Trident 68
Owners Manual
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Trident 68
Group Monitor Aux Sends
Trident 68
The Master Module Monitor Section
The Master section of the TRIDENT 68 con-
sole contains all of the controls that affect
the overall functionality of the console.
An accurately matched 100mm stereo fader
controls the level of the master stereo bal-
anced outputs.
A talkback system is provided which in-
corporates an internal high quality electret
microphone. The talkback signal can be
routed to the auxiliary buses and the 8 sub-
groups. When the ‘TALK TO GROUPS’ but-
ton is used, the monitor signal is dimmed to
avoid feedback in the control room monitor
speakers.
The main monitor system is very compre-
hensive. The engineer can monitor any one
of three stereo playback devices. ‘2TK 1 RET’
and ‘2TK 2 RET’ are conventional analogue
connections located on the master connec-
tor section so that the playback of a stereo
device such as a cd player or output of a
computer sound card can be selected to
the control room monitor speakers and a
3.5mm TRS mini jack available on the mod-
ule allows the user to plug in his external
portable audio source too (e.g. iPod). The
monitor system is provided with a SUM
MONO control which combines the left/
right monitor signals so that it is possible to
check mono compatibility. It should be not-
ed that the mono facility is purely a monitor
function and does not affect the main ste-
reo left/right output which remains as a true
stereo image. The addition of a DIM switch
allows the user to reduce the signal level fed
to his monitors.
Another useful facility in this section is
the provision of an alternate monitor out-
puts (Alt MONITOR) which when switched
routes the monitor signal to associated set
of output pins on the rear of the master sec-
tion so that an alternative monitor system
can be set up. This makes it possible to lis-
ten to the signal on (for example), a differ-
ent set of monitor speakers so that compar-
isons can be made.
A headphone jack with a high quality ste-
reo amplifier is provided which allows the
engineer to monitor the console only on
headphones if required. A separate stereo
volume control is provided so that the head-
phones can be adjusted independently from
the main monitor control level.
A stereo master SOLO level control is also
provided so that the volume of the AFL/
PFL system can be adjusted into the control
room monitor speakers. This comes com-
bined with an indicator LED that notifies the
user that a console SOLO switch has been
pressed and that the AFL/PFL signal is now
being fed to the control room monitors.
The following gives a brief description of
the controls on the Master module.
MONITOR LEVEL
LEVEL
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
40
SOLO
ACTIVE
2TRK 1
2TRK 2
STEREO
IN
ALT
MON
OUT
SUM
MONO
DIM
TB
LEVEL
TB MIC
TALK TO
GROUPS
TALK TO
AUXES
MONITOR INPUTS
LEVEL
HEADPHONE
SOLO MASTER
LEFT/RIGHT
INSERT ON
MONITOR LEVEL
LEVEL
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
40
SOLO
ACTIVE
2TRK 1
2TRK 2
STEREO
IN
ALT
MON
OUT
SUM
MONO
DIM
TB
LEVEL
TB MIC
TALK TO
GROUPS
TALK TO
AUXES
MONITOR INPUTS
LEVEL
HEADPHONE
SOLO MASTER
LEFT/RIGHT
INSERT ON
SOLO ACTIVE LED
When this LED is illuminated, it in-
dicates that one or more SOLO
switches have been pressed on the
console. The console monitor out-
put is now being fed from the solo
left/right mix buses. Additionally the
console main Left/Right meters are
switched to monitor the solo left/
right mix and an additional meter
bridge indicator flashes to show the
console is in a “SOLO” state.
L/R INSERT ON
When depressed, this switch places
the rear panel Left and Right Insert
paths to the Insert Sends and back
from the Insert Returns in line with the
signal path. This insert point is directly
after the Left/Right mix stage and be-
fore the Left/Right stereo Fader and
allows the user to connect an external
device in series with the Left/Right sig-
nal and to be able to switch it in/out
from the front panel.
SOLO MASTER LEVEL
CONTROL
This control adjusts the level of the solo
left/right mix fed to the control room
monitors when one or more SOLO
switches are selected on the console.
This presets the SOLO signal level and
enables the engineer to balance the
signal levels to the control room mon-
itors from the main mix and the solo
mix. Note: Main Left Right meters al-
ways show the solo signal pre this lev-
el control (and are unaffected by this
control).
