Tascam DM-3200 Owner's Manual

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3 – Connections : Analog connectionsTASCAM DM-3200 User’s Manual 39Analog connectionsMic/line connectionsAll these connections (microphone and line) are bal-anced. The XLR connections follow the standard ofpin 1 ground, pin 2 hot and pin 3 cold. The TSR 1/4"jacks are tip hot, sleeve ground, ring cold (thisapplies to all balanced 1/4" jacks on the DM-3200).Both the XLR mic connection and the 1/4" jack con-nection can be made at one time, but it is only possi-ble to accept input signals from one source at a time.The choice between the mic and line inputs is madewith the MIC/LINE selector switches for each inputchannelNote that the switch also has a –20 position, provid-ing a 20 dB pad for high-output microphones.The analog input signal level can be adjusted usingthe analog TRIM controls (there is also an internalsoftware digital trim control for each input channel,independent of these analog controls).A +48V phantom power supply is provided for bal-anced condenser microphones. This is switchable ingroups of 4 (inputs 1–4, 5–8, 9–12 and 13–16).WARNINGTo avoid damage to the microphones and/or the DM-3200, do not connect or disconnect condenser micro-phones to and from the DM-3200 with the phantompower to that input switched on. Always switch thephantom power off before connecting or disconnectingcondenser microphones.Do not use unbalanced dynamic microphones con-nected to the XLR connectors with the phantom powerturned on. This may cause damage to the microphonesand/or the DM-3200.The 1/4" balanced input jacks accept +4 dBu connec-tions, but you can use the TRIM controls to allowthem to accept –10dBV connections (from synthesiz-ers, etc.).Note that if additional analog inputs are required, theoptional IF-AN/DM slot card can be used to providesuch inputs.TIPSignal/overload indicators for the input channels areselectable in the preferences screen. See “OL/STATUSLED TYPE” on page 33 for full details.Channel inserts The analog inserts for each ana-log input channel allow you to use your favorite ana-log compressors/gates, etc. before the sound getsconverted to the digital domain.NOTEThese are not the same as the “soft” (assignable) insertloops which are described in “Insert patching” onpage 50.These 1/4” jacks are wired: tip send, ring return,sleeve common ground. The nominal send and returnlevels of these inserts is –2 dBu which allows them tobe used with a wide range of studio equipment.2 TR IN This pair of unbalanced RCA jacks pro-vides a –10 dBV return for the analog outputs of a 2-track recorder connected to the DM-3200.ASSIGNABLE RETURNS These are balanced1/4" TRS jacks at +4 dBu (wired as described above).As the name suggests, they provide analog returninputs which can be assigned to a variety of sources(see “Routing” on page 47).Figure 3.2: Analog channel inputs and controls