Setup - Shure AMS8100 User Giude

MOUNTING
To mount the AMS8100 in a rack-mount in a standard
19-inch audio equipment rack, install the mixer using the sup-
CONNECTIONS
Make audio connections as follows:
TO STEREO OR MONO HEADPHONES
FROM AUX-- OR LINE--LEVEL SOURCE
MIXER OUTPUT TO AMP/REC/MIXER INPUT
TO ADVANCED FUNCTION WIRING
TO AC POWER SOURCE
AUDIO CONNECTIONS
1. Connect an AMS microphone to the Channel Input con-
nectors (use high-quality 2-conductor shielded cables). It
is important to connect the red wire from the AMS micro-
phone cable to the first pin of the block connector, the
black wire to the second pin of the block connector, and
the shield to the last pin of the block connector.
2. Connect the AMS8100 Line Level Output to the input of
mixers, EQs, amplifiers or recorders.
CONTROL SETTINGS
1. Turn on the Power switch.
2. Adjust each channel level so that its Overload LED flick-
ers only during very loud speech.
3. Adjust the Low-Cut and High-Frequency controls adja-
cent to each Input Gain control to make each microphone
sound similar.
TO AMP/REC/MIXER INPUT (CH. 1--7)
FROM AMS MICS (CH. 1--8)
TO AMP/RECORD/MIXER INPUT
OR FROM AUX SOURCE (CH. 8)
TO LINKED AMS8100 MIXERS

SETUP

plied Phillips head screws through each side panel. Use all
four screws.
3. If additional AMS8100 mixers are to be linked to increase
the number of microphone inputs, connect them by
means of the Link In and Link Out jacks. Connect the LINK
OUT of the first mixer to the LINK IN of the next mixer, and
so on. Leave the LINK IN jack of the first mixer and the
LINK OUT jack of the last mixer unconnected. NOTE:
These jacks are for linking only, not for audio inputs or out-
puts (see Figure 5).
4. For headphone monitoring, connect headphones to the
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front-panel / -inch PHONES jack.
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5. Connect the power cord to the appropriate power source.
If the operating voltage is to be changed, refer to the Volt-
age Selection section.
4. Adjust the AMS8100 Master level control for the required
output level, as indicated by the output peak meter.
5. Adjust the headphone volume level with the PHONES
control knob.
6. The AMS8100 is now ready for operation.
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LINKING MIXERS