User's Manual S-8 8-CHANNEL MIXING CONSOLE
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User's Manual S-8 8-CHANNEL MIXING CONSOLE STEREO AUX RETURN AUX SEND 2-TRACK IN/OUT MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 LEFT(MONO) RIGHT L LTO S-8 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 8-CHANNEL MIXING CONSOLE 3 3 3 3 R TAPE IN TAPE OUT LINE IN 5/6 LINE IN 7/8 LINE IN 1 LINE IN 2 LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 2 1 TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM 3 TRIM EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ 2 1 AUX RETURN 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 2 2 2 2 2 2 PAN PAN PAN PAN BAL BAL 4 LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MAIN MIX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 www.altoproaudio.com Version 1.2.Aug.2008 English IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION CAUTION WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK To reduce the risk of electric shock DO NOT OPEN and fire, do not expose this equipment to moisture or rain. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR THE BACK PANEL OF THIS EQUIPMENT. Dispose of this product should THERE ARE NO PARTS NEEDED BY USER not be placed in municipal waste INSIDE THE EQUIPMENT. FOR SERVICE, and should be separate collection. PLEASE CONTACT QUALIFIED SERVICE CENTERS. 11. Move this Equipment only with a cart, stand, tripod, or bracket, This symbol, wherever used, alerts you to the presence of un-insulated and dangerous voltages specified by the within the product enclosure. These are voltages that manufacturer, or may be sufficient to constitute the risk of electric sold with the shock or death. Equipment. When a cart is used, use This symbol, wherever used, alerts you to caution when important operating and maintenance instructions. moving the cart / Please read. equipment Protective Ground Terminal AC mains (Alternating Current) combination to ∼ avoid possible Hazardous Live Terminal injury from tip-over. ON: Denotes the product is turned on. OFF: Denotes the product is turned off. 12. Permanent hearing loss may be caused by exposure to \ extremely high noise levels. CAUTION Describes precautions that should be observed to The US. Government's Occupational Safety prevent damage to the product. and Health Administration (OSHA) has specified the permissible exposure to noise 1. Read this Manual carefully before operation. level. Keep this Manual in a safe place. 2. These are shown in the following chart: 3. Be aware of all warnings reported with this symbol. HOURS X DAY SPL EXAMPLE 4. Keep this Equipment away from water and moisture. 8 90 Small gig 5. Clean it only with dry cloth. Do not use 6 92 train solvent or other chemicals. 4 95 Subway train 6. Do not damp or cover any cooling opening. 3 97 High level desktop monitors Install the equipment only in accordance with 2 100 Classic music concert the Manufacturer's instructions. 1,5 102 7. Power Cords are designed for your safety. Do 1 105 not remove Ground connections! If the plug 0,5 110 does not fit your AC outlet, seek advice from 0,25 or less 115 Rock concert a qualified electrician. Protect the power cord and plug from any physical stress to According to OSHA, an exposure to high SPL in avoid risk of electric shock. Do not place excess of these limits may result in the loss of heavy objects on the power cord. This could heat. To avoid the potential damage of heat, it is cause electric shock or fire. recommended that Personnel exposed to equipment capable of generating high SPL use 8. Unplug this equipment when unused for long periods of time or during a storm. hearing protection while such equipment is under operation. 9. Refer all service to qualified service personnel only. Do not perform any servicing other than The apparatus shall be connected to a mains those instructions contained within the socket outlet with a protective earthing User's Manual. connection. 10.To prevent fire and damage to the product, The mains plug or an appliance coupler is used use only the recommended fuse type as as the disconnect device, the disconnect device indicated in this manual. Do not short-circuit shall remain readily operable. the fuse holder. Before replacing the fuse, make sure that the product is OFF and disconnected from the AC outlet. IN THIS MANUAL: 1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................1 2. FEATURES..............................................................................2 3. READY TO START?....................................................................2 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS.................................................................3 5. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION..........................................12 6. FOR THE EXPERTS WHO WANT TO KNOW MORE......................14 7.BLOCK DIAGRAM..................................................................15 8.