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CS 106+1
CS 108+1

COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS, INC.

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1067 MAIN STREET

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CAMBRIA, CA 93428

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(805) 927-8521

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for CS 106+1

Page 1: ...CS 106 1 CS 108 1 COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA 93428 805 927 8521 OPERATOR S MANUAL C O O P E R S O U N D S O N U S C L A R U S ...

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Page 3: ...ESCRIPTION 3 4 STEREO MODULE OPTIONAL 5 6 AUX MODULE 7 SIDE PANEL DESCRIPTION 8 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION WITH CONNECTOR WIRING 9 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL 10 INPUTS 11 OUTPUTS 12 EQ CHARTS 13 BLOCK DIAGRAM 14 TRIMMER AND SWITCH LOCATION DIAGRAMS 15 16 WIRING DIAGRAM 17 OPERATION APPLICATION NOTES 18 24 NAGRA IVS 4 2 NOTES 25 METERING 26 GENERAL NOTES 27 WARRANTY 28 ...

Page 4: ...TER 1 Pre transformer 6 7 PAD 20 SWITCH 40 SWITCH up up O down up 20 down down 40 up down O 8 HIGH PASS FILTER 2 Post mic preamp 9 EQUALIZER SECTION BYPASS Includes HF MF LF filters but not high pass filters 10 PRE POST Auxiliary send select 11 MIX BUS Disables channel to mix bus to enable channel to be used discretely from the mixer outputs 12 PFL Sends selected channel to phones only cuts out al...

Page 5: ...lockwise shorter attack time 16 RELEASE Clockwise shorter release time 17 GAIN Mic preamp stage gain 18 HIGH FREQUENCY AMPLITUDE CONTROL 19 MID FREQUENCY SELECT 20 MID FREQUENCY AMPLITUDE CONTROL 21 LOW FREQUENCY AMPLITUDE CONTROL 22 AUXILIARY SEND 3 o clock position is nominal output level for O Vu with auxiliary master set at max 23 PAN CONTROL 24 PEAK LEVEL INDICATOR Symmetrical peak detector 2...

Page 6: ...R Max nominal level 8 LEFT OUTPUT FADER Max nominal level 9 POWER ON LED 10 POWER ON OFF 11 POWER INTERNAL EXTERNAL SELECT 12 PHANTOM POWER ON To conserve current consumption when 48v phantom mics are not used Does not affect 12v phantom 13 LIGHT ON Switches 12vDC to BNC connector May be used to power a Littlite Note Not recommended to use Q5 type bulb due to large current consumption Ground of BN...

Page 7: ...r both are fed to phones outputs 24 PHONES MONO STEREO 25 PLAYBACK Assigns tape return to monitor A B outputs 26 LEFT TAPE RETURN Level adjust for tape return 27 RIGHT TAPE RETURN Level adjust for tape return 28 PRIVATE LINE Either internal or external slate mic output is fed to monitor A output Can also be assigned to monitor B see page 16 29 PRIVATE LINE LEVEL Independent of slate level 30 OSCIL...

Page 8: ...channels can be changed In M S configuration this control affects the stereo width A wider stereo image is obtained with the control set towards S 10 CHANNEL STEREO FADER M S DECODE SECTION 11 PHONES DECODE Phones circuit only is switched to M S decode In left right operation this switch should be off 12 LED Indicates phones decode on 13 RECORD DECODE The output of the stereo module is decoded M S...

Page 9: ...h right mic Ex 3 Both inputs are fed to their respective outputs Ex 4 Both module outputs are centered ie they are combined and fed equally to both left and right mix busses and outputs Ex 5 Both outputs are disconnected from the mix busses and fed only to the module line outs To enable a discrete mix to be made on a separate recorder Ex 6 As above but both outputs are combined as in Example 4 Ex ...

Page 10: ...ed by the phones and meters on the output module by selecting I II on the module Mix bus switch on input channels when switched off the channel line out will only go to the aux module outputs allowing separate mixes to be made independent of the main L R outputs The slate and oscillator from the master module is also connected to the aux outs internal dip switches can defeat this feature The outpu...

