5
FAST TRACK SETUP
WITH A MICROPHONE AS THE SOURCE
With a microphone plugged in to the MIC IN XLR on the rear of the unit and the LINE OUT XLR connected to an
appropriate record / monitor input, set the front panel controls as follows:
Big Knob Level
(1)
should initially be set to zero (all the way off / fully counter clockwise)
HP FILTER
(2)
set to out
GAIN SELECT
(3)
switch set to 55
INPUT IMPEDANCE
(4)
Switch set to 150 Ohms
EQUALIZER LEVEL switches
(8,9)
set at 0 (straight up) EQ not enaged
LIMITER SWITCH
(10)
in the out position
GAIN REDUCTION
(11)
knob set to zero (all the way off, fully counter clockwise)
PAD switch
(13)
set to off
Phantom power switch
(14)
set to 48Vdc if using a condenser mic (one with no external power supply) or off if using
a dynamic or self powered microphone.
Source select switch
(15)
set to MIC
MUTE switch
(16)
set to on
METER SELECT
(18)
switch set to OUT
OUTPUT LEVEL
(19)
set to full counter clockwise
POWER (20) switch turned on (red LED should glow)
Slowly turn up the big knob level pot, checking the meter and monitors for level and sound.
Engaging the EQ: because of the nature of this design there is no bypass switch on the EQ, this Baxandall type
only becomes engaged when the EQ level knobs are boosted or cut. To disengage the EQ the level pots need to be
turned to zero.
Engaging the Limiter: The limiter is engaged by moving the limter switch
(10)
in to the IN position. A 250 Hz hi pass
filter can be engaged by moving the switch to the 250 Hz position. Adjusting the GAIN REDUCTION knob
(11)
in-
creases the amount of limiting. This is a simple but effective limiter based on a unique opto design.
