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1642VLZ4

O W N E R ’ S   M A N U A L

16-Channel 4-Bus Compact Mixer

CONTROL ROOM

PHONES

SOLO

0 dB=0 dBu

AUX MASTERS

STEREO RETURNS

1

2

PWR

48V

TAPE IN

TO LR

SOLO

SOLO

3

4

1

2

CR / PH

ONLY

RETURNS

SOLO

MAIN

MIX

RIGHT

1

5

2

6

3

7

4

8

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

TO LR

TO SUBS

ASSIGN OPTIONS

1-2

3-4

MODE

20

10

7

4

2

0

2

4

7

10

20

30

1

TO

LR

TO

LR

2

TO AUX

1

TO AUX

2

RUDE SOLO

LEVEL

SET

LEFT

RIGHT

MAIN MIX

SUBS 3-4

SUBS 1-2

TAPE

PFL

AFL

A

B

12V

0.5A

R

R

L

R

L

R

TAPE

IN

TAPE

OUT

UNBAL

UNBAL

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

2

GAIN

3

GAIN

4

GAIN

5

GAIN

5

5

6

GAIN

7

GAIN

8

GAIN

LINE IN 9 -10

9

10

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

MIC GAIN

30

60

U

40

20

30

60

U

40

20

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 11-12

11

12

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

MIC GAIN

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

13

14

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-20

+20

U

-20

+20

U

-15

+15

U

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LINE GAIN

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 13-14

15

16

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

LOW

80Hz

H

I

12k

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

+15

U

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LINE GAIN

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

+10

U

+10

U

+20

U

+20

U

+6

U

+20

U

+20

U

+20

U

MAX

MAX

MAX

1

GAIN

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 1

MIC 1

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 2

MIC 2

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 3

MIC 3

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 4

MIC 4

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 5

MIC 5

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 6

MIC 6

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 7

MIC 7

ONYX MIC PRE

INSERT

MONO

L

MONO

L

LINE IN 15-16

PHONES

1-2

3-4

LR

OL

-20

EQ

LOW

80Hz

HI

12k

MID

L

R

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

-15

+15

U

FREQ

200

2k

800

100

8k

PRE

1

2

+15

U

AUX

+15

U

3

4

+15

U

+15

U

LOW CUT

75 Hz

1

MUTE

2

MUTE

3

MUTE

4

MUTE

5

MUTE

6

MUTE

7

MUTE

9-10

MUTE

11-12

MUTE

13-14

MUTE

15-16

MUTE

8

MUTE

30

20

10

10

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

O

O

SOLO

LINE IN 8

MIC 8

ONYX MIC PRE

MIC 9-10

ONYX MIC PRE

MIC 11-12

ONYX MIC PRE

BAL /

UNBAL

R

MONO

L

R

MONO

L

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

BAL

BAL

BAL

BAL

HI

MID

2.5k

LOW

MID

400Hz

HI

MID

2.5k

LOW

MID

400Hz

HI

MID

2.5k

LOW

MID

400Hz

LOW

MID

400Hz

HI

MID

2.5k

1

1

8

4

3

2

1

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

5

2

6

3

7

4

2

3

4

8

L

R

L

R

AUX SENDS

BAL / UNBAL

DIRECT OUTS

BAL / UNBAL

STEREO RETURNS

BAL / UNBAL

SUBGROUP OUTS

BAL / UNBAL

CR OUT 

BAL / UNBAL

MAIN

BAL / UNBAL

MONO

BAL / UNBAL

MAIN INSERT

TIP SEND

RING RETURN

L

R

LEVEL

MAIN RIGHT

BALANCED

MAIN LEFT

BALANCED

MIC

+4 

MAIN

OUT

LEVEL

100-120V: 1A/250 V SLO-BLO

220-240V: 0.5A/250 V SLO-BLO

CAUTION:

 

    TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE REPLACE WITH CORRECT

TYPE FUSE.  REMOVE POWER CORD BEFORE CHANGING VOLTAGE. 

STEREO

PLUG

DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL

INTERRUPTION TO MASTER

FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP

(TIP= SEND, RING= RETURN)

INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO

THE "SECOND CLICK"

TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE

RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS

MONO PLUG

DIRECT OUT WITH NO SIGNAL

INTERRUPTION TO MASTER

INSERT ONLY INTO THE

"FIRST CLICK"

MONO PLUG

POWER

ON

PHANTOM

ON

R

L

MONO

R

L

MONO

R

L

MONO

100VAC

120VAC

240VAC

REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING.
DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE

UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE.
DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE

REVISION

SERIAL NUMBER

WARNING:

 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.  DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES FOR THE U.S. AND THE ICES-003 FOR 
CANADA.  OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY 
NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND  (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE 
RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

BAL /

UNBAL

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

30

-20dB

+40dB

U

60

U

40

20

Summary of Contents for 1642VLZ4

Page 1: ...LOW 80Hz HI 12k MID L R 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U FREQ 200 2k 800 100 8k PRE 1 2 15 U AUX 15 U 3 4 15 U 15 U LOWCUT 75Hz 30 20 10 10 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB OO SOLO LINEIN6 MIC6 ONYX MIC PRE INSERT 1 2 3 4 L...

Page 2: ...ctions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l entretien service dans le livret d instruction accompagnant l appareil 20 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a C...

Page 3: ...E SELECTOR 13 18 POWER CONNECTION 13 19 FUSE 13 20 POWER SWITCH 13 21 POWER LED 13 22 PHANTOM SWITCH 13 23 48V LED 13 24 BNC LAMP SOCKET 13 CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION 25 CHANNEL FADER 14 26 ASSIGN 1 2...

