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Operating  Instruction  Manual

TOA  POWERED  MIXER

Model  MCX-106

TOA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

KOBE,  JAPAN

Summary of Contents for MCX-106

Page 1: ...Operating Instruction Manual TOA POWERED MIXER Model MCX 106 TOAELECTRICCO LTD KOBE JAPAN ...

Page 2: ...s and functions is made according to our usage for them 6 One octave equalizer 7 Patch bay 8 Headphone cue monitor system 9 Three hundred w a t t power amplifier 10 Road case Each of these components f u n c t i o n s independently of the others although some do share common signal processing and control circuitry For example the main mixer effects mixer and recording mixer all make use of the sam...

Page 3: ... applications for school church band performing group etc The MCX 106 is a first of its kind product providing such a wide variety of versatility 1 Built in Stereo Cassette Recorder with micro processor control 2 Six Input Channels 3 300 watt Power Amplifier 4 9 band Graphic Equalizer with Bypass Switch 5 Auto Comp Compression Circuitry with LED indicator 6 Reverberation Effect with 2 band dedicat...

Page 4: ... Z input the cor responding XLR connector is automatically switched out of the input circuitry Input Trim Control TRIM The input trim adjusts the gain of the head amp stage of the as sociated channel providing 39 dB of gain control When the trim control is set to the 10 position the nominal input levels of the low Z and high Z inputs are 55dB and 35dB re spectively At the 0 position the levels are...

Page 5: ...ll combined signal level of the six independent channel level controls and thus the level of the main sound system Graphic Equalizer EQUALIZATION The graphic equalizer is 1 1 octave with 9 independent active bands filters providing 12dB of boost or cut at each center fre quency The 0 detented posi tion provides flat audio re sponse Graphic Equalizer In Out Switch IN OUT The in out switch enables c...

Page 6: ...t position monitors the PGM and FB output levels the right position monitors the internal tape playback and recording levels Mute Button Pressing and holding the mute button during tape travel while in the recording mode will provide a silent section on the tape for use with the cuing function releasing the button will restore selected recording levels It is essential that the muted section contin...

Page 7: ...and equal izer are to be used for the on stage monitor system the FB o u t p u t should be connected to the GEQ input jack Graphic Equalizer Output Jack GEQ This jack allows the MCX 106 and the internal graphic equal izer to be used with an external power amplifier or in conjunc tion with the GEQ in jack to be used independently of all other MCX 106 circuitry Nominal o u t p u t level is 4dB with ...

Page 8: ...t in Power Amplifier for Foldback From Speaker Jack on Rear Panel MAIN MIXER MCX 106 WIRELESS TUNER SUCH AS WT 02 WT 06 From Speaker Jack on Rear Panel KEYBOARD TAPE DECK REMOTE CONTROL FOOTSWITCH HEAD PHONES SPEAKER SYSTEM for foldback MAIN SPEAKER SYSTEM MUSICAL INSTRUMENT _ _ Connection Examples 7 ...

Page 9: ...g from one piece of equipment to another is long more than 5m we recommend that balanced outputs be connected to balanced inputs As is described in the beginning of the Operating Instructions Manual the connectors of the MCX 106 are wired as follows Pin 1 is ground shield Pin 2 is cold low minus Pin 3 is hot high plus INPUT SPECIFICATIONS CONNECTION INPUT ACTUAL LOAD IMPEDANCE FOR USE WITH NOMINAL...

Page 10: ...itch NOTE Using the internal dbx circuitry will provide higher quality recordings with excellent signal to noise characteristics You will notice a drastic reduction in audible tape hiss and a significant increase in dynamic range However the dbx noise reduction is an encode decode process meaning that any tape that is recorded with dbx must also be played back with dbx to obtain satisfactory resul...

Page 11: ...ion of recordings always store tapes in locations free from direct sunlight high temperature or humidity and magnetic effects from other electrical equipment speaker systems etc openings with adhesive tape if you desire to erase or record the tape at a later date Hints on Cassette Tape Handling 1 Tape Slack can cause the tape to twist or break When necessary always take up slack by inserting a pen...

Page 12: ...BLOCK DIAGRAMS LEVEL DIAGRAM 11 Block and Level Diagrams ...

Page 13: ...4dBm 15mV 1 7dB 0 94V 14dBm 150mV 20dB 7 75V 8dBm 1 9V 2dBm 0 61V 20 dBm 7 75V OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS CONNECTION ACTUAL LOAD IMPEDANCE FOR USE WITH NOMINAL OUTPUT LEVEL NOMINAL MAX BEFORE CLIP CONNECTOR PHONE JACK PHONE JACK PHONE JACK PHONE JACK RCA PIN JACK RCA PIN JACK 4dB 1 23V 10dB 245V 4dB 1 23V 4dB 1 23V l0dB 7 75V 0dB 0 775V 20dB 7 75V 8dB 1 9V 20dB 7 75V 20dB 7 75V 8dB 1 9V 20dB 7 75V PGM ...

Page 14: ...rmal Tape Speed Play Back Only Wow Flutter Less Than 0 08 RMS NAB Weighted Fast Wind Time Less Than 100 seconds C 60 Tape Motor Electronically Governor Frequency Response 40 Hz to 12 5 kHz Metal Overall Record Playback Noise Reduction DBX type II IN OUT Switchable Signal to Noise Ratio 70dB DBX IN 20 Hz 20 kHz 90 dB DBX IN IHF A Weighted Total Harmonic Distortion Less Than 3 at 1kHz 0dB Bias Frequ...

Page 15: ...HIGH Z IN TRIM MIN INPUT EQ GEQ POWER AMP POWER BAND WIDTH POWER AMP TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION POWER AMP COMPRESSOR REVERBERATION FREQUENCY RESPONSE 14 Characteristics Diagrams Appearance ...

Page 16: ...TOA ELECTRIC CO LTD KOBE JAPAN Printed in Japan 133 02 690 80 ...

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