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Page 1: ...Notice ovals and Notice ovals and Notice ovals and Notice ovals and Notice 3 3 3 3 3 W W W W War ar ar ar arranty ranty ranty ranty ranty 4 4 4 4 4 Impor Impor Impor Impor Important Safety Instr tant...

Page 2: ...y Symbol Guide For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty all text marked with these symbols should be read carefully CAUTIONS Must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury WARN...

Page 3: ...a com mitment on the part of the vendor Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manua...

Page 4: ...the risk of the End User whilst in transit both to 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 a...

Page 5: ...e and referred to the Soundcraft dealer from where the equipment was purchased THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead ATTENTION Cet...

Page 6: ...en unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the appa ratus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged...

Page 7: ...1 Live Sound Reinfor Application 1 Live Sound Reinfor Application 1 Live Sound Reinforcement cement cement cement cement 26 26 26 26 26 Application 2 Multispeaker Applications Application 2 Multispea...

Page 8: ...ew view view view To get you working as fast as possible this manual begins with a 10 second tutorial Here you can find quick information on any feature of the console and a page reference where you c...

Page 9: ...plug r MONITOR O Ps MONITOR O Ps MONITOR O Ps MONITOR O Ps MONITOR O Ps Jack Jack Jack Jack Jack These are used to feed your monitoring system This can be directly connected to powered monitors or ind...

Page 10: ...ed on our most expensive consoles are employed in the Spirit E Series bringing you the great Soundcraft quality in a small format console without compromise You will also be glad to know you have a on...

Page 11: ...ance with cabling connections and configuration of your mixer Choose the mains supply for the sound system with care and do not share sockets or earthing with lighting dimmers Position the mixer where...

Page 12: ...nterference but you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up the jacks as shown although you should then keep cable lengths as short as possible to minimise interference pick up on the cable Note that...

Page 13: ...e is unbalanced Mono sources can be fed to both paths by plugging into the Left jack only Mix Inserts The unbalanced pre fade Mix insert point is a break in the output signal path to allow the connect...

Page 14: ...d that all signal cables have their screens connected to ground In some unusual circumstances to avoid earth or ground loops ensure that all cable screens and other signal earths are connected to grou...

Page 15: ...Master section Compare a suspect channel with an adjacent channel which has been set up identically Use SOLO to monitor the signal in each section Insert contact problems may be checked by using an in...

Page 16: ...as keyboards drum machines synths tape machines or DI d guitars The input is BALANCED for low noise and top quality from professional equipment but you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up the jack...

Page 17: ...EQ There are two knobs which work together to form a SWEPT MID EQ The lower knob provides 15dB of boost and cut just like the HF EQ knob but the frequency at which this occurs can be set by the upper...

Page 18: ...the fader See the Initial Setup section on page 23 for help in setting a suitable signal level 0 SOLO When the latching SOLO switch is pressed the pre fade pre mute signal is fed to the headphones co...

Page 19: ...ight to boost low bass frequencies adding extra punch to synths guitars and drums Turn to the left to reduce hum boominess or improve a mushy sound Set the knob to the centre detented position when no...

Page 20: ...in setting the right level 8 SOLO When the latching SOLO switch is pressed the pre fade pre mute signal is fed in mono to the headphones control room output and meters where it replaces the MIX The S...

Page 21: ...rectly set to give maxi mum travel on the faders for smoothest control 4 MIX OUTPUTS INSERTS The Mix LEFT and RIGHT outputs are sent from the XLR sockets as balanced signals The Mix INSERT points are...

Page 22: ...UTS The Monitor Outputs are on 3 pole A gauge jacks and are balanced connections w PHONES LEVEL This control sets the output level to the Headphone outputs If headphones are plugged into the PHONES ja...

Page 23: ...are no exact rules let your ears be the judge In the end the position that gives the desired effect is the correct position INITIAL SETUP Once you have connected up your system see the sections on co...

Page 24: ...er to increase output level Note Note Note Note Note The level of any source signal in the final output is affected by many factors princi pally the Input Gain control Channel Fader and Mix Faders You...

Page 25: ...EARS FITTING RACKMOUNT EARS FITTING RACKMOUNT EARS FITTING RACKMOUNT EARS FITTING RACKMOUNT EARS Note when rackmounting the E6 and E8 a rack extender is available from Soundcraft to make the console...

Page 26: ...CATION 1 LIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT Using Delay in REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS Using Delay in REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS Using Delay in REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS Using Delay in REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS Using Delay in REI...

Page 27: ...PPLICATION 3 PLACES OF WORSHIP This configuration uses the Aux 2 output to drive an induction loop for the hard of hearing Aux 1 output is used to generate foldback monitoring for the speaker singer T...

Page 28: ...LICATION 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 DA...

Page 29: ...r a device that allows the boosting or cutting of selected bands of frequencies in the signal path fader a linear control providing level adjustment feedback the howling sound caused by bringing a mic...

Page 30: ...after the monitor or master fader and therefore affected by fader position pre fade the point in the signal path before the monitor or master fader position and therefore unaffected by the fader posi...

Page 31: ...Frequency r equency r equency r equency r equency response esponse esponse esponse esponse Mic Line input to any output 0 5dB 20Hz 20kHz THD Noise THD Noise THD Noise THD Noise THD Noise Mic gain 30d...

Page 32: ...ERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION QUIESCENT AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION QUIESCENT AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION QUIESCENT E6 13 Watts E8 14 5 Watts E12 17 Watts MIN MAX OPERA MIN MAX OPERA MIN MAX OPERA MIN MAX OPERA...

Page 33: ...33 E6 Dimensions E6 Dimensions E6 Dimensions E6 Dimensions E6 Dimensions...

Page 34: ...34 USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE E8 Dimensions E8 Dimensions E8 Dimensions E8 Dimensions E8 Dimensions...

Page 35: ...35 E12 Dimensions E12 Dimensions E12 Dimensions E12 Dimensions E12 Dimensions...

Page 36: ...36 USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS TYPICAL CONNECTING LEADS...

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Page 38: ...38 USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM...

Page 39: ...CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET To assist you in restoring the console to a previous setting you may copy this sheet as many times as you...

Page 40: ...NTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET To assist you in restoring the console to a previous setting you may copy this...

Page 41: ...CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET CONTROL POSITION MARK UP SHEET To assist you in restoring the console to a previous setting you may copy this sheet as many times as you...

Page 42: ...42 USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE...

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