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    User Guide and Reference Manual 12/06 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .AmericanAudio.us Q-2411 PRO Professional Preamp Mixer[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 2 MAIN FEA TURES....................................................................................................................................2 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 3 NOTE: This product satisfies FCC r egulations when shielded cables and connectors ar e used to con - nect the unit to other equipment. T o pr event electromagnetic inter - fer ence with electrical appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and co[...]

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    ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, [...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 5 1. For adult use only - Keep out of the reach of children. 2. Water and Moisture - The player should not be used near water - for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet base- ment or near a swimming pool, etc. Do not spill water or other liqui[...]

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    Intr oductions: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® Q-2411 PRO mixer . This mixer is a r epr esentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio pr oducts possible at an af fordable price. Please read and understand this manual completely before attempting to operate y[...]

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    QUICK ST ART : Amer ican Audio ® would lik e to thank you for yo ur purchase of this great audio product. For those of you that that don’t hav e the time to read the entire user manual w e ha v e compiled these quick star t instructions. We hope that you wil l at least read through these instructions to fami liariz e yo urself wit h the basics o[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 8 1 . MICROPHONE 1 - This combo jack will accept a standard 1/4 plug or XLR 3-pin balanced male plug. The volume output level for this microphone will be controlled by its ow n resp ectiv e CHANNEL KNOB (20). Note: W e r ecommend that you use a 5 0 0 - 6 0 0 ohm micr [...]

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    each channel. Each channel may only be assigned one input source at a time. This switch must be in the “phono” position for turntable operation. 5 . MASTER OUTPUT BALANCE CONTROL - This knob is used to control the pan, adjust how much of the signal is sent to the left and right output level. For true stereo imaging, maintain the knob in the 12 [...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 10 For example; Assuming you have two compatible American Audio™ CD players or a compatible dual CD player connected to channels one and two. When the Fader "Q" Start option is turned on, sliding the crossfader to the far left position will trigger playbac[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 11 21. GND (GROUND TERMINAL) - Be sure to connect tur ntable gr ound leads to either or both of the two available ground terminals. This will r educe the humming and popping noises associated with magnetic phono cartridges. 22. MIC A TTENUA TOR - This knob is used to [...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 12 decks, etc.) to these jacks when the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWITCH (24) is in the “PHONO 2” posi- tion , THIS MA Y SERIOUSL Y DAMAGE YOUR MIXER! The r ed colored RCA jack r epr esents the right channel input and the white r epr esents the left channel input. Input[...]

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    31. PLA YER CONTROL - PLA YER 1 CONTROL - This jack is used to contr ol the “Q-Start” function between the mixer and a compatible American Audio ® or American DJ ® CD Player . Using the mini plug included with your CD player , connect from the CD player controller out jack to this jack. Player A “Q-Start” functionallity will be controlled[...]

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    Q - 2 4 1 1 P R O T Y P I C A L M I X E R S E T - U P CASSETTE DECK T U R N T A B L E © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 14 This image details a typical DJ Set Up consisting of a microphone, turn- tables, CD players, and a tape deck. Note: T ur ntables can only be connected to the PHONO LEVEL RCA JACKS[...]

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    Q - 2 4 1 1 P R O T Y P I C A L M I X E R S E T - U P Balanced XLR male to XLR female Cables © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 15 CASSETTE DECK American Audio V4001™ T ypical Balanced Output Set-up This image details a typical stereo output layout. Note the use of the Balanced XLR Jacks on both the [...]

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    Due to fog residue, smoke, and dust, cleaning the mixer should be carried out periodically to residue build up. 1. Use normal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe down the outside casing. 2. Use a cleaner specially designed for electronics to spray in and ar ound the knobs and switch. This will reduce small particle built up that can effect the p[...]

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    Q-2411 PRO TROUBLESHOOTING © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-2411 PRO Instruction Manual Page 17 T rouble Shooting: Listed below ar e common problems you may encounter , and solutions. There is no power to the unit: 1. Be sure you have connected the power cor d to a correct wall outlet. There is little or no sound: 1. Check the input[...]

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    1-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Y ear (365 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, includi[...]

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    Model: Q-2411 4 Channel Mixer POWER SUPPL Y : AC 115v~60Hz/230v~50Hz, User Selectable Single V oltage: AC 100V , 50/60Hz (Japan) AC 110V , 60Hz (Colombia) AC 120V , 60Hz (U.S.A. and Canada) AC 127V , 60Hz (Mexico) AC 220V , 50Hz (Chile and Ar gentina) AC 220V , 60Hz (Philippines and Korea) AC 230V , 50Hz (Europe, U.K., New Zealand, South Africa, an[...]

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    ©American Audio® W orld Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-2941 W eb: www .americanaudio.us E-mail: info@americandj.com[...]