Instruction manual

Getting Started
5
Plugging in Audio
Blackmagic Audio Monitor supports virtually all types of audio equipment! If you want to connect SDI
signals in SD, HD, 2K or even Ultra HD 4K, you can plug in via the SDI input using a standard BNC connector.
Plug in using XLR connectors if you want to monitor digital AES/EBU audio from equipment including disk
recorders and digital audio consoles, or from analog equipment such as audio mixers or Betacam SP decks.
Analog audio from consumer equipment such as VCRs and DVD players can be connected using standard
RCA phono connectors, and monitoring 4K video is as simple as plugging in an Ultra HD TV via HDMI.
You can also connect headphones via the 1/4” TRS headphone jack when you need to listen to your audio
privately without disturbing others.
Selecting your Audio Source
After plugging in your audio equipment to Blackmagic Audio Monitor, all you need to do is select your
connection by pressing the INPUT button on the control panel. When your input is selected and audio is
present, you’ll notice the VU meter at work. The VU meter consists of 2 rows of colored LEDs and are brightly
lit so you can easily confirm your audio input is working.
The INPUT button lets you cycle through your audio connections and you can see them on the color LCD
with information including input type, audio channels and volume level. That's all you need to do to monitor
audio with Blackmagic Audio Monitor!
Connecting Video Outputs
If you need video as well as audio monitoring, Blackmagic Audio Monitor's video outputs let you monitor
video with audio on a large screen, or connect to more video equipment.
The SDI loop output can be used to monitor video with embedded audio. 6G-SDI lets you connect to SD,
HD, 2K and even Ultra HD 4K capture devices such as DeckLink 4K Extreme with a single SDI cable. Connect
video with embedded audio to recording decks such as HyperDeck Studio via SD/HD-SDI, or the latest
Ultra HD 4K display and projectors via HDMI.
1. HDMI
2. SDI embedded audio
3. XLR for AES/EBU
4. XLR for Analog audio
5. RCA for consumer audio
connections
PUSH PUSH PUSH
HDMI OUT
USB 2.0
SDI IN SDI LOOP OUT AES/EBU IN
1 2 3 4 5
The selection buttons allow you to choose which input you wish
to monitor, isolate left and right stereo channels, move up or
down through available audio channels, and mute the speakers
or headphones.
-45 -30
-20 -10 -3 +3
L
R
0
SOLO
LEFT
SOLO
RIGHT
CH CH
INPUT
SDI 1080PsF/30 Ch 1&2
SOLO
LEFT
SOLO
RIGHT
CH CH
INPUT