Harbinger L2404FX-USB LvL series User Manual

Harbinger L2404FX-USB LvL series User Manual

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  • Page 1 L2404FX - USB USB MIXER...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ................. 3 Main Features ..............3 Important Safety Instructions ......... 4 Front Panel Layout............5 Front Panel Input Section..........6 – 11 Control Section ............... 11 Effects Section ..............12 Monitoring and Level Control........12 – 15 Back Panel Layout ............
  • Page 3: Welcome

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER WELCOME Congratulations on your recent purchase of a new Harbinger ® LvL Series mixer. They are the perfect choice for bands, individual musicians and clubs who are looking for great-sounding mixes, live performance durability and the audio specifications that studio users demand. To get the most out of your new mixer, we suggest that you read through this entire manual at least once, then refer back to it as needed.
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DANGER Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise- induced hearing loss but most will lose some hearing if exposed to intense noise for a sufficient period of time. Please use caution when using this device to avoid subjecting yourself or others to excessive sound pressure levels.
  • Page 5: Front Panel Layout

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 24 25 27 28 11 12 www.HarbingerProAudio.com...
  • Page 6: Front Panel Input Section

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER FRONT PANEL INPUT SECTION Mono Channels 1-8 These channels are designed for mono inputs, either microphone or line inputs. Mic Input XLR connector for a microphone-level signal. This input will accept virtually any professional microphone. Some microphones, mostly condenser mics, need phantom power to operate.
  • Page 7 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Insert The insert jack is designed for inserting a dynamic processor or EQ into the signal path of the input. The jack is a TRS jack, which means that you need an insert cable, which is a Y cable with a stereo TRS plug on one end and two separate TS mono jacks at the other end.
  • Page 8 L2404 - USB USB MIXER EQ Section The Mono channels of the L2404FX-USB have a 3 band EQ with a sweepable mid frequency. The high and low equalizers are shelving filters that are plus or minus 15dB at their frequency bands. The high EQ boosts or cuts all frequencies above 12kHz.
  • Page 9 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Peak LED The Peak LED lights up when the level coming into that channel is too loud. If you see this light flash, turn that channel's Gain control down and the Level control up. Mute LED and Button Press this button to mute the channel.
  • Page 10 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Stereo Channels 9-16 These channels are designed to be either stereo inputs or mono inputs depending on how the inputs are used. For example, if you plug in two ¼” cables into the left and right ¼” inputs the signals will be stereo. However if you plug in a single ¼”...
  • Page 11: Control Section

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER Balance (BAL) The Balance knob has a similar effect to the pan control explained in the previous section, but the balance control just turns down one input or the other. As you turn the Balance knob to the right, the signal coming into the Left/Mono input gets softer.
  • Page 12: Effects Section

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER EFFECTS SECTION The L2404FX-USB mixer has a built-in Multi Core effects processor to make it easy to set up high quality effects for your mixes. Preset The L2404FX-USB mixer Multi Core effects processor has 25 presets. Each of these is a different effect type. The preset names will show on the LCD display.
  • Page 13 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Control Room and Phones Knobs These set the level of the outputs to the control room and headphones. 2 Track to Mix The 2TR to Mix button routes the 2 Track stereo RCA inputs to the main mix. The level of this input is controlled by the output level of the external audio device.
  • Page 14 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Aux Return Knobs These knobs determine the level of the aux returns back to the mixer. Aux Return 3 can be routed to the main mix or control room. Aux Return 4 can be routed to the main mix and/or the subgroups by pressing the appropriate switches.
  • Page 15 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Subgroup to Main Mix Routing Buttons This is where you can assign the input channels of a subgroup to the main mix. You can route a subgroup to another mixer or send them out of the subgroup outputs to a recording device.
  • Page 16: Back Panel Layout

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER BACK PANEL LAYOUT Power Switch This switch turns on the power for the L2404FX-USB mixer. Be sure to have the switch in the off position when plugging and unplugging the mixer from the AC power cable. Any amplifiers or powered speakers connected to the mixer should be turned on after the mixer is turned on and turned off before the mixer is turned off, to prevent damage to amplifiers and speakers.
  • Page 17 L2404 - USB USB MIXER Main Inserts These jacks allow you to insert an external effects processor before the output of the main outputs. Control Room Out The Control Room outputs are designed to allow monitoring of the mix by a sound engineer, often via studio monitor speakers in a separate room of a recording studio, however they can be used for other purposes as well.
  • Page 18: Recording And Playing Audio Through Usb

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK AUDIO THROUGH USB To Playback Audio 1. Connect your computer to the mixer with a USB cable. Your computer should see the mixer as a device labeled “USB Audio Codec”. 2. Select the mixer to playback audio from your system control panel. 3.
  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER RV-PLATE Time, Pre Delay Dampening Bright/Dark Emulation of a 70's plate reverb - a smooth decay for instruments RV-SPRING Time, Threshold Dampening Bright/Dark The sound of a spring reverb, adds a funky vintage sound to guitars RV-GATED Time, Pre Delay Dampening Bright/Dark...
  • Page 20: Glossary Of Terms

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER You turned up the Aux Return 4 knob, but can't hear the effects. • Are you sending enough level to the master Aux Send 4 output? If not, then turn up the individual channel Aux 4 Send knobs and then the master Aux 4 Send Knob.
  • Page 21 L2404 - USB USB MIXER EQUALIZATION Electronic filters that adjust the level of certain frequencies. Used for tone enhancement or to reduce extraneous sounds. Two types of EQ shapes are peak and shelving, described below. IMPEDANCE Resistance in an electrical circuit measured in Ohms (Ω). Maintaining proper impedance is important to correctly manage signal level, frequency response, and in the case of amplifiers and speakers, power loading on the amplifier.
  • Page 22: Block Diagrams

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER BLOCK DIAGRAM RTN-A/EFX TO AUX-1 RTN-B/EFX TO AUX-2 L2404FX-USB Owner's Manual...
  • Page 23: Mixer Specifications

    L2404 - USB USB MIXER MIXER SPECIFICATIONS L2404FX USB Specification and Technical Data Parameter Condition Value Frequency response (MIC IN @ -20 dB) Mic In to Main Out (Trim at 0 dB): 10Hz - 22kHz +0 -1dB THD(MIC IN @ -20 dB) Mic In to Main Out, 20Hz to 20kHz: 0.007% (Trim at 0 dB, Main output at 0 dB)
  • Page 24: Warranty/Fcc Statements

    (2) year warranty period. Some Harbinger provides, to the original purchaser, a two (2) year limited states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the warranty on materials and workmanship on all Harbinger cabinets, above limitation may not apply to you.

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