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PHONIC CORPORATION Helix Board 18 FireWire User's Manual
Getting Started
1.
Ensure all power is turned off on your mixer. To
totally ensure this, the AC cable should not be
connected to the unit.
2.
All faders and level controls should be set at
the lowest level and all channels switched off to
ensure no sound is inadvertently sent through
the outputs when the device is switched on.
All levels can be altered to acceptable degrees
after the device is turned on.
3.
Plug all necessary instruments and equipment
into the device’s various inputs as required.
This may include line signal devices, such as
keyboards and drum machines, as well as
microphones and/or guitars, keyboards, etc.
4.
Plug any necessary equipment into the device’s
various outputs. This could include amplifiers
and speakers, monitors, signal processors, and/
or recording devices.
5.
Plug the supplied AC cable into the AC inlet on
the back of the device and a power outlet of a
suitable voltage.
6.
Turn the power switch on.
7.
Consult the FireWire section of this manual for
more information on its setup and usage.
Channel Setup
1.
To ensure the correct audio level of the input
channel is selected, each of the Mixer’s
Channel’s ON buttons should be disengaged
(which should turn the corresponding LED
indicator off), as well as the SOLO buttons on
each channel and 2T RTN “To Ctrl Rm”.
2.
Ensure the channel you wish to set has a
signal sent to it similar to the signal that will be
sent when in common use. For example, if the
channel has a microphone connected to it, then
you should speak or sing at the same level the
performer normally would during a performance;
if a guitar is plugged into the channel, then the
guitar should also be strummed as it normally
would be (and so on). This ensures levels are
completely accurate and avoids having to reset
them later.
3
.
Move the Channel fader and Maser fader to
around the 0 dB mark.
4.
Turn the Channel ON.
5.
Pushing the channel’s SOLO button and
releasing the Pre/Post button on the CTRL RM
section will send the pre-fader signal of the
activated channel to the Control Room / Phones
mixing bus and the Level Meter will display the
Control Room’s signal properties.
6.
Set the gain so the level meter indicates the
audio level is around 0 dB (it is advisable to
never let the level exceed 7 dB).
7.
This channel is now ready to be used; you can
stop making the audio signal.
8.
You can now repeat the same process for other
channels if you wish.