{"id":16731,"date":"2003-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=16731"},"modified":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"set-896-volume-toggle-switch-downward-position-phones-only","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/set-896-volume-toggle-switch-downward-position-phones-only\/","title":{"rendered":"When I set the 896&#8217;s volume toggle switch to the downward position &#8220;Phones only&#8221;, my speakers connected to the Main outs are really loud.  Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is normal, so be careful with this switch!<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Volume&#8221; knob on the 896 has two settings controlled by the toggle switch next to it.    The &#8220;up&#8221; position labeled &#8220;Main Out + Phones&#8221; allows the Volume knob to control both the Phones jack and the Main outs on the back of the 896.   The &#8220;down&#8221; position labeled &#8220;Phones only&#8221; means that the volume knob will NOT control the Main Outs on the back.<\/p>\n<p>A common misunderstanding is that &#8220;phones only&#8221; will turn the main outs OFF.  That is not true.  <\/p>\n<p>When set to &#8220;Phones only&#8221;, the Main Outs default to +4 dB outputs with no attenuation from the volume knob.   So the main outs will essentially be running at &#8220;full blast&#8221;.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"storecat":[],"itemids":[18561],"manufacturers":[33566],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the When I set the 896&#039;s volume toggle switch to the downward position &quot;Phones only&quot;, my speakers connected to the Main outs are really loud.  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