background image

Manual-

MP 24z

DJ MIXER

OPERATORS MANUAL

QUICK START

Don't! Quick-starting an MP 24z is like trying to quick-start a 747. It's just not something you do. Trust us, you don’t want to 

make mistakes with this sucker. So just this once—please—we highly recommend you read this entire manual: front-to-back, every 

single page, every single word. It will familiarize you with the many intricacies of the MP 24z, not to mention all the nooks and cran-

nies.

WEAR PART

This product contains the following wear part subject to the ninety (90) day war-

ranty period described on page Warranty-1: (1) Active Crossover Assembly F 60.

HI-MID

TREBLE

+8 dB

+5

+1 +3

MID

ENGAGE

EQ

BASS

-1

0

-3

-7

-10

-5

LEFT

-20 -15

ENGAGE

MIXER

CUE / PGM

RIGHT

STEREO

PAN

LINE 6

LINE 3

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE

PH/ AUX 3

LINE 3

LINE 3 AUX/ PH 2

AUX/ PH 1

10

8

6

10

8

6

LINE 2

LINE 1

LINE 1 LINE 2

LINE 4 LINE 5

LINE 4

TREBLE

TM

4

2

0

4

2

0

4

3

2

1

ASSIGN

4

3

2

1

ASSIGN

ENGAGE

MAIN

MIC LEVEL

OL

ENGAGE

MIC

LINE 5

LINE 6

ACTIVE CROSSFADER

BOOTH LEVEL

LOOP

ZONE LEVEL

PROGRAM EQUALIZER

PEAK PROGRAM METER

POWER

HEADPHONE CONTROL

MASTER LEVEL

SOURCE CONTROL

1

MIC CONTROL

MP 24z

10

8

6

10

8

6

4

2

0

4

2

0

2

10

8

6

10

8

6

4

2

0

4

2

0

3

10

8

6

10

8

6

4

2

0

4

2

0

4

10

8

6

10

8

6

4

2

0

4

2

0

MID

BASS

AUX MIC LEVEL

MIN

2

4

8

6

MAX

0

2

4

8

6

10

0

2

4

8

6

10

MIN

2

4

8

6

MAX

LEVEL

CUE

PGM

6

2

6

2

0

2

4

8

6

10

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

MIN

-6

-2

6

2

MAX

CUE LEFT /

PGM RIGHT

MONO

A

B

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

2

4

8

6

10

F 60

Summary of Contents for MP 24z

Page 1: ... 0 3 7 10 5 LEFT 20 15 ENGAGE MIXER CUE PGM RIGHT STEREO PAN LINE 6 LINE 3 CUE CUE CUE CUE PH AUX 3 LINE 3 LINE 3 AUX PH 2 AUX PH 1 10 8 6 10 8 6 LINE 2 LINE 1 LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 4 TREBLE TM 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 3 2 1 ASSIGN 4 3 2 1 ASSIGN ENGAGE MAIN MIC LEVEL OL ENGAGE MIC LINE 5 LINE 6 ACTIVE CROSSFADER BOOTH LEVEL LOOP ZONE LEVEL PROGRAM EQUALIZER PEAK PROGRAM METER POWER HEADPHONE CONT...

Page 2: ...e Service Information on page Manual 9 9 ENGAGE MIC switch Enables the Microphone Inputs to feed the Booth Zone and Main Outputs The adjacent red LED flashes whenever the ENGAGE MIC switch is down and locked This switch also activates a ducker circuit in the Booth Output SeeFront Panel t and Rear Panel p 0 MAIN MIC LEVEL control Sets the Level of the balanced low impedance MAIN MIC Input q AUX MIC...

Page 3: ...L control Adjusts the program and mic level at the Booth Outputs Unity gain is approximately 6 5 This Out put utilizes a ducking circuit reducing the mic level when the MIC ENGAGE switch is pressed See Rear Panel p y ZONE LEVEL control Adjusts the program and mic level of the Zone Outputs Unity gain is approximately 6 5 u PROGRAM EQUALIZER controls Contour the frequency response of the program at ...

Page 4: ...dB 9 LIGHT CONTROL OUTPUT jack Provides a transformer coupled mono program signal for use by a lighting controller s trig ger input This is a balanced output the tip is positive the ring is negative and the sleeve is floating 0 LIGHT OUTPUT LEVEL attenuator Counter clockwise rotation reduces the Output Level at the LIGHT CONTROL OUT PUT jack METER SENSITIVITY ADJUST OFF 5V TO ALL OUTPUTS INSTALL I...

Page 5: ... to convert these into Line level Inputs See Service Information on page Manual 9 AUX PH 1 and AUX PH 2 jumpers are set at the factory for PHONO The PH AUX 3 jumper is set at the factory for a LINE level input When these jumpers are set to PHONO never use these Inputs for any other purpose due to the amount of gain and RIAA equalization present Any unused Phono Input should have the Phono Shorting...

Page 6: ... basic interconnect guidelines Unfortunately even though the system and the primary components such as mixers proces sors and amplifiers are of commercial grade most of the source components i e turntables disc players tape decks and so on are consumer grade with consumer interconnect limitations Therefore on the input side of the MP 24z RCA connectors will prevail with unbalanced lines thereto at...

Page 7: ...is range is reduced to 4 dB The latter is considered safer in situations where taste makes waste in drivers that is THE HEADPHONE CONTROL CUE SYSTEM To use the HEADPHONE CUE System signal must be present at one of the Inputs Well at least you do to make sure it works Depressing the CUE switch for the respective Input channel presents this signal to the Headphone Cue amplifier An LED illuminates ne...

Page 8: ...ive amount None of the LEVEL controls past the Input Channel faders affect this drive level BOOTH AND ZONE OUTPUTS The ZONE OUTPUT is an additional Stereo Output with it s own ZONE LEVEL control that can be routed to an am plifer that feeds the bar another tape recorder etc This output is Post EQ which means also that the mic is heard from the Zone Outputs along with any Program EQ changes This ca...

Page 9: ...e the two 2 outer screws attaching the crossfader as sembly to the front panel 2 Pull the Crossfader Assembly forward and unplug the ribbon from the connector on the bottom board 3 Install the replacement assembly by reversing the above in structions See Fader Cleaning instructions on page Manual 3 MP 24z ASSEMBLY Later in this manual lie a rather large selection of drawings to help with any servi...

Reviews: