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Outside Your MX24: Rear Panel Connections MX24-A
1: Mains Inlets: The IEC mains inlet is unswitched - the front panel indicator for “PSU 1 OK”
will illuminate when power is applied.
2: Main analogue output XLR sockets: These carry the four main output channels - the sum
of the A-B console selects.
3: Stereo Line Input: This pair of XLRs is a balanced stereo input is mirrored on the front
panel with an unbalanced 3.5mm stereo jack run in parallel. Use to connect a laptop or
mobile sound source for background music feeds, or even another analogue stereo console.
4: Microphone Input: Plug in a balanced mic to use for announcements — this socket is
mirrored on the front panel (both sockets are connected in parallel).
5: A/B Analogue Inputs: Balanced inputs arranged in two groups of four each for A and B
sets.
6: Dante Primary and Secondary Ports: Networked audio connections — 1: Primary, 2:
Secondary. See page 38 for details of Dante I-O channel mapping.
7: Control Ethernet Port: Connection to this port is currently limited to firmware updates
only.
8: GPIO Port: External trigger inputs for voice evacuation systems to route microphone
and/or stereo line input to main outputs. See page 29 for more information.