Connections - Art TPS II User Manual

CONNECTIONS

It is easy to interface the unit with a wide variety of equipment. The
front panel houses 2 dual-purpose ¼" / XLR input jacks, and the rear
houses balanced XLR and ¼" inputs as well as balanced XLR and
unbalanced ¼" outputs. Standard ¼" and XLR inputs and outputs
make patching simple.
DUAL PURPOSE INPUT JACKS (FRONT)
The front mounted, dual-purpose jacks act as both balanced XLR
jacks, and unbalanced ¼" jacks.
The XLR Input jacks are primarily intended for microphone input, and
as such, can furnish Phantom Power when needed. They can handle
up to +19 dBu signals, which is the hottest signal you would get out of
any microphone. For even hotter input signals, you should use the ¼"
input jack. The XLR Input jack's variable input impedance is extremely
flat over a wide frequency range, which allows it to be voiced to
virtually any microphone (one of the lesser known secrets – it's why
the unit will always sound good!).
The ¼" Input jacks are for instrument and line level inputs. They have
high input impedance to minimize any loading effects on instrument
pickups. They can also handle up to +22 dBu signals for line level
signals.
When a device is plugged into the front ¼" input jack, rear inputs are
ignored. This allows you to keep the rear inputs connected and
override them when you plug into the front panel instrument input. The
Instrument input is NOT affected by the input Impedance control, it is
always a high-Z input.
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