Using Headphones; Advanced Audio Setups - Videonics MXPro User Manual

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SING EADPHONES
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You might find headphones helpful for monitoring audio input signals. You can plug a
set of headphones directly into the MXPro by connecting them to the Headphone jack
located on the right side of the unit, next to the Power switch.
You can use stereophonic headphones, but the audio is always monaural — that is,
MXPro mixes the left and right channels together. However, stereo quality is retained
when sending the audio to the output device.
Normally, headphones carry only the main sound — that is, the sound coming from
the CURRENT input source. You can, however, monitor the sound from the NEXT
source without disturbing the audio going to the output device.
Procedure
To monitor the audio on the NEXT source:
¨ Press SHIFT+AUDIO MIX.
Each time you press SHIFT+AUDIO MIX you toggle between the audio on the
CURRENT source and that on the NEXT source.
S
UDIO ETUPS
If you have an external audio mixer device available, we recommend you use that
device to manually control all sound. You can:
• Bypass the MXPro completely and connect the external mixer's output directly to
the output's audio input; or,
• Connect the external mixer's output to any MXPro audio input, and perma-
nently set that source as your sound input source. This lets you to use the exter-
nal mixer when you need flexibility, or use MXPro when you want control of the
audio. The latter gives you the ability to do more things, like fading audio auto-
matically while video transitions run.
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