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MULTI-TASKER™

MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400-0343-003  

MT109-102

3 IN 1 OUT AUDIO/MIC MIXER

FOR MULTI-TASKER™

USER’S GUIDE

Summary of Contents for MULTI-TASKER MT109-102

Page 1: ...MULTI TASKER MANUAL PART NUMBER 400 0343 003 MT109 102 3 IN 1 OUT AUDIO MIC MIXER FOR MULTI TASKER USER S GUIDE ...

Page 2: ... 4 APPLICATION DIAGRAM 5 DIAGRAM 1 TYPICAL SETUP 5 DIAGRAM 2 INTERNAL VIEW 6 DIAGRAM 3 SWITCH POSITIONS 7 INSTALLING YOUR MT109 102 8 OPERATION 8 RS 232 CONTROL 8 DESCRIPTION OF COMMANDS 8 SUMMARY OF COMMANDS 19 MENU MODE 20 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 24 LED IS NOT ON 24 NO SOUND 24 SOUND DISTORTION 25 SOUND LEVEL IS LOW 25 ALTINEX POLICY 25 LIMITED WARRANTY RETURN POLICY 25 CONTACT INFORMATION 25 ...

Page 3: ...nts such as alcohol or thinner Do not use a wet cloth or water to clean the card Do not clean or touch any component or PCB 1 3 FCC CE NOTICE This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired o...

Page 4: ... to the amplifier are mixing inputs and can be adjusted from 0db to 60db Phantom Power 12V can be connected to the microphone input using a dip switch located on the PCB TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 FEATURES DESCRIPTION MT109 102 GENERAL Inputs Input Connectors 3 Terminal Blocks Input 1 Balanced Unbalanced Microphone Input Input 2 Balanced Unbalanced Microphone Input Input 3 Balanced Unbalanced Micr...

Page 5: ...MULTI TASKER 400 0343 003 4 4 DESCRIPTION OF MT109 102 4 ...

Page 6: ...MULTI TASKER 400 0343 003 5 5 APPLICATION DIAGRAM 5 DIAGRAM 1 TYPICAL SETUP ...

Page 7: ... MIC INPUT2 BALANCED MIC S W GAIN MIC S W GAIN S W GAIN PHANTOM POWER MP CONTROL POWER SUPPLY LINE MIC INPUT3 BALANCED MIC GAIN S W FIXED MIX LINE LEVEL OUTPUT VOLUME BASS TREBLE SW1 SW2 SW3 SW10 ADJUSTABLE MIX LINE LEVEL OUTPUT TERMINAL BLOCK OR M SW4 SW5 M M SW6 M SW7 M SW8 M SW9 OUTPUT INPUTS TB ...

Page 8: ...OSITIONS SW1 INPUT1 LINE MIC PHANTOM ON OFF LINE INPUT2 MIC LINE INPUT3 MIC SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF ON LINE OUTPUT FIX ADJ OFF ON SW9 SW10 SW8 OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF POWER POWER PHANTOM OFF ON POWER PHANTOM OFF ON ...

Page 9: ...e control capabilities which are accessible through standard RS 232 communication The actual controlling can be accomplished through a computer control system or any other device capable of sending RS 232 commands 7 1 1 RS 232 INTERFACE The RS 232 commands for the MT109 102 are in a simple ASCII character format 1 Square brackets are part of the command 2 Use uppercase letters for all commands Aft...

Page 10: ...del 690 0133 008 the software version 2 C This command receives the status of the card Command Format CnUi Cn Card ID n from 1 to max slots Ui Unit ID i from 0 to 9 Example There is one MT109 102 card in slot 4 Sending the command C4 to the Multi Tasker will display feedback similar to the following In1Vol 16 16 In2Vol 16 16 In3Vol 16 16 OutVol 16 16 Bass 08 16 Treble 08 16 Loudness OFF The status...

Page 11: ...t Volume Level 16 VI161616 Input volume levels VB08 Bass level 08 out of 16 VT08 Treble level 08 out of 16 VL01 Loudness 00 ON 01 OFF VM0 Mute 0 OFF 1 ON The Input Volume status line is read from left to right as outputs one through three Each volume level is 2 digits in this case each is set to 16 5 Ui This command will return general information about the Multi Tasker and cards installed in the ...

Page 12: ...ath to adjust the INPUT volume level The input volume range is 00 to 16 and is adjustable using the and commands Command Format SELImCnUi m Input m from 1 to 3 Cn Card ID n slot from 1 to max slots Ui Unit ID i from 0 to 9 Example An MT109 102 is in slot 4 Adjust the volume on Input 2 by sending the command SELI2C4 and then using the and commands 11 SELO This command sets the path to adjust the OU...

Page 13: ...at VLIxAmCnUi x Input Number x from 1 to 3 m Volume Level m from 0 to 16 Cn Card ID n slot from 1 to max slots Ui Unit ID i from 0 to 9 Example Set Input 2 volume level to a value of 8 for the card in slot 4 Send the command VLI2A8C4 16 VLBA This command sets the output BASS level to an absolute level Command Format VLBAmCnUi m BASS Level m from 0 to 16 Cn Card ID n slot from 1 to max slots Ui Uni...

Page 14: ... Up and Ramp Down respectively See your Front Panel User s Guide for more details When defined as a volume control key the key will respond to two conditions press and release Below subroutine 8 starts ramping up when key 8 is pressed and subroutine 10 starts ramping down when key 10 is pressed Subroutine 108 stops ramping when either key is released WRS8 RUPC4 Ramp Up WRK8 8 108 0 0 0 Press start...

