Manual Dynacord PowerMate 1600

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    O WNER‘S MANU AL P o werMate 1000/1600 P ow er Mix er ...

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    30 CONTENTS IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................... 31 IMPORT ANT SER VICE INSTRUCTIONS ....................... 31 DESCRIPTION ....................... 32 UNP A CKING AND W ARRANTY ....................... 32 INST ALLA TION ....................... 32 INPUT MONO ....................... 33 INPUT STEREO ....................... 38 EFFECT 1 ...

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    30 31 The lightning ash with arro whead symbol, within an equilateral tr iangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated „dangerous voltage“ within the product’ s enclosure that ma y be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock to persons. The e xclamation point within an equilateral triangle is ...

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    32 33 DESCRIPTION First of all, we would like to thank y ou and congratulate you to y our purchase of a D YNACORD po wer mixer . The Po werMate compact power mixers incor porate profound know-how , based on our research, de velopment and inter-communication with our customers in the professional audio mar ket, for decades. With a P owerMate you own ...

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    32 33 INPUT MONO 1. MIC Electronically balanced XLR-type inputs f or the connection of low impedance microphones lik e the ones featured in major studio and liv e mixing consoles. This type of input stage provides e xtraordinary low noise signal conv ersion at an extremely lo w distor tion rate (typical <0.002%) e ven in the high frequency range ...

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    34 35 INPUT MONO When connecting signal sources, please make sure to set the corresponding channel faders or at least the master fader s to their minimum positions or engage the ST ANDBY button. This will save you, your audience, and the equipment from extensive wear fr om unpleasant pops. 3. INSERT Stereo phone jack with break er function. The low ...

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    34 35 INPUT MONO 5. LO CUT 80 Hz When the LO CUT switch is engaged, frequencies below 80 Hz are attenuated (18 dB octav e slope). In most cases using the LO CUT lter with microphone channels is a good advice, since it efciently suppresses popping sounds, rumbling noise and low-frequency feedbac k. The only e xceptions are kick dr um and acous ...

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    36 37 INPUT MONO Adjustments in the MID frequency range are cer tainly the most eff ective w a y to shape the sound. As a matter of fact, determining the correct center frequency is not alwa ys as easy as it seems. Here is one method – amongst others – how to quic kly nd the r ight setting of the parametric EQ for y our application: Setting ...

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    36 37 Setting all A UX3 or A UX 4 controls to their center position, the main mix is also present on the monitor bus , giving you the oppor tunity to control the volume settings of each channel individually from the stage. The overall v olume of the monitor mix is set using the A UX3/A UX4 f aders in the master section. If you are using this option ...

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    38 39 INPUT STEREO Since most f eatures – A UX faders, controls and channel f aders – of the STEREO INPUTS are vir tually identical to the ones of the MONO INPUTS we will not discuss their functioning in detail again. Thus, in the follo wing we only point out the diff erences and like to ask you to ref er to the analogous paragr aphs within thi ...

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    38 39 INPUT STEREO 18. LINE TRIM These rotary controls are for matching the incoming line le vel signals to the operating lev el of the P owerMate . The total adjustment range is 30dB. Unity gain – no amplication (0 dB) – is achie ved at the 0dB mark. The control offers le vel reduction of –10dB and an amplication of +20dB. This range a ...

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    40 41 INPUT STEREO 20. AUX /FX These controls determine the amount of the summed L and R signal that is sent POST -F ADE to the A UX/FX summing bus. F or more details on the functioning of these controls, please ref er to the INPUT/MONO section of this owner’ s manual. 21. AUX3/4 These controls determine the amount of the summed L and R signal th ...

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    40 41 EFFEKT 1/2 27/28. AUX1/2 SEND The audio signal of the mix that you ha ve established f or the corresponding A UX/ FX bus – the identical mix that is f ed to the inter nal FX1/2 units – is present at this sock et, which makes it perfect f or connecting external FX units, f or e xample. Setting the le vel is possib le by means of the corres ...

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    42 43 29. DISPLA Y The displa y alwa ys indicates the actually selected program n umber of the corresponding FX unit. The display screen is cov ered with a protective f oil to pre vent it from being damaged during shipment. Please remove the f oil. 30. UP/DOWN The UP/DO WN buttons are f or selecting effect presets. Keeping a b utton pressed continu ...

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    42 43 Generally , the AUX3/4 channel is used f or monitoring pur poses. Depending on the setting of the A UX3/4 POST button, it is also possible to congure the b us for the connection of an additional, e xter nal FX unit. 37. AUX3/4 SEND This output provides connection for an e xter nal FX unit or , when used for monitor ing, a power amplier ...

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    44 45 42. AUX3/4 V OLUME This f ader controls the summed audio signal at the A UX3/4 SEND output. When used for monitoring, this f ader lets you control the volume of the monitor system. 43. 7-BAND EQU ALIZER Left and right master channels employ a 7-band equalizer , which gets activated through the use of the EQ ON button. The EQ’ s insert point ...

