Tapco Mix 260FX User Manual - page 4
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GETTING STARTED
The following steps will help you set up your mixer, and get the levels
and adjustments just right.
ZERO THE CONTROLS:
1. Leave the POWER cord disconnected from the
MIX FX Series mixer.
2. Turn down the channel strip GAIN, AUX SEND,
and fader controls.
3. Center the channel strip EQ and PAN/BAL
controls.
4. Turn down the MASTER AUX SENDS, AUX
RETURN, FX RETURN and CTRL ROOM/
PHONES controls.
5. Leave all switches out (up).
6. Turn down the ALT 3/4 or SUB 1/2 faders, and
the MAIN MIX faders.
CONNECTIONS:
1. Connect your speakers to your amplifi er’s outputs
(unless, of course, you have powered speakers).
2. Using TR or TRS cables, make connections from
your mixer’s MAIN OUTS to your amplifi cation
system’s line inputs.
3. Connect your microphones and instruments to
the mixer: Connect microphones to the mono
channel MIC INPUT jacks. (For condenser
microphones, turn on the PHANTOM POWER
switch.) Connect line-level signal sources to the
LINE input jacks.
Note: Normally, you would plug in only one
microphone or one instrument into each mono
channel.
4. Zero the controls, as described above.
5. Connect the power cord supplied with your mixer
to the AC socket on the back and plug it into an
AC outlet properly confi gured for your model.
6. Plug all other sound system components into
suitable AC outlets, properly grounded and
capable of delivering adequate current.
7. Turn all the power switches on, leaving the
speaker’s amplifi er’s switch for last.
8. Turn up the MAIN MIX fader to the –10 mark, for
now. We’ll crank it up later on.
9. Now you are ready to set the levels.
SET THE LEVELS (Mic/Line Channels):
1. Choose one of the microphones or instruments
you connected to the mono MIC or LINE input.
Make some noise. If it’s a microphone, sing at your
normal singing volume. If it’s an instrument, play it
at its normal output level.
2. Push in the channel’s SOLO switch next to the
fader (make sure the SOLO MODE switch above
the meters is up, in PFL mode). While making
noise, turn up that channel’s GAIN control until
the +7 and +10 indicators on the meters are
fl ashing. If the CLIP LEDs start blinking, turn down
the GAIN control a bit.
3. Raise that channel’s fader to unity gain (U label).
You should be hearing your noise now.
4. If necessary, apply channel EQ changes. (You may
need to compensate for level changes afterward
with the channel fader control.)
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other Mic/Line
channel(s).
6. Stop making noise. Everyone: start making music.
7. Now turn up the MAIN MIX control to a
comfortable listening level.
SET THE LEVELS (Stereo Line Channels):
1. Make some noise with the mono or stereo
instrument connected to the LINE IN jacks on a
stereo line-input channel.
2. Push in the channel’s SOLO switch next to the
fader. Adjust the line-input signal level at the
source until the +7 and +10 indicators on the
meters are fl ashing. If the CLIP LEDs start
blinking, turn down the signal level a bit.
3. Raise that channel’s fader to unity gain (U label).
You should be hearing your noise now.
4. If necessary, apply channel EQ changes. (You may
need to compensate for level changes afterward
with the channel LEVEL control.)
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the remaining stereo
channels.