ZED POWER 1000 USER GUIDE Publication AP9323
CONTENTS Warranty ............................................................................ 4 Conformity Statement ....................................................... 5 Safety Instructions............................................................. 6 Packed Items Checklist..................................................... 9 Introduction ...................................................................... 10 Specifications ..............................................................
WARRANTY Limited One Year Manufacturer’s Warranty Allen & Heath warrants the Allen & Heath - branded hardware product and accessories contained in the original packaging ("Allen & Heath Product”) against defects in materials and workmanship when used in accordance with Allen & Heath's user manuals, technical specifications and other Allen & Heath product published guidelines for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original purchase by the end-user purchaser ("Warranty Period").
EMC & SAFETY This product complies with the European Electro magnetic Compatibility directives 2004/108/EC and the European Low Voltage Directives 2006/95/EC. This product has been tested to EN55103 Parts 1 & 2 2009 for use in Environments E1, E2, E3, and E4 to demonstrate compliance with the protection requirements in the European EMC directive 2004/108/EC. During some tests the specified performance figures of the product were affected.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING - Read the following before proceeding: CAUTION AC MAINS IN ~ ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE – NE PAS OUVRIR ! FUSE TYPE T 3.15A 20mm T 5.0A 20mm AC SUPPLY 220 - 240V~ 100 - 120V~ 47-63Hz 320VA MAX 300W MAX WARNING: This equipment must be earthed. SERIAL No: Made in the UK by ALLEN & HEATH WARNING - THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. Read instructions: Retain these safety and operating instructions for future reference.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Water and moisture: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the console to rain or moisture or use it in damp or wet conditions. Do not place containers of liquids on it which might spill into any openings. Ventilation: Do not obstruct the ventilation slots or position the console where the air flow required for ventilation is impeded. If the console is to be operated in a rack unit or flightcase ensure that it is constructed to allow adequate ventilation.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS General Precautions: Damage : To prevent damage to the controls and cosmetics avoid placing heavy objects on the control surface, scratching the surface with sharp objects, or rough handling and vibration. Environment : Protect from excessive dirt, dust, heat and vibration when operating and storing. Avoid tobacco ash, smoke, drinks spillage, and exposure to rain and moisture. If the console becomes wet, switch off and remove mains power immediately.
PACKED ITEMS Check that you have received the following: ZED POWER 1000 Mixer Mains Lead This User Guide Check that the correct mains plug is fitted.
INTRODUCTION TO THE ZED POWER 1000 Background Overview: The Allen & Heath ZED series mixers have been designed in the beautiful county of Cornwall in the UK and are manufactured alongside a wide range of professional audio mixing consoles to the same high standards.
INTRODUCTION TO THE ZED POWER 1000 GTR/Hi Z Inputs: Specially designed, two ultra high impedance discrete class A FET (Field Effect Transistor) inputs for plugging any kind of guitar or instrument straight in. A 26dB gain boost switch allows instruments with very low output pickups to be used, and the FET does a great job of emulating the valve/tube input circuitry commonly found on instrument combos or amplifiers.
SPECIFICATIONS Operating Levels Input Mono channel (XLR) Input -10 to –60dBu for nominal (+11dBu in max) Mono channel Line Input (Jack socket) +10 to –40dBu (+31dBu maximum) Stereo Input (Jack or phono sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +15dB) Output L/R Outputs ( XLR) Normal/DI out 0dBu/-30dBu +21dBu/-9dBu maximum. Aux & FX Outputs (Jack sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum. Record & Monitor Outputs (phono sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
SPECIFICATIONS Amplifier specification Amp Class D 500W + 500W with toroidal linear PSU. 9 band 2 channel graphic EQ. Speaker impedance 4 to 8 ohms Protection Amp thermal shutdown, Transformer resettable thermal fuse, Over and under voltage shutdown, DC offset shutdown, Backup crowbar protection, Over current protection.
DIMENSIONS ZED POWER 1000 140mm (5.5 inches) 465mm (18.3 inches) 346mm (13.6 inches) Weight Allen & Heath Unpacked 10.30kg (30 lb) Packed 13.
