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    www.whirlwindusa.com MD - 1 MIC TO LINE DRIVER / HEADPHONE MONITOR The Whirlwind MD - 1 is the culmination of many years of joint product development between our engi neers and suggestions from professionals such as you. This compact portable unit combines a high quality microphone preamp - line driver with a headphone amplifier designed to monitor[...]

  • Page 2

    DRIVER position, the output male XLR connector receives the amplified balanced output of the MD - 1 circuitry. With the switch in LOOP position the output XL R is connected directly to the female input XLR. This allows the MD - 1 to monitor a signal looping through the unit without altering it. In the LOOP mode the MIC/LINE switch and GAIN control [...]

  • Page 3

    GAIN control adjusts the amount of level provided at the rear mounted output male XLR jack. Nominal gain is 40dB in mic mode, with the control set at #6. Headphone jack accepts 30 Ω to 600 Ω headphones for monitoring signa ls applied to the headphone amplifier. PWR button turns the unit on and off. BATT OK LED illuminates when the unit is turne[...]

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    Maximum Output Level +12 dBm into a 2k Ω load +24 dBm into a 10 k Ω load +36 dBm into 100k Ω load Output Imped ance 600 Ω Rise Time 7uS C.M.R. (Common Mode >80dBm at 60Hz Rejection) of input >60dBm at 60Hz Line THD+ n (Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise) Using <.1% 100Hz to 20kHz 200 ohm Input impedance .4% 20Hz mic mode 2 k ohm out[...]