HPA M1636FX User manual

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M16
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6F
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2
4
3
6F
X
MONO
MONO MONO
AUX RETURN
STEREO
RETURN
AUX/EFX
SEND
TAPE IN
CTLR/PHONES
TAPE IN REC OUT
GROUP OUTPUT
FOOT SWITCH MAIN OUTPUT
CONTROL ROOM
GROUP
1/2
3/4
MAIN
PHANTOM POWER
PROGRAM
SELECT
LINE 9
LINE 10
9/10
MIC
LINE 11
LINE 12
11/12
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 15
LINE 16
13/14
MIC
LINE 15
LINE 16
15/16
TO MAIN
L / R
ON OFF
ON
OFF
-20
LEVEL
-10
-7
-4
-2
0
+2
+4
+7
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1kHz 2.5kHz 6.4kHz 16kHz
CLIP
-12
dB
0
+12
AUX 1 SEND
AUX 2 SEND EFX SEND
HEADPHONE
010
5
LEVEL
010
AUX 1
010
5
EFX
010
5
AUX 2
010
AUX 1
010
5
MAIN
010
5
AUX 2
010
16 CH MIXING CONSOLE
M1636FX HPA
LINE
INSERT
5
MIC
LINE
INSERT
6
MIC
LINE
INSERT
7
MIC
LINE
INSERT
8
MIC
CHANNEL 1
CH
1
LINE
INSERT
1
MIC
OUT IN
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
LINE
INSERT
2
MIC
MF
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
LINE
INSERT
3
MIC
LINE
INSERT
4
MIC
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
CHANNEL 2
CH
2
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 3
CH
3
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 4
CH
4
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 5
CH
5
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 6
CH
6
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 7
CH
7
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 8
CH
8
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 9/10
CH
9/10
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-20+20
-10 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 11/12
CH
11/12
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-20+20
-10 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 13/14
CH
13/14
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
MID HF
3kHz
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-15 +15
0
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
-15 +15
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
CHANNEL 15/16
CH
15/16
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
AUX 2
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
EFX RTN GROUP 1/2 GROUP 3/4 MAIN L/R
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
TO MAIN
L / R
PERFORMANCE
HALL REVERB
PLATE REVERB
SPRING REVERB
ECHO
FLANGE+VERB
CHORUS+VERB
ECHO+VERB
CHORUS
FLANGE
ON
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
f
essional Stereo & GroupPro
f
C
ompact Mixe
r

WARNING

1
M
1636FX / M2436FX
I
n
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
...................................................................................... 2
Features .............................................................................................. 3
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
el
........................................................................................
4
R
ea
r P
a
n
e
l ...................................................................................... 10
P
oint to Remember ......................................................................... 11
Co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
s
..................................................................................... 11
Applications ................................................................................... 13
Block Dia
g
ram ............................................................................... 15
Sp
eci
fi
cations ................................................................................ 16
Se
rvi
ce
............................................................................................... 18
Tab
le o
f
C
ontent
s
Table o
f
Content
s

2
M
1636FX / M2436FX
I
n
t
ro
ducti
o
n
Welcom
e
Thank
y
ou
f
or purchasin
g
M 6-Bus
S
ERIE
S
Mixin
g
C
onsole. The M 6-Bus
S
eries provides an
e
xcellent balance o
f
operabilit
y
,
f
unctionall
y
and ease o
f
use. In order to take
f
ull advanta
g
e o
f
the M 6-Bus Series capabilities and en
j
o
y
y
ears of trouble - free use, please read this manual
c
are
f
ull
y
.
U
npackin
g
Althou
g
h it is neither complicated to install nor di
ffi
cult to operate
y
our set, a
f
ew minutes o
f
y
our
time is required to read this manual for a properl
y
wired installation and becomin
g
familiar with
its man
y
features and how to use them. Please take a
g
reat care in unpackin
g
y
our set and do
n
ot
di
scar
d
t
h
e carton an
d
ot
h
er pac
ki
n
g
mater
i
a
l
s.
Th
e
y
ma
y
b
e nee
d
e
d
w
h
en mov
i
n
g
y
our set
and are required i
f
it ever becomes necessar
y
to return
y
our set
f
or service. Never place the unit
n
ear radiators, in
f
ront o
f
heatin
g
vents, to direct sunli
g
ht, in excessive humid or dust
y
location
to avoid earl
y
dama
g
e and for
y
our
y
ears of qualit
y
entertainment. Connect
y
our complementar
y
c
omponents as illustrated in the followin
g
pa
g
e
.
MONO
MONO MONO
AUX RETURN
STEREO
RETURN
AUX/EFX
SEND
TAPE IN
CTLR/PHONES
TAPE IN REC OUT
GROUP OUTPUT
FOOT SWITCH MAIN OUTPUT
CONTROL ROOM
GROUP
1/2
3/4
MAIN
PHANTOM POWER
PROGRAM
SELECT
LINE 9
LINE 10
9/10
MIC
LINE 11
LINE 12
11/12
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 15
LINE 16
13/14
MIC
LINE 15
LINE 16
15/16
TO MAIN
L / R
ON OFF
ON
OFF
-20
LEVEL
-10
-7
-4
-2
0
+2
+4
+7
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1kHz 2.5kHz 6.4kHz 16kHz
CLIP
-12
dB
0
+12
AUX 1 SEND
AUX 2 SEND EFX SEND
HEADPHONE
010
5
LEVEL
010
AUX 1
010
5
EFX
010
5
AUX 2
010
AUX 1
010
5
MAIN
010
5
AUX 2
010
16 CH MIXING CONSOLE
M1636FX HPA
LINE
INSERT
5
MIC
LINE
INSERT
6
MIC
LINE
INSERT
7
MIC
LINE
INSERT
8
MIC
CHANNEL 1
CH
1
LINE
INSERT
1
MIC
OUT IN
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
LINE
INSERT
2
MIC
MF
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
LINE
INSERT
3
MIC
LINE
INSERT
4
MIC
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
CHANNEL 2
CH
2
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 3
CH
3
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 4
CH
4
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 5
CH
5
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 6
CH
6
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 7
CH
7
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 8
CH
8
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 9/10
CH
9/10
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-20+20
-10 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 11/12
CH
11/12
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-20+20
-10 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 13/14
CH
13/14
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
MID HF
3kHz
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-15 +15
0
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
-15 +15
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
CHANNEL 15/16
CH
15/16
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
AUX 2
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
EFX RTN GROUP 1/2 GROUP 3/4 MAIN L/R
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
TO MAIN
L / R
PERFORMANCE
HALL REVERB
PLATE REVERB
SPRING REVERB
ECHO
FLANGE+VERB
CHORUS+VERB
ECHO+VERB
CHORUS
FLANGE
ON
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
M
1636FX/M2436F
X
Professional Stereo & Grou
p
Com
p
act Mixe
r
I
n
t
r
oductio
n
s

