Conventions - Peavey AAM 1662 User Manual

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Conventions

Peavey Electronics Corporation
This manual is written to provide as much practical information as possible
about the AAM 1662 audio mixer. Primarily written for the systems inte-
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grator, there is also much here that can benefit the end user.
In order to present a clear, comprehensive and logical summary of the prod-
uct's features, this manual is written around the AAM 1662's architecture.
Essentially, an audio mixer is a collection of inputs and outputs, with several
audio buses in between. If you look carefully at the master signal flow dia-
gram on pages 32-33, you can see this clearly.
This manual presents the features of the AAM 1662 as they relate to the sig-
nal flow. Each section of features is accompanied by the signal flow diagram
for that section. Each part of the signal flow is described and graphics of
corresponding panel features are included for each section as well.
It is very important to understand the relationship of signal flow compo-
nents and how they relate to their front and rear panel counterparts. But
unlike other mixer or console manuals, this book is not a collection of simple
knob, button and connector labels. The objective here is to present the com-
plete mixer. Without understanding signal flow, this is impossible.
This manual is broken into sections for each block of signal flow. These sec-
tions include:
Super channel inputs (Channels 1 & 2).
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Input channels with direct outputs included (Channels 3-8).
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Input channels with dual line inputs included (Channels 9-14).
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Input channels with stereo inputs included (Channels 15-16).
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Main outputs (Left, Right, Mono)
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Main group outputs (Group 1-4).
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"Bonus" group outputs (Group 5-6).
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Balanced aux outputs (Aux 1-2).
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Unbalanced aux outputs (Aux 3-6).
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Master (Headphones, PFL, Tape I/O and CR).
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In this way, a complete primer of the mixer's signal flow and accompanying
functionality is presented. At the same time, the manuals organization and
presentation style facilitates itself as an excellent reference book for quick
answers to common field questions.
All balanced XLR connections follow the AES standard. This means that pin
2 carries the positive side of the signal, pin 1 carries the negative side of the
signal and pin 1 is terminated to the shield, or chassis ground.
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