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Owner
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Owner’s Manual
38. Phones Out Jack
This 1/4" TRS connector supplies the output to stereo
headphones.
The phones volume is controlled with the phones
knob located above the main mon 2 fader and mute
switch (except for the Onyx8, in which case it’s directly
to the left of the main mix knob).
Whenever a solo switch is engaged, you will only
hear the soloed channel(s) in the headphones.
This gives you the opportunity to audition the channels
before they are added to the main mix. (PFL solo
signals reaching the headphones are not affected
by the channel level or main level, therefore turn down
the phones level first, as soloed channels may be loud.)
The phones output follows standard conventions:
Tip = Left channel
Ring = Right channel
Sleeve = Common ground
WARNING:
The headphone amp is loud
and can cause permanent hearing damage.
Even intermediate levels may be painfully
loud with some headphones.
BE CAREFUL!
Always
turn the phones level control all the way down before
connecting headphones or pressing a solo switch,
or doing anything new that may affect the headphone
volume. Then turn it up slowly as you listen carefully.
39. Phones Knob
This knob is used to adjust the volume at the phones
output from (off) to maximum gain (max, +15 dB).
Make sure that this knob is fully off [counter-clock-
wise] before selecting or adding a new source.
WARNING:
The headphone amp is loud,
and can cause permanent hearing damage.
Even intermediate levels may be painfully
loud with some headphones.
BE CAREFUL!
Always
turn this control all the way down before connecting
headphones, or pressing a solo switch, or doing
anything new that may affect the headphone volume.
Then turn it up slowly as you listen carefully.
40. Solo Master Knob
This knob is used to adjust the volume of the soloed
signal(s) at it is routed to the control room outputs
and phones output from (off) to maximum gain
(max, +15 dB).
Additionally, it is useful for offsetting level
discrepancies when going in and out of solo.
For example, the phones knob might be cranked
to hear the dynamic mix, but when switched to PFL,
it blows your eardrums. The solo level helps with
this discrepancy. See AFL/PFL Solo Switch below.
This control is independent of, and prior to,
the control room and phones level controls.
This controls the solo signal level for both PFL
and AFL solo modes.
41. Rude Solo LED
This large LED flashes red when one or more solo
switches are engaged. While this may be the most
obnoxious solo LED allowed under international trade
and safety regulations, it also acts as a reminder that
what you hear in the control room and headphones
is the soloed channel(s). If you forget that you are
in solo mode, you can easily be tricked into thinking
that something is wrong with your mixer. Hence,
the rude solo light. We hope it gets your attention!
42. AFL/PFL Solo Switch
With the solo mode switch in the down position, you
are in PFL mode, meaning Pre-Fader Listen (post-EQ).
This mode is handy for quick spot-checks of channels,
especially ones that have their faders turned down.
With the solo mode switch up, you are in AFL mode,
meaning After-Fader Listen. You will be able to hear the
stereo output of the soloed channel – it will follow the
channel’s gain, EQ, fader and pan settings. It is similar
to muting all of the other channels, but without the
hassle. AFL mode is typically used during mixdown.
In PFL mode, solo will not be affected by a channel's
mute switch position.
Remember, PFL mode taps the channel signal
before the fader. If you have a channel's
fader set way below “U” (unity gain), solo will
not know that and will send a unity gain signal to the
control room outputs, phones output and meter display.
That may result in a startling level boost at these
outputs when switching from AFL to PFL mode,
depending on the position of the solo level knob.
PHONES
MAX
RUDE SOLO
AFL
PFL
SOLO
SOLO
MASTER
MAX
CONTROL
ROOM
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