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ZOOM HD8/HD16
16
Connections
Connect your instrument, microphone, audio devices, computer, and MIDI devices as shown in the following diagram.
Guitar
Bass
The INPUT jacks accept cables with XLR plugs as well as
cables with mono phone plugs (balanced/unbalanced).
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)
To directly connect an electric guitar or bass
with a passive pickup, use a high-impedance
compatible INPUT jack and set the respective
[Hi-Z] switch to On (engaged).
On the HD8, the INPUT jack 1 is high-
impedance compatible. On the HD16, INPUT
jacks 1 and 2 are high-impedance compatible.
(3)
To supply phantom power to a condenser mic,
use the INPUT jack (s) and set the respective
[+48V] switch to On (engaged).
(4)
(2)
When connecting stereo output devices such
as a synthesizer or CD player, connect the L
side output of the external device to an odd-
numbered INPUT and the R side output to an
even-numbered INPUT on the HD8/HD16.
(5)
The PHONES jacks carry the same signal as
the MASTER OUT connectors. The output
level can be adjusted with the knob below the
jack.
To prevent damage to the speakers of your
monitor system, turn off the power of the
system (or turn the volume all the way down)
before making connections.
Dynamic or condenser
microphone
R
L
Synthesizer or sampler etc.
Monitor system
(audio components or
amplified speakers etc.)
Headphones
Headphones
(4)
(1)