Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FM-3 Fostex
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O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l Model FM-3 T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h f o r p u r c h a s i n g t h e F o s t e x F M - 3 p o r t a b l e m i x e r . T o e n s u r e t h e b e s t p e r f o r m a n c e , r e a d t h i s m a n u a l t h o r o u g h l y b e f o r e u s i n g t h e u n i t .
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P r e c a u t i o n s b e f o r e u s i n g • D o n o t s u p p l y t h e v o l t a g e t h a t d o e s n o t m a t c h t h e v o l t a g e r e q u i r e m e n t o f t h e u n i t . • I f y o u o p e r a t e t h e u n i t o n b a t t e r y p o w e r , u s e a l k a l i n e o r n i c k e l h y d r i d e b a t t e r i e s .
M a i n f e a t u r e s M i x e r s e c t i o n f e a t u r e s • T h r e e i n p u t c h a n n e l s a n d t wo o u t p u t c h a n n e l s . A l l i n p u t a n d o u t p u t c h a n n e l s a r e t r a n s fo r m e r - b a l a n c e d .
B a s i c o p e r a t i o n s 6 P r e p a r a t i o n o f p o w e r s u p p l y T o o p e r a t e t h e u n i t o n i n t e r n a l b a t t e r y p o w e r , s e t A A a l k a - l i n e o r n i c k e .
P r e p a r a t i o n o f i n p u t c h a n ne l s ( 1 ) C o n n ec t a m i c r o p h o ne o r l i n e l ev el s o u r c e t o ea ch o f t he [ IN P U T ] c o n ne ct o r s ( 1 t hr ou gh 3 ) . ( 2 ) W h e n y ou c o n n e c t a m ic r o p h o n e , s et t h e i n p u t s e l e ct s wi t c h t o “ MI C” .
P r e p a r a t i o n o f m o n i t o r i n g ( 1 ) C o n n e c t h e a d p h o n e s t o t h e 1 / 4 - i n c h [ P H O N E S ] j a c k o n t h e f r o n t p a n e l o r t h e m i n i - p h o n e [ P H O N E S ] j a c k o n t h e r i g h t s i d e p a n e l .
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1 . P E A K i nd ic a t o r s ( 1 t hr ou g h 3 ) E a c h i nd ic at or l ig ht s a c c o r d i n g to t he s ig na l l e v e l o f t he c o r r e s po nd in g in pu t c h a n n e l a s f ol lo ws .
1 1 . [ S T A T U S ] / [ E D IT ] k e y H o l d i n g d ow n t h i s k e y f o r a s e c o n d o r m o r e e n te r s t h e s t a t u s m o de . I n t hi s m o d e , y o u c a n s w it c h a m o ng s t a t u s d i s p l a y p ag e s a s we l l a s yo u c a n ed i t p a r a m e t er s ( s e e p a g e 1 5 ) .
1. [I N PU T ] c on n ec t or (1 th r ou g h 3 ) Ea c h c on n ec t or is u s ed to co n ne c t a n ex t er n al au d io de v ic e o r m i cr o ph on e .
1 . [M A I N O UT ] ( L , R) c o n ne ct o r s Th e s e c on ne c t o rs o u t p ut s t e r eo b u s s L a n d R s i g na ls . Y o u c a n se l e c t t h e o ut pu t r ef e r e n c e le v e l u s i n g th e MA I N O U T l ev el s el ec t s wi tc h de sc r i b ed b e l o w .
( 1 ) P r es s t h e [ ] k e y l on g e n ou gh t o en te r t h e d i s p la y b r i g ht ne s s ad ju s t m e nt m o d e . T h e br i g ht ne s s ad ju s t me nt b a r ap p e ar s, s h ow in g th e c u rr en t br ig h t n es s l e ve l.
