Fender Passport 500 Pro, Owner'S Manual

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5. Connect each of your microphones, instruments
and other sound sources into separate channels
using the appropriate type of input jack. Use the
mono channels on the left for monophonic sources
such as microphones and use the stereo channels
on the right for stereo/mono sources such as CD
players, mp3 players, keyboards and other line level
audio devices.
6. Rotate the master Volume knob, all channel Level
knobs and all Reverb knobs fully counter-clockwise
to start.
7. Turn on all equipment connected to the Passport first,
then switch the Passport on. The Power LED on the
Passport should
illuminate green
(Protect LED
will illuminate
briefly).
8. Turn the master Volume knob up to 1/4 volume.
9. Pick up a microphone (or other source) and use
it at the intended level while slowly turning up
the corresponding channel Level knob. Watch the
signal LED above the Level knob occasionally. It
illuminates green with an input signal level present,
yellow when the input signal gets closer to clipping,
and red during clipping (distorting). If you see
red , reduce the input signal level at the source or
engage the PAD switch to avoid signal distortion
and overloading the amplifier's input stage.
10. Set up each of the other channels in the same
way. Use the channel Level knobs to adjust the
relative loudness of each channel until you get the
right overall balance, then use the master Volume
knob to adjust everything
together. The master Volume
knob on your Passport has
signal level meters. If you
see the meters illuminate
into the
red zone, turn down
the master Volume knob.
11. Start with each of the tone knobs (Tone, High, Low)
in the center detent position. At this
setting they have no equalization
effect. From there you can
experiment by turning each tone
control to see what sounds best
to you. If possible, have someone
walk to each corner of the room and make sure the
settings and speaker positions provide clear and
consistent coverage throughout your audience.
Basic set-up is now complete! The following
pages contain detailed information on each of the
Passport 500 Pro's many features.
LEFT RIGHT
POWER PROTECT
REVERB 2
REVERB 1
L R
TONE
VOLUME REVERB
TONE TIME SELECT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/USB
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL
L R
VOLUME
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
LOW
REVERB 2
REVERB 1
L R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/USB
TONE
VOLUME REVERB
TONE TIME SELECT
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
HIGH
LOW
REVERB
PAD PAD PAD PAD PAD PAD
USB