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Page 1: ...100 from Version 1 0x 1 1x to Version 2 0 see Updating the DMX R100 Version in Chapter 4 Note A title saved by the Version 1 0x 1 1x console is not compatible with a title saved by the Version 2 0 console If you try to load a title saved using Version 1 0x 1 1x from the flash memory of the Version 2 0 console a title error occurs and the title saved in Version 1 0x 1 1x is automatically lost 3 868...

Page 2: ...rds EN60065 Product Safety EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment s E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio Pour les clients européens Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme à la foi...

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Page 5: ... Panel 13 Channel Strip Panel 14 Talk Back Panel 16 Assignment Panel 17 Parameter Setting Panel 18 Master Panel 23 Automation Panel 26 Elements of the Rear Panel 29 Power Supply Section 29 Control Signal Connectors 30 Analog Signal Connectors 32 Digital Signal Connectors 34 Optional Boards 35 Chapter 3 Menu Menu Structure 37 Basic Components and Functions of the Windows 38 Basic Components of the ...

Page 6: ...77 MACHINE CONTROL Window 80 TITLE MANAGER Window 82 MIDI Window 85 SYNC TIME CODE Window 86 I O STATUS Window 91 MISC SETUP Window 94 KEYBOARD Window 97 Chaper 4 Operation Tips For System Setup 98 Changing the Keyboard Type 98 Updating the DMX R100 Version 98 Memory Structure and Title 100 Structure of Snapshot and Automation Memory 100 About Titles 101 Basic Operation Procedure 102 Basic Mixer O...

Page 7: ...he WRITE NOW Function 115 Data Connection When Using the FOOT SW Mode or the AUDITION Mode 116 Dialogues on the Window 117 Appendix Specifications 120 Input Output Connectors 120 Audio Characteristics 122 Automation Function 123 Others 124 Supplied Accessories 124 Optional Accessories 124 MIDI 125 MIDI Implementation Chart 125 Control Change Table 126 Index 128 Block Diagram 131 ...

Page 8: ...ot automation data and dynamic automation data on a 3 5 inch floppy disk The channel strips The LEDs of the pan controls and faders on the channel strip allow you to see the analog data at a glance You can define the desired parameters to pan pots and faders directly confirming analog data on the channel strips Flexible built in matrix switchers The built in input matrix switcher allows you to ass...

Page 9: ...rophones to TIME CODE from REMOTE to 2TRIN 2 from PGM from CR MONITOR to IN A to REF VIDEO to AUX RET from AUX SEND to the slot DMBK R107 to the slot DMBK R103 Video reference signal generator Digital reverb Effect processor digital TASCAM DAT VTR For the signal flow see Block Diagram on page 131 from REF VIDEO from REF WORD OUT VTR Chapter 1 Overview ...

Page 10: ...ophones Effect processors analog MIDI multi port box from MIDI OUT to MIDI IN to LINE IN to IN A to INSERTION INPUT OUTPUT from AUX SEND to AUX RET to 2TR IN from PGM from CR MONITOR to the slot DMBK R106 Digital reverb Effect processor digital DAT Monitor speakers ADAT ADAT ADAT Connection Examples ...

Page 11: ... LINE IN to IN A from AUX SEND from PGM from CR MONITOR Stage monitors DAT Monitor speakers from AUX SEND to AUX RET Effect processors analog to INSERTION INPUT OUTPUT to the slot DMBK R107 TASCAM TASCAM TASCAM Digital reverb to 2TR IN 2 SYNC OUT SYNC OUT SYNC IN SYNC IN from REF WORD OUT ...

Page 12: ...panel 14 Channel Fader Assignment panel 17 Parameter Setting panel 18 Floppy disk drive Headphones connector 23 Automation panel 26 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Composition of the Front Panel For details refer to pages indicated in parentheses Talk Back panel 16 Channel Meter panel 13 Display section 18 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls ...

Page 13: ...l connected to the analog head amplifier When pressed the IN B connector 1 4 TRS jack on the rear panel becomes active When this button goes off the IN A connector XLR connector becomes active 5 PAD buttons When pressed an attenuation pad of 30 dB is inserted into the input circuit of the analog head amplifier 6 GAIN controls Adjusts the gain of the input circuit of the analog head amplifier Chann...

Page 14: ...ng on the conditions assigned in AUTO RETURN section in the AUTOMATION window For detailed information on the AUTOMATION window see page 77 When the READY SETUP button on the top menu bar on the window is lit yellow pressing the WRITE button in the channel strip results in all items subject to the automation operation in that channel turning to ready mode or safe mode depending on the lighting sta...

Page 15: ...n you press the ACCESS button of the accessed channel the window automatically switches to show the channel settings You can copy the settings of a channel to another channel by operating this button Pressing the ACCESS button for more than 1 second opens the COPY LINK window For information about the channel copy operation see page 60 6 Channel fader This control is used for various purposes trim...

Page 16: ...o route the talkback signal memorized on the OSC TALK BACK window to the PGM output 5 STUDIO button Press this button so that it lights to route the talkback signal to the studio monitor output Press the button again so that it turns off to cancel the talkback signal routed to the studio monitor output 6 AUX button Press this button so that it lights to route the talkback signal to the AUX bus mem...

Page 17: ...desired auxiliary send bus so that it lights When it is lit the PAN controls on the Channel strip panel function as the send volume controls for AUX 1 to AUX 8 When the AUX bus set in stereo mode is selected both odd even number AUX buttons turn on simultaneously 2 MTR button Press this button so that it lights The Pan controls on the channel strip panel function as the send volume control for the...

Page 18: ... 1 24 so that it lights to load settings for the meter WRITE button pan control SOLO button CUT button ACCESS button and the channel fader for channels 1 to 24 Press a button 25 48 so that it lights to load settings for channels 25 to 48 8 MASTERS button Press this button so that it lights When this button is lit controls on the channel strip panel meter WRITE button PAN control SOLO button CUT bu...

