User Manual
10 Control Surface & Rear Panel
01V96i—Owner’s Manual
AD Input Section
1 INPUT connectors A/B
INPUT A connectors are balanced XLR-3-31-type 
connectors that accept line-level and microphone 
signals. Each of the phantom [+48V] switches on 
the rear panel turns on or off the +48V phantom 
power feed to the corresponding input. INPUT B 
connectors are balanced TRS phone-type connec-
tors that accept line-level and microphone signals. 
The nominal signal level of both types of connec-
tors ranges from –60 dB to +4 dB. Phantom power 
is not supplied to these connectors.
If you connect cables to INPUT A and INPUT B 
connectors of the same number, only the signal 
from INPUT B is effective.
2 INPUT connectors 13–16
These balanced TRS phone-type connectors accept 
line-level signals. The nominal signal level ranges 
from –26 dB to +4 dB. INPUT 15 & 16 connectors 
are available only when the AD 15/16 button is 
turned off.
3 INSERT I/O connectors
These unbalanced TRS phone-type connectors are 
used for channel insert ins and outs. Use a split 
cable to insert an external effects processor to AD 
input channels.
4 PAD switches
These switches turn on or off the 20 dB pad (atten-
uator) for each AD Input.
5 GAIN controls
These controls adjust input sensitivity for each AD 
Input. Input sensitivity is –16 dB to –60 dB when 
the Pad is off, and +4 dB to –40 dB when the Pad is 
on.
6 PEAK indicators
These indicators light up when the input signal level 
is 3 dB below clipping. Adjust the Pad switch and 
GAIN control so that the indicator rarely lights up 
at signal peak.
7 SIGNAL indicators
These indicators light up when the input signal level 
exceeds –34 dB.
8 AD15/16 selector
This button selects AD Input Channel 15 and 16 
signals. When the button is turned on (pushed in), 
the 2TR IN signals (page 17) are selected. When the 
button is turned off (raised), the INPUT 15 and 16 
signals are selected.
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
PEAK
SIGNAL
CH15
/
16
2TR IN
+4
-26
GAIN
+4
-26
GAIN
+4
-26
GAIN
GAIN
+4
-26
GAIN
20dB
-16 -60
GAIN
20dB
-16 -60
GAIN
20dB20dB20dB20dB20dB20dB20dB
-16 -60
GAIN
-16 -60
GAIN
-16 -60
GAIN
-16 -60
GAIN
-16 -60
GAIN
-16 -60
GAIN
-16 -60
PAD
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
16
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14
INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O INSERT I
/
O
CH1-4
INPUT
(BAL)
INSERT
OUT IN
(UNBAL)
13 14 15 16
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
2
1/4" TRS phone plug
Ring (cold)
Sleeve (ground)
Tip (hot)
Male XLR plug
1 (ground)
2 (hot)
3 (cold)
1/4" phone 
plug
1/4" phone plug
Sleeve (ground)
Tip (send)
Sleeve 
(ground)
Connect to 
INSERT jack
Tip (return)
1/4" phone plug
Tip (send)
Ring (return)
Sleeve (ground)
From processor’s output
To processor’s input










