Troubleshooting; No Sound; No Sound When Channel Is Soloed; No Sound When Monitor Level Turned Up - Alesis 1622 Reference Manual

FIGURE 17
USING THE 1622 MIXER FOR A MIX MINUS OUTPUT
VTR
IN
MIX-MINUS
IN IN
VTR
IN
MONITOR
SPKR AMP

SECTION 4

TROUBLESHOOTING

NO SOUND

NO SOUND WHEN CHANNEL IS SOLOED

1) Plug is inserted into LINE input, which has priority over MIC input.
2) Open circuit in the INSERT signal path. Remove plug from INSERT jack.

NO SOUND WHEN MONITOR LEVEL TURNED UP

1) MONITOR MUTE is engaged. Switch to "Off" position.
2) SOLO is activated. If SOLO LED is lit, find the channel soloed and switch to "Off" position.
3) TAPE/MON Switch in the wrong position. Swith to MON position to hear the console signal.
Switch to TAPE position to hear the mixdown tape deck.

OVERLOAD PROBLEMS

DISTORTION HEARD WHEN INPUT CHANNEL IS SOLOED

1) Input too hot. Decrease TRIM level.
2) Excessive use of EQ. Decrease TRIM level or EQ levels.
3) Cable fault. Check the cable from the mic or instrument.
4) Trouble at the source. Try a different mic or instrument.
DISTORTION IS BEING RECORDED ONTO TAPE, BUT DISTORTION NOT HEARD WHEN INPUT
CHANNEL IS SOLOED
1) SUB MASTER is overloaded. Decrease the fader levels of the channels assigned to the
SUB MASTER.
CART MACHINES
OUT
LINE INPUTS
DIRECT OUTPUT
SUB OUT
CHANNEL INSERTS
MAIN OUT
MON TAPE
SENDS
IN
IN
32
VTR'S
OUT
MIC
RETURNS
IN OUT
MICRO LIMITER
OUT OUT
EFFECTS UNIT