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The pinout of this connector is in the “Specifications” section of this booklet 
and there is a circuit example for those who wish to set up a pair of VU 
meters in the “Metering Circuits” section. The 

D-MTR

 jack feeds the 

selected AES signal to a digital meter or phase scope. 

 

The 3

rd

 group of connectors is the 

ANALOG IN

 group. There are three 

stereo inputs selectable by the switch group marked “ANALOG” on the 
front panel. Note that the fourth switch selects the built in D/A converter. 
 
Next are the 

OUPUT

 amplifier feeds. There is a 

MAIN

 and 

MINI

 set of 

sends to 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 is turned off before connecting this cable to avoid 
arcing the contacts. There are banana jacks provided for accommodating 
different grounding schemes. The chassis and audio grounds are strapped 
together at the factory. This works for most cases but the jacks are provided 
for situations needing a different grounding scheme. If hum or buzz 
problems are encountered, please consult the chapter on “Internal Jumpers” 
for hints to clear up the situation. 
 
The 25 way ‘D’ connector is to connect the Dim Command from a 
Dangerous MQ and other expansion capabilities. 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

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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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