Quick Start-Up - Avalon VT-737SP Operation Manual

Quick Start-up

2.0 Quick Start-up
The following chapter is designed to help you
get started using your Vt-737sp right away
without having to read the entire manual. Make
sure however to take time to read the manual
at a later date as there are many safety aspects
and features of the Vt-737sp that will not be
discussed here.
If you are familiar with this type of equipment
you can also familiarize yourself with your
Vt-737sp and the functions with the Quick
Start-up Guide on page 10.
Note: The Vt-737sp is an extremely high
performance piece of musical equipment.
Every setting has great potential for creating
new and innovative musical sounds.
Do not be afraid of turning the knobs to
their full extreme positions!
Hook it up, turn it on and play:
1. Check on the rear of your unit that the power
supply is set for your local AC voltage. (120V in
U.S.) Refer to chapter 3.3 page 13 for details.
2. Plug in the AC power cable and connect
your microphone to the XLR input of the
Vt-737sp or an Instrument to the 1/4" jack on
the front panel. If your microphone needs
Microphone
-OR-
Instrument
-OR-
Line Signal
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Mic Input
Hi-Z
Instrument
Input
Line Input
phantom power, push in the button labeled
+48V. Switch the input selector knob to indi-
cate which input you are using (mic for the
microphone input, instrument for instrument
input, or line for line input). Connect the XLR
output to your recording device, powered
speaker or monitoring system.
3. Turn on the power and wait for one minute
while the soft-start procedure commences.
You may hear a relay click at about 45 sec-
onds. During the soft-start procedure, the
Vt-737sp is in hard-wire bypass mode and will
pass signal, but the controls will not work.
For optimum performance, allow 30 minutes
for the Vt-737sp to fully warm up.
4. With all switches in the dis-engaged (non-il-
luminated) position, put signal through the
Vt-737sp with the input device you are using.
Adjust the output control on the right hand side
of the unit to check basic operation.
5. Now you are ready to start pressing switch-
es and turning knobs! Let your ears guide your
sounds.
The Quick Set-Up Guide on the following page
gives a brief description of the switches and
controls on the Vt-737sp.
Output
figure 2.0 Quick Start up
Mixing Console
or
Monitoring
Input System
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