BLOCK DIAGRAM Allen & Heath 15 ZED POWER 1000
MONO INPUT CHANNEL Mic Input Socket Standard 3-Pin XLR socket wired as Pin 1=Chassis, Pin 2=hot (+), Pin 3=Cold (-). Line Input Jack Socket Standard 1/4” (6.25mm) Jack socket for balanced or unbalanced line level signals. Wired Tip=Hot(+), Ring=cold (-), Sleeve=Chassis. The Line input connects to the XLR input through a circuit, so be aware that the two signals will add together if both inputs are plugged in simultaneously.
MONO INPUT CHANNEL HF EQ The HF (High Frequency) equaliser affects the frequency response of the higher audible frequencies. The corner frequency of 12kHz is around 3dB from the maximum cut or boost of the circuit and has plenty of gain. dBr 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 -5.00 -10.00 -15.00 -20.00 10.00 Hz 100.00 1000.00 10000.00 30000.00 MF EQ The MF (Mid Frequency) equaliser affects the middle of the audible frequency range.
MONO INPUT CHANNEL FX send This controls the level of signal that is sent to the effects bus and FX output from the channel. The signal is post-fade which means it is affected by the channel fader (so it stays in proportion to the signal going to Mix) and the send control has 6dB gain fully clockwise. There is no master level control for the FX bus. AUX send Controls the level of signal sent to the Auxiliary output from the channel.
MONO INPUT CHANNEL Hi Z input The only difference between these mono inputs is the Hi Z inputs for guitars or other instruments. Standard 1/4” (6.25mm) Jack socket for unbalanced line level signals or instrument pickups. Wired Tip=Hot(+), Ring=cold (-), Sleeve=Chassis. The Hi Z input connects to the XLR input through a circuit, so be aware that the two signals will add together if both inputs are plugged in simultaneously.
STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 1 ST-1b Inputs Standard RCA Phono sockets for unbalanced line level stereo signal sources from equipment such as CD players, sound modules or MP3 players. If your MP3 player has a mini jack socket (most common) use a stereo mini jack plug to 2 x RCA Phono lead. ST-1a Inputs Standard 1/4” jack sockets for line level stereo signals. The ST1b inputs (RCA Phono) are connected through the break contacts of these jack sockets so plugging into ST1a will override the signals from ST1b.
STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 1 FX send This controls the level of signal that is sent to the effects bus and FX output from the stereo channel. The signal is postfade which means it is affected by the channel fader (so it stays in proportion to the signal going to Mix) and the send control has 6dB gain fully clockwise. There is no master level control for the FX bus. AUX send Controls the level of signal sent to the Auxiliary output from the stereo channel.
STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 2 ST-2 Input The USB audio input is connected through the break contacts of the standard 1/4” (6.25mm) jack sockets. Plugging into the jacks will override the USB input, so if you want to use the ST-2 channel for the USB input signal, make sure nothing is plugged into the jack sockets. The rest of the features of the ST-2 channel are as described for ST-1.
ZED EFFECTS PROCESSOR Effects Type Selection LEDs 8 Green LEDs show one of 16 effects types available. If the Bank LED is off the green LEDs will show one of 1 to 8 on the effects list (or off if no LEDs are lit), if the Bank LED is on the green LEDs will show which of effects types 9 to 16 is selected. For effects types 1 to 5, the green LED will blink in time with the tempo of the delay time. The green LEDs also display the level of the parameter adjustment when the TAP button is held down.
ZED EFFECTS PROCESSOR Effects Type List & Description: There are 16 different effects presets in the ZED Effects Processor. Each is fed with a mono signal from the FX bus, and the output from the effects processor is in stereo. Each preset has a parameter adjust control which is matched to the preset.
MASTER SECTION Main Mix Out XLR connectors Standard XLR output connectors for the main stereo mix. Impedance balanced to aid interference rejection. A recessed switch on the rear panel reduces the level by 30dB if it is required to submix these outputs into the XLR inputs of another mixer. Main Mix Insert jack sockets Standard 1/4” (6.25mm) jack sockets wired: Tip = send, Ring = return, Sleeve = Chassis. Nominal level is 0dBu. Use for connection of outboard equipment such as a master compressor or limiter.
MASTER SECTION Stereo Meters 12 Segment LED meters with fast attack (4mSec) and medium decay (1Sec). The meters display the signals selected by the Phones Select switches, or the mono Listen signal (PFL) if activated by any of the Listen switches. Monitor Level & Source switch Controls the volume of the stereo monitor outputs from off (fully attenuated) to +10dB of gain.
