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MAIN MIX

The MAIN MIX switch sends the main mix to the CONTROL

ROOM OUT and the PHONES output as well as to the level

meter.

PHONES/CTRL ROOM

Use this control to adjust the control room output level and

the headphones volume.

CD/TAPE TO MAIN

When the CD/TAPE TO MAIN switch is depressed, the 2-track

input is routed to the main mix and thus serves as an

additional input for tape machines. You can also connect

MIDI instruments or other signals here that do not require

any further processing. At the same time, this switch disables

the main mix to tape output link.

POWER

The blue POWER LED indicates that the device is switched on.

+48 V

The red “+48 V” LED lights up when phantom power

is switched on. Phantom power is required to operate

condenser microphones.

While phantom power is switched on, do not connect ◊

or disconnect microphones on the mixer (or the

stagebox/wallbox). Connect any micro-phones before

switching on phantom power. Additionally, monitor/

PA speakers should be muted before you activate

the phantom power supply. After switching on, wait

approx. one minute before adjusting the input gain so

that the system has time to stabilize.

LEVEL METER

The high-precision level meters always give you an accurate

display of signal level.

LEVEL SETTING:

When recording to digital recorders, the recorder’s meter

should not go into overload. This is because, unlike analog

recordings, it takes only slightly excessive levels to create

unpleasant digital distortion.

When recording to analog, the VU meters of the recording

machine should reach approx. +3 dB with low-frequency

signals (e.g. kick drum). Due to their inertia, VU meters tend

to display too low a signal level at frequencies above 1 kHz.

You should only drive instruments such as a Hi-Hat as far as

-10 dB. Snare drums should be driven to approx. 0 dB.

The peak meters of your XENYX display level almost ◊

independent of frequency. A recording level of 0 dB is

recommended for all types of signal.

MODE

The MODE switch determines whether the channels’ SOLO

switch operates as PFL (Pre Fader Listen) or as solo (Solo In

Place).

PFL (LEVEL SET)

To activate the PFL function, press the MODE switch. The PFL

function should, as a rule, be used for level setting (GAIN).

The signal is sourced pre-fader and assigned to the mono

PFL bus. In “PFL” mode, only the left side of the peak meter

is in operation. A PFL’d channel should be driven to the 0 dB

mark of the VU meter.

SOLO (NORMAL)

When the MODE switch is not depressed, the stereo solo

bus is active. Solo is actually short for “Solo In Place”. This is

the customary method for listening to an individual signal

or to a group of signals. As soon as a solo switch is pressed,

all channels not solo selected are muted in th e monitor

path (control room and phones). A channel’s position in the

stereo image is maintained. The solo bus carries the output

signals of the channel pan controls, the aux sends and the

stereo line inputs. On the 2442FX all aux returns, and on the

1832FX only aux return 2 can be routed to the solo bus. The

solo bus is, as a rule, taken post-fader.

The PAN control in the channel strip oers a constant ◊

power characteristic. This means that the signal is

always at a constant level, irrespective of position in

the stereo panorama. If the PAN control is moved fully

left or right, the level in that channel increases by 4 dB.

This ensures that, when set at the center of the stereo

image, the audio signal does not appear louder. For

this reason, with the solo function activated (Solo in

Place), audio signals from channels with PAN controls

that have not been moved fully left or right are

displayed at a lower volume than in the PFL function.

As a rule, solo signals are monitored via the control room

outputs and headphones jack and are displayed by the level

meters. If a solo switch is pressed, the signals from the tape

input, the subgroups and the main mix are cut from these

outputs and the level meter.

MAIN SOLO

The MAIN SOLO LED lights up as soon as a channel or aux

send solo switch is pressed. The MODE switch must be set to

“Solo”.

PFL (LEVEL SET)

The PFL (LEVEL SET) LED indicates that the peak meter is set

to PFL mode.

Fig. 2.17: PHONES jack

PHONES jack

You can connect headphones to this ¼" stereo jack (2442FX:

2 phones jacks). The signal routed to the PHONES connection

is the same as that routed to the control room output.

Subgroups and main mix fader2.3.11

You use the high-precision quality faders to control the

output level of the subgroups and the main mix.

LEFT/RIGHT switch

The switches located above the subgroup faders assign

the subgroup signal either to the left or right side of the

main bus. Similarly, it can be routed to both sides or none

at all. In the latter case, the submix is present only at the

corresponding subgroup outputs.

Fig. 2.18: Subgroup and main mix faders

GRAPHIC 9-BAND 3.

EQUALIZER (1832FX only)

Fig. 3.1: The graphic stereo equalizer of the 1832FX

The graphic stereo equalizer allows you to tailor the sound

to the room acoustics.

EQUALIZER

Use this switch to activate the graphic equalizer.

MAIN MIX/MONITOR

This toggles the graphic equalizer between the main mix

and the monitor mix. With the switch up (not depressed), the

equalizer is active in stereo on the main mix, and inactive on

the monitor mix.

When the switch is depressed the equalizer is active in mono

on the monitor mix, and inactive on the main mix.

FBQ FEEDBACK DETECTION

The switch turns on the FBQ Feedback Detection System. It

uses the LEDs in the frequency band faders to indicate the

critical frequencies. On a per-need basis, lower the frequency

range in question somewhat in order to avoid feedback. The

graphic stereo equalizer has to be turned on in order to use

this function.

Logically, at least one (ideally several) microphone ◊

channels have to be open for feedback to occur at all!

Feedback is particularly common when stage monitors

(“wedges”) are concerned, because monitors project sound

in the direction of microphones. Therefore, you can also use

the FBQ Feedback Detection for monitors by placing the

equalizer in the monitor bus (see MAIN MIX/MONITOR).

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