Page 2 - CONTENTS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 2 M1224FX CONTENTS M1224FX MaiN FEaTURES MAIN FEATURES....................................................................................................................................2ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS..................
Page 3 - ELECTRiCaL SaFETY PRECaUTiONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 3 NOTE: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to con-nect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic inter-ference with electrical appliances such as radios and tele...
Page 4 - ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS; CAUTION; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with ...
Page 5 - spilled into the Mixer.; SaFETY PRECaUTiONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 5 1. For adult use only - keep out of the reach of children.2. Water and Moisture - The player should not be used near water - for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet base-ment or near a swimming po...
Page 6 - Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio; iNTROdUCTiON; SET-UP PRECaUTiONS
Introductions: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® M1224FX mixing console. This mixing console is a representation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to pro-duce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price. Please read and understa...
Page 7 - FRONT & REaR PaNEL
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 7 M1224FX FRONT & REaR PaNEL M1224FX UNPaCkiNG Every M1224FX has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during sh...
Page 8 - CHaNNEL CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS; CHANNEL CONTROL SECTION; MONO
M1224FX CHaNNEL CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 8 4 3 1 7 6 5 9 8 2 10 CHANNEL CONTROL SECTION MONO MONO/STEREO COMbO STEREO
Page 9 - CHaNNEL CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS cont.
CHANNEL CONTROL SECTION:1. PEAK LED INDICATORS & TRIm CONTROL - PEAK INDICATORS - These LED indicators will “light” when the input signal reaches 5db below the channel’s clipping point. If the LED “lights” more then usual, you should use the TRIM CONTROL to decrease the input level of the channe...
Page 10 - When the corresponding channels MUTE/ALT 3/4 button is not active
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 10 7. PAN/BALANCE CONTROL - PAN (mono Control) - This control pans the channel signal across the master L and R buses, there- fore determining the ideal position of the sound from that channel. EXAmPLE: If the PAN control is...
Page 11 - MaiN CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS; Effects List; MAIN CONTROL SECTION
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 11 M1224FX MaiN CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS Effects List MAIN CONTROL SECTION 11 12 22 21 18 17 16 15 14 13 26 25 24 23 27 20 19
Page 12 - MaiN CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS cont.; The program knob wil allow you to select one of the 100 built-in
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 12 M1224FX MaiN CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS cont. mAIN CONTROL SECTION:11. DSP PROGRAm DISPLAY - This displays shows the number of the selected effect. Please see the effect list located on the MAIN CONTROL SECTION of the mixing ...
Page 13 - This LED
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 13 M1224FX MaiN CONTROLS aNd FUNCTiONS cont. 23 . LEVEL mETER - This LED displays the signal level of the selected LEVEL METER SIgNAL bUTTON . When the meter lights up RED then the output is hitting the clipping level. 24 . ...
Page 14 - BALANCED LINE IN JACKS -; iNPUT aNd OUTPUT CONNECTiONS; INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 14 INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS:28. CHANNEL INPUT JACKS - mIC JACKS - These are balanced 3-pin XLR-type input jacks. BALANCED LINE IN JACKS - These standard 1/4” TRS phone jack are used for balanced or unbalanced line level ...
Page 15 - iNPUT aNd OUTPUT CONNECTiONS cont.
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 15 32. FOOT SwITCH JACK - You can connect a foot switch to this jack, and use the foot jack to toggle the digital effects on/off. 33. ALT 3/4 OUPUT JACKS - These unbalanced 1/4” phone type jacks output the ALT 3/4 signal to ...
Page 16 - CONNECTORS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 16 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 SignalRight SignalGround SignalGround 3 Pole (Stere...
Page 17 - Connector and Cable Configurations
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 17 2 3 1 T R S 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 T S T T S S 2 3 1 (XLR) (Standard Phone) D. STANDARD PHONE E. SHIELD/GND PHONE White(Red)...
Page 18 - HOME STUdiO SET-UP; connect to only one of these jacks on each channel.
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 18 M1224FX HOME STUdiO SET-UP SETUP PROCEdURE: 1. before connecting to microphones and instruments, be sure that all devices are turned off. Also be sure that all of the mixer’s channel fader and master control faders are se...
Page 19 - LivE PERFORMaNCE SET-UP
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 19 M1224FX LivE PERFORMaNCE SET-UP MONO MONO MONO AUX RETURN TAPE IN REC OUT ALT 3/4 OUTPUT FOOT SWITCH MAIN OUTPUT CONTROL ROOM LINE INSERT 1 MIC OUT IN LINE INSERT 2 MIC LINE INSERT 3 MIC LINE INSERT 4 MIC LINE 5 LINE 6 5/...
Page 20 - EFFECTS LiST
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 20 Program No.(Hex) Effect Name Efx Level Room Size 00h 78.00% 8.00mc 01h 63.00% 36.78mc 02h 13.00% 9.00mc 03h 78.00% 8.00mc 04h 13.00% 9.00mc 05h 100.00% 8.00mc 06h 91.00% 8.00mc 07h 28.00% 30.61mc 08h 100.00% 12.11mc 09h 7...
Page 21 - EFFECTS LiST Cont.
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 21 M1224FX EFFECTS LiST Cont. 36h 13.00% 9.00mc 37h 13.00% 9.00mc 38h 13.00% 9.00mc 39h 13.00% 9.00mc 40h 100.00% 8.00mc 41h 80.00% 8.00mc 42h 100.00% 8.00mc 43h 100.00% 8.00mc 44h 100.00% 8.00mc 45h 100.00% 8.00mc 46h 100.0...
Page 22 - Don’t use spray cleaners.; CLEaNiNG; Listed below are common problems you may encounter, and solutions.
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 22 Dust will settle in the fader track overtime dust can cause a popping noise on the fader. To prevent this cover you mixer. If the mixer has been unused for over a month or more move you faders up and down a couple of time...
Page 23 - -YEAR LImITED wARRANTY; WaRRaNTY
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 23 1-YEAR LImITED wARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Year (365 days) from the ...
Page 24 - SPECiFiCaTiONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - M1224FX Instruction Manual Page 24 Model: M1224FX POwER SUPPLY: AC 115v~60Hz/230v~50Hz Single Voltage: AC 100V, 50/60Hz (Japan); AC 110V, 60Hz (Colombia) AC 120V, 60Hz (U.S.A. and Canada); AC 127V, 60Hz (Mexico) AC 220V, 50Hz (Chile and Argentina); AC 240V...