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INDEX

Symb

Symb

Symb

Symb

Symbols

ols

ols

ols

ols

25-pin connector  19

A

A

A

A

A

Acoustic Image  42, 44, 45

Amplifier  26, 35, 40, 50, 9, 10, 15, 16

Applications for Digital Delay  42, 45

B

B

B

B

B

Bypass (& FBX Auto Setup)  25

Bypass (& Digital Delay)  42

Bypass (& GRQ Remote Control Software)  27

Bypass (& Linking 2-channel Units)  13

Bypass Controls  6, 17

Bypass Settings (and GRQ-3101)  34

Bypass Settings in Stored Presets  27

Bypassing FBX Filter Cautions  27

C

C

C

C

C

Calibrate Front Panel  12

Changing Password  36

Clip Level Control  18

COM port  21, 22, 38, 19, 20

Comb Filter Distortion  42, 43, 44, 45, 46

Compressor (& Drums)  50

Compressor (Breathing)  47

Compressor (Bypassing)  17

Compressor (Over Compression)  47

Compressor (Reset Parameters)  32

Compressor Controls  6

Compressor Controls (Software)  23

Compressor Default Settings  18

Compressor Linking  27, 29

Compressor Linking Options  30

Compressor Setting  27, 30, 50, 51

Contact Closure  6, 19, 20

Crossover   26, 27

D

D

D

D

D

Digital Delay (& Reset Parameters)  32

Digital Delay (& temperature)  27

Digital Delay (Applications)  45

Digital Delay (Controls)  6, 17

Digital Delay (Keyboard Shortcut)  20

Digital Delay (Specifications)  53

Digital Delay (Using Digital Delays)  42

Distortion (Comb Filter)  42, 43, 45

E

E

E

E

E

Equipment Placement  39

Equipment Power-on Sequencing  24, 12

F

F

F

F

F

FBX Filter  41, 51, 52

FBX Filter (& FBX Auto Setup)  25

FBX Filter (& Manual Setup)  26

FBX Filter (Fixed & Dynamic)  14

FBX Filter (Front Panel Control of)  16

FBX Filter (Graphic EQ vs Parametric)  40

FBX Filter (Hi & Lo Cut)  13

FBX Filter (Linking)  31

FBX Filter (Setting Fixed w/ Software)  25

FBX Filter (Using FBX Filters)  41

Filter (Changing High/Low Cut Filters)  31

Filter Drift  5

Filters (High & Low Cut)  13

Firmware (Recalibrating Front Panel after Upgrade)  12

Firmware (Upgrading)  38, 19

Firmware (Version in Digital Delay display)  6

Font Settings on PC  52

Front Panel Control  32, 33, 35, 40, 52, 6

Front Panel Control (& Linking)  31

Front Panel Control (changing Default Settings)  17

Front Panel Control (of Comp/Limiter)  17

Front Panel Control (of Digital Delay)  19

Front Panel Control (of Graphic EQ)  12

Front Panel Control (Mixed)  18

G

G

G

G

G

Graphic EQ (Changing Scale when Linked)  31

Graphic EQ (Controls)  12

Graphic EQ (Filter Width)  14

Graphic EQ (Front Panel Calibration)  12

Graphic EQ (Linking)  28, 29

Graphic EQ (Printing settings)  31

Graphic EQ (Slider Boost/Cut Range)  12

Graphic EQ (Specifications)  53

Graphic EQ (Use of)  40, 41

Graphic EQ (View Curve)  23, 25

K

K

K

K

K

Keyboard Shortcuts  20

L

L

L

L

L

Linked Groups  29

Linking (& Bypass)  29

Linking (& Comp/Limiter)  29

Linking (& Contact Closure)  35

Linking (& FBX Filters)  28

Linking (& Front Panel Control)  31

Linking (& Parametric Filters)  29

Linking (& Resetting Parameters)  31

Linking (FBX/Parametric conflicts)  52

Linking (No, Absolute & Relative)  28

Linking (Using Software)  28

M

M

M

M

M

Mixer (Settings during FBX Setup)  25

Mixer (settings during FBX Setup)  15, 16

Mixer Output  9

Multiple Unit  28, 30, 35, 37, 38, 19

N

N

N

N

N

Network (& Passwords)  35, 37

Network (& Upgrading Firmware)  38

Network (Command Speed Limitations)  31

Network (Linked Groups)  28, 29

Network (Loading Memory Presets)  31

Network (Navigating)  37

Network Chain  21, 35

Network Chain Screen  21

Networking Graphi-Qs  19

Noise Gate  15

Null Modem Cable  19

O

O

O

O

O

Output Level  52

Output Level (& Comp/Limiter)  47

Output Level (& Linking)  30

Output Level (& Reset Parameters)  32

Output Level (EQ in Software)  23

P

P

P

P

P

Parametric EQ (& Feedback Control)  13

Parametric EQ (Software control of)  23

Parametric Filter  25, 53, 14

Parametric Filter (& Linking)  27

Parametric Filter (Changing from FBX Filters)  41

Parametric Filter (Comparison w/ Graphic EQ)  40