AMPLIFIER SECTION Mono out / Sub Standard 1/4” (6.25mm) jack sockets wired: Tip=hot, Ring=cold, Sleeve=Chassis. 0dBu. This is a post fade sum of the MIX left and right outputs. This can be used to feed an external amplifier or powered speaker. Pressing the MONO=SUB switch converts the output to a low pass filtered output for sub bass. Patching this output back into the amp inputs allows the internal amplifier on the ZED POWER 650 to have a sub bass filtered response. Amp Inputs Standard 1/4” (6.
AMPLIFIER SECTION Protect and Limit LEDs The Protect LED will light up when the amps have been shutdown with the AMPS STANDBY button or if a fault has occurred with the amplifier. The limit LED will light when the speaker output starts to get close to the power rails of the amplifier, typically when distortion gets to 1% or higher. The mixer will automatically limit the signal level sent to the amplifier circuits.
CONNECTING THE AMPLIFIER Speaker outputs The power amplifier outputs are available on Speakon connectors. These are robust locking connectors specifically designed to carry high power signals. The popular NL4 version is used. Wire the speaker positive cable to the 1+ terminal and the speaker negative cable to the 1- terminal. Use heavy duty 2 core speaker cable of at least 16swg (1.5mm2) rating. To connect the speakon push in the plug and rotate. This locks the plug in position.
CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER USB lead type A to B USB Audio Interface The ZED is equipped with a stereo bi-directional USB 1.1 compliant audio CODEC. It is fully compliant with USB 2 ports and uses standard Windows and MAC Core Audio Drivers. In other words, plug it in and your computer will find it and be able to transfer audio to and from the ZED USB device.
CONNECTION DRAWING - LIVE MIXING 1 Amplifier outputs fed from Main LR Mix and connected to PA speakers Allen & Heath 31 ZED POWER 1000
CONNECTION DRAWING - LIVE MIXING 2 Amplifier outputs fed from Mono LR Mix and Aux, connected to Mono PA system and wedge monitor Allen & Heath 32 ZED POWER 1000
CONNECTION DRAWING - LIVE MIXING 3 Amplifier outputs fed from Mono LR Mix and Sub Out, connected to Mono PA system and subwoofer Allen & Heath 33 ZED POWER 1000
CONNECTING A ZED TO PRO TOOLS 9(& UP) ON A MAC 1. Connect your ZED mixer to your Mac via USB and power on the mixer. 2. With Pro Tools (PT) installed, open Audio MIDI Setup on your Mac. PT should have created a Pro Tools Aggregate I/O folder in the Audio Devices list. The ZED interface should appear as USB Audio CODEC in the list along with other audio devices in your system. Tick Use to enable the device in PT. Audio MIDI Setup... 3. Run Pro Tools and create a new session with at least two audio tracks.
CONNECTING A ZED TO PRO TOOLS 9(& UP) ON A WINDOWS PC On a Windows system, Pro Tools 9 and (higher) support third party audio interfaces only in conjunction with ASIO drivers. Pro Tools won’t recognize WDM devices such as the standard USB Audio Codec used by the ZED mixers. Since the ZED USB mixers have no dedicated ASIO driver, you will need a third party driver. We recommend using ASIO4ALL, a popular, hardware independent, low latency ASIO driver for WDM audio devices.
SOUND MIXING TIPS FOR FIRST TIME USERS Step 1: Connect your Sources Plug in your microphones, instruments, audio players using the connection drawings on p31 - 33 as a rough guide. If condenser microphones are being used: Keep the faders down and channel mutes activated, switch on 48V to Mics. Step 2: Check the levels For each channel, individually in turn check the signal level by speaking or getting someone to speak into the microphone or play the instrument.
SOUND MIXING TIPS FOR FIRST TIME USERS Step 4: Add Effects Reverb or echo effects can be used to add ambience and character to certain types of audio sources, particularly vocals. Select the type of effect required using the FX section SEL buttons. Send some audio signal to the FX bus by turning the FX control clockwise on your preferred channel - try a vocal channel first. Gently raise the FX master fader (yellow) to add the effect to the main stereo mix.
WIRING INFORMATION Insert cable wiring General Wiring Information Allen & Heath 38 ZED POWER 1000
