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1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd .

End User means the person who first puts the equipment into regular operation.
Dealer means the person other than Soundcraft (if any) from whom the End User purchased
the Equipment, provided such a person is authorised for this purpose by Soundcraft or its
accredited Distributor.
Equipment means the equipment supplied with this manual.

2 If within the period of twelve months from the date of delivery of the Equipment to the End

User it shall prove defective by reason only of faulty materials and/or workmanship to such an
extent that the effectiveness and/or usability thereof is materially affected the Equipment or the
defective component should be returned to the Dealer or to Soundcraft and subject to the
following conditions the Dealer or Soundcraft will repair or replace the defective components.
Any components replaced will become the property of Soundcraft.

3 Any Equipment or component returned will be at 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 accordance with instructions contained in

Soundcraft’s manual; and 
b)

the End User has notified Soundcraft or the Dealer within 14 days of the defect appearing;

and
c)

no persons other than authorised representatives of Soundcraft or the Dealer have

effected any replacement of parts maintenance adjustments or repairs to the Equipment; and
d)

the End User has used the Equipment only for such purposes as Soundcraft recommends,

with only such operating supplies as meet Soundcraft’s specifications and otherwise in all
respects in accordance Soundcraft’s recommendations.

5 Defects arising as a result of the following are not covered by this Warranty: faulty or negligent

handling, chemical or electro-chemical or electrical influences, accidental damage, Acts of God,

neglect, deficiency in electrical power, air-conditioning or humidity control.

6 The benefit of this Warranty may not be assigned by the End User.

7 End Users who are consumers should note their rights under this Warranty are in addition to

and do not affect any other rights to which they may be entitled against the seller of the

Equipment.

Summary of Contents for SPIRIT LIVE 4 2

Page 1: ...puts 18 Stereo Inputs 21 Group Section 23 Master Section 24 Using Your Spirit Live 4 Console 26 Applications 28 Care Of Your Mixer 34 Glossary 34 Typical Specifications 36 Dimensions 37 System Block D...

Page 2: ...his product may be protected by worldwide patents Part No ZM0111 Issue 2 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman Intrnational Industries Ltd Information in this manual is subject to change without...

Page 3: ...ansit 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 accordance with instructions contained...

Page 4: ...el frame and 2 stereo inputs on all other frame sizes Each stereo input comprises two separate input sections one provided with comparable facilities to the mono inputs and one more basic input for a...

Page 5: ...s or meters The Equaliser controls are the most flexible and potentially destructive feature of the mixer They have a similar effect on the frequency response of the input channel as the tone controls...

Page 6: ...on caused by Clipping when the signal becomes so high that it would exceed the power supply rail voltages and is as a result limited This commonly occurs where gain settings are incorrectly set or whe...

Page 7: ...TY Y P PR RE EC CA AU UT TI IO ON NS S For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully The SPIRIT LIVE 42 mixer must only be connected through the Pow...

Page 8: ...d for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised ag...

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Page 13: ...Page 13 C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IN NG G I IT T U UP P...

Page 14: ...UT T Accepts 3 pole A gauge jacks or 2 pole mono jacks which will automatically ground the cold input Use this input for sources other than mics such as keyboards drum machines synths tape machines o...

Page 15: ...ressor limiter or graphic equaliser The Insert is a 3 pole A gauge jack socket which is normally bypassed When a jack is inserted the signal path is broken just before the mix fader The mix signal app...

Page 16: ...ase f switch to reverse the polarity of a selected input if a phasing problem is suspected G Gr ro ou un nd di in ng g a an nd d S Sh hi ie el ld di in ng g For optimum performance it is vital that al...

Page 17: ...aluable understanding of the internal structure of the console Each Component has a specific function and only by getting to know what each part is supposed to do will you be able to tell if there is...

Page 18: ...r the Hi Pass Filter but before the EQ section The signal from the channel appears on the TIP of the plug and is returned on the RING The insert point allows limiters compressors and other signal proc...

