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INTRODUCTION TO THE ZED-10FXBackground Overview:The Allen & Heath ZED series mixers have been carefully and lovingly 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. Many of the components used inZED-10FX and ZED-10 are exactly the same as in the larger Allen & Heath products and theconstruction methods are also very similar — utilising individual vertically mounted channelcircuit boards with each rotary control fixed with a metal nut to the front panel. This provides a very robust product that will resist damage and give years of reliable use. It alsomakes servicing much easier should it be required, with the ability to remove one particularchannel from the mixer at a time. The vertical board construction method is unique in aproduct at this price point and puts the ZED-10FX and ZED-10 in a truly professional classof their own.The audio circuitry is based on years of continual development and refinement , the performance of all the elements within the mixer is scrutinised and perfected to ensure the verybest sound quality possible.Multi-application:ZED’s are great for live mixing! Their layout makes them very easy to use and easy toachieve a great sound. They are also perfect for recording, either a live show or an audioproject at home can be built up track by track using the USB digital audio interface. The flexibility and quality of these mixers make them stand out from the crowd. You can plug yourguitars or instruments straight into the class A discrete FET high impedance inputs, cater forup to four microphones, two stereo sources with MP3 player compatibility, separate 2-trackrecord outputs and a stereo playback input for 2-track replay or perhaps interval music froma CD player, XLR main stereo outputs with inserts, comprehensive monitoring with headphones and separate monitor speaker outputs, 48V microphone phantom power, DI levelswitching for sub mixing, and not least of all, the same digital effects algorithms as those usedon our flagship digital consoles costing 150 times as much!All this and the ability to withstand life being gigged night after night—there is nothing elselike it at this price point.ZED mixers are also ideal for teaching establishments, houses of worship, hotels and conference centres where their ease of use and robust qualities make them a top choice.Mic/Line Pre-amps:Based on the pre-amps from the MixWizard series, the ZED-10FX & ZED-10 pre-amps uselow noise discrete transistor circuitry to achieve high gain (60dB max), low noise and goodlinearity.GTR/Hi Z Inputs:Specially designed for ZED-10FX and ZED-10, two ultra high impedance discrete class A FET(Field Effect Transistor) inputs for plugging any kind of guitar or instrument straight in. A26dB gain boost switch allows instruments with very low output pickups to be used, and theFET does a great job of approximating the valve/tube input circuitry commonly found oninstrument combos or amplifiers.Allen & Heath10ZED-10FX User Guide

INTRODUCTION TO THE ZED-10FXEQ:The ZED-10FX and ZED-10 mixers are equipped with a 3-band equaliser circuit on eachmono input, with swept mid frequency section, and a 2-band EQ on the stereo channels. Thefrequency and response of each has been carefully chosen to give the maximum performancewhen using the EQ on a variety of sources.Effects Processor:Zed 10FX has a professional quality effects processor built in which uses our own effectsalgorithms developed by our talented engineering staff at Allen & Heath. The effects rangefrom classic reverbs, cascaded delay plus reverbs to shimmering flanger & chorus effects. Thedifferent effects types are selected with a simple up/down button interface and the tempo ofthe delay settings can be set using the TAP button. Holding the TAP button allows the parameters of the effects to be adjusted. The audio signal to the DSP is converted using 24 bithigh dynamic range converters running at 48kHz sample rate, ensuring low noise, low distortion, transparent effects.Record Bus:A separately switched stereo bus can be routed to from any channel creating a selectiverecording bus, monitoring bus or stereo clean feed output. You can even route just the effects processor output to this bus and use the mixer as a high end effects unit.USB:Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a common requirement for live soundand music production. The way we have implemented this on ZED is super-flexible and super-easy! No longer do you need to fiddle around the back of your computer to get to thesoundcard inputs, only to find that the levels are all wrong and noisy. Just plug in a USB leadto your ZED, select the USB routing on the mixer and the device on your computer andthat’s it! CD quality audio to and from your PC or MAC.Internal power supply:Not a “wall wart” - a proper built in power supply specifically designed and based on totallyreliable technology.Allen & Heath11ZED-10FX User Guide

