User Manual

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Under the Cut heading three switches have been incorporated - Left Cut, Mute and

Ri ght Cu t.

Left Cut: Mutes the Left channel signal allowing only the right signal to be heard,

Right Cut: Mutes the R igh t ch annel sign al allowing o nly the left signal to be h eard,

Mute: Cuts both channels (espec ially useful in an emergency). If Left C ut and Right

Cu t are b oth active it is just the same as Mute being ac tive.

Note that Cut/Mute does no t aff ect th e h eadp h ones ( see ) in th e sa me way as

it do es the speakers (see ). With the Mute switch active the headphones w ill still

pass audio in just the same way as if it was o ff, they are not affected. This allows for

someone to edit audio using headphones whilst a conversation is occurring in the

control room, for example.

Also, note that, when activating Left or Right Cut whilst using headphones the

signal is not 1 00% pan ned one way or the o ther - i.e. the signal centre moves to the

side but is not completely removed from the opposite ear of the headphone - this

is so that the Left/Rig ht Cut sou nd s a little more n atural, after all, if listening thro ugh

speakers with only the left speaker active some of the signal well reach the right

ear a few milliseconds later.

HEADPHONES

The MC2.1 has two dedicated headphone outputs, via 1/4” TRS jacks, each with

individual level control - Note that they have their own level control and are not

affected by the main large monitor volume knob.

In addition, no te that th e headp hones are not alw ays affected by the switches in the

same way as the monitor outputs. The Source Controls (I/P1, I/P2 and Aux.) and

Output controls (Phase Rev, Mono and Dim) affect the headphones in just the

same way as the speakers, however, the Mute an d L/R Cut switches affect them

differently (see above).

Warning:

It is advisable to unplug the headphones b efore switching the MC2.1 on or off.

It is also recommended that you turn the headphone level down before inserting

the jack, and turn it up to your desired listening level - these measures will not

only prevent your ears from being damaged but also the headphone’s drivers.

Also, note that these are high quality circuits and have been designed for

professional headphones, so care must be taken when using lower standard,

consumer quality headphones, such as earbuds or ipod phones etc, as damage

could occur.

TALKBACK

The MC2.1 has a dedicated talkback function including inbuilt microphone and

gain level control.

Talkback Switch: When active engages the inbuilt microphone and routes the

operator’s voice through the headphones and also to the output on the rear of the

unit. The switch is non-latching and so must be held in to be active.