Peavey 2443/3243 manual

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    AA M ™ 2443/3 243 Analog Audio Mixer User Manual[...]

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    Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “ dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Intended to aler t the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the pr[...]

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    3 I I M M P P O O R R T T A A N N T T S S A A F F E E T T Y Y I I N N S S T T R R U U C C T T I I O O N N S S W W A A R R N N I I N N G G : : When using electrical products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5[...]

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    4 The A AM ™ 2443 & 3243 are high quality , commercial grade analog audio mixers. Designed for flexibility in application, these mixers represent the latest state-of-the-ar t technology in analog circuit design. Powerful, yet easy to use, these mixers deliver amazing sonic performance. Low noise design and features applicable to “real-world[...]

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    5 R R e e a a r r P P a a n n e e l l C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s 1 1 . . I I N N S S E E R R T T This is a female 1/4" TRS connector for terminating two, single-ended (unbalanced) line level circuits. The tip is a line output. 2 2 . . L L I I N N E E ( ( B B A A L L ) ) This is a female 1/4" TRS connector for terminating [...]

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    6 The adjacent amber LED will illuminate to indicate that the channel’ s signal has been assigned to the PF L mix, and an amber LED in the Mono Master section will blink to indicate that the signal on the Mono LED display and at the Headphone Out is PFL. When the PF L switch is not engaged, the Signal/PFL LED will blink as an indication of signal[...]

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    7 M M a a s s t t e e r r S S e e c c t t i i o o n n 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 5 5 2 2 6 6 2 2 7 7 4 4 6 6 4 4 1 1 3 3 7 7 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 8 8 4 4 0 0 4 4 5 5 2 2 8 8 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 8 2 2 9 9 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 7 7 3 3 9 9 3 3 6 6[...]

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    8 A A u u x x S S e e n n d d s s 2 2 1 1 . . L L E E V V E E L L This control sets the output level of the various Aux mixes and is adjustable from no output (– ∞) to +10 dB. 2 2 2 2 . . M M U U T T E E S S W W I I T T C C H H & & M M U U T T E E / / C C L L I I P P L L E E D D This switch mutes the output signal from the respective Au[...]

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    9 N N O O T T E E : : The CLIP LED can illuminate before the rest of the array indicating the summing amp is clipping. 3 3 0 0 . . L L E E F F T T , , R R I I G G H H T T , , M M O O N N O O ( ( O O U U T T P P U U T T A A S S S S I I G G N N ) ) These switches determine where the Sub mix signal is being sent. For example, if each individual drum m[...]

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    10 4 4 5 5 . . L L E E F F T T / / R R I I G G H H T T L L E E V V E E L L D D I I S S P P L L A A Y Y S S These indicators graphically display the signal level being sent to the Left or Right outputs (L, R). Signal is sampled at the summing amp and post-master faders to monitor clipping throughout the L eft/Right and Mono Master section. The Clip [...]

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    5 5 5 5 . . A A U U X X 1 1 - - 6 6 O O U U T T ( ( U U N N B B A A L L A A N N C C E E D D ) ) These 1/4" (TS) jacks provide signal from the Aux buses. 5 5 6 6 . . A A U U X X 1 1 - - 4 4 O O U U T T ( ( B B A A L L A A N N C C E E D D ) ) These XLR connectors are provided on Aux 1–4 and provide output from those buses. These can be used si[...]

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    B B U U S S E E S S - - The signal paths through the mixer from the channels to the various outputs. The A AM ™ 2443/3243 mixer contains 13 different buses: L, R, MONO, S UBS 1-4, AUX 1-6. S S U U B B g g r r o o u u p p s s - - The buses used to group channels together . This allows one fader to control a submix of many channels. A A U U X X s s[...]

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    13 AAM 2443 AAM 3243 AAM 2443 AAM 3243 B B l l o o c c k k D D i i a a g g r r a a m m AAM ™ 2443/3243[...]

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    14 S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s AAM ™ 2443/3243 I I n n p p u u t t S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n M M i i n n . . I I n n p p u u t t Z Z I I n n p p u u t t G G a a i i n n S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s I I n n p p u u t t L L e e v v e e l l s s B B a a l l .[...]

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    15 H H u u m m & & N N o o i i s s e e O O u u t t p p u u t t R R e e s s i i d d u u a a l l N N o o i i s s e e ( ( R R e e f f . . 0 0 d d B B u u ) ) S S / / N N R R a a t t i i o o ( ( R R e e f f . . + + 4 4 d d B B u u ) ) T T e e s s t t C C o o n n d d i i t t i i o o n n s s Master L/R -105 dBu 109 dB All faders down Mono 90 dBu [...]

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    16 Architectural Acoustics ® PEA VEY E LECTR ON ICS CO RPORA TION LIM ITE D WARRANT Y Effective Date: July 1, 1998 W W h h a a t t T T h h i i s s W W a a r r r r a a n n t t y y C C o o v v e e r r s s Y our Peavey W arranty covers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Canada. W W h h a a [...]

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    17 N N o o t t e e s s[...]

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    Peavey Electronics Corporation • 711 A Street • Meridian, MS 39301 601-483-5376 • Fax 601-486-1678 • http://aa.peavey .com ©2002 Printed in U.S.A. 2/02 80304868[...]