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1. QUALITY AV PRODUCTS ROOMMATE PROFESSIONAL 19 MIXER J c ive User Guide and Reference Manual INTRODUCTION Welcome to the NEWHANK ROOMMATE professional 19 mixers series user manual Roommate is a 4 Zone stereo matrix mixer meaning that any of the 6 input channels can be freely routed to any of the 4 stereo zone outputs Connect and control up to Microphones and 11Stereo line Sources like CD Play ers Radio s Satellite and Cable receivers etc As a bonus the additional Dual USB connections enable a 2 Stereo Audio feed from a MAC or PC This manual describes how ROOMMATE can work for you By incorporating the latest surface mount technology and a Green switch mode power supply we have created a reliable highend low noise audio mixer that will serve you well for many years to come BASIC PRINCIPLES Study the rear panel connections on page 4 Make sure all devices are turned off and all faders zone and gain rotary s are closed Connect all your stereo input sources as described on page 4 Connect the stereo master and zone outputs to power amplifier s powered speakers and so on Plug all devices into AC power Always switch your system on in the following sequence Audio input sources like DVD CD Players Tuners etc Mixer 3 Amplifiers Powered speakers etc Always switch your system off in reverse sequence 1 Amplifiers Powered s2. or USB Properties For Built in Microphone 2 Audio CODEC Clock Source Default Configure Speakers To change system audio preferences on a Audio input Audio Output j Mac you will need to access the Audio MIDI Master Siea Source Internal microphone Setup preferences located in Applications 2 Lo X Utilities Ch Volume Value dB Mute Thru M Note If you have connected both USB ports to LO 591790 Output is not supported 2 Qe 0 50 7 00 your computer the ports will be numbered in the order they were connected For example if you connected USB A before USB B USB A will appear as USB Audio CODEC and USB B will appear as USB Audio CODEC 2 e To send audio from your computer into the ROOMMATE select USB Audio CODEC in the default output field This allows you to play audio from your computer into one of either of the mixer channels depending on which USB port is used to make the connection If your sound playback or recording application does not have its own audio input and output settings for mple Apple ITunes it will use the devices set in Audio MIDI Setup Please note that these settings are loaded upon application startup so if you change device settings while the application is open you will need to restart your application for the settings to take effect USING BOTH USB PORTS SIMULTANEOUSLY Since the ROOMMATE has 2 USB ports you can attach a different compute
3. 434x160MM Depth 810MM including rubber feet 850MM Please Note All specifications and improvements to and in the design of this unit and its manuals are subject to change at any time without any prior written or published notice NEWTANK QUALITY AV PRODUCTS www newhank com NEWHANK www newhank com ROOMMATE Instruction Manual Page 6
4. channel and Program mix in the headphones When all the way to the left you hear the cannel cue input selection s when turned to the right you hear the master program mix output 22 ZONE 3 Select When pressed the stereo signal of the selected channel will go to stereo Zone output and red LED is on 23 ZONE 2 Select When pressed the stereo signal of the selected channel will go to stereo Zone 2 output and LED is on 24 ZONE 1 Select When pressed the stereo signal of the selected channel will to stereo Zone 1 output and red LED is on 25 MASTER Select When pressed the stereo signal of the selected channel will go to stereo Master output and red LED is on 26 LED VU Meters Can indicate either the master output cue channel input levels depending on the position of the MASTER PFL Switch 18 NEWHANK www newhank com ROOMMATE Instruction Manual Page 3 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS E e _ romme WWW NEWHANK COM QUALITY AV PRODUCTS 1 AUX INPUTS RCA CD DVD players Tape Decks and other line level devices may be connected to these jacks The red colored RCA jack represents the right channel input and the white represents the left channel input 2 LINE INPUTS RCA CD DVD players Tape Decks and other line level devices may be connected to these inputs MIC INPUTS Connect microphones to these inputs ZONE 3 OUTPUT RCA Connect this output to an
5. extra amplifier powered monitors a lighting console ZONE 2 OUTPUT RCA Connect this output to an extra amplifier powered monitors a lighting console ZONE 1 OUTPUT BALANCED Connect this output to an extra amplifier powered monitors or a lighting console 7 MASTER OUTPUT BALANCED Connect this output to an extra amplifier powered monitors or a lighting console 8 USB Ports These connections receive audio from a connected computer 9 POWER SWITCH Turns the mixer on and off 10 POWER IN Use the included IEC power cable to connect the mixer to a power outlet USB OPERATION The ROOMMATE is equipped with two USB ports that allow you to play content from your computer through the mixer The USB interface on your mixer works with your computer just like a standard USB plug and play sound card WINDOWS CONFIGURATION 1 on your computer and the ROOMMATE 2 Use a USB cable to connect one or both ports of the ROOMMATE to your computer Sen 3 Windows will immediately recognize the mixer as a USB Audio 3 Device or USB Audio CODEC and will automatically install Sounds and Audio Devices Properties Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware Default device 058 Audio CODEC v any required system components 1 A Volume vanced To change system audio preferences in Windows you will need toa ccess the Sounds and Audio Devices properties
