Faq Frequently Asked Questions - Kustom Profile System Two Owner's Manual

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions:

1. How many speakers can I use with the Profile Two?
ANSWER: Most speaker cabinets today are 8-ohms.
For the sake of this question we will assume this is the
case. You can use a total of four 8-ohm speakers with
the Profile Two: Two for the Left power-amp and two
for the Right power-amp. The Profile Two cabinets are
4-ohms each. DO NOT connect more than one of these
cabinets per power-amp. DO NOT plug more than two
8-ohm speakers or one 4-ohm speaker into each power-
amp.
2. The speaker has no sound when plugged into the
monitor or sub-woofer output jacks on the rear
panel. What's wrong?
ANSWER: These are line level output jacks not capable
of driving a speaker directly. Use only powered
monitors, sub-woofers,or an external power amp with
these jacks.
3. I only have a non-powered monitor. Is there any way
to use it?
ANSWER: Yes, run a patch cord between the monitor out
and the left or right power amp in. Doing this will
disable the left or right mains preamp out from that
power amp. The speaker connected to that power amp
will be controlled by the master monitor volume.
4. What can I do to reduce microphone feedback?
ANSWER: Keep the microphones away from and behind
the speakers. If this is not possible, try panning the
channel to the opposite speaker of the offending
microphone. The goal is to prevent sound produced by
the speaker from entering the front of the microphone.
The master graphic EQ also works well for controlling
feedback when one or two frequencies are a nuisance.
Be careful not to cut too many of the frequencies on the
graphic EQ. This will cause the sound to lose clarity
and become thin. If you notice this happening, lower the
master volume and raise some of the EQ sliders.
5. My digital Keyboard is distorting, especially on the
piano sounds.
ANSWER: Adjust the output level of the keyboard so that
the Profile Two channel volume is halfway or more. Be
especially careful with piano and percussive sounds.
They can be very dynamic and overload the channel on
attacks when the channel has high output with the
volume set low.
6. My acoustic guitar has a pick up that is plugged into
channel one. It is not loud enough even with the
channel volume all the way up. Do you think I have a
bad cord?
ANSWER: No. This guitar has a Hi-Z passive pickup.
Use channel 5 in the instrument mode for this type of
input. You can also purchase a battery powered preamp
for the guitar pickup to use channels 1 thru 4.
7. I get this nasty pop when turning the microphone
switch on or off. What's wrong?
ANSWER: The microphone or cord is probably wired
incorrectly or uses the wrong type of cable. The pop
occurs when the phantom supply on a channel is
shorted to shield ground. A properly wired XLR cord
uses 2 conductor shielded cable. The shield connects
to pin 1 and the center conductors go to pins 2 and 3.
There cannot be a jumper or short between pins 2, 3,
and the shield. The microphone is wired correctly
when the signal on pin 2 and 3 short to each other
when switched off.
8. Can I use an external Power-amp with my Profile
Two?
ANSWER: Yes! An external power amp can be
connected to the left or right preamp out, Monitor , or
Sub-woofer jacks on the rear.
9. Not all of my microphones are condenser type. Will
the Phantom Power in the Profile Two damage my
non-condenser mics?
ANSWER: No. You can safely use a combination of
condenser and dynamic microphones at the same
time.
10.I have the effects volume turned up, effects active
and effects to monitor buttons pushed in, but still
do not hear any effects through the monitors.
Why?
ANSWER: The Main volume and/or the effects send
on the channel is not turned up .
11. I have a channel that I want in the Mains but not
in the monitors. The Monitor Volume on the
channel is all the way down but it still comes
through the monitors. Where is this coming from?
ANSWER: It is coming from the digital effect. To
correct this, do not assign effects to the monitor or
keep the effects level down for that channel.
12.The master volume is all the way down but the
record output on the rear panel still has signal. Is
this normal?
ANSWER: Yes, the record output is pre-master
volume. This allows you to set the record level
independently from the master output. You can use the
preamp outputs if you wish the master volume to
control the record level.
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