Operation Manual

channels CUE (1) function is selected. To select a channels cue function press the CUE BUTTON
(1) thatisdirectlyassociatedwiththespecificchannelyouwishtomonitor.Youmayusethemixing
functiontoblendboththeCuelevelandtheProgramleveltogether.Youcanvarytheoutputlevelto
eitherhearmoreorlessofeitherofthetwolevels.TurningtheCueMixingknobtotheCUEposition
(left)willallowyou tohearmoreoftheCuelevel.Turningtheknobtothe PGM position(right) will
allowyoutohearmoreoftheProgramlevel(mainoutput).YoumayalsousetheCueMixingControl
toheareithertheCuelevelortheProgramlevelexclusively.IftheknobisinthefullCUEpositionyou
willonlyhearthecuelevel,iftheknobisinthefullPGMpositionyouwillonlyhearthemainoutput.
Thisfunctionisespeciallyusefulwhenmixingwithoutanmonitor.
8. SPLIT CUE - Thisbutton will activate the“Split Cue” function. Whenused with a setofstereo
headphones,theSplitCuefunctionwillassigntheCuesignaltotheleftchanneloftheheadphones
andtheProgram(mainoutput)signaltotherightchanneloftheheadphones.Essentiallysplittingthe
cuesignalinhalf.Thisprocesswillallowforheadphonesmixing.TheCUE MIXING CONTROL (7) will
alsoworkinconjunctionwithfunction.Pleasenotethatthisfunctionwillonlyworkwithasetofstereo
headphones.
9. SHIFT (MIDI) - The button has 2 functions a soft and a hard shift. A soft shift is performed by tog-
gling the shift button, this will be indicated by a blinking shift LED. A hard shift is performed by holding
down the shift button and combining it with another button.
NOTE: When performing a hard shift, it’s recommended you release the secondary button
before releasing the Shift button, this is to prevent MIDI latches unless the MIDI function is a
temporary function.
10. MASTER VOLUME LEVEL INDICATORS - ThedualMASTERLEVELLEDindicatorsareused
todetailthemasterfaderoutputlevel.Themeterswilldetailtheoutputlevelofboththeleftandright
channels.
11. FADER ASSIGN SWITCH -ThisswitchassignsachanneltotheCROSSFADER (13).Whena
channelisassignedtotheleftsideoftheCROSSFADER (13) thatchannelsoutputlevelisroutedto
andcontrolledbytheCROSSFADER (13).SlidingtheCROSSFADER (21)toleftpositionwillsendthe
volumeoutputoftheassignedchannel tothe MASTER VOLUME LEVEL (3),sidingtheCROSSFADER
(13) toright positionwill cutthatchannelsvolumeto MASTER VOLUME LEVEL (3). Thereverseis
truefortherightchannelfaderassignswitch.Whentheassignswitchissettothe“OFF”positionthe
crossfaderwillhavenofunction.
12. HEADPHONE JACK - Thisjackisusedtoconnectyourheadphonestothemixerallowingyouto
monitorthecuesource.Useheadphonesonlyratedat8ohmsto32ohms.MostDJheadphonesare
ratedat16ohm,thesearehighlyrecommended.AlwaysbesuretheCUE LEVEL VOLUME (6) is set to
minimumbeforeyouputtheheadphoneson.
13. FEATHER FADER PLUS CROSSFADER - Thisfaderisusedtoblendtheoutputsignalsofchan-
nelsoneandtwotogether.Whenthefaderisinthefullleftposition(channel1),theoutputsignalof
channelonewillbecontrolledbythemastervolumelevel.Thesamefundamentalswillapplyforchan-
neltwo.Slidingthefaderfromonepositiontoanotherwillvarytheoutputsignalsofchannelsone
andtworespectively.Whenthecrossfaderissetinthecenterposition,theoutputsignalsofboththe
channelsoneandchannelstwowillbeeven.
14. CROSSFADER CURVE ADJUSTMENT - Thisrotaryknobisusedtochangethewaythecross-
faderwilloperate.Thecrossfadercanoperateindifferentmodes,“NORMALCURVE,“QUICKCURVE”
oranyvariationofthetwo.(QuickCurveisusuallyusedforscratching).
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