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    44 45 The PRO TECT indicator lights when one of the P owerMate’ s extensiv e protection circuits – against thermal overload, HF-induction, DC at the outputs, and SO AR-protection – is activated. When the P owerMate is in protect mode, the speak er outputs are muted and the amplier inputs are shor t circuited to prev ent the power amp from ...

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    46 47 MASTER 49. MONO OUTPUT At the monaural output the summed L/R master audio signal is present that can be used f or additional monitoring, side ll and “ne xt door” applications, or for the connection of a dela y-line or subwoof er . 50. MONO OUT With subwoof er operation, “ne xt-door”, monitor ing or delay line applications a pre/pos ...

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    46 47 MASTER 55. 2TRACK to MASTER This control is used to mix the 2TRA CK signal to the main mix; post fader of the master controls. Caution: When adjusting the lev el of the device that is connected to the 2TRA CK RETURNS – CD play er, tape dec k, etc. – always begin with the 2TRA CK to MASTER control set at its minimum setting. Otherwise, dep ...

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    48 49 MASTER 62. LAMP XLR This XLR-type sock et provides a DC voltage of 12V/ 5 watts and is meant f or the connection of a gooseneck lamp (litlite). Please make sure that the used lamp complies with the here mentioned specications and pin assignment. Overload or shor t circuit can result in damaging this output. T o pre vent this from happening ...

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    48 49 SPEAKER OUTPUTS RIGHT / LEFT The P owerMate is equipped with prof essional SPEAK ON high- perf or mance connectors, off er ing electrical and mechanical secure connection, which complies to all security regulations. It also allows the use of high quality speak er cables with diameters of 4 x 2.5mm 2 . The D YNACORD accessory assor tment inclu ...

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    50 51 Cabling The mains supply cord comes with the P owerMate. The quality of all other cab les lies in your responsibility . Carefully chosen high quality cables are the best precaution to prev ent later problems during live operation. The f ollowing wiring alter natives are recommended to pro vide trouble free operation of y our system. Speaker C ...

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    50 51 SETTING UP A ST ANDARD P A-SYSTEM In the f ollowing we w ould like to e xplain how to install a typical sound reinforcement system in passiv e conguration. The necessar y equipment is: 1 P owerMate 1000 1 P ower amplier , e.g. 2x250 watts 2 HI cabinets, e .g. 3-wa y 12” speakers 2 LO cabinets, e .g. 15” w oof er 2 Speaker pole-stand ...

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    52 53 • Connect the P owerMate‘s A UX3/4 SEND with the monitor amplier‘s input, using an LF-cable with the stereo phone plug on one end and the XLR-type connector on the other . • Connect all microphones pref erably to the monaur al inputs of the P owerMate and ke yboards and other comparab le sound sources to the rest of the av ailable ...

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    52 53 Main Mix P osition the master faders in the range betw een –30dB and –20dB. • Establish a basic mix, using the channel f aders, so that the individual sound le vels relate to each other according to your personal taste . • The best range f or the channel faders to be set to is in the area of –5dB to 0dB. In this way y ou are provide ...

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    54 55 The patch eld within the master section is referred to as MASTER P A TCHB A Y The mix er’ s Line output lev els, return and inser t connections are to be found here. T o provide y ou with a wide range of connection possibilities, the MASTER INSER TS, MAIN OUTPUTS , EQ INPUTS and EQ OUTPUTS, PO WER AMP INPUTS, and the A UX SENDS and A UX ...

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    54 55 3. Maximum amount of speakers in a passive conguration: The P owerMate allows the maximal connection of three loudspeak er cabinets with an impedance of 8 ohms per power amp output channel. In other words: the internal power amplier is capable of driving a maximum of six 8 ohms speaker systems . The following diag ram shows an e xample ...

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    56 57 SPECIFICA TIONS T echnical Specications P owerMate1000/P owerMate1600 Mixing desk in rated condition, Unity Gain ( MIC Gain 20 dB ), all f aders position 0 dB, all pots in mid position, master f ader + 6dB, amplier rated output pow er into 8 ohms, dual channel, unless otherwise specied. Maximum Midband Output P ower , 1 kHz, THD=1% i ...

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    56 57 BLOCK DIA GRAM ...

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    58 59 ABMESSUNGEN/DIMENSIONS ...

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    58 59 NO TES ...

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    60 USA T elex Communications Inc., 12000 P or tland Av e. South, Burnsville, MN 55337, Phone: +1 952-884-4051, F AX: +1 952-884-0043 Germany EVI AUDIO GmbH, Hirschberger Ring 45, D 94315, Straubing, Germany Phone: 49 9421-706 0, F AX: 49 9421-706 265 Subject to change without prior notice. Printed in Ger many 10/04/2004 / 363 488 www .dynacord.de ...

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