
Installation and Operation Manual
Blackmagic Audio Monitor
Mac OS X
Windows
May 2013
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Welcome
Welcome to Blackmagic Audio Monitor!
Thank you for purchasing a Blackmagic Audio Monitor for
your production needs! We hope you share our dream for
the television industry to become a truly creative industry by
allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video
equipment.
Audio monitoring is crucial for any video production
workflow, whether it's broadcast, post production or live
production. Blackmagic Audio Monitor gives you all the
features of professional audio monitors in a compact rack
mount design. You can connect to virtually all types of audio
equipment for high quality monitoring.
This instruction manual contains all the information you need
to start using your Blackmagic Audio Monitor.
Please check the support page on our web site at
www.blackmagicdesign.com for the latest version of this
manual and updates to your Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s
internal software. Keeping your internal software up to
date will always ensure you get all the latest features.
When downloading software, please register with your
information so we can keep you updated when new software
is released. We are constantly working on new features and
improvements, so we would love to hear from you!
Grant Petty
CEO Blackmagic Design

Contents
Blackmagic Audio Monitor
Getting Started
4
Introducing Blackmagic Audio Monitor 4
Plugging in Audio 5
Selecting your Audio Source 5
Connecting Video Outputs 5
6
Using Blackmagic Audio Monitor
Using the Control Panel 6
LCD 6
Audio Level Meters 6
Solo Left, Solo Right 6
Chanel Up, Channel Down 7
Input 7
Mute 7
Volume 7
8
9
10
Help
Warnings
Warranty Information