects unit such as a sampler or echo device. Its output is returned to the mix through the Effects return. This is known as an `effects loop'. The effects unit can be switched in or out of each music channel and the mic channel independently. Adding effects in this way greatly enhances the performance of the DJ helping create a unique interpretation of the music. Mix output: This stereo output feeds the house PA system to provide quality sound to the dance floor. The connections are balanced to feed long cable runs to the amplifier system. They may plug into system processors such as protection limiters, EQ and crossovers which connect to the amplifiers. Booth monitor: A stereo speaker system provides the DJ with a local monitor. This has its own level control so it can be adjusted to suit without affecting the house sound. Recording the mix: Alternatively, the booth feed could be connected to a recorder such as the MiniDisc shown to record the DJ's set, or to both using a Y-adapter. Linking consoles: The output of one XONE:02 can be linked into the input of another. This is convenient for battle mixing where several DJs may be mixing together into the same system, each with their own console. 12 XONE:02 User Guide Gain and Operating Levels It is most important that the system gain and level settings are correctly set. It is well known that many DJs push the gain to maximum with meters peaking hard in the belief that they are getting the best from the system. The best can only be achieved if the system levels are set within the normal operating range and not allowed to peak. Peaking simply results in signal distortion, not more volume. It is the specification of the amplifier / speaker system that sets the maximum volume that can be achieved, not the console. The human ear too can fool the operator into believing that more volume is needed. Be careful as this is in fact a warning that hearing damage will result if high listening levels are maintained. Remember that it is the QUALITY of the sound that pleases the ear, not the VOLUME. Use the LEVEL control to match the input source to the normal operating level of the console. Adjust this so that the CUE METER averages 0dB with loudest moments reading +6. [. . . ] Check that the VCA PAN control is not set fully to either L or R. Also check for bad connections, in particular RCA phono leads and turntable headshell and cartridge pins. ?Check that the TRANSFORM switch is not selected. Check that the microphone is not placed next to the headphones or loudspeakers. [. . . ]