Dynacord Power Mixer PowerMate 1600 Owner's Manual page 14

EFFEKT 1/2
29. DISPLAY
The display always indicates the actually selected program number of the corresponding
FX unit. The display screen is covered with a protective foil to prevent it from being
damaged during shipment. Please remove the foil.
30. UP/DOWN
The UP/DOWN buttons are for selecting effect presets. Keeping a button pressed
continuously lets you step quickly through the program numbers.
31/32. FX1/2 to AUX3/4
These controls allow adding the output signal of FX1 or FX2 to the monitoring channel.
Experience has revealed that the effect level in the monitor mix has to be lower than the
level in the main mix, since the distance between monitor speakers and artists is much
shorter.
33. FX ON
This switch switches an internal FX unit on and the green LED lights. Please keep in
mind that you can also use an external footswitch for the switching of the FX unit. In this
case, the LED also shows the actual operational status of the FX unit. If you want to use
a footswitch, the FX ON switch has to be engaged first. The corresponding FX unit is
activated and you can use the footswitch to switch the selected effect program on or off.
34. PFL
Engaging the PFL button routes the audio signal to the headphones bus, so that it is
present at the phones output connector. The phones output volume is independent of
the corresponding channel fader's setting (PRE FADER LISTEN), which provides the
possibility to listen to the sound of the selected audio signal, without including it in the
main mix.
35. PEAK LED
These indicators signal if the internal FX units or the AUX 1/2 SEND signals are on the
verge of clipping. To achieve an adequate S/N ratio, please adjust the FX units' input level
as follows:
Setting Instructions:
1. Establish a "dry" mix – without effect settings – according to the previous
descriptions.
2. Position the effect return fader of the corresponding effect channel at the –5dB mark.
3. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select the desired FX program preset.
4. Press the FX ON switch.
5. Play (start the reproduction of) the sound source connected to the desired input
channel and adjust the desired amount of the FX signal, using the AUX/FX controls
of this input channel. Repeat this step for all input channels that you want to include
in your effect mix.
6. Monitor the Peak LED so that it only lights frequently at highly dynamic signal peaks.
When clipping occurs, reduce the AUX/FX controls in the channels.
7. Use the FX to AUX control to add the effect mix to the monitor mix. Use the FX
return faders to add the desired amount of the FX signal to the main mix.
In case you are using a different effect setting for the second FX unit, you have to repeat
steps 2 - 8, respectively. Pay some attention to the peak indicators when operating your
PowerMate to be able to quickly interact when the signal levels exceed the normal range
and enter clipping.
36. EFFEKT RETURN
These stereo faders are used to determine the effect amount added to the main mix. In
case you have to set these faders at a position above the +5dB mark, please check if the
FX unit's input signals are adjusted properly. Otherwise use the AUX/FX SEND controls to
increase the input levels.
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