SPECIFICATIONSOperating LevelsInputMono 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)OutputL/R Outputs ( XLR) Normal/DI out0dBu/-30dBu 21dBu/-9dBu maximum.Aux & FX Outputs (Jack sockets)0dBu nominal. 21dBu maximum.Record & Monitor Outputs (phono sockets)0dBu nominal. 21dBu maximum.Frequency ResponseMic in to Mix L/R Out, 30dB gain 0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 30kHz.Line in to Mix L/R out 0dB gain 0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 25kHzStereo in to Mix L/R out 0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 30kHzTHD nMic in to Mix L/R Out, 10dB gain 1kHz 10dBu out0.002%Mic in to Mix L/R Out, 30dB gain 1kHz0.01%Line in to Mix L/R out 0dB gain 0dBu 1kHz0.003%Stereo in to Mix L/R out 0dB gain 10dBu 1kHz0.002%Gtr Input to Mix L/R Out, 0dBu, Boost OUT0.015%Gtr Input to Mix L/R Out, 0dBu, Boost IN2% Second HarmonicHeadroomAnalogue Headroom from nominal (0Vu)21dBUSB in & out headroom from nominal (0Vu)14dBNoiseMic Pre EIN @ max gain 150R input Z 22-22kHz-127dBuMix L/R out, L/R faders 0, Levels min, 22-22kHz-96dBuMix L/R out, L/R faders 0, Levels min, 22-22kHz-96dBuUSB Audio CODEC (Coder/Decoder)USB Audio In/OutUSB 1.1 compliant 16bit.Sample RateAllen & Heath32, 44.1, or 48kHz12ZED-10FX User Guide

DIMENSIONSMicMicLineMicLineMicGTR 1O/P LevelSwitchLeftLeftLeftRightRightRightGTR 2Hi ZHi ZLeftUSBLeftLeftUSB IN L20040GAIN20040GAIN- 10 1060 40M L20040GAIN- 10 1060 40M LHPF20USB IN R40GAIN- 10 1060 40M GHPFRight- 10 10RightHF0HF5-15500650-15 151k500650f5002k1204k650f5002k1204k650f2kf2k3kMID 151204k3kMID120 15-15LF 15-15LF 15-15HFHFLF-15 15-150 15FXAUXLEVELL0 100L0LEVEL11 Plate (colour)4 PingPong(regen)12 Hall1 (size)5 BeatDly (regen)13 Hall2 (size)6 Ambient (echo)14 Arena (size)7 SlapVerb (size)15 Flanger (dpth)8 DoubleZED(size)16 Chorus (dpth)RecordBus 16 9 6 30-3-6-9-12-16-20-30Aux-FXL RMAINMIX0LEVEL 10MonitorSourceFX toAUXAUXLEVELL0RMix0LEVEL 10AUX MIXPLAYBACK TO00 6RLPhonesAUX 60 6RecordLEVEL0 6BALL010 Plate (predly)3 Dly verb (regen)TAP00R2 Dly verb (size)PARAMETER (HOLD)FX 6BAL9 Plate (decay)SEL 15 6AUX0RLEVEL0 6PANLFX 6AUX0RLEVEL0 6PAN-15 151 Dly verb (level)Bank 9-16 15FX 6AUX0 6PANR-150 6AUX0 6L 15FX 6PAN 15LFLF-150 6-15 15LF 15-15FX 154k-15-155-15 151k2003kMID-15 151k2003kMID-15 151k200TAPHF-15200AUXOUTHPF0HFFXOUTRight60 40M GHPFPHONES SELECT0AuxPlaybackRLEVEL0FXLEVEL 10 10 10 10 10 ListenListenListenListenListenListen000 10PLAYBACKLEVEL 10MAIN MIXPhonesLEVEL95mm (3.7 inches)336mm (13.2 inches)275mm (10.8 inches)WeightZED-10FXUnpacked3.3kg (7.3 lb)Packed4.5kg (10 lb)Allen & Heath13ZED-10FX User Guide

