Specifications

Chapter 2: Installing XMON 7

Use the following instructions to connect Talkback as appropriate for your talkback mic requirements.

To connect a Talkback microphone:

1 Connect an XLR cable to the Talkback Thru port on the back of the Master Module (a 90

connector is recommended).

2 Do one of the following, depending on the type of microphone you want to use for talkback:

48V

To use a microphone that requires 48V phantom power, connect the other end of the cable to the input of a mic preamp with

phantom power (not included). For 48V, you must use an external mic preamp with phantom power. Connect the output of the mic

preamp to the

Talkback input (Talkback 1) on the Control Cable Breakout Adapter.

18V

To use a microphone that requires 18V (such as a low-power condenser), connect the other end of the XLR cable to the Talk-

back 2 Microphone

input on the back panel of the XMON hardware (on the TB/LB/UTIL DB-25 connector).

Installing and Configuring the XMON EUCON Software Application

XMON EUCON is included with S6 Workstation software. Download the WS installer from your Avid Master Account and launch

it.

• On Mac, XMON is automatically installed along with WSControl.

• On Windows, the installer lets you choose to install XMON EUCON or Studio Monitor Pro (SMP 2). Select XMON EUCON.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

Selecting a MIDI Port

The XMON EUCON Software Application uses a MIDI port to communicate with the XMON hardware. The Mac and Windows

versions of XMON select this port differently.

Mac

Right-click the XMON icon in the dock and select a MIDI port from the Select MIDI port menu. If you are using the included MIDI

device, select it. Otherwise, select another MIDI port.

Windows

In Windows, click the XMON icon in the task tray and select a MIDI port from the Select MIDI port menu. If you are using the in-

cluded MIDI device, select it.

Otherwise, select another MIDI port.

Pro Tools users must deselect the MIDI device that XMON uses in Setup>MIDI>Input Devices.

Figure 6. Mac (left) and Windows (right) MIDI Port selection

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