Peavey V12 User Manual

owners manualV12 mixing console

direct output featuresThis section is intended for use in Front of House operations to providea controlled feed of the modules separate left and right

group assignment featuresdiscrete group assignment switches 1–8When the mode switch within the Direct Output section is depressed,thestereo signal sou

p. 12input featurespad switchInserts a 26dB pad into the left and right microphone input circuit.48-volt phantom power switch Turns 48 Volts on to the

EQ featureshigh-pass filter on-switchTurn on High Pass filter circuitry.continuously-variable high-pass filter controlSweep control variable between 20Hz

p. 14aux featuresaux send section 9/10,11/12,13/14,15/16Four sets of dual concentric controls,each set having the following associ-ated controls:note

aux featuresaux send section 5,6,7,8Four rotary controls,each having the following associated controls:pre-fader switchIndividual switches for each a

monitor featuresdual 8-segment channel meterSeparately monitors a left and right pre or post fader signal level as deter-mined by a Master Global POST

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p. 18group output module—matrix, aux, groupmono-matrix featuresThis section is intended for use in Front of House operations to providea matrixed mix

p. 19group output module—matrix, aux, groupmono-matrix featuresexternal-in signal-level to matrixControls level of signal present on XLR input connect

direct output featuresThis section is intended for use in Front of House operations to providea controlled feed to an external tape machine. It may al

p. 20group output module—matrix, aux, groupmono-matrix featuresinsert on-switchActivates Insert return connector. Signal is always fed to balanced ins

p. 21group output module—matrix, aux, groupmono-matrix featuresMtx master and GRP master LED indicatorsIndicates the operation of this set of controls

p. 22group output module—matrix, aux, groupaux master featuresilluminated mute-switchControls local mute function of this output section - Default is

p. 23group output module—matrix, aux, groupaux master featuressolo switchWill illuminate when manually selected in one of the consoles many Solomodes.

p. 24group output module—matrix, aux, groupgroup-assignment featuresThis section always receives its signal from any output block acting as theGroup M

p. 25group output module—matrix, aux, groupgroup-master featuresilluminated mute-switchControls local mute function of this output section - Default a

p. 26group output module—matrix, aux, groupgroup-master featuressolo switchWill illuminate when manually selected in one of the consoles many Solomode

module swap featuresmode switch (recessed) Controls the assignment of output functions between the three outputblocks. This switch toggles between FOH

group output module—matrix, aux, groupgroup rear-panel connectors Always as labeled - Not affected by mode switch.MATRIX OUTPUT CONNECTOR - XLR Balan

p. 29vca mastersVCA MASTERFADER BAY MODULE FUNCTIONSilluminated mute-switches (12) Controls mutes of input channels assigned to the particular VCA Gr

p. 3group assignment featuresdiscrete group assignment switches 1–8Assignment of post fader signal to discrete group buses unless the panswitch is act

p. 30group output module—matrix, aux, groupLEFT/RIGHT/MONO MASTER FADER BAY MODULE FUNCTIONSilluminated mute-switches (3) Controls mutes of main outp

input fader blockLOWER MODULE CONSTRUCTIONact LED (µ-mute)This red LED lites whenever a Mute command is issued from the Micro.This can be from any of

p. 32stereo matrix / aux out modulestereo-matrix featuresThis section is intended for use in Front of House operations to providea matrixed stereo mix

p. 33stereo matrix / aux out modulestereo-matrix featuresexternal-in left and right signal-level to matrixDual Concentric level control pair with cent

p. 34stereo matrix / aux out modulestereo-matrix featuresmtx to auxWhen this switch is depressed, a post stereo matrix level signal is fed tothe modul

stereo matrix / aux out moduledual-aux output featuresThis section controls aux outputs number 9 through 16. It is intended tooperate as individual au

p. 36stereo matrix / aux out moduledual-aux output featurestalkback preset-switch(one odd channel,one even channel)When selected will allow the Master

p. 37stereo matrix / aux out moduledual-aux output featuressolo switch Will illuminate when manually selected in one of the consoles many Solomodes. C

p. 38master modules—M1, M2oscillator featurespink-noise switchWhen depressed will generate Pink Noise in place of a sine wave signal asthe signal gene

