Front panel description – Sound Devices MixPre-D User Manual
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Front Panel Description
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1)
Link LEDs
Indicates linked status of inputs. Both
LEDs off:
no link; Bottom LED illu-
minated:
stereo linking; Both LEDs
illuminated:
MS stereo linking.
See Input
Linking
2)
Input Gain Controls
Potentiometers to adjust input gain.
Fully counter-clockwise is off.
3)
High-Pass Filter LEDs
Indicates that the high-pass filter is
engaged for the input. One LED illumi-
nated:
80 Hz; Both LEDs illuminated:
160 Hz.
4)
Input Buttons
Toggles between high-pass filter settings
for the input (Off / 80 Hz / 160 Hz).
5)
Pan Switches (Input Assignment)
Three-position switch pans input to Left,
Center (both left and right) or Right
outputs. When inputs are linked, Input 2
Pan Switch function is altered.
See Input
Linking
6)
Tone Oscillator/Slate Microphone
Switch
Toggle switch activates a 1 kHz tone
oscillator when switched to the left posi-
tion and activates the slate microphone
when in the right (momentary) position.
Microphone inputs are muted when
tone or slate are activated.
7)
Limiter Switch
Activates both the input and output lim-
iters. Middle: (LIM) dual-mono limiter
operation; Right: (LINK) stereo opera-
tion. Threshold is adjustable.
See Front
Panel Shortcuts
8)
Headphone Connector
Accepts stereo and mono headphones
with 1/4-inch connectors.
9)
Return Signal LED
Indicates presence of signal on RTN
input or Channel 3 & 4 input.
See Inputs
3 and 4
10)
Monitor Source LED
Indicates monitor source. Off: output
bus. Solid: Return signal; Flashing: USB
output signal.
See Computer Interface
11)
Headphone Controller
Rotating controls headphone gain. Push
to cycle between monitor sources. Also
controls various secondary functions.
See Front Panel Shortcuts
12)
Sample Rate LEDs
Indicates the current sample rate when
AES output is active or USB is con-
nected.
13)
Power Switch and LED
Three position switch: Middle: off;
Left:
(INT) internal power; Right: (EXT)
external power. Power illuminates green
for adequate voltage and flashes green
when voltage is low.