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DL431 Mic Splitter

Operator Manual

Midas,

Klark Teknik Building,

Walter Nash Road,

Kidderminster.

Worcestershire.

DY11 7HJ.

England.

Tel: +44 1562 741515

Fax: +44 1562 745371

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.midasconsoles.com

DL431 Mic Splitter - Operator Manual

DOC02-DL431 Issue 1 - April 2007

In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be

subject to change without notice. This Operator Manual was correct at the time of writing. E&OE.

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Page 1: ...1562 745371 Email info uk telex com Website www midasconsoles com DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual DOC02 DL431 Issue 1 April 2007 Telex Communications UK Limited In line with the company s policy of...

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Page 3: ...eat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plu...

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Page 5: ...ions of use which must be observed when these products are taken into service to maintain compliance with the above directives Details of these special measures and limitations to use are available on...

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Page 7: ...nd international copyright and intellectual property laws and treaties All rights to copyrights trademarks and trade secrets in the Software or any modifications to it are owned by Company Unauthorize...

Page 8: ...for the Linux programs that have been provided with your Midas or Klark Teknik product send a check or money order no cash accepted your address and 10 00 to cover the cost of optical media postage a...

Page 9: ...e hazard do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not remove covers Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The power supplies even the DC ones have a high curr...

Page 10: ...isolate the equipment electrically and disconnect all cables from the equipment before moving it When lifting or moving the equipment always take its size and weight into consideration If necessary us...

Page 11: ...should have Pin 1 connected to the cable screen Radio frequency interference Class A device This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to...

Page 12: ...uipment Unless advised otherwise optional equipment must only be installed by service personnel and in accordance with the appropriate assembly and usage regulations Special accessories To comply with...

Page 13: ...MON 14 Audio physical connections 15 Uses of the configurable audio connections 15 Mix matrix 17 Console linking 17 Input channel processing 17 Mix channel processing 18 Output channel processing 19...

Page 14: ...ration 45 Option 4 AES50 Status 46 To view clear the AES50 status 46 Option 5 S W Version 47 To view the current host software and CBMA versions 47 Chapter 7 Operation 49 Default display 49 Adjusting...

Page 15: ...xv DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual Inputs and outputs 59 Analogue inputs 59 Analogue outputs 60 Digital system outputs 60...

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Page 17: ...ral headphone amplifier enhance the DL431 s features and dual redundant internal power supplies ensure worry free operation Four DL431s are supplied with each XL8 system to provide 96 input channels Y...

Page 18: ...n this system However if you have limited experience on using this type of equipment perhaps it might be useful to read through the pertinent sections in the operator manuals for the XL8 Live Performa...

Page 19: ...in items contained in the DL431 Mic Splitter package 1 off DL431 Mic Splitter 1 off DL431 Mic Splitter operator manual this document part number DOC02 DL431 1 off warranty card part number DOC04 WARRA...

Page 20: ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 21: ...ant of any single failure of hardware or software To achieve this the system employs dual redundancy where a key component has a identical redundant spare that is ready to take over should it fail Oth...

Page 22: ...s Console comes to you POP groups Console comes to you Muscle memory E zone on channel strip D zone on channel strip Paged controls do not change function Fast zone Electronic colour coding Dedicated...

Page 23: ...trollers Control centre has five multiple redundant power supplies Stage box has integral dual power supplies Service and support 24 7 global telephone support Service support centres in US UK and Sin...

Page 24: ...ows straightforward interfacing with any third party hardware that also utilises this connection MidasNET connections carry digital audio control data and standard Ethernet traffic bidirectionally dow...

Page 25: ...ol Centre which forms the core of the XL8 Live Performance System is connected to each router via a snake and also connects to a DN9331 RAPIDE Each router acts as a hub by linking the majority of the...

Page 26: ...Stage rack 1 Note All connections are dual redundant so the system can operate quite normally using either the X or Y cables 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 1 5 4 3 2 1...

Page 27: ...control connectors to Ethernet control X connectors on DSP units Y router s Ethernet control connectors to Ethernet control Y connectors on DSP units Y router s AES50 audio bank 1 connectors to AES50...

Page 28: ...l Router Optical snake Carries a bi directional combination of 192 channels of 96KHz audio plus 200Mbs of control data Control centre Cat6e Router Cat6 snake Carries a bi directional combination of 19...

