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How To Use This Guide
First, congratulations on your choice of the TOA 9000 Series of Modular Mixer /
Amplifiers. The 9000 Series is one of the most versatile and cost-effective audio products
available, designed to function in a myriad of mixing, paging and room-combining
applications. However, as with many DSP-based products on the market today, the 9000
Series does have a reasonable learning curve. This guide is not a substitute for operations
manuals, but should be used in conjunction with them. It is being presented as a means of
illuminating systems designers and installers, as well as end-users with a better
understanding of how to make the most of the 9000 Series’ potential. In short, it is designed
to be your 9000 Series “survival kit”. This will be a simple, concise guide on to how to
configure, program and operate your 9000 Series unit. If you’re reading this, perhaps it
means you’ve tried sifting through chapters in the manual, spent countless hours staring at
the front panel (or GUI) display and now you’re engaged in pulling out hair follicles. You’re
probably just looking for some real-world answers to your questions. In this guide we will
explore (and answer) those questions together.
The Table of Contents is set up to easily find information about the 9000 by topic and by
related questions.
Occasionally, there will be footnotes or vital information denoted by:
*
or by
L
Please pay special attention to these, as they are meant to save you from confusion and
unnecessary aggravation.
This guide is also intended to be a “living” document. As questions and challenges arise from
installers and users alike, we will amend this guide to reflect them.
Lastly, there are links to various other resources at the end, which if used in conjunction with
this guide, should make working with 9000 Series more productive.
Well, let’s go to it!