Master Patchbay - Dynacord PowerMate 2200 Mode D'emploi

MASTER PATCHBAY AND INSTALLATION ALTERNATIVES
The patch fi eld within the master section is referred to as MASTER PATCHBAY.
The mixer's LINE OUTPUTS, RETURNS, and INSERTS are to be found here. To provide you with a wide variety
of connection possibilities, the MASTER INSERTS, MAIN OUTPUTS, EQ INPUTS and EQ OUTPUTS, POWER
AMP INPUTS, and the AUX SENDS and AUX RETURNS can be independently connected with each other or
routed to external devices. In the basic confi guration – when no plugs are inserted into any of the MASTER IN-
PUT connectors – the signals are patched internally and fed to the internal power amplifi er. Once you connect a
plug to the INSERTS, EQ INPUTS, or the POWER AMP INPUTS, the internal signal path is interrupted, providing
you with the opportunity to include external signals. Following, we would like to show you some examples of how
to use the MASTER PATCHBAY.
1. Connecting an external power amplifi er:
If you need to connect more loudspeaker systems than the PowerMate is capable of handling directly, you have to
use an external power amplifi er. Using NF-cables with phone plug-type connectors, you can patch the signal eit-
her at the MAIN OUTPUTS – pre EQ – or at the EQ OUTPUTS – post EQ. In this confi guration the signal path to
the internal power amplifi er is not interrupted and the audio signal is outputted via the speaker systems connected
to both amplifi ers.
2. Connecting an additional mixing console:
If you need additional input channels, you have to connect an external mixing console. In doing so you can either
use up another LINE INPUT of the PowerMate or – as shown in the diagram below – connect the external device
to the STEREO RETURNS. In combination with the PowerMate's stereo return control, the latter solution offers
the additional benefi t of matching the level of the additional console to the PowerMate's operating level.
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