P re s s t he [ +] ke y P re s s t he [ +] ke y P re s s t he [ +] ke y P re s s t he [ -] ke y P re s s t he [ -] ke y I n t h e s t a t u s d i sp la y mo d e , n o t o n l y y o u c a n c h e c k t h e s t a t u s f or th e i n p u t , o u t p u t , me te r a n d s y s t e m , bu t al s o y o u c a n e d i t s e t t i n g.
16 W h e n t h e i n p u t s e l e ct s w i t ch ( L I N E / M I C ) i s s e t t o “ L I NE ”, “ ” is sh o w n . Wh e n it is se t to “M I C ” , t h e m i c r o p h o n e p o w e r su pp l y s t a t u s is s h o w n .
17 (3 ) Pr es s t h e [ ED I T] ke y t o e x it th e s t at u s d is p la y m od e . Th e d i sp l ay ch a ng es to th e m e te r d i sp la y . <N o te > : I f yo u n e ed to s up p ly t he T 12 p ow e r , s et the T12 powe r sup ply fun cti on to “E NA” by the si m il a r p ro c ed u re a s a b ov e .
18 L I M I T E R p a r a m e t e r s e t t i n g B y s e t t i n g t h e [ L I M I T E R ] s w i t c h t o “ O N ” ( o r “ L I N K ” ) , t h e l i m - i t e r f u n c t i o n i s e n a b l e d a n d y o u c a n a p p l y t h e l i m i t e r t o t h e s t e r e o L / R b u s s .
19 O n t h e m e te r s t at u s d is p l a y , n ot o n l y y o u c an s e e t h e c u r- r e nt s t a t us o f t h e me t e r i n g , b u t a l s o y ou c a n s e t p a r a m- e t e r s . Th e f o l l ow i n g s h ow s t h e d e fa u l t s e tt i n g w h e n t h e u n it i s s h i p p e d .
20 O n t h e s y s t e m st a t u s di sp l a y , n o t o n l y y o u c a n se e th e fo l l ow i ng in f or m at i on , bu t al s o y ou ca n re s et th e ti m e d i s p l a y a n d i n i t i al iz e t h e a s h m e m o r y .
21 P H O N E S • C o n n e c t o r s : 1 / 4 ” s t e r e o p h o n e j a c k a n d ø 3 . 5 m m s t e r e o m i n i - p h o n e j a c k • A p p l i c a b l e l o a d i m p e d a .
22 H P F ( H i g h p a s s l t e r ) 4 0 Hz t o 3 0 0H z, - 1 2 dB /o c t . T h e cu t o f f f r e qu en c y i s co n t i nu ou s l y sw ee p a b l e.
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2 4 D e c l a r a t i o n o f E C D i r e c t i ve T h i s e q u i p m e n t i s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h th e EM C Di r e c t i v e (2 0 0 4 / 1 0 8 / E C ) - D i r e c t i v e o n a p p r o x i m.
2 5 F O R T H E U S C U S T O M E R S O N L Y F O ST E X A ME R I C A L I M I TE D W A R R A NT Y T h e fo l l o w i n g st at e m e n t de n e s sp ec i c l e g al r i g h t s . Yo u m ay a l s o ha v e a d d i ti on a l r i g ht s d e p e n d in g o n t h e s ta te i n w h i c h t h e Fo s t e x p r o d u c t w as p u r c h a s e d .
2 6 F O S T E X A M E R I C A L I M I T E D W A R R A N T Y T o c l a i m a l l w a r r a n t y s e r v i c e , r s t a c c e s s w w w . f o s t e x .
F O S T E X C O . 3 - 2 - 3 5 , M u s a s h i n o , A k i s h i m a - s h i , T o k y o J a p a n , 1 9 6 - 0 0 2 1 © PRINTED IN JAP AN JUL Y 2009 8289659000 495307.
An important point after buying a device Fostex FM-3 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Fostex FM-3 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Fostex FM-3 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Fostex FM-3 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Fostex FM-3 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Fostex FM-3, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Fostex FM-3.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Fostex FM-3. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Fostex FM-3 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
