Stanton DJ FOCUS SIGNATURE MIXER SA-8 - Manual (Page 6)

on a channel the mixer is close to clip-
ping (distorting) the audio signal and
the gains should be turned down.
(23) Phones – Standard 1/4” & 1/8”
headphone output connectors.
(24) Reverse – Reverses the direction
of each respective line fader.
(25) Curve – Three-position switch
selects between a sharp, mid and long
fade for the corresponding line fader.
(26) Mono / Stereo – Individual mono /
stereo switches for each input.
(27) CF Curve – Controls the curve of
the crossfader from a sharp cut for
scratching to a long gradual fade for
mixing.
(28) CF Reverse – Reverses the direc-
tion of the crossfader.
(29) Power switch – Turns the mixer on
and off.
(30) AC IN – Input connection for the
included power supply.
(31) Balanced Master output: 1/4” TRS
balanced connectors (typically used to
connect to a P.A. mixer or an amplifier
for live performances or a recording
console for recording).
(32) Direct Outputs – Individual outputs
for each channel allows you to record
your mixes to a multi-track recorder.
These 2 outputs may also be used as
master outputs in a live performance
situation to allow the sound engineer to
have independent control of each
turntables signal.
(33) Ground connector: Connects to
turntable ground post to eliminate elec-
trical hum. Ground cables are supplied
with turntables. (Note: Some turntables
do not need to be grounded see own -
ers manual with turntable)
(34) FX Send – Connects to the input
of any effects processing device. The
signal that is selected by the FX On/Off
switches (14) will be sent though the
FX send.
(35) FX Return – Connects to the out-
put of the same effects processor to
complete the effects loop. In order to
use the FX Loop the AUX / FX (37)
must be set to FX.
(36) AUX – Extra input for connecting a
line level signal. A CD player or sam-
pler may be connected to this input or
the input can be used as a session
input for team routines. In order to use
this input the AUX/FX switch (37) must
be set to AUX. This input is controlled
by the first set of EQ (1), Gain (2), and
Balance (3)
controls. When the
AUX/FX switch is placed in FX this
input is disabled.
(37) AUX/FX Select switch – Selects
which signal is routed to the first set of
EQ (1), Gain (2), and Balance (3)
knobs on the top portion of the mixer.
When AUX is selected the AUX input
(36) is controlled by these controls and
is sent to the master output. When FX
is selected the FX RETURN (35) is
routed to the first set of controls.
(38) Phono Inputs – Dual RCA phono
level inputs for connecting turntables.
(Note: Do not plug line level devices
into this input).
(39) Line Inputs – Dual RCA inputs for
connecting line level devices such as
cd players, samplers, etc...
(40) PGM Reverse – Reverses the sig-
nal sent to line faders 1 and 2. When
reversed, PGM 2 line fader will control
PGM 1’s audio signal, and vice versa.
(41) Unbalanced Master RCA output –
RCA connectors are typically used to
connect to a home stereo, or to anoth-
er mixer with RCA inputs for practicing
or team routines. Several SA-8’s can
be daisy chained together by plugging
this output into the AUX input of the
next SA-8 in the chain.
D E S C R I P T I O N O F F U N C T I O N S
(42) Booth Output – The booth output
is a separate master output. The vol-
ume of this output is controlled by the
BOOTH knob (12) located on the top of
the mixer. The booth output is typically
used in a club environment where the dj requires a separate control of the
booth speakers. However the booth
output may be used for recording or for
daisy chaining mixers or as simply a
second master output.