Page 4: ...1642VLZ4 is designed to provide the highest headroom and lowest noise possible for maximum signal integrity Plus it is truly Built Like A Tank with a ridiculously rugged solid steel chasis that includ...

Page 5: ...attached or to the line level inputs of powered speakers Setthelevels It s not even necessary to hear what you re doing to set optimal levels But if you d like to Plug headphones into the phones outp...

Page 6: ...Q are connected to the L R main inserts Digital reverb and delay processors are connected to aux sends 1 and 2 with the aux sends set to post level Effects are added to the main mix via the stereo ret...

Page 7: ...is connected to the stereo line inputs of channels 15 16 A stereo compressor and stereo graphic EQ are connected to the L R main inserts The XLR L R main outs connect to a stereo graphic EQ before con...

Page 8: ...4 and 15 16 are stereo pairs with line inputs only 1 Mic Ins This is a female XLR connector that accepts a balanced mic or line level input from almost any type of source These Onyx mic preamps featur...

Page 9: ...ou can use these inputs for virtually any signal you ll come across from instrument levels as low as 50 dB to operating levels of 10 dBV to 4 dBu as there is 45 dB of gain available via the gain 3 kno...

Page 10: ...racks To feed an 8 track deck with only four sub outs simply use four Y cords Sub Out 1 feeds tracks 1 and 5 Sub Out 2 feeds tracks 2 and 6 Sub Out 3 feeds tracks 3 and 7 Sub Out 4 feeds tracks 4 and...

Page 11: ...s of a parallel effects devices or to the inputs of stage monitor amps To learn how signals are routed to these outputs see the Aux discussion on page 21 Effects Serial Or Parallel You ve heard us car...

Page 12: ...S plug 14 Main Outs Two sets of jacks are provided for the main outputs 1 4 TRS jacks and XLR jacks These are usually patched to the inputs of your 2 track mixdown deck unless you ve chosen to use the...

Page 13: ...s 12V socket will drive any standard BNC type lamp a Littlite 12G or 12G HI high intensity for instance 23 21 24 16 Mono Level If Mr Mono s main mono mix is maxed just reach for this knob and turn it...

Page 14: ...s or outputs that s called nondestructive solo Using the mode 44 switch the 1642VLZ4 s solo system comes in two flavors AFL sometimes called SIP or solo in place and PFL pre fader listen The mode swit...

Page 15: ...ings up this LED will glow steadily when that channel s mute switch is engaged Here is a quick reference to these LEDs 30 Mute Engaging this switch provides the same results as turning the channel s f...

Page 16: ...ffectively bypassed at the center detent The frequency knob sets the center frequency sweepable from 100 Hz to 8 kHz 32 34 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz 15...

Page 17: ...he channel s aux knobs but also by the aux send 49 master knobs 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 34 35 36 33 Aux sends can also be used to generate separate mixes for recording or mix min...

Page 18: ...s do not pass through an insert jack on their way to the subgroup faders That s no problem should you want to send these signals through a serial effects processor simply patch from the sub outs to th...

Page 19: ...2 subs 3 4 and tape Selections made here deliver stereo signals to the control room headphones and meter display These signals are tapped off as follows post main mix fader post subgroup faders 38 and...

Page 20: ...ls coming from the solo system After the solo level is determined the solo signals will proceed to take over the control room headphones and meter display Once again PFL solo taps the channel signal b...

Page 21: ...signal off the channel and send it to the aux send 6 outputs Aux 1 and 2 are sent to the aux sends 1 and 2 49 master knobs before the aux send outputs aux 3 and 4 are sent directly These outputs can b...

Page 22: ...send 1 feeds stereo return 1 to aux send 1 master and To aux send 2 feeds stereo return 2 to aux send 2 master They are off when turned fully down deliver unity gain at the center detent and can prov...

Page 23: ...operates just like the channel solo 27 switches engaging it sends signals to the control room headphones and meter display and interrupts whatever happened to be there before you soloed It follows th...

Page 24: ...it s not the mixer Unplug everthing from the main insert 13 Noise Turn the channel faders and stereo return knobs down one by one If the sound disappears it s either that channel or whatever is plugg...

Page 25: ...left cord and a right cord which are plugged into the two mic preamps You can cook up your own adapter for a stereo microphone Y two cables out of a female 1 4 TRS jack to two male XLR plugs one for...

Page 26: ...cases you will have to make up special adapters to interconnect your equipment For example you may need a balanced XLR female connected to an unbalanced 1 4 TS phone plug TIP SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE Unbala...

Page 27: ...ack labeled left mono The signal will be routed to both the left and right sides of the return circuit and will show up in the center of the stereo pair of buses it s assigned to or it can be panned w...

Page 28: ...rt return 2 5 k All other inputs 10 k or greater Tape out 1 1 k All other outputs 120 3 Band EQ channels 1 8 High Shelving 15 db 12 kHz Mid Peaking 15 dB sweep 100 Hz 8 kHz Low Shelving 15 db 80 Hz Lo...

Page 29: ...1 TAPE OUT MAIN MIX RIGHT OUT METERS 0VU 0dBu TAPE IN L R TAPE LEVEL C R PHONES SOURCE MAIN TAPE 1 2 RUDE SOLO LED C R PHONES MIX C R LEVEL CONTROL ROOM OUT L R PHONES OUT A SIP PFL SOLO LEVEL SOLO MI...

Page 30: ...30 1642VLZ4 1642VLZ4 Track Sheet Session Notes Date...

Page 31: ...ed service representative will at its option either repair or replace any such nonconforming product provided that Customer gives notice of the noncompliance within the Warranty Period to the Company...

Page 32: ...16220 Wood Red Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA Phone 425 487 4333 Toll free 800 898 3211 Fax 425 487 4337 www 720trees com...

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