Page 19: ...re provide additional outputs for foldback echo units or extra loudspeaker fills AUX 1 2 3 are derived before the channel fader PRE FADE and are therefore unaffected by the fader position This makes t...

Page 20: ...s fed to the headphones and L R meters where it replaces the normal Mix L R signal The PFL AFL ON LED on the master section illuminates to warn that the headphones and the meters are now responding to...

Page 21: ...s the normal Mix L R signal The PFL AFL ON LED on the master section illuminates to warn that the headphones and the meters are now responding to the PFL AFL selection and the PFL LED on the input sec...

Page 22: ...you to balance the source in the stereo image When the control is turned fully left or right you feed only that side of the signal to the mix 2 22 2 R RO OU UT TI IN NG G S SW WI IT TC CH HE ES S The...

Page 23: ...main mix The MATRIX SENDS control the level of the Group signal sent to Matrix A B buses They should be turned fully anticlockwise when not required If required the Matrix outputs may be used to crea...

Page 24: ...e when not required Normally the Matrix Sends are derived from a mono sum of Mix L R Pressing the STEREO switch routes Mix L to Matrix A and Mix R to Matrix B to allow the Matrix outputs to be used as...

Page 25: ...he PFL AFL signal 3 39 9 P PH HO ON NE ES S This control sets the level of the PHONES output jack 4 40 0 M MO ON NO O C CH HE EC CK K Normally the Phones output monitors the Stereo Mix Pressing the MO...

Page 26: ...judge In the end the position that gives the desired effect is the correct position I In ni it ti ia al l S Se et t U Up p Once you have connected up your system see the sections on connection and wi...

Page 27: ...ff the appropriate Channel Fader slightly until the level is out of the red segments or adjust the Master Fader N No ot te e The level of any source signal in the final output is affected by many fact...

Page 28: ...on for sound reinforcement with the main PA fed from Mix L R and a sec ondary system fed from the Matrix outputs The illustration shows the flexibility of the inputs to the mixer and how the direct ou...

Page 29: ...This configuration is similar to application 1 but with the addition of a voice cluster and mono fill both fed from the Matrix outputs The source for the Matrix could be the main Mix or a combination...

Page 30: ...P PU UT TS S This illustration shows how the number of Stereo Inputs to the Mix may be expanded by using the Stereo Returns for sources such as keyboards and drum machines when the normal Stereo input...

Page 31: ...OU UN ND D In this application the main requirement is to drive a large number of separate loudspeaker outputs for spot sound effects The Groups Mix Aux Sends and Matrix outputs are all used for this...

Page 32: ...is illustration demonstrates how the Mute buses may be used to control groups of inputs allowing those sources to be set up in advance including fader positions and muted until required Releasing the...

Page 33: ...s how to link the outputs of one mixer into a second mixer to control a larger number of input channels or to accommodate a separate mixer being used as a submixer Note that the PFL AFL monitoring and...

Page 34: ...which carries no signal Any interference is picked up equally by the two wires but out of phase resulting in cancellation of the interference signal clipping the onset of severe distortion in the sign...

Page 35: ...used to describe the orientation of the positive and negative poles of an audio connection Normally connections are made with positive to positive negative to negative and this would correct polarity...

Page 36: ...OS SS ST TA AL LK K 1kHz Typical Channel Fader Attenuation 80 dB Typical Aux Attenuation 80 dB Typical Pan Isolation 70 dB Adjacent Channel Crosstalk 85 dB F FR RE EQ QU UE EN NC CY Y R RE ES SP PO O...

Page 37: ...for flight case mounting 590 5 mm 23 25 D DI IM ME EN NS SI IO ON NS S F FL LI IG GH HT T C CA AS SE E M MO OU UN NT TI IN NG G The console is ideal for flight case mounting with all connectors on the...

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Page 44: ...puts 18 Stereo Inputs 21 Group Section 23 Master Section 24 Using Your Spirit Live 4 Console 26 Applications 28 Care Of Your Mixer 34 Glossary 34 Typical Specifications 36 Dimensions 37 System Block D...

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