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ZED-10 USER GUIDE 

Publication AP7880 

Summary of Contents for ZED-10

Page 1: ...ZED 10 USER GUIDE Publication AP7880 ...

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Page 3: ... Diagram 14 Mono Input Channel 1 2 15 Mono Input Channel 3 4 GTR I P 18 Stereo Input Channel 1 19 Stereo Input Channel 2 21 Master Section 22 USB Connection 24 Application Drawing Live Mixing 25 Application Drawing Studio Recording 26 Application Drawing Using USB for effects 1 27 Application Drawing Using USB for effects 2 28 Wiring Information 29 Product Support 30 CONTENTS ...

Page 4: ...itions Conditions Of Warranty The equipment has been installed and operated in accordance with the instructions in this User Guide The equipment has not been subject to misuse either intended or accidental neglect or alteration other than as described in the User Guide or Service Manual or approved by ALLEN HEATH Any necessary adjustment alteration or repair has been carried out by ALLEN HEATH or ...

Page 5: ...ate compliance with the protection requirements in the European EMC directive 89 336 EEC During some tests the specified performance figures of the product were affected This is considered permissible and the product has been passed as acceptable for its intended use Allen Heath has a strict policy of ensuring all products are tested to the latest safety and EMC standards Customers requiring more ...

Page 6: ... a mains power unit only of the type described in this User Guide and marked on the rear panel Use the power cord with sealed mains plug appropriate for your local mains supply as provided with the console If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult your service agent for assistance Power cord routing Route the power cord so that it is not likely to be walked on stretched or pinched...

Page 7: ... ade quate ventilation Heat and vibration Do not locate the console in a place subject to exces sive heat or direct sunlight as this could be a fire haz ard Locate the console away from any equipment which produces heat or causes excessive vibration Servicing Switch off the equipment and unplug the power cord immediately if it is exposed to moisture spilled liquid objects fallen into the openings ...

Page 8: ...olvents The control panel is best cleaned with a soft brush and dry lint free cloth The faders switches and potentiometers are lubricated for life The use of electrical lubricants on these parts is not recom mended The fader and potentiometer knobs may be removed for cleaning with a warm soapy solu tion Rinse and allow to dry fully before refitting them Transporting Protect the controls from damag...

Page 9: ... Record Right Left Right Left OUT FX L R PHONES SELECT 0 L M 0 0 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 15 15 15 15 3k 15 15 10 L R 6 0 L M 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 L R 6 0 G M 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 L R 6 0 G M 0 0 0 0 GAIN 15 0 5 L R 6 0 L R 6 0 USB IN L USB IN R 10 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 Listen Line Mic Mic Mic GTR ...

Page 10: ...ce The flexi bility and quality of these mixers make them stand out from the crowd You can plug your guitars or instruments straight into the class A discrete FET high impedance inputs cater for up to four microphones two stereo sources with MP3 player compatibility separate 2 track record outputs and a stereo playback input for 2 track replay or perhaps interval music from a CD player XLR main st...

Page 11: ...ts processor output to this bus and use the mixer as a high end effects unit USB Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a common requirement for live sound and music production The way we have implemented this on ZED is super flexible and su per easy No longer do you need to fiddle around the back of your computer to get to the soundcard inputs only to find that the levels are all wron...

Page 12: ...n 0 5 1dB 10Hz to 25kHz Stereo in to Mix L R out 0 5 1dB 10Hz to 30kHz THD n Mic in to Mix L R Out 10dB gain 1kHz 10dBu out 0 002 Mic in to Mix L R Out 30dB gain 1kHz 0 01 Line in to Mix L R out 0dB gain 0dBu 1kHz 0 003 Stereo in to Mix L R out 0dB gain 10dBu 1kHz 0 002 Gtr Input to Mix L R Out 0dBu Boost OUT 0 015 Gtr Input to Mix L R Out 0dBu Boost IN 2 Second Harmonic Headroom Analogue Headroom...

Page 13: ...ht Left Right Left OUT FX L R PHONES SELECT 0 L M 0 0 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 15 15 15 15 3k 15 15 10 L R 6 0 L M 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 L R 6 0 G M 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 L R 6 0 G M 0 0 0 0 GAIN 15 0 5 L R 6 0 L R 6 0 USB IN L USB IN R 10 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 Listen Line Mic Mic Mic GTR 1 Hi Z GTR ...

Page 14: ...DEVICE PFL ACTIVE PFL ACTIVE METERS PHONES LEVEL HEADPHONES PFL AFL 0dBu NOMINAL PRIORITY SWITCHING PRIORITY SWITCHING Phantom Power INSTRUMENT IN GAIN BOOST CLASS A FET HI Z DI MONO CHANNELS 3 4 MONO CHANNELS 1 2 RECORD R L R L GAIN HF 2 BAND EQUALISER LF BAL RECORD FX AUX PFL USB AUDIO INPUT R L R L STEREO CHANNEL 1 STEREO CHANNEL 2 R L USB AUDIO INPUT R L PLAYBACK ST1 a ST2 ST1 b STEREO CHANNEL...

Page 15: ...will add together if both inputs are plugged in simultaneously Gain Control This adjusts the gain of the input amplifier to match the signal level of the source The gain is varied from 10dB to 60dB for signals plugged in to the xlr socket Mic Input and 10dB to 40dB for signals plugged into the Line input jack 100Hz Hi pass Filter The Hi pass filter is used for reducing pop noise and rumble from mi...

Page 16: ...and boost The corner frequency is 80Hz HF EQ The HF High Frequency equaliser affects the frequency re sponse of the higher audible frequencies The corner fre quency of 12kHz is around 3dB from the maximum cut or boost of the circuit It has plenty of gain and actually gives slightly more that the 15dB legend suggests 10 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 10 00 1...

