The Controls And Connectors; Front Panel - Steinberg MR816CSX Operation Manual

The Controls and Connectors

The Controls and Connectors
This section provides an overview of the panel controls and connectors of the MR816 CSX/MR816 X.

Front Panel

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1 [HI-Z] switch
This switch enables use of a high-impedance instrument
(electric guitar, bass, etc.) connected to the MIC/LINE/HI-
Z jack (audio input jack) at the right of this switch. When
directly connecting an electric guitar or electric bass that
has passive pickups and no built-in preamp to the MIC/
LINE/HI-Z jack, set the [HI-Z] switch to the upper position.
NOTE
· Use an unbalanced phone cable when you connect an electric
guitar or bass and set the [HI-Z] switch to the upper position. If
you use a balanced cable or an XLR cable in such a case, this
instrument will not work correctly.
2 MIC/LINE/HI-Z jack (Analog input jack 1) and
MIC/LINE jack (Analog input jack 2)
These mono channel input jacks (Nominal Level:
-60dBu – +10dBu) that support both balanced and unbal-
anced signals are used to connect microphones or musi-
cal instruments. These balanced input jacks accept both
XLR-3-31 and TRS phone plug type connectors. Audio
signals input via these jacks will be routed through the
analog input channels of a computer and analog/digital
output jacks. The wiring configuration for these jacks is as
shown below.
• Male XLR
• TRS phone
Note that the MIC/LINE/HI-Z jack is equipped with a [HI-Z]
switch (1) to accept a high-impedance instrument (elec-
tric guitar, bass, etc.).
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3 [QUICK CONNECT] buttons (with LED lamps)
These buttons enable assignment of the analog input
jacks (MIC/LINE/HI-Z jack labeled "1" on the front panel,
MIC/LINE jack labeled "2" on the front panel and MIC/
LINE INPUT jacks labeled "3" – "8" on the rear panel) to
the input bus of audio tracks on Cubase. By selecting an
audio track or audio tracks on Cubase (on a connected
computer) then pressing any of these buttons, you can
have the audio signal input via the corresponding jack
sent to the selected track on Cubase. The [QUICK CON-
NECT] lamps to which audio tracks of Cubase are
assigned will light. If you select an audio track already
assigned to one of the analog input jacks, the lamp of the
corresponding number flashes.
4 [SIG/PEAK] lamps
These lamps indicate the current status of audio input sig-
nals from the analog input jacks (MIC/LINE/HI-Z jack
labeled "1" on the front panel, MIC/LINE jack labeled "2"
on the front panel and MIC/LINE INPUT jacks labeled "3"
– "8" on the rear panel), respectively. The lamp lights as
follows depending on the strength of the input signals.
Note that the following values are given assuming that the
clipping point of the signal is 0 dB. Adjust the gain by
using the [PAD] button and [GAIN] knob so that this lamp
lights slightly in red when receiving the peak level.
-40dB or less (including no input signals):
-40dB – -3dB:
-3dB or more:
5 Gain knobs 1 – 8
These knobs enable you to attenuate/boost the level of
the audio input signal from the analog input jacks (MIC/
LINE/HI-Z jack labeled "1" on the front panel, MIC/LINE
jack labeled "2" on the front panel and MIC/LINE INPUT
jacks labeled "3" – "8" on the rear panel), respectively.
The adjustable range on each channel varies depending
on the on/off status of the [PAD] button (7).
When the [PAD] lamp is turned on:
When the [PAD] lamp is turned off:
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Off
Green
Red
-60dB – -16dB
-34dB – +10dB