Monitor Section; Monitor Select Switches; Effect Rtn; Effect Rtn Level Control - Tascam M-300 Series Operation & Maintenance Manual

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AUX and E F F ect s OUTPUTs
This series of 1 /4" Pho ne jacks provide o ut put
from the AUX & E F F busses fo und o n the 3 00.
Each jack provides an independent line level
signal, whose o ut put level references are: 1 /4",
O d B u; RCA, -10 dBV, fro m i t s co rrespo nding
M ASTE R CONTROL.
EFFECTS RETURN SYSTEM
300 Series is equipped wit h t wo independent
The
both feat ures and funct io n .
E F F ECTS R ET U R N netwo rks. Each is ident ical
in
!.�) EFFECT RTN
two 1 /4" Pho ne jacks provide the abili t y
These
br ing external line level signals into the
to
STEREO BUSSES. The sig nals may be fro m
may be independent sig nals generated elsewhere.
devices, such as echoes o r reverbs, o r
effects
� E FFECT RTN LEVEL Control
LE V E L co ntro l allows t he returning signal
The
match exist ing signal levels.
adjusted, thus providing t he ability to
to be
$ E FFECT RTN PAN Control
E F F ECT RTN PAN determines the left -to ­
The
balance o f t he ret u rning signal sent to t he
ri g ht
STE R E O B USSES.
L & R
(;fj
E F FE CT RTN PFL Switch
pressed, the E F F ECT RTN signal is
When
off befo re the action of t he E F F E CT
taken
u s LEV E L co nt ro l and delivered to t he SOLO
RTN
b .
s
indicato r next to the P F L swi t ch light s
An L E D
the funct io n is i n use.
when
STEREO AND MONO MASTER SECTIONS
In the preceeding sect ions, so me o f t he sub­
systems event ually send t he processed signals to
STEREO BUSSES. These busses, i n t u rn ,
the
the co mbined signals t o t h e STE R EO
deliver
MPtSTERS.
Master Faders
Sl;�reo
100
the left and right MASTER F A D E RS mm
units, desig ned to pro vide accurate
c o nt ro l.
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MONO Master Fader

This co nt ro l receives i t s signal f ro m bot h t he
L E F T and R IGHT MAST E R FADE RS. This
summed signal provides the user t he abili t y to
creat e mo naural masters fro m stereo masters, o r
to creat e both simultaneo usly. Like t he other
FADE RS, t he MONO M ASTE R is a 1 00 mm
desig n.
$ INSE RTion Jack, Stereo and MONO Masters
As wit h the other I NS E RTion jacks fo und i n the
channels and pro g ram masters, t hese jacks
provide the abil ity to alter t he signal wit h
external devices, such as equaliz ers, limi t ers,
etc. The access po ints are POST FADE R.
$ STEREO and MONO OUTputs-XLR &
RCA PHONO
The XLR co nnectors provide an o ut put level o f
+ 4 d B m fro m bot h the LEFT and R IGHT st ereo
BUSSES and t he MONO B U SS. Each co nnecto r
is paired wit h a two po sit io n slide switch which
allows the select io n of either a balanced o r
unbalanced configurat io n o f t he signal. The
RCA phono jacks provide the same signals but
at a lower level, - 1 0 d B . The signal at t he MONO
OUT XLR co nnecto r is also available at the
OUTPUT MONO 1 /4" Pho ne jack.

MONITOR SECTION

The MONITOR system in t he 300 Series is very
co mprehensive, allowing t he o perato r to select
and hear virt ually any signal o r co mbinat io n o f
signals fo und i n t he co nso le.
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MONitor Select Switches

This switch rack allo ws select io n of eit her
seven ( M-3 08) o r nine (M-3 1 2 & M-320) se­
parate signal so urces o r busses. I n addit io n ,
where the select io n i s a left -right pair, such as
t he STE R EO busses, t he separat io n is maintained
t hro ug ho ut the MONITOR. This allows in-place
mo n itoring o f crit ical material.
The selections are; ST E R EO, EXTernal 1 , EXT­
ernal 2 (both are left-right pairs), MONO, AUX
1, AUX 2 and E F F ECT. Addit io nally, AUX 3
and AUX 4 are available o n t he M- 3 1 2 & M-320.
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MONITOR Level Control
This dual co ntro l adjusts the level o f t he signal
selected by the MONito r Select Swit ch.