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SOLIDYNE 

AUDIMAX 362

 

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Table of contents 

 

Chapter 1  – Installation ...............................................................................................................................5

 

2.1

 

What’s in the box?.....................................................................................................................................5

 

2.2

 

Generalities ...............................................................................................................................................5

 

2.3

 

Power source ............................................................................................................................................5

 

2.4

 

Wiring .......................................................................................................................................................5

 

2.5

 

MPX Output ..............................................................................................................................................5

 

2.6

 

Humming ..................................................................................................................................................5

 

2.7

 

Aditional information: Balanced and unbalanced wiring..............................................................................6

 

2.7.1

 

Balancead lines........................................................................................................................................6

 

2.7.2

 

Unbalanced lines......................................................................................................................................6

 

2.7.3

 

Unbalanced output to balanced input........................................................................................................6

 

2.7.4

 

Balanced output to unbalanced input ........................................................................................................6

 

Chapter 2 – Theory of audio processors.....................................................................................................7

 

2.1          A brief story... ..........................................................................................................................................7

 

2.2          Audimax 362 overview .............................................................................................................................8

 

2.2.1

 

Introduction..............................................................................................................................................8

 

2.2.2

 

Blocks Diagram........................................................................................................................................9

 

1.2 

 

Processing Stages.....................................................................................................................................9

 

Stage 1 – Peak Asymmetry Canceller......................................................................................................................9

 

Stage 2 – Input Expander ........................................................................................................................................9

 

Stage 3 – Level Input Control ................................................................................................................................10

 

Stage 4 – Multiband Compressors.........................................................................................................................10

 

Stage 7 – Stereo Coder .........................................................................................................................................11

 

MPX processing ....................................................................................................................................................12

 

Chapter 3  –  Operation .............................................................................................................................. 13

 

3.1

 

Starting Up -  MPX level...............................................................................................................................13

 

 

Audimax MPX output level......................................................................................................................13

 

3.2

 

Audio settings..........................................................................................................................................13

 

3.2.1

 

Input level ..............................................................................................................................................13

 

3.2.2

 

Customizing the sound...........................................................................................................................13

 

Chapter 4  – SC 100 stereo coder calibration............................................................................................ 15

 

4.1

 

Test points diagram (components side) ...................................................................................................15

 

4.2

 

Verify Pilot Level......................................................................................................................................15

 

4.3

 

Pilot Phase adjustment............................................................................................................................16

 

4.4

 

Channel Separation .................................................................................................................................16

 

4.5

 

Measurement of Residual Noise ..............................................................................................................17

 

4.6

 

Audio distortion measurements ...............................................................................................................17

 

Chapter 5  –

 

Technical Specifications....................................................................................................... 19

 

 

Summary of Contents for AUDIMAX 362

Page 1: ...3 bands audio processor for FM Users manual 3 de Febrero 3254 1429 Buenos Aires Argentina Tel 54 11 4702 0090 e mail info solidynepro com Fax 54 11 4702 2375 Web www SolidynePRO com Last revision 2001...

Page 2: ...P g 2 AUDIMAX 362 SOLIDYNE...

Page 3: ...Introduction 8 2 2 2 Blocks Diagram 9 1 2 Processing Stages 9 Stage 1 Peak Asymmetry Canceller 9 Stage 2 Input Expander 9 Stage 3 Level Input Control 10 Stage 4 Multiband Compressors 10 Stage 7 Stereo...

Page 4: ...P g 4 AUDIMAX 362 SOLIDYNE...

Page 5: ...ded twisted pair audio cables of good quality for audio connections microphone type Input and output connectors are XLR type as is standard female for the inputs and male for the outputs Connect as th...

Page 6: ...f electromagnetic type They handle line levels of the order of 10dBv 0 36 Volts The connectors typically used on this kind of units are RCA o male plugs TRS 2 7 3 Unbalanced output to balanced input I...

Page 7: ...duced internationally see mentioned article AES Today Orban Omnia Aphex etc use our ideas The concept of psychoacoustic processing is simple in essence although of complex accomplishment It consists o...

Page 8: ...x 362 has a great advantage it does not have critical adjustments This means that in any position of his controls always it sounds well The adjustment can be made then by inexpert people Simply taking...

Page 9: ...ry canceller is used This technique based in a discovery of the Dr Leonard Kahn acquires international validity with the work of Oscar Bonello published at the Journal of AES Vol 24 5 in which it is d...

Page 10: ...ble sensation produced by the level variations of an audio signal is related to the changes happened in the first 50 milliseconds and is little dependent of the reached final value This implies that a...

Page 11: ...ore a frequency band is emphasized grater is the action of the audio compressor previous to the transmitter for that band Equalize a band implies to unbalance the entire audio spectrum It doesn t happ...

Page 12: ...hat normally is wasted Audimax 362 processor uses a MPX Processing technology named Super Modulation This processing consists on a system that controls the peaks operating at 608 Khz eliminating the p...

Page 13: ...ll adjust automatically The automated input level control eliminates variations of level due to badly use of the air console on the part of the DJ s or inexperienced operators That is to say if the le...

Page 14: ...ing you will obtain a very hard sound on the air with high energy but too compressed smaller dynamic range and with less definition more clipping Normally an suitable level is obtained when the indica...

Page 15: ...WLEDGE OF THE MATRIX STEREO THEORY OR DON T HAVE THE APPROPRIATE MEASUREMENT SET DO NOT INTEND TO CALIBRATE THE STEREO CODER 4 1 Test points diagram components side 4 2 Verify Pilot Level a Connect to...

Page 16: ...th trigger level the center of the wave in order to have it centered at screen Adjust vertical sensitivity to 50 mV Div You must get a signal like FIG 2 If not you must do a slight change in the frequ...

Page 17: ...floor at 0 01 in order to measure the real distortion of 362 stereo coder is recommended to use a procedure not based on modulation monitors Proceed this way a Connect to ground Test Point TP1 in ord...

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Page 19: ...ompressors 3 bands 18 dB octave Linear Phase crossover Compressors 30 dB full range 5 1 slope Automatic attack time Release controlled by Energy panel controls IM Cancelled Clipper IM attenuation 30 d...

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