OWNER'S MANUAL KPM8420 Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom amp! Your new KPM8420 Powered mixer successfully draws on more than 30 years of amplifier design and manufacturing experience at Kustom. This amp was planned from the ground up by our engineers to offer top-notch tone and dependable performance. Inside this manual, you'll find handy information about the amp's features. We wish you many years of enjoyment with your Kustom KPM8420 Powered Mixer.
ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Danger Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a sufficient time. 1. 2. 3. The U.S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specified the following permissible noise level exposures: 4. 5. 6. 7.
FRENCH Danger L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer une perte permanente de l’audition, Chaque organisme humain reagit differemment quant a la perte de l’audition, mais quasiment tout le monde subit une diminution de I’acuite auditive lors d’une exposition suffisamment longue au bruit intense. Les autorites competentes en reglementation de bruit ont defini les expositions tolerees aux niveaux de bruits: 6. Utiliser exclusivement un chiffon sec pour nettoyer ce produit. 7.
Front and Rear Panel Layout DIGITAL EFFECTS Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1 Effects 1Monitor Model KPM8420 200x2 Watt Powered Mixer Effects 2 Effects 2 Effects 2 Effects 2 Effects 2 Effects 2 Effects 2 Effects 2 Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Monitor Effects 1 Main Up Effects 1 Down Small Room Large Room Small Hall Large Hall Chorus Chorus/Rev Slapback Echo +6 +3 0 -5 -10 CHANNELS 100 Mid Mid Mid Mi
CHANNELS 1 2 5 4 7 6 8 9 10 Effects 1 Effects 2 Treble Mid Bass Monitor Main Pad Line/Mic Pad Line/ Inst Line/Mic 3 LINE/MIC Input Jacks: MID Control: These are combination input jacks capable of receiving a Male-XLR for Balanced inputs such as microphones or a Male ¼” Plug for Line level and Instrument level devices. Adjusts the amount of mid-range frequencies of the individual channels to the main output section. (NOTE: This control does not affect the monitor signal).
DIGITAL EFFECTS 14 Effects 1Monitor 13 Effects 1 Main Up 12 Effects 1 11 Down EFFECTS 1 Small Room Large Room Small Hall Large Hall Chorus Chorus/Rev Slapback Echo 18 Effects 2 Monitor 17 Effects 2 Main Up 16 Effects 2 15 Down EFFECTS 2 Short Room Med Room Small Hall Med Hall Chorus Chorus/Rev Chorus/Hall Short Delay EFFECTS 1 EFFECTS 2 EFFECTS 1 DOWN Button: EFFECTS 2 DOWN Button: This button scrolls down through the Digital Effects sounds.
MAIN AND MONITOR MASTER 19 25 24 Monitor +12 +6 0 -6 -12 +6 +3 0 -5 -10 100 250 500 1K 2K 4K 30 Main Limiter Limiter +12 +6 0 -6 -12 23 +6 +3 0 -5 -10 10K 100 250 500 1K 2K 4K 10K Feedback Notch Playback Volume Monitor Volume Feedback Notch Playback Volume Main Volume 20 21 22 26 27 28 MONITOR MASTER 29 MAIN MASTER MONITOR MASTER GRAPHIC EQ: MAIN MASTER GRAPHIC EQ: This set of slide controls adjusts specific frequencies in order to tailor the overall sound to an acou
MIXER STATUS AND FRONT PANEL JACKS 35 36 Main Volume from CIRRUS LOGIC 31 32 Power On Phantom Power On Channels On Mute 37 33 34 Effects 1 Insert Effects 2 Insert MIXER STATUS Footswitch Mute/Effects FRONT PANEL JACKS POWER ON LED: EFFECTS 1 INSERT Jack: When lit, power is being delivered to the mixer. This ¼” STEREO jack allows an external effect to be used with your KPM8420. TIP = Effects Send. Ring = Effects Return.
PATCH BAY CD/Tape Left Right 38 41 Phantom Power On Playback Subwoofer Output Right Left Off 39 40 42 Record Output Preamp Output Light Control Output Power Amp Assignment Power Amp Input Main 43 47 Monitor Main A Main 48 44 Monitor Monitor 45 B 46 CD / TAPE PLAYBACK Jacks: PREAMP OUTPUT MONITOR: These RCA jacks are used to play audio from CD, Tape, Computer, DVD, Hard Disc, MP-3 or other line level audio source.
POWER AMP OUTPUTS, AC POWER 49 50 A SPEAKERS B MODEL KPM8420 POWERED MIXER 52 ON 53 51 OFF POWER AC FUSE FUSE: T8A / 250V 120V 60Hz 160W POWER AMP OUTPUT AC POWER SPEAKERS A: POWER ON / OFF Switch: These two ¼” jacks deliver the power from the A power-amp to the speakers. The KPM8420 is ON when the switch is in the UP position. Press the switch to the DOWN position to turn the KPM8420 off. Always remove the AC plug from the wall when not in use.
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions: 1. How many speakers can I use with the KPM8420? ANSWER: Most speaker cabinets today are 8-ohms. For the sake of this question we will assume this is the case. You can use a total of four 8-ohm speakers with the KPM8420: Two for the A power-amp and two for the B power-amp . DO NOT plug all four speakers into one power-amp. 6.
KPM8420 Specifications Model Output Power Frequency Response Total Harmonic Distortion Hum & Noise System Gain Crosstalk Input Channel Equalization Master Equalization Digital Effects KPM8420 200W per channel 180W per channel 8 Channel Dual Powered Mixer 4 Ohms @ 5% THD 4 Ohms @ 0.4% THD Actual response is tailored to speaker cabinet for 20HZ-20kHz accurate acoustical response. Measured at 1VRMS (0dBv) at record output, effects Less than 0.4% send, preamp output, or Main output.
Microphone LINE/INST Switch MIC PRE PAD Switch Phantom Power TREBLE MID RING TIP Footswitch Mute/Effects TONE CIRCUIT BASS TONE CIRCUIT MONITOR Volume MAIN Volume EFFECTS 2 MONITOR Volume MAIN Volume Effects ON/OFF EFFECTS 1 SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM Line MIC PRE PAD Switch CHANNEL 7 - 8 LINE/MIC Input Jack Line Microphone LINE/MIC Input Jack EFFECTS 2 Phantom Power TREBLE MID +40V BASS EFFECTS BUSS 1 Phantom Power EFFECTS BUSS 2 CHANNEL 1 - 6 Channels ON/OFF MAIN BUSS BPF
EC Declaration of Conformity We: Kustom Musical Amplification Inc. 4940 Delhi Pike Cincinnati, OH 45238 Tel: 1-513-451-5000 Fax: 1-513-347-2192 Declare that the product Product name: Kustom Product model number: KPM8420 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards; EN55013 (A12) : 1995 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment.
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