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Contents

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

WIRING UP

BLOCK DIAGRAM

MONO INPUT CHANNEL

STEREO INPUT CHANNELS

MASTER SECTION

USING YOUR MPM CONSOLE

FITTING OPTIONAL RACK-MOUNT BRACKETS (MPM12/2)

DIMENSIONS

APPLICATIONS

TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS

MARK-UP SHEETS

TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS

WARRANTY

Summary of Contents for MPM 12/2

Page 1: ...1 USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...soever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electr...

Page 3: ...IRING UP 8 BLOCK DIAGRAM 12 MONO INPUT CHANNEL 13 STEREO INPUT CHANNELS 16 MASTER SECTION 18 USING YOUR MPM CONSOLE 22 FITTING OPTIONAL RACK MOUNT BRACKETS MPM12 2 24 DIMENSIONS 24 APPLICATIONS 25 TYP...

Page 4: ...nly use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caut...

Page 5: ...ue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L Ensu...

Page 6: ...thin the product s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTIONS The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert t...

Page 7: ...are employed in the MPM bringing you the great Soundcraft quality in a small format console without compromise You will also be glad to know you have a one year warranty with your product from the dat...

Page 8: ...n although you should then keep cable lengths as short as possible to minimise inter ference pick up on the cable Note that the ring must be grounded if the source is unbalanced Set the input level us...

Page 9: ...e lengths as short as possible to minimise interference pick up on the cable Note that the ring must be grounded if the source is unbalanced Mono sources can be fed to both paths by plugging into the...

Page 10: ...ground only at their source and not at both ends If the use of unbalanced connections is unavoidable you can minimise noise by following these wiring guidelines On INPUTS unbalance at the source and u...

Page 11: ...different outputs or to auxiliary sends to identify problems on the Master section Compare a suspect channel with an adjacent channel which has been set up identically Use PFL to monitor the signal in...

Page 12: ...12 BLOCK DIAGRAM...

Page 13: ...nput is BALANCED for low noise and top quality from professional equipment but you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up the jacks as shown in the wiring up section although you should then keep cab...

Page 14: ...the sound HF EQ Turn to the right to boost high treble frequencies above 12kHz by up to 15dB adding crispness to cymbals vocals and electronic instruments Turn to the left to cut by up to 15dB reduci...

Page 15: ...1 PFL When the latching PFL switch is pressed the pre fade pre mute signal is fed to the headphones control room output and meters where it replaces the MIX The PFL ACTIVE LED on the Master section il...

Page 16: ...ce hum boominess or improve a mushy sound Set the knob to the centre detented position when not required The control has a shelving response giving 15dB of boost or cut at 60Hz 4 AUX SENDS These are u...

Page 17: ...eplaces the MIX The PFL ACTIVE LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that a PFL is active The Left and Right meters display the PFL signal in mono This is a useful way of listening to any requ...

Page 18: ...18 MASTER SECTION...

Page 19: ...rnal equipment 2 TRACK 3 2 TRACK IN These two RCA phono sockets are unbalanced Left and Right line level inputs used for connecting a play back device 4 2 TRACK LEVEL CONTROL This adjusts the signal l...

Page 20: ...the final level of the Mix outputs This should normally be set close to the 0 mark if the input GAIN settings have been correctly set to give maximum travel on the fader for smoothest control 15 GRP...

Page 21: ...pective aux output signal to the monitor headphones out puts 24 PRE POST SWITCHES These two switches globally switch the AUX 1 and AUX 2 feeds respectively on all the input modules to be either pre fa...

Page 22: ...instruments where rejection of unwanted sounds and elimination of feed back is important The aim should be to place the microphone as close as physically possible to the source to cut out unwanted su...

Page 23: ...r adjust the Master Faders Remember that the mixer is a mixer not an amplifier Increasing the overall level is the job of the amplifier and if it is impossible to provide adequate level it is probable...

Page 24: ...24 FITTING OPTIONAL RACK MOUNT BRACKETS MPM12 2 The rack mount kit part number is RW5753 DIMENSIONS...

Page 25: ...25 APPLICATIONS APPLICATION 1 LIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT APPLICATION 2 MULTISPEAKER APPLICATIONS This configuration demonstrates how multiple speaker configurations can be driven by the EPM...

Page 26: ...ard of hearing Aux 1 output is used to generate foldback monitoring for the speaker singer Aux 2 could also be used for foldback but has been omitted for clarity The main outputs are used to drive the...

Page 27: ...CATION 4 RECORDING The insert points on channels 1 8 may be used to feed a multitrack recorder as shown link the send and return signals The Mix outputs are used for a preliminary stereo mix on a DAT...

Page 28: ...28 TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS...

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Page 30: ...30 MARK UP SHEETS You may freely copy these pages and use them to record the settings used for particular applications gigs...

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Page 32: ...o and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be valid if a the Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions contained in Soundcra...

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