1/4" Footswitch Jack; Dante A / B - Mackie DC16 Owner's Manual

TRS jacks and plugs are used for balanced signals and stereo headphones and are wired as follows:
To connect unbalanced lines to these inputs, use a 1/4" mono (TS) phone plug, wired as follows:
Unbalanced cables can be noisy. If the studio monitors support balanced cables,
we highly recommend using those instead of unbalanced cables.
The monitor level is controlled by the monitor knob as seen a couple pages back. Because
the monitor knob is located on the top panel of DC16, it will be described in more detail
in that section.

1/4" Footswitch Jack

This 1/4" TRS connector is where to connect your favorite footswitch. This allows you to easily enable or
disable talkback at will. This is a momentary switch meaning that talkback is always on when the footswitch
is engaged and held. Additionally, the talkback button on the top panel of the DC16 will illuminate green
indicating just how engaged it is. Talkback will disengage when pressure on the footswitch is released.
Any one-button on / off footswitch will work.
You have options! As mentioned above, there is a talkback button on the top panel of the DC16
in the Mix Selector section. Like the footswitch, it, too, is momentary. Additionally, talkback may
be enabled / disabled via Master Fader's Quick Access Panel.

Dante A / B

The dual Dante ports allow daisy chaining and the dedicated Wi-Fi control port eliminates the need
for an Ethernet switch in many situations.
Here, you should use a shielded network cable that is CAT5E (or better) to connect DC16 to the DL32R.
This allows for control, monitoring, talkback and more. Additionally, the Dante ports may also be used
to connect to other Dante-enabled audio networks. As such, it is a perfect solution for connecting to
a Dante-enabled loudspeaker system. In fact, the EAW RADIUS system is a prime candidate!
Additional information about Dante was discussed previously on pages 10-16.
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1/4" TRS Balanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
Ring = Cold (–)
1/4" TS Unbalanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
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