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FCS 966

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Page 1: ...1 FCS 966 User Manual...

Page 2: ...to Pin 1 of the XLR connectors and or the jack plug sleeve The input XLR Pin 1 input jack socket sleeve and Combi Con screen connectors are connected to the chassis via a low value capacitor providin...

Page 3: ...2 XLR Outputs 10 5 3 Jack Inputs 11 5 4 Jack Outputs 12 5 5 Combi Con connectors 12 6 0 Control operations 14 6 1 Eq In 14 6 2 Gain 14 6 3 HP Filter 15 6 4 LF Contour 15 6 5 HF Contour 16 6 6 Output m...

Page 4: ...problem solving 21 8 2 Feedback reduction 22 8 3 Room equalisation 22 8 4 Uses for the HP Filter 23 8 5 Uses for the LF contour 24 8 6 Use for the HF contour 24 9 0 Warranty Information 25 10 0 Speci...

Page 5: ...ont mounting flange The necessary support can generally be bought ready built as a rack tray or the FCS 966 can be mounted between other units Damage caused by insufficient support is not covered by t...

Page 6: ...are colour coded in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Those units supplied to the North American market will have an integral moulded 3 pin connector wh...

Page 7: ...evel is provided by an 8 segment meter that reads input level when the unit is bypassed and output level when active This allows accurate level matching of the equalised to unequalised signal Indicati...

Page 8: ...8 The FCS 966 Fig 4 2 Rear Panel Fig 4 1 Front Panel...

Page 9: ...9 All numbers in bubbles refer to Section numbers...

Page 10: ...onnected to pin 1 to ensure that EMC regulations are being met and the cable shield ground should also be connected to the equipment which is providing the input signal When feeding the FCS 966 from u...

Page 11: ...able shield ground should be connected to the equipment which is providing the input signal Fig 5 5 Fig 5 6 Fig 5 4 When using the FCS 966 to drive unbalanced inputs best performance is usually obtain...

Page 12: ...y connecting the tip to the signal input and the ring to the input shield The FCS 966 shield may or may not be connected to the equipment shield at the equipment end Fig 5 7 Fig 5 8 5 5 Combi Con conn...

Page 13: ...the FCS 966 from unbalanced sources connect as follows Note the link between the two end pins Fig 5 11 When feeding the FCS 966 to unbalanced sources connect as follows Note the link between the two e...

Page 14: ...to operating the eq in switch and going on air Note that the output meter monitors the input signal when the channel is in bypass mode 6 2 Gain This control allows the signal level at the output of th...

Page 15: ...dspeakers that are unable to handle low frequencies for example small drivers used in a bar or restaurant If the HP filter is not required the control should be left fully counter clockwise 6 4 LF Con...

Page 16: ...e the HF contour control can be used to breath air into an otherwise flat sound or remove brittleness from over bright signals 6 6 Output meter This is a peak reading RMS calibrated meter Normally whe...

Page 17: ...The main function of the FCS 966 is controlled with the frequency band sliders which split the audible spectrum into thirty independent bands centred on standard ISO frequencies Each band may be ampl...

Page 18: ...h frequency band is printed on the front panel between the rows of sliders Each frequency slider allows signals that fall in that band to be individually raised boosted or lowered cut in level The max...

Page 19: ...an improve the perceived quality of inexperienced performers Generally creative uses utilise gradual changes with small differences in position between adjacent sliders Radical corrective surgery is u...

Page 20: ...follows much more closely the curve depicted by the sliders than a gyrator based graphic figure 7 3 Note that the illustration is a guide only With the increasing use of acoustic analysis equipment fo...

Page 21: ...on move groups of sliders until you find the general area of the problem In turn increase the level of one slider at a time until you find the one that seems to aggravate the sound most Bear in mind t...

Page 22: ...nding frequency band and again reduce it this time though only half way Repeat this again reducing the slider again to the half cut position Increase the gain once more on this occasion though only re...

Page 23: ...ion and premature overload As the HP filter is steep it is able to more effectively remove this energy than the main equaliser low frequency bands In addition to cleaning up the sound this may well en...

Page 24: ...hearsals to compensate for room acoustics etc and it is highly undesirable to alter these Adjusting the LF contour control provides a simple solution Using the HF Filter in conjunction with LF contour...

Page 25: ...has been completed If the unit was purchased in the European Union you may as an alternative return the unit to any other BSS distributor in the European Union You should include a statement listing...

Page 26: ...22kHz Dynamic Range 115dB Cross Talk 80dB 1kHz Distortion 0 005 THD 80kHz measurement BW 20Hz 20kHz 0dBu GAIN control 10dB to infinity HP filter control OUT to 250Hz 12dB octave LF contour 6dB shelvi...

Page 27: ...20 Feedback reduction 22 Frequency band sliders 17 Front panel 8 Fusing 6 G Gain 14 H HF Contour 16 uses for 24 HP Filter 15 uses for 23 I Inputs Combi Con 12 Jack 11 XLR 10 Installation mechanical 5...

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