3
M
1636FX / M2436FX
F
ea
t
ures
Feature
s
-
8 MONO
(
M1636FX
)
,16 MONO
(
M2436FX
)
INPUT AND 4 STEREO INPUT
An
y
sound source o
f
microphones, cassette decks, electronic
g
uitars, or
g
ans can be applied to
t
h
e c
h
anne
l
i
nput.
-
MAIN L/R AND GROUP1/2,3/4 OUTPUT
M
ain L/R and GR
O
UP1/2,3/4 are provided for convenient use.
-
AUX RETURN AND 2 AUX SEND
For convenient use of external e
q
ui
p
ment, AUX SEND and AUX RETURN function are
p
rovided.
-
8 MONO
(
M1636FX
)
, 16 MONO
(
M2436FX
)
CHANNEL INSERT
.
-
CHANNEL EQUALIZER
The 3 band equalizer are desi
g
ned for ±15dB control on M
O
N
O
input channels and 4 band
e
qualizer for stereo input channels-- ±15dB control on HF&LF, ±12dB control on MID HF& MID
LF
.
-
PFL FUNCTION OF ALL CHs
The PFL function allows
y
ou to monitor an
y
input channels throu
g
h headphone outputs and con-
trol room outputs be
f
ore the channel
f
ader.
-
DSP FUNCTION : 100 SELECTABLE PRESETS
A built-in 24bit DSP
(
Di
g
ital Si
g
nal Processor
)
with 100 selectable presets includin
g
Reverb,
Dela
y
and Chorus, offers dazzlin
g
studio qualit
y
effects.
-
FOOT SWITCH
-
PHANTOM POWER
(
+48V
)
Phantom power is provided
f
or eas
y
connection o
f
condenser microphones requirin
g
an external
p
ower supp
ly
.
-
RACK MOUNTIN
G
Detachable rack ears for mountin
g
in a standard 19” rack enclosur
e
-
EXTERNAL AC POWE
R

4
M
1636FX / M2436FX
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
els
CHANNEL 8
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
CHANNEL 11/12
CH
11/12
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-20+20
-10 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
75Hz
CHANNEL 13/14
CH
13/14
AUX 2
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
010
5
PRE/POST
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
MID HF
3kHz
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-15 +15
0
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
-15 +15
0
MID LF
500Hz
MID HF
3kHz
-12 +12
0
-12 +12
0
MID LF
500Hz
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
BALANCE
LR
MUTE MUTE
MF
-15 +15
0
FREQ
Hz
100 8k
400
CH
8
TRIM
PEAK
AUX 2
EFX
010
5
PRE/POST
HF
12kHz
LF
80Hz
-30+14
-6 -50
30
-15 +15
0
-15 +15
0
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
PAN
LR
75Hz
MUTE
Fr
o
nt P
a
n
e
l
s
Co
ntr
o
l
s
(
1
)
. PEAK LED INDICATOR
This LED indicators let
y
ou check the level o
f
the
sig
na
l
i
nput to t
h
e c
h
anne
l
.
Th
e pea
k
i
n
di
cator
ligh
ts
when the input si
g
nal reaches 5dB below the channel’s
c
lippin
g
point. This indicator show the level o
f
the Post-
EQ/
pre-
f
ader si
g
nal. I
f
the PEAK indicator li
g
hts more
than briefl
y
on hi
g
h-level transients,
y
ou should use
the TRIM control to decrease the input sensitivit
y
o
f
the
c
hannel. I
f
this dose not work, reduce the out
p
ut level
o
f th
e
co
nn
ec
t
ed
sou
r
ce
.
(
2
)
. TRIM CONTROL
Accordin
g
to the level of the input si
g
nal, use this knob
to ad
j
ust the input to an appropriate level. The best
balance o
f
S/
N and d
y
namic ran
g
e will be achieved i
f
y
ou ad
j
ust the TRIM control so that the peak indicator
l
i
g
hts occasionall
y
. This control ad
j
usts the channel
’
s
M
I
C
input sensitivit
y
between -50dB and -6dB and the
l
ine input sensitivit
y
between -30dB and +14dB
.
The mono
/
stereo combination input channel have a
s
ensitivit
y
o
f
+20dB to-20dB
(
3
)
. HPF
(
Hi
g
h-Pass Filter
)
This switch to
gg
les the HPF on or o
ff
. To turn the HPF
o
n, press the switch In
(
)
. The HPF cut
f
requencies
below 7
5
H
z
(
4
)
. EQUALIZER
M
ONO CHANNEL
This 3-band equalizer ad
j
usts the channel
’
s hi
g
h, mid
a
nd low
f
requenc
y
bands.
S
ettin
g
the knob to the
“
0”
p
osition produces a flat frequenc
y
response .Turnin
g
the knob to the ri
g
ht boosts the correspondin
g
f
requen-
cy
band ,while turnin
g
to the le
f
t cuts the band. The
f
ollowin
g
tables shows the E
Q
t
y
pe, base frequenc
y
,
a
nd maximum cut
/
boost
f
or each o
f
the three bands.
MO
N
O
M
O
N
O
S
TERE
O
S
TERE
O
CO
MBINATI
ON
1
. CHANNEL CONTROL SECTIO
N
STEREO CHANNEL
This 4-band equalizer ad
j
usts the channel
’
s hi
g
h,
m
id and low frequenc
y
bands. Settin
g
the knob to
the
“
0” position produces a
fl
at
f
requenc
y
re-
s
ponse .Turnin
g
the knob to the ri
g
ht boosts the
c
orrespondin
g
frequenc
y
band ,while turnin
g
to
the le
f
t cuts the band. The
f
ollowin
g
tables shows
the E
Q
t
y
pe, base frequenc
y
, and maximum
c
ut/boost for each of the three bands
.
CO
NTR
OL
MAX.
BOO
ST/CU
T
FRE
Q
UEN
CY
TYPE
H
IG
H
±15d
B
12kHz
S
helvin
g
MID
±1
5dB
100HZ-8KH
Z
(
Variable
)
Peakin
g
L
O
W ±15d
B
8
0H
z
S
helvin
g
1
20
20
30
14
15
+15
15
+15
15
+15
2
3
4
01
0
5
01
0
5
01
0
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
LR
LR
LR
8
9
10
1
1
0
0
12
13
CO
NTR
OL
MAX
.
BOOS
T
/CUT
FRE
Q
UENC
Y
TYPE
H
I
GH
±1
5dB
12kHz
S
helvin
g
H
I
G
H MID ±12
dB
3
kHz Peakin
g
L
O
W MID ±12
dB
5
00H
Z
Peakin
g
L
O
W±
15
d
B
80
HZ
S
helvin
g

