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  • Page 1

    American Audio ® Q-221 ™ Professional Preamp Mixer American Audio 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .americandj.com[...]

  • Page 2

    Introduction: Congratulations and thank y ou for purchasing the American A udio ® Q-221™ prof essional audio pre- amp/mix er . This mix er is a representation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an aff ordable price. The Q-221™ comes with a tw o year limited w arranty![...]

  • Page 3

    • Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to y our mixer . • F or adult use only - K eep out of the reach of children. • Alwa ys use a power supply that meets the man uf actures e xact pow er speci fi cations • Be sure that the local pow er outlet match that of the required voltage f or your po wer supply . • Disconnect from main [...]

  • Page 4

    American DJ would like to thank f or your purchase of this great product. For those of y ou that are to impatient to read the entire user manual we ha ve compiled these quic k star t instr uctions. W e hope that you will at least read through these instructions to f amil- iarize yourself with the basic understanding of the unit. The Q-221 is par t [...]

  • Page 5

    Q-221 ™ Controls and Featur es 1 . L EV E L IN D ICA T ORS - The dual LED ’ s i n d i c a t o r s a r e u s e d t o i n d i c a t e t h e m a s t e r o u t p u t v o l u m e l e v e l . T o av oid signal dist or tion maintain an a vera ge signal output of +4 dB. 2. DJ MIC LEVEL - This rotar y knob is used to control the microphone volume output[...]

  • Page 6

    Q-221 ™ Controls and Featur es Cont. 6 . CHANNEL F ADER - These faders are used to control the output signal of an y source assigned to its par ticular channel. 7 . F ADER CURV E SWI T C H - This sw itch is used to change the wa y the crossfade r will operat e. The crossfa der can opera te in two differ ent modes, NORMAL C UR VE and QUIC K CUR VE[...]

  • Page 7

    15. A C V OL T A GE SELECTOR - This switch is used to adjust the oper ating v oltage. Operating v oltage can be toggled between 115V/50Hz or 230V/60Hz. Alwa ys be sure the selector is set to the proper v oltage f or your area bef ore attempting to operate the unit. 16. PLA YER CONTROL - These jacks are used to control the “ Q-Star t ” function [...]

  • Page 8

    21. REC OUT - This is a low current unbalanced output source designed f or various tape and CD recorders. The Record Out (REC OUT) le vel is dictated b y the CHANNEL F ADER LEVEL (6), it is not in fl uenced by the MASTER V OLUME CONTROL (10). 22. CHANNEL 2: LINE 2 RCA INPUT JA CKS - These Jac ks are used for line le vel inputs . Connect CD pla yer[...]

  • Page 9

    Q-221 ™ T ypical Mixer Set-Up CASSETTE DECK TURNT ABLE TURNT ABLE © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Q-221 ™ Instr uction Manual P age 9[...]

  • Page 10

    Q-221 ™ T ypical Mixer Set-Up Speaker Cab les Stereo RCA to 1/4” P atch Cables © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Q-221 ™ Instr uction Manual P age 10 CASSETTE DECK V4000 Amplifi er[...]

  • Page 11

    Due to f og residue, smok e, and dust, cleaning the mix er should be carried out per iodically to optimize light output. 1. Use nor mal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe down the outside casing. 2. Use a cleaner specially designed for electronics to spr a y in and around the knobs and s witch. This will reduce small par ticle built up that can[...]

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    2-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. Amer ican A udio ® hereby w arrants , to the or iginal purchaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manuf actur ing def ects in material and wor kmanship f or a period of 2 Y ear (730 da ys) from the date of purchase. This w arranty shall be v alid only if the product is purchased within the United States of Ame[...]

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    T echnical Specifi cations - Model: Q-221, 2 Channel A udio Mix er . PO WER SUPPL Y : A C 115/230V , 50/60Hz (Selectable) DIMENSIONS: 254 (W) * 308 (D) * 102.5 (H) mm WEIGHT : 5.5 Lbs./2.8Kgs CROSSF ADER: Optical detecting fader star t control - Low Residue Resistanced Crossf ader . PO WER CONSUMPTION: 9 W atts T ypical HEADPHONE IMPED ANCE: 16 Oh[...]

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    ©American Audio Supply American Audio W orld Headquar ters: 4295 Char ter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 F ax: 323-582-2610 W eb: www .amer icandj.com E-mail: inf o@amer icandj.com[...]