Page 29: ...of the XL8 Control Centre to one of the eight ETHERNET Ethercon XLR sockets on the rear of the RapidE unit Use the socket X or Y of the currently active network Routers Stage rack 1 units 2 x Mic Spli...

Page 30: ...ch unit in a typical XL8 Live Performance System FOH and MON set up In particular it shows the how the FOH and MON sections are connected up notice that the mic splitters are shared between them Figur...

Page 31: ...nce System has a total configurable audio channel count on the DL451 I O units of between 120 and 240 depending on the mix of analogue and digital I O excluding the non configurable 96 mic inputs on t...

Page 32: ...720 Figure 3 shows a system configuration containing the extra nine DL451 I O units but does not show the redundant duplicated network All connectivity is controlled via the GUI 1 These spare AES50 p...

Page 33: ...el processing Each of the 96 full function input channels has Analogue and digital gain Phase reverse switch Input delay Swept high pass filter with choice of two filter slopes Swept low pass filter w...

Page 34: ...onal 31 band GEQ replaces PEQ Frequency conscious compressor with soft clip limiter and choice of five compression styles Insert point Routing via level controls to the 16 matrix buses Routing via pan...

Page 35: ...nd 16 effects processors as standard The 16 effects processors can be freely chosen from KT DN780 reverb Stereo delay Stereo flanger Stereo phaser The 16 mono KT GEQs can be patched into any output Th...

Page 36: ...erting text USB keyboard input sockets at the front of the control centre under the left and right hand modules allow the input and mix screens to be controlled via an external keyboard should the out...

Page 37: ...al bay processor Dual redundant internal router Dual redundant internal master controller Local I O units Mic splitters shared This diagram gives a more detailed illustration of the interconnections i...

Page 38: ...nits Mic splitters shared DSP units This diagram illustrates an extreme example of dual redundancy in a standard FOH and stage monitor set up where one half of the system is down Please note this is a...

Page 39: ...y processor Internal router Internal master controller Local I O units Mic splitters shared This diagram illustrates the effects of a single router failure in an FOH and stage monitor set up Figure 6...

Page 40: ...d hardware remotely via the MidasNET from a standard Ethernet connection This opens up many opportunities to use the network for transmitting control data as well as digital audio The XL8 Control Cent...

Page 41: ...erence Guide Contains quick set up and operation instructions for the XL8 Live Performance System and XL8 Control Centre Hard copy wire O bound DOC04 XL8 XL8 Control Centre Operator Manual Full user i...

Page 42: ...26 Chapter 2 XL8 Live Performance System Overview DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 43: ...ee page 29 3 analogue output metering panel monitors analogue output signals It has 24 subsections with each one containing an LED meter a SELECT button and 48V and 30Hz filter LEDs for on off status...

Page 44: ...ocally or from the console while mic amp B is local only Both buttons have a blue backlight which illuminates to show which mic amp is selected 7 2 3 4 1 5 5 6 1 LCD display comprises 64 characters 4...

Page 45: ...dio panel In the AES50 panel each X and Y channel on both the A and B mic amp sections has a green ok LED and red error LED which illuminate when communications to these channels is ok or that there i...

Page 46: ...1 2 3 Headphones 1 Female XLR line out socket This monitor line output operates at unity gain in relation to any input signal applied and has a nominal operating level of 0dBu Unlike the headphone jac...

Page 47: ...tput sockets for connection of female XLR connectors typically used for broadcast feeds 1 2 3 4 1 SELECT switch for selecting the channel illuminates green to show when channel is selected 2 48V phant...

Page 48: ...32 Chapter 3 Front Panel DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 49: ...connectors female Bank of input XLR connectors male Two sets of mains IEC sockets and on off switches one set is for dual redundancy Two USB connectors host and slave Three pairs of Ethercon XLR conne...

Page 50: ...in ascending order from top down 3 inputs section contains 24 sockets 6 x 4 for connection of XLR female connectors Each row is numbered right to left in ascending order Rows are in ascending order fr...

Page 51: ...illuminated no audio link has failed 1 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 1 Green check LED illuminates to indicate when a channel is selected on a console 2 Red 48V LED illuminates to indicate 48V phantom voltage is on 3...

