Ecler COMPACT 5 - Manual (Page 6)

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-LINE Inputs. The sensibility of the line inputs (18-34-36-37) is rated at 0dBV (1V).
CD, DAT, MP3, DVD Audio Players, Tape recorders, cassettes, tuners or videos should be
connected to LINE inputs.
Additional line level sources may be connected to the “AUX IN 3” input, which is
located on the front panel and is electrically linked to channel 3.
- Headphones: In order to achieve the best performance, they should be high
impedance type (200-600). They must be connected to the headphones out (17) connector, a
standard ¼" stereo jack. Connect ground to sleeve, ring to right and tip to left.
- Power amplifiers: See paragraph 4.6.
4. OPERATION AND USAGE
4.1. Start up
Power up the mixer by pushing the POWER (11) switch. The green pilot-light,
integrated into the switch itself, will immediately light up. Although the noise generated by
powering up the COMPACT 5 is reduced to a bare minimum and is nearly null with the
OUTPUT (12 and 15) controls down, it is always advisable not to forget about this power-up
sequence: sound sources, mixer, equalizers, active filters and power amplifiers. Power down
the equipment by following the inverse sequence. This way the peaks or transients produced
by powering up / down a device do not affect the following one in the audio chain and, as a
result, they do not reach the loudspeakers, which are the most vulnerable audio elements in
this case.
4.2. Monitoring
The COMPACT 5 is equipped with an acoustical and visual monitoring system,
through headphones and VU METER. When switching ON any of the PFL buttons (23), signal(s)
present at the input(s) will be heard through the headphones and seen on the VU METER. If no
switch is at the ON position, the signal present at the main mix bus is monitored (open faders).
4.3. Channel gain and equalization
These controls allow individual input sensitivity and tone adjustments for each
channel.
Thanks to the GAIN (2) control, you can precisely adjust the signal level of an
incoming musical signal to match the level of the music that is playing on air through another
channel. This operation may be performed visually (through the left VU-meter) and acoustically
(through the headphones), successively comparing both signals with the PFL buttons. The Gain
knobs offer an adjustment range of ±20dB.
The three band tone controls (1-3-25) affect bass, mid and treble frequencies and
offer a ±15dB variation range. Please be careful when using the tone controls in order not to
overload the loudspeakers.