M-Patch 4M Manual September 2012
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover or rear panel of this unit. No user serviceable parts inside. Please refer servicing to qualified personnel only. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: All safety and operation instructions of this manual should be read and adhered to before operation.
Foreward Dear Customer, Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in SM Pro Audio products by purchasing this unit. The M-Patch 4M was designed to be a comprehensive studio monitor controller for home, project and professional studios, sound equipment rental companies, repair centers, schools and fixed installations— in short, virtually any and all venues where audio products are used.
Multiple switches provide for mute, source selection, output assignment, and stereo/ mono operation. A built-in talkback microphone, which automatically ducks the Control Room outputs -20dB when engaged, an on-board headphone amplifier, and configurable desktop or rackmount operation, make the M-Patch 4M an ideal centerpiece for monitor control in home, professional, and project studio applications.
M-PatCH 4M REAR PANEL Mutes the control room outputs 1 and/or 2. Here you choose what to hear via the headphone out: Studio 1 or 2 or Control Room 1 or 2. Mic On: Switches the talkback microphone on or off. Adjust the volume of the talkback microphone. Mutes the outputs of the outputs Studio 1/Studio 2. Adjusts the volume of the Studio 1/Studio 2 outputs.
installation The M-Patch 4M can sit comfortably on your desktop, with all controls within easy reach. Alternately, the included rack ears can be used for situating the unit in a standard 19” rackmount configuration. Audio input Connections The M-Patch 4M features four types of inputs, two of which are balanced and two of which are unbalanced. The Balanced Inputs feature combination XLR – 1/4” TRS connectors, while the AUX Inputs feature RCA and 1/8” TRS unbalanced connectors.
Studio Outputs The M-Patch 4M has two sets of Studio outputs (balanced and unbalanced), each of which will carry the input signals chosen by the front-panel Studio 1 and 2 input selector switches. Use these outputs to route your input signals to headphone systems, to monitoring systems in the recording room, or to any device at which you want the talkback signal to appear.
• • • To trim the output level of a digital-to-analog converter, such as those found in high end pre-amplifiers As a local volume control for distributed audio systems To monitor directly from the outputs of your computer sound card or audio interfaces without using a mixer, and without degrading bit-resolution by reducing volume within your DAW Simple Ideas for Studio Use Typically you would connect the output of your computer soundcard or audio interface to the input of the M-Patch 4M via the RCA, TRS,
Warranty 1. Warranty Card To be protected by this warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card (signed/stamped by retail dealer) within 14 days of the date of purchase to SM Pro Audio (see address below 3). Failure to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any extended warranty claims. 2. Warranty 2.1.
4.3. Free inspections, maintenance/repair work and replacement of parts are expressly excluded from this warranty, in particular if caused by inappropriate use. Likewise, the warranty does not cover defects of expendable parts caused by normal wear of the product. Expendable parts are typically pots, potentiometers, switches and similar components. 4.4.
