Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CommanderPlus American Audio
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User Guide and Reference Manual Re v 01/02 F ADER F F “ Q ” ST AR T T T FEA THER A A F ADER F F C H 1 C H 2 C H 3 C H 4 MIC1 MIC1 MIC2 MIC2 M A S TE R ZONE1 ZONE2 0 PFL PFL PF L PFL L d B d B R - .
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© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 3 MAIN FEA TURES.................................................................................................................. ..................3 ELECTRICAL PRECA UTIONS.
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 4 NO TE: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cab les and connectors are used to con- nect the unit to other equipment.
ELECTRICAL PRECA UTIONS 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 appliance.
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 6 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.
Introductions: Congr atulations and thank you f or purchasing the Amer ican A udio ® Commander Plus™ mix er . This mixer is a representation of American A udio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an aff ordable price.
QUICK S T AR T : American Audio ® wou ld lik e to thank y ou f or yo ur purchase o f this grea t audio pr oduct. For th os e o f you tha t are t oo impatien t to rea d the entir e user manual w e ha v e compiled these quick sta r t instructions.
COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 9 1. MICROPHONE EQ - These controls are used to adjust the microphone treble level, midrange, and bass levels. Each microphone input has a separa te channel EQ.
of bass applied to microphone signal. 2. TALKOVER CONTROL - This function all decreases all signal output except the microphone signal. The amount of decreased is contro lled by the TALKOVER LEVEL (4) . When the switch is in the “Auto Mute” position talk over will automatically engage when the when the mixer r eceives a signal.
COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 11 two respectively. When the crossfader is set in the center position, the output signals of both the chan- nels one and channels two will be even.
ZO NE 1 MIDRANGE CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the midrange levels of ZONE 1 allowing for a maximum midrange gain of 15dB or maximum decrease of -30dB.
a echo box, phaser, or reverb. 26. MASTER VOLUME CONTROL - This slider is used to control the master output level (main volume). To avoid distorted output try to maintain an average output signal level no greater than +4 dB.
COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 14 CHANNEL LED LEVEL INDICATOR (33).
COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 15 90,11,12 REAR P ANEL PLUSRP DIRK ELECTRONIC CORPORA TION SHU P ,F Y.
COMMANDER PLUS™ CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 16 43. AC CONNECTION - This connector is used to supply main po wer to the unit via the included detachable po wer cord. The po wer conn ection uses an I.
equipped with MM pickup cartr idge to PHONO inputs (All DJ turntable use MM pick-up cartr idges). CD pla yers or T ape Decks and other line le v el instruments may be connected to these jac ks as long as the LINE LEVEL SELECT OR SWITCH (40) is in the “A UX 2” position.
F ADER F F “ Q ” ST AR T T T FEA THER A A F ADER F F C H 1 C H 2 C H 3 C H 4 MIC1 MIC1 MIC2 MIC2 M A S TE R ZONE1 ZONE2 0 PFL PFL PF L PFL L d B d B R - + 40 3 0 2 0 10 74 2 0 2 4 71 0 MASTER LEVE.
COMMANDER PLUS™ TYPICAL MIXER SET -UP Speaker Cab les Balanced XLR male to XLR f emale Cables © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Commander Plus™ Instr uction Manual P age 19 CASSETTE DECK RCA to RCA P atch Cables American Audio V4000™ T ypical Balanced Output Set-up This image details a typical stereo output la yout.
Due to f og residue, smok e, and dust, cleaning the mix er should be carr ied out periodically to residue b uild up . 1. Use nor mal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe do wn the outside casing. 2. Use a cleaner specially designed f or electronics to spra y in and around the knobs and s witch.
2-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereb y warr ants, to the original purchaser , Amer ican A udio ® products to be free of manuf actur ing def ects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Y ear (730 days) from the date of purchase.
Model: Commander Plus 4 Channel Mix er PO WER SUPPL Y : A C 120v~60Hz/220v50~60Hz, User Selectable DIMENSIONS: 482 x 176 x 72mm WEIGHT: 7 Lbs. / 2.8 kg CROSSF ADER: F eather F ader Plus - VCA detectin.
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