Samson MPL 1640 Mixer User Manual


 
Guided Tour - Main Section
6: Headphones control (black) - This knob sets the level of the signal sent to
the headphone jack (see #7 below). WARNING: To avoid possible damage
to connected headphones (or, worse yet, to your ears!), always turn this all
the way off (to the fully counterclockwise “0” position) before plugging in a
pair of headphones—then raise the level slowly while listening. The
Headphones control has no effect on the final Main Mix or Bus 3/4 output levels.
7: Headphone jack - Connect any standard stereo headphones to this jack (via
a standard 1/4 TRS plug) for private monitoring of the main stereo output. The
built-in MPL 1640 headphone preamp delivers 150 mw at 30 ohms.
8: Main L/R Faders (white with blue line) - These linear sliders determine the
relative level of the two Main Left/Right outputs just prior to being sent to the rear
panel Main Mix output jacks (as described on page 8). The 0 (detented)
position of each fader indicates unity gain (no level boost or attenuation).
Moving the fader below this position (towards the - dB position) causes the
signal to be attenuated (at the very bottom, it is attenuated infinitelyin other
words, there is no sound). Moving it above this position (towards the +15
position) causes the signal to be boosted by as much as 15 dB.
For best signal-to-noise ratio, both Main L/R faders should generally be kept at
or near the detented 0 level. See the Setting The Correct Gain Structure
section on page 12 of this manual for more information.
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