2 − Names and Functions of Parts

Front panel

11POWER switch and indicator

Press to turn power ON or OFF. The POWER indicator lights when the power is ON.

22MIC/LINE switch

Set whether the input source for channel 1 is the microphone input or the line input.

33MIC trim knob

Use this to adjust the microphone input level.

44MIC input connector

Use this balanced XLR connector for microphone input.

55Overload (OL) indicator

This lights if the level input to this device is too high (overloading with a clipping level of –3 dB or higher).

66Signal (SIG) indicator

This lights when a signal (–20 dBu or greater) is detected at the input connector.

77ST 2/AUX knobs

Use these to adjust the levels sent from each channel to the ST 2/AUX bus.

88ST 1 knobs

Use these to adjust the levels sent from each channel to the ST 1 bus.

99Output level meters

The top segment of each 4-segment output level meter is an overload indicator.

0MONO buttons

Push in to set the output to monaural.

qLEVEL knobs

Use these to adjust the output levels.

wST 1, ST 2/AUX switch

Set which output to use for headphone monitoring.

Set it to ST 1 to monitor the ST 1 bus signal or ST 2/ AUX to monitor the ST 2/AUX bus signal.

ePHONES knob

Adjust the headphones output level.

rPHONES jacks

Connect headphones to these 1/4-inch (6.3 mm) and 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) jacks.

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