6. able channel pre fader and gain level 7 CHANNEL TREBLE Adjusts the high treble frequencies of the audio on the corresponding channel 8 CHANNEL MID Adjusts the mid range frequencies of the audio on the corresponding channel 9 CHANNEL BASS Adjusts the low bass frequencies of the audio on the corresponding channel 10 INPUT SELECTOR Selects the input source to be routed to the corresponding channel Input jacks are located on the rear panel 11 PFL Sends post EQ audio of the corresponding channel to the headphone monitoring section and also the VU meters when 18 is pressed 12 CHANNEL FADER Adjusts the audio level on the corresponding channel 13 MASTER Screwdriver adjustable stereo main master output volume control 14 ZONE 1 Screwdriver adjustable stereo zone1 master output volume control 15 ZONE 2 Screwdriver adjustable stereo zone2 master output volume control 16 ZONE 3 Screwdriver adjustable stereo zone3 master output volume control 17 STEREO MONO When pressed your main master output will be MONO 18 MASTER PFL When pressed you see the pre fader cue signal s on the VU Meters When raised you see the post fader Master program signal on the VU Meters 19 HEADPHONES Connect your headphones to this output for cueing and mix monitoring 20 CUE GAIN Adjusts the audio level of the headphones 21 CUE BLEND Slide this to mix the Cue
7. e your preferred sound playback device as described above then re open the application Note that this technique will not work with all media players for example Real Player Use a dedicated audio program that supports 2 sound cards Problem The sound is coming out of my computer speakers instead of going to my mixer The Sound Playback Device was not properly set Close your audio playback application then change your Preferred Sound Playback Device as described above then re open the application Problem My computer s system sounds beeps and bells are going into my mixer The Sound Playback Device is still set to your mixer Change the Preferred Sound Playback Device as described above Silence your computer 5 system sounds altogether by doing the following Select Sounds and Audio Devices in the Control Panel and switch to the Sounds tab Under Sound Scheme Choose the No Sounds option and click OK If you have Mac you didn 1 select Play alerts and sound effects through Internal Speakers See the Mac setup section for how to do this SPECIFICATIONS Installation Place on flat surface or mount 19 rack Power supply Single Voltage switch power AC 115 230V 50Hz Power consumption 12W typical 21W w full headphone output Operating Temperature 5 to 35 deg CC Humidity 25 to 85 RH Non condensing Storage Temperature 20 to 60 deg Dimensions 19 Ahe Rack mount Front 483x177MM Rear
8. located in the Sound recording Control Panel 4 Default device i The first time you connect the Mixer to your computer the mixer USB Audio CODEC will be automatically assigned as the default or preferred device for sound playback on your computer All of your computer s sounds will be now sent to the mixer channel indicated above the USB con is Default device nection Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth Note If you have connected both USB ports to your computer the Volume About ports will be numbered in the order they were connected For exa if you connected USB A before USB B USB A will appear as USB Audio CODEC and USB B will appear as USB audio CO DEC 2 v Use only default devices OK Cancel NEWHANK www newhank com ROOMMATE Instruction Manual Page 4 To prevent Windows from playing system sounds beeps and bleeps through ROOMMATE we highly end disabling these by clicking on the Sounds tab and selecting No Sounds from the pull down menu MAC CONFIGURATION Turn on your computer and the ROOMMATE Saua Scan 2 Use a USB cable to connect one or both SEEE ports of the ROOMMATE to your computer Default Input USB Audio CODEC Default Output 58 Audio CODEC H System Output Built in Output 3 Your MAC will immediately recognize the mixer as a USB Audio Device
9. peakers etc 2 Mixer 3 Audio input sources DVD CD Players Tuners etc ADJUSTMENT 1 Select the Input source 10 and channel while your connected audio device is in playback mode 2 Engage the Master PFL 18 While still keeping the channel master and zone rotary s in closed position now engage the PFL 11 of the MY aK WD corresponding channel Adjust the gain rotary 6 with a screwdriver till you see the input level in the blue area of the VU meter bar rea ding on average between 7 and 0 cB Adjust the channel fader to 75 open Finally adjust the master and or zone rotary with a screwdriver to the find the desired room level N Repeat these steps for all line input channels NEWHANK www newhank com ROOMMATE Instruction Manual Page 2 FACE PANEL FUNCTIONS mic 0 9 060 90900 0 CH2 0 0 0 60 ewe 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 1 POWER LED Illuminates in red when the mixer is powered on 2 GAIN Adjusts the audio level of the microphone signal 3 MIC BASS Adjusts the low bass frequencies of the microphone channel 4 MIC TREBLE Adijusts the high treble frequencies of the microphone channel 5 MIC INPUT a microphone to this COMBO input that accepts either XLR or 1 4 jack connector 6 CHANNEL GAIN Screwdriver adjust
10. r to each USB jack or you can connect both jacks to a single computer Each USB jack on the mixer will appear as a separate USB audio device to your computer You can play two audio files simultaneously from one computer and send both of those audio streams to separate chan nels of your mixer by using two USB cables If you do this we suggest using one of the many commercially available s oftware programs that support multiple sound cards However if you don t have software like that you can use two sep arate software media players instead To do this you need to start the first media player and then change the Preferred Audio Device to the second USB port then start your second media player NEWHANK www newhank com ROOMMATE Instruction Manual 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem The computer did not recognize my mixer The mixer is not turned on your mixer The USB cable is not connected Connect the USB cable to your computer and mixer You have already installed USB Audio Device before In that case your mixer should work without any installation process Just plug it in You may have to change your computers Default Sound Playback Device Problem I m trying to play one song into channel 3 and the other into channel 4 but they both bet mixed together into only one channel The Sound Playback Device was not set properly for one of your audio applications Close one of the playback applica tions then chang
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