The Two Page, Two Minute Guide To Getting Started
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No one likes to read owner’s manuals. We know that.
We also know that you know what you’re doing—why else would you have bought our product?
So we’re going to try to make this as easy on you as possible. Hence this two-page spread, which we
estimate will take you approximately two minutes to read. It will tell you everything you need to know
to get your Universal Audio 6176 up and running, without bogging you down with details.
Of course, even the most expert of us has to crack a manual every once in awhile. As the saying
goes, “as a last resort, read the instructions.” You’ll find those details you’re craving—a full
description of all front and rear panel controls, interconnection diagrams, insider’s secrets, history,
theory, maintenance information, block diagrams, specifications, even a glossary of terms—in the
pages that follow.
Getting Started With Your 6176:
Step 1:
Decide where the 6176 is to be physically placed and place it there. The 6176 is housed in a
standard two-rackspace 19" chassis, and so we recommend that it be securely mounted in a rack if
possible.
Step 2:
Mute your monitors and then, using balanced cables with XLR connectors, connect the 6176’s
rear panel Preamplifier and Compressor line outputs to the appropriate inputs on your patch bay,
mixer, or DAW. (Note: If you only have one available patch point or channel input, connect only the
Compressor line output.)
Step 3:
Set the Polarity switch on the left side of the front panel to its down position, ensuring that the
output signal will be in phase with the input signal. If using a microphone, set the Pad switch (on the
left side of the front panel) and the Phantom Power switch (in the center of the front panel) to their
down positions so that the pad is not engaged and no phantom power is being applied.
Step 4:
Set the JOIN/SPLIT
switch in the center of the front panel to its up (JOIN) position. This ensures
that the 6176 will act as a channel strip, with its preamp output internally routed to its
limiter/compressor. (Note: In JOIN mode, neither the Preamp line output nor the Compressor line input
is functional.)
Step 5:
Connect a source signal (mic, line, or
instrument) to the 6176’s rear panel balanced XLR
Preamp mic or line input, or to the front panel
unbalanced ¼" jack Hi-Z input. (
see page 10 for an interconnection diagram
)
Step 6:
Make sure the Power switch in the center of the front panel is off (down) and then connect the
supplied IEC power cable to the rear panel AC power connector.
Step 7:
On the left side of the front panel, turn the Level control to its minimum (fully
counterclockwise) position and set the Gain control to 0 (center position).
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Make only one type of connection (Mic,
Line, or Hi-Z) to the 6176 Preamp.
