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Specifications

Front Panel Controls

Stereo Input/Image: 

Level, C/S Image Balance, Surround

5.1 Input: 

Level, 5.1-to-Multisonic switch

Discrete Sub Input: 

Low-Pass Filter switch

Output Levels:

Subwoofer Level, Center Level, Left/Right

Level, Surround Level

Output Switches:

L/C/R Output High-Pass Filter, LC and CR

Setup.

Front Panel Indicators

Signal Present (green) and Clip (red) for each of: 

Subwoofer, Center, Left/Right, and Surround

Outputs

Setup Function (yellow)

Power On (blue)

Inputs 

Stereo Left and Right, Discrete Center and Discrete

Subwoofer:

XLR connectors; balanced/differential inputs;

+22 dBu maximum input level; 22,000 ohms

input impedance.

Stereo Left and Right (unbalanced):

Gold RCA phono-type connectors for three

stereo input connections; +11 dBu maximum

input level, 8,500 ohms input impedance.

5.1 Input (M86 only):

Gold RCA connectors for left, center, right,

subwoofer, left surround, and right surround; 

+11 dBu maximum input level, 8,500 ohms

input impedance.

Outputs 

Left, Center, Right, and Subwoofer:

XLR connectors; balanced, +26 dBu maximum

output into 1200 ohms, 100 ohms differential

output impedance.

Left Surround, Right Surround (M86 only):

XLR connectors; balanced, +26 dBu maximum

output into 1200 ohms, 100 ohms differential

output impedance.

Subwoofer Crossover Filters

Fourth-order Linkwitz-Riley filters.

Crossover Frequency: 95 Hz

Signal Path

Frequency Response, any input to any output

(except crossover filter paths):

20 Hz to 20 kHz ±1 dB.

Total Harmonic Distortion:

At max. output: < 0.03%, 20 Hz - 20 kHz.

Typical: 0.005%, 20 Hz - 20 kHz.

Output Noise, 20 Hz to 20 kHz:

< -84 dBu symmetrical, < -90 dBu

unsymmetrical.

Power Source

Ac line voltage:

120 or 240 Vac, selectable with internal

jumpers.

Power consumption:

10W max.

Grounding:

Grounding ac plug; grounded chassis.

Dimensions 

1U rack space.

19" x 1.75" x 10.5"

(48.3 cm x 4.45 cm x 26.7 cm)

Shipping Weight

15 lbs. (6.8 kg)

Note: 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms

Block Diagram

The block diagram of the M86 is shown in Figure 7,

and the block diagram for the M44 is shown in

Figure 8. This shows the internal signal path routing

and helps to illustrate its design and signal-

processing capabilities for various audio

applications. 

Содержание Multisonic M44

Страница 1: ...Miles Technology Inc Niles Michigan USA M44 Multisonic Imager M86 Multisonic Imager Operation Manual...

Страница 2: ...Miles Technology Inc Niles Michigan USA...

Страница 3: ...as the most demanding professional applications In addition to its Multisonic Imaging function the M44 and M86 include a subwoofer output and subwoofer crossover filters for all inputs as well as disc...

Страница 4: ...cific processing 4 Generally the loudspeakers and amplifier gains of left center and right are to be matched An unmatched center loudspeaker can be accommodated also in this case the gain setting may...

Страница 5: ...ation Equipment Selection 14 External Signal Processing 15 Mono Output 16 Delayed Loudspeakers 16 Room Acoustics 17 Loudspeaker Placement 17 Using An Unmatched Center Loudspeaker 19 System Interconnec...

Страница 6: ...ing reproduces center panned sound sources within the mix such as lead vocals and kick drums in the center These center panned sound source locations will be heard in the center no matter where the li...

Страница 7: ...at whichever device is active will be heard without any user intervention Subwoofer Crossover and Bass Management The built in fourth order Linkwitz Riley crossover filters provide an optimized subwoo...

Страница 8: ...stage Adjustable Or Actual Mix The relative levels of center and side panned sounds in a stereo mix can easily be adjusted with the C S Image Balance control making the sound distribution perfectly ev...