Page 15: ...e Ramp the output volume from a starting level of 16 down to 8 for the card in slot 8 Send the command RDN 8C8 and the system will respond with the following feedback 16 15 14 8 25 RST This command stops ramping and maintains the last volume setting Command Format RSTCnUi Cn Card ID n from 1 to max slots Ui Unit ID i from 0 to 9 Example The card in slot 8 is ramping from 1 to 16 Send the command R...

Page 16: ...ewer cards in older systems If the system does not receive all of the feedback from the card the card may be communicating too fast This command will slow down the card s communication rate Command Format FBDmCnUi m Delay 0 no delay 1 delay 100mS Cn Card ID n from 1 to max slots Ui Unit ID i from 0 to 9 Example The command HELPC4 is sent to the card in slot 4 Some of the HELP file is displayed on ...

Page 17: ...system with multiple board types Command Format SIDn n Card ID n from 1 to 99 Example Send the command SID1 to the system All the cards in the system now have ID 1 Any commands that are sent to Card ID 1 will be received and executed by each card 32 SIDnCi This command sets the Card ID of a single card to a number from 1 to 99 Command Format SIDnCi n Card ID n from 1 to 99 Ci Slot Number i from 1 ...

Page 18: ...ltaneously with the same command Each unit may define a maximum of eight groups In Multi Tasker systems with audio and video cards boards are typically grouped as follows Group 1 Video Cards Group 2 Audio Cards Group 3 Video and Audio Cards If assigning group commands to button functions it is best to use the Press and Hold on Power Up to make group settings Command Format WRCn1Cn2 GkUi Cn Card ID...

Page 19: ...from 0 9 Example The cards in slots 1 2 and 19 are part of group 5 Read the member data for group 5 by sending the command RDG5 The system will return feedback as follows G1 C1C2C19 The feedback shows G1 Group 1 and then the cards that make up Group 1 In this case Group 1 includes C1 C2 and C19 40 CLRG This command clears the members for a single group or for all groups The clear command restores ...

Page 20: ... adjust 12 SELB Select to adjust bass level 13 SELT Select to adjust treble level 14 VLO Set absolute output volume 15 VLIm Set absolute input volume 16 VLB Set absolute bass level 17 VLT Set absolute treble level 18 LOD0 Turn ON loudness feature 19 LOD1 Turn OFF loudness feature 20 CLR Reset card to default values 21 RUP Ramp volume UP to max 16 22 RUP Ramp volume UP to a value 23 RDN Ramp volume...

Page 21: ...ENU COMMAND DEFINITIONS Refer to section 7 2 for details on card functions and examples Following is a table cross reference of menu mode sections versus programming commands MENU COMMAND Control Select n a Save CnS Clear CLR Volume VLOA VLBA VLTA Loudness LOD0 LOD1 Mute MUT0 MUT1 Setup Group WR CLM Input Volume VLImAn Ramp Time RAMP RAMP Status VER C Help HELP Not Available Ci CiS STA S F FBD RUP...

Page 22: ...ess A sub menu will appear next 2 SUB MENUS Each sub menu will display either another menu sub menu or a list of available options or settings Press the key corresponding to the menu choice to change a setting or select the next menu NOTE Pressing the ESCAPE ESC key in most menus will take you up to the previous menu 7 4 4 MT109 102 MENUS Following are the menus available to the MT109 102 The firs...

Page 23: ... 8 Set Treb Volume to Mid Range 8 Set Loudness Off Set Mute Off Set Ramp Time to 6 SEC 1 YES 2 NO KEY 4 VOLUME CHANGE VOLUME 1 OUTPUT VOLUME 16 16 2 BASS VOLUME 08 16 3 TREBLE VOLUME 08 16 ESC GO BACK KEY 5 LOUDNESS TURN LOUDNESS ON OFF Loudness OFF 1 LOUDNESS ON 2 LOUDNESS OFF ESC GO BACK KEY 6 LOUDNESS TURN MUTE ON OFF Mute OFF 1 MUTE ON 2 MUTE OFF ESC GO BACK KEY 2 SETUP 1 SET GROUP ID SET GROU...

Page 24: ...he screen depending on the settings of the control software 1 Select THIS CARD for control Follow the keystrokes below to select Input 3 as the source input Enter List available cards 01 Select MT109 102 in slot 1 1 Select CONTROL Menu 1 Select Card Group Select 0 Select This Card card 1 ESC Return to CONTROL Menu ESC Return to the MAIN Menu 2 Set Input 3 Volume Starting from the Main Menu set Inp...

Page 25: ...card cage slot The card cage may require service Call ALTINEX at 714 990 2300 If the other slots do not work and the LED is still not lit see Solution 2 Solution 2 Take any other known good card with an LED and verify that the slot used is good by seeing if the other card s LED lights in that slot If it lights then the original card may be the source of the problem Call ALTINEX at 714 990 2300 8 2...

Page 26: ...is still low see Cause 2 Cause 2 Poor signal transmission Solution Check the cables for continuity and make sure that connections are wired properly to verify that there is good signal transmission Note Test the system by removing the card from between the source and the destination amplifier If the problem persists call ALTINEX at 714 990 2300 ALTINEX POLICY 9 9 1 LIMITED WARRANTY RETURN POLICY P...

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