Checking The Sound - Radio Shack 32-1218 Owner's Manual

• Do not play a quiet portion of music
while you adjust the volume levels, oth-
erwise the volume levels for channels 1,
2, 3, and 4 will be overdriven during the
loud portions of the music.
1. To preset the PHONO 1 or PHONO 2
input source, set
PHONO 1/LINE 1
or
PHONO 1 PHONO 2/LINE 2
.
2
2. Start playback of the selected input
source.
3. Slowly slide up the
CHANNEL1
slide volume control until you get
NEL 2
a reading of up to 0 dB on both output
level meters.
4. Stop playback of the selected input
source.
Note: If it is necessary to set the CHAN-
NEL 1 or CHANNEL 2 slide volume con-
trol all the way to
10
reading of up to 0 on the output meter,
then slide
CHANNEL 1
down to about and adjust
8
upward until you get the reading of 0 dB
on the output level meters.
5. To preset the LINE 1 or Line 2 input
source, set
PHONO 1/LINE 1
to
PHONO 2/LINE 2
Steps 2–4.
6. To preset inputs for AUX 1 or AUX 2,
start playback of the AUX 1 or AUX 2
input source.
7. Slowly slide up the
AUX 1
volume control until you get a reading of
up to 0 dB on both output meters.
Note: If it is necessary to set the AUX
1or AUX 2 slide volume control all the
way to in order to get a reading of up
10
to 0 on the output meters, then slide
or volume control down to
AUX 1 AUX 2
about and adjust
8 MASTER
6
to
to
PHONO
or
CHAN-
in order to get a
or
CHANNEL 2
MASTER
to
LINE 1 or
. Then repeat
LINE 2
or slide
AUX 2
upward until
Operation
you get the reading of 0 dB on the out-
put meters.
8. Stop playback of the input source of
AUX 1 or AUX 2.
Note: If you must readjust the
volume control during these steps,
remember this affects the level of any
previously preset input sources. You
must readjust those sources until you
get a reading of up to 0 dB.

CHECKING THE SOUND

1. Select one of the input sources, then
start playback of the selected source.
2. Set the slide volume control to the posi-
tion you determined during presetting.
The output meters should show a read-
ing of up to 0 dB.
3. Adjust the receiver/amplifier's volume
until it reaches the desired level for the
location or event where the mixer will be
used (this can vary).
4. Adjust or
TREBLE
desired sound (see "Using the BASS
AND TREBLE Tone
Page 8).
Note: If adjusting
causes the output meters to exceed
0 dB adjust
MASTER
reading returns to 0 dB. Then adjust
your output device (amplifier) volume
accordingly.
5. Stop playback of the selected input
source.
Note: Do not adjust
MASTER
the sound.
MASTER
to get the
BASS
Controls" on
or
TREBLE BASS
downward until the
after checking