Страница 9: ...e direction at a time resulting in frequent sound staging compromises In addition the Multisonic system provides superior playback with all audio program sources Portable Sound Systems A Multisonic sy...

Страница 10: ...s integral to the Multisonic circuit It allows adjustment of the matrix parameters which control the relative levels and effective width of the stereo sound stage This allows compensation for any vari...

Страница 11: ...r the Multisonic Imaging conversion process This control can be set and left in the center position for general applications or used for fine tuning the imaging performance with different sources High...

Страница 12: ...e send level of the derived surround signal for convenient balancing of the derived surround with the front loudspeakers Once this control is set the derived surround signal will track the source leve...

Страница 13: ...Indicators Each output control has an associated two light level display which shows the actual output level The green light indicates the presence of signal above 20 dBu 80 mV The red light indicate...

Страница 14: ...an external source such as a mixing console channel or subgroup output which is to be routed directly to the subwoofer in the sound system This is useful for live production applications which include...

Страница 15: ...ce Outputs Left Center Right and Subwoofer XLR connectors balanced 26 dBu maximum output into 1200 ohms 100 ohms differential output impedance Left Surround Right Surround M86 only XLR connectors bala...

Страница 16: ...2 The Multisonic Imager 12 Fig 7 M86 Internal Block Diagram...

Страница 17: ...2 The Multisonic Imager 13 Fig 8 M44 Internal Block Diagram...

Страница 18: ...ty is usually the primary concern for loudspeaker selection In general one ought to use the best sounding loudspeakers available within the sound system budget However another critical parameter espec...

Страница 19: ...o be immediately after the M86 Equalization Program equalization such as one might use to optimize or correct the sound of recorded program material is normally placed right after the signal source eq...

Страница 20: ...ut disrupting the sound staging The amount of delay is set so that the sound from the main system arrives at the listener just before the delayed sound usually by about 15 to 30 ms This helps to retai...

Страница 21: ...y listener can hear each of them Large venues may require loudspeaker clusters with appropriate dispersion performance designed to cover the entire audience from each of the three locations In medium...

Страница 22: ...shows a more extreme example where a thrust stage requires the center loudspeaker to be placed closer to the central audience than the left and right loudspeakers Also the left and right loudspeakers...

Страница 23: ...nt type of center loudspeaker While the theoretical principles of stereo imaging are based upon matched sound sources good imaging still can be achieved with an unmatched center loudspeaker If an unma...

Страница 24: ...ROUND CONNECTION ON ANY POWER CORD Unbalanced Connections The M44 and M86 XLR inputs can accept either balanced or unbalanced signals Connect the signal source to pin 2 and or ground to pin 3 The outp...

Страница 25: ...ation The loudspeakers should be identical or at least have the same sensitivity and frequency response Since the center loudspeaker has no independent gain control or signal path it should match the...

Страница 26: ...fier gain set for audibly matched loudspeaker output This is easily accomplished using the Setup switch on the M44 or M86 Here is the basic procedure 1 Set the center amplifier gain at an appropriate...

Страница 27: ...level should be correct To adjust for individual program variations the Surround Output level control is used for 5 1 sources Either the Surround Output level control or the Stereo Input Surround lev...

Страница 28: ...Image Balance control fully clockwise to Diff and then adjust the surround level so that a surround effect is realized which is balanced from front to back A stereo program source is necessary for thi...

Страница 29: ...itor system even while generating a stereo mix In this case the resulting stereo output is the signal connected to the input of the Multisonic Imager The Imager is used just for monitoring When mixing...

Страница 30: ...y when the Surround Output Level control is turned down If so then the program source is probably noisy Also be sure you have a stereo source there will be no surround signal with a mono source Turnin...

Страница 31: ...from to S may be helpful also Check that the center loudspeaker is correctly connected The polarity of all signals must be correct Use the setup procedure to verify correct left center and right cente...

Страница 32: ...even coverage If the center loudspeaker does not match it will be helpful to use an equalizer for the center channel adjust it for the best possible frequency response match with the side loudspeakers...

Страница 33: ...probably caused by intense signal processing Multisonic Imaging will reproduce this effect exactly 6 Product Support Warranty All Miles Technology products are warranted against malfunction due to mat...

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