p. 39master modules—M1, M2meter-view featuresmeters-A/meters-B switch bank(One set per module - Left master module switch bank controls left 8meters,R

input featurespad switchInserts a 26dB pad into the microphone input circuit.48-volt phantom power switch Supplies 48 Volts to the microphone input. W

p. 40master modules—M1, M2alternate output featuresAlternate output A-B are located on the left master module and Alternateoutput C-D are located on t

p. 41master modules—M1, M2alternate output featuressolo switchWill illuminate when manually selected in one of the consoles many Solomodes. Controls

p. 42master modules—M1, M2talkback master featuresgroup talkback master-switchAllows talkback to all group outputs that have their talkback preset swi

p. 43master modules—M1, M2intercom interconnect featuresThe console is designed to interconnect with a ClearCom compatibleintercom system. Three-pin m

p. 44master modules—M1, M2monitor output featuresMONITOR OUTPUT CONNECTORS - XLR balanced line level outputson the rear panel plus 1/4” headphone conn

p. 45master modules—M1, M2monitor output featuressumCombines the Left and Right signals into a summed mono signal with thesame signal appearing on the

p. 46master modules—M1, M2headphone output featuresHEADPHONE OUTPUT CONNECTORS - 1/4” headphone connectorunder the arm rest area as well as on the to

p. 47master modules—M1, M2headphone output featuressolo defeatNormally the Solo system will override any monitor switches that havebeen selected. When

p. 48master modules—M1, M2solo system featuressolo-clear switchWhen any input or output solo switch is active, depressing the SOLOCLEAR switch will ca

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p. 5EQ featureshigh-pass filter on-switchTurn on High Pass filter circuitry.continuously-variable high-pass filter controlSweep control variable between

p. 50micro mute systemmicro panel featuresThe V-12 is equipped with a microprocessor based muting and control sys-tem.This system allows the operator

p. 51micro mute systemmicro panel featuresmanual mute-bank selectWhen this button is held down, the lower display shows the currentManual Mute bank.Us

p. 52055micro mute systemchannel fader featuresµ-buttonThis momentary switch is used to program the channel mutes when the Microis in EDIT Mode. Press

p. 53micro mute system055channel fader featuresVCA LED (on module)This LED glows green to indicate the amount of control voltage applied tothe channel

p. 54micro mute systemmicro operationnormal operation modeThese switches are normally lit and available for use.GO SwitchBANK SELECTScroll UPScroll DO

micro mute systemSelect Scene to editPress EDIT/PREV key- It starts blinking indicating Edit Mode.Next Scene is the default Edit selection:MUTE (Next

p. 56micro mute systemaddition destinations are desired for the same copy data, additionalcopy/paste cycles are required.To copy a mute pattern,press

micro mute systemExiting Edit ModeThe normal way to exit from Edit Mode is to Press the blinking EDIT key.The Console returns to Normal Operation Mode

p. 58micro mute systemIf an Active Scene had been edited and then RECALL LAST is pressed,theedited Active Scene is transferred up to the Next Scene di

micro mute systemClear UtilitiesCLR_SEQ_MT PRESS_CLRCLR_SEQ_PC PRESS_CLRCLR_MM_BNK PRESS_CLRCLR_MM_ALL PRESS_CLRShow ControlSHOW_CTRL OFF ONGeneral Co

aux featuresaux send section 9/10,11/12,13/14,15/16Four sets of dual concentric controls,each set having the following associ-ated controls:pre-fader

p. 60micro mute systemMIDI Note info received on correct MIDI chan controls Chan mutes(for play-back from MIDI sequencer)OFF No Note info sent or re

micro mute systemSINGLE_MAN 2 of 13 Scenes possible: 1 of 12 Manual Mutes and SeqSceneMicro UtilitiesMAIN MICRO If set to OFF,completely disables Micr

p. 62micro mute systemwhen he scrolls to PASSWORD again before leaving the Utility Mode. PressCLEAR to clear the password to Off.RESETTING THE MICRO:T

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V12 rear views

p. 7aux featuresaux send section 5,6,7,8Four rotary controls,each having the following associated controls:pre-fader switchIndividual switches for ea

monitor features8-segment channel meterMonitors a pre or post fader signal level as determined by a MasterGlobal POST switch within the master section

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