5
CONTENTS
LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE
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3
HOOKUP DIAGRAMS
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6
PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION
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10
MIC INPUTS
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10
PHANTOM POWER
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10
LINE INPUTS
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10
LOW CUT
*
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11
TRIM
*
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11
STEREO LINE INPUTS
*
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12
EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL?
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12
INSERT
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13
AUX RETURNS
*
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13
TAPE IN
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14
XLR MAIN OUTS
*
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14
XLR MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL SWITCH
*
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15
1
/
4
" MAIN OUTS
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15
TAPE OUTPUT
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15
PHONES
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16
ALT 3-4
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16
CONTROL ROOM
*
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16
AUX SEND 1 & 2
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16
POWER CONNECTION
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17
FUSE
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17
POWER SWITCH
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17
PHANTOM SWITCH
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17
CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION
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18
“U” LIKE UNITY GAIN
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18
GAIN
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18
PRE-FADER SOLO
*
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18
MUTE±ALT 3-4
*
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18
PAN
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19
CONSTANT LOUDNESS ! ! !
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19
3-BAND EQ
*
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19
AUX SEND
.....................................................
20
OUTPUT SECTION DESCRIPTION
............................
21
MAIN MIX
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21
VLZ MIX ARCHITECTURE
*
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21
SOURCE MATRIX
*
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21
CONTROL ROOM ± PHONES
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22
PRE-FADER SOLO (PFL)
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22
RUDE SOLO LIGHT
*
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23
ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX
*
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23
METERS
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23
AUX TALK
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24
AUX 1 PRE±POST SELECT
...............................
24
AUX 1 MASTER
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24
AUX RETURNS
...............................................
25
EFX TO MONITOR
*
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25
JACK NORMALLING
.......................................
25
MODIFICATIONS
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26
BLOCK DIAGRAM
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29
GAIN STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
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30
SPECIFICATIONS
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31
SERVICE INFO
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32
APPENDIX: Glossary of Pro Audio Terms
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33
APPENDIX: Connections
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42
APPENDIX: Balanced Lines, Phantom Powering,
Grounding and Other Arcane Mysteries
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45
*NEW! IMPROVED!
PROFESSIONAL FEATURES!
For those of you accustomed to the origi-
nal MS1202, do not be daunted by all the
new or improved features — we added them
just for you! Details of these features are
wedged into the manual with all the other
great stuff.