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Page 1: ...USER GUIDE Publication AP7028 ...

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Page 3: ...r The defective unit is to be returned carriage prepaid to ALLEN HEATH or its authorised agent with proof of purchase Units returned should be packed to avoid transit damage In certain territories the terms may vary Check with your ALLEN HEATH agent for any additional warranty which may apply This product complies with the European Electro magnetic Compatibility directives 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC and...

Page 4: ...OUT 48V MIC INSERT LINE DIR OUT 48V MIC INSERT LINE DIR OUT 48V MIC INSERT LINE DIR OUT 48V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 25 26 15 15 HF 12k 15 HM 15 2k5 15 LM 15 250Hz 15 LF 15 80Hz HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k HF 12k ...

Page 5: ... and moisture To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the console to rain or moisture or use it in damp or wet conditions Do not place containers of liquids on it which might spill into any openings Ventilation Do not obstruct the ventilation slots or position the console where the air flow required for ventilation is impeded If the console is to be operated in a rack unit or fl...

Page 6: ...ace scratching the surface with sharp objects or rough handling and vibration Environment Protect from excessive dirt dust heat and vibration when operating and stor ing Avoid tobacco ash smoke drinks spillage and exposure to rain and mois ture If the console becomes wet switch off and remove mains power imme diately Allow to dry out thoroughly before using again Cleaning Avoid the use of chemical...

Page 7: ...port team http www allen heath com http www allen heath com zed http www myspace com thezedspace Warranty 3 Packed Items 4 Safety Instructions 5 Contents 7 Panel Drawings 8 Introduction to ZED 11 Specifications 12 Dimensions 13 Block Diagram 14 Mono Input Channel 15 Stereo Input Channel 19 Matrix Outputs Aux Masters 22 Group Masters 23 L R M Masters Headphones 24 Main Meters and Talkback 25 USB Se...

Page 8: ...K SIG 10 OO 30 20 6 10 63 26 GAIN MIC 0 LINE 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 15 6 AUX1 PRE 6 AUX2 PRE 6 AUX3 6 AUX4 6 AUX5 POST 6 AUX6 POST PRE POST O O O O O O O O O O O O HPF 100Hz 15 LF 15 15 15 180 45 LM 35Hz 70 15 400 1k 250 15 3k HM 700 500Hz 15 1k 6k 15k 4k 15 EQ IN 80Hz ODD PAN L EVEN R MUTE PK SIG 10 OO 30 20 6 10 63 26 GAIN MIC 0 LINE 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 16 6 AUX1 PRE 6 AUX2 PRE 6 AUX3 6 AUX4 6 AUX5...

Page 9: ... 6 AUX4 PRE POST O O O O O O O O 6 AUX5 POST 6 AUX6 POST O O O O ODD BAL L EVEN R MUTE PFL PK SIG 10 O O 30 20 ST1 IN R ST2 L M R 10 30 20 5 0 5 10 ST3 LEV O O To LR To CH PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL ST3 L R ST4 L M R STEREO INPUTS ST2 LEV IN IN IN 15 15 HF 12k 15 HM 15 2k5 15 LM 15 250Hz 15 LF 15 80Hz EQ IN 10 30 20 5 0 5 10 O O ST4 LEV 6 AUX1 PRE 6 AUX2 PRE 6 AUX3 6 A...

Page 10: ... AUX5 POST 6 AUX6 POST PRE POST O O O O O O O O O O O O HPF 100Hz 15 LF 15 15 15 180 45 LM 35Hz 70 15 400 1k 250 15 3k HM 700 500Hz 15 1k 6k 15k 4k 15 HF EQ IN 12k 80Hz ODD PAN L EVEN R MUTE PK PFL SIG M L R 1 2 3 4 0 10 OO 30 20 O O R OO L OO 6 6 6 2 3 GRP 4 OO GRP OO 1 GRP O O GRP 6 6 6 1 O O M 6 MIC INSERT LINE DIR OUT 48V 17 17 17 17 O O R O O L O O 6 6 6 2 3 GRP 4 O O GRP O O 1 GRP O O GRP 6 ...

Page 11: ...e line level signals the amplify them back up again which can give more noise or hiss EQ The ZED 4 series mixers are equipped with a 4 band equaliser circuit on each input based closely on the acclaimed GL2400 EQ The frequency and response of each has been carefully chosen to give the maximum performance when using the EQ on a variety of sources AUX system Six auxiliary sends are provided two pre ...

