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Top & Rear Panel Features

1.

DOCK –

Connect your iPad here

with the appropriate 30-pin or

Lightning™

connector

for

your

iPad.

2.

DC INPUT –

Connect the included

power

adapter

(12V

DC,

2A,

center-positive) here, then connect

the adapter to wall power.

3.

POWER SWITCH –

Turns the iO

Dock II on and off.

4.

CABLE RESTRAINT

–

To prevent

accidentally unplugging, wrap the

power adapter cable around this

restraint.

5.

MAIN OUT –

Use standard 1/4"

TRS

cables

to

connect

these

outputs to a speaker or amplifier

system. The level of these outputs

is controlled by the MAIN knob.

6.

DIRECT MONITORING SWITCH –

Set this switch to "ON" to listen

directly

to

your

input

sources

without any processing from the

iPad.

7.

MIC/LINE INPUT –

Connect a microphone or line-level device to this input with an XLR or 1/4" TRS

cable.

8.

GUITAR / MIC/LINE INPUT

–

Connect a microphone, line-level device or guitar to this input with an

XLR or 1/4" TRS cable.

9.

GUITAR / MIC/LINE SWITCH –

When this switch is in the "GUITAR" position, the channel will serve as

a high-impedance input for connecting guitar or bass instruments. When the switch is in the "MIC/LINE"

position, the channel will accept mic or line-level signals.

10.

GAIN –

Adjusts the input's gain level.

11.

PHANTOM POWER SWITCH –

This switch activates and deactivates phantom power. When

activated, phantom power supplies +48V to both XLR mic inputs. Please note that most dynamic

microphones do not require phantom power, while most condenser microphones do. Consult your

microphone's documentation to find out whether it needs phantom power.

12.

FOOTSWITCH –

Use a standard 1/4" TS or 1/4" TRS dual-button footswitch to send CC Toggle

messages to the iPad. See the

Footswitch

section of this manual for more details.

Side Panel Features

1.

MAIN VOLUME –

Adjusts the output volume of the MAIN OUT.

2.

PHONES VOLUME –

Adjusts the output volume of the PHONES output.

3.

PHONES –

Connect a set of 1/4" TRS headphones to this output.

4.

MIDI OUT –

Use a standard five-pin MIDI cable to connect this output to the MIDI input of an external

MIDI device.

5.

MIDI IN –

Use a standard five-pin MIDI cable to connect this input to the MIDI output of an external

MIDI device.

6.

USB MIDI –

This connection will allow you to send MIDI information to/from a computer. Use a USB

cable to connect the iO Dock II to a computer. iO Dock II requires a USB 1.1 or higher (e.g. USB 2.0)

connection. (

Note:

Audio will not pass over this connection.

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