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Receiving Inspection
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Warranty and Service Information
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Receiving Inspection

INSPECT YOUR MX2488 FOR ANY  DAMAGE which  may  have occurred during
shipping.  If any damage is found,  notify  the  shipping  company  and call  CARVIN
immediately.

SAVE THE CARTON & ALL PACKING MATERIALS.  In the event you have to reship
your amp, always use the  original carton and packing material. This will provide
the best possible protection  for  your  unit  during shipment.  CARVIN and the
shipping company are not liable for any damage caused by improper packing.  

SAVE YOUR INVOICE.  It will be required for warranty  servicing of your unit.
Always check your invoice against the items you have received.

SHIPMENT SHORTAGE.  If you find items missing, it may  be that  they  were shipped
separately.  Please allow several days for  the rest of your order to arrive  before
inquiring.  If  you determine (after allowing an appropriate amount of time) you
have not received all the items you ordered, please call CARVIN.

Summary of Contents for MX2488

Page 1: ...o or r r rm m m ma a a at t t ti i i io o o on n n n Schematic Diagrams 5 6 6 6 6 W W W Wa a a ar r r rr r r ra a a an n n nt t t ty y y y I I I In n n nf f f fo o o or r r rm m m ma a a at t t ti i i...

Page 2: ...g as well as suggestions for maintaining and operating a sound system are included C C C CO O O ON N N NT T T TE E E EN N N NT T T T We recommend that you read the entire Operation Manual However if y...

Page 3: ...E E E ES S S SC C C CR R R RI I I IP P P PT T T TI I I IO O O ON N N NS S S S A A A AB B B BO O O OU U U UT T T T T T T TH H H HE E E E M M M MX X X X2 2 2 24 4 4 48 8 8 88 8 8 8 C C C CO O O ON N N N...

Page 4: ...provided on each output channel A Tape switch is provided at each output channel to allow the tape playback signal to feed the cue and control room mixes This means that valuable input channels do not...

Page 5: ...knowledge It is not something that automatically happens when buying a new or more sophisticated console Rather its what you do with the equipment and how well you do it that ultimately makes the poin...

Page 6: ...phone Cue mixing facilities Separate input output channels with I 0 capabilities Separate 8 X 2 monitor mixer Three band sweepable parametric EQ with defeat per channel Four auxiliary busses per chann...

Page 7: ...uts can accept pre amp signals i e line outputs of tape decks effects etc of up to 30 volts You may have both the line and mic inputs connected at the same time In a live situation this is a very effe...

Page 8: ...st possible noise It also makes the conversion to a Mixdown Mode extremely easy 2 2 2 2 I I I In n n np p p pu u u ut t t t G G G Ga a a ai i i in n n n C C C Co o o on n n nt t t tr r r ro o o ol l l...

Page 9: ...ithin the range of the specific filter high mid or low are able to be adjusted This means that you have the ability to zero in on a particular frequency within a particular band and boost or cut its v...

Page 10: ...itor amplifiers for subsequent amplification An adjustment of a Cue control on each channel will alter the relative amount of volume that channel will send to its cooresponding main monitor output See...

Page 11: ...m exactly as they appear in the mix by eliminating all channels the operator does not want to hear This allows the operator to listen to the relative stereo positioning of different channels cot muted...

Page 12: ...he Channel Fader controls the volume of each channel It provides a smooth travel and dB calibrated attenuation of channel signals A proper setting of the channel fader would be between 5 and 8 on the...

Page 13: ...dphone mix as a reference you would simply depress the Cue switch at the top of the stack of switches and adjust the volume leveland Pan the returned reverb effect as desired in the headphone mix This...

Page 14: ...ithout Phantom Power you simply would not be able to use these types of microphones with your console unless you purchased a special outside Phantom power supply N N N No o o ot t t te e e e If most o...

Page 15: ...s Outputs and Slate all Main Outputs A built in condenser microphone volume control will allow you to speak directly to any one or combination of each of the busses and vary the amount of signal sent...

Page 16: ...ntrol room group and raise the Control Room Faders until the desired volume in the control room monitors is achieved S S S SE E E EC C C CT T T TI I I IO O O ON N N N 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 13 3 3 3 G G G GE E...

Page 17: ...a a ap p p pe e e e S S S Sw w w wi i i it t t tc c c ch h h h Depressing this switch will route the multi track tape playback s to the 2 Track monitor section for rough mixes quick playback of multi...

Page 18: ...o ot t t te e e e When doing final mixdowns you will probalbly route the outputs of your multi track tape deck through input channels 1 through 8 This provides for additional equilization of the play...

Page 19: ...J Ja a a ac c c ck k k k This jack is a Line Input or pre amp input connection It is designed to accept signals normally too strong for the mic input See Section 3 Mic Line Switch Line lwvel pre amp...

Page 20: ...ther extraneous signals Balanced cables feature 3 wires a ground wire in phase wire and out of phase wire When the in phase and out of phase signals are summed at the input of the console the extraneo...

Page 21: ...you may wish to patch in a more elaborate equalizer and a compressor This allows you to affect that particular channel without affecting adjacent channels And you achieve your objective of fine tunin...

Page 22: ...ibrated to 4dBv See Section 4 VU Meter Calibration The Sub Output connections are usually used to make connection to your multi track tape deck and both connections may be used at the same time if so...

Page 23: ...ar AC Voltage Switch to the proper voltage If a switch is not found than pull out the Fuse Holder built into the AC cord receptacle and turn it over to the proper voltage as seen on the holder this au...

Page 24: ...fan vents excessively warm air going into the fan vents if rack mount be sure the rack is properly vented with cool air or the amp is driven hard below its rated speaker impedance 7 RESETTING THE PRO...

Page 25: ...and the 16k Hz by 4 dB Note there is not much signal at 16k so you may not hear any difference except for added noise If you raise or lower all sliders at the same time the EQ will act like a volume...

Page 26: ...balance or balance inputs This is a tip ring stereo jack which will work for both Use only shielded cables 5 COOLING FAN The fan is designed to run continually to cool the FET401 Be careful not to blo...

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