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