Manual- da 216a front panel – Rane DA 216a (2003 version) User Manual
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Manual-
DA 216a FRONT PANEL
1
POWER Indicator:
When this yellow LED is illuminated power is available to the DA 216a.
2
MASTER LEVELS:
These screwdriver adjustable controls set the level of each Input to be routed to bus A, B, or A+B. The
Overload (OL) LEDs illuminate whenever either Input section (both pre-gain and post-gain) approach clipping. Each MASTER
LEVEL may be adjusted from off to +10 dB gain.
3
Output Assign switches:
Each switch has three positions, which assign the Output to the A-Input, the B-Input, or A+B (sum).
This powerful feature allows the DA 216a distribution amplifier to be set up as 1 Input to 16 Outputs. Or 1 stereo Input pair to 8
stereo Output pairs. Or 1 Input to 3 Outputs, with the other Input to 13 Outputs. And so on. For those of you that like impres-
sive numbers, that amounts to 43,046,721 possible combinations (3
16
)! Go ahead – count them. By the way, for those that really
like this stuff, if we allow turning the gain all the way down on any Output as part of the combination, the number jumps to
4,294,967,295 (4
16
). Fortunately, most users will only be concerned with one or two of these possibilities.
4
OUTPUT LEVEL controls:
Each Output channel has an independent LEVEL control. Each Output may be adjusted from off
to +6 dB gain.
DISTRIBUTION
AMPLIFIER
DA 216a
POWER
MASTER LEVELS
1
2
3
4
5
6
OUTPUT LEVELS
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
OL
OL
A+B
A+B
A
A+B
B
A
B
A
A+B
B
A
B
A
B
A+B
A
B
A+B
A
A
B
B
A+B
A+B
A
B
A+B
A
B
A+B
A
B
A+B
A
B
A+B
A
B
A+B
A
B
A
B
A+B
B
B
A
A+B
A
A+B
1
2
4
3