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  • Page 1

    OWNER'S MANUAL KPM8420 Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom amp! Y our new KPM8420 Powered mixer successfully draws on more than 30 years of amplifier design and manufacturing experience at Kustom. This amp was planned from the ground up by our engineers to offer top-notch tone and dependable performance. Inside this manual, you&[...]

  • Page 2

    ENGLISH Danger Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a suf ficient time. The U.S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specifi[...]

  • Page 3

    FRENCH DURE EN HEURES P AR JOUR 8 6 4 3 2 1 INIVEAU SONORE CONTINU EN dB 90 93 95 97 100 103 Danger L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer une perte permanente de l’audition, Chaque organisme humain reagit differemment quant a la perte de l’audition, mais quasiment tout le monde subit une diminution de I’acuite auditive l[...]

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    ON OFF POWER FUSE: T8A / 250V 120V 60Hz 160W AC FUSE Left Right Record Output Light Control Output Left Right Playback Subwoofer Output A TTENTION CAUTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN MODEL KPM8420 POWERED MIXER SPEAKERS A B CAUTION CHASSIS SURFACE HOT SUPERFICE DE CHASSIS CHAUDE DESIGNED IN USA MADE IN[...]

  • Page 5

    Effects 1 Effects 2 T reble Mid Bass Monitor Main Pad Line/Mic Line/Mic Pad Line/ Inst 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LINE/MIC Input Jacks: MID Control: These are combination input jacks capable of Adjusts the amount of mid-range frequencies of the receiving a Male-XLR for Balanced inputs such as individual channels to the main output section. microphones or[...]

  • Page 6

    Up Down Effects 2 Monitor Effects 2 Main Effects 2 Chorus Short Room Med Room Small Hall Med Hall Chorus/Rev Chorus/Hall Short Delay 17 16 15 18 Effects 1 Effects 1Monitor Effects 1 Main Up Down Small Room Large Room Small Hall Large Hall Chorus Chorus/Rev Slapback Echo 11 12 13 14 EFFECTS 1 EFFECTS 2 DIGIT AL EFFECTS EFFECTS 1 EFFECTS 2 EFFECTS 1 [...]

  • Page 7

    100 250 500 1K 4K 10K 2K -12 0 -6 +6 +12 Limiter +6 +3 0 -5 -10 Feedback Notch Playback V olume Monitor Volume Monitor 100 250 500 1K 4K 10K 2K -12 0 -6 +6 +12 Limiter +6 +3 0 -5 -10 Feedback Notch Playback V olume Main V olume Main 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAIN AND MONITOR MASTER MONIT OR MASTER MAIN MASTER MONITOR MASTER GRAPHIC EQ: MA[...]

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    Power On Channels On Phantom Power On Mute Effect s 1 Insert Effect s 2 Insert Footswitch Mute/Effect s Main V olume from CIRRUS LOGIC 37 35 36 33 34 31 32 MIXER ST A TUS AND FRONT P ANEL JACKS MIXER ST A TUS FRONT P ANEL JACKS POWER ON LED: EFFECTS 1 INSER T Jack: When lit, power is being delivered to the mixer . This ¼” STEREO jack allows an e[...]

  • Page 9

    Left Right Record Output Light Control Output Left Right Playback Subwoofer Output On Main Main Phantom Power Power Amp Assignment Off Monitor Monitor Preamp Output Power Amp Input Main A Monitor B CD/T ape 46 44 45 40 38 39 47 48 43 42 41 P A TCH BA Y CD / T APE PLA YBACK Jacks: PREAMP OUTPUT MONIT OR : These RCA jacks are used to play audio from [...]

  • Page 10

    ON OFF POWER FUSE: T8A / 250V 120V 60Hz 160W AC FUSE MODEL KPM8420 POWERED MIXER SPEAKERS A B 50 49 53 51 52 POWER AMP OUTPUTS, AC POWER POWER AMP OUTPUT AC POWER POWER ON / OFF Switch: SPEAKERS A : The KPM8420 is ON when the switch is in the UP These two ¼” jacks deliver the power from the A position. Press the switch to the DOWN position to po[...]

  • Page 11

    1. How many speakers can I use with the KPM8420? 6. Can I use another non-power ed mixer with my ANSWER: Most speaker cabinets today ar e 8-ohms. KPM8420 to get more channels? For the sake of this question we will assume this is ANSWER: YES! T ake the Line level output of the the case. Y ou can use a total of four 8-ohm speakers external non-power [...]

  • Page 12

    KPM8420 S pecifications 12 Model KPM8420 8 Channel Dual Powered Mixer 200W per channel 4 Ohm s @ 5% T HD 180W per channel 4 Ohm s @ 0.4% T HD -115dB Mic Input, Rs=150 ohm , 20-20k Hz -55dB Residual Noise, all level controls 0% (m inim um ) -45dB Nom inal Sy stem Noise, all level controls at 50% 90 dB Mic to Power Amp (Ch 1 - Ch8) Pad O ff 77dB Mic [...]

  • Page 13

    SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM Monitor Output CHANNEL 1 - 6 CHANNEL 7 - 8 Phantom Power Line TONE CIRCUIT MIC PRE DIGIT AL EFFECTS 1 Effects 1 Main Record Output Chorus Chorus/Rev Slapback Echo Small Room Large Room Small Hall Large Hall Effects 1 Monitor DIGIT AL EFFECTS 2 Chorus Chorus/Rev Chorus/Hall Short Delay Short Room Med Room Small Hall Med Hall Micr[...]

  • Page 14

    EC Declaration of Conformity W e: Kustom Musical Amplification Inc. 4940 Delhi Pike Cincinnati, OH 45238 T el: 1-513-451-5000 Fax: 1-513-347-2192 Declare that the product Product name: Kustom Product model number: KPM8420 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards; EN55013 (A12) : 1995 Limits and methods of meas[...]

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    Kustom Inc., 4940 Delhi Pike, Cincinnati, OH • USA (800) 999-5558 Fax: (513) 347-2192 / www .kustom.com[...]