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chapter 5
Mbox 2 Academic Hardware Overview
Mbox 2 Academic Front Panel Features
The Mbox 2 Academic front panel has the following features:
S/PDIF LED
This LED indicates that Mbox 2 Academic is us-
ing the S/PDIF inputs as the clock source. See
“S/PDIF Digital I/O” on page 34.
USB LED
The USB LED indicates that the Mbox 2 Aca-
demic has received power from its USB connec-
tion. Once the USB light is on, audio can pass in
or out of the system.
Front Panel Headphone Output
Use the Headphone Output to connect stereo
headphones with a 1/4-inch stereo connector.
Figure 1. Mbox 2 Academic front panel
48V
Gain
USB
S/PDIF
Mono
Mix Headphone
Headphone
Source
selector
LED
LED
Input 1
Level
Output
Monitor
Level (Ratio)
Pad
Peak
LED
Gain
Source
selector
Input 2
Pad
Peak
LED
DI/Mic LEDs DI/Mic LEDs
Mono 48V
LEDLED