Stanton SA-5 manual

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    SA-5 The Official Mixer of The Allies All-star Beatdown STANTON MAGNETICS, INC info@stantonmagnetics.com www.STANTONDJ.com OWNER’S M A N U A L © 2003, Stanton Magnetics, Inc.[...]

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    PL EASE RE AD C AREF UL LY BEFO RE U SE FAI LU R E TO F O LLO W TH E I N S TR U C TI O N S PR I N TE D B E LO W M AY V O I D WAR R AN TY • Follow all security advice printed on your mixer . • When removing the unit's AC plug from the power source, grasp and pull the plug, NEVER the cord itself! • A void placing your mixer near heat sourc[...]

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    The SA-5 “The Official Mixer Of The Allies All-Star Beatdown” Introducing the world’s first all fader battle mixer. Designed by Stanton based on DJ Infamous’ requirements, the SA-5 is a high-end, affordable mixer with all the requirements of today’s top turntablist. The simplicity of the layout is sure to make the SA-5 the preferred mixer[...]

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    DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS 1. Session Level control: Controls the input level of the session or mic input, depending on setting of session/ Mic switch (27). 2. Gain: Controls the gain of each input channel. The sensitivity of the gain faders is adjusted by the phono trim (25) knob on the back of the mixer . 3. Program Reverse: Reverses the signal of [...]

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    FADER CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT 6. Crossfader Reverse: Reverses the direction of the crossfader. When switched down, channel 1 will be assigned to the right side of the crossfader, and channel 2 to the left side. 7. OS2 lock: Locks the OS2 in its current position to avoid accidentally switching sources. Whether the OS2 is in phono or line, activatin[...]

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    B A C K P A N E L 28. Headphone output: Standard 1/4” headphone output connector . 29. Session/Mic switch: Used to assign the Session/Mic fader to either the Session input or the MIC input. 30. Microphone input: 1/4” connector for connecting a microphone. 31. Phono Inputs: Phono level inputs for channels 1 and 2. Do not plug line outputs into p[...]