KRK ERGO manual Ergo Panels and Connections

2.ERGO Panels and Connections

•You have a complex or well-established FireWire configuration on your computer and don’t want to interfere with it.

•You are using an analog console and mix “outside of the box.”

Calibrate button

You need to press this button to proceed with the Calibration process.

Speaker A and B/Sub Outputs

These balanced/unbalanced outputs are connected to your powered speakers, or to an amplifier and speaker combination. These are line level outputs. It is recommended that balanced cables and connections be used to ensure the best audio quality.

Headphone Output

Connect your 1/4 inch headphone here.

2.2Front Panel

In the Front Panel (Figure 2.1), ERGO features:

•3 Status LEDs (Clip, IO/FireWire and Calibrate)

•3 Buttons (A, B/Sub and Focus/Global)

•1 Volume knob

Figure 2.1

So lets read their description;

Status LEDs

Clip LED illuminates when the incoming audio signal is 3dB from Thisfull-scale input, indicating a likely clip condition. This is used during the calibration process and when the incoming main output signal is inserted into the Input (Line In) jacks on the back of ERGO. This is also used when using ERGO as a FireWire recording interface to indicate excessive signal coming in from the line-level device (mixer, keyboard, etc).

IO / FireWire

This bi-color LED illuminates red when power is applied, and green when a valid FireWire connection is detected.

Calibrate

The Calibrate LED illuminates when the Calibrate button is pressed on the back of the ERGO unit. While in Calibrate mode, the Line In signals are no longer active and the MIC input is active.

Buttons

A

When applying one input, use the A input and press the button to enable. When the button is unlit, there is no audio passing through.

B/Sub

When connecting a second input, and you want to hear both A and B speakers, press B/Sub to enable this function.

Note The software control panel selects the speaker mode. In default (non-Subwoofer) mode, only the A or B speaker can be selected. ERGO is smart enough to make the A/B buttons mutually exclusive. Using ERGO, it is possible to set ERGO up in Subwoofer mode. In Subwoofer mode, ERGO makes the A/B buttons independent, so that you can mute or enable the sub in conjunction with the A speakers.

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