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Setting Up and Using the
MIXPAD
Setting up your MIXPAD is a simple procedure which takes only a few
minutes:
1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future
service) and decide where the unit is to be physically placed.
2. Begin by connecting the MIXPAD main left/right outputs to a tape
recorder or power amp (and the amp into loudspeakers). It is never
a good idea to power up any amplifier that is not connected to
loudspeakers.
3. Next, make the signal input connections to the mic or line inputs of
the various channels. WARNING: Because the MIXPAD 12 and
MIXPAD 9 XLR mic connectors are always phantom powered (the
MIXPAD 4 XLR mic connectors are powered only when the
corresponding phantom power switch is pressed in), be sure to connect
and disconnect microphones only with the MIXPAD powered off.
Also, do not connect a channel’s line input if you already have
something connected to its microphone input, or vice versa; each
channel is designed to accept only one source or the other.
4. Turn all channel Level and Trim controls as well as the Main Level
control fully counterclockwise.
5. If you running the MIXPAD off mains power, plug the included power
supply into the rear panel AC connector and then into any standard AC
socket. If you are running a MIXPAD 12 or MIXPAD 9 off battery power,
plug the battery connector into the rear panel AC connector (for more
information on operating the MIXPAD 12 / MIXPAD 9 off battery power,
see Appendix A on page 34); if you are running a MIXPAD 4 off battery
power, place two or three fresh 9 volt alkaline batteries in the rear panel
battery compartment (three are required only if you need to apply
phantom power to one or both mic inputs), being careful to observe the
indicated polarity.
6. Finally, press the Power switch in the main section to turn the
MIXPAD on. In the MIXPAD 12 / MIXPAD 9, the “Power” LED will light
steadily; in the MIXPAD 4, it will flash briefly to indicate good battery
strength (the MIXPAD 4 “Power” LED lights steadily only when its
batteries are weak and need replacing).