User manual PRESONUS CENTRAL STATION

[. . . ] CENTRAL STATION STUDIO CONTROL CENTER USER'S MANUAL version 1. 1 © 2004 Pr e S o n u s A u d i o E l e c t r o n i c s , I n c o r p o r a t e d . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r ve d . WARRANTY PreSonus Limited Warranty PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty is enforceable only by the original retail purchaser. [. . . ] INPUT SELECT ­ for CUE and MAIN o o o o · TRS 1 ­ Selects analog TRS 1 input (1/4" TRS connector on rear of chassis) TRS 2 ­ Selects analog TRS 2 input (1/4" TRS connector on rear of chassis) DIGITAL ­ Selects digital input signal path( TOSLINK of SPDIF) AUX ­ Selects analog AUX input (RCA TS connector on rear of chassis) DIGITAL INPUT ­ Selects between S/PDIF and TOSLINK (connections on rear of chassis) inputs. Note that the DIGITAL button also must be selected in the CUE or MAIN section in order to route the digital signal to the CUE or MAIN. AUX INPUT control knob ­ adjusts the overall input level of the AUX input. · 2. 4 METER The CENTRAL STATION is loaded with dual independent tri colored 30 segment LED's for metering of the audio signal. The scale is represented in both dBfs and dBu for use with both analog outboard equipment as well as digital audio workstations, sound cards and other digital processors. 7 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS · · CLEAR PEAK ­The meters on the CENTRAL STATION have a PEAK hold feature in which the RED clip LED will remain on until the CLEAR PEAK button is pressed. CALIBRATE ­ You can calibrate the meters on your CENTRAL STATION to match the metering on your other equipment. In some cases, audio software metering can vary depending on your DAW. It may be desirable to calibrate the meters on your CENTRAL STATION to match the metering in your audio software. For detailed instructions on calibrating the meters on your CENTRAL STATION please refer to section 3. 3 Meter Calibration Procedure on page 14. 2. 5 PASSIVE SPEAKER CONTROL · SPEAKER SELECT A, B C ­ Activates stereo speaker line level output A, B or C (balanced TRS on rear of unit) in the main audio signal path. SPEAKER SELECT A & B cannot be on at the same time. However SPEAKER SELECT C can be on while A or B are on. Typical use for SPEAKER C is for a Subwoofer. SPEAKER TRIM L/R (A, B, C) ­ Recessed potentiometer for adjusting each speaker output separately. Use a small flat head screwdriver to adjust this control. MAIN LEVEL ­ Multi-element potentiometer to adjust the overall volume level of the MAIN audio path. MUTE ­ Mutes the MAIN audio output DIM ­ Attenuates the main audio output by approximately -20dB. MONO ­ Combines the stereo signal to all for checking phase cancellation. · · · · · 8 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 2. 6 BACK PANEL LAYOUT The back panel of the CENTRAL STATION is divided into six sections: DIGITAL INPUTS, SPEAKER OUTPUTS, LINE OUTPUTS, ANALONG INPUTS, CONSOLE REMOTE CONTROL and TALKBACK. DIGITAL INPUTS - 24 bit/192k digital inputs. Automatically reads and locks to sample rate of incoming digital stream. Can receive and lock to sample rates of 44. 1, 48, 96, and 192k. · · TOSLINK ­ optical stereo digital format. SPDIF INPUT - Stereo digital input format via digital RCA TS connector. SPEAKER OUTPUTS L/R (A, B, C) ­ Left (L) and Right (R) stereo balanced line level 1/4" TRS outputs to connect to powered monitors or speaker power amps. LINE OUTPUTS · · MAIN (L/R) ­ Left and Right stereo balanced line level 1/4" TRS outputs to connect to recording device. [. . . ] Press the SPDIF button in the DIGITAL INPUT section of the front panel of the CENTRAL STATION. CENTRAL STATION will automatically detect and lock to the sampling rate of the source device. For TOSLINK following the same instructions. Note that TOSLINK format is a specific stereo digital format found on many consumer audio devices. [. . . ]