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 2-LA-2 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, specifications, even a glossary of terms—in the pages that follow.
Getting Started With Your 2-LA-2:
Step 1:
Decide where the 2-LA-2 is to be physically placed and place it there. The 2-LA-2 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:
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 3:
Set the LINK/DUAL switch in the center of the front panel to its down (DUAL) position. Set the
LIMIT/COMPRESS switches in both channels to their down (COMPRESS) position, and set the Meter
switch for both channels to their down (OUTPUT) positions. Then turn the Gain knob to approximately 6
(unity gain) and the Peak Reduction knob to 0 (fully counterclockwise).
Step 4:
Mute your monitors and then, using the appropriate cables, make connections to the 2-LA-2’s
rear panel XLR line inputs and outputs. Most often, these connections will be to a patch bay or to and
from a channel or bus insert on a mixer. (
see page 7 for an interconnection diagram
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