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Topic: NV112 XLR Problem |
Tom Campbell
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Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 7:20 am |
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I used the XLR outlet for the first time on my Peavey NV112.
Is the speaker suppose to become unusable if the XLR is used (XLR going straight to the board)? I lost the us of my speaker...was under the impression that I could use the speaker as a monitor when using the XLR.
Thanks for any help in this matter. |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 9:38 am
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It shouldn't. Check for a mis-wired or bad cable. If not that, something is probably amiss with the amp.
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 10:19 am
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| What's interesting is that all my EQ controls work...just no speaker. |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 10:52 am
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Does the amp work right with the cable unplugged? If so, then you have a bad, or miswired, cable. The XLR pins 2 and 3 are the signal pins. Pin 1 is ground.
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 11:46 am
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Amp works fine with out the XLR connected.
Just found out the XLR must go to a line-level input on the board...not a mic level. Apparently the signal from the Peavey XLR is too hot for a mic level input on the board. |
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 11:56 am
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It is a very hot signal. However any good mixer will have a gain control at the top of each channel to compensate for this. Some even have a pad switch.
The XLR output is great to get an un modified signal to the mixer.
About cutting the speaker off. I also suspect a misfired XLR cable. Try another one.
Then if this does not work., call Peavey Repair Center. They are ther to help. |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 12:19 pm
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According to the "chain" diagram in the manual, you get everything but the master gain and power amp on the line out signal. It also states "Use quality
mic cables to make this patch." If you have a hot, cold, or ground cross wired, it probably will cause problems. It tried to see if a schematic is available online, but no luck.
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 3:50 am
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I use the XLR out to the board all the time, and can hear the amp. Something is not right with yours.
Be aware that the level of the XLR out is set by the "Pre Gain" control. I keep it at 50%, and adjust it down if the sound guy thinks the level is too hot.
I'm always dealing with different sound guys, so it's easier to adjust my end than explain.
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 6:10 am
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| I won't have a chance to try it until Sunday morning, but I think I am connected to the wrong input on the board. I bet the sound guy has me connected to a mic input on the board instead of a line-level input because I can only increase my pre-gain setting by half a increment between (0-1) before it overloads the circuit. |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 6:37 am
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That must be it.
PreGain that low won't deliver much sound to the amp.
You need around 50%. |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 9:11 am
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Most good mixer boards also have a "Gain" control on the channel input that is to be set according to what is feeding the mic channel, which is by the way, where the 112 should be fed. That way the sound tech has control to house, monitors, etc.
The gain on the channel may need to be higher or lower. Also, if there is a "pad" switch on the mixer input, it may need to be pressed if the Nashville is too hot.
Best way it set the Nashville for your self, with the gain on the mixer channel all the way off. Then the sound tech increase the gain on his end to get the level he needs.
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 10:19 am
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Thanks for the tips guys!
Scott...I will make a copy of your instructions and give them to the sound guy...this way (hopefully) he won't get defensive if he thinks their my suggestions  |
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