5
M
1636FX / M2436FX
F
r
o
nt P
a
n
e
l
s
Co
ntr
o
l
s
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
els
T
his indicator li
g
hts when the PFL switch is turned on
.
(
11
)
. PFL SWITCH
W
hen these switch is de
p
ressed, the channel in
p
ut
s
i
g
nal can be routed to the PFL bus.
T
his switch allows
y
ou to monitor the pre-
f
ader chan-
n
el input si
g
nal throu
g
h headphone outputs and
c
ontrol room outputs
.
(
12
)
.ASSIGN SWITCHE
S
U
se these switches to send the channel’s si
g
nal to the
G
roup1-2 ,
G
roup 3-4 and
/
or MAIN L
/
R buses.
S
ettin
g
the switch on
(
)
causes the si
g
nal to be sent to the
c
orrespondin
g
g
roup buses.
(
13
)
. CHANNEL FADER
T
hi
s
i
s
th
e
c
h
a
nn
e
l’
s
m
a
in l
e
v
e
l
co
ntr
o
l. It
de
t
e
rmin
es
the level o
f
the si
g
nal that is sent
f
rom the channel to
the master mixin
g
,
g
roup outs and e
ff
ect buses. It is
the settin
g
s of the input channel faders that determine
the mix, or the balance o
f
sound levels between the
i
nstruments or ot
h
er sources connecte
d
to t
h
e
i
nputs.
W
hen a channel is not bein
g
used, its fader should be
s
et at the minimum position to prevent the addition o
f
u
nwanted noise to the main pro
g
ram si
g
nal.
(
5
)
. AUX 1 AND AUX 2 CONTROLS
This AUX1 knob controls the si
g
nal level that the chan-
n
el sends to the AUX
1
bus; the AUX
2
knob controls
the si
g
nal level to the AUX2 bus.
I
f
y
ou are usin
g
stereo channels , the si
g
nals
f
rom the
L
a
n
d
R
c
h
a
nn
e
l
s
a
r
e
mix
ed
a
n
d
se
n
d
t
o
th
e
A
U
X
1
a
n
d
AU
X2 buses.
These controls are placed be
f
ore the channel
f
ader ,so
the
y
control the AUX outputs re
g
ardless o
f
the settin
g
o
f th
e
c
h
a
nn
e
l f
ade
r.
(
6
)
. PRE/POST SWITCH
This button determines whether the AUX2 si
g
nal is Pre
or Post
f
ader. Pre means not a
ff
ected b
y
the position
o
f
the channel
f
ader. Post means is a
ff
ected b
y
the
p
osition of the channel fader
.
Note that switch applies to AUX2 onl
y
. The si
g
nal to
the AUX
1
bus alwa
y
s passes throu
g
h the channel
f
ade
r fir
st
(
7
)
. EFX CONTROL
.
This knobs control the level o
f
the si
g
nals sent to EFX
bus. The channel si
g
nals mixed b
y
this bus have their
overall level set b
y
the EFX
S
END
C
ontrol to the EFX
S
END
j
ack on the
f
ront panel. The EFFE
C
T bus si
g
nal
is also fed into the internal di
g
ital si
g
nal processor
(
100PRE
S
ET D
S
P
)
.
S
ince this control is placed a
f
ter the channel
f
ader,
the si
g
nal level will be affected b
y
the channel fader’s
s
ettin
g.
(
8
)
. PAN /BAL CONTROL
P
AN
(
Mono Channel
)
Thi
s contro
l
pans t
h
e c
h
anne
l
s
ig
na
l
across t
h
e master
L and R buses, thus determinin
g
the perceived position
o
f
the sound
f
rom that channel in the output stereo
s
ound
fi
eld. I
f
a PAN control is set all the wa
y
to the
left,for exam
p
le, the sound from that channel will be
h
eard
f
rom the le
f
t speaker s
y
stem onl
y
.
I
f
it is set all the wa
y
to the ri
g
ht, the sound will be
h
eard from the ri
g
ht speaker s
y
stem onl
y
.
Intermediate settin
g
s will cause the sound to appear at
c
orrespondin
g
locations in the stereo sound
fi
eld.
BALANCE
(
Stereo Channel
)
This control ad
j
usts the balance or the L
/
R position o
f
the stereo input si
g
nal
.
Turnin
g
the BALANCE control to the left of center
m
oves t
h
e apparent source towar
d
t
h
e
MAIN
MIX
L
bus, turnin
g
it to the ri
g
ht moves the source toward the
M
AIN MIX R
bus
.
(
9
)
. MUTE SWITCH
Set this switch on b
y
pressin
g
it in
(
)
,
y
ou will cut
o
ff
all o
f
its si
g
nal
f
eed into the MIAN L
/
R
G
R
O
UP1-
2
/
3-4,AUX2
(
P
OS
T
)
,EFX buses. The switch li
g
hts up
oran
g
e to indicate that it is on.
(
10
)
. PFL INDICATOR

