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Peavey XR 8300 manual

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    www.pe avey . com XR ® 8 300 & XR ® 8600 Po wered Mi xers Operatin g Manual[...]

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    2 Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger ous 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 (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the p[...]

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    3 IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS WARN ING: 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. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of t[...]

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    4 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ACHTUNG: Beim Einsatz von Elektrogeräten müssen u.a. grundlegende Vorsichtsmaßnahmen befolgt werden : 1. Lesen Sie sich diese Anweisungen durch. 2. Bewahren Sie diese Anweisungen auf. 3. Beachten Sie alle Warnungen. 4. Befolgen Sie alle Anweisungen. 5. Setzen Sie dieses Gerät nicht in der Nähe von Wasser ein. 6. [...]

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    5 INSTRUCTIONS IMPOR T ANTES DE SECURITE A TTE NTION: L’utilisation de tout appareil électrique doit être soumise aux precautions d’usage incluant: 1. Lire ces instructions. 2. G ardez ce manuel pour de futures références. 3. P rétez attention aux messages de précautions de ce manuel. 4. Suivez ces instructions. 5. N’utilisez pas cette [...]

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    6 INSTRUC CIONES IMPOR T ANTES P ARA SU SEGURID AD CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. Guarde estas instrucciones. 3. Haga caso de todos los consejos. 4. Siga todas las instrucciones. 5. No usar este aparato cerca del agua. 6. Limpiar solamente con [...]

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    7 XR ® 8300 & XR ® 8600 S eries Pow ered Mixer Congratulations on the purchase of y our new XR 8300 or XR 8600 powered mix er from Peav ey . The XR 8000 Series po wered mixers include many of the latest technological developments fr om Peav ey engineering. Incorporating a pair of 300, or 600, W att ampliers (XR8300 and XR8600 respectively)[...]

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    8 HIGH EQ This High EQ shelving type of active tone control v aries the treble frequency (±15 dB at 12 kHz) and is designed to remo ve noise or add brilliance to the signal, depend- ing on the quality of the source. MID EQ Mid EQ is a band pass (peak/notch) type of active tone control that v aries the mid- range frequencies (±15 dB at 450 Hz). L [...]

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    LINE INPUTS (Ch 7-8) These high impedance 1/4” inputs are for line-level signals. The inputs are summed to mono‚ allowing a stereo sour ce to be input into these channels. In critical situations‚ two mono line sources can be connected to one input. TRACK SEL ECT The input to Channel 9/10 can be selected as left (mono), right (mono) or summed [...]

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    10 MUTE 1-8 Muting channels 1-8 is a great feature that allo ws you to take a break‚ by muting channels 1–8 without changing the mic level settings. Use channel 9/10 for your br eak music. Just remember , unmute before beginning your performance. EFX SELECT This rotary switch selects one of sixteen available effects. S ee the table below . EFX [...]

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    1 1 F ront P anel EFX TIME This control adjusts the time of the particular reverb or delay . EFX T O MONIT OR This control adjusts the amount of effects signal sent to the monitor mix, allowing effects to be heard from the stage via the monitors. K eep this control as low as possible. EFX T O MAIN This control adjusts the amount of effects sent to [...]

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    12 F ront P anel DDT™ SPEAKER PRO TECTION Peav ey’ s award-winning speaker protection is built into both the XR 8300 and the XR 8600. This impor - tant feature allows y ou to maximize the power amplier without fear of distortion. The L ED illuminates when the DDT S peaker Protection system is active MONIT OR LEVEL This control sets the o ver[...]

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    13 13 F ront P anel EFX DEFEA T JACK This 1/4” jack accepts an on/off 1/4” footswitch (Peav ey Part # 00051000) to defeat effects of both the Main and Monitor mixes. The Effects may also be defeated via the EFX Defeat (13). MONIT OR OUTPUT This 1/4” jack pro vides a signal from the monitor mix (after the graphic EQ) for an external amplier[...]

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    14 14 R ear P anel AC POWER INL ET : This is the receptacle for an IEC line cord, which pro vides AC power to the unit. Connect the line cord to this connector to pro vide power to the unit. Damage to the equipment may result if improper line voltage is used. (See line v oltage marking on unit). Never break off the gr ound pin on any equipment. It [...]

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    15 XR ® 8300 & XR ® 8600 Specications Function Input Z (ohms) Min Input Gain Control Settings Min** Nominal* Max Bal Unbal Connector Lo-Z Mic (150 ohms) 2k Max w/o pad (50dB) Max w/pad (25dB) -59dBu -34dBu -29dBu -4dBu -11dBu +14dBu Bal XLR Pin 1 Gnd Pin 2 (+) Pin 3 (-) Line Input 22k Max w/o pad (30dB) Max w/pad (25dB) -27dBu -2dBu +2dBu [...]

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    16 XR ® 8300 & XR ® 8600 Specications Hum and Noise Hum and Noise measurements: 22Hz-22kHz BW Output R esidual Noise Ref: 4dBu T est Conditions Main Monitor -102dB -90dB -98dB -90dB All controls do wn 1 channel nominal, Master nominal All controls do wn 1 channel nominal, Master nominal Master F ader Nominal, Channel Fades Nominal, Mic Inp[...]

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    17 Pow er Section: 1200 SC Module with DDT Rated P ower: 600W program into 4 ohms, both channels driven / 500W RMS into 4 ohms, both channels driven 475W program into 8 ohms, both channels driven / 360W RMS into 8 ohms, both channels driven F requency Response: 20Hz-20kHz +0dB/-1dB @ rated power T otal Harmonic Distortion (THD) < 0.01% @ rated o[...]

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    18 NO TE S[...]

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    19 PEA VEY ELECTR ON ICS CO RPORA TION LIM ITED WARRANT Y Effective Date: Jul y 1, 1998 What This W arranty Covers Y our Peav ey Warr anty co vers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Canada. What This W arranty Does Not Cover The Warr anty does not cover: (1) damage caused by accident, mis[...]

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    Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Peav ey Electronics Corporation • 711 A Street • Meridian, MS 39301 (601) 483-5365 • F A X (601) 486-1278 • www .peavey .com © 2006 80 303156[...]