Page 19: ... delay function 4 DELAY control Adjusts the delay between 0 and 999 milli seconds at the sampling frequency of 48 kHz BUS ASSIGN section Buttons in the BUS ASSIGN section are used for the snapshot automation function and dynamic automation function 5 MTR 1 to 8 buttons Press the button to route the accessed channel to the selected MTR bus 6 PROGRAM L R buttons Press the PROGRAM L button to route t...

Page 20: ...ings after the equalizer PRE EQ and POST EQ buttons are controlled by snapshot and automation 4 Dynamics parameter section The function of these buttons in this section depends on the setting of the ACCESS button in the dynamics access section 2 When the ACCESS button of EXPAND GATE in the dynamics access section 2 is pressed the following parameters for the expander and gate can be set THRESHOLD ...

Page 21: ...uency Q control Sets Q SHELV button Selects the characteristics of the low frequency range equalizer to either peaking or shelving type LEVEL control Sets the level IN button Press this button to activate the low frequency range equalizer 4 LMF Low mid frequency range equalizer section FREQ control Sets the frequency Q control Sets Q LEVEL control Sets the level IN button Press this button to acti...

Page 22: ...t to the corresponding AUX bus When the PRE button is not lit the post fader signal is sent The AUX SEND control ON and PRE buttons are available for both snapshot and dynamic automation 4 CHANNEL buttons Allow the access channel number to be incremented or decremented allowing fast use of the Assignment panel 7 High cut filter section FREQ control Sets the cut off frequency of the high cut filter...

Page 23: ...gnals from AUX buses 1 to 8 are displayed on master meters 1 to 8 MTR button When this button is lit the levels of the output signals from MTR buses 1 to 8 are displayed on master meters 1 to 8 If the peak hold metering display is set to MAN manual in the MISC SETUP window the peak hold display is cleared when you press the lit PGM AUX or MTR button 3 STUDIO LS studio speaker section Selects the s...

Page 24: ... operational for stereo pan and surround sound MTR bus monitoring AFL after fader listening button When this button is lit the SOLO buttons on the channel strip panel function as the AFL buttons The AFL signal is sent to the monitor regardless of the settings in the FADERS section PFL pre fader listening button When this button is lit the SOLO buttons on the channel strip panel function as the PFL...

Page 25: ...M button When this button is lit the monitor level is reduced You can set the dim level on the MISC SETUP window page 94 CUT button When this button is lit the signal to the control room monitor speakers is cut When executing the cut function select the signal to be cut by pressing the CUT ENABLE buttons in the MONITOR window in advance then press this button When the CUT button is set to ON in th...

Page 26: ...mecode AUTOMATION buttons The master dynamic automation functions are controlled by this section SAFE button At the time when the timecode stops and automation data is completed With this button set to off the previous automation data is updated when the timecode stops With this button lit ON the previous automation data is not processed to inhibit the update of the automation data Switching this ...

Page 27: ... is lit the timecode is converted to the bars beats and the MIDI clock and displayed When both the BARS button and SET button are lit you can enter the desired value using the ten key pad The entered value is converted to the timecode and used SET button When this button is lit you can input the desired timecode using the ten key pad Also you can increase or decrease the timecode using the buttons...

Page 28: ...d by the SELECT MACHINE buttons 1 m Rewind M Fast forward B Play x Stop z Record When you press the m or M button while holding the x button down the tape advances or rewinds for five seconds LOCATE button Cues up the tape of the recorder selected by the machine controller to the locate time previously set When CYCLE CUES is selected in the MACHINE CONTROL window this button is lit continuously In...

Page 29: ...EP or SAVE operation and the A B buffer data which has not been stored are cleared Make sure you turn off the power of the unit and all other devices before attempting to make any connections Do not turn off the power of the unit when the LED of the floppy disk drive is lit or the clock icon is displayed after a KEEP or SAVE operation If you turn off the power the data or the software may be damag...

Page 30: ...TE connectors D sub 9 pin IN connector For expansion use in future OUT 1 2 connectors Used for connecting to an external device such as VTR You can control the 9 pin devices using the transport control keys on the automation panel Control signal connectors part 1 5 MIDI connectors DIN 5 pin MTC connector Inputs the MTC MIDI timecode used in automation operation MIDI IN connector Used for connectin...

Page 31: ... 75 ohms 7 REF WORD reference word sync signal input output connectors BNC type and 75 Ohm switch Input output connectors for synchronizing with an external device REF WORD IN connector Inputs the word sync signal 75 Ohm switch Must be switched correctly Normally set this switch to ON When you send the word sync signal to other machines via the type T BNC relay connector set this switch to OFF REF...

Page 32: ...the analog head amplifier panel is not pressed The IN A 1 to 12 connectors are equipped with 48 V power for condenser microphones each channel feature a front panel 48 V switch 2 IN B analog input B connectors 1 to 12 1 4 TRS jack These connectors are enabled when the INPUT B button is pressed 3 INSERTION insertion input output connectors 1 to 12 1 4 TRS jack Used for connecting external effectors...

Page 33: ...ls which are processed using the external effectors 6 2TR IN 1 2 track signal input connectors 1 4 TRS jack For inputting the monitor signals from a 2 channel analog recorder 7 PGM program connectors XLR 3 pin 8 PGM connectors 1 4 TRS jack For outputting the analog PGM signal 9 AUX SEND connectors 1 4 TRS jack For outputting the analog signal assigned to the AUX SEND bus Normally used for interfac...

Page 34: ...ary return connectors XLR 3 pin Inputs the digital signals processed by the external digital effectors Connectors 5 and 6 are for AUX return channel 5 and channel 6 Connectors 7 and 8 are for AUX return channel 7 and channel 8 2 AUX SEND auxiliary send connectors XLR 3 pin Outputs the digital signals assigned to AUX sends 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 3 2TR IN 2 two track signal input connector XLR 3 pin Inp...

Page 35: ...log signals 4 dBu standard The input channels are selected on the AUDIO INPUT ROUTING screen DMBK R102 8CH Analog Line Out Board Outputs balanced analog signals 4 dBu standard The output signals are selected on the AUDIO OUTPUT ROUTING screen DMBK R103 8CH AES EBU DIO Board Inputs outputs AES EBU signals at both standard 44 1 48 kHz and double samples rates 88 2 96 kHz At double sample rates the d...

Page 36: ...hen the unit is running at 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz DMBK R107 Interface Board for TDIF Connects external devices such as tape recorders that have a TDIF 2 interface DMBK R105 8CH Insertion board Inputs outputs unbalanced analog signals 0 dBu standard The insertion point is set on the AUDIO OUTPUT ROUTING screen Note You can use only one DMBK R105 8CH Insertion Board in the DMX R100 Note that this board ...

Page 37: ...51 AUDIO menu AUDIO OVERVIEW window page 54 AUDIO FADER window page 55 AUDIO FADER CUT GROUPING window page 56 COPY LINK window page 59 AUDIO INPUT ROUTING window page 63 AUDIO OUTPUT ROUTING window page 65 MONITOR window page 67 OSC TALKBACK oscillator talkback window page 70 SNAPSHOT menu SNAPSHOT window page 72 KEYBOARD window page 97 CUE menu CUE window page 74 KEYBOARD window page 97 AUTOMATI...

Page 38: ...ion status sampling frequency timecode mode and error displays Top menu bar Touching the TITLE button opens the TITLE menu TITLE menu KEEP When you select KEEP the data in the work area volatile memory is saved in the Current Title s non volatile memory SAVE AS NEW When you select SAVE AS NEW the data in the work area is saved in a new title with the unused number in the flash memory The windows o...

Page 39: ...DITION BUTT Return time mode is set to BUTT RAMP Return time mode is set to RAMP TO END Return time mode is set to HOLD TO END SAVE When you select SAVE the data in the work area is saved in the current title in the flash memory Notes A title loaded from a floppy disk cannot be saved just after it is loaded Before saving it execute SAVE AS NEW to save it in a flash memory area as a new title When ...

Page 40: ...witching READY SAFE WRITE buttons on the channel strips Whenever you press the WRITE button all of the controls that can be dynamically automated in the channel are READY ed i e are in READY status Notes The READY SETUP cannot be turned ON light yellow when the timecode is run at PLAY speed executing automation When the READY SETUP button is set to ON the faders controls and buttons do not control...

Page 41: ...n while it is dark red the button turns light red and drops automation READY controls into automation WRITE If even one of the items subject to automation is switched to WRITE mode this button turns light red If you touch the MASTER DROP IN button while it is light red this button turns dark red and all controls in automation WRITE are DROPed out and return to the READY status Bottom menu bar Touc...

Page 42: ...INPUT PAN ASSIGN CH 48 channel name appears on the window You can also change the channel by using the CHANNEL button on the Parameter Setting panel Selecting the item Many functions can be directly switched by button icons on the display The color of the button icons will change to show their status In this manual such an operation is described using the phrase Touch to select The color change is...

Page 43: ...ted unless you perform the KEEP or SAVE operation Also the snapshot data is cleared when the unit is turned off or restarted if the KEEP or SAVE function hasn t been performed For detailed information on the KEEP operation see pages 38 and 100 For detailed information on the SAVE operation see pages 38 and 100 Entering characters When you touch a row box through which you can enter characters such...

Page 44: ...n ISOLATE status 3 Display for EQ FIL Displays the following Frequency and ON OFF of the high cut filter and low cut filter and NOTCH mode of the low cut filter By touching the item the window corresponding to the item opens By touching the display window the item corresponding to the display window drops in or drops out or switches between READY and SAFE channel specified by pressing the ACCESS b...

Page 45: ...lays the setting of the programmable delay amount that is set by the DELAY control on the Parameter Setting panel IN button Touch this button to turn the delay ON or OFF on the window In its normal state when the delay is off the button color is gray When the delay is on this button changes to green Unit selection button Touch to change the delay mode to WORD mS or FRAME units Each unit has two ad...

Page 46: ...UND PAN section To switch the MTR busses to Surround the SURROUND button must be ON in the MTR BUS MODE section of the MISC SETUP window When the unit is in normal mode this section is not active For channels set to stereo link the surround panning for the right channel and left channel can be set individutally For detailed information on the MISC SETUP window see page 94 A L C SW R buttons B Surr...

Page 47: ...the unit The set divergence value is displayed on the DIV window Touching the DIV display window allows you to set the mode to READY and to DROP IN OUT of automation WRITE H GANG MTR pan gang button When this button is lit the panning level of the MTR bus is linked with the MTR send level I Surround position button Touch this button to access the nine preset surround pan positions You can set the ...

Page 48: ...he total frequency characteristics of the equalizers and filters 2 LF LMF HMF HF equalizer section Displays Q the level and in out status of each equalizer section FREQ frequency display Displays the frequency set by the FREQ control Q display Displays the setting of the Q control LEVEL display Displays the level set by the LEVEL control on the unit IN button This button puts each equalizer sectio...

Page 49: ...utton is not lit Filters are turned on or off regardless of the EQ IN button setting DYNAMICS Window To open this window perform one of the following Touch the CHANNEL button on the bottom menu bar then select DYNAMICS When the CHANNEL window is displayed touch any point on the DYNAMICS display While the AUTO ZOOM is ON in MISC SETUP window the DYNAMICS window opens automatically when you activate...

Page 50: ... the sub menu that allows you to select the key signal for the dynamics processing LOCAL Uses its own channel signal as the key signal 1 to 24 or 25 to 48 Uses the signal of the selected channel as the key signal The audio channel is selected using two level channel lists AUX Uses the AUX SEND signal as the key signal The setting of this button is common to EXPAND GATE and COMPRESSOR DUCK 9 AUTO a...

Page 51: ...ese buttons to switch the display between controlling the EXP GATE and COMP DUCK IN button of EXPAND GATE or COMP DUCK Touch these buttons to activate the parameters of the expander gate or compressor ducking displayed on the Parameter display section 3 To open this window touch the CHANNEL button on the bottom menu bar then select AUX SEND Or when the CHANNEL window is displayed touch any point o...