Parametric Filter (Linking conflict with FBX filte  52

Parametric Filter (Loading Presets)  31

Parametric Filter (Software display of))  23

Password Protection  36, 37, 53, 19

Precedence Effect  43, 44, 45, 46

Preset #1 (Front Panel Defaults)  18

Presets (& Upgrading Firmware)  38

Presets (Comparing)  32

Presets (Loading into to Linked Units)  30

Presets (Shortcut Key)  20

Presets (Storing & Recalling)  32

Presets (Summary of Protocols)  33

Presets (Using Contact Closure Switch)  34

R

R

R

R

R

Recall Option  32

Recalling Memory Presets  32

Remote Control (Comp/Limiter)  26

Remote Control (Digital Delay)  27

Remote Control (EQ)  22

Remote Control (Hi/Lo Cut Filters)  22

Remote Control (Installing)  20

Remote Control (Keyboard Shortcuts)  23

Remote Control (Link Memory Table)  31

Remote Control (Loading Memory Presets)  31

Remote Control (Multiple Units)  37

Remote Control (Off-Line Editing)  35

Remote Control (PC Can't find GRQ...)  37

Remote Control (PC can't find GRQ...)  52

Remote Control (Preset Protocols)  33

Remote Control (Reset Parameters)  32

Remote Control (Setting FBX Filters)  25

Remote Control (Storing/recalling Presets)  32

Remote Control (System Requirements)  19

Remote Control (Upgrading)  37

Response Curve Display  23, 25

RS-232 connector  19

S

S

S

S

S

Serial Cable  28, 19

Setup Mode  25, 26, 6, 14, 15, 16, 19

Software Installation (Procedure)  20

Software Installation (System Requirements)  19

Software Installation (Systems Setup suggestions)  39

Software Installation (Upgrading)  37, 38

Speakers (Short-throw, Far-throw)  46

System Defaults  22, 32

T

T

T

T

T

Temperature Gauge  27

Tweek-n-Peek  6, 13, 17

U

U

U

U

U

Upgrade (Software/Firmware)  37, 38, 53, 12, 19

Upgrade Wizard  37, 38, 19

V

V

V

V

V

View Curve  23, 20

W

W

W

W

W

Wizard (Upgrade Wizard)  37, 38

Содержание GRAPHI-Q2

Страница 1: ...mpressor Limiter with controls for ratio threshold and gain attack release and knee adjustable with remote Digital Delay with up to 1 second delay adjustable in 20 microsecond increments Bypass dedica...

Страница 2: ...E MARKING We the Manufacturer SABINE INC 13301 NW US HIGHWAY 441 ALACHUA FLORIDA USA declare that the product EQUALIZER SABINE MODEL GRQ3100 Is in conformity with Council Directive 73 23 EEC and 89 33...

Страница 3: ...Y SOFTWARE 18 6 9 FRONT PANEL CONTROL OPTIONS 18 Section Seven GRQ2 Remote Software Installation 19 7 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 19 7 2 CONNECTIONS 19 7 3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 20 Sec...

Страница 4: ...but also offer an expanded range of adjustment and ease of storage and recall that are much more difficult to achieve with analog technology And with the Sabine FBX algorithm one of the most serious...

Страница 5: ...LESS FILTER DRIFT Analog circuits rely on components that vary as they age and or are subjected to different ambient temperatures This variation can in turn cause analog filters to drift from their or...

Страница 6: ...cut for 31 specific frequencies High Low Cut Filters Input signal gain reduction indicators Digital Delay up down controls EQ range Press up down buttons simulta neously to toggle EQ range between 6...

Страница 7: ...122 Front Panel G G G G GR R R R RQ3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3122 Bac 122 Bac 122 Bac 122 Bac 122 Back Panel k Panel k Panel k Panel k Panel G G G G GR R R R RQ3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3122 S Bac 122 S Bac 122 S Bac 122 S Bac 1...

Страница 8: ...8 Section Four Block Diagram Internal Signal Path SECTION FOUR BLOCK DIAGRAM INTERNAL SIGNAL PATH...

Страница 9: ...g console and the input to a power amplifier In this configuration the GRQ2 can provide all your system processing including delay and crossover A typical configuration will look like this This config...

Страница 10: ...label them differently When in doubt consult the manual of the console manufacturer 5 4 USE AT A MIXER INSERT POINT The Graphi Q2 may also be used at a mixer insert point either for a single input ch...

