Broadcast Tools ProMix 12 Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation and Operation Manual

ProMix 12
Full-featured 12 Input Audio Mixing Console
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Manual Update: 10/28/08
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  • Page 1: Installation And Operation Manual

    Manual Update: 10/28/08 Due to the dynamic nature of product design, the information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Broadcast Tools, Inc., assumes no responsibility for errors and/or omissions contained in this document. Revisions of this information or new editions may be issued to incorporate such changes.
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Thank you for your purchase of a Broadcast Tools® ProMix 12 Full- Broadcast Tools® featured 12 input audio mixing console (referred to as the ProMix 12 throughout this Products, as with any manual). We’re confident that this product will give you many years of dependable electronic device, can service.
  • Page 3: Installation

    ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual 1.0 DESCRIPTION The ProMix 12 is a full-featured audio mixing console ideally suited for the typical broadcast studio or any similar application. It features inputs for 3 microphones and 9 stereo line sources, two stereo mixing buses, a “mix-minus” output, a mono out- put, and comprehensive cue and monitoring systems.
  • Page 4: Line Inputs

    ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual 2.1.3 LINE INPUTS The ProMix 12 accommodates up to 9 stereo “line level” sources. Source equipment can be either balanced or unbalanced, operating at either professional (+4dBm) or consumer (-10dBm) levels. It is connected via the Line Input T/R/S jacks (3). The upper jacks are for Left channel inputs;...
  • Page 5 ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual 2.1.6 MAIN MIX BUS OUTPUTS The console’s six main mixing bus outputs appear on male XLR connectors (5). All outputs are electronically balanced; each will drive a 600-ohm load. The nominal level is +4dBm. Connect as follows:...
  • Page 6 ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual CONTROL INTERFACE 2.2.1 MICROPHONE 2 & 3 REMOTE CONTROL The console provides for remote control of Microphone 2 and Microphone 3 via the Microphone 2 & 3 Remote Control connector (9). This 15-pin D connector should be wired according to Figure 2.
  • Page 7: Power Input

    ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual POWER INPUT Plug the console’s external power supply into the Power jack (11). Do not use any power supply not supplied with the console. The power supply is a “universal input” type, and can be used with any AC input voltage between 100 and 250 VAC, either 50Hz or 60Hz.
  • Page 8: Microphone Input Channels

    OPERATION (See Figure 4 for controls (x) referenced in the text.) Operation of the ProMix 12 is simple and straightforward. Audio sources can be mixed to the Program and/or Audition buses. Line channels can be also be fed to the Cue bus. The console’s outputs can be monitored via the Monitor system and VU meters.
  • Page 9: Monitor System

    CUE SYSTEM AND “QUEMIX” One unique feature of the ProMix 12 is the CueMix system. This allows the con- sole operator to listen to audio signals on the CUE bus through the main monitor speakers, rather than the usual small ineffective “cue speaker”...
  • Page 10: Phones Output

    ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual cast consoles. To use the CueMix feature (for example, to preview a track on a CD), follow these steps: Put the CD player’s line input channel in CUE mode by pressing it’s CUE button (7).
  • Page 11: Mono Output

    4.10 VU METERS WEBSITE: Visit our web site for The ProMix 12 features accurate VU meters (23) to monitor the main bus output lev- product updates and els. Using the VU METER can meter either the Program or Audition bus: additional information.
  • Page 12: Specifications

    ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual SPECIFICATIONS* AUDIO INPUTS & OUTPUTS MICROPHONE inputs: -60dBm to –40dBm, 10K, balanced MIC Process: Post-preamp loop-thru: -10dBm, unbalanced LINE inputs: -10dBv or +4dBm, 10K, balanced or unbalanced AIR input: -10dBv or +4dBm, 10K, balanced or unbalanced MAIN outputs: +4dBm, balanced.
  • Page 13: Limited Warranty

    If Broadcast Tools is notified, in writing, of a failure of any item manufactured by Broadcast Tools to conform to the foregoing Limited Warranty within one (1) year following the date of the Buyer’s acquisition of the item, and if the item is returned to Broadcast Tools in accordance with Broadcast Tools’...
  • Page 14 ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual FIGURE 1 e e - - m m a a i i l l : : v v o o i i c c e e : : f f a a x x : : support@broadcasttools.com...
  • Page 15 ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual FIGURE 2 NOTE: Jumpers JP1, JP2, JP3, JP4 and JP5 may be installed on the main cir- cuit assembly (the bottom cover must be removed to access these jumpers), eliminating the need to solder jumpers on the connector.
  • Page 16 ProMix 12 Installation and Operation Manual FIGURE 3 e e - - m m a a i i l l : : v v o o i i c c e e : : f f a a x x : : support@broadcasttools.com...
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