Page 17: ...hannel is shared between the left and right stereo buses and subsequently the main stereo outputs Set to the mid position equal amounts of signal are fed to left and right with pan set to L none is sent to the Right bus LEVEL The rotary Level or fader controls the amount of signal to the left right buses Record bus and to the FX send con trol There is 10dB of gain fully clockwise and the unity gai...

Page 18: ...instruments with weak pickups or where more overdrive is required When the XLR is being used or for normal line level signals like keyboards make sure the switch is in the OUT position 0 00 ms 0 20 0 40 0 60 0 80 1 00 1 20 1 40 1 60 1 80 1 99 4 35 2 18 0 00 2 18 4 35 V 0 00 ms 0 20 0 40 0 60 0 80 1 00 1 20 1 40 1 60 1 80 1 99 4 35 2 18 0 00 2 18 4 35 V Hi Z Input GAIN BOOST OUT Hi Z Input GAIN BOO...

Page 19: ...nected through the break contacts of these jack sockets so plugging into ST1a will override the signals from ST1b Stereo channel EQ Right Left Right Left 15 15 15 15 15 0 5 LF HF 15 ST 1 Gain Adjusts the input level to the ST1 channel from off maximum attenuation to 15dB gain For low level inputs from MP3 players turn it fully clockwise 1 0 0 0 Hz 1 00 0 0 1 0 00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ...

Page 20: ...ative level between the left and right stereo signals as they are sent to the stereo buses and subsequently the main stereo outputs Set to the mid position equal amounts of signal are fed to left and right with Bal set to L none is sent to the Right bus LEVEL The rotary Level or fader controls the amount of signal to the left right buses Record bus and to the FX send con trol There is 10dB of gain...

Page 21: ...inactive USB device is not passed to the mix Record OUT Standard RCA phono sockets for the stereo line level Record outputs sourced from the USB out selector switches Useful for connecting to stereo recording devices stereo mix feeds or where se lective channels are required to feed other equip ment Playback Input Standard 1 4 6 25mm jack sockets for unbalanced line level inputs Can be used for ad...

Page 22: ...l 48v to Microphones Switches industry standard 48v phantom power to all 4 microphone inputs for use with con denser microphones Monitor Level Controls the volume of the stereo monitor out puts from off fully attenuated to 10dB of gain Monitor Source switch This allows the stereo monitor outputs RCA phonos to be sourced either from the headphone monitor selection or from the main stereo mix Useful...

Page 23: ...te the headphones or sound system at excessively high volume Continued exposure to high volume sound can cause frequency selective or wide range hearing loss 82 Phones Source Selector switches These switches allow you to choose what you hear on the headphones With all switches up the default is the main stereo Mix then you can choose be tween the Playback input USB Input if nothing is plugged into...

Page 24: ...AIN Listen HF MID f LF PAN AUX GAIN Listen Listen Listen BAL BAL AUX AUX LF HF HF LF LEVEL AUX MIX LEVEL LEVEL Record 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monitor Phones LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL 15 15 0 5 15 Left Right O P Level Switch 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 MAIN MIX CONNECTINGTO A COMPUTER USB Audio Interface The ZED is equipped with a stereo bi directional USB 1 1 compliant audio CODEC It is full...

Page 25: ...Allen Heath 25 ZED 10 User Guide APPLICATION DRAWING LIVE MIXING ...

Page 26: ...Allen Heath 26 ZED 10 User Guide APPLICATION DRAWING STUDIO RECORDING ...

Page 27: ... PAN AUX GAIN Listen HF MID f LF PAN AUX GAIN Listen HF MID f LF PAN AUX GAIN Listen Listen Listen BAL BAL AUX AUX LF HF HF LF LEVEL AUX MIX LEVEL LEVEL Record 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monitor Phones LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL 15 15 0 5 15 Left Right O P Level Switch 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 6 FX 0 MAIN MIX Input signal USB connection Effects return USB out Aux FX Effects to Mix Master Level Effec...

Page 28: ...00 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 650 200 120 4k 1k 2k 3k 500 Listen Line Mic Mic Mic GTR 1 Hi Z GTR 2 HPF HPF HPF HF MID f LF PAN AUX GAIN Listen HF MID f LF PAN AUX GAIN Listen HF MID f LF PAN AUX GAIN Listen Listen Listen BAL BAL AUX AUX LF HF HF LF LEVEL AUX MIX LEVEL LEVEL Record 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monitor Phones LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL 15 15 0 5 15 Left Right O P Level...

Page 29: ... Tip hot BALANCED 1 ground 2 hot 3 cold 2 hot 1 ground 3 cold Sleeve ground Ring cold Tip hot BALANCED BALANCED BALANCED XLR FEMALE XLR MALE BALANCED UNBALANCED Sleeve ground Ring cold Tip hot BALANCED Sleeve ground Ring cold Tip hot BALANCED UNBALANCED adapter UNBALANCED INSTRUMENT CABLE TRS JACK CABLE MIC CABLE TRS to XLR F CABLE TRS to XLR M CABLE TO FROM INPUT OUTPUT 2 Outputs to 1 Input Y Ada...

Page 30: ...n official Registered User you will ensure that any warranty claim you might make is actioned quickly and with the minimum delay Alternatively you may either copy or cut off this section of the page fill in the details and return it by mail to Allen Heath Ltd Kernick Industrial Estate Penryn Cornwall TR10 9LU UK See more products from ALLEN HEATH at www allen heath com Large Live Sound mixers iLiv...

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