Description Of Controls; Front Panel; Back Panel - Alesis M-EQ 230 User Manual

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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS

FRONT PANEL

1/3 OCTAVE BAND FADER
Each 1/3rd octave band is controlled by a center detented fader
which provides a boost or cut of 12dB. There are 30 bands per
channel.
MASTER CHANNEL GAIN FADER
Each channel has a Master Gain Fader which controls the
system's input gain by 12dB.
CHANNEL BYPASS SWITCH
Each channel's EQ can be individually bypassed by means of the
Channel Bypass Switch. The Master Gain Fader affects program
input level only when the channel is not bypassed.
EQ IN LED
The EQ In LED lights when the EQ is in use. The LED will go out
when a channel is bypassed.
CLIP INDICATOR
The red LED indicates the onset of distortion
CLIP INDICATOR
(+18 dB). This LED should never light during normal use.
SIGNAL PRESENT LED
The green indicates that a signal is
SIGNAL PRESENT LED
currently being fed into the M-EQ 230.
This LED lights at
approximately -20dB and should be frequently lit during normal
use.
POWER LED
The button turns the unit on or off.
POWER

BACK PANEL

INPUT JACKS (Left & Right)
Accepts instrument to line level input signals for both left and right
channels. Both 1/4" and RCA phono jacks are provided.
OUTPUT JACKS (Left & Right)
Line level output of the M-EQ 230 for both left and right channels.
Both 1/4" and RCA phono jacks are provided.
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