User manual SOUNDCRAFT K3 THEATRE V3

[. . . ] SOUNDCRAFT USER GUIDE © Harman International Industries Ltd. 1995, 1996 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents. Part No. ZM0090 Issue 3 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. [. . . ] The selected 2-track input can be monitored on the monitor/phones outputs before it is routed to mix, by pressing the 2TRK button on the monitor output section. 4. 18 Functional Description Solo System 5 5 3 A solo system of pre-fade (inputs) and post-fade (outputs) feeds the monitor and phones outputs. Normally, all active AFL and PFL signals are summed together and fed to the monitor and phones outputs. This overrides the stereo mix or 2-track signal which is normally fed to the monitor/phones output. The PFL/AFL TRIM control gives +/-10dB of level trim for PFL/AFL signals. The SOLO CLEAR button lights when any PFL, or AFL is active -pressing it will clear all PFLs or AFLs. When AUTO CANCEL is activated by the ENBL button, any AFL or PFL will cancel any other currently active solo, so only one AFL or PFL can be active at once. The SIP button disables the automatic switching of the monitor/phones outputs to the PFL/AFL signal, and causes a solo mute bus to be activated when any mono or stereo input or stereo return has its SOLO button pressed. The solo mute bus then mutes all other channels except those which have either been jumper-programmed to be 'SAFE', or have their own SOLO buttons pressed. The Group and Aux output AFLs should not trigger the solo in place system, but should continue to be audible on the monitor/phones outputs, even if SIP mode is selected. The current solo signal is metered by the mono bargraph meter. 8 7 6 Monitor and Headphones Outputs 9 2 4 The Monitor Outputs and Headphones output share a common signal source and are controlled by the MONITOR/PHONES LEVEL control . The monitor outputs are via Left and Right 1/4" jacks on the rear panel with ground compensated output. The PHONES output socket is a stereo 1/4" jack on the master module front panel. The signal source for these outputs is selected using the 2TRK and MONO buttons. If neither are pressed, the post-fade stereo mix signal is fed to the monitor outputs. If 2TRK is pressed, the post-fade signal from the 2-Track return section is fed to the monitor outputs. Any PFL/AFL operation will override the mix or 2-track signal. If MONO is pressed, the post-fade signal from the Mono Output is fed to the monitor outputs. 3 1 Metering 1 4 5 Two 20-segment LED bargraph meters at the top of the module read the post-fade stereo mix or 2-track return levels. A third 20-segment meter reads the post-fade mono level. If a PFL/AFL is operated, the mono meter switches to display the PFL/AFL level (pre the solo trim control). The meters normally have a peak-type response, but internal jumpers allow this to be changed to average. A remote meter connector is fitted to allow a parallel feed of the L/R/mono meter signals to be connected to an optional LED or VU meterbridge. Functional Description 4. 19 Talkback 5 5 6 The talkback system allows communication by the operator to the Group and Aux outputs, and to and from the monitor console. The TALKBACK LEVEL pot controls the level of the talkback mic input, from a 3-pin XLR on the master module front panel. The sensitivity of the mic input is variable between -20dBu and -50dBu. The EXT button initiates talkback to the monitor console using a Soundcraft proprietary system. The talkback mic signal is switched to the T/BACK OUT XLR, with a +15v DC common-mode voltage to signal the Monitor console (an SM12, 16, 24 or Delta Monitor) that talkback is occurring. An internal jumper disables the common-mode DC voltage, to allow use with non-Soundcraft desks. [. . . ] The 7-segment display now shows the currently stored DataFader MIDI channel for scene 12. Use the Up/Down buttons to set the MIDI channel to channel 8. When 8 is shown in the display, release the MIDI Channel button. Press the Set Controller button again to turn it off. [. . . ]