Q-D6 ™ Professional Preamp Mixer American Audio Rev. 2/05 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www.americanaudio.
Q-D6™ Unpacking MAIN FEATURES....................................................................................................................................2 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION...........................................................
Q-D6™ Electrical Safety Precautions ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK).
Q-D6™ Safety Precautions 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 basement or near a swimming pool, etc. Do not spill water or other liquids in to or on to your mixer. 3. Ventilation - The Mixer should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
Q-D6™ Introduction Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio® Q-D6™ mixer. This mixer is a representation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price. The Q-D6™ comes with a 2 year limited warranty! Please read and understand this manual completely before attempting to operate your new mixer.
Q-D6™ Unpacking Every Q-D6™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your mixer for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the mixer has arrived intact.
Q-D6™ Controls and Features Top Panel 15 1 14 2 3 4 5 13 6 7 8 12 11 9 10 1. SOURCE SELECTOR SWITCH - These switches are used to select the input source assigned to each channel. Each channel may only be assigned one input source at a time. This switch must be in the “phono” position for turntable operation. 2. POWER L.E.D. - This L.E.D. will glow when the power is switched on. 3. CHANNEL GAIN CONTROL - This adjustment is used to adjust an audio source signal input gain for a channel.
Q-D6™ Controls and Features Cont. control is always set to zero before turning the unit on. 5. CUE LEVEL VOLUME CONTROL - This knob is used to adjusts the headphone volume output level. Turn the knob in a clockwise direction to increase the headphone volume. 6. CUE MIXING CONTROLLER - This knob selects the channel for monitoring. The monitor signal comes from the Prefader. This means it will not be affected by the channel faders. You can monitor each channel individually.
Q-D6™ Controls and Features Cont. Audio® or American DJ® “Q” Start CD player. When used with a compatible CD player, you can use the crossfader to start and stop the CD play. The ON/OFF “Q” START switch activates the fader “Q” start feature. When the fader “Q” start feature is activated sliding the CROSSFADER (10) from left to right will play or cue any CD player connected to the CONTROLLER JACKS (16) on the rear of the unit.
Q-D6™ Controls and Features Cont. 16 27 26 25 17 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16. PLAYER CONTROL - These jacks are used to control the “Q-Start” function between the mixer and a compatible American Audio CD Player. Input mini plugs from CD player controller into these jacks, input CD 1 into jack A and CD 2 into jack B. 17. GND (GROUND TERMINAL) - Connect each of your turntables ground leads to either of the two ground terminal.
Q-D6™ Controls and Features Cont. musical instruments with stereo outputs such as Rhythm Machines or Samplers should also be connected to LINE inputs. Turntables should only be connected to “Phono” inputs. The red colored RCA jack represents the right channel input and the white represents the left channel input. 23. REC OUT - This is a low current unbalanced output source designed for various tape and CD recorders.
Q-D6™ Typical Mixer Set-Up OFF ON POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CUE PARAMETER TIME PROGRAM NONSTOP ELAPSED TOTAL REMAIN AUTO CUE BPM BEAT SYNC. KEY LOCK EJECT SINGLE LOOP RELOOP BPM T M S PITCH F PARAMETER RATIO SCRATCH FILTER SKID PHASE CASSETTE DECK HOLD ECHO TRANS FLANGER PAN FX SELECT SGL/CTN TIME REV.PLAY TEMPO LOCK ON/OFF 4%/8%/16% BOP SAMPLE PITCH FX MIX ENTER T U R N TA B L E T U R N TA B L E ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.
Q-D6™ Typical Mixer Output Connections Set-Up RCA to RCA Patch Cables RCA to 1/4” Patch Cables CASSETTE DECK Speaker Cables ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.
Q-D6™ Cleaning 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. Clean should be carried out every 30-60 days. 4.
Q-D6™ Registration The Q-D6™ carries a one year (365 days) limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. The R.A. number must be clearly written on the outside of the return package. A brief description of the problem as well as the R.A. number must also be written down on a piece of paper and included in the shipping container.
Q-D6™ Specifications Model: Q-D6, Professional 3 Channel Preamp Mixer POWER SUPPLY: AC9V, 1000mA DIMENSIONS: 10”W x 12.25”D x 3.25”H /254 x 308 x 82.5 mm WEIGHT: 7 Lbs. / 3.2 Kg CROSSFADER: Feather Fader Plus - VCA detecting fader start control Low grounding impedance crossfader POWER CONSUMPTION: 5W typical, 7W w/ full headphone output 32 Ohms HEADPHONE IMPEDANCE: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION: Operating Temperature: 5 to 35 deg.
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