Page 52: ...he display select STEREO using the channel mode select button on the CHANNEL window 2 ON buttons 1 to 8 Touch the desired button and it turns green indicating it is on The accessed channel is sent to the corresponding AUX send bus For busses set in stereo mode the channels are switched ON OFF by linking them as shown below Menu Windows Linking of AUX send buses 3 PRE prefader buttons 1 to 8 Touch ...

Page 53: ... box the KEYBOARD window opens so you can enter or change the library name 3 NEW button Touch this button to save the equalizer dynamics setting of the current channel as a new library The lowest number among the unused numbers is assigned to the new library and it is temporarily named xx xx is the library number This new library is displayed in the LIBRARY NAME box 4 STORE button Touch this butto...

Page 54: ...tus of assignment to the program buses L and R MTR Status of assignment to the MTR bus 2 EQ display Displays whether the equalizer filter circuit is in or out 3 DYN display Displays whether the dynamics circuit is in or out 4 AUX display Displays the AUX send level 5 PAN display Displays the pan position When PAN is off this is displayed in gray 6 Fader display Displays the fader level 7 PAGE butt...

Page 55: ... return busses Touching the display of the desired channel opens the CHANNEL window of the corresponding channel Channels 1 to 48 MTR busses 1 to 8 AUX send busses 1 to 8 AUX return busses 1 to 8 1 Fader operation level 1 Fader operation level The position of the knob indicates the level of the fader currently set on the unit 2 Automation level The position of the horizontal line indicates the lev...

Page 56: ...nit VCA When moving the fader assigned as the master fader the difference between the original level and the current level is added to the level of the slave fader as offset Slave faders don t move when the master fader is moved CUT The cut switches of the channels belonging to the corresponding group operate together The cut group is set independently from the fader group Note To select the mode ...

Page 57: ...emoved from the group Setting the VCA fader group Perform the following operation after step 1 described in Setting the GANG fader group 2 Touch the mode button corresponding to the group selected in step 1 until VCA appears on the mode button 3 Touch the channel button that you wish to assign to the VCA group When there are channels that are not assigned to the group the fader of the channel that...

Page 58: ...up except that you have to display CUT on the mode button in step 2 The cut group number is displayed on the lower part of the channel button Fader group number Cut group number Clearing the group 1 Touch the group button corresponding to the group that you wish to clear 2 Touch all channel buttons assigned to the group selected in step 1 Menu Windows ...

Page 59: ...nctions can be selected simultaneously 7 SURROUND LINK buttons In surround mode the functions lit by the 2 SURROUND LINKING FUNCTIONS buttons are linked in the channels selected below LCR link button When this button is lit the L C and R channels are linked LS RS link button When this button is lit the LS and RS channels are linked LCR short chained button When this button is lit the L C R and SW ...

Page 60: ... the DESTINATION CHANNEL box shows the last channel to which the copy was executed Copying the setting of the channel 1 Touch the COPY tab on the window 2 Select the desired functions to be copied by touching the Function buttons on the window 3 Hold the ACCESS button of the source channel down for 1 second or more The ACCESS button blinks showing that the console is in copy mode 4 While the sourc...

Page 61: ...knob AUX BT AUX button The CUT GP cut group and FDR GP fader group buttons are deactivated when using the Zero function Executing the Zero function 1 Touch the Zero tab on the window 2 Select the functions to be executed using the Zero function by touching the Function buttons on the window 3 Press and release the ACCESS button of the channel to perform the Zero function The DESTINATION CHANNEL bo...

Page 62: ...UX 3 send fader 1 Touch the AUX button of the CH b AUX section then select AUX3 on the sub menu 2 Touch the INDV button of the CH b AUX section The button lights in green 3 Hold the ACCESS button of CH 1 on the panel To copy all channel faders of CH 1 to CH 24 to the MTR send faders 1 Touch the 1 24 button of the CH b MTR section 2 Confirm the dialog information then touch OK on the dialog box Not...

Page 63: ...ck signal For example if you assign LINE IN CH24 to the TB IN button the input of the LINE IN CH 24 can be used as the talkback signal 2 v V buttons Touch the V button to select the block over the currently selected block Touch the v button to select the block below the selected block 3 Source select button Displays the selected source block Touch this button to open the block list in the B direct...

Page 64: ...f you want to assign all 8 sources to 8 adjacent processing channels go to step 4 3 Touch the desired source on the source list 4 Touch the desired destination select button to select the destination processing channel to which the source signal is to be routed The source signal selected in step 3 is automatically routed to the destination processing channel When you want to assign a complete bloc...

Page 65: ... included in the block The list of the block and its output bus list are as follows PGM L R L and R AUX This block has 8 busses AUX 1 to 8 MTR This block has 8 busses MTR 1 to 8 INS SEND This block has 8 busses Insert Send 1 to 8 DIRECT OUT 1 to 8 to 41 to 48 Each block has 8 outputs 1 Bus select button 3 DEFAULT button MISC This block has NC NO CONNECTION CR MONITOR 1 to 6 and ST MONITOR L R Touc...

Page 66: ...itable dither for the effective bit value on the recording machine the unit allows you to derive an extremely accurate level of signal processing For example a 16 BIT setting is recommended for making a master tape for a CD and a 20 BIT setting is recommended for recording on a digital tape recorder with 20 bit recording capabilities B Dither type selector TRIANGLE Use this position recommended fo...

Page 67: ...ing STEREO button Touch this button to select the stereo mode The L signal or the odd channel is sent directly to the L channel of the monitor and the R signal or the even channel directly to the R channel of the monitor MONO button Touch this button to select the monaural mode The L R signal is sent to both the L and the R channels of the monitor SURR surround button Touch this button to select t...

Page 68: ... to 6 button and pressing the SETUP button on the front panel AUX 1 to AUX 8 buttons These buttons allow you to monitor the AUX SEND busses and they operate like the EXT 1 to 6 buttons In the CR MONITOR section you can monitor the signals when the AUX button in the SOURCE section of the Control room section is selected In the STUDIO LS section you can monitor the signal when the SETUP button is se...

