Peavey S-24 User Manual
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i. Solo and Choir Compression controls set full
clockwise. (Master Section)
j. Vocal enhance inactive (LED off)
k. Turn off the Feedback Ferret by pressing and
holding the Feedback Ferret button until the Blue
LED blinks twice. When you release the button,
the LED should be off.
l. If any of the microphones used with the system
will require +48V phantom power, turn it on at
this time.
Setting the mixer to amplifier system gain
This adjustment is an important part of optimizing the
performance of the S-24
™
. This adjustment will help
minimize noise and distortion, and ensure that the
automatic mixer, compressors and noise reduction
expanders will have the proper signal levels to operate.
a. Connect a CD player, tape machine or other
music source to line input 23/24 (Left and Right)
b. Turn on the sound system by first powering up
the mixer and associated equipment such as
equalizers and crossovers then turn on the
power amplifiers last.
c. Start playback of your music source.
d. Set the MAIN, MON 1 and MON 2 master
Faders to 0
(full up).
e. Set the Channel 23/24 fader‚ Monitor 1 and
Monitor 2 Send controls to 0.
f.
Slowly increase the channel 23/24 input gain
control until the 0 LED on the S-24 meters
blinks.
g. Set the headphone/meter Source Select switch to
Mon 1 and confirm that the meter peaks to 0.
h. Repeat (g) for Mon 2.
i. Now adjust the S-24 main-output trim until the
Ferret Off
Vocal
Enhancement
Off
Faders Down
Compression
Off
sound in the room is as loud as you normally expect the system to be operated.
j. Repeat (I) for Monitor 1 and Monitor 2 outputs using the power amplifier input controls instead of the
main trim control.
* The maximum sound level for the system is actually higher because of the headroom of the mixer. The
contractor may choose to make this adjustment by setting the trim control to 0 attenuation (full clockwise)
and then adjusting amplifier gains, but the trim control makes this job easy.
Off Level:
Off
Mute Light
Off