Signal sounds distorted even
Mixer or other source is overdriven
Review the Owner’s Manual
at moderate volumes, PEAK
for your mixer and adjust
light is not lit.
controls as needed
• Input sensitivity (gain)
• Channel faders
• Master faders
Hum or Buzz that increases
Improper A/C ground or faulty
Disconnect or mute
or decreases when the mixer
equipment connected to mixer
channels one at a time to
level controls are moved.
input
isolate the problem. Refer
to the owner’s manual of the
faulty equipment for
troubleshooting help.
Faulty cable between source
Substitute a known-good
equipment and mixer
cable for the suspected
faulty cable.
Hum or Buzz
Improper A/C grounding, ground
• Connect all speakers to a
loops
common power circuit.
• “Telescope” the audio
ground by using an XLR/F
to XLR/M adapter with
Pin1 disconnected on one
end.
• Re-route audio cables
away from AC power and
lighting cables.
Excessively long unbalanced cable
• Use the balanced outputs
run
(if available) of your mixer
or source equipment to
drive your EON speakers.
• Use a “DI” (direct injection)
box to convert your unbal-
anced equipment output
to a balanced output.
Improper system gain structure
Reduce the INPUT 1, LINE
2, and LINE 3 controls and
increase the output level of
your source devices.
Speakers feedback and howl
Microphones are pointed into the
Move the speakers so they
when the microphone volume
speakers
do not point into the micro-
is turned up
phone’s pick-up pattern.
Equalizer settings are incorrect
Locate the feedback fre
quency and reduce it using
the mixer EQ or an external
equalizer.
Excessive gain
Reduce the gain at the
mixer and move the micro-
phone closer to the sound
source.
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