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Cat. No. 32-3001 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. SM-1000 Audio Mixer with Echo (Rack Moun t Type) 32-3 00 1. fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug us t 10, 19 99 8: 0 2 A M[...]
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2 FEATURES © 19 95 Tandy Corp orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Shac k is a registe red trad emark used b y T andy Cor poratio n. Your Radio Shack SSM-1000 Audio Mi xe r wi th Ec ho is a s op hi sti cate d control center for recording f rom multi- ple playback sources suc h as a CD player, tuner, t urnt able, or VCR, or from live p erform[...]
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3 CONTENTS Prep arat ion.... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ... . 4 Connecting the Out puts .......................................... .......................................... 4 Connecting Input s and Presetting Levels ........................... ....[...]
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4 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING THE OUTPUTS Connect your am plifier and a cassette recorder to the audio output jacks on the back of the mi xer. 1. Connect t he amplifier ’ s left and right input jacks t o the mixer ’s MAIN OUT output ja cks to play t he mixer ’s sound. 2. Connect the tape recorder ’s left and right input jacks to the mixer ’s[...]
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5 Note : Y ou c an set the con trol to any o t her pos i tion (except 0 ). However , to get an accurat e pre- set, all the volume controls m ust set to the exac t same position. 5. While you use the m i cropho ne, insert a flat bladed sc rewdriver into the slot abo v e the corre- sponding v olume control and adjust it un til you obtain a reading of[...]
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6 2. Set MONI T OR to MIC to select t he remote microphone. Note : The DJ’s microphone in put cannot b e monitored. 3. Set M ONI T OR LEVEL t o approxi- mately halfwa y between m ini- mum and max imum. 4. Adjust the v olum e contr o l of the input source you selected unt i l you hear the s ignal in the head- phones at the desired level. Cautio n [...]
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7 OPE RA T ION BASIC O PE RA T ION You can m ix up to 6 inputs at the same t im e and use the built-in equal- izer and ec ho generator to tailor the sound as desired. 1. Set MASTER to approximat ely 5 . 2. Set the switch above each volume control to s el ect t he input you want to act ivate. (For example, set MIC HI/LOW to HI when you use a high im[...]
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8 USING T HE “DJ’S ” MICROPHON E Normal For equal blending of voice and mu- sic, set NORMAL/ ST ANDBY/T ALKO VE R to NORM AL . In t he NORMA L m ode, the “DJ” MIC input i s m ixed to bl end equal - ly with a ll the mai n volume i nputs ( MIC , PHONO 1 , PHONO 2 , LINE 1 , and LINE 2 ) . You can adjust LEVEL to in- crease or de crease the [...]
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9 USING THE 7 - BAND FREQUENCY EQUALIZER With the s e v en s l iding frequen c y c on- trols, you can tailor t he sound pro- cessed through the m ixer t o fit the acoustic surroundings and your per- sonal taste. Each cont rol varies b y ±12 dB the lev- el of a narrow b and of frequenci es centered aroun d the frequency noted between the cont rols [...]
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10 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG Your SSM- 1000 M ixer should require very little maintenanc e. If you do have prob- lems, refer to the troubleshooting chart below for possible solutions. Cautio n : Only a qu ali fied service technici an should perform repairs o n t his SSM- 1000 Mixer! Problem Sol ution Nothing works Check the AC pow er connection. Ma ke sur [...]
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11 CARE AND MAINTENA NCE Your Radi o Shac k A udio SSM -1000 M ixer wi th Echo is an exa mple of superio r de- sign and c r a ftsmanship. The following s uggestions will help y ou care fo r y o ur SSM- 1000 Mixer so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the mixer dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immed i ately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can co[...]
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12 SPECI FICA TIO NS Input Impedanc e Microphon e .............. ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... .......... ....600 ohm (Low) 10k ohm (High) Phono Magne t ic 1 a nd 2 ......................................... ................... ............ 50k ohm Phono Ceramic 1 and 2 . ......................................... ....[...]
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13 NOTES 32-3 001.fm Pa ge 1 3 T ues da y , Au gust 10 , 1999 8: 02 AM[...]
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14 32-3 001.fm Pa ge 1 4 T ues da y , Au gust 10 , 1999 8: 02 AM[...]
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15 32-3 001.fm Pa ge 1 5 T ues da y , Au gust 10 , 1999 8: 02 AM[...]
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RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 #A5 Pri nt e d in (S it e) RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY Th is prod u ct is wa rran te d agai nst defe ct s for 1 y ea r f rom da te of pu rc hase fro m Ra dio Sha ck co mpa ny-ow ne d sto re s and au thoriz ed R adio Sh ack f ranc his ees an d deal ers. Withi n this pe riod, [...]