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   Onyx 1220i
Talkback
The mixer's built-in microphone allows you to talk to 
the band through the phones outputs or stage monitors. 
This can often be charming, pleasant, informative, and 
enlightening.
TALKBACK MIC
The omni-directional dynamic microphone will pick 
up your voice from anywhere in front of the mixer. Any 
hint of exasperation and despair in your voice will be 
faithfully picked up.
TALKBACK Switch
Press this switch in to talk. This is a momentary 
switch, and as long as you hold it in, talkback is  
activated.
When it is pressed in, the control room outputs are  
attenuated (ducked) to allow your voice to come 
through clearly.
TALKBACK LEVEL
Use the talkback level knob to control the level of the 
signal from the internal microphone.
1.  Start with this level turned down.
2.  Select the destination: either headphones 
and/or aux 1-2, and make sure the phones level 
or aux send master levels are set up nicely.
3.  Press the talkback switch as you talk.
4.  Slowly turn the talkback level knob up until 
they can hear you in phones or monitors.
5.  Release the talkback switch when you are 
fi nished talking.
Once you have set the level, you can leave it there for 
the duration of the session or gig.
DESTINATION: PHONES, AUX 1-2
Push in the phones talkback destination switch to 
communicate with the talent in the studio through the 
headphones during a recording session. 
The aux 1-2 talkback destination switch routes the 
talkback signal to the aux send 1 and 2 outputs. Use this 
to communicate with the musicians through their stage 
monitors when you are setting up a live performance.
In a studio, the aux out could be fed to the input of a 
headphone amplifi er feeding several sets of headphones.
It is fi ne to have both talkback destination switches 
pushed in at the same time. If you don’t have either 
switch pushed in, the talkback signal won’t go  
anywhere.
Headphones
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
10
O
O
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
10
dB
30
20
10
40
50
5
5
U
60
O
O
ALT 3/4
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
OL
- 
20
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
48V
48V
48V
48V
U
+
15
-
15
U
+
15
-
15
ON
YX MIC PRE
 
TALKBACK
MAIN MIX
TALKBACK
PRE
POST
HI-Z
LINE
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER 
w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE 
TAPE 
MAIN OUT
IN
OUT
L
R
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
ALT 3-4 OUT
BAL/UNBAL
CTRL - RM OUT
AUX
1-2
PHONES
DESTINATION
LEVEL
O
O
MAX
 SEND
PRE
POST
 SEND
PRE
POST
 SEND
EQ
MID
2.5kHz
HIGH
12kHz
PRE
POST
SEND
L
L
L
L
R
R
R
R
 SEND
INPUT
FW 1-2
LINE
(MONO)
(MONO)
(MONO)
(MONO)
R/4
L/3
L
R
L
R
POWER
MIC
1
2
75Hz
18dB/OCT
3
75Hz
18dB/OCT
4
ON
YX MIC PRE
 
PRE
POST
HI-Z
LINE
 SEND
ON
YX MIC PRE
 
PRE
POST
 SEND
ON
YX MIC PRE
 
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
+
40dB
U
-
20dB
U
20
30
40
60
+
40dB
U
-
20dB
U
20
30
40
60
+
40dB
U
-
20dB
U
20
30
40
60
+
40dB
U
-
20dB
U
20
30
40
60
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
EQ
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
80Hz
HIGH
12kHz
EQ
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
80Hz
HIGH
12kHz
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
80Hz
HIGH
12kHz
PRE
POST
 SEND
1k
100
8k
HIGH
12kHz
U
+
15
-
15
LOW
80Hz
EQ
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
1
LINE
2
LINE
4
LINE
3
LINE
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
+
20dB
-
20dB
U
+
20dB
-
20dB
U
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
+
20dB
-
20dB
U
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
+
20dB
-
20dB
U
AUX MASTER
2
1
SEND
RETURN
2
1
CTRL ROOM/PHONES
SOURCE
PHONES
CONTROL
ROOM
RUDE
SOLO
20
15
10
6
3
0
2
4
7
10
20
30
L
R
0dB=0dBu
LEVEL
SET
CLIP
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
RTN TO
AUX1
MAIN MIX
ALT 3-4
TAPE
FW 1-2
ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
+
15
O
O
+
15
O
O
+
10
O
O
+
10
O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
LOW
80Hz
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
2
3
4
7-8
5-6
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
9-10
11-12
LINE IN 9-10
LINE IN 11-12
LINE IN 7-8
LINE IN 5-6
MID
FREQ
U
+
15
-
15
U
+
15
-
15
1k
100
8k
HIGH
12kHz
U
+
15
-
15
LOW
80Hz
EQ
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
MID
FREQ
U
+
15
-
15
U
+
15
-
15
1k
100
8k
HIGH
12kHz
U
+
15
-
15
LOW
80Hz
EQ
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
MID
FREQ
U
+
15
-
15
U
+
15
-
15
1k
100
8k
HIGH
12kHz
U
+
15
-
15
LOW
80Hz
EQ
AUX
2
1
L
R
PAN
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
MID
FREQ
1
FIREWIRE
L
R
POWER
4
3
CHANNEL INSERT
BAL/UNBAL
1
AUX RETURN
2
2
1
1
( PRE-FADER / PRE EQ    TIP SEND / RING RETURN )
BAL/UNBAL
2
MAIN OUT
BALANCED
AUX SEND
L
R
L
R
MAIN OUTPUT
 LEVEL
MIC
+
4dB 
Built-in Microphone
Destination
Talkback Switch
Talkback
Level
Aux Sends