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Peavey 684 Plus manual

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  • Page 1

    O WNER ’ S M ANUAL XR ® 684/XR ® 684+ Stereo Powered Mixer[...]

  • Page 2

    2 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 alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the prod[...]

  • Page 3

    XR ™ 684/684+ Powered Sound Reinforcement Mixing Console General Description: Congratulations on your purchase of the XR ™ 684/684+ powered mixer . Within one compact unit, we have packed feature after feature, each displaying the latest technology available. Both the XR 684 and the XR 684+ are covered in this guide. The two units share the sam[...]

  • Page 4

    CHANNEL SECTION: CHANNELS 1-4 1. MIC INPUT : XLR balanced, low-impedance channel input optimized for a microphone or other low-level source. Pin 2 is the positive input. Because of the wide range of gain adjustment, signal levels as high as +10 dBV (2.45 V RMS) can be accommodated. When the phantom power is enabled, this connector has +48 V on pins[...]

  • Page 5

    NOTE: Channels 5-9 contain features that differ from the previous channels. Only those features are mentioned below . For information on features not mentioned please refer to the section for Channels 1-4. CHANNELS 5-6 10. LINE: 1/4" balanced TRS input for line level signals. This signal is connected through a 25 dB pad to the mic input below [...]

  • Page 6

    17. PRESET : Selects the effect preset from the list below . EFX Presets PRESET NAME TIME/SIZE COLOR/TONE 1 Chamber T ime: 150 to 5,000 ms Damping (High Frequency) 2 Plate T ime: 100 to 4,000 ms Damping (High Frequency) 3 Room T ime: 150 to 5,000 ms Damping (High Frequency) 4 Cathedral T ime: 100 to 8,000 ms Damping (High Frequency) 5 Spring T ime:[...]

  • Page 7

    26. MAIN LEVEL: This is the master level control for the main mix sent to the Left/Mono and Right output jacks. This control sets the Main level going to the power amp when in Main/Monitor mode (see System Mode #24). A good starting position for this control is the center detent position (12:00). 27. PHANTOM POWER SWITCH: Applies 48 V DC voltage to[...]

  • Page 8

    30. LEFT/MONO OUTPUT : This 1/4" jack provides an output from the Left Main mix to supply external amp/speaker combinations. The level of this signal is determined by the Main Level control. When no plug is connected to the Right Output (#31) then the right signal is mixed with the left, and both can be accessed at the Left/Mono Output. This w[...]

  • Page 9

    9 CHANNELS 1-4 HI-Z INPUT MIC PREAMP PA D TONE CONTROL LO MID HI +48V PHANTON LO-Z INPUT CHANNELS 5-6 LINE INPUT MIC PREAMP +48V PHANTON LO-Z INPUT MONITOR SEND CHANNEL GAIN EFX LEVEL TONE CONTROL CHANNEL GAIN EFX LEVEL MONITOR SEND CHANNELS 7-8 STEREO LINE INPUT LEFT/ MONO RIGHT +48V PHANTON LO-Z INPUT MIC PREAMP CHANNEL 9 (T APE) T APE/CD INPUT T[...]

  • Page 10

    XR ® 684 LEVEL DIAGRAM 10 INPUTS HI-Z (W/P AD) LINE/T APE LO-Z MIC (W/P AD) LO-Z MIC (NO P AD) HI-Z MIC (NO P AD) -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 dBu +10 +20 +30 +21 dBu +13.5 dBu -1 1 dBu -12.5 dBu -28 dBu -35 dBu -60 dBu 2 dBu = 0 dBV -15 dB +15 dB EQ XR 684 LEVELS ® MONITOR OUT +22 dBu MAX T APE OUT +10 dBV MAX -10 dBV NOM. LEFT & RIGHT OUT +22 [...]

  • Page 11

    11 Left/Monitor Outputs (Rear) Right/Main Outputs (Rear) Impulse ™ 200 Impulse ™ 200 Mains - Left Mains - Right Mode Switch Out Ke yboard PVM ™ 22 Reactor ® MA Q ™ 150 SP ™ 112M Out T ape Player T ape Player In Stereo V oice Module L R Wireless Mic/Gtr Hi-Z Mic XR ® 684 In - Left/Right Mode XR ® 684 IN - LEFT/RIGHT MODE[...]

  • Page 12

    Left/Monitor Outputs (Rear) Right/Main Outputs (Rear) Impulse ™ 200 Monitors Mains Mode Switch Depressed (In) PVM ™ 22 Reactor ® Ke yboard Out T ape Player T ape Player In Stereo V oice Module L R Wireless Mic/Gtr Hi-Z Mic XR ® 684 In - Monitor/Main Mode SP ™ 112M 12 XR ® 684 IN - MONITOR/MAIN MODE[...]

  • Page 13

    XR ™ 684 SPECIFICA TIONS : Input Specifications: Function Input Z Input Gains Input Levels Bal/ Connector (ohms) control Min** Nominal* Max UnBal. Min setting Lo-Z 2 k Max w/o pad -60 dBu -30 dBu -1 1 dBu Bal. XLR: Pin 1 Gnd, (150 ohms) (50 dB) Pin 2 (+), Pin 3 (-) Channel 1-8 Max. w/pad -35 dBu -5 dBu +13.5 dBu (25 dB) Hi-Z 100 k Max w/o pad -60[...]

  • Page 14

    Frequency Response: Mic Input to L - R Output Line Input to L - R Output T o Power Amplifier Output 20 Hz — 20 kHz +0 dB/-1 dB 20 Hz — 20 kHz +0 dB/-1 dB 20 Hz — 20 kHz +0 dB/-1 dB Graphic Equalizer: Filter Bandwidth Filter Frequencies Maximum Boost and Cut 1 octave 63, 125, 250, 500 1 k, 2 k, 4 k, 8 k, 16 k +12 dB Boost, -12 dB Cut T otal Ha[...]

  • Page 15

    15 POWER SECTION (400 SC Module with DDT ™ ) Frequency Response: +0, -1 dB, 20 Hz — 20 kHz @ rated power Rated Power: • 210 watts RMS into 4 ohms, both channels driven • 150 watts RMS into 8 ohms, both channels driven • Bridge out 420 watts into 8 ohms* * 8 ohms minimum load for bridge output only T otal Harmonic Distortion: Less than .01[...]

  • Page 16

    34 PEA VEY ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY Effective Date: July 1, 1998 What This W arranty Covers Y our Peavey Warranty covers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Can ada. What This W arranty Does Not Cover The W arranty does not cover: (1) damage caused by accident, misuse, ab[...]

  • Page 17

    IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ARNING: When using electric products, basic cautions should always be followed. including the following. 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before using this product. 2. All safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Obey all cautions in the operating instructions and o[...]

  • Page 18

    Features and specifications subject to change without notice. Peavey Electronics Corporation • 71 1 A Street • Meridian • MS • 39301 (601) 483-5365 • F AX (601) 486-1278 • www .peavey .com ©2000 Printed in the U.S.A. 2/00[...]