SHURE FP---33 --- Portable Audio Mixer – 2020 Version
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Shure FP-‐33 mixer controls
MIC level
Tone switch
Master Level VU meter Power switch Headphone volume
Setting up the mixer
(Start without the camera, leave the camera operator to do their setup while you check the mixer)
1.
Switch on the Power.
2.
Set the MASTER level dial to “0” you can calibrate it exactly later.
3.
Turn up the MIC level to around 7.
4.
Turn up the headphone volume to around the middle, you should be able to hear the
microphone working, and set the headphones to a suitable listening volume.
5.
Use the
ATH50Mx
headphones for quality sound monitoring.
6.
Select L+R for headphone monitoring.
7.
Speak into the microphone in a normal voice and set the MIC level so your voice peaks at
0VU on the meter. Set the levels for average loudness spoken word and listen carefully to
check the sound quality.
8.
Check the microphone and boom pole for rattles and handling noise, wrap the microphone
cable around the boom pole so it won’t rattle or tangle.
9.
Check the cable from the mixer into the camera, use input 1 in the camera.
10.
Check mixer output and camera input are both set to LINE level.
11.
Setx up and test the sound system with the camera operator, each confirm the setup.
12.
Listen for quality sound in the camera and check the volume of the camera headphones.
13.
Check the mixer and the camera mic are recording on separate channels.
14.
Test the mixer battery with the battery test button and meter display, new batteries should
last about 10 hours
15.
Next we will calibrate the camera and mixer with a test tone signal camera level settings.
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