Страница 11: ...and delay settings can be unique on each output 5 6 WHAT NOT TO DO The Graphi Q2 should NOT be used in the following configurations 1 Do NOT plug a microphone directly into the Graphi Q2 back panel Th...

Страница 12: ...TROLS Please make note of the default front panel control protocols that apply when setting graphic EQ FBX filters compression delay and output level for the two outputs of the single input Graphi Q2...

Страница 13: ...phic EQ sliders For the LOW CUT FILTER the Graphi Q2 will attenuate frequencies at and below your knob setting with a slope of 12 dB per octave For the HIGH CUT FILTER frequencies at and above the kno...

Страница 14: ...tions thereof of a filter including graphic EQ filters parametric filters and FBX filters More specifically width is defined by determining the outer frequencies surrounding the filter center point th...

Страница 15: ...arespecifictoeachchannel of your sound system STEP ONE EQUIPMENT SETUP Set up your sound system and position all the speakers and microphones you anticipate using When possible avoid placing microphon...

Страница 16: ...back a second time and an earlier filter will notch more deeply Whenthishappens theoriginalLEDindicatingthisfrequencywillblink showingittobethemostrecently active filter Repeat this procedure until on...

Страница 17: ...for usingtheGraphi Q2RemoteControlSoftwareCompressor Limitercontrol 6 6 DIGITAL DELAY CONTROLS 6 6 1 Front Panel Control DIGITAL DELAY controls are located to the right of the COMPRESSOR controls You...

Страница 18: ...er settings choose Global Parameters F5 key from the MAIN MENU or Global fromwithintheFBX Parametricscreen Youmaychangeanyvaluewithintheindicatedranges and your new settings will be used as new defaul...

Страница 19: ...ted user to load settings No cost future proof upgrading Your Graphi Q2 can be updated via a simple connection to the Sabinewebsite www Sabine com wheneverfirmwareand orsoftwareupgradesareannounced Al...

Страница 20: ...led GRQRemote NOTE forupdatingsoftwareorre flashingfirmware seesection8 10 UpgradingGraphi Q2Firmware andSoftware TECH TIP PC can t find Graphi Q2 Try these tips if you are having difficulty con necti...

Страница 21: ...your computer you can set up two distinct networks of Graphi Qs each consisting of up to eight units NOTE one COM port chain cannot communicate directly to another only within its own chain Double cli...

Страница 22: ...for a description of the control protocols for GRQ functions 8 2 1 Graphic Equalizer Changing EQ slider settings can be accomplished in three ways 1 Click and drag the desired EQ slider with the mouse...

Страница 23: ...type a value or 3 Adjust the gain knob in the Compressor Limiter section of the Remote Software main screen Compressor Gain and Output Level Controls are redundant and will change together 8 2 5 FBX F...

Страница 24: ...obal Parameter Link Indicator Important Note on Equipment Power on Sequencing and Feedback Suppression The Graphi Q2 is similar to a computer in that it requires several seconds to boot up and become...

Страница 25: ...first dynamic FBX filter have been set or when Setup is turned off by clicking on the Cancel Setup button Fortwo channelsystems AutoSetup willpromptyoutoperformthesamesetupforthesecondchannel orexitto...

Страница 26: ...The A output is for the low frequency band and the B output is for the high frequency band GRQ3122 or GRQ3122 S These are 2x2 units When using the crossover use only the A channel input Engagingthecr...

Страница 27: ...channels will be the ratio applied to both signal paths as well Note that stereo compression is distinct from linked compressor settings See Section 8 3 2 5 CompressorLinkingOptionsforGRQ3122andGRQ31...

Страница 28: ...ass controls are located at the bottom of the main screen and are activated by clicking the appropriate bypass boxes Active front panel units will display the appropriate bypass status as well The Rem...

Страница 29: ...meters for ABSOLUTELY LINKED cells will be copied to the identical setting The first cell you choose for your ABSOLUTE LINK group will be the source value forcopying andwillbehighlightedwitharedcolor...

Страница 30: ...AlllinkingthatinvolvestheA channelforsuchunits will automatically be applied to the B channel as well 8 3 2 2 Bypass Linking Bypass ActivestatusforallparametersisNOTincludedunderthecontroloflinkedcell...

Страница 31: ...ort in the other screen 1 In the Link Table enter the letter S in the appropriate channel boxes and click Apply 2 IntheCompressor Limiterscreen youmaytoggletheboxbelowtheCLOSEbuttontoengageeither True...

Страница 32: ...6 to 12 dB or vice versa will also change the scale for all linked units graphic EQ settings For REL LINK all scales will not change when one unit s scale is altered Instead all changes made will be i...

