User manual SOUNDCRAFT SPIRIT POWERSTATION 600

[. . . ] For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty, please read this section carefully!IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before connecting your Mixer to the mains for the first time. End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation. Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft (if any) from whom the End User purchased the Equipment, provided such a person is authorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its accredited Distributor. [. . . ] the PFL ACTIVE LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that the headphones and meters are now carrying a PFL signal. This is a useful way of listening to any required input signal without interrupting the main mix, for making adjustments or tracing problems. You get most control when the input Sensitivity is set up correctly, giving full travel on the fader. Each Stereo Input section comprises a pair of similar inputs. The inputs are electronically balanced and separate 3-pole A gauge (TRS) jacks are provided for the Left and Right source signals. A mono signal may be plugged into the upper (left) socket only and will be fed equally to both paths. This knob allows you to match the input level to suit a wide variety of professional, semi-professional and hi-fi sources. Start with a low setting, especially for professional equipment, and increase it if you cannot reach an adequate signal level with the fader at the nominal `0 mark. Turning to the left cuts the same frequencies, reducing hiss or excessive brilliance. Turning to the left can be helpful to reduce hum or boominess or to improve a mushy sound. These are used to set up separate mono mixes for FOLDBACK, EFFECTS or recording, and the combination of each Aux Send is mixed to the respective Aux Output at the rear of the mixer. This is a useful way of listening to the Return for making adjustments or tracing problems. This switch routes the 2 Track Return to Mix L/R, and provides a very simple method of feeding an external source (e. 2TRK TO MIX should not be used when recording from the REC O/P sockets, as there is the possibility of serious feedback. This LED illuminates when any PFL switch is pressed to warn that the headphones and meters are now monitoring the PFL signal instead of the Mix. The controller provides a wide range of echo, reverb and acoustic treatments to add fullness to the sound, complement room acoustics or for specific effects. The input level to the integral Effects Controller from the mixer is set by the INPUT TRIM control, with an associated LED to warn of levels high enough to cause clipping at the input of the Effects. The control should where possible be kept in the centre detent position to minimise noise, and if a setting over 0 is required this would indicate that the input is not being driven hard enough from the LEX FX channel sends. This rotary switch allows any one of 16 factory-programmed effect combinations to be selected, as listed on the panel legend below the controls. These factory presets have been carefully selected and should be suitable for most applications. Two effects Parameters may be adjusted and saved in the onboard RAM for each of the pre-programmed effects, using the encoder knob and the two PARAMeter switches. The best setting for a particular application will be found by experimentation and careful listening to the final sound. [. . . ] You are now ready to start building the mix and this should be done progressively, listening carefully for each component in the mix and watching the meters for any hint of overload. If this occurs, back off the appropriate Channel Fader slightly until the level is out of the red segments, or adjust the Mix Faders. Note: The level of any source signal in the final output is affected by many factors, principally the Gain control, Channel Fader and Mix Faders. You should try to use only as much microphone gain as required to achieve a good balance between signals, with the faders set as described above. [. . . ]