BLOCK DIAGRAM SCHEMATICMIC INLINE INL RUSBAUDIOINPUTINSTRUMENT INST1-bLRLST1-aRLRUSBAUDIOINPUTL RPhantom PowerGAIN -100HzHMHF3 BAND EQUALISERMONO CHANNELHPFLFSTEREO CHANNELMONO CHANNELS 3&4MONO CHANNELS 1&2CLASS AFETHI-Z DIGAIN BOOSTGAINHF2 BAND EQUALISERLFSTEREO CHANNEL 1DSPEFFECTS MIXPLAYBACKSTEREO CHANNEL FECT TYPEBANKSEL UPSEL XAUXFX TO AUXRECORDEFFECTSTO MIXPLAYBACKTO AUXPFL ACTIVELEFT INSERTRIGHT INSERTAUX MIXMASTER LEVELEFFECTS MIXPLAYBACKINPUTPhantom PowerLEVELMAIN LRINPUTUSB AUDIOOUTPUTPRIORITY SWITCHINGAUX-FXRECORD BUSAUXRECORD BUSPRIORITY SWITCHING48V To MicsPFL/AFLLMAIN OUTR0dBu NOMINALFX OUTAUX OUTRRECORD OUTLMETERSUSB 1 STEREO I/OPHONESLEVELHEADPHONESRMONITOR OUTPUTLUSB DEVICEMONITOR LEVELPFL ACTIVEPLAYBACKFOLLOW MIXZED 10FX BLOCK DIAGRAMZED-10FX User Guide14Allen & HeathST2LRPLAYBACKLRFXAUXREC LREC RPFL

MONO INPUT CHANNEL 1 & 2Mic Input SocketStandard 3-Pin XLR socket wired as Pin 1 Chassis, Pin 2 hot( ), Pin 3 Cold (-).Line Input Jack SocketStandard 1/4” (6.25mm) Jack socket for balanced or unbalancedMicline level signals.MicWired Tip Hot( ),MicRing cold (-),Sleeve Chassis.LineGTR 1 to the XLRGTR2The Line input connectsinputHi ZHi Z through a circuit, sobe aware that the two signals will add together if both inputsare plugged in simultaneously.MicLine02040- 10 1060 40M L- 10 10HPFHF500650-1550020060 40M L650-154k500 15120-15 15FXAllen & Heath500 15120-15 154kf15 152k3kMID 15120-15 15FX0-150 6HF4k-15 1-15 1LF 15 15FX0FX 6ZED-10FX User GuideAUX0 151kLF-15 665002002kMIDAUX060 40M G3k4kFX 6AUX-15LF-150- 10 10 151k3kLF-15650f2kMIDLF60 40M G200f3k120-15 151k2002kMID- 10 10100Hz Hi-pass FilterHPF filter is used forHPFThe Hi-passreducing pop noiseHPFand rumblefrom microphone signals. It is a single pole (6dB per octave)frequency set at 100Hz.HFfilter with a cornerHFHFThe filter affects signals from both Mic XLR and Line jack sock-15et. 151kfRiGain ControlThisadjusts the gain of00 the input amplifier0 to match the signal204020402040level of the source. The gain is varied from 10dB to 60dB forGAINGAINGAINsignals plugged in to the xlr socket (Mic Input) and –10dB to 40dB for signals plugged into the Line input jack.GAIN-15LeAUX00 AUX

020040GAIN20040GAIN- 10 1060 40M L20040GAIN- 10 1060 40M L2040GAIN- 10 1060 40M GRig- 10 10MONO INPUTCHANNEL1&2HPFHPFHPF60 40M GHPF0HF-15500650 151k200f2k3kMID1204kHF HF EQHFHFThe HF (High Frequency) equaliser affects the frequency re-15sponse of the higher audible frequencies. The corner frequenis aroundcut-15cy of 12kHz-15 3dB from-15 15 15 the maximum 15or boost of650650650500500 of gain500 gives 1k1k It has plenty1k and actuallythe circuit.slightly more200200200that the /-15dB 5.0010.001205 153k4kMID1204k5.00-15 15-15 150.00LF-5.00-15 15-15LF 15-15-10.00LF 15-15LF-15.00 15LF-20.0010.00 Hz-15 15FX0 6AUX0100.001000.0010000.0030000.00MF EQ-15 15-15 15-15 15The MF(Mid Frequency)equaliseraffectsthe middleof theFX audible frequencyFX range. The frequencyFX graduations on theFX000 Thesweep controlare the centre frequenciesof the EQ.range has been carefully chosen to cover “boomy” frequen 6 6 which may need cutting 6cies around120Hz to 250Hzback, ibilAUXAUXAUXAUXity.0000 60dBr20.00 6 6 615.00PAN10.00PAN 6PAN5.00 6PANBAL0.00-5.00LRLRL-10.00RLRLR-15.00LEVEL0 10RecordLEVEL-20.00010.00 HzLEVEL100.000LEVEL1000.0010000.00030000.00LEVELLF EQThe LF (Low Frequency) equaliser affects the response at the 10of the audio range. 10 10response oflow endThe graph shows thethe LF EQ at maximum cut and boost. The corner frequencyRecordRecordRecordis 80Hz.0 5.000.00-5.00-10.00-15.00-20.0010.00 HzAllen & Heath100.00161000.0010000.0030000.00ZED-10FX User GuideListen