Страница 33: ...f how controls are linked for a multiple unit Graphi Q2 system Simply select PRINT from within the link table If you are out in the field and not attached to a printer you can use the Off Line Edit De...

Страница 34: ...Control screens will display these manual adjustments but remote control will be disabled The Curve Display on your monitor will indicate Preset 1 Front Panel in Control 2 Any adjustments made manuall...

Страница 35: ...tputs mostoftheparametersettingscanonlybesettoidenticalvalues forbothoutputs Fortheseparameters thesettingforchannelAoftheGRQ3122 savedpresetwillalso be copied to the B output for the GRQ3121 destinat...

Страница 36: ...f Line Editing FromtheGraphi Q2WelcomeScreen Section8 1 thatappearsuponlaunchingtheprogram youmay click on the Off Line Edit Demo button instead of connecting to actual Graphi Q This will open the sof...

Страница 37: ...e Graphi Q should set passwords To do this open the PASSWORD screen from the Tool Bar at the top of the main screen The PASSWORD screen looks like this Click the EDIT PASSWORD box The three password b...

Страница 38: ...fortheGraphi Q2 You can determine your Graphi Q2 s current firmware version by one of two methods 1 For front panel models GRQ3121 or GRQ3122 the firmware version will flash briefly in the digital del...

Страница 39: ...If you re moving your sound system around and can t rebuild the room each time you move or if you re working in an environment where you ve done all you can to improve the acoustics here are a few rul...

Страница 40: ...mon examples would include audio hum induced by AC electrical current 50 or 60 Hz plus harmonic multiples of those frequencies or acoustical feedback that arises when amplified sound is directed back...

Страница 41: ...ers the more extreme the boost or cut the more ripple peaks or dips centered at the EQ slider frequencies there will be in the resultant system frequency response VARY LEVEL AND LOCATION If you re mak...

Страница 42: ...requencyspeakersinmovietheatersbyfeeding a sharp click through the system They moved the speakers until they could only hear a single sharp click coming from both speakers You can use this same method...

Страница 43: ...ine to form visibleinterferencepatterns In some places the wave crests and troughs are in phase so theycombinedtomakealarger wave Inotherplacesthecrests are out of phase so the crest of one wave sourc...

Страница 44: ...in every live sound system and they cannot be corrected with equalization Fortunately most comb filter problems can be reduced to a minimum by synchronizing the signals and reducing the amplitude of...

Страница 45: ...f the signals from the under balcony speakers arrive within 10 msec of the signals from the center cluster Therefore we should set the delay to 65 69 msec You can allow a little more reverberation for...

Страница 46: ...ffect to the second performer by placing the Graphi Q in the mixer s channel insert point and adding a 25 msec delay Certainly taking advantage of the Precedence Effect is not as obvious to the audien...

Страница 47: ...ften added to the entire audio mix both in live sound and recording to increase its perceived loudness Mix consistency For expressive instruments or vocals which may have a large dynamic range compres...

Страница 48: ...gain change at the input level for signal levels that rise above the threshold Acompressionratioof4 1iseffectivelyalimiter nomatterhowmuch loudertheinputrisesabovethethreshold theoutputlevelremainsun...

Страница 49: ...h the signal is compressed once the gain exceeds the threshold Attack is generally set to a very quick response and can be varied from 1 to 99 msec Release Release sets the speed with which the output...

Страница 50: ...catches all hits medium attack quick release gain makeup boosted slightly soft knee BASS GUITAR Bass players use a variety of tech niques often in the same song that can benefit from compression Comp...

Страница 51: ...aphi Qpatchedinan effects or auxiliary loop you will only catch the feedback in the effects loop and not the mixer input channel Or you may have usedupalltheavailableFBXfilters leavingnoadditionalfilt...

Страница 52: ...ROL DOESN T WORK SIGNAL LOSES GAIN GOING THROUGHGraphi Q2 PARAMETRIC FILTERS DO NOT LINK REMOTE SOFTWARE SCREEN DISTORTED LETTERS DO NOT FIT CORRECTLY The FBX filters will not set on single channel un...

Страница 53: ...l GRQ Remote RS 232 Re mote switching GRQ3122 S GRQ3121 S GRQRemote RS 232 Remoteswitch ing SAVE RECALL CONFIGURATIONS 20 user defined 1 factory default 1 most recent configuration power down save 1 f...

Страница 54: ...h the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Compliance Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise em...

Страница 55: ...rectly related to the cause of action Such purchase price will be that in effect for the specific product when the cause of action arose This limitation of liability will not apply to claims for perso...

Страница 56: ...Contact Closure 35 Linking FBX Filters 28 Linking Front Panel Control 31 Linking Parametric Filters 29 Linking Resetting Parameters 31 Linking FBX Parametric conflicts 52 Linking No Absolute Relative...

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