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The Two Page, Two Minute Guide to Getting Started
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 4-710d 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, block diagrams, specifications, even a glossary of terms—in the pages that
follow.
Getting Started With Your 4-710d:
Step 1:
Place the 4-710d where you intend to use it. Chassis mounting hardware is provided, allowing
the 4-710d to be used in a standard 19" rack (taking just two spaces), and so we recommend that the
4-710d be securely mounted in a rack if possible.
Step 2:
Mute your monitors and then, using a balanced cable with XLR connectors, connect the 4-
710d’s rear panel line output(s) to the appropriate input(s) on your patch bay, mixer, or DAW.
Step 3:
Set the front panel +48V (phantom power), 15dB PAD, and LOW CUT switches to their down
(OFF) position.
Step 4:
Set the front panel POLARITY switch to its down (IN ø) position.
Step 5:
Connect the desired input source to one of the 4-710d’s rear panel balanced XLR mic and/or
line inputs
(
page 15).
Alternatively, an electric guitar or bass can be connected to a front panel
unbalanced 1/4" Hi-Z input
(
page 9);
however, note that the 4-710d’s jack sensing circuitry
automatically disconnects the channel’s rear-panel mic and line inputs when a cable is inserted into
that channel’s Hi-Z input.
(
See page 17 for interconnection diagrams)
Step 6:
If you are using a microphone or line-level input, set the channel’s front panel Input Select
switch to Mic or Line.
Step 7:
Set the channel’s Meter switch to DRIVE (its down position).
Step 8:
Set the channel’s Gain control to “0” and the Level control to approximately “5”.
Step 9:
Set the channel’s Blend knob to its twelve o’clock position. This ensures an equal blend of
both of the 4-710d preamplifiers (solid-state and vacuum tube).
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