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(5)

MID

(47),

LOW

(48) controls located to the left of the

CH 4

FADER CONTROL

(49).

NOTE: FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE, BEGIN PROGRAM MIX WITH
ROTARY GAIN (23, 30, 37, 44) CONTROLS SET TO NOON (ROTATE IT TO THE
MIDDLE POSITION). MAKE ALL ADJUSTMENTS IN SOUND OUTPUT WITH
THE USE OF YOUR CHANNEL FADER CONTROLS (28, 35, 42, 49), ZONE (56),
BALANCE (55), AND MASTER (57) VOLUME ROTARY CONTROLS. THIS WILL
PREVENT SIGNAL OVERLOAD & DECREASE DISTORTION. ONCE YOU
HAVE MODIFIED YOUR SOUND & WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THE OUTPUT
OF YOUR SOUND, THEN YOU MAY ADJUST THE ROTARY GAIN CONTROLS
IF NEEDED.

ASSIGN:

There are

rotary controlled

ASSIGN SWITCHES

(61, 62), each having

settings

OFF

). The

LEFT

(61) assign control allows you to direct

CH 1

through the

LEFT

side of the

CROSS FADER

(63). The

RIGHT

(62) assign

switch allows you to direct

CH 1

through the

RIGHT

side

of the

CROSS FADER

(63). When the

ASSIGN SWITCH

(es)

(61, 62) are at

OFF

, you will not have a

assigned to the

CROSS FADER

(63). This allows you to control the

PGM

with

the use of the respective

CH SLIDE CONTROLS

, thus layering

the

PGM

with up to four

CROSS FADER SECTION:

The

CROSS FADER

(63) allows

you to mix from one source to another. The mixer features an

assignable

CROSS FADER

(63). The

ASSIGN SWITCHES

(61,

62) allow you to select which channel will play through each side

of the

CROSS FADER

(63). The

CROSS FADER

(63) in your

unit is removable and if the need arises can be easily replaced.

Your

Gemini

mixer comes with an

RG-45

(

RAILGLIDE™

)

DUAL-RAIL CROSS FADER

RAIL GLIDE™ CROSS FADERS

have internal dual stainless steel rails that allow the slider to ride

smoothly & accurately from end to end. Another

CROSS FADER

we have available is the

RG-45 PRO

(

PRO SCRATCH™

)

CROSS FADER

with a special curve designed for scratch mix-

ing. Just purchase one from your

Gemini

dealer & follow the

instructions:

NOTE: DO NOT APPLY PRESSURE WHILE USING THE CROSSFADER.
LIGHTLY GLIDE THE CROSSFADER BACK AND FORTH. PRESSING DOWN
ON THE CONTROLS CAN BEND CONTACTS AND CAUSE A LOSS OF
SOUND.

OUTPUT SELECTION CONTROL:

Once you are comfort-

able with the sound level of your music you may adjust the vol-

ume with the

MASTER

(57) rotary control. You may adjust the

volume of the

ZONE

(6) output with the

ZONE

(56) rotary con-

trol. You may also adjust the stereo pan balance from left to right

with the

BALANCE

(55) rotary control.

CUE:

By connecting a set of headphones to the

HEAD-

PHONE

(58)

1/4”

jack, you can monitor any or all

(s). Press

CUE

buttons (24, 31, 38, 45) for

CH 1

through

CH 4

to assign

the

(s) to be monitored. The respective

CUE LED

indicators

will glow when in use. Use the

CUE

(59) rotary control to adjust

the cue volume without changing the overall mix. By moving the

CUE/PGM FADER CONTROL

(60) to the

LEFT

you will be able

to monitor the assigned cue signal. Moving the control to the

RIGHT

allows you to monitor the

PGM

. Moving the

CUE/PGM

FADER CONTROL

(60) to the middle allows

CUE

mix with

PGM

10.

MIC SECTION:

Plug your main mic into the

XLR-1/4"

(17)

jack located on the face panel. The rotary controls for

HIGH

(19)

LOW

(20) allow you to adjust the tone of

MIC 1

(17).

