User manual MIDAS CONSOLES DL461 ROUTER

[. . . ] DL461 Router Operator Manual Midas Klark Teknik Limited, Klark Industrial Park, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Tel: +44 1562 741515 Fax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@midasklarkteknik. com Website: www. midasconsoles. com DL461 Router -- Operator Manual DOC02-DL461 Issue B -- April 2010 © Red Chip Company Ltd. In line with the company's policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be subject to change without notice. E&OE. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] Up to 48 assignable GEQs (16 if all 16 stereo FX units are being used). · Control from RAPIDE. Showfiles · · USB connectors for show archiving. Showfiles are both forward and backward compatible. Warranty Three years. Audio quality · · · · · Three mic pre amps per input FOH, monitor and broadcast. Midas and Klark Teknik FX processing. User interface - speed and feel · · · VCA groups. · · · · · · · · · Console comes to you!Klark Teknik RAPIDE. DL461 Router Operator Manual Features 21 User interface - status visibility · · Daylight-visible screens. · · · · · 63 discrete 20-segment LED meters. "All the meters all of the time". "ST" assign switch. Eight channels of key data plus single channel strip per input screen. Dual operators - perfect for festival situations · · · Modular control centre with multiple input areas. Discrete dual solo systems. Automation - developed in conjunction with Broadway sound designers and engineers · · Cross-scene global edit capability. Showfiles on earlier and later versions of firmware. System design and network - ground-breaking · · · · · · · · Integrated analogue mic splits with local control and monitoring. Up to 100 metres of dual redundant connectivity between hardware elements (copper); up to 500 metres using optical fibre. Automatic integral delay management system - audio outputs time and phase coherent. KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switching on control centre. Reliability · · · · · Failure-tolerant of any single failure of hardware or software. Stage box has integral dual power supplies. Service and support · · 24/7 global telephone support. Service/support centres in US, UK and Singapore. DL461 Router Operator Manual 22 Appendix C: XL8 Live Performance System System components (standard supply) The standard XL8 Live Performance System comprises the following equipment: · XL8 Control Centre (1-off): Comprises five discrete, independent bays, each with its own power supply, surface modules, surface processor, GUI processor and GUI screen. The standard five-bay control centre has three bay types, input (3-off), mix (1-off) and output (1-off). DL431 Mic Splitter (4-off): 6U 19" rack unit that provides 24 mic/line inputs. · · DL451 Modular I/O (5-off): 3U 19" rack unit that provides a maximum of 24 audio inputs and 24 audio outputs. DL471 DSP (10-off): 1U 19" rack unit that forms part of the modular DSP engine. DL461 Router (2-off): 3U 19" rack unit that provides the on-stage Cat 5e interconnectivity and the stage-toFOH link via a single `snake', which can be copper cable or a fibre optic link. Klark Teknik DN9331 RAPIDE (1-off): 6U 19" rack unit that is a motorised fader remote control for the onboard graphic EQs of the XL8. · · · · Snakes and main cables etc. To provide a complete audio system, the only other equipment required are mics, amplifiers and loudspeakers. DL461 Router Operator Manual System interconnections 23 System interconnections Figure 1 shows basic system interconnectivity and indicates where the XL8 Control Centre (highlighted in red) sits within the system. This figure also illustrates redundancy by showing that the two halves of the system - left and right - are identical (ignoring the DN9331 RAPIDE). [. . . ] If there is still no sound from the speakers, contact Midas Technical Support. >> To power down the XL8 system Important Note: BEFORE switching off any of the XL8 system components, make sure to mute the audio from the speakers and switch off the speaker sub-system. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mute the audio from the speakers and switch off the speaker sub-system. Switch off the XL8 Control Centre (see "To switch off the XL8 Control Centre" on page 47). DL461 Router Operator Manual 46 Appendix D: Setting Up An XL8 System Switching the XL8 Control Centre on/off Carry out the following to switch the XL8 Control Centre on/off in a safe manner, observing all WARNINGS and Cautions. DO NOT INSERT OR REMOVE A POWERCON® CONNECTOR INTO/FROM REAR OF CONTROL CENTRE WITH MAINS POWER AND ANY OF THE MAINS BAY SWITCHES ON. [. . . ]