User`s manual
_______________________________________________ Zaxcom Control Surfaces User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................... 3
TABLE OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 4
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH THE MIX-8 ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH THE MIX-12 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
MIX-8 FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
MIX-12 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER 2 – EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 5
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MIX-8 ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MIX-12 .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
PRODUCT SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
CHAPTER 3 – INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................ 7
MIX-8 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Typical Setup Sequence .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
DC Power ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
MIX-12 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Typical Setup Sequence .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
DC Power ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
CHAPTER 4 – OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................... 8
MIX-8 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Channel Strip ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Trim rotary fader .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Pre-fader Input meter .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Adjusting the Meter Brightness ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Linear fader .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
MIX-12 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Channel Strip ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Trim rotary fader .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Pre-fader Input meter .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Adjusting the Meter Brightness ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
BUS key ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
BUS key - Input page Shortcuts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
BUS key - Output page Shortcuts .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
PFL key ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
EQ key .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
EQ key Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
CH key (Channel) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
CH key Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Linear fader ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Faders 9 through 12 .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
OUT# rotary faders ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
REC and STOP keys ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
TONE key ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Reassigning the Tone Key ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
TALK1, TALK2 and SLATE keys ................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 5 – SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 15
MIX-8 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
MIX-12 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 6 – CONNECTOR PINOUTS ............................................................................................................... 16
POWER CONNECTOR ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16










