American Audio Q-Spand Pro manual

Q-SPAND PRO Featuring: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .AmericanAudio.us User Guide and Reference Manual 12/06[...]

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

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 3 NOTE: This product 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 [...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 4 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 [...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO 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 liq[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 6 Intr oductions: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® Q-SP AND PRO mixer . This mixer is a r epresentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio pr oducts possible at an affor dable [...]

QUICK ST A RT : A merican Audio ® wo uld lik e to thank yo u for your purchase of this great audio product. For thos e of y ou th at don 't ha ve t he t ime t o read the en tire user manual we ha ve compiled these quick star t instructions. W e hope that you wil l at least read through these instructions t o familiari ze yourself with the bas[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 8 Q - SP A N D P R O FRONT PANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1 . M ICROPHONE EQ SECTION - MICROPHONE TREBLE CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the treble levels of the Microphone with a maximum signal gain of + 12 dB or maximum signal decrease of -30dB. Turning the [...]

the “phono” position for turntable operation. 5 . CHANNEL GAIN CONTROL - This adjustment is used to adjust the audio source signal input gain for a channel. Never use the gain control to adjust a channels output volume. Setting the gain level properly will ensure a clean output signal. An improper gain level adjustment will send a distorted sig[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 10 Q - S P A N D P R O FRONT PANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT. of the signal is sent to the left and right output level. For true stereo imaging, maintain the knob in the 12 o ’ clock position. 11. BNC JACK - This jack is used to supply a 12V DC signal to a goo[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 11 Q - S P A N D P R O FRONT PANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT. 1 9 . HEADPHONE JACK - This jack is used to connect your headphones to the mixer allowing you to monitor the cue source. Use headphones only rated at 8 ohms to 32 ohms. Most DJ headphones are rated at[...]

Q - S P A N D P R O FRONT PANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT. 28. FEATHER FADER PLUS CROSSFADER - This fader is used to blend the output signals of chan- nels one and two together. When the fader is in the full left position (channel 1), the output signal of channel one will be controlled by the master volume level. The same fundamentals will appl[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 13 Q-SPAND PRO R E A R P A N E L - C O N T R O L S A ND F U N C T I O N S 32. GND (GROUND TERMINAL) - Be sure to connect turntable ground leads to either or both of the two available ground terminals. This will reduce the humming and popping noises associated with m[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 14 Q - SP A N D P R O REAR PANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT. of the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWITCH (36). T ur ntables equipped with MM pickup cartridge (All DJ turntable use MM pick-up cartridges) may be connected to these jacks as long as the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWI[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 15 Q - SP A N D P R O REAR PANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT. 43. RCA MASTER OUTPUTS - The Master Output includes a pair XLR BALANCED JACKS (46) as well as a pair of RC A Unbalanced Jacks. The RCA jacks send a low curr ent unbalanced output signal. These jacks sho[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 16 CASSETTE DECK T U R N T A B L E T U R N T A B L E This image details a typical DJ Set Up consisting of a microphone, turn- tables, CD players, and a tape deck. Note: T ur ntables can only be connected to the PHONO LEVEL RCA JACKS . Be sure the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 17 Q - SP A N D P R O TYPICAL MIXER SET-UP Balanced XLR male to XLR female Cables American Audio V4001™ T ypical Balanced Output Set-up This image details a typical stereo output layout. Note the use of the Balanced XLR Jacks on both the mixer and the amplifier .[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 18 Due to fog residue, smoke, and dust, cleaning the mixer should be carried out periodically to r esidue 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 arou[...]

© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 19 Q-SPAND PRO TROUBLESHOOTING 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 in[...]

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© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Model: Q-SPAND PRO 4 Channel Mixer Dual Voltage: POWER SUPPL Y : AC 115v~60Hz/230v-50Hz, User Selectable Single Voltage: AC 100V , 50Hz (For Japan) AC 110V , 60Hz (For Colombia) AC 120V , 60Hz (For USA, and Canada) AC 127V , 60Hz (For Mex[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - Q-SP AND PRO Instruction Manual Page 22 Below -23dB at 70Hz MID: +12 +/-2dB at 1KHz Below -23dB at 1KHz TREBLE: +12 +/-2dB at 13KHz -14 +/-3dB at 13KHz Microphone Equalizer: BASS: +12 +/-2dB at 100Hz, -22 +/-3dB at 100Hz TREBLE: +12 +/-2dB at 10KHz, -15 +/-3dB at 10KHz T ALKOVE[...]

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