Page 12: ...al 21dBu maximum Bal Option 4 2 Track Output phono sockets 0dBu nominal 21dBu maximum Direct Out TRS Jack socket 0dBu nominal 21dBu maximum Frequency Response Mic in to Mix L R Out 30dB gain 0 5 1dB 20Hz to 20kHz Line in to Mix L R out 0dB gain 0 5 1dB 10Hz to 30kHz Stereo in to Mix L R out 0 5 1dB 10Hz to 30kHz THD n Mic in to Mix L R Out 0dB gain 1kHz 10dBu out 0 004 Mic in to Mix L R Out 30dB g...

Page 13: ... 6 O O LEVEL 6 AFL OO LEVEL 6 AFL AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 AUX 5 AUX 6 GRP 1 GRP 2 GRP 3 GRP 4 INSERT 1 INSERT 2 INSERT 3 INSERT 4 USB SEND RETURN AUX OUT GROUP OUT MTX 1 MTX 2 MATRIX OUT L L R L R 2TRK IN 2TRK OUT INSERT L INSERT R INSERT M L R MAIN OUT M PHONES MIN MAX TB MIC MIN MAX M LR L 16 6 9 20 30 16 12 3 0 3 6 9 R 16 6 9 20 30 16 12 3 0 3 6 9 PFL AFL ACTIVE Talk to LRM Talk to AUX 1 4 POWE...

Page 14: ...NCED OPTION 2dBu NOMINAL IMPEDANCE BALANCED FACTORY FIT SERVICE CENTRE OPTION FIT AFL GROUP1 INSERT GROUP1 AFL 4dBu NOMINAL BALANCED GROUP1 FADER MTX 1 2 AUX 1 2 AUX 5 6 USB I O USB RETURN USB DEVICE PRIORITY SWITCHING L R PRE GRP1 MUTE PAN L R M METER GRP2 GRP3 GRP4 L R M MATRIX1 MASTER LEVEL MATRIX1 4dBu NOMINAL BALANCED OPTION 2dBu NOMINAL IMPEDANCE BALANCED FACTORY FIT SERVICE CENTRE OPTION FI...

Page 15: ...nput The gain is varied from 6dB attenuation to 63dB for signals plugged in to the xlr socket Mic Input and 10dB to 26dB for signals plugged into the Line input jack 5 100Hz Hi pass Filter The Hi pass filter is used for reducing pop noise and rum ble from microphone signals It is a 2 pole 12dB per oc tave filter with a corner frequency set at 100Hz The filter affects signals from both Mic XLR and ...

Page 16: ...ncy of 12kHz is around 3dB from the maximum cut or boost of the circuit 6 15 LF 15 15 15 180 45 LM 35Hz 70 15 400 1k 250 15 3k HM 700 500Hz 15 1k 6k 15k 4k 15 HF EQ IN 12k 80Hz 7 8 6 20 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 dBr 20 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 dBr LMF EQ The LMF Lower Mi...

Page 17: ...ed by the Mute switch so muting the channel will also mute the Aux sends The control varies the signal level to the bus from off fully attenu ated to 6dB with unity gain at the arrow There are master level controls for all of the Aux outputs situated in the master section of the mixer 10 Auxes 3 4 These are switched pre or post fade so they can be used as either monitor sends or effects sends 12 1...

Page 18: ...4 Routing Switches The routing switches connect the post fade signal to the mix buses via the pan control for the main LR bus and the group buses For minimum noise from the mix bus summing amplifier leave the switches in their up positions if the channel signal is not required on the bus MONO INPUT CHANNEL 1 ODD PAN L EVEN R MUTE PK PFL SIG M L R 1 2 3 4 10 OO 30 20 0 15 Signal PK LED The Signal L...

Page 19: ...he stereo inputs 1 3 from off fully attenu ated to maximum where it has 10dB of gain 3 4 5 ST1 3 Routing selector switch This switch selects whether the ST1 or ST3 signal is sent to the L R bus directly or the stereo channel below When it is pressed in the ST1 or ST3 signal sums together with the main stereo inputs ST2 or ST4 ST2 ST4 input jack sockets Standard 1 4 jack sockets for line level ster...

Page 20: ...5 15 LM 15 250Hz 15 LF 15 80Hz EQ IN 20 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 dBr STEREO HF EQ STEREO LF EQ 10 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 dBr 10 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 dBr STEREO LMF AND HMF EQ EQ IN The EQ IN switch enables the equalis...

Page 21: ...10 11 12 PFL Switch The PFL Pre Fade Listen switch sends a mono sum of the stereo channel channel signal to the PFL bus Routing Switches The routing switches connect the post fade signal to the mix buses via the balance control for L_R and the groups For minimum noise from the mix bus summing amplifier leave the switches in their up positions if the channel signal is not required on the bus Signal...

