Universal Audio 2-1176 Dual 1176LN - Manual (Page 6)

The Two Page, Two Minute Guide To Getting Started
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No one likes to read owner’s manuals. We know that.
We also know that you know what you’re doing—why else would you have bought our product?
So we’re going to try to make this as easy on you as possible. Hence this two-page spread, which we
estimate will take you approximately two minutes to read. It will tell you everything you need to know to
get your Universal Audio 2-1176 up and running, without bogging you down with details.
Of course, even the most expert of us has to crack a manual every once in awhile. As the saying goes,
“as a last resort, read the instructions.” You’ll find those details you’re craving—a full description of
all front and rear panel controls, interconnection diagrams, insider’s secrets, history, theory,
maintenance information, block diagrams, specifications, even a glossary of terms—in the pages that
follow.
Getting Started With Your 2-1176:
Step 1: Decide where the 2-1176 is to be physically placed and place it there. The 2-1176 is housed in
a standard two-rackspace 19" chassis, and so we recommend that it be securely mounted in a rack if
possible.
Step 2: Make sure the front-panel power switch is in its down (OFF) position, and then connect the
supplied IEC power cable to the rear panel AC power connector. On the rear panel, set the Input-Z
switch for both channels to their up (15K
Ω) position unless you are interfacing with vintage
equipment, in which case the corresponding Input-Z switch should be placed in its down (600
Ω)
position.
Step 3: Mute your monitors and then, using balanced cables with XLR connectors, make connections to
the 2-1176 rear panel XLR line inputs and outputs. Most often, these connections will be to a patch
bay or to and from a channel or bus insert on a mixer. (
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see page 8 for an interconnection diagram)
Step 4: Set the LINK/DUAL switch in the center of the front panel to its down (DUAL) position and set
the BYPASS/COMP switch in the center of the front panel to its down (COMP) position.
Step 5: Set both Meter switches to their rightmost (+4) position. This ensures that both meters
displays final output level.
Step 6: Set the Input and Output knobs for both channels to approximately 5 (their 12 o’clock position)
for unity gain.
Manual conventions:

Means that this is an especially useful tip

Means that this is an especially important bit of information
And when we need to direct you to a page or section elsewhere in the manual, we’ll use the universal signs
for rewind (
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or fast forward (
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