Page 69: ...uts The AFL and PFL are the non destructive listening modes that do not affect the other mixer outputs This button works for both the studio and the control monitor signals differentiating from AFL and PFL B ALT MOM alternate momentary button This button works for both studio and control monitor signals Selects the operation of the SOLO button of each channel when setting the SOLO mode to SOLO Whe...

Page 70: ...uttons 6 FREQUENCY dial and GANG button 7 LEVEL dial and GANG button 1 OSC oscillator tab Touch this tab to set up the oscillators 3 TALKBACK tab Touch this tab to set up the settings for talkback system When selecting the OSC tab When the OSC tab 1 is selected buttons 2 and 5 act as setting buttons for oscillators 2 ON OFF Oscillator signal output ON OFF button When the button is ON the oscillato...

Page 71: ...the GANG button so that you can adjust the level of the L and R oscillator signals simultaneously When selecting the TALKBACK tab When the TALKBACK tab 3 is selected buttons 4 and 5 act as control buttons for talkback signals Buttons 6 are not affected 4 MEMORY button When the MEMORY button is on the active inactive status of the talkback output select buttons 5 are stored When you press MTR PGM o...

Page 72: ...ntarily become the unity gain level 4 NEW button 5 STORE button 6 DELETE button 7 RECALL button 8 UNDO button 9 ISOLATE FUNCTION buttons 0 ISOLATE CHANNEL buttons 1 Page select button 2 Row select button 3 Snapshot list 1 Page select button 2 Row select button 1 Page select button Touch to move the snapshot list 3 upwards or downwards by 10 rows 2 Row select buttons Touch to move the snapshot list...

Page 73: ... button removes the dynamics functions AUX SND button removes the aux send functions CUT button removes the cut functions ASSIGN button removes the assign functions PAN button removes the panning and surround panning functions FADER button removes the fader and MTR send functions INPUT button removes trim and delay settings of the input signal The following items are not used for the snapshot auto...

Page 74: ...Touch this button to move the CUE list 0 up or down one row at a time 3 LOCATE button To locate the selected machine to a cue timecode select the cue by touching it on the display and then touch the LOCATE button 4 CYCLE function buttons The tape recorder plays back the specified duration repeatedly in the selected CYCLE manner Locate the start point of the cue LOCATE TIME preroll time Playback af...

Page 75: ...nction Note Do not recall snapshots linked to continuous cues that have durations shorter than within 5 frames of each other Otherwise only the snapshot linked with the last cue may be recalled Automation data for the duration of remaining cues may not be recalled and saved 6 STORE button Touch this button to save a cue The timecode displayed on the Automation panel is saved with the cue 7 DELETE ...

Page 76: ...8 AUX 1 to 8 PGM When the EVENT button qs indicates SNAPSHOT then only the ALL button is automatically switched to ALL qg EVENT NAME display Displays the event name Initial cue CUE 1 is reserved as an initial cue to indicate the start point of the dynamic automation If automation reference timecode is lower value than the CUE 1 value dynamic automation will not operate To change the initial cue pe...

Page 77: ...ted the active buffer switches automatically from A to B or B to A When the TC AUTOMATION SAFE button is selected on the Automation panel the active buffer is not switched since automation data can not be accessed or overwritten MANUAL button Allows you to switch the buffer by pressing the A or B button of the TC AUTOMATION buttons on the Automation panel 3 AUTO RETURN TIME section This section al...

Page 78: ...de the previous data is not protected even when you set the SAFE button to ON before stopping the tape The items cannot be dropped out cancels WRITE automatically even when the AUDITION mode is cancelled Drop out them using a manual operation For the use of the AUDITION mode see page 114 AUTO button Touch this button to enable the PUNCH IN TIME PUNCH OUT TIME display windows When this button is no...

Page 79: ...the channels for automation data you want to delete touch the MAKE STATIC tab 6 then touch the desired CHANNEL button s 7 Touching the MAKE STATIC EXECUTE button after selecting a channel s results in clearing all the automation data from that channel s 7 CHANNEL buttons CH1 to PGM After selecting the AUTOMATION ISOLATE tab 5 or MAKE STATIC tab 6 select the channel that you want to isolate from au...

Page 80: ...ection 4 TAPE TIME display window Displays the tape time of the machine Note The tape time may not be displayed for some machines connected to the system 1 MACHINE tab 2 Machine name 6 CYCLE END display window and CATPURE button 8 ALL STOP button qa CYCLE ALL button qs OPEN LOOP button qd Transport control buttons To open this window touch the MACHINE CONTROL button on the bottom menu bar This win...

Page 81: ...ncreased or decreased using the keys and the jog dial on the panel Note You cannot enter a minus value for the time 8 ALL STOP button Touch this button to issue the stop command to all of the machine control ports 9 LOCATE button Touch this button to issue the locate command to the current machine at the locate time displayed on the LOCATE TIME display window Notes There may be machines that canno...

Page 82: ...t to make it active then touch the PLAY button Or touch the REC button while playing TITLE MANAGER Window To open this window touch the SYSTEM button to open the SYSTEM menu then select TITLE MANAGER This window allows you to create store and load the mixer s titles In the DMX R100 data related to a project snapshot data automation data library data settings for sampling frequency timecode mode et...

Page 83: ...ays the names of any titles stored on the disk Note The unit only accepts a 2 HD floppy disk formatted in the DMX R100 format or the DOS format Disks other than the above are not acceptable A dialogue There are no titles or this is an unformatted disk Check media in the floppy disk drive appears in the following cases A floppy disk is not inserted in the drive The inserted disk is unformatted DOS ...

Page 84: ...t in the unit are cleared It is recommended that you save the data using the SAVE button 3 before creating a new title When a new title is created by the CURRENT TITLE CLEAR button the initial cue is automatically created Before using the unit in automation mode reset the initial cue data For detailed information on the cue operation see page 106 0 INFORMATION section The following information is ...

Page 85: ... select either MODE 1 MODE 2 or MODE 3 to set up the configuration of parameters on the unit and control change message For details for each mode see page 125 RX ENABLE button When this button is selected ON the parameters defined in each mode are updated when receiving the control change message to the MIDI IN connector TX ENABLE button When this button is selected ON the parameters defined in ea...

