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Front panel layout – Samson MDR10 User Manual

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PAN

– Controls the channel’s balance between left and right in

the stereo bus.

12

SOLO Switch (Input Channels)

– Back-lit LED switch used to

assign the channel to the SOLO bus.

13

MUTE 3/4

– LED, back-lit switch used to Mute the input chan-

nel from the Main Left and Right mix bus, and at the same
time, assign the channel to the 3/4 output bus.

14

FADER

– 60 mm audio taper fader provides smooth control

over level changes.

15

MIC INPUT

– XLR input connector for the input channel’s Low-

Noise Microphone pre-amp.

16

LINE INPUT

– 1/4-inch TRS ( TIP RING SLEEVE) input con-

nector for the input channel’s balanced Line level inputs.

17

LOW FREQUENCY (Stereo Channels)

- Controls the low band

of the Channel Equalizer, +/- 15 dB at 80Hz.

18

HIGH FREQUENCY (Stereo Channels)

- Controls the high band

of the Channel Equalizer, +/- 15 dB at 12KHz.

19

AUX 1/2 Switch (Stereo Channels) -

The auxiliary send on the

Dual/Mono channels can be set to either the AUX 1 or AUX 2
bus by using the back-lit, AUX1/2 switch.

20

MIC LINE

– Combination Input connector for the Line or Low-

Noise Microphone Inputs on the stereo channels.

21

FX RET 1 (L/R Jacks)

– Balanced inputs on 1/4-inch TRS con-

nectors for connecting external line level signal like those from
external effects processors.

22

3/4 OUTPUT

– Balanced outputs on 1/4-inch TRS connectors

that carry the signals from the 3 and 4 mix bus.

23

MIX (L R Jacks)

– Balanced outputs on 1/4-inch TRS connec-

tors that carry the signals from the Left and Right Main mix
bus.

24

AUX 1

- 1/4-inch TRS output connector for Auxiliary 1.

25

CONTROL ROOM

– Left and Right output connectors for con-

necting a monitor system.

26

AUX 2

– Output connector for Auxiliary 2.

27

MONO OUT

– The Left and Right main Mix outputs are

summed together to a monaural signal and sent out this con-
nector.

28

FX RETURN 2 (L R Jacks)

– Balanced inputs on 1/4-inch TRS

connectors for connecting external line level signals like those
from external effects processors.

29

MONO OUT LEVEL

– Used to set the volume of the MONO mix.

30

2 TK LEVEL

- Control used to adjust the volume of the 2-track

input.

31

2 TRACK INPUTS

– Connect a DAT, Cassette, Mini Disk or

Hard Disk Recording system.

32

FX TO AUX –

When this switch is engaged, the FX RETURN

2 is sent to the AUX 1 output allowing the effects, external or
internal, to be heard in the monitor mix.

33

2 TRACK OUTPUTS

– Connect a DAT, Cassette, Mini Disk or

Hard Disk Recording system.

34

PHANTOM

– Indicates that the 48 Volt Phantom Power is on.

35

FX RETURN 2 Knob

– Used to mix in level of the external

effects connected to the FX RETURN 2 inputs.

36

POWER

– Indicates the MDR10 is powered up.

37

SOLO LED

– Indicates SOLO is selected.

38

PFL LED

– Indicates the SOLO is in PFL (Pre-Fader Level)

mode.

39

SOLO Switch (FX RETURN 2)

– Back-lit LED switch used to

assign the FX RETURN 2 to the SOLO bus.

40

OUTPUT METER

- Twelve segment display with VU ballistics

indicates main Mix level.

41

DSP PEAK LED

- LED light illuminates when the signal sent to

the internal DSP is clipped.

42

SOLO/PFL Switch

– Used to change the operating mode of

the SOLO bus from SOLO to PFL (Pre Fader Listen).

43

SOLO DEFEAT Switch

– This global control back-lit, switch is

used to disconnect all channels from the SOLO bus.

44

MIX MUTE Switch

– When the switch pressed, the red LED

lights indicating the Main Left and Right outputs are fully
attenuated.

45

MIX FADERS

- Used to control the overall volume of the Left

and Right main Mix outputs.

46

HEADPHONE JACK

– Connect stereo headphones here.

47

C ROOM/HEADPHONE

– Adjusts the volume of the control

room speakers or headphones.

48

SOLO LEVEL

– A rotary control knob used to set the overall

volume of the SOLO bus.

49

MIX/2TK

– Switches between the main Mix and the 2 Track

in the Control Room output.

50

OUTPUT 3 & 4 FADERS –

Used to control the overall volume

of the 3 and 4 mix outputs.

51

3/4 TO MIX Switch

– When engaged, the LED lights and the

input channels which are a assigned to 3/4 will be mixed
together with the Main Left and Right Outputs.

52

SOLO Switch (3/4 Bus)

– Back-lit LED switch used to assign

the 3/4 Bus to the SOLO bus.

53

DSP PRE-SET SELECT Knob –

Used to switch between the 8

pre-sets of the internal DSP effects processor.

54

SOLO Switch (FX RETURN 1)

– Back-lit LED switch used to

assign the FX RETURN 1 to the SOLO bus.

55

FX RETURN 1

– Used to mix in level of the external effects

connected to the FX RETURN 1 inputs.

Front Panel Layout