Dangerous Music, Inc.
154 East 2
nd
Street #4
New York, NY 10009
www.dangerousmusic.com
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©2004 Dangerous Music, Inc.
Overview
The
MQ
is designed to provide accurate
m
etering and
m
ixing for the
c
ue
environment. High quality analog and digital meter movements are fed from the meter
sends of the
Dangerous Monitor
or other source. There are two headphone amplifiers
that are fed from a simple mixer on the front panel. A talkback microphone with inject
levels rounds out the package. A “Dim” signal is sent back to the
Monitor
to dim the
control room speakers when the talkback key is pressed if desired. The
MQ
and
Monitor
were made for each other but can also work independently.
Hooking up your MQ
1. The first connector is for the power supply. It is good engineering practice to make all
the other connections to
MQ
before applying power.
2. The next six connectors are audio inputs that feed the cue mixer and analog meters.
The exact functions of these inputs and usage examples will be explained in the next
section.
3. The talkback switch and cable gets plugged into the “TB REMOTE” jack to activate
the talkback microphone. A regular mic cable or XLR tie line can be used to extend the
talkback switch. A foot-operated switch can also be used (See pg 8 for connector pinout.)
4. The “DIM CMND” jack sends a signal to the
Dangerous Monitor
to dim the control
room speakers. This prevents feedback and loud music from getting into the cue system
upon talkback activation.
5. When the talkback switch is pressed, the “SLATE OUT” jack provides the talkback
signal for slating mixes, driving a PA system or phone patch.
