Connecting Audio - ALLEN & HEATH ME-1 User Manual

6.4 Connecting audio

2x Headphones
or ear piece
Stereo Headphones – Two output sockets
allow plugging in headphones or ear pieces
with either a large (1/4") or small (3.5mm)
stereo plug. Headphones with impedance
between 16Ω and 600Ω are recommended.
Lower impedance headphones tend to be
louder.
You can choose which socket to use or use
both at the same time, for example to feed
two musicians with the same mix.
Stereo line equipment – You can use the
stereo outputs to feed line level equipment
such as a recording device or wireless in-ear
transmitter.
Maximum line output level = +21dBu.
The ME-1 presents both the left and right
signals on the same TRS (3-pole stereo)
output jack. The same stereo signal is
duplicated on the large and small output
sockets.
Use a stereo Y-cable to feed equipment with
separate left and right inputs.
The output is unbalanced. To connect to
balanced equipment link the input cold (-)
signal to ground within the destination plug.
Mono output – The output can feed balanced
or unbalanced line level equipment such as a
powered speaker.
Aux Input – A 3.5mm mini-jack input socket
is provided to plug in a stereo source such as
MP3 player. To use a mono source, for
example a click track, link the tip (left) and
ring (right) connections within the plug.
User Guide – AP8997 iss.3
Mono Out
Aux Input
Connecting the ME-1 to stereo line equipment:
Using 2 mono jacks
ME-1 Stereo Out
GROUND
RIGHT
LEFT
Connecting to equipment with Jack inputs
Using 2 stereo jacks
ME-1 Stereo Out
GROUND
RIGHT
LEFT
Link RING to SLEEVE to unbalance
Connecting to equipment with XLR inputs
Link PIN3 (cold, -) to PIN1 (ground) to unbalance
Connecting a mono source:
ME-1 Aux Input
GROUND
RIGHT
Link TIP to RING for mono source
LEFT
15
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
3
1 2
From mono source
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