Page 22: ...k feeds Enabling individual mix and level control of delayed speakers in large auditoriums Broadcast feeds for live events that are on air or on line The Matrix and the Auxiliary outputs are impedance balanced as stan dard from the factory There is the option to fit balanced drivers at a service centre convert the outputs to be fully electronically balanced O O R OO L OO 6 6 6 2 3 GRP 4 OO GRP OO ...

Page 23: ... switch cuts the Group signal from the Group output sub routing and the Group meter The Group signal to the Matrix outputs is also cut with the Mute switch Group Meter A 4 LED bar meter to show the level of signal on the Group output The thresholds are Sig 18dB nominal 0dB 6dB Pk 16dB 0dB on the meter 4dBu at the balanced output Group Pan The Pan controls how the Group signal is shared between the...

Page 24: ...sert points The faders have 100mm of travel and 10dB of gain at the top 2 Main Mix Mute Cuts the signal from the main mix output Illuminates red when cut Also cuts the signal from the associated Matrix feed and the headphones monitor 3 Main Mix Meter A 4 LED bar meter to show the level of signal on the associated output The thresholds are Sig 18dB nominal 0dB 6dB Pk 16dB 0dB on the meter 4dBu at t...

Page 25: ...tch is pressed Note that PFL and AFL monitoring will be in mono 2 3 PHONES MIN MAX TB MIC L 16 6 9 20 30 16 12 3 0 3 6 9 R 16 6 9 20 30 16 12 3 0 3 6 9 PFL AFL ACTIVE Talk to LRM Talk to AUX 1 4 POWER LEVEL TB 2 Talkback A microphone xlr connector is provided with phantom power applied as a factory default The TB Level control varies the gain of the talkback amplifier from 20dB MIN to 55dB MAX The...

Page 26: ...CE LEVEL PLAYBACK PFL USB SEND SOURCE ST3 INPUT SOURCE USB ST3 IN 2 ST3 Input Source Selector This switch determines the signal source for the ST3 input In the out position the source is the ST3 phono connectors the in position is the stereo USB return 2 Playback Input Source Selector This switch determines the signal source for the Playback input In the out position the source is the 2TRK IN phon...

Page 27: ...e different drivers available for your operating system Please check the Allen Heath website www allen heath com for details and links to third party companies able to supply appro priate drivers for your operating system O O R OO L OO 6 6 6 2 3 GRP 4 OO GRP OO 1 GRP O O GRP 6 6 6 1 O O M 6 O O R OO L OO 6 6 6 2 3 GRP 4 OO GRP OO 1 GRP O O GRP 6 6 6 O O M 6 OO LEVEL 6 AFL OO LEVEL 6 AFL AUX 1 AUX ...

Page 28: ...lications SONAR LE has been designed to provide a simple yet complete solution for creating music You won t feel the need to upgrade just to get started With support for up to 64 tracks and 24 track effects 8 physical in outs at 24bit 192kHz SONAR LE is able to offer a powerful pc based recording studio The package also includes 2 instruments 6 MIDI effects and 14 audio effects SONAR LE has been u...

Page 29: ...dle during connection which means very low volume from the USB device so it s worth checking the first few times you connect The properties window should look like this It is also a good idea to select No Sounds in the Sounds window System Require ments Minimum Recommended Operating System Windows XP Windows XP Vista Vista x64 Processor Speed Intel Pentium 4 1 3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500 or higher...

Page 30: ... audio track by clicking Insert Audio Track from the main toolbar Click on the I O tab near the bottom of the window then click the expand buttons in the audio track panes The tracks 1 2 have been re named ZED Left and ZED Right by double clicking the name field Click the I and the O fields to select inputs and out puts for the track Here we have selected the USB Left signal to go to Track 1 ZED L...

Page 31: ...tons Also disarm the tracks by de selecting the R buttons Click Play or spacebar and the recorded au dio should play to the USB port on your ZED mixing console where you can select USB re turn to Playback or to the ST3 input You can use SONAR LE and your ZED mixer together in many ways for example straightforward recording of a stereo mix recording tracks individually to build up a song or sending...

Page 32: ...our software plug in list If using reverb it s a good idea to have 100 wet mix level and reduce the pre delay in order to compensate for any latency in USB Send the output of the software group or bus to USB Device In this case and probably with most reverbs it will be stereo so it will go to left right Set the USB return to be sent to ST3 It can then be sent directly to LR or to the stereo channe...

Page 33: ...e ground Ring cold 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 Output...

Page 34: ...oming an 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 Investigate ALLEN HEATH s other ranges at www allen heath com Large Live Sound ...

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