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True to the Music

www.radialeng.com

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True to the Music

®

User Guide

www.radialeng.com

Radial Engineering Ltd.
1588 Kebet Way,  Port Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada, V3C 5M5      
tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010  
email: [email protected]

CHAINDRIVE

500 Series 

1x4 Line Distribution Amplifi er

Summary of Contents for CHAINDRIVE 500 Series

Page 1: ...e to the Music User Guide www radialeng com Radial Engineering Ltd 1588 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam British Columbia Canada V3C 5M5 tel 604 942 1001 fax 604 942 1010 email info radialeng com CHAINDRIVE 500 Series 1x4 Line Distribution Amplifier ...

Page 2: ...invite you to view the ChainDrive FAQ page on our website This is where we post the latest hints and of course questions from users If you still do not find what you are looking for feel free to send an email to info radialeng com and we will do our very best to respond to you in short order Now get ready to patch process and listen to the ChainDrive because this is what audio engineers love to do...

Page 3: ...ocessing like multi band compression or feeding a variety of effects processors simultaneously BALANCED MICROPHONE PREAMP CHAINDRIVE RECORDER IN PARALLEL PROCESSING BALANCED UNBALANCED Made in Canada 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 BALANCED LINE LEVEL OUTPUTS POWER OMNIPORT UNBALANCED INPUT 1 CHAIN DRIVE UNBALANCED 20 2 10 4 6 1 2 4 6 MIC INPUT TRIM OUTPUT LEVEL Radial 60dB 0dB POWER TUBE GAIN VU dB 0 NORMAL 48V IN...

Page 4: ... given the compact nature of 500 series modules 3 POWER ON LED Convenient front panel LED indicator lets you know the ChainDrive is properly connected and power is present 4 OUTPUTS 1 THRU 4 Balanced line TRS outputs for each of the four channels May also be used as an unbalanced output or a TRS stereo out depending on the source you have connected 5 OMNIPORT Unbalanced input with auto balancing c...

Page 5: ...equipment should be checked to confirm compatibility with AES standards Connecting balanced sources Connect a balanced line level audio signal to the ChainDrive input using a standard XLR patch cable The signal is distributed to the balanced TRS outputs The ChainDrive s output on the rear panel of your 500 rack is identical to output 1 on the front The level for both outputs is set using the level...

Page 6: ...e ChainDrive s input an adapter cable is needed that terminates in a 3 pin male XLR connector where pin 1 is ground pin 2 is the left channel and pin 3 is right channel 1 2 3 SHIELD RING TIP SLEEVE STEREO SOURCE DEVICE TIP LEFT CHANNEL RING RIGHT CHANNEL SLEEVE GROUND CHAINDRIVE INPUT PIN2 LEFT CHANNEL PIN3 RIGHT CHANNEL PIN1 GROUND 1 2 3 TIP SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE SHIELD STEREO SOURCE DEVICE LEFT CHAN...

Page 7: ...G ChainDrive DISTRO AMP SubMix LINE MIXER RECORDER Radial 20 2 10 4 6 1 2 4 6 MIC INPUT TRIM OUTPUT LEVEL 60dB 0dB GAIN VU dB 0 NORMAL 48V INVERT OMNIPORT INSTRUMENT INPUT HPF GAIN 60dB 35 0dB AIR 5kHz 80Hz PowerPre MIC PREAMP Komit COMPRESSOR MICROPHONE EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT 3 Multiband processing Similar to parallel processing multiband processing uses a frequency divider electronic cross ove...

Page 8: ...nce audio devices REORDER OUT CHAINDRIVE RECORDER IN AMPLIFIERS MICS PREAMPS Made in Canada 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 BALANCED LINE LEVEL OUTPUTS POWER OMNIPORT UNBALANCED INPUT 1 CHAIN DRIVE Omniport hi z to low z converter If you are using the ChainDrive in a Radial Workhorse power rack the Omniport is designated as an unbalanced hi z input for line level signals The input is converted to a low z balanced s...

Page 9: ...quency Response 20Hz to 20kHz Maximum Input 24dBu Maximum Output 28dBu THD N 0 001 Dynamic Range 124dB Equivalent Input Noise 104dBu Noise 100dBu Intermodulation Distortion 0 002 CMR Ratio 53dB Input Impedance 10K Ohms Output Impedance 600 300 Ohms balanced unbalanced Omniport Function Converts unbalanced input to balanced output Power Requirement 16V 33mA total current draw Warranty 3 years trans...

Page 10: ...ny any request for work to be performed under this limited and transferable warranty This warranty shall not apply if the product has been dam aged due to abuse misuse misapplication accident or as a result of service or modifi cation by any other than an authorized Radial repair center THERE ARE NO EXPRESSED WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ON THE FACE HEREOF AND DESCRIBED ABOVE NO WARRANTIES WHETHER ...

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