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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. THE MANUAL..........................................................................................................................6
1.1 Nomenclature.................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 An un-holstic approach ................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Key ................................................................................................................................................. 6
2. EURODESK OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................6
2.1 Architecture .................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Metering.......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 PSU (Power Supply Unit) ................................................................................................................ 7
3. INPUT/OUTPUT CHANNEL ...................................................................................................8
3.1 Channel strip................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Input switching ................................................................................................................................ 8
3.3 Input gain setting ............................................................................................................................ 9
3.4 Main equalizer .............................................................................................................................. 10
3.5 Aux sends .................................................................................................................................... 10
3.6 Routing and muting ........................................................................................................................11
3.7 B-channel ..................................................................................................................................... 12
4. INSERTS ...............................................................................................................................13
5. SUBGROUP AND DIRECT OUTPUTS ...............................................................................14
5.1 Subgroups .................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Direct outputs ............................................................................................................................... 16
6. MASTER PANEL ...................................................................................................................16
6.1 Aux masters ................................................................................................................................. 16
6.1.1 Aux sends .......................................................................................................................... 16
6.1.2 Aux returns ......................................................................................................................... 17
6.2 MIX-B master ................................................................................................................................19
6.3 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................................... 20
6.4 Headphones .................................................................................................................................. 21
6.5 PFL/SOLO .................................................................................................................................... 22
6.5.1 PFL .................................................................................................................................... 22
6.5.1 SOLO ................................................................................................................................. 22
6.6 Talkback ....................................................................................................................................... 22
7. CONNECTIONS....................................................................................................................23
7.1 Rear panel .................................................................................................................................... 23
7.2 Plug soldering guide...................................................................................................................... 27
8. THE PATCHFIELD ................................................................................................................30
8.1 The normalized bay....................................................................................................................... 30
8.2 The patchfield................................................................................................................................30
8.3 Looming problems......................................................................................................................... 32
9. EQUALIZATION .....................................................................................................................33
10.GAIN OPTIMIZATION ...........................................................................................................34
11.IMPEDANCES AND TUNING ...............................................................................................35
12.(UN)BALANCED LINES........................................................................................................35