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Trident 68

 Owners Manual

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Trident 68

 Warranty Information

Tident Audio Developments Limited Warranty Statement

The following outlines the warranty periods for The Trident 68 Analogue 
console. All extended coverage is based on the timely registration of said 
products within the 30 days of purchase to the original purchaser from the 
date of Proof Of Purchase. Proof of purchase is the original Bill Of Sale or 
Sales Invoice from an authorized dealer.

Inquire about extended warranty.

Trident Audio Developments is covered by a limited warranty against defects 
in materials and workmanship (parts and labor) for a period of Two (2) Years 
from the date the unit is sold to the Dealer or original purchaser only.
 
Receive an additional free year warranty covering parts and labor with the 
registration of your console!

Acceptable registration is met by filling out online the warranty registration, 
along with a copy of the original sales receipt as proof of the original date of 
purchase

http://www.tridentaudiodevelopments.com/product-registration/

  

The terms and conditions of this limited warranty are:

1. The warranty applies to Trident Audio Developments purchased from Trident 
Audio or authorized Trident Audio dealers. The authorized dealers of Trident 
Audio products are listed at each brands websites, or on the main page at 
www.tridentaudiodevelopments.com

2. The warranty covers any defects in materials and workmanship, and is 
limited to the repair or replacement of the original registered product. In its 
sole discretion, Trident Audio may either repair or replace the product with 
a product of the same model, or replace the product with a new model of a 
similar specification, when the same model is no longer available.

3. The warranty does not cover any of the following: damage caused by the 
user; spillages or moisture damage; neglect, abuse or misuse, including but not 
limited to the failure to use the products for its normal purpose in accordance 
with the manufacturer’s instructions for use, failure to properly maintain the 
product in ac-cordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, and/or the failure 
to use the prod-ucts in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications; 
normal wear and tear; use of products with incompatible or faulty equipment; 
unauthorized modifications; repairs conducted by unauthorized persons or 
service center’s; the model and/or serial number being altered, removed or 
made illegible; accidents; or acts of God or any cause beyond the control of 
Trident Audio. It does not cover damage caused by connecting to improper 
power voltage supply, cosmetic defects, such as paint finish, and general 
wear and tear, as well as certain consumables not covered under warranty 
such as fuses, meter bulbs and component shelf life on pots, faders and 
switches. Products sold in AS IN condition are not covered.

4. The warranty is applicable to the original purchaser throughout the warranty 
period as stated above or until original owner resells product. If a unit is 
received for warranty repair, and after complete examination and testing, no 
problem is found with the unit, customer will be charged for time labor plus 
return shipping costs, presuming initial user error falsely caused the unit to 
be determined faulty.

5. The warranty does not affect any statutory rights the original purchaser 
may have in accordance with the law applicable in the jurisdiction where 
the product was purchased, or any rights the original purchaser may have 
against the author-ized dealer pursuant to their original purchase agree-
ment. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have 
other rights, which vary from state to state, and or country to country.

6. Any claim pursuant to this warranty from the date of purchase of any Trident 
Audio Developments product must be returned, together with the original 
proof of purchase, to the authorized Trident Audio reseller that sold the 
product, or to the Trident Audio service center in either the USA or the UK. 
All returns to Trident Audio, Trident Audio UK or any Trident Audio Service 
Center must be in the original packing, accompanied by the issued Repair 
Authorisation, and must be shipped to the address specified on the Return 
Authorisation via insured freight at the customer’s own expense. Factory 
original packaging can be ordered from Trident Audio, Inc. Customer will be 

charged for new factory original packaging if customer fails to ship product 
to Trident Audio in the original factory packaging. Trident Audio will not pay 
for express or overnite delivery.

7. Once the product has been received, the authorized Trident Audio service 
center will assess the warranty claim and arrange to either repair or replace 
in accordance with the warranty procedure prescribed by Trident Audio for 
their authorized service center network. The warranty replacement will be 
conducted by the authorized Trident Audio service center as promptly as 
possible and within a reasonable time from the date of submission of the 
warranty claim. In all circumstances, a claimant under this warranty will be liable 
for all costs in delivering their Trident Audio brand product to the authorized 
service center for war-ranty replacement and for all costs in collecting the 
repaired/replacement Trident Audio product from that authorized Trident 
Audio service center.  Trident Audio service center may waive the cost of 
return shipping after full inspection to determine cause of warranty.

