Important Standard Remark; Introduction - Ecler HAK300 Bedienungsanleitung

1. IMPORTANT STANDARD REMARK

The HAK300 is a dedicated high-profile Hip-Hop and Scratch-Mixer, whose features
have been specially designed for this purpose, although it surely can be used with other styles
of music such as House, Trance, Jungle, Drum 'n' Bass or Techno. The new HAK Mixing
Instruments have been wisely developed using the highest quality components, and efficiently
manufactured under strict quality controls; ECLER well known Research and Development
process Standard guarantees that the products leaving our production line share first class
quality.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you read this manual before connecting the mixer in
order to obtain its maximum performance.
We recommend our authorised Technical Services whenever any maintenance task
should be needed so that optimum operation shall be achieved.

2. INTRODUCTION

The HAK300 is a new mixer concept, designed by and for PROFESSIONAL DJs, with
ECLER's state of the art performance and roughness. Due to the collaboration with international
DJs of all categories and music styles, our mixers are highly functional and practically oriented.
The HAK300 distinguishes moreover by its high reliability, its long life and superb audio quality.
The HAK300 is basically a three-channel mixer with two channel faders (Line or
Phono fader). The housings compact size has followed the example of the SMAC series, being
adjusted to the DJ's number 1 tool: the Technics SL-1200/1210. The HAK300 features an
High Quality VCA-based fader design. VCA controlled faders offer, in contrast to conventional
faders, a much higher lifetime.
With the HAK300, ECLER starts a new chapter in the European mixing tradition.
Thanks to the robust casing design, the HAK300 is prepared to withstand the hardest Scratch-
mixing sessions.
While most scratch-mixers are equipped with low-quality bipolar power supplies, the
oversized power supply of the HAK300 offers plenty of headroom at the inputs and outputs.
Therefore a high dynamic range and output volume is achieved, without affecting audio quality.
Let's compare: Normally, standard bipolar power supply outputs are 7.5 or 9 Volt
(rarely 12 Volt). An input voltage of 9 Volt must be internally spitted into +/- 4.5 Volt. In
contrast, The HAKs internal power supply outputs +/- 18 Volt, which means a total 36 Volt!
This difference implies a much higher audio quality with a higher output level and better
dynamics.
The lay-out of the control elements and the type of connectors have been chosen and
optimized for the use in Scratching and Hip Hop. Thanks to the good overview on the control
elements and a clear and proper typeface, every DJ will quickly feel familiar with the HAK300.
Faders and Equalizers are also suited to the music style, offering plenty of space to work on.
With the help of the Mix input feature (10), it's possible to connect several HAK300 or other
mixers in Session, being useful for Battle-Mixing and Beat-Juggling.
The HAK300 features 2+1 mixable channels (channel one, channel two, mic
channel), with 5 stereophonic inputs and one microphone input (2 Phono, 2 Line, 1 Mix, 1
Microphone). Two main channels feature a two band equalizer, gain control, and PFL function
in order to display its level directly on the VU-meter and hear it through the headphones.
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