GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CONSOLE
Refer to the fold-out front panel diagram wh ich shows the
control functions on the SPIRIT LIVE 4. Each fa cility is
described below, and is identified by the reference number.

FAC I LITI ES

INPUT CHANNEL
1. MICROPHONE INPUT
The Microphone input is via a standard female XLR-3
connector and is available when the LINE -20dB sw itch is
released. It is designed to accept a wide range of balanced or
unba lanced low imp eda nce inp ut sign als.
+48V Phantom Power is available on each input microphone
socket. Th is is switch ed on globally fr om th e pow er su p ply in
the ca se o f th e 12, 16 a n d 24 cha n n el d es ks , or fro m a r ock er
switch adjacent to the d.c. power connector at the top right of
the 32 chan nel d esk. Shou ld yo u wis h to con figure in pu ts
without +48V power, see Selectable Options on Page 27 for
details of this modification.
Transformer-coupled dynamic microphones may be used
without causing dam age, even when the +48V power is
connected, but care must be taken when u sing unbalanced
sources, because of the voltage present on pins 2 and 3 of the
XLR connector. Microphone input level is set by the GAIN
contr ol(6).
NOTE: Phantom p owered mics should not be p lugged in
with the +48V switched on. Also you should be aware that
some microphones draw an unusually large current which
may overload the power supp ly, resulting in distortion.
Consult your microphone supplier for guidance if necessary.
2. DIRECT OUTPUT
A ground compensated DIRECT outpu t is provided, fed from
the output of the fader bu ffer, which is therefore unaffected
by the position of the ROUTING switches or PAN control.
This provides an ideal sour ce for external processing u nits,
the output of w hich may be brought back to the console
through the STEREO sections or group RETURNS, or to
directly send to the tracks of a tape machine for multitrack
recording. This provides as many Tape Sends as there are
mixer channels, without using the grou p or mix outpu ts.
INPUT
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