8. Trident Audio will not accept any warranty replacement without the original 
proof or purchase of the Trident Audio product, and without the registration 
of the Trident Audio product within 30 days of purchase by mail, or online. It 
is the original purchaser’s responsibility to keep the original proof or purchase 
safe at all times, as Trident Audio is not obliged to provide a replacement of 
the original proof or purchase. 

9. The warrantor assumes no liability for property damage or any other incidental 
or consequential damage whatsoever which may result from failure of this product.

10. A Trident Audio product that was not purchased through an authorized 
and legitimate sales channel is considered “Grey Market”. Warranties for Trident 
Audio Products purchased outside the USA will be covered by Trident Audio 
UK for that specific country or region, or by local Trident Audio distributors. 
Trident Audio product originally sold to the USA market and consequently
resold overseas forfeits its warranty. American Trident Audio Dealers are forbidden 
to export Trident Audio Products. Non-American deal-ers are forbidden to 
export to the USA. “Grey Market” purchases are not covered by any warranty. 
In the case that a Trident Audio Product must be returned, it should be returned 
to the original place of purchase, or the Trident Audio factory, with proper 
return authorisation. Returns from outside the USA, customer shall adhere to 
specific shipping, customs, and commercial invoicing instructions given with 
the Return Authorisation. Trident Audio will not be responsible for transportation 
costs or customs fees related to any importation or re-exportation charges 
whatsoever.

11. Trident Audio shall not be liable for damages in excess of the purchase 
price of the Trident Audio product arising out of the use or inability to use 
the Trident Audio product insofar as allowed to be disclaimed by law in the 
jurisdiction where the Trident Audio product was purchased.

Governing Laws

If the purchaser acquired a Trident Series 68 originating from the Trident 
USA office direct, or through any Authorized US Dealer, then any order or 
contract to which these terms and conditions apply and all matters arising 
there under shall be con-strued according to and governed by the Laws of 
The State of California. If the purchaser acquired a Trident Series 68 originating 
from the UK office direct, or through any Authorized European Dealer, then 
any order or contract to which these terms and conditions apply and all 
matters arising there under shall be con-strued according to and governed 
by the Laws of England (UK). 

For Tech Support and Repair Authorisation, please contact:

US Service & Sales

1845 W. 169th Street Gardena, CA  90247
+1 (310) 323-9050 
[email protected] 

UK Service Only

+44 (0) 1392 826 005 
[email protected] 
tridentaudiodevelopments.com              

Trident 68

 Input Module Flow Diagram 

Summary of Contents for 68 console

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Page 3: ...tor Pin Out 20 Warranty 23 Signal Flow Diagrams 24 Cautions 27 Recall Sheets 28 Register your Trident 68 at tridentaudiodevelopments com product registration 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 ...

Page 4: ...20dBu input 0 003 Line Input to any Output 0 003 Monitor Tape Return Input to any Output 0 003 Noise Mic EIN 20 20KHz 150Ω source 60dB gain 128 dBu Stereo residual Bus Noise Output fader at min 95 dBu Stereo Bus Noise 40 inputs continually assigned 80 dBu 24 Input Mon Tape Returns 8 Stereo EFX Returns and 8 Master Tape Returns Bus Noise 24 inputs routed equiv to 72 Inputs 75 dBu Crosstalk Adjacent...

Page 5: ... the flexibility of the module Each module incorporates a monitor section which is used to monitor a replay channel from a multi track recording device This is in effect a separate signal path which ultimately feeds the master Left Right main outputs By switching the channel EQ and Auxiliary sends 5 6 to this path this becomes an extremely versatile feature of the console When monitoring the outpu...

Page 6: ...rophones require phantom power NOT to be activated or they may be damaged I P REV The Input Reverse switch when de pressed flips the Line Input signal and the Monitor Input signals In effect this switch determines the Line input source that is available to the channel Combining this with the Line Switch above allows the user to source the channel signal from the associated channel Monitor Return p...

Page 7: ...itch determines the signal source for Aux 2 bus between Post Up or Pre Down Channel fader AUX 3 Pre Switch This switch determines the signal source for Aux 3 bus between Post Up or Pre Down Channel fader AUX 4 Pre Switch This switch determines the signal source for Aux 4 bus between Post Up or Pre Down Channel fader AUX 5 6 Pre Switch This switch determines the signal source for Aux 5 and Aux 6 bu...

Page 8: ...th being activated with this switch It could be used in conjunction with or without the Trident EQ Channel Equaliser A three band Trident EQ with overlapping frequency ranges is provided along with a switchable high pass filter The HIGH and LOW sections of the equaliser have a shelving response and the MID has a peaking bell response with two selectable bandwidth settings HPF When selected this ap...

