Fostex PD204 owner manual Input connection, Analog audio input connection

Chapter 4: Basic connections

Input connection

Analog audio signals

Analog audio signals (mic/line)

L	R	4	3	2	1
	AUX IN			ANALOG IN
		9P-REMOTE			ADJUST
				TIME CODE
		WORD		IN	OUT
		OUT
	PARALLEL	AUTO SEL
		WORD/
		VIDEO	ON	OFF
		IN

Sync signal

Digital audio signals

L	R	IN	OUT
	ANALOG OUT		DIGITAL

ADJUST	DC-OUT		DC-IN	DC-OUT
			1:GND	1:GND
DC-IN 12-24V	12-24V		2:NC	2:NC
	(0.5A MAX)		3:NC	3:NC
		USB	4:12-24V	4:12-24V
				XLR
		HOST		1:GND
	PC	KYBD		2:HOT
				3:COLD

External time code

Analog audio input connection

The PD204 provides four analog mic/line input channels (channels 1 through 4). The balanced XLR-3-31 type connector on each channel accepts a wide range of audio signal level from mic to line.

Each channel provides the input selector (LINE or MIC), power supply for micro- phone, limiter circuit and HPF (high pass filter). The power supply for microphone supports both phantom power (P48) and A-B power (T12) which allows the PD204 to accept various condenser microphones.

The limiter threshold and ratio can be adjusted using the "Limiter parameter" item in the "SYS SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 156).

As for the HPF, you can adjust the cutoff frequency and select the slope curve.

To record an analog audio signal, follow the procedure below (for details, see "Chapter

5:Recording/Playback").

1)Set the [INPUT SEL] switch on the top panel to the appropriate position (LINE or MIC) according to the input source.

2)Select the Microphone power switch appropriately when you use a microphone.

3)Connect an analog source to the [ANALOG IN] connector.

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