6
M
1636FX / M2436FX
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
els
STEREO
RETURN
AUX/EFX
SEND
TAPE IN
CTLR/PHONES
GROUP
1/2
3/4
MAIN
PHANTOM POWER
PROGRAM
SELECT
TO MAIN
L / R
ON OFF
ON
OFF
-20
LEVEL
-10
-7
-4
-2
0
+2
+4
+7
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1kHz 2.5kHz 6.4kHz 16kHz
CLIP
-12
dB
0
+12
010
5
LEVEL
010
AUX 1
010
5
EFX
010
5
AUX 2
010
AUX 1
010
5
MAIN
010
5
AUX 2
010
16 CH MIXING CONSOLE
M1636FX HPA
PFL
AUX 2
010
5
AUX 1
010
5
EFX RTN GROUP 1/2 GROUP 3/4 MAIN L/R
EFX
L / R
3 / 4
1 / 2
PFL
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
+10
5
0
5
10
15
20
30
40
TO MAIN
L / R
PERFORMANCE
HALL REVERB
PLATE REVERB
SPRING REVERB
ECHO
FLANGE+VERB
CHORUS+VERB
ECHO+VERB
CHORUS
FLANGE
ON
di
g
ital effect to the AUX1and AUX2 buses.
(
4
)
. DSP ON/OFF SWITCH
This switch turns the internal di
g
ital effect on/off.
(
5
)
. PFL SWITCH
S
et this switch on i
f
y
ou wish to output the e
ff
ect si
g
nal
t
o
th
e
PFL
bus
.
(
6
)
. PFL INDICATOR
This indicator li
g
hts when the PFL switch is turned on.
(
7
)
.ASSIGN SWITCHE
S
S
et these switches on
(
)
to output the internal e
f
-
f
ect Si
g
nal to its correspondin
g
buses
(
GR
O
UP 1-2 ,
G
R
O
UP 3-4 and
/
or MAIN L
/
R
)
.
(
8
)
. EFX RTN Fade
r
Ad
j
ust the level of the si
g
nal sent from the internal
di
g
ital e
ff
ect to the MAIN and
G
R
O
UP buses.
(
9
)
. GROUP FADER
(
1-2,3-4
)
This
f
ader ad
j
usts the
fi
nal level to the
G
R
O
UP
O
UPUT 1 to 4 JA
C
K
S.
(
10
)
.TO MAIN SWITCH
If
this switch is on
(
)
, the mixer sends the si
g
nals
p
rocessed b
y
the GR
O
UP faders onto the MAIN L/R
bus. The Group 1/3 si
g
nal
g
o to MAIN L and the Group
2/
4 si
g
nal
g
o to MAIN R
.
(
11
)
. MAIN L/R MASTER FADER
S
Ad
j
usts the
fi
nal si
g
nal level to the MAIN L
/
R
O
UT
j
ac
k
s.
(
12
)
.RETURN
(
AUX1, AUX2 AND MAIN L/R CON-
T
ROLS
)
•
A
U
X1
a
n
d
A
U
X2
Co
ntr
o
l
s
Ad
j
ust the level of the mixed L/R si
g
nal sent from the
R
ETURN
j
acks
(
L
(
M
O
N
O)
and R
)
to the AUX1 and
A
U
X2 B
uses.
•
MAIN L
/
R
C
ontrol
Ad
j
usts the level o
f
the si
g
nal sent
f
rom the RETURN
j
acks
(
L
(
M
O
N
O)
and R
)
to the MAIN L/R bus.
(
13
)
.MASTER SEN
D
•
A
U
X1
a
n
d
A
U
X2
Co
ntr
o
l
s
Ad
j
ust the level o
f
the si
g
nal output to the AUX1
S
END
a
nd AUX2
S
END
j
acks
.
•
M
as
t
e
r EFFE
C
T
Co
ntr
o
l
Ad
j
usts the level o
f
the si
g
nal on the EFFE
C
T bus.
This is the si
g
nal that is output throu
g
h the EFFE
C
T
j
ack.
(
14
)
. TAPE IN PFL INDICATO
R
This indicator li
g
hts when the TAPE IN PFL switch is
t
u
rn
ed
on
1
.MAIN CONTROL SECTION
1
2
63H
160H
400H
1kH
2 5kH
6 4kH
16kH
2
B
0
2
2
1
ON
OFF
20
22
FLANGE+VERB
O
O
/
N
U
S
23
2
4
U
U
5
5
5
3
12
19
1
8
17
1
6
5
1
3
14
15
4
5
6
L
/
R
+
7
8
9
U
U
1
1
AI
M
1
0
(
1
)
. DSP PROGRAM DISPLAY
The Pro
g
ram Number LED displa
y
s the number of the
s
elected e
ff
ects pro
g
ram.
(
2
)
. DSP PROGRAM SELECT SWITCH
The pro
g
ram knob selects one of the 100 built-in di
g
ital
eff
ects,
f
or each number
y
ou select. 24 Bit Di
g
ital E
f
-
fects processor with hi
g
h qualit
y
, studio
g
rade effects
like Dela
y
, Chorus and Reverb.
(
3
)
. AUX PRE CONTROL
A
d
j
ust the level of the si
g
nal sent from the internal

7
M
1636FX / M2436FX
(
1
)
.I
f
the input channel’s PFL switch is on
(
)
,
then onl
y
the channel
’
s PFL output is sent
to the C-R
O
UT
j
acks, the PH
O
NES and the
L
EVEL METER.
(
2
)
.I
f
the input channel’s PFL switch is o
ff(
)
,
then either the main ,GR
O
UP1-2, or GR
O
UP 3-
4 si
g
nal is sent to the
C
-R
j
acks, PH
O
NE
S
and
t
h
e
LEVEL
METER
d
eterm
i
ne
d
by
t
h
e
MAIN
a
nd GR
O
UP to
gg
le switches.
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
els
23. PHANTOM POWER SWITCH
This switch to
gg
les phantom power on o
ff
. I
f
y
ou set
the switch on, the mixer su
pp
lies
p
ower to all channels
that provide XLR MIC input
j
acks
.
S
et this switch on when usin
g
one or more condenser
micro
p
hones
.
NOT
E
:
F
r
o
nt P
a
n
e
l
s
Co
ntr
o
l
s
18. CTRL ROOM /PHONES CONTROL
C
ontrols the level of the si
g
nal output to the PH
O
NES
j
ack and the
C
TRL R
OO
M L and R
j
acks.
1
9
. LEVEL METER
This LED displa
y
shows the level of the si
g
nal selected
b
y
the selection switches described in the 17 above
(
LEVEL METER SIGNAL SWITCHES
)
. The “0” point
c
orresponds to the standard output level of +4dB for
+
4dB output
(
that’s the rated level
)
. The indicator
li
g
hts up red when the output hits the clippin
g
level.
2
0. MAIN EQ ON/OFF Switch
The E
Q
O
N
/O
FF switch is used to engage or bypass
the MAIN E
Q
UALIZER. When the switch is in the
down position, the E
Q
is on and when the switch is up,
the E
Q
is bypassed
.
2
1. MAIN STEREO EQUALIZER
The M1636FX
/
M2436FX provide a seven-band MAIN
S
TERE
O
E
Q
UALIZER allowin
g
y
ou to control the
frequenc
y
response of the MAIN stereo mix bus si
g
nal.
Providin
g
a maximum o
f
12dB o
f
cut
/
boost
f
or each
f
re-
q
uenc
y
band , this Graphic E
Q
is also extremel
y
useful
tool for cuttin
g
the frequencies that cause anno
y
in
g
f
eedback. The
f
requenc
y
is
fl
at when the sliders are in
the center position. Movin
g
a slider in the positive direc-
tion will boost that frequenc
y
b
y
as much as 12dB, and
m
ov
i
n
g
t
h
e s
lid
er
i
n t
h
e ne
g
at
i
ve
di
rect
i
on w
ill
cut t
h
at
frequenc
y
b
y
up to 12dB. And since the MAIN GRAPH-
IC E
Q
UALIZER is stereo, the E
Q
curve is applied to
both the le
f
t and ri
g
ht si
g
nal at the MAIN
O
UTPUT.
2
2. PHANTOM POWER INDICATOR
This indicator li
g
hts when the phantom power switch is
t
u
rn
ed
o
n.
Be sure to leave this switch o
ff
(
)
i
f
y
ou do not
need
p
hantom
p
ower.
When tunin
g
the switch on
(
)
, be sure that onl
y
c
ondenser MI
C
s are connected to the XLR input
j
acks.
Devices other than condenser MI
C
s ma
y
be dam-
a
g
ed if connected to the phantom power suppl
y
.
Note, however, that the switch ma
y
be left on
w
i
t
h
out pro
bl
em w
h
en connect
i
n
g
to
b
a
l
ance
d
d
y
namic microphones.
To avoid dama
g
e to speakers, be sure to turn o
ff
ampli
fi
er
(
on powered speakers
)
be
f
ore turnin
g
this switch on or off. We also recommend that
y
ou
turn all out controls
(
MAIN master
f
ader, ALT3
/
4
f
ader, etc.
)
to minimum settin
g
s be
f
ore operatin
g
the switch, to avoid risk of loud noises that could
c
ause hearin
g
loss or device dama
g
e.
*
*
*
(
15
)
. TAPE IN PFL SWITCH
S
et this switch on i
f
y
ou wish to output the TAPE IN
sig
na
l
to t
h
e
PFL
b
us
(
16
)
. TAPE IN CONTROL
This knob control the level o
f
the pla
y
back si
g
nal that
is inserted to the master mixin
g
bus from the TAPE IN
RC
A
j
acks on the top panel.
(
17
)
. LEVEL-METER SIGNAL SWITCHES
These level-meter switches, to
g
ether with the channel
PFL switches, select the si
g
nal that is sent throu
g
h the
C
TRL R
OO
M
/
PH
O
NE
S
control to the
C
TRL R
OO
M
O
UT
j
acks, the PH
O
NES
j
ack, and the level meter
.
N
OTE
:
2
4. POWER INDICATOR
This indicator li
g
hts when the mixer power switch is
t
u
rn
ed
o
n
.
W
hen this switch is on, the mixer supplies DC
+
48V power to pins 2 and 3 o
f
all XLR-t
y
pe MI
C
I
NPUT jacks.

