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    Q-2422 MKII Pr ofessional Pr eamp Mixer 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .AmericanAudio.us User Guide and Refer ence Manual Rev . 04/05[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 2 MAIN FEA TURES....................................................................................................................................2 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 3 NOTE: This product satisfies FCC r egulations when shielded cables and connectors ar e used to con - nect the unit to other equipment. T o pr event electromagnetic inter - fer ence with electrical appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and co[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 4 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS 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 ap[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 5 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 other liqui[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 6 Intr oductions: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® Q-2422 MKII™ mixer . This mixer is a r epr esentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to pr oduce the best and highest quality audio pr oducts possible at an affor dabl[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 7 QUICK ST ART : Ame rican Audio ® w ould lik e t o thank y ou for your purchase of this great audio product. For those of y ou that are t oo impatient to read th e e ntir e use r manual w e hav e compiled these quick star t instructi ons. W e hope that you wil l at [...]

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    AU X/ IN © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 8 Q-2422 MKII™ FRONT P ANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1 . MI CROPHONE EQ SECTION - MICROPHONE BASS CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the low frequency levels of the microphone with a maximum signal gain of + 15dB or maximum signal decrease of -30 dB. Tur[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 9 Q-2422 MKII™ FRONT P ANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT . each channel. Each channel may only be assigned one input source at a time. This switch must be in the “phono” position for turntable operation. 4. P AN CONTROL - The balance control for each channel, o[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 10 Q-2422 MKII™ FRONT P ANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT . mixer . Also be sure you amplifiers ar e turned of f. Remember mixer on first and turned of f last. 13. ZONE EQ SECTION - ZONE TREBLE CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the treble levels of the ZONE all[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 11 Q-2422 MKII™ FRONT P ANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT . 2 0 . Q-START ON/OFF BUT TON - This function works in conjunction with a compatible American DJ ® or American Audio ® “Q” Start CD player. When used with a compatible CD player, you can use the cross[...]

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    SE R IA L NO : MODEL NO : Q-2422 POWER SOURCE : 115/230V~ 50/60Hz 13W MKII MADE IN CHINA MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT A B BO OT H © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 12 Q-2422 MKII™ R E A R P A NE L - CO N T RO L S AN D F UN C T IO N S 27. GND (GROUND TERMINAL) - Be sure to connect tur ntable ground leads to e[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 13 Q-2422 MKII™ REAR P ANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT . MA Y SERIOUSL Y DAMAGE YOUR MIXER! The r ed colored RCA jack repr esents the right channel input and the white repr esents the left channel input. Input volume will be contr olled by the channel two fader .[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 14 Q-2422 MKII™ REAR P ANEL - CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONT . the mono tip mini plug included with your CD player to avoid damage to the mixer and/or the CD player . 37. TRIM OUTPUT - This knob is used to adjust the maximum voltage output level. Output voltage wil ran[...]

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    SE R IA L N O: MODEL NO : Q-2422 POWER SOURCE : 115/230V~ 50/60Hz 13W MKII MADE IN CHINA MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT A B BO OT H © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 15 CASSETTE DECK T U R N T A B L E T U R N T A B L E TRAN S ECHO SCRA TCH F LANG ER PARA METE R SGL/ CT N TIME A UTO CU E SAMP LE PITC H CUE 1 2 3 [...]

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    SE R IA L N O: MODEL NO : Q-2422 POWER SOURCE : 115/230V~ 50/60Hz 13W MKII MADE IN CHINA MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT A B BO OT H © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 16 Q-2422 MKII™ TYPICAL MIXER SET -UP Speaker Cables Balanced XLR male to XLR female Cables CASSETTE DECK American Audio V4000™ T ypical Balanc[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 17 Due to fog residue, smoke, and dust, cleaning the mixer should be carried out periodically to residue build up. 1. Use normal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe down the outside casing. 2. Use a cleaner specially designed for electronics to spray in and ar ound[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 18 Q - 2 4 2 2 M K I I ™ TROUBLESHOOTING T rouble Shooting: Listed below ar e common problems you may encounter , and solutions. There is no power to the unit: 1. Be sure you have connected the power cor d to a correct wall outlet. There is little or no sound: 1. Ch[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.com - Q-2422 MKII User Instructions page 19 1-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Y ear (365 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall b[...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Model: Q-2422 MKII 3 Channel Mixer POWER SUPPL Y : AC 115v~60Hz/230v50~60Hz, User Selectable DIMENSIONS: 482.6mm (W) x 177mm (D) x 97mm (H) WEIGHT : 7.49 Lbs. / 3.4Kgs. CROSSF ADER: Feather Fader Plus - VCA detecting fader start contr ol - Low grounding impedance cr ossfader POWER CONSUMPTION: 12W typical, 20W w/ full head[...]

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    ©American Audio® W orld Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-3311 W eb: www .americanaudio.us E-mail: info@americandj.com[...]