User manual PRESONUS CENTRAL STATION

[. . . ] Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event will PreSonus be liable for incidental, consequential or other damages resulting from the breach of any express or implied warranty, including, among other things, damage to property, damage based on inconvenience or on loss of use of the product, and, to the extent permitted by law, damages for personal injury. Some states do not allow the exclusion of limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary form state to state. [. . . ] The MAIN signal path is intended for the "control room" and does not include the TALKBACK signal. (See application diagram for recording on page. ) · · OUTPUT LEVEL control knob ­ adjusts the overall output level of the CUE audio path (headphone/CUE outputs on rear of chassis). 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 TRIM L/R (A, B, C) ­ Recessed potentiometer for adjusting each speaker output separately. 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. Automatically reads and locks to sample rate of incoming digital stream. 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. CUE (L/R) - Left and Right stereo balanced line level 1/4" TRS outputs to connect to headphone distribution amplifier. Front panel CUE OUTPUT LEVEL adjustment controls volume level. ANALOG INPUTS · · · TRS 1 (L/R) ­ Left and Right stereo balanced line level 1/4" TRS inputs. Turn off powered monitors or power amp while making any cable connections. Connect your DAW (digital audio workstation) main analog output to TRS 1 ANALOG INPUT on the CENTRAL STATION. Connect your powered control room monitors (or power amp) to SPEAKER OUTPUT A. [. . . ] For more accurate calibration raise or lower the test tone level plus or minus 0. 10 dB and repeat steps 2 thru 4. Note that the range of the calibration of the CENTRAL STATION is approximately +/-12dB. PreSonus has provided a 1 kHz 0dBu sine wave test tone file on the CENTRAL STATION webpage for download. Go to: http://www. presonus. com/html/centralstation. com for information. 14 OPERATION 3. 4 APPLICATION DIAGRAMS The CENTRAL STATION is an extremely flexible tool and can be used in all stages of the recording and music production process. [. . . ]