8
M
1636FX / M2436FX
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
els
Fr
o
nt P
a
n
e
l
s
Co
ntr
o
l
s
1
. INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTOR
S
(
3
)
. CHANNEL INPUT JACKS
These are unbalanced stereo line input
j
acks.
T
wo
j
ac
k
t
y
pes are prov
id
e
d
: p
h
one t
y
pe an
d
R
C
A pin t
y
pe. Use these
j
acks to input stereo
s
i
g
nals, input the L si
g
nals to the L channel out-
p
ut an
d
t
h
e
R
s
ig
na
l
s to t
h
e
R
c
h
anne
l
output
.
N
OTE
:
(
4)
. STEREO RETURN L
(
MONO
)
, R JACK
These are unbalanced 1/4” TRS phone-t
y
pe line input
j
acks. The si
g
nal received b
y
these
j
acks is sent to the
M
AIN bus and AUX1
/
AUX2 buses. These
j
acks are
t
y
picall
y
used to receive a return si
g
nal
f
rom an exter-
n
al effector
(
reverb, dela
y
, etc.
)
NO
TE
:
(
5
)
. TAPE IN JACK
S
These R
C
A pin
j
acks input a stereo sound source.
MONO
MONO MONO
AUX RETURN
TAPE IN REC OUT
GROUP OUTPUT
FOOT SWITCH MAIN OUTPUT
CONTROL ROOM
LINE 9
LINE 10
9/10
MIC
LINE 11
LINE 12
11/12
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 15
LINE 16
13/14
MIC
LINE 15
LINE 16
15/16
AUX 1 SEND
AUX 2 SEND EFX SEND
HEADPHONE
LINE
INSERT
5
MIC
LINE
INSERT
6
MIC
LINE
INSERT
7
MIC
LINE
INSERT
8
MIC
LINE
INSERT
1
MIC
OUT IN
LINE
INSERT
2
MIC
LINE
INSERT
3
MIC
LINE
INSERT
4
MIC
(
1
)
. CHANNEL INPUT JACK
S
MIC JACK
S
These are balanced XLR-t
y
pe input
j
acks.
(
1:
S
leeve,
2: Hot, 3:Cold
)
BALANCED LINE IN JACK
S
A
standard 1
/
4” TR
S
phone
j
ack is used
f
or balanced
or unbalanced line level si
g
nals. Examples o
f
line level
s
i
g
nals include most electronic ke
y
boards, s
y
nthesiz-
e
rs, turn-tables
(
with appropriate pre-amps
)
, tape
decks and the line out
p
uts from other mixers
.
(
2
)
. CHANNEL INSERT I/O JACK
These are input
/
output
j
acks located between the
head-ampli
fi
er and the hi
g
h pass
fi
lter
.
These
j
acks can be used to independentl
y
connect
these channels to devices such as
g
raphic equalizers,
c
om
p
ressors, and noise filters. These are 1/4” TRS
(
tip, rin
g
, sleeve
)
phone
j
acks that support bi-direc-
tional operation.
NOTE
:
C
onnection to an INSERT I/O jack requires a
s
pecial separatel
y
-sold insertion cable such as illus
-
t
r
a
t
ed
belo
w.
T
OUT
IN
Tip:Output(Send to external device)
Sleeve:Ground
Ring:Input(Return from external device)
Th
ese
j
ac
k
s can a
l
so
b
e use
d
as an aux
ili
ar
y
s
tereo input. I
f
y
ou connect to the L
(
M
O
N
O)
j
ack onl
y
, the mixer will reco
g
nize the si
g
nal
a
s monaural and will propa
g
ate the identical
sig
na
l
on
b
ot
h
L
an
d
R
j
ac
k
s
1.Where a channel provides a phone
j
ack
and an R
C
A pin
j
ack,
y
ou ma
y
use either one
of these
j
acks but
y
ou ma
y
not use both at
the same time. Please connect to onl
y
one o
f
t
h
ese
j
ac
k
s on eac
h
c
h
anne
l
.
2.The phone t
y
pe
j
acks
f
or
C
H9
/
10and11
/
12
also support monaural input. Specificall
y
, i
f
y
ou input onl
y
into the L
(
M
O
N
O)
j
ack of either
p
air
(
while leavin
g
the R
j
ack empt
y)
, the mixer
will
propa
g
ate t
h
e same s
ig
na
l
t
h
rou
gh
b
ot
h
L
(
M
O
N
O)
and R inputs.
5
6
1
1
1
C
11
12
MAIN
OUTPUT
10
8
E
FX
SEN
D
7
M
4
5
6
2
3
9

