Pearl Mini User Guide
Selecting an audio source
Pearl Mini
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Two XLR/TRS combo jacks (Mic/Line 1 and Mic/Line 2). These two ports are configured as a left/right
stereo pair by default.
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XLR mic-level inputs (balanced)
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TRS 1/4" line-level inputs, + 4.0 dBu (balanced/unbalanced)
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One 3.5 mm stereo mic-level for electret microphones
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One RCA stereo pair consumer line-level input (-10 dBV)
The two XLR/TRS combo jacks on Pearl Mini are configured as a stereo pair by default. You can configure
the two combo jacks as two separate mono audio inputs using the Admin panel . You can also enable or
disable phantom power for the two XLR ports.
The RCA and 3.5 mm audio sources share the same resource and appear under the label RCA/3.5 mm
Audio. You can assign one or both audio sources to the RCA/3.5 mm Audio input.
For details about the audio inputs, see
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Selecting an audio source
Choose different audio sources for a channel using the Admin panel .
Select your audio sources from connected video source, as well as from the dedicated analog audio input
ports. The USB port on the rear panel accepts a USB microphone (UAC).
The audio that's coming from the connected HDMI video sources (HDMI-A and HDMI-B) is automatically
used as the default audio source for the HDMI-A and HDMI-B channels on Pearl Mini.
Stereo pairs
XLR and TRS combo jacks are configured as left/right stereo pairs by default, see
. The 3.5 mm audio ports and the RCA audio ports are linked.
see
Assign audio sources to an input
to configure Pearl devices to use both or just one audio source.
Linked ports
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On Pearl Mini, the 3.5 mm audio ports and the RCA audio ports are linked.
Audio gain guidelines
This table offers some guidelines for adjusting the gain of the audio input ports for common types of
audio devices. You should add the suggested gain to the audio input to get an average signal to register at
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