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First off, you really need to go read your manual before you make posts like this because I'm reading it now and ALL of this information that you are having trouble with is IN THE MANUAL! You can download it at www.pioneerprodj.com if you didn't get one with your equip.
Okay, you may need to get adapters for your effector, I don't know what type of plug it comes with.
First of all, you do have two master outs, but you will only ever use one. One is RCA and the other is XLR. RCA is your standard connection that you will more than likely be using yourself. You can plug this directly into your receiver. XLR is meant for really long cables that you find in places like clubs. They are used becaue the longer the signal has to travel through the wire, the more signal loss and power you will get out of it on the other end. For cables significantly over 15' to 20' long (ie 30'+), I would suggest thinking about switching to XLR.
Second, your effector gets hooked up to the send/return just to the right of your power cord. I believe that they use 1/4" TSR (headphone) jacks, just like your headphones should use to plug into the mixer. You'll notice that there are two plugs for send and two for return. If you have two plugs for each on your effector, then no problem, just hook them up left to left and right to right on both. If you only have one plug on your effector, that means that you have a stereo signal being sent through just one cord. If this is the case then you have to hook it up to the jack marked R (for right). The left jack (which, ironically is on the right side) should be marked mono. (If it is marked mono on the right jack on your mixer for some reason, then just use the left one instead...).
For your mic hookup, you may just have a volume problem. Make sure your mic is mic 1 (for ease of explaination, you can use either one, though this one is most convenient), it is the one on the top left of the mixer. Then adjust mic 1 level to about 3/4 or so. You also have a switch to shut off the mic, turn it on and create a talkover. Talkover will kill the volume quite a bit on the music so that you can hear what is said over the mic. At lease make sure it is in the on position then try talkover is that isn't working. You also have to make sure that your mic is on of course (on the actual mic itself if it has a switch). If this doesn't solve your problem. Try hooking the mic up to something else just to be sure that it works. If you don't have anything else, try taking it to Radio Shack and asking them to test it for you.
Also for your effector, you have to use the beat effects module and select send/return (snd/rtn). You'll have to read up in the manual for exactly what to do, but I believe that you must have your cue selected on the effects part to hear it in the headphones, and you have to select the channel source (cue or live) that you want it to affect.
Last edited by Dj Flesch on Nov-22-2002 at 15:42
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