Chapter 2. Controls And Connectors; Front Panel - M-Audio MobilePre User Manual

chapter 2
Controls and Connectors

Front Panel

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Phantom Power Indicator (48V) This red LED
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illuminates when the Phantom Power switch
(back panel) is set to the "on" position.
Although phantom power can be used
safely with most microphones, it may dam-
age some ribbon microphones. Always turn
off phantom power and wait at least ten
seconds before connecting a ribbon micro-
phone.
Microphone/Instrument Inputs These con-
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nectors accept either a standard XLR micro-
phone cable, or high-impedance 1/4-inch TS
instrument cable.
Signal/Clip Indicators The green LED indi-
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cates the presence of a signal at the correspond-
ing input. The red LED indicates "clipping" or
distortion.
For more information, refer to "Setting Your
Recording Levels" on page 12.
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Front/Back Input Buttons These buttons al-
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low selection of the front or back panel inputs
for their corresponding channels.
Direct Monitor Button This button switches
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Direct Monitoring on and off, which provides a
latency-free mix of the input signal and the out-
put of your music software. When Direct
Monitoring is switched off, you must use the
monitoring option in your music software.
For more information, refer to "Direct Mon-
itoring" on page 12
Headphone Output Connect your stereo head-
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phones to this 1/4-inch output. Set the volume
using the top panel Headphone control knob.
Power Indicator This blue LED indicates that
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MobilePre is receiving power from the USB port
on the host computer.
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