User manual ART HPFX

[. . . ] 5 Digital Effects Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Parameter Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Headphone Output Levels (A, B, C, & D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Headphone Output Jacks (A, B, C, & D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HPFX Rear Panel Controls and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Only use the power adapter that came with this unit or one obtained from ART's Customer Service Department. -3- QUICK SETUP: Plug the AC adapter into the back of the HPFX and then into a wall socket. Make sure that the Stereo Mix Input Level switch (on the back of the unit) is in the out (Norm) position. You may need to depress this switch later, after the other setup steps are done, if you are using a very hot monitor signal. Set the front panel controls to 12 o'clock, as a starting point. Connect your microphones to the XLR Mic INPUTS on the rear, and connect the THRU outputs to your preamp or mixers mic inputs. Next connect your cue track or stereo signal that you want to monitor, into the STEREO MIX INPUTs. Plug your headphones into the front jack and you are done with the basic setup. The following diagram details connections to the unit and shows the audio signal flow within the HPFX. This is also printed on the top of the HPFX, for quick reference. f f -4- HPFX FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS f f MICROPHONE LEVEL The Mic Level controls provide for up to 56dB of gain for each microphone's signal, to get it up to a line level for internal processing. It is then sent to the headphone amp section and mixed with the line level stereo mix input signal. POWER LIGHT The Power LED indicator is lit whenever the HPFX is receiving sufficient and stable power from its external supply. MICROPHONE EFFECTS BLEND The Effects Blend controls adjust the amount of each microphone's signal that is sent to the digital effects section, similar to the effects send section of a mixer. DIGITAL EFFECTS SELECT This encoder lets you select any one of 16 digital effects, to be applied to the microphones signal and mixed into the headphone outputs and the rear panel effects output jack. The effects available include: 4- discrete delay (slapback), 4- echo, 5- reverberation, and 3- special effects (flangers, choruses, and discrete). They are nominally tailored to vocal use (sweetening an thickening), but they can be adjusted over a wide range, by judicious use of the Effects Blend and Parameter Adjust controls. -5- DIGITAL EFFECTS BYPASS The digital effects bypass switch allows you to totally bypass the digital effects and get "dry" microphone signals during initial setup and when desired. This affects both the headphone outputs and the rear panel Effects Output jacks. PARAMETER ADJUST The Parameter Adjust encoder lets you adjust key parameters of each effect over a wide range. In the center position, the nominal parameter settings work well for vocal ambience treatment and for sweetening the sound, to avoid fatigue when using headphones for an extended period. As you increase this control, the effects become more pronounced, up to the point where you get very long delays and reverberation decays when desired. This allows the HPFX to be used in a pinch as a stand alone digital effects unit. HEADPHONE OUTPUT LEVELS (A, B, C, & D) The Headphone Output controls let you independently vary the gain of each headphone output with up to 18dB of additional gain over the line level signal. This gives you a total of up to 74dB of gain for the microphone inputs. Each control has its own amplifier. HEADPHONE OUTPUT JACKS (A, B, C, & D) The Headphone Output jacks are ¼" T. R. S. Each output jack is driven by its own independent headphone amplifier, allowing you to drive a wide variety of different type headphones at the same time. The signal at these jacks is the sum of the microphones, effects and the stereo mix inputs. -6- HPFX REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Despite the HPFX's sophistication, it is easy to interface the unit with a wide variety of equipment. With the exception of the front panel headphone outputs, all inputs and outputs, are located on the rear panel. Standard ¼" and XLR inputs and outputs make patching simple. POWER JACK INPUT An external 9 Volt AC adapter powers the HPFX. [. . . ] Print the RA number clearly on the outside of the shipping box. Print your return shipping address on the outside of the box. 5) Include with your unit: a return shipping address (we cannot ship to a P. O. Box), a copy of your purchase receipt, a daytime phone number, and a description of the problem. [. . . ]