Pro DJ Production Console

Top Panel Features MIC Input Section

16. MIC LEVEL

This knob adjusts the gain of the mic preamp for any microphone plugged into the mic input jack [1]. It ranges from +3 dB to +50 dB, with a fixed gain of

+10 dB, giving an effective gain range of +13 dB to +60 dB. Adjust this so that the loudest speaking or shouting that you do into the microphone just barely lights the OL LED [18]. This gives you the best signal-to-noise ratio for the mic preamp.

 

MIC

 

PGM 1

PGM 2

CONTROL

 

 

OL

 

U

SOURCE

SOURCE

U

MAIN

 

 

 

SIG

48V

 

LINE/

LINE/

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

PHONO

PHONO

 

 

 

 

+3

+50

OFF MAX

 

 

OFF MAX

 

OFF MAX

 

ON

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

LEVEL

CD

CD

LEVEL

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

EQ

 

EQ

EQ

 

BOOTH

 

 

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH

 

HIGH

 

 

HIGH

STEREO

OFF MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

-15

+15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KILL

+10

KILL

+10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

FX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID

 

MID

 

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF MAX

 

-15

+15

 

KILL

+10

KILL

+10

 

SEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW

 

LOW

 

 

LOW

 

OFF MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

-15

+15

 

KILL

+10

KILL

+10

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

 

ON

 

 

FX

FX

 

OFF MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGM SOURCE

 

 

 

PAN

 

BAL

BAL

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

R

 

L

R

L

R

 

 

 

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17. MIC SIGNAL LED

This green LED is a signal present indicator. It lights when the microphone signal reaches –20 dBu, to give you a clue that the microphone is working.

18. MIC OL LED

This LED lights when the microphone signal reaches

6 dB below clipping. It’s okay if this LED blinks occa- sionally, but if it is blinking frequently or lit continu- ously, turn down the mic level control [16] until it just blinks occasionally.

21. MID EQ

This knob gives you up to 15 dB of boost and cut at

2.5kHz. At the center position the mid EQ has no effect on the signal.

22. LOW EQ

This knob gives you up to 15 dB of boost and cut at 80 Hz and below. At the center position the low EQ has no effect on the signal.

19. 48V Phantom Power Switch

If your microphone is a condenser design, it probably requires phantom power to operate. Push in this switch to supply 48 VDC to pins 2 and 3 of the XLR microphone connector.

Dynamic microphones, like Shure’s SM57 and SM58, do not require phantom power. However, phantom power will not harm most dynamic microphones should you accidentally plug one in while the phantom power is turned on. Check your microphone’s user’s manual if you are not sure whether your microphone needs phantom power or not.

20. HIGH EQ

This knob gives your mic signal up to 15 dB of boost and cut at 12 kHz and above. At the center position the high EQ has no effect on the signal.

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23. ON

Press this switch in to send the microphone signal to the main outputs, otherwise, your dulcet tones will not be heard, and people will say “huh?”

24. PAN

This knob adjusts the amount of microphone signal that is sent to the left versus the right main outputs. When the knob is turned hard left, the signal feeds only the left main out, and when the knob is turned hard right, it only feeds the right main out. When the knob is in the center, the microphone signal is sent equally to the left and right main mix. The fiendish design of the pan circuit allows “constant pan power,” where the average audio output level remains constant for all positions of the pan control.