Instruction Manual

552 User Guide and Technical Information
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Quickstart
5) Set Input Type – Mic or Line Level.
To select an input to Mic or Line level, hold an input’s PFL switch, then slide the
SLATE MIC/TONE switch to the left. The input’s LINE LED illuminates blue when
set to line level and the LED is not illuminated when set to Mic level.
1) Hold the Input’s PFL. 2) Slide the SLATE MIC/TONE switch left.
6) Apply Phantom Power to an input.
The 552 supplies 48 V to inputs set to receive phantom power (PH). Phantom pow-
er can be set to 12 V in the Setup Menu. To apply phantom power, hold an input’s
PFL switch, then slide the SLATE MIC/TONE switch to the right. The input’s PH
LED illuminates blue when phantom power is applied.
1) Hold the Input’s PFL. 2) Slide the SLATE MIC/TONE switch right.
7) Select a headphone monitor mode using the Headphone Selector.
Stereo (Left and Right) Program
Right Program
Left Program
Stereo MS (mid-side)
Recording Source
Mono (summed left and right)
L
R
M
ST
MS ST
REC Source
MS Monitor Modes are useful to listen to left/right stereo when M and S signals are routed. When
inputs are linked as an MS pair in the Setup Menu use the ST (Stereo program) monitor mode; this will
already contain the decoded MS Stereo signal.
8) Set the headphone level.
Turn the Headphone Controller to set headphone levels. The currently selected
headphone level is briefly indicated on the right output meter when the Head-
phone level control is turned.