Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Spirit Monitor du fabricant SoundCraft
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© Soundcraft Electronics Ltd. 1991 All rights reserved Issue 1 Pa r t No. ZZ 2727 Information in t his manual is subj ect to change w ithout no ti ce and does not r epresent a commitment on the par t of t he vendor.
Use r Guid e Contents I n tr o duc ti o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ba sic Pri ncip les of Monit o r Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Get t ing Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connections and Connectors .
INTRODUCTION Congra tu lation s on yo ur purc has e o f a SP IRIT Monitor mi xer. Owning a Soundcra f t conso le brings you t he expe rtise an d support of one of the industry’s leading manufacturers a n d the res ult s of o ver 17 yea rs exp erience supporting s ome of the biggest name s in the business .
Abov e a ll, rem em ber that yo ur SPIRIT m ixer is designed to extend yo ur creativit y. The mo re you e xplore the controls and the effec t they have on the sound output, the m ore you wi l l a ppreciate th e f l e xi bili t y offered by yo ur SP IR IT Monitor mixer.
The mixer is split into two se ctions. The Inputs rece ive, mat ch and process individual source s ignals, and dist ributes them at precise mix le vels to a c hoice of Monit or Outp uts .
The Wedge o utput refers to the engine er’s own mon itoring output, which will typicall y fee d a flo or-mo unted ‘wedge - shaped’ s peaker v ia a suitable powe r amplifier.
GETTING STA RTED CONN ECTIO NS AND CONN ECTO RS Althou gh this may seem a s imple s u bject, fa ul ty co nne ctors a nd cabli n g are the s ource of most s ound system prob lems . Correct ly- made cables of the pro per typ e, with the right co nnectors for the job will en s ure peak per fo rman ce f rom your system with minimum noise pick-up.
Balanc ed an d Unbala nced All ch annel inputs are balan ced, i.e. there are s eparate +ve(hot) and -ve (cold) w i re s for eac h signal plu s a grou nd. The design o f the d if ferential inp ut amplifiers is s uch that in- terference picked up on these wires is cancelled out.
Avoid run ning audio c abl e s or placing audio eq uipment, close t o th y ristor dimm er u nits or power cables. Noise immun i ty is imp roved significantly by th e use of lo w impedance s ources , such as goo d quality profes siona l micro- phones o r the o utpu ts from most modern a udio equipm ent.
The Bloc k Diagra m is a repres entative sketch of all the c om- ponent s of the cons ole, sh o wing how they conne ct toget her and how t he signal f l ows thro ugh the s ystem.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CONSOL E FACILITIES Refer to the fol d -o ut front pane l diagram at the rear of this manua l, which sh ows the co ntrol functions on the SPIR IT Monitor . Each facility is des cribed belo w, and is identified b y a reference nu mber.
The insert po int allows limiters , c o m pressors and other signa l proces sing units to be added as required to particular inpu t channe ls a nd bec aus e it is loc ated PRE EQ, noise gene rate d by the ext ernal equipm e nt may be reduced by a s mall amou nt of H.
8. EQUALISER The Equalis er(E Q ) comprise s three sec tions. The upper co n- trol provides H.F.(treble) bo o st and cut of +/-15dB. The lower two pairs of knobs are arran ged as a cut /boo st c on tro l (lower knob) of +/- 1 5dB , and a S WEEP(frequency) control which dete rmines at whic h frequenc y the boost/c ut action will be centred.
suppre s se d very precisely. 9. MONITOR SENDS These controls route the inpu t channel signa l to a ny one or more Monitor busses and the associat ed Monito r O utpu ts, al- lowing a number of completely different monitor m ixes to be create d.
can be made or pro b l ems traced. When the PF L switch is relea sed the LED o n the channe l serves as a PEAK indicat or, to warn wh en an exces sive ly high signal lev el is prese nt in the channe l. The signal is sampled at two points in t he channel, P RE INSERT (PRE H i-PASS FI L- TER), an d POST EQ .
switch is pre ssed (LED illuminated). 4. HI-PASS FILT ER A variable frequ ency filter is pr ovided cover i n g a range o f 20Hz to 200 Hz., and this is always in circuit.
small scre wdriver, t aking ca re not to damage the trim mer. 9. FADER A l i n ear fader c o ntrols th e overa ll level of each o u tput . Unity gain is at the t op o f the tra vel. MASTER SEC TI ON 1. D.C. POWER SOCKET The cable from t he powe r supply connec ts to the conso l e via this 5- p in SRC connector.
or plu gged in via a cable. 6. BARGRAPH METER A sixt een segme nt, three colou r bargraph meter pro vides vis- ual monitoring o f WEDGE/PF L lev el. Normally the post-fade Wedge signal is displaye d , unless any PFL switch is activ e, in which cas e the PFL signal is shown.
the b argraph rea ding. 13. HEADPHONE VOLUME The mas t e r volume con trol fo r the wedge o r PFL signal being fed to the headpho ne so cket (4 ). 14. WEDGE FADER The master fader for the Submix or PF.
• Adjust the input gain until the meter i s j ust r eaching the amb er section (0dB) at a t ypical maximum sou r ce level. This al lows suff icient headroom to accommodate peaks and establ ishes the maximum level for normal operation (but see note b el ow).
cessful sound mixing. The aim sho uld be t o place the microphone as clos e as physi- cally p ossibl e to the sourc e, to cut out unwanted surro unding sounds, a llow a lower gain se tti ng on the mixer and avoid feedback. Also a well-chosen and well- p l aced micro phone should no t need any a pprec iabl e equa lisatio n.
CARE OF YOUR MIX ER Gene ral Prec autions Avoid st oring or using the mixer in co nditions of exces sive heat o r cold, or in p ositions where it is likely t o b e subject to vibration , dust or mo isture. Keep the mixer c lean using a s oft dry brush, and a n occa- sional wipe w i t h a damp cloth or ethyl alcohol .
(sub) group an outpu t into which a gro up of signals ca n be mixed. hea droom the av ail a ble signal ra nge above th e nom inal l e vel before clipping occ urs. highp as s filt er a f ilter that rejec ts l o w fre que ncies . line l e vel sign a ls at a nom inal level of -10 to +6dBu, usua lly co ming from a low impeda nce s ource .
Selecta ble Options The eight channel M onitor Sends are fac tory set as POST FADE, but may be altered to P R E FADE in bloc ks of four (1-4 and 5-8) b y repo sitioning a link on the Input P CB SC3005 as shown below, afte r removing th e PC B from th e co nsole .
SPECIFICATIONS Typical Figure s for a 24 C han nel Cons ole Meas ured RMS, 22Hz to 22kHz Bandwi dth E.I.N. Microp hon e Input , -128.5 dBu ma x ga in, 1 5 0R OUTPUT NOISE 24 chann el conso le, -80dBu channe ls sends tu rned down C.
Outp uts 75 Ω INPUT & OUTPUT LEVEL S Mi c Input M aximu m Level +10dBu Line Inpu t Maximu m Leve l + 30dBu Any Outpu t Maximu m Level +21dBu METERING 16 Segme nt LED Bargraphs Accu racy Relat ive to 0dB +/- 1dB Dimens ions 590.5 824 (16 ch) 1088 (24 ch) 82.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté SoundCraft Spirit Monitor c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du SoundCraft Spirit Monitor - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation SoundCraft Spirit Monitor, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le SoundCraft Spirit Monitor va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le SoundCraft Spirit Monitor, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du SoundCraft Spirit Monitor.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le SoundCraft Spirit Monitor. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei SoundCraft Spirit Monitor ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
