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Страница 1: ...CONSTELLATION INSTALLATION GUIDE Microphones Processors and Loudspeakers Please visit www meyersound com for release notes software updates and forum support...
Страница 2: ...appear in this manual Except as permitted by applicable copyright law no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic m...
Страница 3: ...stallation 13 Chapter 4 Microphone Locations and Installation 15 Microphone Placement 15 Microphone Details and Accessories 15 Microphone Installation 18 Chapter 5 Constellation Processor Installation...
Страница 4: ...idden within a back can Your Constellation design will specify the exact number and type of loudspeakers required for your venue s Constellation system Loudspeaker installation instructions can be fou...
Страница 5: ...n the event of power disruption to the input of the transformer Check with your electrical engineer to properly size this transformer At the grounding point of the ISO transformer the chassis ground o...
Страница 6: ...their shells as conductors for shield i e 3 circuit phone jacks shall be insulated from their mounting plate Because of the great number of possible variations in grounding systems it shall be the re...
Страница 7: ...ly The Stella 188 Power Supply can supply power for up to 16 Stella 4 loudspeakers or 8 Stella 8 loudspeakers Current draw Burst Current 1 sec 5 2 A rms 115V AC 3 A rms 230 V AC 6 7 A rms 100 V AC MPS...
Страница 8: ...nectors Current draw Burst Current 1 sec 15 A rms 115 V AC 7 5 A rms 230 V AC Multiple power supplies should be installed in the rack with no empty spaces between them The power ratings for all Meyer...
Страница 9: ...lines for installation of low voltage wiring Use no wire tuggers please Microphone cable digital cable and most low voltage cabling can not withstand tuggers without damage to the wiring itself Except...
Страница 10: ...XLR connector for connection to the Constellation microphones 1 Connect the shield to pin one at both ends of the cable Do not lift the ground conductor at one end Do not attach ground connector to t...
Страница 11: ...ophone and loudspeaker cables Follow the pin two is hot standard for wiring balanced lines Maintain continuity of shields at all connecting points except as required by standard specified practice for...
Страница 12: ...ns due to other equipment please notify the consultant and Meyer Sound representative immediately with those conflicts so the issue may be resolved IMPORTANT Please do not make any unauthorized field...
Страница 13: ...Hanging an MM 4XP from a pipe may require an all thread extender The all thread can be attached to a pipe using a C clamp or a beam clamp 10 CHAPTER 3 LOUDSPEAKER LOCATIONS AND INSTALLATION...
Страница 14: ...Mounting a Stella 8C This diagram shows an exploded view of the Stella 8C 11 CONSTELLATION INSTALLATION GUIDE...
Страница 15: ...Mounting UltraSeries Loudspeakers This diagram shows a UPJunior with the mountable U bracket This diagram shows the UMS SM with mountable U bracket 12 CHAPTER 3 LOUDSPEAKER LOCATIONS AND INSTALLATION...
Страница 16: ...utlets around the world Most American manufacturers of hardware will have a load rating stamped on the hardware itself Use at least a 5 1 ratio to calculate loads for instance if you have a 100 lb loa...
Страница 17: ...notify Meyer Sound and your consultant immediately with those conflicts so the issue may be resolved Microphone Details and Accessories Three Constellation microphones are offered a compact cardioid a...
Страница 18: ...looks like this The compact cardioid microphone looks like this The XLR connector that terminates these microphones has a barrel that is approximately 3 long It looks like this 16 CHAPTER 4 MICROPHON...
Страница 19: ...niature capsules are shown below Miniature Omni Miniature Cardioid A shock mount is available for the compact cardioid The compact cardioid capsule is shown with the shock mount below 17 CONSTELLATION...
Страница 20: ...and the ground terminal of the Constellation processor If alternate ground paths exist via wiring or connectors increased noise usually hum will be added to the system and will have to be corrected M...
Страница 21: ...foil shield are not acceptable It is required that the microphone signal ground path be protected so that there is only one path between the microphone and the input of the Constellation processor The...
Страница 22: ...ea to put lacing bars for wire support where possible It should also be sealed with all the empty rack spaces being taken up with blank panels Most manufacturers have good accessories for these racks...
Страница 23: ...below the one above it there is no need to leave any rack spaces empty between processors Once all of the processors have been mounted in the rack connect the IEC power cable between the processor an...
Страница 24: ...e link connections in a system with three Constellation processors Refer to the CueStation User Guide for more information on the processor link system WARNING Only use Meyer Sound link cables for con...
Страница 25: ...ch input or output should be used for each microphone and loudspeaker See the example signal flow diagram at the end of this manual Powering On the Processors Once the processors are linked together a...
Страница 26: ...screen such as those made by Xantech or AMX or a multi touch device such as a Lemur See the External Control manual for detailed information on sending control messages to the Constellation processor...
Страница 27: ...the contractual agreements as to final tuning requirements before testing CueStation software is used to control the Matrix3 processors directly CueStation will run on Windows Mac OS X or Linux You w...
Страница 28: ...You should see green meter activity indicating signal present 3 Above the fader and pan knob there are 16 bus assigns Click on number 1 Leave the fader at for now 4 Open the Matrix window In the Matri...
Страница 29: ...nk Noise 6 Click the Play button labeled with a green triangle 7 Route the signal to the outputs using the technique listed in Routing Signal to Outputs p 28 using the first Wild Tracks channel instea...
Страница 30: ...d as a mono PFL channel 5 Open the Inputs window In the top left corner of the window click the button labeled Unlock 48v This will allow you to turn on phantom power for each microphone input channel...
Страница 31: ...D TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you encounter any problems while installing or operating your Constellation system please contact Meyer Sound technical support Email mailto techsupport meyersound com Web http...
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