Page 52: ...36 Chapter 4 Rear Panel DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 53: ...f the unit Ethernet connect the Ethernet control cables to the rear of the unit USB connect a laptop PC if required to the rear of the unit Isolated C outputs connect the isolated C outputs to the fro...

Page 54: ...itch off the two mains on off switches on the rear of the unit one after the other Setting up Initial setting up of the DL431 Mic Splitter involves allocating an ID for it within the XL8 network syste...

Page 55: ...e page 43 Option 2 AES50 Sync for selecting the method of synchronising the AES50 There are three options Cable Sync A Cable Sync B and Internal Sync see page 44 Option 3 Local Mode for setting up mod...

Page 56: ...ual Main menu flowchart To clear Select from AES50 Status 1 to 6 for A and B x3 Default screen A B AES50 B Status 5 selected in this example Press and hold for 2 seconds Press and hold down for 2 seco...

Page 57: ...anual A Select from four ID numbers 1 to 4 A A Notes to go up one level to go in the opposite direction of a down arrow press In the Select Menu screen a flashing option number indicates that the opti...

Page 58: ...any times as necessary until you are back at the default screen The DL431 Mic Splitter will exit the main menu automatically after about 20 seconds of inactivity that is if none of the navigation butt...

Page 59: ...3 to 96 To set up the unit s ID First enter the main menu and then continue to set the unit s ID number in the range 1 to 4 1 Select option 1 from the main menu see To enter the main menu and select a...

Page 60: ...ES50 master Cable Sync B if using the MON console s clock as the AES50 master Internal Sync for stand alone operation and test purposes 1 Select option 2 from the main menu see To enter the main menu...

Page 61: ...nel and only allows changes from the connected console Only mic amp A can be operated from the connected console 1 Select option 3 from the main menu see To enter the main menu and select an option on...

Page 62: ...hrough the six status values for A and then six for B In this example AES50 B Status 5 3 Press SELECT to go to the X and Y screen 4 Press SELECT and hold for approximately two seconds to clear the X a...

Page 63: ...DL431 Mic Splitter To view the current host software and CBMA versions To view the current host software version of your unit and the console bitmap array CBMA version simply select option 5 from the...

Page 64: ...48 Chapter 6 Main Menu DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 65: ...ypical default display 1 2 3 4 5 1 The first line of text displays the company name and model of the unit 2 The second line of text displays the unit name followed by its currently configures ID numbe...

Page 66: ...adjust the gain To select a mic amp To select a mic amp simply press the A or B button as required in the mic amp select panel for example mic amp B in the illustration below Button will illuminate to...

Page 67: ...n the control panel The 48V LED in the channel s panel will illuminate when it is on see analogue output metering section on page 31 To switch on the 30Hz filter Make sure the correct channel is selec...

Page 68: ...ibutor for details Routine maintenance To help keep your DL431 Mic Splitter unit in good working order and to make sure it gives you optimum performance we recommend that you carry out the following M...

Page 69: ...verse or extreme for example if the unit is operated in the vicinity of smoke machines new carpets etc this frequency should be increased accordingly This procedure must be carried out by a fully qual...

Page 70: ...54 Chapter 7 Operation DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 71: ...l filter with a 30Hz corner frequency and 12dB per octave Butterworth roll off This filter can be switched into circuit following the mic amp to make better use of the A D conversion headroom by remov...

Page 72: ...56 Chapter 8 Application Notes DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 73: ...57 DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual Appendix A Functional Block Diagram The following is the signal flow diagram of the DL431 Mic Splitter...

Page 74: ...58 Appendix A Functional Block Diagram DL431 Mic Splitter Operator Manual...

Page 75: ...wer requirements 100V to 240V 50 to 60Hz Operating temperature range 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature range 20 C to 60 C Connector 3 pin XLR balanced Phantom power 48 volt with local switch and remote...

Page 76: ...transformer isolated with fixed gain of 6dB Headphone connector 1 4 jack Audio monitor 3 pin XLR balanced System connector A AES50 24 channels of digital audio on Ethercon XLR System connector B Indep...

Page 77: ...our comments Our contact details can be found at the front of this manual More detailed information on the XL8 Live Performance System can be found in the XL8 Control Centre Operator Manual part numbe...

Page 78: ...k Teknik Building Walter Nash Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7HJ England Tel 44 1562 741515 Fax 44 1562 745371 Email info uk telex com Website www midasconsoles com 2007 Telex Communications U...

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