Parts of the Porta02  

[1]

POWER IN and switch

[4]

PHONES jack

Use this jack to connect the PS P2 AC

This 1/4  jack allows you to connect a

adaptor which comes with your Porta02.

pair of stereo headphones to the Porta02.

When connecting the power, make sure

the power switch is off (slide it to the

WARNING

right, as you look from the back).

Do not use headphones equipped with a mono 

jack. This will cause damage to the Porta02's 

WARNING

headphone amplifiers.

DO NOT use any adaptor with the Porta02 

except the PS P2 adaptor which comes with the 

[5]

LINE OUT

Porta02.

Use these RCA (pin or phono) jacks to

connect your Porta02 to the amplifier or

Slide the switch to the left (looking from

mastering recorder.

the back) to turn on the power to the

[6]

PHONES LEVEL

Porta02.

This control adjusts the volume in head 

phones connected to the 

PHONES

 jack.

[2]

MIC/LINE 2

Turn clockwise to increase the volume.

Use this 1/4  phone jack to connect the

There will be no output from the

second channel audio source (instrument

PHONES

 jack when the control is fully

or microphone) to the Porta02.

counter clockwise. It has no effect on the

level from the 

LINE OUT

 connectors.

WARNING

[7]

MONO switch

The Porta02 is designed to record signals from 

When this switch is pressed down (in), it

microphones, CD players, tape decks and musi 

changes the stereo signal from the

cal instruments. It is not designed to record sig 

PHONES

 jack into a mono signal (the

nals which come from the speaker outputs of 

same signal will be output from both the

any amplifier or equipment. If you try to plug 

such signals into the Porta02, you will almost 

left and right channels). Press it again to

certainly damage both the Porta02 and the other 

return it to the  out  stereo position. It

equipment.

does not affect the signal from the 

LINE

OUT

 connectors.

[3]

MIC/LINE 1 (MONO)

[8]

TRIM (1 and 2)

Use this 1/4  phone jack to connect the

Different pieces of equipment output sig 

first channel audio source (instrument or

nals at different levels. The 

TRIM

 controls

microphone) to the Porta02.

allow you to match the Porta02 to these

levels. A piece of equipment such as a

If you connect an audio source to this

CD player or cassette deck will output

jack, but do not connect a source to the

signals at a high (

LINE

) level, so the trim

MIC/LINE 2

 jack, the source at this 

MIC/

control should be turned fully counter 

LINE 1

 jack acts as a mono source, that is,

clockwise when such a device is being

it will be split between the first and sec 

recorded. A microphone on the other

ond channels as if you had plugged the

hand, produces a lower signal level, and

same source into both jacks.

so the 

TRIM

 control should be turned fully

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