GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CONSOLE
FACILITIES
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1. | MICROPHONE INPUT | |
| The Microphone input is via a standard female | |
| tor and is available when the LINE switch is released. It is | |
| designed to accept a wide range of balanced or unbalanced | |
| low impedance input signals. | |
| +48V Phantom Power is available on each input microphone | |
| socket, with an overall ON/OFF switch at the right hand side | |
| of the console, beside the power input socket. | |
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| without causing damage, even when the +48V power is con- | |
| nected, but care must be taken when using unbalanced | |
| sources, because of the voltage present on pins 2 and 3 of the | |
| XLR connector. | |
| NOTE: The microphone should always be plugged in before | |
| switching the +48V on or off. Also you should be aware that | |
| some microphones draw an unusually large current which | |
| may overload the power supply, resulting in distortion. Con- | |
| sult your microphone supplier for guidance if necessary. | |
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2. | INSERT | |
| The INSERT is a break point in the input channel signal path. | |
| It allows the signal to be taken out of the mixer, through an |
external piece of equipment and then back into the mixer to continue through to the final output. The Insert is a
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