Programming

4.The display shows A ALC ON indi- cating that MIC A ALC status is ON.

5.Press the NEXT or BACK but- tons to select ON or OFF.

6.Press ENT to store the selection.

7.The display shows A PPS OFF indi- cating that the MIC A phantom power is OFF. If Mic B is set as a TEL input (see below), PPS will not be shown since it does not apply to tel inputs.

8.Press the NEXT or BACK but- tons to select ON or OFF.

A ALC ON

A PPS OFF

9.Press ENT to store the selec-

tion. At this point, the display again shows the precedence display. Press EXIT to return to the function menu or press the MIC B button to configure MIC B.

Note: During mic configuration, you can switch between MIC A or MIC B. For example, when the display shows PPS (phantom power) for MIC

A, you can press MIC B and set the phantom power feature for MIC B. The same holds true for the PREC and ALC features.

To Set MIC B for TEL Operation

Located between the ALC and PHAN features is the MIC B TEL setup fea- ture:

1.The display shows B IN-MICwhich indicates that MIC B is set for use with microphones.

2.Press the NEXT or BACK buttons to select MIC or TEL.

3.Press ENT to store the selec- tion. If set for MIC, the next dis- play shows PPS. If set to TEL, the next display shows PREC.

B IN-MIC

4. Press EXIT to get to the main menu or continue with other functions.

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Bogen PM-3000, PM-3180 manual ALC on PPS OFF, In-Mic, Press ENT to store the selection, To Set MIC B for TEL Operation

PM-3000, PM-3180 specifications

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