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19. Talkback Mic
Thisiswheretopluginanexternaltalkback
microphone.Dynamicandself-poweredcondenser
microphonesworkwell.
20. Power
Pressthetopofthisrockerswitchinwardstoturnon
themixer.ThefrontpanelpowerLED[57]willglow
withhappiness,oratleastitwillifyouhavethemixer
pluggedintoasuitableliveACmainssupply.
Pressthebottomofthisswitchtoputthemixerinto
standbymode.Itwillnotfunction,butsomecircuitsare
stilllive.ToremoveACpower,eitherturnofftheAC
mainssupply,orunplugthepowercordfromthemixer
andtheACmainssupply.
Asageneralguide,youshouldturnonyour
mixerrst,beforeanyexternalpower
ampliersorpoweredspeakers,andturnit
offlast.Thiswillreducethepossibilitiesofanyturn-on,
orturn-offthumpsinyourspeakers.
21. 48V Phantom Power
Mostmodernprofessionalcondensermicsrequire
48Vphantompower,whichletsthemixersend
low-currentDCvoltagetothemic’selectronicsthrough
thesamewiresthatcarryaudio.(Semi-procondenser
micsoftenhavebatteriestoaccomplishthesame
thing.)“Phantom”owesitsnametoanabilitytobe
“unseen”bydynamicmics(ShureSM57/SM58,for
instance),whichdon’tneedexternalpowerandaren’t
affected by it anyway.
Pressthetopofthisswitchinifyourmicrophone
requiresphantompower.(Alwayschecktheposition
ofthisswitchbeforeconnectingmicrophones.)Ared
LED[56]willilluminatejustabovethemainmix
meters[58]toindicatethatphantompowerisactive.
Thisisaglobalswitchthataffectsallmicchannels'XLR
jacksatonce.
Neverplugsingle-ended(unbalanced)
microphones,orribbonmicsintothemic
inputjacksifphantompowerison.Donot
pluginstrumentoutputsintothemicXLRinputjacks
withphantompoweron,unlessyouknowforcertainit
is safe to do so. Besurethemainlevel[75]isturned
downwhenconnectingmicrophonestothemicinputs
whenphantompoweristurnedon,topreventpopsfrom
gettingthroughtothespeakers.
22. Power Connection
Thisisastandard3-prongIECpowerconnector.
Connectthedetachablelinecord(includedinthebox
withyourmixer)tothepowerreceptacle,andplugthe
otherendofthelinecordintoanACoutlet.The
VLZ44•BusSeriesMixershaveauniversalpower
supplythatcanaccept
any AC voltage ranging from
100 VAC to 240 VAC. No need for voltage select switches.
Itwillworkvirtuallyanywhereintheworld.That’swhy
wecallita“Planet-Earth”powersupply!Itisless
susceptibletovoltagesagsorspikes,comparedto
conventionalpowersupplies,andprovidesgreater
electromagneticisolationandbetterprotectionagainst
AC line noise.
Disconnectingtheplug’sgroundpinis
dangerous.Don’tdoit.
POWER
ON
PHANTOM
ON
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BAL / UNBAL
SUBGROUP INSERTS
TIP SEND, RINGRETURN
AUX INSERTS
TIP SEND, RING RETURN
AUX SENDS
BAL / UNBAL
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STEREO RETURNS
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MONITOR
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MONITOR
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R
100 - 240 V
50 - 60 Hz 55W
TALKBACK
MIC
RIGHT
MAIN OUT
INSERT LINE
LEFT
MAIN OUT
INSERT LINE
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MAIN OUT
INSERT LINE
LEVEL
OUTPUT
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USB
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R
TAPE
OUTIN
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RING RETURN
TIP SEND
RING RETURN
TIP SEND
RING RETURN
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INSERTS (TIP SEND, RING RETURN)
ONYX MIC PREAMPS
UNBALANCED
REVISION
SERIAL NUMBER
REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING.
DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE
UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE.
DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
AVIS:
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES FOR THE U.S. AND THE ICES-003 FOR CANADA. OPERATION
IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND
(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE
UNDESIRED OPERATION.
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