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American Audio CommanderPlus manual

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    User Guide and Reference Manual Re v 01/02 F ADER F F “ Q ” ST AR T T T FEA THER A A F ADER F F C H 1 C H 2 C H 3 C H 4 MIC1 MIC1 MIC2 MIC2 M A S TE R ZONE1 ZONE2 0 PFL PFL PF L PFL L d B d B R - + 40 3 0 2 0 10 74 2 0 2 4 71 0 MASTER LEVEL BE AT ASS IGN C H 1 2 3 4 P O WE R LI G H T 12V DC C UE MIXIN G CU E P G M ZO NE2 ASS I GN 1 2 3 4 PR G A[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 2[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 3 MAIN FEA TURES.................................................................................................................. ..................3 ELECTRICAL PRECA UTIONS.......................................................................................[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 4 NO TE: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cab les and connectors are used to con- nect the unit to other equipment. To pre v ent electromagnetic inter- f erence with electrical appliances such as radios and tele visions, use shielded cab les[...]

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    ELECTRICAL PRECA UTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle,[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 6 1. For adult use only - Keep out of the reach of children. 2. Water and Moisture - The player should not be used near water - for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet base- ment or near a swimming pool, etc. Do not spill water or othe[...]

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    Introductions: Congr atulations and thank you f or purchasing the Amer ican A udio ® Commander Plus™ mix er . This mixer is a representation of American A udio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an aff ordable price. Please read and understand this manual completely bef ore attempting to[...]

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    QUICK S T AR T : American Audio ® wou ld lik e to thank y ou f or yo ur purchase o f this grea t audio pr oduct. For th os e o f you tha t are t oo impatien t to rea d the entir e user manual w e ha v e compiled these quick sta r t instructions. W e hope that y ou will a t least rea d through these inst ructions to familia riz e you rself with the[...]

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    COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 9 1. MICROPHONE EQ - These controls are used to adjust the microphone treble level, midrange, and bass levels. Each microphone input has a separa te channel EQ. MICROPHONE TREBLE CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the[...]

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    of bass applied to microphone signal. 2. TALKOVER CONTROL - This function all decreases all signal output except the microphone signal. The amount of decreased is contro lled by the TALKOVER LEVEL (4) . When the switch is in the “Auto Mute” position talk over will automatically engage when the when the mixer r eceives a signal. MIC 1 has a “T[...]

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    COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 11 two respectively. When the crossfader is set in the center position, the output signals of both the chan- nels one and channels two will be even. 10. CHANNEL VOLUME FADER - These faders are used to control the output [...]

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    ZO NE 1 MIDRANGE CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the midrange levels of ZONE 1 allowing for a maximum midrange gain of 15dB or maximum decrease of -30dB. Turning the knob in a counter-clockwise direction will decrease the amount of midrange applied to the ZONE 1 signal, turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of mid[...]

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    a echo box, phaser, or reverb. 26. MASTER VOLUME CONTROL - This slider is used to control the master output level (main volume). To avoid distorted output try to maintain an average output signal level no greater than +4 dB. (see Channel Gain 32) To avoid speaker damage that may be caused by excessive volume, be sure this slider is always set to ze[...]

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    COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 14 CHANNEL LED LEVEL INDICATOR (33). 5. Repeat this step for all channels 33. CHA N NEL VOLUME LEVEL INDICATORS - The LED’s indicators that run along each channels EQ section are used to measur e incoming signal levels[...]

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    COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 15 90,11,12 REAR P ANEL PLUSRP DIRK ELECTRONIC CORPORA TION SHU P ,F YUEN 1/1 LINE 3 LINE 3 PHONO 3 PHONO 3 LINE 5 LINE 5 LINE 4 LINE 4 LINE 2 LINE 2 CH-1 CH-1 CH-2 CH-2 CH-3 CH-3 MASTER MASTER REC REC ZONE 1 ZONE 1 OUTP[...]

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    COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 16 43. AC CONNECTION - This connector is used to supply main po wer to the unit via the included detachable po wer cord. The po wer conn ection uses an I.E. C. type connector , use only the supplied, polarized A C power [...]

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    equipped with MM pickup cartr idge to PHONO inputs (All DJ turntable use MM pick-up cartr idges). CD pla yers or T ape Decks and other line le v el instruments may be connected to these jac ks as long as the LINE LEVEL SELECT OR SWITCH (40) is in the “A UX 2” position. The red colored RCA jack represents the right channel input and the white re[...]

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    F ADER F F “ Q ” ST AR T T T FEA THER A A F ADER F F C H 1 C H 2 C H 3 C H 4 MIC1 MIC1 MIC2 MIC2 M A S TE R ZONE1 ZONE2 0 PFL PFL PF L PFL L d B d B R - + 40 3 0 2 0 10 74 2 0 2 4 71 0 MASTER LEVEL BE AT ASS IGN C H 1 2 3 4 P O WE R LI G H T 12V DC C UE MIXIN G CU E P G M ZO NE2 ASS I GN 1 2 3 4 PR G A UT O M UT E O F F MI C 2 O FF T ALK T T O [...]

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    COMMANDER PLUS™ TYPICAL MIXER SET -UP Speaker Cab les Balanced XLR male to XLR f emale Cables © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 19 CASSETTE DECK RCA to RCA P atch Cables American Audio V4000™ T ypical Balanced Output Set-up This image details a typical stereo output la yout. Note the use of[...]

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    Due to f og residue, smok e, and dust, cleaning the mix er should be carr ied out periodically to residue b uild up . 1. Use nor mal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe do wn the outside casing. 2. Use a cleaner specially designed f or electronics to spra y in and around the knobs and s witch. This will reduce small par ticle built up that can e[...]

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    2-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereb y warr ants, to the original purchaser , Amer ican A udio ® products to be free of manuf actur ing def ects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Y ear (730 days) from the date of purchase. This warr anty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America,[...]

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    Model: Commander Plus 4 Channel Mix er PO WER SUPPL Y : A C 120v~60Hz/220v50~60Hz, User Selectable DIMENSIONS: 482 x 176 x 72mm WEIGHT: 7 Lbs. / 2.8 kg CROSSF ADER: F eather F ader Plus - VCA detecting f ader star t control - Low grounding impedance crossf ader PO WER CONSUMPTION: 12W typical, 20W w/ full headphone output HEADPHONE IMPED ANCE: 16 O[...]

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    Commander Plus™ NO TES © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 23[...]

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    ©American Audio® W orld Headquar ters: 4295 Char ter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-3322 F ax: 323-582-3311 W eb: www .amer icandj.com E-mail: inf o@americandj.com[...]