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  • Page 1 OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL www.geckomusic.net www.geckomusic.net...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    GECKO® SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS & SYMBOLS GUIDE GECKO® SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS & SYMBOLS GUIDE For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty, all text marked with these symbols should be read carefully. SYMBOLS: SYMBOLS: NOTES NOTES Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment.
  • Page 3 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.25 or less Human pain threshold GECKO MUSIC GROUP GECKO MUSIC GROUP No. 59, 59-1, 61, 61-1, 63, 63-1, Jalan PE 3, Taman Paya Emas, Paya Rumput, 76450 Melaka, Malaysia. Mobile: +6012.204 2175 Email: info@geckomusic.net • Website: www.geckomusic.net...
  • Page 4 C.R.I.S.T.A.L.® Audiophile technology that is changing the way how sound is being encoded, reproduced and managed! On behalf of GECKO MUSIC GROUP, I would like to pledge our continuing commitment to uphold our traditions in serving music and audio communities around the world with more value-added highest possible quality GECKO®...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    BLOCK DIAGRAM SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY NOTES: This manual covers the large-format 36-channel GECKO® EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 3604L C.R.I.S.T.A.L.® Audiophile mixing console and the 52- channel GECKO® EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 5204L C.R.I.S.T.A.L.® Audiophile mixing console. As both consoles are operationally identical, this manual will discuss the GECKO®...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION World's first audiophile grade consoles. The GECKO® EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 3604L and MXR 5204L C.R.I.S.T.A.L.® Audiophile mixing consoles are designed for professional engineers and audiophiles seeking those “long lost” pure, smooth, warm tones for their music recording, mixing, mastering, and live sound applications in this world very much filled with digital colorations and noises.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 5204L: • GECKO® EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 5204L 52-channel C.R.I.S.T.A.L.® Audiophile mixing console • IEC Power Cord • GECKO® JORDAN PS 2410U universal power supply with 10-pin DC power cable ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 8: Panel Layouts

    PANEL LAYOUTS PANEL LAYOUTS FRONT ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 9 REAR ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 10 ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 11: Installing The Consolee Layout

    Ensure adequate air flow around these surfaces. To avoid audible hum, buzz or other performance degradation, do not place equipment that radiates strong electromagnetic fields such as mains power supplies, amplifiers, and computers next to or directly underneath the console. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 12: Connecting Power

    1. SAFETY – To protect the operator from high voltage electric shock, and 2. AUDIO PERFORMANCE – To minimize the effect of ground (earth) loops which results in audible hum and buzz, and to shield the audio signals from interference. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 13 CAUTIONS: Use only the recommended power supply unit. Do not attempt to modify any other power unit to work with the console. Do not attempt to modify or extend the DC power cable that comes with the supply. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 14: Connections

    The green BACKUP LED / ACTIVE POWER SUPPLY next to the ON/OFF button on the EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 3604L will illuminate to show backup power supply is active. CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Notes: All the TRS and TS connectors illustrated here are of ¼” (6.3mm) diameter. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 15 OLYMPIAN series audiophile connectors for your connections. Take time to check for reliable and accurate cable assembly. It is well known that most audio system problems (and sound quality degradations) are due to faulty or sub standard interconnecting leads and connectors. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 16 - output. Instead the - wire has no signal but is held at the same impedance at the + wire. This means that both wires pick up the noise equally, resulting in the advantage of noise cancellation as described above when connected to a balanced input stage. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 17: The Console Connectors

    INS RIGHT) inserts are pre-fader and operate at -2dBu. Use these to patch in line level signal processing equipment such as compressors, outboard EQ, delay units and so on. The wiring of a suitable cable is shown on the diagram below. © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 18 EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 5204L has seven 4-pin XLR sockets to plug in standard 10V/2W gooseneck lamps to illuminate the operating surface when working in dark environment. Only use lamps intended for this purpose. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 19 MTX (1-4) OUT, are typically used for stereo or mono recording or broadcast feeds, delay and fill speakers, zone feeds, additional monitors such as in-ear monitors (IEM), hearing assist loop and so on. 11. MATRIX EXTERNAL IN (1-4) ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 20 These impedance balanced line level ¼” TRS jack outputs follow the post-fader MAIN L/R level monitor signal. Separate sockets are provided for the LEFT and RIGHT signals. Use these to feed local reference monitor speaker systems. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Monaural Input Channel

    Use the faders to balance each signal in the mix. To ensure optimum gain structure, we do not recommend the practice of setting faders to “0” and mixing using GAIN controls. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 22 “masters” for all monitor mixes. Pre-fade or post-fade aux sends may also be used for applications such as recording, zone feeds, sub feeds, clean feeds, and aux ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 23 It also affects the direct output if this has been set to post-fade. The fader provides +10dB maximum boost above its normal unity gain 0dB position. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 24: Stereo Input Channel

    35. EQ ON Use EQ ON to compare the sound with the equalizer switched in or out of circuit. The green LED indicator lights up when the channel EQ circuit is active. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 25 It also affects the direct output if this has been set to post-fade. The fader provides +10dB maximum boost above its normal unity gain 0dB position. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 26: Group / Aux Masters

    51. GROUP MASTER FADER High quality 100mm smooth travel VCA fader with protective dust cover. The fader provides +10dB maximum boost above its normal unity gain 0dB position. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 27: L-R-M Masters

    FOH mixing. This mode provides all the main sound system masters (MAIN L/R, subwoofer) with faders, meters, AFL, and MUTE. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: 7X4 Matrix

    ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 29 AFL has been selected on that matrix master. Note that MUTE does not affect the AFL function. This means that you can check the matrix signal while its output is muted. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 30: Monitor, Talkback, Signal Generator

    Use the MONITOR level control to adjust the level in the headphones and local speaker monitors. We recommend you use closed-ear headphones in the range 30Ω to 600Ω designed for sound monitoring. GECKO® MAESTRO HRM 1881PRO C.R.I.S.T.A.L.® Audiophile reference headphones are a popular choice.
  • Page 31 Pink noise is useful for quickly testing the full range frequency operation and phasing/polarity of loudspeakers. The 1kHz tone is best suited to lining up equipment with its steady reading on the meters. ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 32: Block Diagram

    ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 33: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 3604L ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 34 EXODUS ODYSSEY MXR 5204L ______________________________________________________________________________________ © GECKO MUSIC GROUP. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 35: Warranty

    ® TERMS OF WARRANTY WARRANTY: GECKO MUSIC GROUP warrants its GECKO® products for a period of three (3) years from the original date of purchase, in accordance to the warranty regulations described below. WHAT IS COVERED: During the applicable warranty period, GECKO MUSIC GROUP warrants the product against defects in materials and workmanship and against malfunctions.
  • Page 36 Products which do not meet the terms of this warranty will be repaired exclusively at the buyer’s expense. GECKO MUSIC GROUP will inform the buyer of such circumstance. If the buyer fails to submit a written repair order within six (6) weeks after notification, GECKO MUSIC GROUP will return the unit C.O.D. with a separate invoice for freight and packing.

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