Keith McMillen Instruments K-MIX, User Manual

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K-M
IX
H
ARDWARE
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4.2.18.3 – S
WITCHING
P
HANTOM
P
OWER
V
OLTAGE
L
EVEL
To switch the phantom power voltage level b48V and +15V, do the following:
1. Press and hold the [+48V] button.
2. Press the master channel select button to toggle b48V and +15V. The LED will turn green
for +48V or red for +15V.
3. Release the [+48V] button to return to the mode you were previously in.
4.2.18.4 – P
HANTOM
P
OWER
I
S
G
LOBAL
, N
OT
P
ER
P
RESET
The phantom power parameters (on/off state and voltage level) are global parameters. This means they
are not stored on a per preset basis; they will instead remain the same when changing K-Mix presets.
Phantom power parameters are global to prevent situations where changing presets alters phantom
power states, which could lead to problems with microphone performance (or even potentially damage
some microphones). If using a condenser microphone that requires phantom power, you likely wouldn’t
want phantom to suddenly turn off if you changed a preset, leading to a significant drop in signal level
(or even completely cutting out).
4.2.18.5 – P
HANTOM
P
OWER
D
EFAULT
S
TATE
When K-Mix is powered on, phantom power will always be off. You must manually turn phantom power
on each time K-Mix is turned on.
4.2.19 – P
HONES
The [ ] button is used to enter “Phones Mode” — here you can adjust the headphone output
level and the headphone monitoring point.
4.2.19.1 – W
HAT
D
O
T
HE
C
ONTROLS
D
O
?
F
ADER
B
EHAVIOR
In Phones Mode, the master fader is used to adjust the final output level of the stereo headphone
output on K-Mix.
• Move the fader up to increase the output level.
• Move the fader down to decrease the output level.
Faders 1–8 are not used in Phones Mode; they will not respond to touch and their LEDs will be off.
R
OTARY
B
EHAVIOR
The rotaries are not used in Phones Mode; they will not respond to touch and their LEDs will be off.
C
HANNEL
S
ELECT
B
UTTON
B
EHAVIOR
Channel select buttons 1–8 are used to select one of the eight input channels as the monitor point
for the headphone output.