9
M
1636FX / M2436FX
U
se these
j
acks when
y
ou want to connect a CD or
DAT directl
y
to the mixer for monitorin
g
.
Y
ou can a
dj
ust t
h
e s
ig
na
l
l
eve
l
us
i
n
g
t
h
e
TAPE
IN
c
ontrol in the MAIN
CO
NTR
O
L
S
E
C
TI
O
N.
(
6
)
. REC OUT JACKS
The REC
O
UT
j
acks send the pre-fader si
g
nal from the
m
aster bus for recordin
g
b
y
the tape deck.
(
7
)
. SEND JACKS
*
AUX1, AUX2
These are 1
/
4” TR
S
unbalanced phone
j
acks-t
y
pe
output
j
ack.
These
j
acks output the si
g
nal form AUX1 and AUX2
bus respectivel
y
. You can use these
j
acks,
f
or exam-
p
le, to connect to an e
ff
ector or to a cue box or othe
r
s
uch monitorin
g
s
y
stem.
* EFX
These are unbalanced phone
j
acks-t
y
pe output
j
ack
that output the si
g
nal form the EFFECT bus
.
Y
ou use this
j
ack,
f
or example, to connect to an exter-
na
l
effec
t
o
r
(
8
)
. FOOT SWITCH JACK
This phone input
j
ack can connect to the foot switch
.
With the foot switch connected,
y
ou can use
y
our foot
to to
gg
le the di
g
ital e
ff
ects
O
N and
O
F
F
(
9
)
. GROUP OUT
(
1 to 4
)
JACKS
These are unbalanced 1
/
4” TR
S
phone t
y
pe output
j
acks that output the GR
O
UP 1-2/3-4 si
g
nals.
U
se these
j
acks to connect to the input
j
ack of an
MTR
, externa
l
m
i
xer, or ot
h
er suc
h
d
ev
i
ce.
(
10
)
. MAIN L/R OUTPUT JACKS
These
j
acks are 1
/
4” TR
S
phone-t
y
pe balanced output
j
ack
.
These
j
acks deliver stereo output of the mixer si
g
nal.
Y
ou use these
j
acks, for example, to connect to the
p
ower ampli
fi
er drivin
g
y
our main speakers. You also
use these
j
acks when
y
ou wish to record the si
g
nal
utilizin
g
the level control applied b
y
the main fader in
th
e
M
as
t
e
r
Co
ntr
o
l
sec
ti
o
n.
(
11
)
. CONTROL ROOM OUTPUT JACKS
These are unbalanced 1
/
4” TR
S
phone t
y
pe output
j
acks. These
j
acks output the mixed si
g
nal whose level
is ad
j
usted b
y
the C-R/PH
O
NES control.
O
utput is in
s
tereo
(
L and R
)
. These
j
acks are t
y
picall
y
used to
c
onnect a mon
i
tor
i
n
g
s
y
stem
.
N
OTE
:
(1/4" Phone 3 Section Connector)
( O )
(1/4" Phone 2 Section Connector)
( X )
F
r
o
nt P
a
n
e
l
s
Co
ntr
o
l
s
F
r
o
n
t
Pa
n
els
Th
e s
ig
na
l
mon
i
tore
d
by
t
h
ese
j
ac
k
s
i
s se
l
ecte
d
b
y
the settin
g
s o
f
the LEVEL METER
S
I
G
NA
L
S
WIT
C
H
S
, the TAPE IN switch, and the PF
L
s
witches on the input channels.
NOTE
:
The si
g
nal monitored b
y
these
j
acks is se-
lected b
y
the settin
g
s o
f
the LEVEL METER
S
I
G
NAL
S
WIT
C
H
S
, the TAPE IN switch, and
the PFL switches on the input channels
.
(
12
)
.
P
H
O
NE
S
J
A
C
K
C
onnect for headphones. This is stereo phone-t
y
pe
o
utput
j
ac
k
.

10
M
1636FX / M2436FX
Rea
r
Pa
n
els
R
ea
r P
a
n
e
l
s
Co
ntr
o
l
s
DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED IN KOREA
POWERAC ADAPTOR IN
ON
OFF
16 CH MIXING CONSOLE
M1636FX HPA
1. AC ADAPTOR IN CONNECTOR
C
onnects to the included PA-M1224 For M1
636
FX
/
PA-M2436 For M2436FX power adaptor
N
OTE
:
2. POWER SWITC
H
Use this switch to
p
ower the mixer
O
N or
O
FF.
U
se onl
y
the PA-M1224 For M1
636
FX
/
PA-M2436 For M2436FX
adaptor included
X
w
ith this mixer. Use of a different ada
p
tor
m
a
y
result in
fi
re or electric shock.
1
2

11
M
1636FX / M2436FX
- In all cases, use
g
ood qualit
y
twin screened audio cable.
C
heck
f
or instabilit
y
at the output.
-
Al
wa
y
s connect
b
ot
h
con
d
uctors at
b
ot
h
en
d
s, an
d
ensure t
h
at t
h
e screen
i
s on
ly
connecte
d
at one en
d
.
- Do not disconnect the mains earth
f
rom each piece o
f
equipment. This is needed to provided both sa
f
et
y
and screen returns to the s
y
stem star point.
- Equipment which has balanced inputs and outputs ma
y
need to be electricall
y
isolated from the equip-
ment rack and
/
or other equipment, to avoid earth loops.
It is important to remember that all equipment which is connected to the mains it a potential source o
f
hum
and interference and ma
y
radiate both electrostatic or electroma
g
netic radiation. In addition, the mains will
also act as a carrier
f
or man
y
f
orms o
f
RF inter
f
erence
g
enerated b
y
electric motors, air-conditionin
g
units,
th
y
ristor li
g
ht dimmers etc. Unless the earth s
y
stem is clean, all attempts to improve hum noise levels will
be futile. In extreme cases there will be no alternative but to provide a completel
y
separate and independ-
e
nt
‘
technical earth’ to replace the incomin
g
‘
nois
y
earth’. However, alwa
y
s consult
y
our local electricit
y
suppl
y
authorit
y
to ensure that sa
f
et
y
re
g
ulations are not bein
g
in
f
rin
g
ed.
P
o
i
n
t
s
t
o
R
emem
b
er
H
PA products are wired to re
fl
ect accepted wirin
g
practices used throu
g
hout the world.
B
a
l
a
n
ced
XLR
co
nn
ec
t
o
r
s
a
r
e
wir
ed
as
desc
ri
bed:
Pin
#
1
S
hiel
d
Pin #2 Positiv
e
Pin
#
3 Ne
g
ativ
e
Balanced 1
/
4” TR
S
connectors are wired as described
:
Ti
p
is Positiv
e
R
in
g
is Ne
g
ativ
e
S
l
ee
v
e
i
s
S
hi
e
l
d
C
onnection
s
Insert Points
Amp/Line Input
Headphones
Unbalanced
Input/Output
AUX Send
Ring
Ring
Tip
Tip
Sleeve
Sleeve
Send
Return
Screen
Hot (positive)
Cold (negative)
Screen
Left Signal
Right Signal
Ground
Signal
Ground
3 Pole (Stereo) Jack
2 Pole (Mono) Jack
Ring TipSleeve
TipSeeve
2
1
3
Balanced Input
Hot (positive)
Hot (positive)
Sleeve
Screen
Cold (negative)
Cold (negative)
Poi
n
ts
to
Re
m
e
m
be
r

12
M
1636FX / M2436FX
C
O
NNECT
O
R AND CABLE C
O
NFIGURATI
O
NS
Co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
s
C
onnection
s
2
3
1
TRS
2
3
1
2
3
1
(XLR)
(XLR)
White(Red)/HIGH
A. XLR**
B. TRS PHONE
Black/LOW
Shield/GND
White(Red)/HIGH Black/LOW
Shield/GND
TS
TTSS
2
3
1
(XLR)
(Standard Phone)
D. STANDARD
PHONE
E. SHIELD/GND
PHONE
White(Red)/HIGH Black/LOW
Shield/GND
White(Black)/HIGH
Shield/GND
TS
2
3
1
(XLR)
C. STANDARD
PHONE
White(Red)/HIGH Black/LOW
Shield/GND
Floating or Balanced
low impedance: most
professional equipment
line in and line out,
microphones.
Unbalanced
low impedance: some
professional equipment
and microphones.
Unbalanced
high impedance: most
hi-fi equipment.
Unbalanced
high impedance: most
hi-fi equipment.
REMOTE DEVICE REMOTE SIDE OF CABLE
DESCRIPTION CABLE (Connector Type)
C
onnector and cable con
fi
g
urations recommended
f
or use with the M1636FX
/
M2436FX.
These cables are based on the use of auxiliar
y
equipment that is isolated from the AC power mains.

