Operating instructions

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ADAT Channel Control
This button controls the current ADAT channel the DPS II™ is transmitting over.
The DPS™ only transmits over ADAT when the sample rate is set to 44.1KHz,
48KHz (ADAT master clock mode), ADAT (ADAT Slave Clock mode), or EXT
(Word Clock Sync mode). By toggling through, one can select to transmit over
channels 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, or all 8 of them at once. When no lights are on, this
means all incoming ADAT channels are bypassed. This is frequently used when
the DPS II™ is in an ADAT chain, but not currently being used.
CONNECTIONS
It is easy to interface the unit with a wide variety of equipment. The
front panel houses 2 dual-purpose ¼” / XLR input jacks, and the rear
houses balanced XLR and ¼” inputs as well as balanced XLR and
unbalanced ¼” outputs. Standard ¼” and XLR inputs and outputs
make patching simple.
ANALOG CONNECTIONS:
Dual Purpose Input Jacks (Front)
The front mounted, dual-purpose jacks act as both balanced XLR jacks, and
unbalanced ¼” jacks.
The XLR Input jacks are primarily intended for microphone input, and as such,
can furnish Phantom Power when needed. They can handle up to +19 dBu
signals, which is the hottest signal you would get out of any microphone. For
even hotter input signals, you should use the ¼” input jack. The XLR Input jack’s
variable input impedance is extremely flat over a wide frequency range, which
allows it to be voiced to virtually any microphone (one of the lesser known
secrets – it’s why the unit will always sound good!).
The ¼” Input jacks are for instrument and line level inputs. They have high input
impedance to minimize any loading effects on instrument pickups. They can also
handle up to +22 dBu signals for line level signals.
When a device is plugged into the ¼” input jack, the mic pre-amp is bypassed.
This allows you to keep the rear cannon input connected and override the mic
input when you plug into the front panel instrument input. The Instrument input is
NOT affected by the input Impedance control, it is always a high-Z input.