Operation; Quick Start Up - PRESONUS CENTRAL STATION User Manual

3 . 1 Q U I C K S T A R T U P
The following are step-by-step instructions on getting your CENTRAL STATION set up quickly.
MAIN VOLUME TRS1 AND AUX INPUT SWITCHING
1. Turn off powered monitors or power amp while making any cable connections.
2. Connect your DAW (digital audio workstation) main analog output to TRS 1 ANALOG INPUT on the
CENTRAL STATION.
3. Connect your powered control room monitors (or power amp) to SPEAKER OUTPUT A.
4. Connect external CD player analog RCA output to the RCA AUX ANALOG INPUT on the CENTRAL
STATION.
5. Turn the following controls completely counterclockwise: TALKBACK MIC LEVEL, HEADPHONE
LEVEL (2), OUTPUT LEVEL, AUX IN LEVEL, and MAIN LEVEL.
6. Using a flat screwdriver turn all PASSIVE SPEAKER OUTPUTS completely clockwise.
7. Power up your CENTRAL STATION by connecting power supply to rear of CENTRAL STATION and
into electrical outlet power source or power strip, then power up your power amp or powered monitors.
8. Press PASSIVE SPEAKER OUTPUT A button.
9. Press TRS 1 button in MAIN INPUT SELECT section.
10. Play stereo signal from DAW and slowly turn MAIN LEVEL control clockwise until you hear signal in
monitors. Adjust to comfortable listening level.
11. Press AUX button in MAIN INPUT SELECT section.
12. Play CD from CD player and slowly turn AUX INPUT clockwise until you hear CD in monitors.
13. While computer is playing into TRS1 and CD player is playing into AUX INPUT simultaneously press
TRS1 and AUX buttons to switch between computer output and CD player.
HEADPHONE AND TALKBACK – QUICK START UP
14. Double check that PHONES LEVEL and MIC LEVEL are turned completely counterclockwise.
15. PRESS PHONE LEVEL control knob so that the CUE light is illuminated (not MAIN).
16. Press INPUT SELECT TRS1 in CUE section.
17. Connect headphones to one of the PHONES 1/4" input.
18. Play stereo signal from computer connected to input TRS 1.
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