13
M
1636FX / M2436FX
A
pp
li
ca
ti
on
s
Appli
ca
ti
on
s
MONO
MONO MONO
AUX RETURN
TAPE IN REC OUT
GROUP OUTPUT
FOOT SWITCH MAIN OUTPUT
CONTROL ROOM
LINE 9
LINE 10
9/10
MIC
LINE 11
LINE 12
11/12
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 15
LINE 16
13/14
MIC
LINE 15
LINE 16
15/16
AUX 1 SEND
AUX 2 SEND EFX SEND
HEADPHONE
LINE
INSERT
5
MIC
LINE
INSERT
6
MIC
LINE
INSERT
7
MIC
LINE
INSERT
8
MIC
LINE
INSERT
1
MIC
OUT IN
LINE
INSERT
2
MIC
LINE
INSERT
3
MIC
LINE
INSERT
4
MIC
Microphone
Guitar
Powered Monitor
Speakers
Foot Switch
Sound Source(CD,MD,DAT,
Cassette,Video etc.)
Master Recorder(MD,DAT.)
Synthesizer
MTR
Rhythm Machine
Effector
Effector
Effector
COMPACTDISC PLAYER
PROGRAM EJECT
POWER
REPEAT SKIP FWD
MIN MAX
PLAY/PAUSE LEVELSTOP
REW
COMPACTDISC PLAYER
PROGRAM EJECT
POWER
REPEAT SKIP FWD
MIN MAX
PLAY/PAUSE LEVELSTOP
REW
Be
f
ore connectin
g
to microphones and instruments, be sure that all devices are turned o
ff
. Also be
s
ure that all o
f
the mixer’s channel
f
ader and master control
f
aders are set all the wa
y
down.
For each connection, connect one end of the cable to the relevant microphone or instrument and
c
onnect t
h
e ot
h
er en
d
to t
h
e appropr
i
ate
i
nput
j
ac
k
on t
h
e m
i
xer.
N
OTE
:
To avoid causin
g
dama
g
e to speaker, power up the devices in the
f
ollowin
g
order: Peripheral de-
vices→mixer →power amps
(
or powered speakers
)
.
N
OTE
:
1.
2.
3
.
S
etu
p
Procedur
e
Home Recordin
g
W
here an input channel provides both a MI
C
INPUT
j
ack and a LINE INPUT
j
ack,
y
ou ma
y
use either one of these
j
ack but
y
ou ma
y
not use both at the same time. Please connect to
onl
y
one of these
j
acks on each channel.
When shuttin
g
the s
y
stem down, turn off the power in the opposite order: Power amps
(
powered speakers
)
→mixer →Peripheral devices.

14
M
1636FX / M2436FX
Appli
ca
ti
on
MONO
MONO MONO
AUX RETURN
TAPE IN REC OUT
GROUP OUTPUT
FOOT SWITCH MAIN OUTPUT
CONTROL ROOM
LINE 9
LINE 10
9/10
MIC
LINE 11
LINE 12
11/12
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 13
LINE 14
LINE 15
LINE 16
13/14
MIC
LINE 15
LINE 16
15/16
AUX 1 SEND
AUX 2 SEND EFX SEND
HEADPHONE
LINE
INSERT
5
MIC
LINE
INSERT
6
MIC
LINE
INSERT
7
MIC
LINE
INSERT
8
MIC
LINE
INSERT
1
MIC
OUT IN
LINE
INSERT
2
MIC
LINE
INSERT
3
MIC
LINE
INSERT
4
MIC
Guitar
Main Speakers
(External)
Power Amp
Synthesizer
Effector
Stage (Internal)
ST
AUX
(PRE )
Audience(External) ST
Microphone
Bass
Foot Switch
Monitor Speakers
(Internal)
Power Amp
DI
Microphone
CD,Cassette,or
DAT Recorder
CD Player
Guitar
Sound Reinforcement For Live Performanc
e

