5 – Connections

CAUTION

•• Connecting a dynamic mic with an unbalanced connection could damage it if the PHANTOM switch is ON.

•• Do not connect or disconnect mics when the PHANTOM switch is ON. Doing so could cause loud noise or damage the equipment.

•• Use the PHONES and LINE OUT knobs to minimize the volume before turning the phantom switch ON or OFF. Depending on the mic, loud noises might be produced and damage could be caused to equipment or to people’s hearing.

NOTE

•• When the PHANTOM switch is ON (and the unit's power is ON) the PHANTOM indicator lights on the top panel.

•• The pin configuration of the unit's XLR connector is:

Pin 1 = Ground Pin 2 = Hot Pin 3 = Cold

Guitar

Connect your guitar to the R-channel LINE/ GUITAR IN jack (1/4” phone jack) on the front panel and set the MIC/LINE-GUITARswitch on the top pannel to GUITAR.

Guitar

Sound module/MD/CD etc. (digital connection)

Connect the digital audio output of these devices as follows.

DIGITAL OUT

Sournd module/

 

DIGITAL IN MD/CD or similar

 

device

NOTE

•• This unit’s digital input jack is an RCA pin jack.

•• This unit can output either S/PDIF or AES/EBU digital signals. Set the type of output using the control panel.

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