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Pearl-2 User Guide Audio input ports
Audio input ports
You can connect external audio devices like audio mixers directly to the audio input ports on Pearl-2. There
are:
l Four XLR professional line-level inputs + 4.0 dBu up to 12.3 V RMS, (+24 dBu) that support balanced
and unbalanced signals.
l One stereo pair RCA consumer line-level input (-10 dBV)
l Two USB video/audio ports
l Four HDMI ports
l Two SDI ports
The four XLR audio inputs are configured as two stereo pairs by default: XLR A (left/right) and XLR B
(left/right). The XLR B audio ports and the RCA audio ports are linked. You can configure Pearl-2 to use both or
just one of the audio sources using the Admin panel.
Topics include:
l Configure audio ports for stereo or mono
l Assign audio sources to an input
l Adjust audio gain and delay
l Mute audio
For details about the audio inputs, see AV inputs.
Configure audio ports for stereo or mono
The four XLR professional line-level inputs are configured as two stereo pairs by default: XLR A (left and right
stereo pair) and XLR B (left and right stereo pair).
Using the Admin panel, you can configure these ports to function as a stereo pair (left/right) or as separate
mono ports.
To configure audio ports as stereo or mono:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. From the Inputs menu, click Analog-A Audio for the XLR A ports or click Analog-B Audio for the XLR B
ports. The configuration page for the audio ports opens.
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