Important Remark; Introduction - Ecler HAK380 Bedienungsanleitung

1. IMPORTANT REMARK

Congratulations! You are the owner of a genuine ECLER professional equipment. The HAK380
Performance Mixing Instrument has been carefully researched in collaboration with leading performers,
developed with the highest quality components, and efficiently manufactured under strict quality
controls.
The HAK380 is a dedicated Hip-Hop mixer. Its characteristics make it specially suitable for
scratching, beat juggling and other "Turntablist" techniques. Even so, the HAK380 can be used as well
for other styles like, e.g. House, Trance, Drum'n'Bass or Techno.
To obtain maximum functionality and efficiency from this unit, it is important to read and respect
the considerations included in this manual before connecting the unit. To ensure an optimal functionality
of the unit, maintenance and possible repairs should only be realized by our Authorized Technical
Services.
This apparatus must be earthed through its mains cable.
Do not expose the unit to rain or water splashes, and do not place liquid containers or
incandescent objects like candles on top of the unit. Do not obstruct the ventilation shafts with any kind
of material.
Any change in the configuration of the unit must be carried out by a qualified technician.
Should any connection / disconnection task be done, always disconnect the unit from the
mains supply.

2. INTRODUCTION

The HAK380 is a four way mixer, two of them with faders (LINE or PHONO), a complete
microphone way and the Session-Mix function. The unit has balanced outputs with XLR3 and TRS
connections. The mounted ECLER switched power supply is oversized in order to improve the dynamic
range and offers great versatility for the power connection. This power supply is able to operate with
voltages with a margin from 90 to 264V with frequencies between 47 and 63Hz without need of internal
adjustments (it is suitable for any voltage of any country in the world).
The HAK380 has an inductive ETERNAL crossfader, using a XF concept designed by ECLER
(Patent Pending), which does not require any contact. The ETERNAL magnetic field system, in
combination with an effective, guided sliding system, gives the ETERNAL crossfader a very soft
movement, an instantaneous "cut in time" and a nearly unlimited lifetime. The ETERNAL system also
allows to include the REVERSE function, the transition curve function, which is an electronic system to
adjust the CUT IN TIME, and the revolutionary SCRATCH CUE function.
The new ECLER faders combined with a high quality VCA system offer a longer lifetime in
comparison with conventional faders and the possibility to invert the attenuation curve (adjustment for
"mixing" or "scratching"). In the ECLER tests, the time-to-live of these faders was more than 4.000.000
operations.
The HAK380 has 2+2 mixable ways (channel 1 and channel 2, session, mic) with 5+1 stereo
inputs and a microphone input (2 phono, 2 line, 1 session, 1 microphone). The two main channels have
a three way equalizer with "OFF" function, gain control, a sliding balance control and a PFL function for
visual monitoring with the vu-meter and audible monitoring with headphones.
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