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Safety

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION:

To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover or rear panel of this 

unit. No user serviceable parts inside. Please refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this appliance to rain or 

moisture.

DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:

All safety and operation instructions of this manual should be read and adhered to before 
operation. 

Retain Instructions:

Please retain all safety and operating instructions for future reference.

Follow instructions:

All operation and user instructions should be followed.

Water, liquid and Moisture:

The appliance should not be used near water, rain or other liquids. Make sure that no liquid can 
leak, spill or otherwise seep into the appliance.

Ventilation:

Please place the appliance so no obstacles interfere or impede the flow of air through the 
ventilation openings.

Heat:

The appliance should be situated away from other heat sources such as heaters, radiators, 
ovens, or other appliances that produce heat.

Power Source:

Make sure your appliance is set to the correct voltage for the country in which it will be used.

Grounding and Polarization:

Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not 
defeated.

Power-Cord Protection:

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on, pinched, dam-
aged, worn, or rubbed by any other device or obstacle.

Cleaning:

The appliance should be cleaned only with a light soft cloth. Do not use any damaging or 
corrosive products on the unit. 

Periods of inactivity:

The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long 
period of time.

Damage Requiring Service:

The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:
- The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
- Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; or
- The appliance has been exposed to rain; or
- The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in 
performance; or
- The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

Servicing:

The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that is described in the Operating 
Instructions. 

All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

Summary of Contents for PR8E

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Page 2: ...e Make sure your appliance is set to the correct voltage for the country in which it will be used Grounding and Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on pinched dam aged worn or rubbed by any other device or obstacle Clean...

Page 3: ...l High quality components and rugged construction External power supply FOREWORD Dear Customer Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in SM Pro Audio products by purchasing this unit The SM PR8E has been designed to be used as a standard tool for home pro studios With much experience in the audio industry over a long period of time and along with valuable suggestions from our customers...

Page 4: ...s voltage 3 3 Audio connections 4 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS INDICATORS 4 1 Independent 8 x rotary pre amplifier gain controls 4 2 Independent 8 x phantom power switches 4 3 Independent 8 x phantom power indicators 4 4 Independent 8 x peak light indicators 5 REAR PANEL CONTROLS 5 1 Independent 8 x phase reverse switches 6 APPLICATION 6 1 Using the SM PR8E 7 SPECIFICATIONS 8 WARRANTY ...

Page 5: ...s to the rescue with 8 x channels of balanced input with a full range of gain con trol from 20dB to 40dB Phantom power and phase reversal switches for every channel This single rack unit can now solve many of the connectivity issues whether in the Studio home club installation or other live sound applications 2 THE DESIGN CONCEPT 2 1 High quality components and design The philosophy behind SM Pro ...

Page 6: ...o SM PR8E fits into one standard 19 rack unit of space 1 3 4 Be sure that there is enough air space around the unit for cooling As to avoid overheating please do not place the SM PR8E on high temperature devices such as power amplifiers 3 2 Mains voltage The SM PR8E uses the supplied 17v 1000mA external power adaptor for connection to mains power The connection socket for the adaptor is labeled cl...

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Page 8: ...pre amplified level To ensure sure you do not over pre amplify your signal a peak clip indicator light has been pro vided on the front panel of the SM PR8E for each channel When illuminated this light indicates that the pre amplifier is overloaded and that distortion will occur Please turn down the variable gain control for the currently selected channel until the peak clip light is no longer illu...

Page 9: ...nce 600 Ohms Peak output level 23dB Frequency response 20Hz 20KHz 0dB 0 5dB Distortion 0 005 S N 105dB Crosstalk rejection 120dB 1KHz 20dB input Max Gain 58dB POWER SUPPLY External 17V 1000mA external adaptor Supplied PHYSICAL Dimension 1 3 4 44 5 mm 19 482 6 mm 8 1 2 217 mm Net weight approx 4 kg SM ProAudio is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional standards As a result of thes...

Page 10: ...ar or inappropriate use SM ProAudio shall at its sole discretion either repair or replace the product 2 If the warranty claim proves to be justified the product will be returned freight prepaid by SM ProAudio within Australia Outside of Australia the product will be returned at the buyer s expense 3 Warranty claims other than those indicated above are expressly excluded 3 RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMB...

Page 11: ...s warranty in particular if caused by inappropriate use Likewise the warranty does not cover defects of expendable parts caused by normal wear of the product Expendable parts are typically pots potentiometers switches and similar components 4 Damages defects caused by the following conditions are not covered by this warranty Misuse neglect or failure to operate the unit in compliance with the inst...

Page 12: ...oduct 7 OTHER WARRANTY RIGHTS This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer s statutory rights provided by national law in particular any such rights against the seller that arise from a legally effective purchase contract The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic o...

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