Page 86: ... 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz Note When 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz is selected the frequency range expands to 40 kHz However the following functions are limited Buttons corresponding to the limited functions are disabled Input channel The channel number is reduced from 48 to 24 AUX Send The channel number is reduced from 8 to 2 AUX Return The channel number is reduced from 8 to 4 MTR bus The channel nu...

Page 87: ...pment must be synchronized with the DMX R100 that is the sync master B VIDEO button The unit synchronizes using the video signal connected to the REF VIDEO connector on the unit When this button is selected external digital audio equipment must be synchronized to the same video signal C WORD DI digital input button The unit synchronizes using a word clock signal connected to the REF WORD connector...

Page 88: ...le which has not been saved will be lost TIME CODE section 5 TIME CODE READER section A MODE button Displays and selects the mode of the timecode to be used for automation The timecode generator works according to the timecode selected here Touching this button opens the following list 29 9F s DF 29 97 frames second drop frame 30NDF 30 frames second non drop frame 29 97F s NDF 29 97 frames second ...

Page 89: ... the built in reader runs correctly the timecode is generated as running automatically generated regardless of the incoming timecode Note When the TC GEN is selected in the MACHINE CONTROL window this button is locked to LOCAL Also when the TC GENERATOR is selected in the TIMECODE READER section in the SYNC TIMECODE window the button is locked to LOCAL A MEASURE selector Selects the measures of a ...

Page 90: ...touching the START button will make the timecode start running from the preset value D SAME AS TIME button Touch this button to set the user bits to the same value as the current timecode E STOP button Touch this button to stop the generator when in LOCAL mode or SLAVE LOCK AUTO RUN mode F PRESET GENERATE TIME display window Displays the preset time or the generated timecode according to the PRESE...

Page 91: ...uttons A IN buttons On these buttons OK NA or xxx is displayed as the status of the input signal of the channel By touching this button the details of the input signal of the channel are displayed on the INFORMATION section 4 The status displays have the following meaning OK Indicates that the signal is input correctly NA Not Available Indicates that this channel cannot be used as the input signal...

Page 92: ...llows OK Indicates that the signal is input correctly NA Not Available Indicates that this channel cannot be used as the intput signal xxx Indicates that there is trouble in the input signal or attention is required In this case touch this button to display the details on the INFORMATION section and check the status of the input signal When UNLC unlock is displayed the input s PLL cannot be locked...

Page 93: ...t the signal is sent from equipment for consumer use and has a copyright CH MODE Displays the mode of the digital audio signal 2 CH or STEREO is displayed depending on the definition of the channel status EMPHASIS Displays the status of emphasis of the digital audio signal ON Indicates that the signal is a preemphasised digital audio signal OFF Indicates that the signal is not a preemphasised digi...

Page 94: ...ontrol and check settings for the system s clock the channel meter display the sensitivity of the touch sensor and the dimmer level of the monitor signals 2 CHANNEL METERS section Sets the peakhold of the master meter and channel meters and selects the signal which is to be displayed on the channel meters When the channel faders are used as faders for AUX SEND 1 to 8 or MTR bus the meters display ...

Page 95: ...teriorate with use If a fader fails to store recall the automation data or if the sound level does not change when you move a fader manually adjust the sensitivity of the touch sensor as follows 1 Touch the sensitivity display in the TOUCH SENSOR section in the MISC SETUP window 2 By using the key or the jog dial decrease the sensitivity until TOUCH appears in white Be care not to touch a fader wh...

Page 96: ...again 8 FADER CAL fader calibration button With this button lit a dialogue opens to calibrate the fader position To calibrate the fader position The fader characteristics may change with use If a fader fails to move correctly calibrate the fader position as follows Note Before proceeding with the calibration confirm that the touch sensor sensitivity is set properly Be care that nothing touches a f...

Page 97: ...racters entered in the entry display area 1 and closes the KEYBOARD window The original name is not replaced 4 CAPS LOCK button Touch this button to enter the alphabetical characters from A to Z in capitals Numeric numbers and symbols are not affected by this button KEYBOARD Window STATUS window While this window opens you can enter the characters from an external keyboard too 5 SHIFT button Touch...

Page 98: ...s also allows you to patch any bugs that occur in the DMX R100 software system and or application in Version 2 0 Notes on updating the DMX R100 Version The system files of Version 2 0 are different from those of Version 1 0 and 1 1 Before updating the DMX R100 software from Version 1 0x 1 1x to Version 2 0 update the DMX R100 system to Version 2 0 first then proceed to the application update Befor...

Page 99: ... floppy disk and press any key appears 5 Insert the SYSTEM UPDATE 2 0 disk into the floppy disk drive on the console and press the space bar on the keyboard The specifics of the update and the This update is OK y n appear 6 Confirm the contents on the screen then press y on the keyboard to start the update if the screen shows incorrect information or parameters press n to cancel the update operati...

Page 100: ... the dynamic RAM Thus when restarting the unit or turning off the power of the unit this data is lost To temporarily save the data that is being worked select KEEP from the TITLE menu which opens by touching the TITLE button on the top bar on the window in this manual this operation is also called KEEP Data in the work area on the dynamic RAM is saved in the current title which is the backup file ...

Page 101: ... has no data is created based on the current sampling frequency and timecode mode setting At this time all data other than the sampling frequency and timecode are cleared The current title is the working title created in the memory or flash memory Saving a title The current title is saved into the specified TITLE number Loading a title The specified title is loaded as the current title If the sett...

Page 102: ...n the SOURCE section of the INPUT section on the INPUT PAN ASSIGN window page 45 Change the audio input routing as required From the right column Routing the output signal Confirm that the PGM bus is routed to the PGM output connector on the AUDIO OUTPUT ROUTING window page 65 Change the audio output routing as required Confirming setting monitoring Select the CR MONITOR tab in the MONITOR window ...

