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User's Manual
16-CHANNEL MIXING
GHIBLI 16/
CONSOLE/WITH
GHIBLI 16FX
DIGITAL EFFECTS
R
LTO
www.altoproaudio.com
Version 1.2 September 2006
English
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Fuse SAFETY RELATED SYMBOLS To prevent fire and damage to the product, use only the recommended fuse type as indicated in this CAUTION manual. Do not short-circuit the fuse holder. Before RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN replacing the fuse, make sure that the product is OFF and disconnected from the AC outlet. This symbol, wherever used, alerts you to the pre- Protective Ground sence of un-insulated and dangerous voltages with- in the product enclosure. These are voltages that Before turning t
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3 2. FEATURES...................................................................................................................................................3 3. READY TO START.......................................................................................................................................3 4. CONTROL E
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1. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in LTO products by purchasing GHIBLI 16(FX) 16-Channel Mixing Console. You will get the smooth, accurate more natural and open sound from this apparatus, and it is really ideal for small gigs, recording and fixed PA installations. The GHIBLI 16(FX) is packed with features that can not be found in other con soles of its size: 4 mono (these are provided with ultra low noise microphone preamplifiers and Phantom Power at +18 Volt) an
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8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS GHIBLI 16 R MIC MIC 1 1 MIC MIC 2 2 MIC MIC 3 3 MIC MIC 4 4 LTO GHIBLI 16 16-CHANNEL MIXING CONSOLE CENTER & 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 CH5 LEFT IN (MONO) CH7 LEFT IN (MONO) SURROUND OUT 3 3 3 3 MIC IN (BAL) MIC IN (BAL) MIC IN (BAL) MIC IN (BAL) CH6 RIGHT IN CH8 RIGHT IN AUX1 OUT LEFT OUT BALANCED +4dBu LINE IN (UNBAL) LINE IN (UNBAL) LINE IN (UNBAL) LINE IN (UNBAL) CH9-10 IN (LEFT) CH13-14 IN (LEFT) AUX2 OUT RIGHT CH12-11 IN (RIGHT) CH16-15 IN
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8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 GHIBLI 16FX R MIC MIC 1 1 MIC MIC 2 2 MIC MIC 3 3 MIC MIC 4 4 LTO FX GHIBLI 16 16-CHANNEL MIXING CONSOLE WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS CENTER & 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 CH5 LEFT IN (MONO) CH7 LEFT IN (MONO) SURROUND OUT 3 3 3 3 MIC IN (BAL) MIC IN (BAL) MIC IN (BAL) MIC IN (BAL) CH6 RIGHT IN CH8 RIGHT IN AUX1 OUT LEFT OUT BALANCED +4dBu LINE IN (UNBAL) LINE IN (UNBAL) LINE IN (UNBAL) LINE IN (UNBAL) CH9-10 IN (LEFT) CH13-14 IN (LEFT) AUX2 OUT RIGHT CH12-11 IN (RIGHT)
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4.1 THE MIC/LINE INPUT 1 These are Channel 1 through Channel 4. You can connect balanced, low impedance microphones or a low level signal to the XLR socket. On the 1/4" Line jack you can connect either a microphone or a line level instru- MIC MIC 1 1 ment . Note: You shall never connect an unbalanced microphone to the XLR 2 1 socket if you do not want to damage both the microphone and the mixer. 3 Also, it is not possible to simultaneously use both the MIC&LINE inputs on the same channel, use on
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8 8 8 4.6 CLIP LED/0dB LED 6 The green LED illuminates when the signal overpasses the 0dB level, the red CLIP LED illuminates when the channel is going into overload. If the CLIP LED becomes permanently on, reduce the amount of gain. To have best signal-to-noise ratio set the gain so that the green 0dB LED becomes lighted. LOW CUT 4.7 INPUT LEVEL SETTING 7 4 HARD This control is provided with 2 different indication rings: one is for the OFF 100Hz SOFT MIC input and the other for the LINE input.
