Tascam TEAC PROFESSIONAL M-164 Owner's Manual

TASCAM M-164/M-164FX/M-164UF 316 − TroubleshootingRelated to mixer settingsQ: There is no sound from the speakers connectedto the STEREO OUTPUTS jacks.A:Turn the MONITOR ST switch ON and check theMONITOR meters.If the meter indicators are changing:Check the settings and volume of the connected amplifi-• cation system.If the meter indicators are not changing:Are the channel• ST assign switches ON (pushed in)?Are the channel and• ST faders raised?Is the input sound source properly connected to the• mixer?Q: The sound is quiet even if the faders are raised.A:If mics are being input to channels 1–6, are their• TRIMknobs turned up?Are external sound sources connected to both the• MICand LINE input jacks of any of these channels (1–6)?If a condenser mic is connected, is phantom power ON?•Q: The sound is distorted.A:If the channel meters are peaking:Are the channel 1–6• TRIM knobs set suitably?Are the output levels of external sound sources con-• nected to channels 7–16 too high?If the channel meters display normal levels:Are the EQ settings too high?•Are the channel or• ST faders raised too high?Q: The record player sounds strange.A:Is it connected to channels 9-10, and is the• PHONO ONswitch ON?Is the record player grounding wire connected to the• SIGNAL GND jack on the mixer?Q: There is a humming noise coming from externalequipment.A:Try using grounding wire to connect a metal part of the• external equipment chassis with the SIGNAL GND jackon the mixer.Q: The internal effect does not work (M-164FX,M-164UF).A:Have you increased the level of the• AUX 2 knob for anychannels with inputs to send their signals to the internaleffect and increased the level of the AUX MASTER 2knob?Have you raised the fader of the return channels selected• by the INT. EFFECT RTN switch?If the return channels are set to 15-16, is something• plugged into the STEREO IN jack, causing the effectreturn to be bypassed?Q: There is no sound from the monitoring systemconnected to the AUX SEND 1 jack.If you can monitor the AUX 1 bus by headphones:Check the settings of the external monitoring system.•If you cannot monitor the AUX 1 bus by head-phones:Have you increased the level of the• AUX 1 knob for anychannels with inputs and increased the level of the AUXMASTER 1 knob?Are the• PRE switches for the channels that you wantto monitor ON? (If the PRE switches are OFF and thechannel faders are lowered, those channels cannot bemonitored.)Related to recording with Cubase LE4(M-164UF ONLY)For details see the Cubase LE4 Quick Start Guide (page 4).