MIC 1

VOLUME

(18) rotary control, above the

HIGH

(19)

/LOW

(20)

controls, adjusts the decibel level of

MIC 1

(17). You may also

plug a second and third mic into the rear panel

1/4" MIC 2

(15)

and

MIC 3

(8) inputs. The tone & decibel level of

MIC 2

(15) and

MIC 3

(8) are controlled by the

CH 1

(28) &

CH 4

(49), fader con-

trols, respectively, the 3 band rotary

(

HIGH

(25, 46),

MID

(26, 47),

LOW

(27, 48)) controls &

GAIN

(23, 44) rotary controls.

11.

TALKOVER:

The purpose of the

TALKOVER

(21) is to allow

the program playing to be attenuated so that the mic may be

heard above the music. The

TALKOVER

switch (21) controls

MIC 1

(17) and has

settings:

- When the

TALKOVER

(21) switch is in the

BOTTOM

position,

MIC 1

(17) and

TALKOVER

(21) are

OFF

- When the

TALKOVER

(21) switch is in the

CENTER

position,

MIC 1

(17) is

. The

LED INDICATOR

glows when

TALKOVER

(21) is

OFF

and

MIC 1

(17) is on.

- When the

TALKOVER

(21) switch is in the

TOP

position,

MIC

(17) and

TALKOVER

(21) are

and the volume of all

sources except

MIC 1

(17) is lowered by

-16 dB

12.

VU METER:

The

VU METER

(54) indicates the decibel level

of the

MASTER

(4, 3) output of the left & right stereo signals.

NOTE: WHEN USING THE EFX SECTION, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A TONAL
BOOST THAT WILL SEND YOUR MASTER OUTPUT LEVELS INTO THE BLUE
(0 T11), AS INDICATED IN YOUR VU METER (54). ADJUST THE
CHANNEL FADERS (28, 35, 42, 49), IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR EQUIP-
MENT FROM A SYSTEM OVERLOAD. TO BEGIN EFX EXPERIMENTATION,
START WITH A LOW PARAMETER SETTING WITH YOUR CHANNEL FADERS
(28, 35, 42, 49) AT MID LEVEL. THEN MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE EFX
PARAMETERS TO EXAMINE THE TONAL BOOST, SAFELY.

The

MM-04

is equipped with

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR

(

DSP

) effects. This means you may augment the audio output of

your program mix by processing tones through the

different

effects. When an audio signal is processed through the

DSP

, a

wide range of effects can be achieved with the

MM-04 EFX

sec-

tion. Please follow these instructions to operate the

EFX

section

of your mixer:

DRY/WET FADER:

To control this section you must adjust the

DRY/WET FADER

(53) in order to increase the level of the

effect. Glide the

DRY/WET FADER

(53) to the right to increase

the effect, saturating the

PGM

with

WET

effects. Glide the

DRY/WET FADER

(53) to the left or

DRY

area to decrease the

effect, thus disabling all effects.

EFX ON/OFF:

The

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button has multiple

functions:

PGM MODE:

Tap the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button. The blue

LED

will turn on to indicate that the

DSP

effects feature has been

engaged in

PGM

mode. Tap the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button again

and the

DSP

effects will be disengaged as the

LED

turns off.

When using the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button, you will notice that

once an effect has been engaged, the effect will not change

when scrolling through the

EFX

selections, using the

EFX

SELECTOR

(51) as instructed below to find a new effect.

Adjusting the

PARAMETER

(52) rotary control setting will only

change the engaged effect. In order to change the effect you

must press the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button to engage the next

effect and adjust

PARAMETER

settings.

CUE MODE:

For monitoring in your headphones without

changing the

PGM

, press and hold the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button

until the button starts to blink slowly to indicate that the

DSP

effects are engaged in

CUE

mode. To disengage the

CUE

mode, press and hold the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) button until the

EFX ON/OFF

(50) stops blinking.

To disengage the

EFX

CUE

mode, tap the

EFX ON/OFF

(50)

button, and you will monitor the

CUE

without effects. The

EFX

M-0

EFX SECTION:

USER REPLACEABLE CROSS

FADER

1. UNSCREW THE OUTSIDE MIXER FACE PLATE SCREWS AND
REMOVE THE FACE PLATE. THEN REMOVE FADER PLATE SCREWS
(B & C).
2. CAREFULLY LIFT THE
FADER AND UNPLUG THE
CABLE (D).
3. PLUG THE NEW FADER
INTO THE CABLE AND
PLACE IT BACK IN THE
MIXER.
4. SCREW FADER PLATE
TO THE MIXER AND
REPLACE THE MIXER FACE

PLATE.