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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING:  THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED

Under no circumstances should the mains earth be 

disconnected from the mains lead.

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following

code:
Earth:

Green and Yellow  (Green/Yellow - US)

Neutral: Blue  (White  -  US)
Live:

Brown   (Black  -  US)

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the

coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

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The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to

the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the

earth symbol.

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The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in

the plug which is marked with the letter N.

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The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal

in the plug which is marked with the letter L.

Ensure that these colour codings are followed carefully in the event of the

plug being changed.
This unit is capable of operating over a range of mains voltages by means of

a 4-position mains input fuse carrier.  It is important to ensure that the cor-

rect voltage setting is selected for the level of local mains voltage supply, for

safe, uninterrupted operation.  Use a small screwdriver to prise the fuse

carrier from its location in the connector.

To avoid the risk of fire, replace the mains fuse only

with the correct value fuse, as marked on the rear

panel.

The internal power supply unit contains no user 

serviceable parts.  Refer all servicing to a qualified 

service engineer, through the appropriate Spirit dealer.

Do not obstruct air vents.

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a Powerstation mixer, brought to you with pride by the SPIRIT team of Andy, Colin, Chris, James,

Simon, Mukesh, Graham, Martin, Paul, Tony, Adam, Peter, our friends in Boston and with the support of many others  -  we

hope you will have as much fun using it as we did building it!  

For your own safety and to

avoid invalidation of the

warranty please

read this section carefully.

Summary of Contents for POWERSTATION 1200

Page 1: ...Contents Introduction 2 Connecting Up 3 Using the Powerstation 4 Setting Up Troubleshooting 10 Applications 11 System Block Diagram 17 Connecting Leads 19 Dimensions 20 Typical Specifications 20...

Page 2: ...in the event of the plug being changed This unit is capable of operating over a range of mains voltages by means of a 4 position mains input fuse carrier It is important to ensure that the cor rect v...

Page 3: ...Page 3 Connecting Up...

Page 4: ...ent and will therefore need a higher gain setting to give the same output level See Setting Up Troubleshooting on page 10 to learn how to set GAIN correctly 100Hz HI PASS FILTER Pressing this switch a...

Page 5: ...the latching PFL switch is pressed the pre fade post EQ signal is fed to the headphones and meters where it replaces the Stereo Mix as the nor mal monitor source The PFL ACTIVE LED on the Master sect...

Page 6: ...up and down with the fader this is called POST FADE but for Foldback or Monitor feeds it is important for the send to be independent of the fader this is called PRE FADE Aux 1 is always PRE FADE POST...

Page 7: ...ttings the USER MODE LED illuminates Factory default settings may be restored by pressing and holding both PARAM switches until the USER MODE LED goes out MASTER SECTION LEXICON EFFECTS MASTER FADER T...

Page 8: ...to show that power is switched on and senses the power amplifier voltage rails THERMAL The THERMAL yellow indicates that power amplifier over temperature has been detected MUTE The MUTE red lights whe...

Page 9: ...rations STEREO RETURN FX BUS L R BUSSES 2 TRACK RETURN TO POWER AMP MIX L R EFFECTS MIX INSERT GRAPHIC EQUALISER MIX OUTPUT NORMALLING NORMALLING GRAPHIC EQ INPUT GRAPHIC EQ OUTPUT POWER AMP INPUT LEV...

Page 10: ...sk of feedback because small fader move ments will have a very significant effect on output level If the gain is set too low you will not find enough gain on the faders to bring the signal up to an ad...

Page 11: ...Page 11 Large Live Setup APPLICATIONS...

Page 12: ...Page 12 To Multitrack Insert Point From Multitrack CONNECTED VIA Y LEAD AS SHOWN BELOW Recording...

Page 13: ...Page 13 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Live Setup with maximum foldback...

Page 14: ...Page 14 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Mix L Mix R Note Mix Outputs will feed Powerstation External Amp Using Powerstation with an External Mixer and PA...

Page 15: ...Page 15 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Splitting FOH and On Stage Monitor...

Page 16: ...Page 16 Powerstation as a Submixer Amplifier still used for on stage Monitors...

Page 17: ...T LEVEL POWER AMP OUTPUT LEFT POWER AMP OUTPUT RIGHT PFL PFL AUX 1 LEX FX AUX 1 LEX FX AUX 2 AUX 2 POST POST PRE PRE MIX INSERT LEFT MIX INSERT RIGHT FADER EFFECTS FADER LEXICON EFFECTS TO AUX 1 MIX L...

Page 18: ...Page 18 Powerstation Console Typical Starting Out Control Positions...

Page 19: ...Balanced Unbalanced Insert Leads Y Leads Unbalanced Speakon Leads Y Leads Balanced Headphone Splitter Page 19 Connecting Leads...

Page 20: ...22kHz bandwidth Aux Outputs 83dBu Main Outputs 80dBu E I N Microphone Input Maximum Gain terminated 150R 129dBu Max Gain to Main Outputs Mic Input 74dB Line Input 54dB Stereo Input 32dB Stereo Return...

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