Page 11: ... the number of channels See below for connections 6 EXTERNAL SLATE IN Unbalanced mic level in 7 AUX OUT Balanced Nominal level 4 dBu 8 RIGHT OUT Balanced Nominal level 4 dBu 9 LEFT OUT Balanced Nominal level 4 dBu 10 RIGHT TAPE RETURN Balanced input 11 LEFT TAPE RETURN Balanced input PAGE 8 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 SIDE PANEL MODELS CS 106 1 CS 108 1 COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA ...

Page 12: ...des remote roll and tape return 8 MIXER OUTPUT STEREO Nagra IVS line input 9 BNC LIGHT Switched by light switch Internally fused 12 v DC Negative isolated from chassis 10 POWER INPUT External power and charger input 11 FUSES Protects both internal batteries and external power 1 Ch 2 Out 2 10v 3 Ch 1 Out 4 N C 5 N C 6 Stop 7 Ground 1 Input 2 10v 3 N C 4 N C 5 Output 6 Stop 7 Ground 1 Ch 2 2 N C 3 C...

Page 13: ...g or input signal Output Section only Battery Life Continuous Use Alkaline Cells Overall Frequency Response Overall Distortion THD N 0 Vu 20 20 KHz CS 106 14 4 x 12 3 x 3 3 CS 108 17 4 x 12 3 x 3 3 CS 106 15 0 x 12 75 x 4 5 CS 108 18 0 x 12 75 x 4 5 CS 106 6 channels 17 Lbs CS 106 6 channels 20 Lbs 10 27v DC minimum 12v DC for 48v Phantom 18v DC Max current 500 mA Regulated with input voltage 14v ...

Page 14: ...octave 100 Hz Post transformer mic preamp 18 dB octave 70 Hz EQ High frequency 12 dB 10 kHz Mid frequency 15 dB 500 5 kHz Low frequency 12 dB 100 Hz INSERT Send 11dBu Zout 47Ω Return max input 19 dBu 11dBu Zin 10kΩ LINE OUT 7dBu Zout 100Ω PEAK INDICATOR Nom 3dB below clip LIMITER Threshold variable Nom 9dB below clip Attack variable Release variable PAGE 11 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 SPECIFICATIONS MODELS...

Page 15: ...d 4 dBu Zout 600Ω UNBALANCED OUTPUTS Tuchel Mono 11dBu 8dB on Nagra modulometer Stereo Current Output 11dBu into 69 8kΩ RCA Out 2 5dBu Zout 47Ω TAPE RETURN Balanced Variable 13dBu to 18dBu MONITORS Phones 1 7dBu A B 2 5dBu 3 5dBu mix Minimum load is 25Ω for all monitors COMMUNICATION IN Balanced Line Level Min Input 8dBu Balanced 2dBu Unbalanced SLATE IN Unbalanced Mic Level Variable Gain 12 to 72...

Page 16: ...PAGE 13 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 EQ CHAR TS MODELS CS 106 1 CS 108 1 COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA 93428 805 927 8521 ...

Page 17: ...COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA 93428 805 927 8521 PAGE 14 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 MODELS CS 106 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM CS 108 1 ...

Page 18: ...PAGE 15 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 TRIMMER AND SWITCH MODELS CS 106 1 LOCATION DIAGRAMS CS 108 1 COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA 93428 805 927 8521 ...

Page 19: ...PAGE 16 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 TRIMMER AND SWITCH MODELS CS 106 1 LOCATION DIAGRAMS CS 108 1 COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA 93428 805 927 8521 ...

Page 20: ...PAGE 17 JANUARY 1998 REV 3 WIRING DIAGRAM MODELS CS 106 1 CS 108 1 COOPER SOUND SYSTEMS INC 1067 MAIN STREET CAMBRIA CA 93428 805 927 8521 ...

