Radial Engineering JDV Mk5 User Manual page 8

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True to the Music
using piezo transducers
In order to provide maximum fl exibility, both channels A and B are equipped with 10MΩ inputs
for piezos. This enables two piezos to be used at once, a magnetic pickup with a piezo, a
mic with a piezo or any combination of the above. The benefi t here is that you do not have
to use a secondary piezo preamp, simply connect directly to the JDV and it will work great.
using a microphone with the JDV
Channel-1 on the JDV is equipped with a dedicated ¼" TRS balance mic input. Due to limited
space, this is unfortunately not a standard XLR. The good news is that music stores carry
XLR-F to ¼" TRS cables as a standard offering. Once connected, this switching jack will
automatically turn off the guitar inputs.
¼" TRS
XLR-F
Since most instrument-mounted microphones are condensers, they generally require 48-volt
phantom power. The JDV is equipped with 48V phantom on channel-A. To turn on the phantom
power, simply depress the side access set & forget switch.
Caution! If you mistakenly connect your
pickup to the mic input when phantom
power is activated, it can seriously dam-
age your pickup. For this reason, the JDV
is equipped with a preventative measure
that requires turning on the phantom power
each time you power-on the JDV. To avoid
a loud pop always turn PA/amp levels off
before turning on phantom power.
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