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HOW TO SET UP A P.A
SYSTEM.
STEP BY STEP GUIDE.

By Andrew
Mullarkey
STEP ONE
 Firstly collect one extension cable to plug into the mains
electricity.
 Plug the kettle leads into the extension cable and use one for
the P.A and one for each active speaker.
STEP TWO
 Next, plug a XLR cable into each speaker.
 The XLR must go form the output of the desk to in the input of
the speaker.
STEP THREE
 Next, collect mini jack and with two on one end
 Connect a quarter inch jack to each mini on one end,
 Plug the quarter inch jacks into channel one and two on the
desk and plug the mini into sound source
(in this case and iPhone).
STEP FOUR
 Finally, turn on the desk and speakers.
 Place the master volume on zero and control the volume on
each channel. (press the mute/on button to hear channel).
 Control the gain to avoid peak.
 Control the E.Q (lows, high mids, lows mids and high).

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How to set up a p.a

  • 1. HOW TO SET UP A P.A SYSTEM. STEP BY STEP GUIDE. By Andrew Mullarkey
  • 2. STEP ONE  Firstly collect one extension cable to plug into the mains electricity.  Plug the kettle leads into the extension cable and use one for the P.A and one for each active speaker.
  • 3. STEP TWO  Next, plug a XLR cable into each speaker.  The XLR must go form the output of the desk to in the input of the speaker.
  • 4. STEP THREE  Next, collect mini jack and with two on one end  Connect a quarter inch jack to each mini on one end,  Plug the quarter inch jacks into channel one and two on the desk and plug the mini into sound source (in this case and iPhone).
  • 5. STEP FOUR  Finally, turn on the desk and speakers.  Place the master volume on zero and control the volume on each channel. (press the mute/on button to hear channel).  Control the gain to avoid peak.  Control the E.Q (lows, high mids, lows mids and high).