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Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Model: VA-14 4x1 Bala nced Audio Mixer[...]
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Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 1 3 Overview 3 4 Your VA-14 4x1 Bala nced Audio Mixer 4 5 Using Your VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 6 5.1 Connecting Your VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 6 5.2 Operating Your VA-14 4 x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 8 6 Technical Specificatio ns 8 Figures Figure 1: VA-14 4x1 Balanced Au[...]
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Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electronics ( since 1981): a world of unique, creative and affordable solutions to t he infinite range o f proble ms that confront the video, audio and presentation pr ofessional on a daily basis. In re cent years, we have redesigned and upgrad ed most o f our line, making the best e ven better! Our [...]
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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2[...]
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Overview 3 3 Overvie w The VA-14 4x1 Balanced Au dio Mixer is a high qualit y, low noise, 4-i nput balanced audio standalone mixer that pro vides for t wo different levels on each input - Mic level or line level, as well as the selection o f either a dynamic or phanto m microphone. The VA-14 includes: Four rear panel XL R input connectors and t[...]
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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 4 4 Your VA -14 4x1 Balanced A udio Mixer Figure 1, T able 1 and Tab le 2 define the VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer . Figure 1: VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer Table 1: VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer Front Panel Features # Feature Function 1 POWER Switch Illuminated switch for tu[...]
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Your VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 5 Figure 2 and T able 3 define the underside o f the VA-14 4 x1 Balanced Audio Mixer : Figure 2: VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer Underside Features Table 3: VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer Underside Features # Feature Function 1 PHANTO M Move to ON to selec t a phantom m icrophone; move to OFF to select a dynamic m[...]
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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using Your VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 6 5 Using Your VA -14 4x1 Balanced A udio Mi xer Sections 5.1 and 5.2 descr ibe how to connect and o perate your b alanced audio mixer, respectively. 5.1 Connecting You r VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer To connect up to four bala nced audio sources to the VA-14 4 x1[...]
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Using Your VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer 7 Figure 3: Connecting the VA-14 4x1 Balanced Audio Mixer[...]
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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 8 5.2 Operating Your V A-14 4x1 Balan ced Audio M ixer On the VA-14xl 4x1 Balan ced Audio Mixer unit, you can adj ust the level: From a specific 1 input, b y rotating the approp riate LEVEL potentiometer From all the inputs mixed together, b y rotating each of the M ASTER potentiom[...]
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9 LI M IT E D W A RRA N T Y WH O I S P RO T EC T ED? WHA T I S C O VERED A ND WHA T I S N OT C OVE RED WH A T WE WI LL PA Y F O R AND WH A T WE WI L L N O T PA Y F OR HOW YOU CA N G ET W AR RA NTY S ERVIC E LI M ITA T I ON OF I MPL I ED W A RRA N T IE S EXCL US ION O F DAMA GES CA U TI O N! Kram er El ectronic s (her eafte r ) warran t s this produ[...]
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Kramer Electron i cs, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.co m E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-000314 REV 1 For the latest in formation on ou r products and a list o f Kramer distributors, visi t our Web site: www.kramerelectronics. com, where updates to this user manua l may be found. We welcome you r questions, comments and f eedback. Cautio[...]