Tapco Mix.100 User Manual

GETTING STARTED

The following steps will help you set up your mixer, and get the levels 
and adjustments just right.

1.  Leave the POWER cord disconnected from the 

MIX Series mixer.

2.  Turn down the channel strip GAIN, AUX SEND, 

and LEVEL controls.

3.  Center the channel strip EQ and PAN/BAL 

controls.

4.  Turn down the MASTER AUX SEND and CTRL 

ROOM/PHONES controls.

5.  Leave all switches out (up).
6.  Turn down the MAIN MIX control.

1.   Connect your speakers to your amplifi er’s outputs 

(unless, of course, you have powered speakers).

3.   Using TR or TRS cables, make connections from 

your mixer’s MAIN OUT to your amplifi cation 
system’s line inputs. 

4.  Connect your microphones and instruments to 

the mixer: Connect microphones to the mono 
channel MIC INPUT jacks. (For condenser 
microphones, engage the PHANTOM POWER 
switch — not available on the Mix.50.) Connect 
line-level signal sources to the LINE input jacks.

 

Note: Normally, you would plug in only one 
microphone or one instrument into each mono 
channel.

5.  Zero the controls, as described above.
6.  Connect the power cord supplied with your mixer 

to the POWER connection on the back and plug 
it into an AC outlet properly confi gured for your 
model.

7.   Plug all other sound system components into 

suitable AC outlets, properly grounded and 
capable of delivering adequate current.

8.  Turn all the power switches on, leaving the 

speaker’s amplifi er’s switch for last.

 

Note: There is no power switch on the MIX Series 
mixers. They are powered up as soon as they are 
plugged in to an AC outlet.

9.  Turn up the MAIN MIX control to the 9 o’clock 

position (for the Mix.50 and Mix.60) or to the –10 
mark (for the Mix.100 and Mix.120), for now. 
We’ll crank it up later on.

10. Now you are ready to set the levels.

1.   Choose one of the microphones or instruments 

you connected to the mono MIC or LINE input. 
Make some noise. If it’s a microphone, sing at your 
normal singing volume. If it’s an instrument, play it 
at its normal output level.

2.   While making noise, turn up that channel’s GAIN 

until the PEAK LED (next to the PAN control) 
starts blinking.

3.   Raise that channel’s LEVEL to unity gain (U label). 

You should be hearing your noise now.

4.   If necessary, apply channel EQ changes. (You may 

need to compensate for level changes afterward 
with the channel LEVEL control.)

5.   Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other Mic/Line 

channel(s).

6.  Stop making noise. Everyone: start making music.
7.  Now turn up the MAIN MIX control to a 

comfortable listening level.

1.  Make some noise with the mono or stereo 

instrument connected to the LINE IN jacks on a 
stereo line-input channel.

2.  Adjust the line-input signal level at the source until 

the PEAK LED (next to the PAN control) starts 
blinking.

 

Note: The Mix.50 does not have PEAK LEDs on 
its two stereo channels. In that case, set the input 
signal to its normal operating level, but listen 
for any signs of distortion. If the signal sounds 
distorted (and not on purpose!), then turn down 
the input signal at the source.

3.  Raise that channel’s LEVEL control until 

it is approximately equal in volume to the 
microphones or instruments connected to 
channels 1 and 2.

4.  If necessary, apply channel EQ changes. (You may 

need to compensate for level changes afterward 
with the channel LEVEL control.)

5.  Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the remaining stereo 

channels.