15
M
1636FX / M2436FX
Bl
oc
k
di
a
g
ram
s
Bl
oc
k
Di
agram
s

16
M
1636FX / M2436FX S
p
ecification
s
S
pecification
s
*
0dB=0.775Vrms, 0dBV=1Vrms
-
GENERAL
M
aximum
O
utput Level
(
0.5% T.H.D at 1kHz
)
+26dB
(
MAIN L/R
)
@
10k
Ω
, +20dB
(
GROUP1-2/3-4, AUX1,AUX2/EFX, CTRL ROOM
)
@
10k
Ω
,
+20dB
(
INSERT
)
@
10k
Ω
, More than 100mW
(
HEADPHONES
)
@
33
Ω
T.H.
D
<
0.1
%
@
+14dB 20Hz ~ 20kHz
(
MIX L
/
R,
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4, AUX 1
/
AUX2
/
EFX
S
END,
C
TR
L
R
OOM
)
@
10kΩ
Frequenc
y
Response 20Hz ~ 20kHz, +1
/
-2dB
(
MIX L
/
R,
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4, AUX1
/
AUX2
/
EFX
S
END,
C
TRL R
OO
M
)
@
10kΩ
H
um and Noise
(
Avera
g
e,
Rs=150Ω
)
-127dB equivalent input noise; -95dB residual noise
(
MIX L
/
R,
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4, AUX1
/
AUX2
/
EFX
S
END,
C
TRL R
OO
M
O
UT
)
; -88dB
(
MIX L
/
R,
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4, AUX1
/
AUX2
/
EFX
S
END,
C
TR
L
ROO
M
O
UT
)
*
Master
f
ader at nominal level and all channel assi
g
n switches o
ff.
M
aximum Volta
g
e
G
ai
n
74dB MI
C
IN T
O
Main L
/
R; 74dB MI
C
IN T
O
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4; 66dB MI
C
IN T
O
AUX 1
/
AUX2
(
PRE
)
; 76dB
M
I
C
IN T
O
AUX 2
(
P
OS
T
)
; 76dB MI
C
IN T
O
EFX; 80dB MI
C
IN T
O
CO
NTR
O
L R
OO
M L
/
R; 52.2dB MI
C
IN T
O
RE
C
L
/
R; 54dB LINE IN T
O
MIX L
/
R; 54dB LINE IN T
O
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4; 46dB LINE IN T
O
AUX
1
/
AUX2
(
PRE
)
; 56dB LINE IN T
O
AUX 2
(
P
OS
T
)
; 56dB LINE IN T
O
EFX; 60dB LINE IN T
O
CO
NTR
OL
ROO
M L
/
R ; 44dB
S
T IN T
O
MAIN L
/
R; 44dB
S
T IN T
O
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4; 16dB AUX RETURN IN T
O
MIX
L/
R; 12dB AUX RETURN IN T
O
AUX1
/
AUX2; 20dB TAPE IN T
O
MAIN L
/R
C
rosstalk
(
at 1kHz
)
-70dB between input channels ;-70dB between input
/
output channel
s
Ga
in
Co
ntr
o
l
(
mono Input
C
hannel
)
44dB Variable
(
-50dB ~ -6dB
)
,
(
-30dB ~ +14dB
)
G
ain
C
ontrol
(
mono
/
stereo
c
ombination Input ch
)
40dB Variable
(
-20dB ~ +20dB
)
M
onaural Input
C
hannel
Equalization
H
I
G
H: 12kHz shelvin
g
, MID : 100-8 kHz peakin
g
L
O
W: 80Hz shelvin
g
*
Turnover
/
roll o
ff
f
requen-
c
i
es
: l
oca
t
ed
3d
B
be
l
o
w m
a
xim
u
m
boos
t
/cu
t
S
tereol Input
C
hanne
l
Equalization
H
I
G
H: 12kHz shelvin
g
, HI
G
H MID : 3kHz peakin
g
L
O
W MID: 500Hz peakin
g
L
O
W: 80Hz shelvin
g
*
Turnover
/
roll o
ff
f
requencies: located 3dB below maximum boost
/
cut
G
raphic Equalizer 7-band
(
63,160,400, 1K, 2.5K, 6.4K, 16KHZ
)
LED M
e
t
e
r
s
10-
S
e
g
ment LEDx2 MAIN L
/
R,
G
R
O
UP1-2
/
3-4, PFL
(S
electable
)
Internal Di
g
ital E
ff
ec
t
100
selectable presets
F
OO
T switch
(O
N
/O
FF
)
C
h
a
nn
e
l In
d
i
ca
t
o
r
s
Peak: An indicator
f
or each channel turns on when the pre-channel
f
ader si
g
nal is 5dB below
clippin
g.
P
h
a
nt
o
m P
o
w
e
r
(
Balanced input
)
+4
8
V D
C
I
nc
l
u
d
e
d
A
ccessor
y
Power adaptor PA-M1224 For M1636FX
/
PA-M2436 For M2436F
X
P
ower
S
ource
U
SA and Canada: 120V AC, 60H
z
E
urope: 230V AC, 50H
z
E
n
g
land and Australia: 240V AC, 50H
z
K
orea: 220V AC, 60Hz
P
ower Consum
p
tion
M
1
636
FX: 4
0
W
/
M24
36
FX:
55W
Wei
g
h
t
M1636FX: 5.36kg M2436FX: 7.60kg
D
imensions
(
W x D x H
)
mm
M
1
636
FX: 4
36
x 42
0
x
90
mm M24
36
FX:
65
2 x 42
0
x
90
mm

17
M
1636FX / M2436FX S
p
ecification
s
S
pecification
s
Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes onl
y
. HPA
r
eserves the ri
g
ht to chan
g
e or modi
fy
products or speci
fi
cations at an
y
time without prior no-
tices.
S
ince speci
fi
cations, equipment or options ma
y
not be the same in ever
y
locale, please
c
heck with
y
our HPA dealer
.
-
INPU
T
Input
C
onnector
I
nput
I
mpe
d
anc
e
N
om
i
na
l
I
mpe
d
-
ance
R
ate
d
I
nput
Le
v
el
C
onnector T
y
p
e
C
H Mi
c
4k
Ω
5
0 ~ 600
Ω
-5
0
d
B
XLR
F
ema
l
e
Ty
pe
B
a
l
-
a
n
ced
C
H Line 10k
Ω
6
00
Ω
-
30
d
B
Phone Jack
(
TR
S)
T = Hot
R
=
C
old
S
=
G
ND
S
tereo Input Mi
c
3
k
Ω
6
00
Ω
-
44dB
XLR
F
ema
l
e
Ty
pe
B
a
l
-
a
n
ced
S
tereo In
p
u
t
5
kΩ
600Ω
-2
0dB
U
n
ba
l
a
n
ced
Ph
o
n
e
Jack
M
ono Channel Insert In
p
u
t
1
0
kΩ
600Ω
0d
BPhone Jack
(
TRS
)
T =
O
ut
R
= In
S
=
G
N
D
Tape I
n
1
0
kΩ
600Ω
-1
0
dBV
R
CA pin Jack
-
OUTPU
T
O
utput Connector
O
utput
Impedanc
e
N
o
min
a
l
Impedanc
e
Rated
O
utpu
t
L
e
v
e
l
C
onnector t
y
p
e
M
IX
O
ut L
/R
24
0Ω
2
0
KΩ
+
4
d
B Balanced Phone
J
ac
k
G
roup 1-2
/
3-
4
7
5
Ω1
0
KΩ
+
4
d
B
U
nbalanced Phone
J
ack
C
TRL Room
O
u
t
7
5
Ω1
0
KΩ
+
4
d
B
U
nbalanced Phone
J
ack
A
ux
/
Aux
/
EFX
S
en
d
7
5
Ω
600Ω
+
4
d
B
U
nbalanced Phone
J
ack
M
ono
C
hannel Insert Inpu
t
6
00
Ω
10k
Ω
0
dB
P
hone Jack
(
TR
S)
T =
O
ut
R
= In
S
=
G
ND
R
ec
O
u
t
6
00
Ω
10k
Ω
-
10
dB
V
RC
A pin Jac
k
Phones
O
u
t
100
Ω
33Ω
3
mW
S
tereo Phone Jac
k

18
M
1636FX / M2436FX
Procedures
Take steps to insure the problem is not related to operator error or other products within the s
y
stem. In
f
or-
mation provided in the troubleshootin
g
portion of this manual ma
y
help with this process.
O
nce it is certain
that the problem is related to the product contact
y
our warrant
y
provider as described in the warrant
y
sec-
ti
o
n
of
thi
s
m
a
n
ua
l.
S
chematic
A
S
chematic is available b
y
contactin
g
y
our warrant
y
provider.
P
arts L
i
st
A
Parts List is available b
y
contactin
g
y
our warrant
y
provider.
Se
rvi
ce
V
ar
i
at
i
ons
P
roducts supplied throu
g
h le
g
itimate sources are compatible with local A
C
power requirements.
O
p
tions
N
o optional items are available
f
or this product.
Variations and
O
ption
s
W
arrant
y
terms and conditions var
y
b
y
countr
y
and ma
y
not be the same for all products. Terms and con-
ditions o
f
warrant
y
f
or a
g
iven product ma
y
be determined
fi
rst b
y
locatin
g
the appropriate countr
y
which
t
h
e pro
d
uct was purc
h
ase
d
i
n, t
h
en
by
l
ocat
i
n
g
t
h
e pro
d
uct t
y
pe.
To obtain speci
fi
c warrant
y
in
f
ormation and available service locations contact HPA directl
y
or the author-
i
zed HPA Distributor
f
or
y
our speci
fi
c countr
y
or re
g
ion.
W
arran
ty
Servic
e