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Powerhouse 300

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1:1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO POWERHOUSE CONSOLES

Please  read  this  manual thoroughly from front to back  and  keep  it close at hand during operation.
The  Studiomaster  POWERHOUSE  consoles  have, in one  compact  box,  a comprehensive  mixing  console,  built-
in 127  program  Stereo  Digital Reverb, dual graphic equalisers, and a 2x300W power amplifier.

It  will  come  as  no  surprise   that  the  POWERHOUSE  is  extremely versatile;  it  can be used as a complete P.A.
system for small  bands, or as a self-contained sub-system in larger applications.
All  of  the  features of the POWERHOUSE can be used in  a  variety  of ways,  for ultimate flexibility. This manual will
introduce you to  the many and varied ways of using it.

DO NOT switch on the console before reading the following sections.

1:2 IMPORTANT! AC POWER INFORMATION

PLUG WIRING INFORMATION

As  the colours of the wires in the AC Power Lead of this apparatus may npt  correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The  GREEN & YELLOW wire must be connected to the terminal in the  plug which is either:

marked by the letter "E"

or   

by the safety earth symbol " "

or   

coloured GREEN

or   

coloured GREEN & YELLOW.

The  BLUE  wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter "N", or coloured BLACK.

The  BROWN wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with ;the letter "L" or coloured RED.

WARNING: THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED

BEFORE PROCEEDING: DO NOT CONNECT THE AC SUPPLY LEAD TO THE CONSOLE

The following section relating to the power input assembly fitted to the rear panel of console MUST be read before
switching on.
The consoles are fitted with this voltage selector/AC input/AC fuse assembly:                            pointer
(indicates voltage selected)

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Страница 2: ...9 3 3 How to get the input sound through to the headphones 9 3 4 The equalisation section on the input channels 10 3 5 REV AUX and MON 10 3 6 The graphic equalisers 12 3 7 Tape record and playback so...

Страница 3: ...ctions 1 2 IMPORTANT AC POWER INFORMATION PLUG WIRING INFORMATION As the colours of the wires in the AC Power Lead of this apparatus may npt correspond with the coloured markings identifying the termi...

Страница 4: ...the selector round until the pointer is pointing to the correct voltage then press it back in You will have noticed a fuse while the selector was out This is the console s AC fuse It is a 20x5mm T2A...

Страница 5: ...with 16dB of boost cut at 2kHz 4c Low Frequency control is a shelving type with 16dB of boost cut at 60Hz 5 REV Turning this control clockwise sends the input channel signal to the 127 program DIGITAL...

Страница 6: ...y for each type effect selected The time is selected by using the SPECIAL TIME button in the same way as the TYPE button When SPECIAL has been selected the SPECIAL TIME button is used to select any of...

Страница 7: ...red Sleeve Ground Tip Signal These are the main outputs from the POWERHOUSE mixing console for connecting to an external amplifier P A system They allow a signal to leave the POWERHOUSE before the bui...

Страница 8: ...r the MON buss are routed to the PHONES socket 23 PHONES This is the output volume control for the headphones 24 PHONES socket For stereo headphones 0 25 stereo jack wired Sleeve Ground Ring Right Tip...

Страница 9: ...eaker systems Effects can also be connected here if required 4 OUTPUTS These XLRs are the amplifier outputs and connect directly to loudspeakers min impedance 4ohms 5 COOLING FAN This vent MUST NOT be...

Страница 10: ...ust this control until it reads about 20 on its scale The signal within the input channel has its level determined by this control 2 The CLIP indicator Check that this LED is not lit This LED will onl...

Страница 11: ...an EQ network that when mastered can make mediocre sounds good and good sounds excellent Practise is recommended 3 5 REV AUX MON The POWERHOUSE consoles have three controls on each input channel whic...

Страница 12: ...l For a mono effect use only the LEFT jack of the STEREO RETURN The other place the effect can be returned is a LINE input The effect return would then be treated like any other input signal and route...

Страница 13: ...n be individually sent via the GRAPHIC EQUALISERS to the left and right busses The TRIM FADER on each equaliser allows the signal level into the equaliser to be adjusted This is only required when exc...

Страница 14: ...L R MON button below the TO AMP level control must be released However more power may be required for the P A system in which case amplifiers may be connected to the LINE OUTS The built in power ampl...

Страница 15: ...alculations every second necessary to synthesise the many echoes found in natural reverberation The results of these calculations are then converted back to analogue sound The versatile digital reverb...

Страница 16: ...ROOM TYPES are slightly less smooth and are useful for a more intimate sound on vocals and guitar The PLATE TYPES are very smooth and slightly shrill ideal for vocals or percussion Selecting DARK simu...

Страница 17: ...TIME control 4 5 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response 20Hz to 10kHz 4 1dB Effect 11Hz to 25kHz 1dB Dry T H D 0 1 1kHz 0dBm effect Output Noise 71dBm DIN Audio 4dBm mode 82dBm DIN Audio 10dBV mode 98dBm...

Страница 18: ...RANGE MIC Gain Range 15 to 60dB LINE Gain Range 5 to 40dB SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO MIC Input to Master Output 77dB ref to 0dBm output MIC Gain 50dB Output Faders at O CROSSTALK Input to Adjacent Input Be...

Страница 19: ...3dB 4Hz to 100kHz TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION At rated power output 1kHz test signal 0 02 INPUT IMPEDANCE 10kohm INPUT SENSITIVITY 0dBm RESIDUAL HUM NOISE 70dB SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO Greater than 100dBm...

Страница 20: ...ound a short time later DRY A signal which has not been sent to an effect see also WET EFFECT A general term used to refer to an external piece of equipment which can be used to fix signals which soun...

Страница 21: ...the FOLDBACK speakers on stage as well as THE MONITORS NOISE GATE A device which can remove the noise content from a signal or be used to remove low level noise present when an instrument is not bein...

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