Alesis Playmate Playmate Vocalist CD Player Quick Start Owner's Manual page 3

Hookup
Diagram
Power
Source
Quick Setup
1. Make sure all items listed on the
front of this guide are in the
Playmate Vocalist's box.
2. Read the Important Safety
Instructions.
3. Study the Hookup Diagram above.
Refer to the next section for details
on which cables to use.
4. Make sure all devices and
instruments are turned off and all
gain knobs set to zero.
5. Connect your microphone to
either the XLR input or the 1/4"
direct input located on the rear of
the Playmate Vocalist.
Note: The Playmate Vocalist does
not provide phantom power. Do
not attempt to use microphones
that require external phantom
power.
6. Connect your headphones to one
of the PHONES jacks. You may
connect two sets of headphones.
7. To output the signal to a PA
amplifier, mixer or other
equipment, connect the Playmate
Vocalist's Left and Right OUTPUT
jacks to the inputs of the device
using 1/4" TRS plugs. To connect
to your stereo, you will need to
buy 1/4"-to-RCA plug converters.
8. Turn on the Playmate Vocalist first,
followed by the other equipment.
Be sure to turn on any amplifiers
last to avoid any sudden "pops"
that could damage speakers.
9. When finished, turn off any
external amplifiers first—
before turning off or
disconnecting the Playmate
Vocalist—to prevent damage
to external speakers.
10. Go to http://www.alesis.com
to register the Playmate
Vocalist.
Mic
Headphones
IN GAIN
MIC ROPHON E
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For Recording
Digital Audio
Workstation
ADAT
Rear-Panel Features and
Connection Details
1. POWER – Turns the unit on and
off. Always use this button to turn
off the unit before removing the
power cord.
2. IEC Power Plug Connector –
Plug in the power cord that came
with the unit here.
3. Voltage Switch – Adjusts the
voltage from 115V/60Hz
(American) to 230V/50Hz
(European). It's important that this
is set to the correct voltage;
otherwise, you could damage the
Playmate Vocalist.
4. MICROPHONE Input – an XLR
input that accepts any microphone
with an XLR plug.
5. DIRECT IN Input – a 1/4"
instrument input. This input
bypasses the Playmate Vocalist's
effects section and works well for
adding your synthesizer or other
instrument into the mix.
6. Gain Knob – controls the gain of
the MICROPHONE input. Turn this
knob up until you achieve a loud,
clear sound. Turn it down if you
experience distortion, feedback,
clipping or excessive hiss.
NOTE: The Gain knob only works
with the MICROPHONE input; it
does not affect the DIRECT IN
input.
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