Avio A640 User manual

Quick Start
The A640 Personal Mixer is a great addition to any Aviom personal mixing system. This Quick
Start includes the most important things you’ll need to know to get up and running in no time.
Basic setup is easy: First connect your A640 with a Cat-5 cable to an A-Net® port on an A-Net
Distributor to supply the digital audio data and DC power. Now you’re ready to explore.
Here are the most important components of the user interface to become familiar with:
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1. Select a channel
2. Turn to set the
channel’s volume
3. Push to select Pan,
Treble, Bass, EFX; turn
the encoder to edit
4. Choose a View for your
mix
5. Change mixer settings
6. Save/recall mix presets
7. Master Volume and EQ
Set Your Mode
Aviom personal mixers can operate in dierent modes to accommodate monitoring systems with dierent numbers
of input sources, from 16 to 64, and to allow users to have custom channel layouts. Setting the mode on your A640 is
easy, just follow the steps below. For more info on the A640’s modes, see Mixer Mode in the User Guide.
• Press the Mi x er Setup button.
• Scroll to Mode using either encoder.
• Press either encoder button to access the Mode options.
• Scroll to select a Mode; conrm your choice by pressing the encoder button.
Pro16 - 16 mono ch Each A640 mix channel button gets one mono source, mapped in order from 1-16. Choose Pro16
for easy setup if you have a single 16-channel analog input module or digital console card system.
Default - 16 stereo ch Each A640 mix channel button gets one mono/stereo source, mapped in pairs from 1-2 up to 31-32.
Custom Use the Channel Mapping feature to create a custom channel layout of your input sources.
Remember, stereo links are a global property that needs to be set up at the network’s input source using the switches on a
Dante A-Net Distributor, digital console card, or analog input module.
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Creating Your First Mix
Aviom Personal Mixers are designed from the ground up to make it easy for a performer to
manage a monitor mix while playing an instrument, singing, reading music, etc. Follow the
simple steps below to make the most out of your in-ear or headphone monitoring experience.
Name Your Channels
The A640 oers a number of ways to control the names for the channels in your
mix. If you have a Dante® network with a D800-Dante A-Net Distributor, you can
load channel names into the A640 from those entered in the Dante Controller
software, with the option of using sync to have the A640 automatically update its
channel names if they change in Dante Controller. If you don’t use Dante, you can
enter names for each channel right from the A640 interface:
• Press Mi x er Setup to open the settings list.
• Scroll to Edit Channel Names.
• Press either encoder button to access the naming functions.
• Choose Manual Edit to enter names yourself by pressing either encoder button.
• Scroll to select a channel to edit; press the encoder to start editing.
• Press the Save soft button to save the new channel name.
Switch to the Names View by pressing the view button to see every channel in your mix.
Set Up Your Channels
The central area of the A640 Personal Mixer’s interface contains
everything you need to create a great mix. The A640’s Channel View
oers the most detail and is the easiest to use when setting up the
individual channels in your mix. If it’s not already selected, press the
view button above the color hi-res display to select it.
When any mix channel is selected, its channel number and name are
displayed at the top of the display. Two rotary encoders with push
buttons next to the display are used for editing. In Channel View,
pressing the left encoder button will select Pan, Treble, Bass, or Eects
(EFX). Turn the left encoder to make a change. When mixing, the right
encoder is always used to control the selected channel’s volume.
Below the display are three assignable soft buttons that control Solo, Mute, and Group functions while mixing.
• Press the So lo button to hear the selected channel isolated from the rest of the mix.
• The Mute button will silence the selected channel in your mix.
• Press the Gr o u p button to connect similar channels—all the singers, for example—and change their
volumes together.
• Pressing the Mute and Gr o u p buttons together activates the handy Trim All function, simultaneously
lowering each channel in the mix by 3dB with each press.
For more in-depth mixing info, see Creating a Monitor Mix in the A640 User Guide at www.Aviom.com.