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8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4.13 AUX1 pre 16 The AUX1 control allows to manage the signals coming from the stereo inputs and send them to AUX1 output in order to feed the 0dB 0dB monitors. The level of this signal is not affected by the channel AUX1 AUX1 pre pre LEVEL control. 16 - +10 - +10 center center 4.14 PAN 17 PAN PAN 17 This control allows to choose the position of a mono input signal into Left Right Left Right the stereo field. It allows also to modify the amount of left and right 0dB 0dB LEVEL
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8 4.19 OPERATING LED 25 The operating LED, when is on, shows that the main power 25 supply is present and the mixer is operating. OPERATING BASS BASS ENHANCER ENHANCER 0dB 4.20 PHONES 26 28 BYPASS ON This control sets the amount of signal sent to the PHONES 26 output. - +10 PHONES 4.21 VU METER 27 LEFT -20 -10 0 10 27 It is the output VU meter of the mixer, it shows both the left RIGHT and right output signal level. 4.22 BASS ENHANCER 28 This is the BASS ENHANCER processor switch. Inserting this
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5. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Ok, you have got to this point and you are now in the position to successfully operate your GHIBLI 16(FX). However, we advise you to read carefully the following section to be the real master of your own mixer. Not paying enough attention to the input signal level, to the routing of the signal and the assignment of the signal will result in unwanted distortion, a corrupted signal or no sound at all. So you should follow these procedures for every single channel: 1)
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5.1 SOME FINAL TIPS ON WIRING CONFIGURATION You can connect unbalanced equipment to balanced inputs and outputs. Simply follow these schemes. Ring=Right Signal Tip Sleeve Ring Strain Clamp Tip=Left Signal Sleeve=Ground/Screen Use for Headphone 1/4" Stereo (TRS) Jack Plug Tip Sleeve Tip=Signal Strain Clamp Sleeve=Ground/Screen Use for Mono Line In, Mono 1/4"Jack Plugs 1/4" Mono (TS) Jack Plug Ring=Return Signal Tip Sleeve Ring Strain Clamp Tip=Send Signal Sleeve=Ground/Screen Use for Insert Point
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Ring=Return Signal (Connected together) To Channel Insert Sleeve=Ground/Screen Tip=Signal To Tape or FX Input Sleeve=Ground/Screen 'Tapped' Connection Direct Output Lead (Enables the Insert to be used as a Direct Output while maintaining the channel signal flow) To Processor Input Sleeve=Ground/Screen Tip=Send Signal Tip To Channel Insert Ring=Return Signal Sleeve Ring To Processor Output -Stereo lead for insert Connection (To be used when the processor does not employ a single jack connection f
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6. PRESET LIST FOR GHIBLI 16FX Eff.1 Variat (REVERB) Eff.2 Variat (FX) Position Name Vibraflange Spring Rev. 1 Waves Funky Spring Rev. Funky style 2 Rockabilly Tape Rev. Slow&SoftFlanger 3 Bigstage Solo Flanging 4 Hall Rev. Vibrato modul. Speed 4 5 Vibrato4 Base Rev. Vibrato modul. Speed 3 6 Vibrato3 Base Rev. Vibrato modul. Speed 2 7 Vibrato2 Base Rev. Vibrato modul. Speed 1 8 Vibrato1 Base Rev. Flanger4 Flanger modul. Speed3+mod.Depth+Feedbk 9 Base Rev. Flanger3 Flanger modul. Speed4+mod.Depth
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7. SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAMS GHIBLI 16 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GHIBLI 16 BLOCK DIAGRAM D7 D6 GR GR D D -10dB -20dB D9 D8 RED YEL BASS ENAHANCER 10dB 0dB MONO INPUT CHANNELS(1-4) LOW CUT 100HZ GAIN LO MID(FREQ) HI PHANTOM POWER +18V LEVEL LOW CUT SW BYPASS MASTER LEVEL 2 PAN 80 600Hz-5KHz 15K 2 3 MIC IN COMP 1 3 3-BAND EQ 1 +/-15db MUTE D7 D6 SOFTDE-ES AUX2 LOW CUTSW GR GR MAIN LEFT OUTPUT POST -10dB -20dB 3c R D9 D8 LINE IN 4d RN RED YEL 2b TN LOW CUT 100HZ 1a 10dB 0dB T BASS ENAHANCER AUX1 5e S MIC GAIN
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7. SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAMS GHIBLI 16 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GHIBLI 16 BLOCK DIAGRAM D7 D6 GR GR D D -10dB -20dB D9 D8 RED YEL BASS ENAHANCER 10dB 0dB MONO INPUT CHANNELS(1-4) LOW CUT 100HZ GAIN LO MID(FREQ) HI PHANTOM POWER +18V LEVEL LOW CUT SW BYPASS MASTER LEVEL 2 PAN 80 600Hz-5KHz 15K 2 3 MIC IN COMP 1 3 3-BAND EQ 1 +/-15db MUTE D7 D6 SOFTDE-ES AUX2 LOW CUTSW GR GR MAIN LEFT OUTPUT POST -10dB -20dB 3c R D9 D8 LINE IN 4d RN RED YEL 2b TN LOW CUT 100HZ 1a 10dB 0dB T BASS ENAHANCER AUX1 5e S MIC GAIN
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8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Mono input channels Microphone input electronically balanced 15Hz to 20kHz, +/3dB Bandwidth Distortion (THD & N) 0.007% at +4dBu, 1kHz, Bandwidth 20KHz Gain range 0dB to 50dB (MIC) SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) Line input unbalanced 15Hz to 60kHz, +/3dB Bandwidth Distortion (THD & N) 0.007% at +4dBu, 1kHz, Bandwidth 60KHz Line level range -20dBu to +30dBu Stereo input channels Max input level +10dBu Line input unbalanced Bandwidth 10Hz to 55kHz, +/3dB Distortion (THD & N
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9. WARRANTY 10.1 WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD To obtain Warranty Service, the buyer should first fill out and return the enclosed Warranty Registration Card within10 days of the Purchase Date. All the information presented in this Warranty Registration Card gives the manufacturer a better understanding of the sales status, so as to purport a more effective and efficient after-sales warranty service. Please fill out all the information carefully and genuinely, miswriting or absence of this card wil
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SEIKAKU TECHNICAL GROUP LIMITED No. 1, Lane 17, Sec. 2, Han Shi West Road, Taichung 40151, Taiwan http://www.altoproaudio.com Tel: 886-4-22313737 email: alto@altoproaudio.com Fax: 886-4-22346757 All rights reserved to ALTO. All features and content might be changed without prior notice. Any photocopy, translation, or reproduction of part of this c manual without written permission is forbidden. Copyright 2006 SEIKAKU GROUP NF01889-1.2
