Hi Christian, the line up for the 14 card is going to be pretty much the same for the 13 card, really only the VCA type differed.
As a ballpark, you can flip your VU's into 'VCA to Meters' with all your faders sat on 0dB, and get an idea if anythings wildly off.
VCA Card 82E13 (Non-Ultimation only)
Set the console to Record status and press the channel FLIP and DIRECT buttons. With +14dB applied to the Line Input, measure at the Group Output and adjust VR3 for +14dB output with the large (VCA) fader set at 0dB. Measure this output again for fader settings of +10, -10, and -20dB. Adjust VR2 (dB/V adjustment) to correct or evenly distribute any measured error.
Set the fader to 0dB and, using a distortion meter, adjust the Symmetry present VR1 for minimum distortion.
Hi all-
I've got a similar console to OP, a 6040e from about 1984?? Came from NBC...
I'm beginning to get to the calibration of channels and can't find much literature on what I've got. The manuals online are as new as 1993, and the manual that came with my desk has lots of info from various consoles including 4k and other G and G+ desks, which doesn't help me that much.
Most of my channels have the 82E01 or 82E241 Input card (mic transformer) and 82E13 output cards. Probably half of the output cards have a gold DBX vca.
From what I read in this post, my output card is similar to OP's output card, but only some of my e13's have a VR3, some do not. One has had a trim pot added to it near T1 on the output card from Channel 11 (pic attached). There is also a small "L. Trim" pot next to the dynamics card, below my stereo bus routing buttons...
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I will try and get some more pics and posts up. New to the forum as I am just getting this monster up and running.
Thanks in advance!
Spencer