020040GAIN20040GAIN- 10 1060 40M L20040GAIN- 10 10MONOHPF60 40M L- 10 102040GAIN60 40M G- 10 10INPUTCHANNEL1&2HPFHPFRig60 40M GHPF0HFHF-15500650HF-15 151k500200200f2kf3kMID1204kMID120HF5-15FX sendThis controls the level of signal that is sent to the effects-15 is post-level 15 15 The signal 15processorfrom -15the channel.which6506506505005001k1k1kmeans it is affectedby the channel Levelcontrol(so it stays200200in proportiongoing tof Mix) and the2ksend con2kfto the signal 2kHFtrol has3k 6dB gain fully clockwise.3k3k120 level4k120 FX bus.4k is no master4kTherecontrol for theMIDMID-15-15 15-15LFLF-15 15FX-150FXFXFXFX00PAN 0The pan control adjusts how the signal from the monoinput 6channel is shared 6between the left and 6right stereobuses and subsequentlythe mainAUXstereo outputs. Set AUXto theAUXmid position,equal amounts00 of signal are fed 0to left andright, with pan set to L, none is sent to the Right bus. 6AUXAUX0 6 6PANPANLRLEVELL0 10RecordListenAllen & HeathAUX sendControls the level of signal sent to the Auxiliary outputLF 15the channel.-15 The 15-15 15fromsignal is sourcedpre-Levelso isLF to the main L-R Mix.independent LFof the level being sentThe send control has 6dB gain fully clockwise and unlike-15the FX bus, there is a master level control for the Aux 15-15 15-15 15output.LEVEL 6 6LEVEL0LEVEL0 150 60RLEVELRecordSwitchesthe channel signalto a separate stereobus called 10 10 10Record. The Pan and Level controls affect the Record signalandthe channel Mix L-Rsignal remains unaffectedby tenSwitchesthe channel signalto the headphonesor monitoroutput circuit for checking the channel signal. Takes thesignal after the EQ but before the Level control (so you cancheck the signal before adding it to Mix or Record)17 15 6LEVEL PANPANBALThe rotary Level or fader controls the amount of signal tothe left & right buses, Record bus and to the FX send control. R There is 10dBof Rgain fully clockwiseLLRand the unityLgain position is marked by “0”.0 15ZED-10FX User Guide0 10RecordListen

MONO INPUT CHANNEL 3 & 4Hi Z inputThe only difference between mono inputs 1-2 and 3-4 isLeft or other instruments.the Hi Z inputs for guitarsMicMicGTR 1GTR 2040Hi Z20040GAIN60 40M LStandard 1/4” (6.25mm) Jack socket for unbalanced linelevel signals or instrument pickups. Wired Tip Hot( ),RightRing 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 ifboth inputs are plugged in simultaneously.The Hi Z input can be usedwith normal line level signalsLeftLeftbut is designed specifically to match signals from instrumentpickups. The input impedance is extremely high (10Mohms)and a FET (Field Effect Transistor) running in Class A modeemulatesthe type of circuits used in valve guitar combos or40head amplifiers. The input circuit has soft asymmetric overdrive characteristics, givinga warm 2nd harmoniccharacterRightRightto the sound if required.20GAIN- 10 1060 40M GHPF- 10 10HPFHPFHi Z Input GAIN BOOST OUTHF-15 151k5006505-15 151k5002002k3k4k 15650 151k-15 153 Dly verb (regen)4 PingPong(regen) 155 BeatDly (regen)200 15-15 15LF-15 15-15FX 15-15FXMain Output Level0dBu-30dBuOFF0ON0IAC MAINS IN 100 - 240V 47-63Hz 15WENGINEERED IN ENGLAND BY ALLEN & HEATH LIMITED. 6MADE IN CHINA 6Allen & Heath 6CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPEN0FXGuitar input gain switchesAVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.WARNING: THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHEDCET APPAREIL DOIT ETRE MIS A LA TERREUnity gainHigh gain ( 26dB)Serial No.PARAMETER (HOLD)FX(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any interference received,including interference that may cause undesired operation.0ALLEN&HEATH0AUX18 60FX toAUXZED-10FX User0 Guide 6BALTAP0Laite on liitettävä suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaanApparatet må tilkoples jordet stikkontaktApparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag 6AUX0PANSEL 15This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 6AUX 6PAN-15 15 15 6AUX02 Dly verb (size)5-152k2kff6 Ambient (echo)HFHF3kGain Boost3k7 SlapVerb (size)1201204k4kA recessed switch MIDon the rear panel allows the HI Z input to be boosted by 26dB, usefulMID8 DoubleZED(size)for instruments with weak pickups or whereis required.When the XLR-15more overdrive-15 15 15is being used or for normal line level signals (like keyboards)—make sure the switch isBankin 9-16the OUT position.LFLFLF0Righ1 Dly verb (level)0-15650LeftHi Z Input GAIN BOOST IN0HFRight60 40M GTAPHi ZLeft 6BAL0 6

STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 1ST-1b InputsStandard RCA Phono sockets for unbalanced line levelstereo signal sources from equipment such as CDplayers, sound modules or MP3 players. If your MP3player has a mini jack socket (most common) use astereo mini jack plug to 2 x RCA Phono lead.LeftRightST-1a InputsStandard 1/4” jack sockets for line level stereo signals.The ST1b inputs (RCA Phono) are connected throughthe break contacts of these jack sockets so plugginginto ST1a will override the signals from ST1b.LeftST-1 GainAdjusts the input level to the ST1 channel from off(maximum attenuation) to 15dB gain. For low levelinputs from MP3 players, turn it fully clockwise.RightStereo EQHigh frequency and low frequency equaliser with corner frequencies of 12kHz for the HF and 80Hz for theLF and maximum cut & boost of 15dB.05-15 15dBr20.00HF15.0010.00-15 155.00LF0.00-5.00-15-10.00 15-15.00-20.0010.00 HzFX100.0001000.0010000.00Stereo channel EQ 6AUXAllen & Heath 0 6BAL19ZED-10FX User Guide30000.00

05-15STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 1 15FX sendThis controls the level of signal that is sent to the effectsprocessor from the stereo channel. The signal is post-levelwhich means it is affected by the channel Level control (soit stays in proportion to the signal going to Mix) and thesend control has 6dB gain fully clockwise.There is no master level control for the FX bus.HF-15 15-15 15LFFX0 6AUX0 6BALLAUX sendControls the level of signal sent to the Auxiliary outputfrom the stereo channel. The signal is sourced pre-Level sois independent of the level being sent to the main L-R Mix.The send control has 6dB gain fully clockwise and unlikethe FX bus, there is a master level control for the Auxoutput.BalanceThe balance control adjusts the relative level between theleft and right stereo signals as they are sent to the stereobuses and subsequently the main stereo outputs. Set to themid position, equal amounts of signal are fed to left andright, with Bal set to L, none is sent to the Right bus.RLEVEL0 10LEVELThe rotary Level or fader controls the amount of signal tothe left & right buses, Record bus and to the FX send control. There is 10dB of gain fully clockwise and the unitygain position is marked by “0”.RecordListenRecordSwitches the channel signal to a separate stereo bus calledRecord. The Bal and Level controls affect the Record signaland the channel Mix L-R signal remains unaffected by thisswitch.ListenSwitches the channel signal to the headphones or monitoroutput circuit for checking the channel signal. Takes thesignal after the EQ but before the Level control (so you cancheck the signal before adding it to Mix or Record)Allen & Heath20ZED-10FX User Guide

STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 2ST-2 InputThe USB audio input is connected through thebreak contacts of the standard 1/4” (6.25mm) jacksockets. Plugging into the jacks will override theUSB input, so if you want to use the ST-2 channelfor the USB input signal, make sure nothing isplugged into the jack sockets.LeftRightThe rest of the features of the ST-2 channelare as described for ST-105-15! 15HFRecord OUTStandard RCA phono sockets for the stereo linelevel Record outputs sourced from the USB outselector switches. Useful for connecting to stereorecording devices, stereo mix feeds, or where selective channels are required to feed other equipment.Left-15LF 15Right-15LeftUSB 15USB IN LUSB IN RFXRight0 6RecordBusAUX0 6Aux-FXL RMAINMIXBALLImportant Note:If the ST-2 channel is not being used for USB playback or stereo input it is

L LIVE BROWN BLACK N NEUTRAL BLUE WHITE E EARTH GND GREEN & YELLOW GREEN Important Mains plug wiring instructions The console is supplied with a moulded mains plug fitted to the AC mains power lead. Follow the instructions below if the mains plug has to be replaced. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: