User manual

88 Series Outboard / 8801 Issue 7.6
Front Panel Controls
On/Off Switch
The Neve Logo Switch on the right hand side of the front panel switches the
unit on and off.
The 8801 will always power-up with the same settings as they were when the
power was removed (including the order of processing, Phase, Phantom
Power, but not including any settings on the optional digital card).
Providing no rotary controls have been changed, this ensures that work can
continue straight away from power-up without having to recall any of the
settings.
If you wish the unit to power up in it's default factory state, hold the PAD
button down while switching it on.
Input Section
The input is selected by pressing the I/P GAIN knob.
This selection is shown on the adjacent Line / Mic / DI / Genie leds.
Line Input
The line input is accessible via the rear panel combo connector (¼’’ Jack or
XLR). It accommodates both balanced and unbalanced input signals.
The Gain is variable from -24dB to +24dB using the I/P Gain knob on the
front panel.
Mic Input
The mic input uses the female XLR input of the front panel combo connector
or the female XLR input on the rear panel.
Gain is variable from +20dB to +70dB using the I/P Gain knob.
PAD
The Pad button provides 20dB of gain reduction on the Mic and DI inputs.
It is not available on the Line input.
Phantom Power
The +48V button enables phantom power on the Mic input.
DI Input
The DI input uses the ¼’’ jack input of the front panel combo connector or
the ¼’’ jack input on the rear panel.
The input uses a high impedance instrumentation amplifier (>750k), and
accommodates both balanced and unbalanced inputs.
The Gain is variable from -24dB to +24dB using the I/P Gain knob.
When Pad is switched on the input impedance changes to 100k.
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