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USER GUIDE
Publication AP7085
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Limited One Year Warranty This product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner. To ensure a high level of performance and reliability for which this equipment has been designed and manufactured, read this User Guide before operating. In the event of a failure, notify and return the defective unit to ALLEN & HEATH Limited or its authorised agent as soon as possible for repair under warr
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ALLEN&HEATH ALLEN&HEATH PACKED ITEMS Check that you have received the following: ST RTN 2TRK RTN REC OUT ALT OUT MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC ST RTN 2TRK RTN REC OUT ALT OUT AUX1 OUT INSERT L MAIN OUT MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC L L L L L AUX1 OUT INSERT L MAIN OUT L L L L L R R R R AUX2 OUT R R R R INSERT R AUX2 OUT INSERT R LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE L/M L/M L/M L/M R LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE L/M L
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNINGS - Read the following before proceeding : CAUTION ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE – NE PAS OUVRIR Read instructions: Retain these safety and operating instructions for future reference. Adhere to all warnings printed here and on the console. Follow the operating instructions printed in this User Guide. Do not remove cover: Operate the console with its covers correctly fitted. Power sources: Connect the console to a mains power unit only of th
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important Mains plug wiring instructions The console is supplied with a moulded mains plug fitted to the AC mains power lead. Follow the instructions below if the mains plug has to be replaced. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: TERMINAL WIRE COLOUR European USA/Canada LIVE BROWN BLACK L ! NEUTRAL BLUE WHITE N EARTH GND GREEN & YELLOW E GREEN The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to the
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CONTENTS Thank you for purchasing your Allen & Heath ZED mixer. To ensure that you get the maximum benefit from the unit please spare a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the controls and setup procedures outlined in this user guide. For further information please refer to the additional information available on our web site, or contact our technical support team. http://www.allen-heath.com http://www.allen-heath.com/zed http://www.myspace.com/thezedspace Warranty ........
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ALLEN&HEATH PANEL DRAWINGS: 12FX This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. CAUTION Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK (2) this device must accept any interference received, DO NOT OPEN including interference that may cause undesired operation. AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. CAUTION: FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING.
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ALLEN&HEATH PANEL DRAWINGS: 22FX This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. CAUTION Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. CAUTION: FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE ZED-12FX & 22FX The following is a technical overview of ZED, if you want to, please skip to the next section. The Allen & Heath ZED series mixers have been carefully and lovingly designed in the beautiful county of Cornwall in the UK and is manu- factured alongside a wide range of professional audio mixing consoles. Many of the components used in ZED are exactly the same as in the larger Allen & Heath products and the construction methods are also very similar — u
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SPECIFICATIONS Operating Levels Input Mono channel (XLR) Input +6 to –63dBu for nominal (+17dBu in max) Mono channel Line Input (Jack socket) +10 to –26dBu (+30dBu maximum) Insert point (TRS Jack socket) 0dBu nominal +21dBu maximum Stereo Input (Jack sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +10dB) Stereo input (phono sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +10dB) Output L, R & Mono Outputs (L&R XLR, Mono Jack) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum. Aux Outputs (Jack sockets) 0dBu nominal. +
