American Audio Q-FX19 manual

User Guide and Refer ence Manual Rev . 4/05 Q-FX19 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .AmericanAudio.us[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 2 MAIN FEA TURES....................................................................................................................................2 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS.................................................................................................[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 3 NOTE: This pr oduct 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[...]

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, [...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ 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 liquid[...]

Intr oductions: Congratulations and thank you for pur chasing the American Audio ® Q-FX19™ mixer . This mixer is a repr esentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price. Please r ead and understand this manual completely before attempting to operate you[...]

QUICK ST ART : A merican Audio ® would lik e to thank you for your purchase of this great audio prod- uct. For t hose o f yo u that are t oo impa tient to read the entire user manual we ha v e compiled these quick star t instructions. W e hope tha t you will at least read through these instructions to f amiliariz e yo ur self with the basics of th[...]

Q - F X 1 9 ™ C O N T R O L S A N D F U N C T I O N S © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ 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 respectiv e CHANNEL KNOB (2 7). Not [...]

allowing for a maximum midrange gain of 12 dB or maximum decrease of -30dB. Turning t he knob in a counter-clockwise direction will decrease the amount of midrange applied to a channel signal, turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of midrange applied to a channel signal. 5 . CHANNEL BASS CONTROL - This knob is used to a[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 10 17. CUE MIXING CONTROL - This functions allows you to monitor the Cue level as well as the Program (main output) level in your headphones. A channels Cue Level may only be monitored if the channels PFL (19) function is selected. To select a channels cue function pre[...]

“Q" START SWITCH activates the FADER “Q" START feature. When in the ON position, the FADER “Q" START automatically returns the CD player to the preset CUE POINT. 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&quo[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 12 3 3 . MAIN POWER SWITCH - This is the main power ON/OFF button. Before main power is applied, be sure you have made all connections to the mixer. Also be sure your amplifier(s) is(are) tuned off. Remember to avoid damaging pops to the speakers, the mixer is turned [...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 13 mode of the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWITCH (38). T ur ntables equipped with MM pickup cartridge (All DJ tur ntable use MM pick-up cartridges) may be connected to these jacks as long as the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWITCH (38) is in the “PHONO 1” position. CD players, T a[...]

(28) must be in the "Line 3" position, to monitor any source connected to these jacks. 47. CHANNEL 4: RCA LINE INPUT JACKS - These Jacks are used for line level inputs. Connect CD players or T ape Decks to line level inputs. Line level musical instruments with stereo outputs such as Rhythm Machines or Samplers should also be connected to [...]

Q-FX19™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS cont. © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 15 a po w e r cord wh en the ground prong has been removed or broken off. The gro und prong is us ed to re duce the r isk of ele ct ric al s hoc k in c ase of an e le ctr ica l sho r t. Th is c ord is d es ign ed t o fit i n on e[...]

Q-FX19™ DSP EFFECT CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS cont. © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 16 last heard, but it does not echo the sound. The PHASE effect adds a dif ferent tonal defination. The effects have two adjustable parameters, Time Array (T A) (67) and Depth Feedback (DF) (65). 61. ECHO/FIL TER BUTTON[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 17 FLANGER or PITCH SHIFT effect. When the FLANGER effect is activated the button will glow green, when the PITCH SHIFT effect is activated the button will glow red. The FLANGER effect distorts the output signal and creates an ef fect similar to fr equencies phasing in[...]

Q - F X 1 9 ™ 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 T U R N T A B L E © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 18 TRAN S ECHO SCRA TCH FL ANGER PARA METER S GL/CT N TIME A UTO CUE SAMP LE PITC H CUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RELOOP SINGLE LOOP REMAIN TOTA L ELAP SED M T S . F PITCH C[...]

Q - F X 1 9 ™ T Y P I C A L M I X E R S E T - U P Speaker Cables Balanced XLR male to XLR female Cables © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 19 CASSETTE DECK American A udio V4000™ T ypical Balanced Output Set-up This image details a typical stereo output layout. Note the use of the Balanced XLR Jacks[...]

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 around the knobs and switch. This will reduce small particle built up that can effect the pr[...]

Q-FX19™ TROUBLESHOOTING © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-FX19™ Instruction Manual Page 21 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 s[...]

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) fr om the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, includ[...]

Model: Q-FX19 4 Channel Mixer POWER SUPPL Y : AC 115v~60Hz/230v50~60Hz, User Selectable DIMENSIONS: 482mm (W) x 266mm (D) x 105mm (H) WEIGHT : 7 Lbs. / 5.1Kgs. CROSSF ADER: Feather Fader Plus - VCA detecting fader start control - Low grounding impedance cr ossfader POWER CONSUMPTION: 12W typical, 20W w/ full headphone output HEADPHONE IMPEDANCE: 16[...]

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