Monitor Panel - Prism Sound ADA-8XR Operation Manual

Multi-channel a/d d/a converter

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Prism Sound ADA-8XR Multi-channel A/D D/A Converter

5.3 Monitor Panel

BOTH of the Monitor's output channels when the orange LED is lit. The 'Mono' button causes

the two Monitor channels to be mixed together at both outputs when its LED is lit. The 'Swap'

button exchanges the Monitor's A and B channel outputs when its LED is lit.

A volume control is available if required, although this can be defeated from within the Monitor

options menus.

The blue Access button at the top of the panel causes the menu system to enter a small

range of menus which apply to the two-channel Monitor. These menus control various

auxiliary functions such as analogue line-up level, headphone-cut, volume control

enable/disable etc., as well as allowing selection of the Monitor operating mode:

In 'Pairs' mode, the adjacent-channel pairs are monitored, whereas in 'Mixed' mode, a mix of

any of the Path's channels can be created, each with its own gain and pan setting. Separate

mixes are retained for each Path, which are selected when that Path is monitored.

For full details of the Monitor-related menus, see the Firmware Reference.

The Monitor Panel controls the ADA-8XR's two-channel

monitor.

The Monitor drives both analogue and digital line outputs,

which are situated on the Utility Panel on the rear of the

unit. The analogue outputs also drive a headphone

socket on the front. For further details see the Utility

Module section in the I/O Modules section.

The Monitor can be fed from either Path 1 or Path 2, as

selected by the 'Path' selector button, either pre- or post-

the Path's processing section (where available) as

selected by the 'Pre Post' button. Note that the audio

output of the Monitor is controlled directly by these

buttons; the equivalent buttons on other Panels only

assign the Panels' display.

The 'Cut' button mutes the Monitor, its LED flashing red to

indicate the muted state. The 'Invert' button phase-inverts

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