Introduction - Tapco Mix.220FX Owner's Manual

introduCtion

Thank you for choosing a TAPCO MIX FX Series mixer. The TAPCO family of mixers hails back to the days
of TAPCO Corporation, Greg Mackie's first company. TAPCO revolutionized the audio industry back in 1969
with the very first 6-channel mixer specifically designed for keyboards and rock 'N' roll PA.
The first TAPCO mixer, although primitive by today's standards, was truly innovative for its time. It had
the headroom to handle screaming singers, was priced for the pocketbook of starving psychedelic musical
neophytes, and durable enough to withstand mammoth levels of wear and tear on the road, and at now-
legendary concerts.
In essence, TAPCO re-defined the price/performance ratio and made high-quality professional audio
mixers accessible to virtually anyone. Today, TAPCO is reborn with the same ideals and is backed by the
world-class engineering and manufacturing horsepower of LOUD Technologies.
These compact mixers are perfect for small to medium-sized live sound reinforcement applications,
keyboards and synths, video, and small-project studio applications.
Here's a quiCk GlanCe at all tHe features paCked into tHese mixers:
Mono mic/line channels:
• XLR microphone input jack
• 1/4" TRS line-input jack
• Phantom power, globally switched
• Variable input trim (0 to +50 dB)
• Overload (OL) indicator LED
• Pre-fader Monitor Aux Send
• Post-fader FX Aux Send
• 3-band EQ (with swept Mid EQ on 260FX)
• 75 Hz low-cut filter
• Pan control
• Mute switch (Mute/Alt 3-4 switch on 220FX)
• Solo switch
• Sub 1-2 and L-R assign switches (260FX only)
• 60 mm fader
Stereo line channels:
• Left and right 1/4" TRS line input jacks
• +4/–10 input level switch
• Pre-fader Monitor Aux Send
• Post-fader FX Aux Send
• 3-band EQ (4-band EQ on 260FX)
• Balance control
• Mute switch (Mute/Alt 3-4 switch on 220FX)
• Solo switch
• Sub 1-2 and L-R assign switches (260FX only)
• 60 mm fader
Master section:
• 60mm fader Main Mix controls
• 60mm fader Alt 3-4 controls (220FX only)
• 60mm fader Sub 1-2 controls (260FX only) with
6
Assign to Main Mix switches
• Balanced 1/4" TRS stereo main outputs
• 12-segment stereo LED VU metering
• 1/4" TRS Aux Sends with rotary level controls
• Stereo RCA CD/Tape out and CD/Tape in
• Stereo 1/4" Phones output
• Internal digital effects section with effects select
control, variations control, input level control, FX
overload LED, and FX Mute switch
• 1/4" Footswitch jack to mute the internal effects,
duplicates the FX Mute switch
• Source select switches for Control Room/Phones
output
• Rotary Ctrl Room/Phones level control
• Tape to Main switch
• Solo mode switch (PFL/AFL)
• Aux Return level control with Main/Alt 1-2 assign
switch (Main/Sub 1-2 assign on 260FX)
• FX Return level control with Return to Mon level
control
• Inter-Planetary Space Drive control
• OK, we made that last one up, but we can pencil it
in for next time
Rear panel:
• Main power switch
• Universal Power Supply (100 VAC-240 VAC)
• Master +48V phantom power switch with LED
indicator
• Left and Right XLR Main Outs
• Left and Right 1/4" Alt 3/4 Outs (220FX) or
Sub 1-2 Outs (260FX)
• Left and Right 1/4" TRS Control Room outputs
• 1/4" Insert jacks for channels 1-4 (260FX only)