NewTek TriCaster TCXD300, User Manual

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example. Balance regulates the levels for one pair of channels (1 and 3, or 2 4) at a time, and
does not affect the other pair in doing so.
Let’s consider the effect of the Mono switch next:
13. Center the Balance control once again, so that you hear the mid-tone exclusively from
the left speaker, and higher tone from the right only.
14. Click the Mono switch. Notice that now a blend of the (channel 1) mid-range tone and
(channel 2) higher tone issue from both speakers.
15. To confirm that for yourself, slide the Balance knob to the extreme left. Although sound
is now issuing only from the left speaker, you can hear both tones.
16. Click Stop in the DDR
Note: the Mono switch has no effect on channels 3 and 4. These two channels are
never blended with channels 1 and 2 on output.
4.4.2 PAN
The Pan control looks much like the Balance slider, but has special abilities. Pan is uniquely
available for Input 1 , and even then only appears when one of the two Mic input Types is
chosen.
Figure 38
A Pan slider is provided for each of the two channels in the Input 1 section (when Mic is
selected). Sliding the Pan knob left or right actually moves (or ‘pans’) the audio from its original
channel onto its neighbor.
Pan