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Specifications 

 
Frequency response ……………………….. 1Hz – 100 kHz within 0.2dB 
THD+Noise ……………………………….. 0.003% 
IMD60 4:1 ………………………………… 0.002% 
Interchannel crosstalk ……………………..  -113dB 
Dynamic range ……………………………  119dB 
Maximum level ……………………………  +27dBu 
Nominal operating level …………………... +4dBu 
Power consumption ……………………….. 50 watts 
Warranty …………………………………... 2 years from date of purchase by the original owner, 

parts and labor, subject to factory inspection. 

     Shipping 

damage, 

accidental damage, abusive operation 

     or 

modifications/attempted 

repairs 

by 

unauthorized 

     personnel 

will 

result 

in 

shop 

fees 

payable 

before 

 

 

 

 

 

return delivery. 

Connector Pinouts 

 
All of the 3 pin XLR’s are wired to the standard convention (one of several, really). 
Pin 1 

shield 

 

 

Pin 2 

+ signal   

 

Pin 3 

- signal   

 

 
The “A-MTR” jack is a male 6 pin XLR. A breakout cable is provided with the unit 
but one can roll one’s own with the following pinout. 
Pin 1 

Left shield 

 

Pin 2 

Left +   

 

Pin 3 

Left – 

 

 

Pin 4 

Right shield 

 

Pin 5 

Right +   

 

Pin 6 

Right –   

 

 

Solder Pin 6 first when terminating the cable. The cup is easy to get to until the other wires get in the way. 
The writer still occasionally makes that mistake. 

 
The ‘D’-sub connector is used for access to the 

Dim

 function by the 

Dangerous MQ

Pin# function 

Dim (for connection to 

MQ

14 Relay 

common 

 

 

 

 
 
 

USA   

 

 

 

 

Europe 

 

Dangerous Music, Inc.   

 

 

Dangerous Music, Inc. 

231 

Stevens 

Road 

   Stieleichenweg 

55

 

Edmeston, 

NY 

13335 

   50999 

Köln 

 
Phone: 

607 

965-8011 

   Tel: 

+49.0.2236.393731 

Fax: 607-965-8012 
Email: 

[email protected]

  

E-mail: 

[email protected]

 

 
 

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Summary of Contents for Dangerous Monitor

Page 1: ...ment that brings you the highest quality for your purchase This manual will assist you in the installation and use of the Monitor There are helpful hints for safety grounding and terminology that appl...

Page 2: ...r supplies at least several rack spaces if not in a different rack away from equipment that deals with low level signals Separation of high level and low level equipment can pre empt trouble caused by...

Page 3: ...y between the converters in separate pieces of gear Many times the engineer can be fooled by differences in sound quality of clones DAT from a CD because the different brands of equipment don t sound...

Page 4: ...drive power amplifiers These feeds are balanced and low impedance feeds capable of driving long cables The AC IN jack is where the power supply cable goes It is best to make sure that the power supply...

Page 5: ...control is a 21 position stepped attenuator It was decided in the design process to use an attenuator for its accuracy and repeatability It was also found that attenuators provide consistent sound qu...

Page 6: ...ed Digital Input to be monitored is fed to the D MTR XLR on the rear panel This output is a standard AES digital output that goes to MQ s AES input or another digital meter or phase scope Interface Th...

Page 7: ...s stay put inside their respective pieces of gear Unbalanced Audio Connections An unbalanced source driving a Monitor input usually presents no problem because of the differential action of the input...

Page 8: ...fest themselves as burn marks and smoked components This type of damage is not covered by the warranty Input cable Shield Header Jumpers are on the main circuit board to facilitate proper system shiel...

Page 9: ...t and recording equipment manufacturers from the 50 s to the 80 s had chapters on how to fix hum and noise problems and it is from this wealth of information that this writer draws ideas from for trou...

Page 10: ...uble shooting buzz issues is to make a short XLR cable with the shield lifted on the male connector and use this to test whether or not an XLR interface warrants a shield lift Alignment The Dangerous...

Page 11: ...eally Pin 1 shield Pin 2 signal Pin 3 signal The A MTR jack is a male 6 pin XLR A breakout cable is provided with the unit but one can roll one s own with the following pinout Pin 1 Left shield Pin 2...

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