Page 21: ... necessary due to the high system headroom The use of pads will degrade the signal to noise ratio if used within the range of the microphone gain trim 40 dB pad may be used for balanced line level signals Again this configuration would only be used where signal to noise is not important It is preferable to use the insert point for line level inputs HIGH PASS FILTERS HP 1 Pre input transformer for ...

Page 22: ...a 4 steady state signal Reposition master faders to 0 ATTACK Trimmer is normally set vertical C C W Full counter clockwise slowest attack time Too fast an attack time will attentuate the leading edge of the wave form changing the envelope and therefore the limiter effect becomes more audible RELEASE Trimmer is normally set vertical C W Full clockwise fastest release time Too slow a release time be...

Page 23: ...on POTS PHONES To adjust level to phones only stereo output Caution It is recommended to set the phones pot at minimum before wearing headphones Then increase the level to suit personal preference The minimum total load impedance per side is 25Ω As all the phone jacks are in parallel the combined load should not be less than 25Ω MONITORS A B Minimum total load impedance is 25Ω As the A outputs are...

Page 24: ...ht levels Tape direct To view either the direct signal or the tape return signal via tuchel input or XLR inputs In the auto mode the meters follow the phones section PHONES Stereo output 2 connectors on side panel and one jack on front panel Aux L R To send either aux or main L R busses to phones L M R When selected to L R this switch selects either left only right only or both L 8 R to phones eg ...

Page 25: ...ayed back at high speed the LF tone becomes audible to indicate the front end of recorded takes Internal trimmer board OPD adjusts this LF tone level Sl on up no LF tone SIDE PANEL MIX BUS These are inputs only Another mixer output may be inserted at this point to increase the number of input channels Note A resistor eg 10 k needs to be installed in line with each input except PFLvc The case shell...

Page 26: ...with a DC voltage level of 15 to 24 volts and a current rating of 1 Amp A 24 volt 30 watt supply is very suitable See below regarding separating power sources EXTERNAL BATTERY POWER Connect to the same pins as above For a reasonable time between charges a 18 to 24 volt power pack should be used rated at least for 8 AH It should be noted that Nagra recorders have a positive chassis potential Becaus...

Page 27: ...her than the average level This is not so much a problem with professional analog audio recorders but with today s digital audio recorders and video cameras peak levels need to be accurately monitored The peak reading meters on the CS 104 CS 106 1 CS 108 1 will fully display peaks of longer than 10mS Their ballistics are similar to the Nagra modulometer and the BBC spec for PPM meters however with...

Page 28: ...Set meter switch on the mixer to tape Adjust trimmers L R for 8ppm 0VU located below phones mono stereo switch Option Adjust trimmers with Nagra in record tape running tape selected This will allow for direct vs record level differences NAGRA 4 2 CONNECTION TO THE NAGRA 4 2 Connect tuchel cable marked CS 106 between the mixer mono connector and the Nagra mixer input connector Set mixer oscillator ...

Page 29: ...hen be 4dBu and the RCA outputs will be 2 5dBu Adjust recorder input as follows Nagra IVS 4 2 8dB on modulometer DAT Digital Betacams 18dB 20dB Analog Betacams 0VU or less for improved headroom With the above set up full advantage is taken of the mixers headroom and signal to noise ratio NOTE 1 Most CS 106 and CS 108 are equipped with PPM meters 2 See Metering Options page 24 for further details 3...

Page 30: ...els plus one blank panel An additional channel will plug directly into the seventh slot The spare channel could be used for a stereo input module with MS decoder CSST or aux module CSD 2 The rear panel is drilled for one XLR and two 1 4 jack sockets Meter types should be specified at time of purchase WARNING The monitor outputs of this mixer are capable of driving low impedance headphones at a ver...

Page 31: ... this product within the specified warranty period Cooper Sound Systems Inc does not authorize any third party including any dealer or sales representative to assume any liability on behalf of Cooper Sound Systems Inc or to make any warranty for Cooper Sound Systems Inc The above warranty is the only warranty given by Cooper Sound Systems Inc and is in lieu of all other warranties All implied warr...

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