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5 & 8-CHANNEL 

MIXERS

L502 & L802  Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Start 

4

What's on the Front Panel 

6

Input Types 

8

Output Types 

10

Troubleshooting 

10

Glossary of Terms 

11

Cable Diagrams 

12

Block Diagram 

13

Mixer Specifications 

15

Warranty/FCC Statements 

16

WELCOME 

Congratulations on your recent purchase of a new Harbinger LvL Series mixer. They are the perfect choice for bands 
or individual musicians who are looking for great-sounding mixes, live performance durability and audio specs that 
studio users demand.

To get the most out of your new mixer, we suggest that you read through this entire manual at least once, then refer 
back to it as needed.

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Summary of Contents for L502

Page 1: ...L502 5 CHANNEL MIXER L802 8 CHANNEL MIXER 10168 Harbinger Lvl L502 802 Manual indd 1 7 8 14 3 15 PM ...

Page 2: ...at produce heat 8 POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company 9 GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarization or grounding type plug The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your ...

Page 3: ...nts 16 WELCOME Congratulations on your recent purchase of a new Harbinger LvL Series mixer They are the perfect choice for bands or individual musicians who are looking for great sounding mixes live performance durability and audio specs that studio users demand To get the most out of your new mixer we suggest that you read through this entire manual at least once then refer back to it as needed 1...

Page 4: ...ing into the microphone You should hear your voice through the headphones Don t hear anything Here are a few things to check Do you need to switch phantom power on Look at the markings on your microphone If it says condenser then Phantom Power should be switched on If it says dynamic then leave it off although phantom power won t damage a dynamic mic Are the level and gain knobs turned up on chann...

Page 5: ...s on channels 1 and 2 5 If you re using a condenser microphone switch on the PHANTOM POWER function If you re using a dynamic mic or don t know which type you re using leave phantom power off 6 Turn the MAIN MIX fader up way 7 Slowly turn the GAIN control on channel 1 up to about way Watch the meters above the main fader If they go up to 0 or if the PEAK light flashes red on your channel turn the ...

Page 6: ...be connected to a stage monitor or effects processor 8 Phones Out Stereo output for driving a pair of headphones The output level is controlled by the Control Room Phones knob CONTROL SECTION A High EQ Controls a high shelving EQ boosting or cutting frequencies from 12kHz and above B Mid EQ A peaking EQ control boosting or cutting frequen cies centered around 2 5kHz C Low EQ Controls a low shelvin...

Page 7: ...the Phones outputs M Phantom Power Sends L802 48V L502 15V phantom power to the XLR inputs N Meter Shows the signal level being sent to the Main Outs If the red 0 or 5 lights are on the output is being distorted O Power LED Shows that the mixer is switched on P Main Mix Sets the level to the Main Outs Q Aux Send Master The Aux Send master is the master output volume for the individual Aux Sends pe...

Page 8: ...n controls the level of the microphone or line level signal plugged into the mixer If the gain is set too low the output signal will be noisy when you turn it up at the level control If gain is set too high it will distort For best performance set the gain while looking at the meters Turn the Level control so that it s facing straight up Then turn the gain up until you see the first or second ligh...

Page 9: ...S LEFT MONO INPUT This input expects a line level signal It accepts either balanced TRS or unbalanced TS cables If only the Left Mono input is used on a channel that signal will be sent to the left and right outputs If the Right input is also used this input will be sent to the left output RIGHT INPUT As above this is a line level input either balanced or unbalanced It is sent to the right output ...

Page 10: ...ntl Rm the Aux RCA input will be sent to both the control room outs and the headphones If you turn the control room level all the way down there will be no signal in the headphones AUX SEND This jack sends the aux buss out of the mixer Turn up the Aux knob on any channel to send it to the Aux Send output See page 9 for more information about the aux buss AUX RCA OUTPUT This is a pair of unbalanced...

Page 11: ...ecrease of a frequency range centered at a specific point resulting in an EQ curve that looks like a hill increase or a valley decrease Compare to Shelving Equalizer Control see pages 8 9 for more information PHANTOM POWER A voltage signal that runs through a microphone cable to power condenser microphones Harmless to microphones that don t need it except for very old and or damaged ribbon microph...

Page 12: ...er T Positive Left S S R R T T T Positive Positive Positive Negative 2 Positive 2 Shield R Negative Right 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 R Negative Negative S Shield S Shield 3 Negative S Shield S Shield S Shield S Shield XLR F RCA TRS TS UNBALANCED CABLE UNBALANCED STEREO 10168 Harbinger Lvl L502 802 Manual indd 12 7 8 14 3 15 PM ...

Page 13: ...IGH 80 12K LOW PAN LEVEL LEVEL MAIN MIX STEREO CHANNELS 2 3 and 4 5 L L R R PAN L R HEADPHONE OUTPUT LEFT RIGHT AUX RCA TO PHONES AUX RCA TO MIX PHONES LEFT MAIN MIX OUT RIGHT MAIN MIX OUT CD AUX RCA OUT LEFT RIGHT CD AUX RCA IN LEFT MAIN BUS RIGHT MAIN BUS METER PHANTOM 15 VDC 10168 Harbinger Lvl L502 802 Manual indd 13 7 8 14 3 15 PM ...

Page 14: ...LEVEL LEVEL AUX MAIN MIX STEREO CHANNELS AUX RETURNS 3 4 and 5 6 L L R R PAN AUX AUX RETURN TO MAIN MIX L R L R AUX SEND HEADPHONE OUTPUT LEFT RIGHT AUX RCA TO CTRL RM PHONES AUX RCA TO MIX CONTROL ROOM PHONES LEFT MAIN MIX OUT RIGHT MAIN MIX OUT LEFT CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS RIGHT CD AUX RCA OUT LEFT RIGHT CD AUX RCA IN LEVEL METER LEFT MAIN BUS RIGHT MAIN BUS AUX BUS BLOCK DIAGRAM L802 10168 Harbing...

Page 15: ...15 dB 2 5 kHz n a Stereo Channel Low n a 15 dB 80 Hz n a Output Level Maximum 20 dBu 20 dBu 20 dBu Maximum Input Levels Mic 12 dBu Gain 10 dB 12 dBu Gain 10 dB 12 dBu Gain 10 dB Line Input 20 dBu Gain 10 dB 20 dBu Gain 10 dB 20 dBu Gain 10 dB Aux RCA Input and Aux Return 20 dBu 20 dBu 20 dBu Input Impedance Mic Input 2 6 kΩ balanced 2 6 kΩ balanced 2 6 kΩ balanced Line Input 20 kΩ balanced 20 kΩ b...

Page 16: ...nties apply after that period Retailer and manufacturer shall not be liable for damages based upon inconvenience loss of use of product loss of time interrupted operation or commercial loss or any other incidental or consequential damages including but not limited to lost profits downtime goodwill damage to or replacement of equipment and property and any costs of recovering reprogramming or repro...

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