Operation Manual

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Duetofogresidue,smoke,anddust,cleaningthemixershouldbecarriedoutperiodicallytoresidue
buildup.
1.Usenormalglasscleanerandasoftclothtowipedowntheoutsidecasing.
2.Useacleanerspeciallydesignedforelectronicstosprayinandaroundtheknobsandswitch. 
Thiswillreducesmallparticlebuiltupthatcaneffecttheproperoperationofthemixer.
3.Cleaningshouldbecarriedoutevery30-60daystopreventheavybuiltup.
4. Alwaysbesuretodryallpartscompletelybeforepluggingthemixerin.
Cleaningfrequencydependsontheenvironmentinwhichthemixeroperates(i.e.smoke,fogresidue,
dust,dew).
Thecrossfaderis“HotSwapable”whichmeansitmaybereplacedatanytime,evenwhenpoweris
applied.OnlyreplacewithAmericanAudioPartFeatherFaderPlus.Replacingwithanyothermodel
fadermayseriouslydamageyourmixer.
ReplacingtheCrossfader:
1. Disconnectthemixersmainpowersupply
2. UsinganumbertwoPhillipsscrewdriver,unscrewtheeachofthestainlesssteelretainscrews 
thatholdthecrossfaderinplace.
3. Gentlyremovethecrossfaderfromitsseatedposition.Youmayneedtowigglethecrossfader 
slightlytoremoveit.
4. Afterremovingthecrossfader,disconnecttheribboncablethatattachesthecrossfadertothe 
PCboard.Graspthecrossfaderbyitsbaseandpulltheribboncablebyitsconnectornotthe
actualcables.Theconnectorisdesignedtoonlytoneway,sodon’tworryabouttheconnec
tors orientation.
5. Connectthenewcrossfadertotheribboncableandreplaceinreverseorder.
14MXR CLEANING
14MXR CROSS FADER REPLACEMENT