Page 103: ...IGN window page 45 2 Set the PAN button to OFF on the INPUT PAN ASSIGN window 3 Perform settings for the PROGRAM L R buttons on the BUS ASSIGN section on the Parameter setting panel For the L channels usually the odd channels set the PROGRAM L button to ON and the PROGRAM R button to OFF For the R channels usually the even channels set the PROGRAM R button to ON and the PROGRAM L button to OFF You...

Page 104: ...ses Storing updating snapshot data To store update snapshot data by manipulating buttons on the unit 1 Adjust or set the parameters on the unit as required 2 Confirm that the TC LINK button is set to OFF not lit It is located in the SNAPSHOT section of the Automation panel 3 Press the SNAPSHOT button so that the button lights up 4 Using the ten key pad enter the number of the snapshot that you wan...

Page 105: ...timecode for the desired channel The library data is included in the title Creating updating a library entry In this example the procedures are for equalizer libraries However when you operate the dynamics libraries follow the same steps by replacing the word equalizer with dynamics and use the DYNAMICS screen To create a new library entry 1 Adjust or set the equalizer on the unit as required 2 Op...

Page 106: ...anipulating buttons and controls on the unit use the SNAPSHOT SET buttons and the ten key pad on the Automation panel of the unit To perform a cue operation in the window use the CUE window For details of the buttons and windows see Automation panel on page 26 CUE window on page 74 and TITLE MANAGER window on page 82 Initial cue CUE 1 is reserved as an initial cue to indicate the start point of th...

Page 107: ...r decrease a value using the buttons and the jog dial 4 Press the ENTER key Changing the event data linked with a cue point 1 Open the CUE window 2 Touch the EVENT display for the cue point that you want to change in the cue list The snapshot the equalizer library and the dynamics library can be selected from the EVENT display 3 Touch the NUMBER displayed fro the selected EVENT The event list open...

Page 108: ...ation data is to be cleared by touching the MAKE STATIC EXECUTE button in the AUTOMATION window All items subject to automation data in the selected channel are cleared Even if the timecode advances and the automation is set to RUN status i e automation is being replayed data will not be recalled 2 Change the settings so that automation operates to write and recall automation data 1 Touch the ABS ...

Page 109: ...drop in the desired automation items go into WRITE The method used to drop in depends on faders controls and buttons as explained below To drop in faders touch the fader knob its numerical value displayed on the window When you drop in by touching the fader knob you can drop out cancel WRITE by releasing the fader if the WRITE HOLD or TOUCH HOLD mode is not specified When you drop in by touching t...

Page 110: ...he previous data is overwritten TOP TO END After you release the fader the fader s position remains as it is up from the top to end of the event The previous data is overwritten Manupulating the fader Detailed figure for the fader operation in TRIM mode In trim mode the offset from the NULL point 0 dB point is added to the previous saved data The return mode from the drop out point to the null poi...

Page 111: ...are inverted 2 As long as you hold down the CUT button the audio signal status in step 1 is held and the displays change according to the automation operation 3 When you release the CUT button the audio signal status is adjusted to the display status with the OFF trigger The audio signal status in steps 1 to 3 is stored as automation data Note In TRIM mode the function of buttons in automation dep...

Page 112: ...g the WRITE HOLD mode When the WRITE HOLD mode is set to ON controls are prohibited from dropping out and are held in WRITE even when the timecode is stopped The WRITE HOLD mode brings the following functions When the items dropped in with the use of the WRITE button or MASTER DROP IN button while the timecode is running their data relates to the previous event in HOLD TO NEXT mode when the timeco...

Page 113: ...ch the MASTER DROP IN button Press the WRITE button in the channel On the window touch the level display of the fader to be dropped out Stop the tape recorder Punching In Punching Out Punching in punching out by specifying the durations You can change automation data between specified durations by using the punch in out function The following example shows a case where you want to remove noise rec...

Page 114: ...n the fader in the window The display turns in red but data will not be written until the foot switch is set to ON 5 Press the SAFE button on the TC AUTOMATION section on the Automation panel of the unit so that it is off 6 Locate the tape recorder at a point a little before the PUNCH IN time and play 7 Slide the faders up to the desired level 8 Set the foot switch to ON at the desired time 9 Stop...

Page 115: ...d AUTOMATION mode 2 Touch the AUTO button in the PUNCH IN OUT section on the AUTOMATION window 3 Specify the punch in and punch out points 4 Set the item to be adjusted to READY 5 Adjust the item in step 4 to the desired settings 6 Drop those items in 7 Touch the WRITE NOW button in the AUTOMATION window and touch EXECUTE in the dialogue Example 1 Removing noise 1 Set the AUTOMATION mode to ABS 2 ...

Page 116: ...s maintained from the IN point to the end If the timecode is stopped after executing the punch out the automation data is linked to the previous data at the IN and OUT points in BUTT mode independently unrelated to the AUTO RETURN TIME setting In the AUTO mode if the timecode stops while punching in the data in the specified period between the IN and the OUT points is updated but in other points t...

Page 117: ...ncels the deletion Are you sure you want to delete the selected cue YES The cue is deleted CANCEL Cancels the deletion Are you sure you want to delete the selected library YES The library is deleted CANCEL Cancels the deletion Are you sure you want to change the FS or sync source The current title will be lost if you continue YES The FS or sync source is changed and the unit restarts automatically...

Page 118: ...d Remedy If the load error occurs again after reloading the title or the media is corrupted If this dialogue appears while loading up a title from the flash memory delete the title Note that when this dialogue appears the current title is cleared Save error YES The dialogue is closed Remedy While saving on a floppy disk check that the write protect tab is set to the protect position or not While s...

Page 119: ... Initial cue timecode value can not be changed while automation is in RUN OK No action You are changing initial cue timecode value Cue s proceeding the initial cue timecode value will be deleted YES The timecode is changed CANCEL No action The cue has not been stored as the timecode value is before the initial cue OK No action Touch YES for automatic fader calibration Please keep faders area clear...

