Mbox 2 mini (monitoring always on)

[rmoat]

I just got the Mbox 2 Mini with Pro Tools 9 but am having trouble figuring something out. When I plug in a microphone to the Mbox, I can hear everything that comes through the Microphone. It's like it is actively monitoring. Previously I had used an M-Audio MobilePre device which does the same, but had a control panel which would allow you to "Mute" the "Monitor Mix", so you wouldn't hear anything through the microphone until you recorded directly from the program.
The Mbox 2 mini does the same thing, but I can't find where to turn that constant monitoring off. Would anyone happen to know? What is the use of always having it monitoring whatever is coming in through the input?

[TCM]

Turn down the MIX knob.

[rmoat]

Thanks TCM. Yesterday, I had read that that was how you were supposed to do it, but when I tried the input got louder. Probably because I had the Input 1 dial maxed when I turned the MIX knob off. I'll keep playing around with it.

Thanks.

[_Wes]

That should do it. . . was a bit confounding to me as well! :)