Here are a couple of steps you can do first before opening up the mixer & I'll word this so that it covers every potential item,
(Turntables, CDJ's, Rack Mount CD Players, External Player, PC, Laptop, etc.) Obviously there are a multitude of items that could be the cause of you only receiving your
RIGHT MASTER OUT since you didnt specify what item this occurs with if not all. So here's a quick legend for you to follow my references regarding the
NUMARK 5000FX Mixer so here we go:
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MIC/Line Phono/CD Phono/CD Phono/CD LA/LB Zone/Booth/Rec/MSTR
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O L
O L
O L
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O L
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O L
OL
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R
O R
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1. Turntables -
A) If being used make sure the little black switch on the back is set to
Phono instead of
CD. Plug just one table in, play the record & see if there's only one side of your
MASTER output jumping and make note of it. Then repeat the exact same steps for all
Phono inputs
(total 3) & again make note of your
MASTER output signal
Left or
Right or
Both sides jumping. This will help you identify if its just a specific channell that only works on
R or
L.
B) Now do the exact steps above for the other turntable & this will confirm whether or not the
Phono cables went bad on the turntable or if a specific channell is has gone bad while in
Phono mode.
2. CDJ's/Rack Mount CD Player - A) Now just use your
CDJ's/Rack Mount CD PLayer for the next test & be sure to now change the little black switch on the back from
Phono to
CD. Just as the steps with the turntable perform the same for this item in all possible
RCA's (total 6) & note your
MASTER channell output signals
L &
R.
B) Now do the same for the other
CDJ/Rack Mount CD Player & this will confirm whether or not the
RCA cables
went bad on the CDJ's/Rack Mount Player or if a specific channell has gone bad while in
CD mode
.
3. Audio Cables OUT - A) There are a host of ways to have your audio come
OUT & multiple configurations depending on how you record &/or bounce your audio
OUT. Now since you say your
MASTER OUT digital meter is only jumping on the
R side depending on if you're going with
RCA MASTER OUT or
XLR BALANCED MASTER OUT either or is what'll show the digital reader bouncing with audio so check both. It could very well have been a cable going bad on you simple as that & you can check that by pluging your cable that works on the
R side into the
L side. If it starts showing a reading on the digital meter than you've solved the problem being a bad cable. Also don't forget to check your
ZONE, BOOTH & RECORD OUTS as well however these will not show on your digital meter so open up your audio recording software to confirm that
L & R sides are working for these.
B) Last but not least double check that your
BALANCE knob is set directly at 12 o'clock, this could sometimes be the culpret.
Well I hope this helps & good luck.
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