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ALLEN&HEATH Dimensions ST RTN 2TRK RTN REC OUT ALT OUT MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC AUX1 OUT INSERT L MAIN OUT L L L L L R R R R AUX2 OUT INSERT R LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE L/M L/M L/M L/M R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 AUX3 OUT MONO OUT ST1 IN ST2 IN ST3 IN ST4 IN INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT R R R R PHONES F/S
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ZED 12FX & 22FX BLOCK DIAGRAM GLOBAL 48V SWITCH PP +48V PEAK RECORD OUT GAIN MONO CHANNEL PFL HPF L INSERT MUTE MAIN LR 3 BAND EQUALISER FADER WIRE PAD MIC IN LINE IN FADERS INSERT 100Hz LF HM HF PAN + + - - L R INSERT MAIN OUT 0dBu NOMINAL AUX1 R AUX 2 AUX1 MASTER LEVEL AUX1 OUT AUX 3 SOLDER LINK AUX2 FX MASTER LEVEL STEREO CHANNEL 1 AUX2 OUT ON STEREO RETURN PEAK L GAIN PFL AUX3 OUT LR STEREO CHANNEL R CHAN MUTE 2 BAND EQUALISER FADER SUM SUM LF HF EFFECTS SEND BAL + L USB 1 STEREO I/O USB DE
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MONO INPUT CHANNEL MIC Mic Input Socket 1 Standard 3-Pin XLR socket wired as Pin 1=Chassis, Pin 2=hot (+), Pin 3=Cold (-). 1 Line Input Jack Socket 2 Standard 1/4” (6.25mm) Jack socket for balanced or unbalanced line level signals. Wired Tip=Hot(+), Ring=cold (-), Sleeve=Chassis. The Line input overrides the Mic input, so if you want to hear something plugged in to the xlr socket, make sure nothing is plugged into the Line input. LINE 2 Insert Jack Socket 3 Standard 1/4” (6.2
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MONO INPUT CHANNEL 0 HF EQ 10 20 6 30 10 The HF (High Frequency) equaliser affects the frequency response GAIN of the higher audible frequencies. The corner frequency of 12kHz is 0 40 around 3dB from the maximum cut or boost of the circuit. It has MIC plenty of gain and actually gives slightly more that the +/-15dB leg- 50 end suggests. LINE -10 -6 63 26 dBr 20.00 100Hz 15.00 10.00 5.00 HF 12kHz 0.00 -5.00 -10.00 6 -15 +15 -15.00 650 -20.00 10.00 Hz 100.00 1000.00 10000.00 30000.00 5
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MONO INPUT CHANNEL Auxes 1 & 2 9 Each of these controls sends a signal to an auxiliary bus. The signal is AUX1 PRE sourced pre-fade which means that the level is independent of, and unaf- fected by the fader. Auxes 1 & 2 are primarily used for foldback monitoring purposes, as the fader does not affect the level. They can also be used as OO +6 9 feeds for recording and are available sources to the USB interface for this AUX2 PRE purpose. These sends are affected by the Mute switch, so
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STEREO INPUT CHANNEL ST1 ST RTN Stereo Return Phono sockets 1 This is an additional stereo input to the main stereo channel input L (below). The gain is varied by the ST RTN control and this input can be sent to either the stereo channel or straight to the L R main bus, depending on the setting of the under-panel switch. These inputs 1 are unbalanced. R Stereo Return Level control L/M 2 Adjusts the level of the stereo return input from off (fully attenu- ated) to maximum where it ha
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STEREO INPUT CHANNEL ST1 STEREO 8 STEREO Aux 1 & 2 switch 8 AUX1 PRE This is an under-panel selector switch that configures Auxes 1 & 2 to be either mono sends or a stereo send pair. UP: A mono sum of the left & right stereo channel signal is sent to Aux OO +6 9 buses 1 & 2 by the control knobs. AUX2 DOWN: The left stereo channel signal is sent to Aux 1 and the right is PRE sent to Aux 2 by the control knobs. OO +6 Note: This can be useful when setting up a seperate stereo output f
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STEREO INPUT CHANNELS ST2, 3 & FX 1 2 3 4 ST RTN 2TRK RTN REC OUT ALT OUT L L L L R R R R L/M L/M L/M L/M ST1 IN ST2 IN ST3 IN ST4 IN R R R R USB 2TRK USB -5 -5 -5 -10 -10 -10 RETURN SEND RTN RTN 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20 5 5 5 -30 -30 -30 AUX1-2 OO 10 OO 10 OO 10 ON ON ON AUX3-FX To LR To LR To LR To CH To CH To CH LR PRE UP=LR post Stereo Input Channel ST1 1 This is stereo input channel ST1 as described on previous pages. Stereo Input Channel ST2 2 The only difference from stereo input channe
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EFFECTS PROCESSOR Effects Type Selection LED. 1 Dly+verb (level) 9 Plate (decay) 8 Green LED’s show one of 16 effects types available. If the Bank LED is off the 1 Dly+verb (size) Plate (predly) 2 10 green LED’s will show one of 1 to 8 on the effects list (or off if no LED’s are Dly+verb (regen) Plate (colour) 3 11 lit), if the Bank LED is on the green LED’s will show which of effects types 9 to PingPong(regen) Hall1 (size) 4 12 16 is selected. For effects types 1 to 5, the green LED wi
