Owner`s manual

Mona’s Guitar Input (1/4” Plug, Impedance: 100K,

Trim: 10 – 50 dB)

An input impedance of 10K is too low to record non-active guitar pickups

so each input also has its own

GUITAR

switch. When the

GUITAR

switch

is pushed in (green indicator lit), the input impedance is increased to 107K

and the trim knob has a range of 10 to 50dB. The indicator will only light up

if there is a ¼” connector plugged into the jack. This mode will still provide

a balanced input when a TRS connector is inserted.

If you want to adjust the level of any input, just turn the knob for that input

and watch the corresponding level meter on Mona’s front panel. The red bar

at the top will light anytime the input signal is greater than –3dB (or within

3dB of clipping). The three yellow bars each represent a range of 3dB and

the green bars each represent a range of 6dB.

It is a good idea to adjust the input trim (knob) so that your loudest recorded

signal lights up some of the yellow bars but not the red. If the signal level

ever exceeds 0dB the signal will be “clipped” and you will hear a “pop” or

“tick” in the recording. This is a

very bad thing

, and clipping should be

avoided at all costs! Mona has enough headroom so that you can be

conservative in this area and there is no need to push the input levels right

up to the edge of clipping.

Mona’s front panel also has a ¼” headphone output jack with a

corresponding volume knob which monitors analog outputs 1 and 2.