The A640 Master Section
The MaS ter volu Me knob on the right side of the A640 controls your overall listening
level. To ne-tune the sound of your mix and adjust it for your preferred listening device,
use the Master EQ section which is precision engineered to sweeten the sound of the A640
mix when using in-ear monitors or headphones. Aviom’s proprietary Enhance circuit adds
just the right touch of lows and highs to a mix to ensure that it always sounds great.
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Names View
Channel View

Save a Mix Preset
While mixing with the A640, it’s a good idea to save your work as you go; mix presets make that
easy. Save presets for dierent songs, for when you change from acoustic to electric guitar, for
dierent ensembles, etc. The A640’s channel buttons 1-16 double as the mix preset storage
locations. Dedicated Save and re c all buttons are on the left side of the user interface.
To save a mix preset:
• Press and then release the Sav e button.
• Press one of the mix channel buttons to store your preset there.
• You can save up to 16 mix presets and update them at any time.
• To recall a saved mix preset later, press the rec all button and then the mix channel
that corresponds to your mix preset.
For more info on mix presets, see the section named Save Button in the A640 User Guide on the Aviom website.
Save Your Mixer Conguration
Store everything about your A640’s setup —all mix settings, channel names, mix presets, mode settings, Aux Mix
routing, Intercom settings, and more—as a conguration to a USB memory stick. Easily transfer setups from one A640
to another, or back up your work to a computer. Also see Save a Conguration in the A640 User Guide.
• Insert a USB memory stick into the A640’s USB port on the rear panel.
• Press Mi x er Setup to open the list of options.
• Choose File Transfer.
• Press either encoder button to access its options.
• Choose Save Conguration by pressing either encoder button.
• In the Save Conguration dialog you can choose create a new le or opt to update an existing le.
• With your choice selected, press the enter soft button.
• Enter a name for the conguration.
• Press the Save button; the conguration is stored and you can return to mixing.
Be sure to visit the Aviom website for additional information about the A640 Personal Mixer and
its companion products. The complete A640 User Guide can be found on the A640’s web page
and also in the Aviom Library, found in the Support section.
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File Transfer
Save Conguration Save up 32 A640 congurations to a USB memory stick.
Recall Conguration Recall A640 congurations or import A360 congurations.
Check For A640 Updates Load new rmware and feature updates.
Edit Channel Names
Manual Edit Add your own names to the A640 mix channels.
Load Names from D800-Dante Get channel names from a D800-Dante one time.
Auto-Sync with Dante Load channel names from a D800-Dante; stays in sync.
Restore Default Names Return the A640’s channel names to their default settings.
Channel Mapping Choose network inputs for the 16 mix channels buttons, the Favorite button, and the Ambience
channel from up to 64 sources. For use with Custom Mode only.
Aux Mix Setup
Audio Source Choose the mono version of the Main Mix or a custom set of
channels to be output by the Aux Mix.
Aux Mix Channel Settings Select individual channels to be sent to the Aux Mix.
Help
Startup Help Enabled Select an option to have the Startup Help displayed, or not,
each time the A640 is turned on.
Open Startup Help Go directly to the Startup Help.
A640 Mixer Setup Menu Guide
The Mixer Setup menu holds all the options and custom settings for your A640 Personal Mixer.
Below is a brief overview of each menu item and its options. Full details are in the User Guide.
Mode
Pro16 - 16 mono ch Each mix channel button gets one mono source (1-16)
Default - 16 stereo ch Each mix channel button gets one mono/stereo source (1-2,3-4, ...31-32)
Custom Create a custom channel map from up to 64 input sources.
Intercom
Audio Source Choose the Internal Mic or one of the network Slots to use when
speaking on the Intercom (requires a D800).
Broadcast Slot Select the network Slot that the D800 will use to communicate
with all A640 Personal Mixers using the Intercom.
Clear Current Mix Sets the volume, pan, treble, bass, and reverb for each channel back to their default settings.
Edit Mixer Name Your A640’s name will be displayed locally and to other A640 users when using the Intercom function.
LCD Backlight Level Change the brightness of your LCD with 12 available levels.
Restore Defaults Return your A640 to its factory defaults; clears all mix settings and Mixer Setup window options.
About This Mixer Displays the current Mixer Name and info about the current rmware version.
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