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17:Bank Control - Allows you to select any of 16 preset effect Banks for the onboard DSP. For more information, see the “Using DSP” section on page 22 of this manual.
18:Parameter Control - Allows you to select any of 16 variation parameters on the preset effect Bank selected for the onboard DSP (see #17 above). For more information, see the “Using DSP” section on page 22 of this manual.
19:DSP On/Off switch - When pressed in (“On”), output signal from the internal DSP is routed to Aux Return 2. When up (“Off”), Aux Return 2 instead receives signal from any device connected to the Aux Return 2 jacks. For more information, see the “Using the Aux Sends and Returns” and “Using DSP” sections on pages 20 and 22 in this manual.
20:Aux 1 / Monitor switch - When pressed in, Aux send 1 is routed to the right side of the TM500’s power amplifier and the stereo mix is automatically combined to mono and routed to the left side of the TM500’s power amplifier. This allows the TM500 to be used in a “split mono” configuration, so that it can drive both main “Front Of House” PA speakers (from the left speaker output ) and onstage monitors (from the right speaker output) without the need for any external power amplifier. When used in a “split mono” configuration, the Rev To Aux 1 Level knob allows you to route signal from the internal DSP to your onstage monitors (the signal can also be routed to Aux Return 2 for simultaneous use in the main PA signal). For more information, see the “Using the Aux Sends and Returns” and “Using DSP” sections on pages 20 and 22 in this manual.
21:EQ On/ Off switches (L, R)- When pressed in (“On”), the equivalent side of the master
22:Graphic EQ sliders - These sliders allow you to add 12 dB of boost or attenuation to seven different frequency areas, affecting the main output signal of the TM500. When a slider is at its center detented (“0 dB”) position, the selected frequency area is unaffected (it is said to be flat). When a slider is moved up (above the “0 dB” position, towards the “+12 dB” position), the selected frequency area is boosted, and when it is moved down (below the “0 dB” position, towards the
23:Stereo Faders - These linear sliders determine the relative level of the main left/right stereo outputs. The “0”
position of each fader indicates unity gain (no level boost or attenuation). Moving each fader below this position (towards the “∞ ” position) causes the signal to be attenuated (at the very bottom, it is attenuated infinitely— in other words, there is no sound). Moving it above this position (towards the “+10 dB” position) causes the signal to be boosted by up to 10 dB. For best
24:Headphone Level - This knob sets the level of the signal sent to the headphone jack (see #25 below).
WARNING: To avoid possible damage to connected headphones (or, worse yet, to your ears!), always turn this all the way off (to the fully counterclockwise “0” position) before plugging in a pair of headphones— then raise the level slowly while listening. The Headphone Level has no effect on any other TM500 outputs.
25:Headphone jack - Connect any standard stereo headphones to this jack (via a 1/4" TRS plug) for private monitoring of the stereo output, Aux sends, or soloed channels (depending upon the setting of the Meter Headphone Source switch [see #15 on the preceding page] and whether or not any channel PFL switches have been pressed in). The
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