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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
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Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2
READ THIS PAGE! .................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4
HOOKUP DIAGRAMS............................................... 6
REAR PANEL FEATURES ......................................... 10
1. POWER CONNECTION ............................. 10
2. POWER SWITCH ..................................... 10
3. SPEAKER-LEVEL OUTPUTS ....................... 10
4. POWER AMP MODE SWITCH .................. 11
5. VENTILATION AND REAR PANEL .............. 11
6. HANDLES ............................................... 11
FRONT PANEL FEATURES ....................................... 12
PATCHBAY
7. MIC INPUTS ........................................... 12
8. MONO LINE INPUTS (CH. 1 TO 4) ............ 13
9. LINE/INSTRUMENT INPUTS (CH. 5, 6) ..... 13
10. STEREO LINE INPUTS (CH. 7 AND 8) ........ 13
11. RCA INPUTS (CH. 7 AND 8) .................... 13
12. INSERT (CH. 1 TO 6) ............................... 13
13. TAPE OUTPUTS ...................................... 13
14. BREAK SWITCH AND LED ....................... 13
15. FX/MON 2 SEND OUTPUT ..................... 14
16. FX FOOTSWITCH .................................... 15
17. MON 1 SEND ........................................ 15
18. MAIN SUB ............................................. 15
19. MAIN OUTPUTS .................................... 15
20. POWER AMP INPUTS ............................ 15
CHANNEL CONTROLS
21. MON 1 .................................................. 17
22. FX/MON 2 ............................................ 17
23. HIGH EQ ................................................ 17
24. MID EQ .................................................. 17
25. LOW EQ ................................................. 17
26. OVERLOAD (OL) LED ............................... 18
27. CHANNEL LEVEL ..................................... 18
28. GAIN SWITCH ........................................ 18
29. COMPRESSOR ........................................ 19
30. HI-Z SWITCH ......................................... 19
MASTER CONTROLS
31. POWER LED ........................................... 20
32. MAIN MASTER GRAPHIC EQ ................... 20
33. FX TO MAIN .......................................... 20
34. MAIN LEVEL ........................................... 20
35. 100 HZ RUMBLE REDUCTION SWITCH ..... 21
36. MAIN MIX METERS ................................ 21
37. MONITOR 1 MASTER GRAPHIC EQ .......... 21
38. FX TO MON 1 ........................................ 21
39. MONITOR 1 LEVEL ................................. 21
40. 100 HZ RUMBLE REDUCTION SWITCH ..... 21
41. MONITOR 1 METER ................................ 21
42. PHANTOM SWITCH ................................ 22
43. PRECISION PASSIVE EQ .......................... 22
44. POWER AMP LIMITER LEDS .................... 22
STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR
45. FX/MON 2 SEND MASTER ...................... 22
46. SIG/OL LED ........................................... 22
47. FX SEND (POST)/MON 2 SEND (PRE) ...... 23
48. PRESET DISPLAY .................................... 23
49. PRESET SELECTOR, TAP DELAY AND LED ... 23
50. INTERNAL FX MUTE ................................ 23
APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFORMATION .................... 24
APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS.................................. 25
APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL INFORMATION ................ 27
APPENDIX D: TABLE OF EFFECTS PRESETS ............... 30
PPM608 LIMITED WARRANTY ............................... 31