Page 120: ...d Combo coax Balanced 1 4 TRS Balanced 1 4 TRS Balanced Reference level 60 to 10 dBu 60 to 10 dBu 60 to 10 dBu 4 dBu 4 dBu Maximum input level 24 dBu 24 dBu 24 dBu 24 dBu 24 dBu Input impedance 4 7 kΩ 10 kΩ 10 kΩ 10 kΩ 10 kΩ Number of channels 12 12 12 2 L R 4 Number of inputs 12 12 12 2 4 Connector IN A1 to 12 IN B1 to 12 LINE IN 13 to 24 2TR IN 1 L R AUX RET 1 to 4 Analog output connectors Numbe...

Page 121: ... type 1 4 TRS Unbalanced Reference level load impedance 0 dBu 10 kΩ Maximum input output level load impedance 20 dBu 10 kΩ Connector INSERTION 1 to 12 send return Control signal input output Pin assignment XLR 3 31 XLR 3 32 connector 2 Hot 3 Cold 1 GND 1 4 TRS Balanced connector Tip Hot Ring Cold Sleeve GND 1 4 TRS Unbalanced connector Tip INSERTION SEND Ring INSERTION RETURN Sleeve GND Connector ...

Page 122: ...tion 1fs 1 622 Hz to 19 9 kHz 61 points 2fs 2 622 Hz to 39 8 kHz 73 points 20 dB 128 points 0 25 to 0 5 dB step 0 5 to 16 63 points Shelving Peaking switchable 220 Hz to 7 0 kHz 61 points 20 dB 128 points 0 25 to 0 5 dB step 0 5 to 16 63 points Peaking 77 8 Hz to 2 5 kHz 61 points 20 dB 128 points 0 25 to 0 5 dB step 0 5 to 16 63 points Peaking 27 5 Hz to 880 Hz 61 points 20 dB 128 points 0 25 to ...

Page 123: ...itle configuration Number of snapshots Number of MIDI events Number of cue points Number of events per cue point Size of snapshot Memory Time accuracy of cue linked event Contents of snapshots Number of libraries stored and recalled Number of libraries stored and recalled Buffer size Number of temporary buffers Event size Memory Time accuracy Contents of dynamic automation a Number of cues stored ...

Page 124: ...omsonde 50 A 240V 2 Gemessen in EN55103 1 10 A 230V Dimensions 1140 x 240 x 677 w h d mm 45 x 9 1 2 x 26 3 4 inches Mass 55 kg 121 lb 4 oz Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Supplied Accessories Power supply cord 1 Operating Instructions 1 Optional Accessories DMBK R101 8CH Analog Line In Board DMBK R102 8CH Analog Line Out Board DMBK R103 ...

Page 125: ...tered Note Number True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After touch Keys Channels Pitch Bend Control change 0 102 a a Refer to the control change table Assignable 0 127 Program change a a Assignable System Exclusive System common Song position Song select Tune Real time Clock Command Others Local ON OFF All note OFF Active sensing Reset Remarks Mode 1 OMNI ON POLI Mode 2 OMNI OFF MONO Mode 3 OMNI O...

Page 126: ...7 CH36 Fader AUX5 MASTER Fader 38 CH37 Fader AUX6 MASTER Fade 39 CH38 Fader AUX7 MASTER Fader Parameter Mode 1 Mode 2 change No Function Function 40 CH39 Fader AUX8 MASTER Fader 41 CH40 Fader AUX RET1 Fader 42 CH41 Fader AUX RET2 Fade 43 CH42 Fader AUX RET3 Fader 44 CH43 Fader AUX RET4 Fader 45 CH44 Fader AUX RET5 Fader 46 CH45 Fader AUX RET6 Fader 47 CH46 Fader AUX RET7 Fader 48 CH47 Fader AUX RE...

Page 127: ... 1 Mode 2 change No Function Function 104 CH30 PAN AUX RET7 CUT 105 CH31 PAN AUX RET8 CUT 106 CH32 PAN CH1 AUX1 SEND 107 CH33 PAN CH2 AUX1 SEND 108 CH34 PAN CH3 AUX1 SEND 109 CH35 PAN CH4 AUX1 SEND 110 CH36 PAN CH5 AUX1 SEND 111 CH37 PAN CH6 AUX1 SEND 112 CH38 PAN CH7 AUX1 SEND 113 CH39 PAN CH8 AUX1 SEND 114 CH40 PAN CH9 AUX1 SEND 115 CH41 PAN CH10 AUX1 SEND 116 CH42 PAN CH11 AUX1 SEND 117 CH43 PA...

Page 128: ...itor Confirming 102 CR control room MONITOR section 24 MONITOR window 67 Settings 67 Controlling the external devices Closed loop open loop 82 Control signal connectors 30 MACHINE CONTROL window 80 Transport control keys 28 Cue Changing a cue point 107 Changing a name 107 Cue list 74 CUE window 74 CYCLE function 74 Deleting 107 Initial cue 76 101 106 Storing a cue point 106 Sorting the cue list 75...

Page 129: ...24 MONITOR window 67 PFL AFL 68 STUDIO LS studio speaker section 23 O Optional boards DMBK R101 8CH Analog Line In Board 35 DMBK R102 8CH Analog Line Out Board 35 DMBK R103 8CH AES EBU DIO Board 35 DMBK R104 8CH Sampling Rate Converter DI Board 35 DMBK R105 8CH Insertion Board 36 DMBK R106 Interface Board for ADAT 36 DMBK R107 Interface Board for TDIF 36 I O STATUS window 91 Setting the optional s...

Page 130: ...monitoring 102 MONITOR window 67 Setting 67 STUDIO LS studio speaker section 23 Surround mode INPUT PAN ASSIGN window 45 MSC SETUP window 94 SURROUND PAN section 46 T U V W Z Talk back OSC TALKBACK window 70 TALKBACK panel 16 Timecode Confirming changing 102 OFFSET function 88 Selecting the timecode 88 SYNC TIMECODE window 86 TC AUTOMATION buttons 26 Timecode display window 27 Timecode input secti...

Page 131: ...131 Appendix Appendix Block Diagram Fs 44 1 48 kHz 1 fs ...

Page 132: ...132 Appendix Appendix Fs 88 2 96 kHz 2 fs Block Diagram ...

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