Operating Manual -MX-406 Stereo Microphone/Line Mixer Important Safety Instructions Consignes de sécurité à lire attentivement The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, Le symbole de la flèche dans un triangle équilateral symbolisant la foudre is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous est prévu pour sensibiliser l’utilisateur à...
1. INTRODUCTION 2. UNPACKING Congratulations on your purchase of an Ashly MX- As a part of our system of quality control, every Ashly 406 stereo mic/line mixer, a professional, studio quality solu- product is carefully inspected before leaving the factory to tion to everday mixing needs . MX-406 features include six ensure flawless appearance .
3 dB below actual clipping . Clipping 20dB of headroom . in the MX-406 occurs at +20dB . 4.6 Stereo Line In 4.3 Treble/Bass This control adjusts the level of the stereo line input This concentric knob is used for broad EQ changes RCA jack on the back panel, as well as the 3 .5mm stereo line...
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Operating Manual - MX-406 Stereo Microphone/Line Mixer 4.10 Output Meters capacity of the MX-406, the stereo line input can be used as stacking inputs for supplementing the MX-406 with another A pair of peak reading 10 segment LED meters are mixer, such as an Ashly LX-308 stereo line level mixer .
This type of cable should be used for all portable applica- tions . Snake cables containing multiple shielded pairs must The MX-406 mixer is fitted with five types of audio be handled very carefully because the leads tend to be fragile, connectors: 3-pin XLR type male (mono output), 3-pin XLR and a broken conductor is difficult to repair .
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EQ) for recording, you must make a special cable with tip and The XLR mono output combines the left and right ring connected at the MX-406 end and a tip-sleeve mono plug stereo signals (pre output fader), and uses an isolation trans- at the other end.
. 7. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS: 7.1 Small Sound Reinforcement System: In the setup shown here, the MX-406 is used to mix typical sound sources that might be found in a church, small club, school theater or similar environment . Four of the input...
. Remote control of the VCM-88 is achieved through the use of Ashly's RD-8 desk-top remote controller, RW-8 wall-plate version, or PC control using Protea System Software . The RD-8 and RW-8 use a single mic cable for control data, while PC control uses RS-232 serial communications .
. Use balanced input and output connections between widely separated components . If you need help, get in touch with your Ashly dealer or call an Ashly technical service representative . 9. SPECIFICATIONS...
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ASHLY AUDIO, INC. shall be obligated to only correct defects in the product itself. ASHLY AUDIO, INC. is not liable for any damage or injury, which may result from, or be incidental to, or a consequence of, such defects.
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Operating Manual -MX-406 Stereo Microphone/Line Mixer ASHLY AUDIO INC. 847 Holt Road Webster, NY 14580-9103 Phone: (585) 872-0010 Fax: (585) 872-0739 Toll Free (800) 828-6308 www.ashly.com 2012 by Ashly Audio Corporation. All rights reserved worldwide. Printed in USA MX-406 R1012...
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