Page 9: ... control blends the channel post fader post mute signal between any of the assigned bus pairs L R Mix Group 1 2 Group 3 4 Group 5 6 and Group 7 8 located by the channel fader at the base of the module When at the centre detented position both sides are fed equal amounts of signal each down by 3dB MON PAN Monitor Pan Control This control blends the post moni tor level signal between the Left and Ri...

Page 10: ...ment In a multi track studio environment this L R assignment and the Channel Monitor Input allow the user to have two separate external inputs Chan nel Mic Line and Monitor return that can be sent to the Left and Right mix busses effectively doubling your in puts on mixdown Remix AFL PFL Select Selects the channel source feed that will be fed to solo bus when the Channel SOLO is pressed UP solo sy...

Page 11: ...itor level control they can be used to create a sep arate auxiliary mix independent of the monitor level Individual monitor source switches MONITOR RETURN make it possible to select either the group output or the associated balanced line Group Monitor Input into the monitoring system The 12 segment bargraph metering and Auxiliary sends follow this switch so that they auto matically switch accordin...

Page 12: ...e lease It is very useful when used with complex dynamic waveforms and able to display sharp transient responses and greatly assist the engineer when it comes to avoiding distortion during recording AUX MASTER LEVEL This control adjusts the Aux bus mix level that appears on the associated Aux Output pins of the DSUB on the rear panel NOTE Since there are only Six Auxil iary sends on this console t...

Page 13: ...ert path to the Insert Send and back from the In sert Return in line with the signal path This insert is directly after the Group mix stage and before the Group Fader and allows the user to con nect an external device in series with the Group signal and to be able to switch it in out from the front panel EFX LEVEL Control Adjusts the Stereo Effects Return signal level to the Left Right bus EFX RTN...

Page 14: ...When depressed DOWN the signal fed is derived from the associated rear MONITOR RETURN pins on the DSUB connector on the rear panel MONITOR SOLO AFL When pressed routes the Monitor signal post level and pan to the Solo bus Additionally this switches the Main Monitor Output normally being fed the Left Right Mix to source the signal from the AFL PFL Master Lev el in the Master section as well as to t...

Page 15: ...llows 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 t...

Page 16: ... room monitors also if 2 TRK 2 switch is depressed below this kills the 2 TRK 1 signal to the con trol room monitors For monitoring signals into control room monitors the Priority is SOLO mix Ú 2 TRK 2 Ú 2 TRK 1 ÚMain Left Right mix 2 TRK 2 When depressed this selects the sig nal from the stereo 2 TRK 2 Return pins of the DSUB on the rear mas ter connector panel to the control room monitors This s...

Page 17: ... behind this location is situ ated the internal high quality elec trets microphone TALKBACK LEVEL CONTROL This control adjusts the level of the talkback microphone to the talkback destinations below TALK TO GROUPS Momentary switch which when de pressed assigns the talkback signal post the talkback LEVEL Control to the all the group buses Addition ally when depressed the signal to the control room ...

Page 18: ...Trident 68 Owners Manual 19 Trident 68 Rear Connections Power Supply Input Connector C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Composite C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Master Connector Power Supply ...

Page 19: ... Send 7 Send 6 Send 5 Send 4 Send 3 Send 2 Send 1 Group Return Return 8 Return 7 Return 6 Return 5 Return 4 Return 3 Return 2 Return 1 Group O Ps O P 8 O P 7 O P 6 O P 5 O P 4 O P 3 O P 2 O P 1 Group Monitor Input Input 8 Input 7 Input 6 Input 5 Input 4 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Master Ext Mic Input Spare 2TRK1 2TRK1 2TRK2 2TRK2 Master Right Master Left Inputs for TR 78 only Right Left Right Left Re...

Page 20: ... Center must be in the original packing accompanied by the issued Repair Authorisation and must be shipped to the address specified on the Return Authorisation via insured freight at the customer s own expense Factory original packaging can be ordered from Trident Audio Inc Customer will be charged for new factory original packaging if customer fails to ship product to Trident Audio in the origina...

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Page 24: ... products which are covered by the European Union s Removal of Hazardous Substances directive 2002 95 EC roHS This directive seeks to eliminate toxic substances from the manufacturing process such that when equipment is disposed of at the end of its life cycle thematerials it contains do not contaminate the environment and pose health risks Banned substances are lead mercury cadmium hexavalent chr...

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