Introduction - ALLEN & HEATH ME 500 User Manual

Introduction

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Welcome to the ME Personal Mixing System,
a flexible and easy to operate solution for
individual musicians, performers and
presenters to control their own monitor sound
whether on stage, in houses of worship,
rehearsal rooms, studios, conferences or live
events.
ME-500 is a stand-alone digital personal
mixer receiving up to 16 mono or stereo
sources from the mixer over a single Cat5
cable and mixing these to its own outputs
typically feeding headphones, in-ears or local
loudspeaker.
ME is a 48kHz system which works with Allen
& Heath digital mixers. It can also work with
48kHz third party equipment by adding the
ME-U hub with suitable input card fitted.
ME-500 is the standard model in the range
which also includes the greater featured ME-1
premium model. Any number of ME mixers
can be connected in a system.
ME mixers are shipped with a universal
voltage mains power supply unit. Alternatively
you can power the mixer over its Cat5 input
cable by using a standard PoE (Power over
Ethernet) switch or the 10-port Allen & Heath
ME-U PoE hub.
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Designed for the application
Compact and smart on stage
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Easy to read display screen
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Backlit keys for viewing in the dark
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Surface, plinth or mic stand mounting
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Built-in top of stand mount
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Optional side of stand bracket
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Optional headphones hook
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Easy for the musician to operate
Press a Select key.
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Turn the rotary to adjust Level
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Press and turn to adjust Pan
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Hold shift and turn to trim all levels
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Mute individual channels or master
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Solo individual channels
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Adjust tone using the master EQ
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Use the Limiter to prevent loud peaks
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Store and recall presets of your mix.
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Protect while away using Standby mode
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Configure the system
Patch outputs at the source console.
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Link outputs for single key stereo select.
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Use the label strip to identify keys.
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Transfer settings via USB key.
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Update firmware via USB key
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Convenient connection
Connect using Cat5 cable up to 100m
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Locking EtherCON connectors
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Daisy chain any number of ME mixers
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Parallel connect using Ethernet switches
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Direct connection to A&H mixers.
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Direct connection to Aviom® A-Net 16
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Connect to other networks via ME-U hub:
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48kHz Dante, MADI, EtherSound
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Use the power unit or PoE via Cat5 cable
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Touring grade 10-port ME-U PoE hub
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