Quick Start — MPS Series, cont’d
Optimizing the audio
1. Finish installation and wiring as described on
the previous page, turn on all equipment, and
provide an input signal to the MPS switcher.
2. Reset program audio volume by pressing and
holding the Mode button, then pressing and
releasing the Prog Vol Reset button. Release
the Mode button to return to normal
operating mode.
3. Select an input with a signal present, adjust
the volume of the audio amplifier connected
to the Prog Out audio connectors to achieve
the desired sound level.
4. Turn on or off the microphone power (15V for
MPS 112 and 48V phantom power for
MPS 112CS) by pressing and holding the
Mode button for more than 2 seconds until
the front panel LEDs change to view mode,
then pressing and releasing the Mic Power
On/Off button. On the MPS 112CS, the
associated LED lights.
5. Turn on the microphone by pressing the Mix
button (the associated LED lights).
6. Reset the microphone volume by pressing and
holding the Mode button, then pressing and
releasing the Mic Vol Reset button. Release
the Mode button to return to normal
operating mode.
7. Talk into the microphone in a normal voice
and adjust the Mic Volume knob to the
desired sound level.
8. Subsequently, use the Program Volume and
Mic Volume knobs on the MPS switcher to
adjust the volume.
Setting the microphone
talk-over threshold
1. Finish installation wiring and setup as
described in the previous sections.
2. Turn on the microphone by pressing the Mix
button (the associated LED lights).
3. Speak into the microphone in a normal voice;
the main program audio level should drop
moderately. If not, lower the threshold by
pressing and holding the Mix button and
turning the Mic Volume knob counter-
clockwise. Release the Mix button to return to
normal operating mode.
4. Stop speaking into the microphone; the main
program audio should recover to the previous
level after approximately four seconds. If not,
increase the threshold by pressing and holding
the Mix button and turning the Mic Volume
knob clockwise. Release the Mix button to
return to normal operating mode.