Dynacord PowerMate 600-3, Owner'S Manual

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achieved at the 0 dB mark. The control offers level reduction of -10 dB and an amplification of +20 dB. This range allows
the connection of most professional, semi professional, and hi-fi sound sources. For further details on how to set the
TRIM LINE CD control, please refer to the description of the GAIN control in monaural channels.
HINT: If you use a keyboard as sound source on one of the stereo inputs, make sure that no split zones or layers
with channel separation are activated. The stereo channel mapping will otherwise appear like it is set on the
keyboard – the lower layer in the left and the top layer in the right channel – and you will not have the
opportunity to re-position the sound in the overall stereo image, unless you connect the keyboard output to
two adjacent monaural input channels, leaving you the option to place the sound in the final mix via PAN
controls.
16 - EQ SECTION
The EQ section of the input stereo is identical to the EQ section of the input mono. For more details on the functioning
of these controls, please refer to the Input Mono section of this owner’s manual.
17 - FX
These control determines the amount of the summed L and R signal that is sent POST-FADER to the FX summing bus.
For more details on the functioning of these controls, please refer to the Input Mono section of this owner’s manual.
18 - AUX
These control determines the amount of the summed L and R signal that is sent to the AUX summing bus. Depending
on the setting in the AUX Routing dialog in the menu the signal gets split pre or post fader. For more details on the func-
tioning of these controls, please refer to the Input Mono section of this owner’s manual.
19 - MON
These controls determine the amount of the summed L and R signal that is sent to the MON summing bus. The signal
gets always split pre fader. For more details on the functioning of these controls, please refer to the Input Mono section
of this owner’s manual.
20 - BAL
The function of the BAL control of the stereo channels is equivalent to the PAN control’s function of the monaural chan-
nels. If you turn the rotary control all the way to the right, the right signal is outputted to the right output while the signal
of the left channel is muted. When the control is set to its center position, the L/R signals are present with their equal
intensity on the corresponding outputs. Whenever stereo sound sources are connected to a stereo input, you should
leave the BAL control at the center position or make only minor adjustments in either direction. In case a monaural
sound source is connected, the BAL controls function absolutely identical to the PAN controls of the monaural input
section.
21 - MUTE
The MUTE button mutes the input signal post fader, including all AUX/MON sends. PFL and Signal/Peak stay operational.
HINT: Use the MUTE button for muting temporarily not used input channels without changing the settings of the
FX/AUX/MON controls and the channel fader.
22 - PFL
Engaging the PFL button sums the stereophonic audio signal of the corresponding input channel and routes the result-
ing monaural signal to the headphones bus. You are able to listen to the audio signal via the PHONES output. The meter
instrument in the master section is simultaneously switched, so that the left LED-chain indicates the level of the actually
chosen channel (in dBu), which allows optimally matching the level of the signal source.
You can assign as many channels as you want to the phones summing bus at the same time. The volume levels of the
individual signals are not affected by the setting of the corresponding channel faders (Pre Fader Listen). This gives you
the opportunity to set the level and the EQ of a channel, without the need to include it in the master mix, i.e. you can
leave the channel fader down or even engage the MUTE button.
23 - SIG/PK
The stereo SIG/PK indicator function provides independent analysis of left and right channel audio signals. The respec-
tive highest level reading is indicated, assuring that neither one is already driven into clipping. For further information
on how to use this indicator most efficiently, please refer to the description of the monaural channel’s identical feature.