Tascam FW-1082 owner manual Mic inputs and phantom power switch, Foot switch jack Foot SW

2 – Parts of the FW-1082

Line inputs and inserts

LINE IN jacks Balanced line level (+4 dBu) ¼" TRS (tip = hot, ring = cold, sleeve = ground) analog inputs. Inputs 1 through 4 are wired in parallel with their associated mic inputs. Only connect a line source or a microphone to these pairs of inputs. Do not connect a line source and a microphone to the same input pair at the same time.

INSERT 1 & 2 Individual channel inserts. These are ¼" TRS (tip = send, ring = receive, sleeve = ground) jacks which allow you to insert an external processor, such as an analog compressor, into the sig-

nal chain for inputs 1 and 2 (mic or line). The insert point is placed between the input (after the mic/line trim) and the analog-to-digital converter. A standard insert’Y’-cable with a TRS plug is required. Check with your music retailer.

GUITAR/LINE switch Affects LINE IN 8 only. When this is set to GUITAR, the input impedance then matches that of an electric guitar or passive bass. For all other instruments, leave this in the LINE posi- tion.

Mic inputs and phantom power switch

MIC (1 through 4) These XLR connectors (1 = ground, 2 = hot, 3 = cold) are connected to high-qual- ity internal microphone pre-amplifiers.

These connectors are wired in parallel with the corre- spondingly-numbered LINE IN jacks. Only connect a line source or a microphone to these pairs of inputs.

Do not connect a line source and a microphone to the same input pair at the same time.

PHANTOM (+48V) switch Use this to switch +48V phantom power to the microphone jacks.

WARNING

Microphones should not be connected to or discon- nected from the FW-1082 with phantom power switched on.

Unbalanced dynamic microphones should never be con- nected to phantom-powered connectors.

Foot switch jack (FOOT SW)

Accommodates a standard momentary foot switch through a ¼" jack.

FireWire (IEEE.1394) ports Use one of these ports to connect the FW-1082 to the host computer, providing audio, MIDI and control surface communi- cation. Either port may be used to connect the FW- 1082 to your computer

COAXIAL Digital audio I/O (IN and OUT)

S/PDIF coaxial digital input and output using RCA (pin) connectors.

You can configure these on the software Control Panel to act as additional inputs and outputs.

MIDI I/O

Two MIDI IN and two MIDI OUT connectors allow you to hook up MIDI controllers, etc. as well as external tone generator modules, etc.

Monitoring and phones

PHONES jack Headphone level output from a ste-	MONITOR (BAL) Outputs L & R Two bal-
reo 1/4” jack.	anced +4 dBU line-level ouputs on ¼” TRS jacks (tip
	= hot, ring = cold, sleeve = ground).

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