Thermionic Culture THE ROOSTER 2 2 Channel mic, pre amp with eq - Manual (Page 11)

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4 Connections
There are 3 XLR connections per channel at the rear of The
Rooster 2, plus one DI jack input per channel, on the front
panel.
‘Mic In’
is a balanced input, which all microphones should be
plugged into. The connector is a 3 pin female XLR. (The
input signal should be applied to pins 2 and 3. Pin 1 is
ground).
‘Line In’
is the female 3 pin XLR socket that any line level
signals (+4 dBV) should be sent to. These inputs are
balanced (see ‘Mic-In’ for connections). If an unbalanced
source is used, Pin2 should be signal and pins 1 and 3
should be ground.
‘O/P’
is the male 3 pin XLR socket that the line level output
signal (+4 dBV) appears at. The output is transformer
'balanced' (ie. floating) and can be equally well connected to
a balanced or unbalanced piece of equipment. Pins 2 and 3
are signal and pin 1 is ground.
‘DI’
is the jack socket on the unit’s front panel. This provides
a high impedance signal for all low level and instrument level
signals. When this input is connected it will disable all other
inputs on this channel and operate regardless of the position
of the ‘I/P’ switch.