Alesis MultiMix8FireWire, Reference Manual

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A Tour of the MultiMix FireWire
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Rear of the Mixer
Here’s what you’ll find at the rear of the mixer.
Power Input
Here’s where you plug in your mixer’s external power supply.
You should always connect your power supply to the mixer before
you plug the power supply into an electrical outlet.
Power Supply Unit
This unit provides 18.5 VAC at 700 mA, more than enough to
keep your MultiMix 8 FireWire running smoothly. As with nearly
all power supply units, this one tends to get warm when left on for
a while. This is perfectly normal.
Power On
Another easy one. Switch this one on and your mixer has power.
Switch it off and it doesn’t. Make sure that all master output knobs
are turned all the way down when powering your mixer up or
down.
Phantom On
This switch activates and deactivates the phantom power
described in “Mic Inputs (Channels 1 – 4),” page 13. This
switch controls phantom power for all four mic inputs.
Firewire ports
These ports allow you to connect the MultiMix to a computer for
multichannel digital audio communication. Use one port to
connect to a computer; the other port can be used for other
computer peripherals (like external hard drives).
The POWER INPUT is built
to accept
only the power
supply unit provided with
your MultiMix 8 FireWire, or
an AC power supply that has
the same specs. Others
probably will not work.
As we said earlier, it’s very
important that you plug in
your microphones and mute
your system
before you turn
on phantom power.