D19 MicVALVE
Date printed: 9.2.2000
Operation E2/1
2
OPERATION
2.1
Operating Elements
[1] POWER
Switches the unit on or off. The unit is ready to operate with the factory
default settings. The subsequent settings remain stored in a Flash EPROM
after switching the unit off (unit contains no battery).
[2] Input dBu FS
Rotary switch for coarse input sensitivity setting in 10 dB steps. OFF posi-
tion between microphone and line sensitivity setting ranges.
Mic:
Range –40...+20 dBu
Line:
Range +14 dBu, +24 dBu
[3] Fine Gain
Potentiometer for fine input sensitivity setting.
Range of additional gain: 0...+15 dB.
Headroom:
The input sensitivity setting is calibrated in dBu per full-scale. It represents
the dBu value of an analog input signal which causes a full-scale output of
the A/D converter.
Example:
A studio works with +4 dBu nominal analog level and uses 12 dB head-
room; the peak level is the16 dBu. The “Input dBu FS” rotary
switch [2] is set to +24 dBu (i.e. gain setting short by 8 dB), and the “Fine
Gain” potentiometer [3] increases the gain by 8 dB.
(Panel)
S
etting [dBu] =
N
ominal level [dBu] +
H
eadroom [dB].
POWER
MicVALVE
D19 SERIES
PEAK HOLD SOFT CLIP
MODE
SYNC
HOLD
SOFT
48
44
VAR
INT
WCLK
AES
AUTO
16DI
16NS
20BIT
INSERT
VALVE
48 V
ROUTING
Ø
INSERT
VALVE
48 V
ROUTING
Ø
OVL
-1
-3
-6
-9
-12
-18
-24
-30
-40
-60
OVL
-1
-3
-6
-9
-12
-18
-24
-30
-40
-60
VALVE
INS
PRE
48 V
Ø
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
VALVE
INS
PRE
48 V
Ø
LEFT
Valve Drive
OFF
0
3
6
9
dB
12
15
Fine
Gain
Bass
Warmth
warm
cold
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
Angel
Zoom
max.
min.
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
dB
Gain
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
soft
Clip
hard
4
8
12
16
dBu FS
6
10
14
18
20
22
24
Line
Out
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
Input
dBu FS
+24
+10
-10
+20
0
-20
-30
-40
+14
Line
Mic
RIGHT
Valve Drive
OFF
0
3
6
9
dB
12
15
Fine
Gain
Bass
Warmth
warm
cold
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
Angel
Zoom
max.
min.
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
dB
Gain
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
soft
Clip
hard
4
8
12
16
dBu FS
6
10
14
18
20
22
24
Line
Out
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
Input
dBu FS
+24
+10
-10
+20
0
-20
-30
-40
+14
Line
Mic
[3]
[2]
[1]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[16] [17]
[14]
[15]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[7]
0
3
6
9
dB
12
15
Fine
Gain
Input
dBu FS
+24
+10
-10
+20
0
-20
-30
-40
+14
Line
Mic
OFF
12 dB Headroom
Nominal Level (+4 dBu)
Input signal
Sensitivity setting:
(Input dBu FS) – (Fine Gain)
24 dBu – 8 dB =
16 dBu
Full scale (+16 dBu)