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION....................................................16 9.WARRANTY...........................................................................17 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the ▲LTO S-8 8-Channel Mixing Console, which is the result of our ▲LTO AUDIO TEAM's endeavours. For the ▲LTO AUDIO TEAM, music and audio is more than a profession, it is a passion and an obsession! We have, in fact, been designing professional audio products for a number of years in cooperation with many of the world's major brands. The ▲LTO line represents unparalleled analogue and digital products made by musicians, for musicians. With our design centres in Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom we provide you with world-class designs, while our software development teams continue to develop an impressive range of audio specific algorithms. By purchasing our ▲LTO products you become the most important member of our ▲LTO AUDIO TEAM. We would like to share with you our passion for what we design and invite you to make suggestions, which will aid us in developing future products for you. We guarantee you our commitment for quality, continual research and development, and of course the best prices. The ▲LTO S-8 is an extremely flexible, ultra-low noise 8-channel console, configured with 4 mono and 2 stereo input channels, each channel is equipped with a variety of key features including a warm, natural sounding EQ, Peak LEDs and PAN/BAL control etc..We would like to thank all the people who made the ▲LTO S-8 8-Channel Mixing Console possible, especially to our designers and ▲LTO staff. It is their passion for music and professional audio that has made it possible for us to offer you, our most important team member, our continued support. 1 2. FEATURES ▲ 5 Input for Microphone and line provided with balanced 1/4" jack and XLR. Channel 5 features stereo Line input ▲1 additional input for Line level signal provided with balanced TRS 1/4" jacks ▲ The Microphone preamplifiers are Ultra Low Noise and are provided with +48 Volt Phantom Power ▲ Precise 3 bands graphic equalizer (LOW, MID and HI) on each input channel ▲Pre-fader and post-fader Auxiliary bus ▲ Single Led indicating signal Peaks on each input channel ▲ Low-cut filter on all mono MIC channels ▲ 2-track input featuring RCA sockets assignable alternatively to each output group ▲12 Segments Led Meter for optimum reading of the output signal ▲Main Output and Control Room outputs are unbalanced type S PO TL 3. READY TO START? IG HT 3.1 Please check the AC Voltage available in your Country before connecting your S-8 to the AC socket. 3.2 Be sure that the main power switch is turned off before connecting the Mixer to the AC socket. Also, you should make sure that all Input and Output Controls are turned down. This will avoid damages to your speakers and avoid excessive noise. 3.3 Before turning on the S-8 you shall connect it to a power amplifier and urn-on the mixer BEFORE the power ampifier. Once you have finished your working session you shall turn the mixer off AFTER the power amplifier. 3.4 Before disconnecting the S-8 always turn-off the Power switch. 3.5 Do not use solvents to clean your S-8. A dry and clean cloth will be OK. 2 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS FRONT PANEL STEREO AUX RETURN AUX SEND 2-TRACK IN/OUT MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 LEFT(MONO) RIGHT L LTO S-8 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 8-CHANNEL MIXING CONSOLE 3 3 3 3 R TAPE IN TAPE OUT LINE IN 5/6 LINE IN 7/8 LINE IN 1 LINE IN 2 LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 2 1 TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM 3 TRIM EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ 2 1 AUX RETURN 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 2 2 2 2 2 2 PAN PAN PAN PAN BAL BAL 4 LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MAIN MIX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 3 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS 1 The Mono MIC/LINE Channels These are Channel 1 through Channel 4. You can connect balanced, low impedance micro- phones to the XLR socket. On the 1/4" phone jack you can connect either a microphone or a line level instrument. You shall never connect an unbalanced microphone to the XLR socket MIC 1 if you do not want to damage both the Micro- 2 1 phone and the Mixer. 3 2 Input Level Setting 1 This Control is provided with 2 different BAL OR indication rings: One is for the Microphone UNBAL and the other for the Line levels. When you LINE IN 1 use a microphone you shall read the outside TRIM ring (0-60 dB), When you use a Line level 2 instrument you shall read the INSIDE ring +15dB -45dB LINE (+15~-45 dB). For optimum operation you 0dB 60dB MIC LOW CUT shall set this control in a way that the peak 75Hz 18dB/Oct LED will blink also occasionally in order to avoid distortion on the input channel.