User manual PRESONUS MONITOR STATION V1.0

[. . . ] MONITOR STATION Studio Control Center User's Manual v1. 0 © 2007, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. To be protected by this warranty, the purchaser must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of purchase. [. . . ] If you are calibrating a subwoofer, use 40 Hz ­ 80 Hz bandwidth-limited pink noise. 5) 6) 7) Pan the test tone so it only plays in the left speaker (hard left). Begin turning the Speaker Level Adjust A knob to Unity Gain by turning it fully clockwise. You should begin hearing the test tone playing through your primary speakers. Begin slowly increasing the input sensitivity (volume) of your primary monitoring system's left speaker until the acoustic level of the test tone playing reaches 85 dB SPL. If you are calibrating a monitoring system with independent subwoofer level control (such as a 2. 1 or 2-way speaker system), repeat steps 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 for the subwoofer level. Repeat steps 1 through 10 for the monitoring systems connected to ST2 and Aux/Phono. 4) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) [Test]: Play audio through Speaker A only. Without adjusting any of the Monitor Station's levels, toggle Speaker A `OFF' and Speaker B `ON'. You may hear a slight tonal variance due to the different acoustic properties of the monitoring systems, but the loudness should remain the same. If the loudness varies drastically, you may wish to repeat this calibration procedure from step 1. 9 OPERATION 2. 1. 7 Calibrate the talkback microphone 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) "Zero" the Main, Talkback, Cue, Phones and Dim knobs by turning them fully counterclockwise. [Optional]: Connect a dynamic microphone to the external mic XLR input connection. Connect headphones to any one of the headphones connections and select `CUE' as its source. Play audio common to your studio's productions (such as a commercial CD or existing project) and set that audio source as the only input to the Cue bus (section 3. 1. 4). Wear the headphones connected in step 3 and turn them up to a comfortable listening level. Engage the talkback microphone by pressing the Talk button. The headphones level should dim. If the amount of level decrease is more than you feel is comfortable, slowly increase the Dim Attenuation knob until the diminished level is acceptable. 7) Begin speaking into the talkback microphone and slowly turn up the Talkback Level knob until you can adequately hear yourself speaking through the headphones. 2. 1. 8 Connect the Cue and Main outputs Cue outputs The Cue L/R outputs are typically used for connecting additional headphone amplifiers. Their source is set by the Cue bus Source (section 3. 1. 4), and their level is determined by the Cue Output level (section 3. 1. 3). 1) 2) 3) "Zero" the Main and Cue level knobs by turning them fully counterclockwise. Connect the inputs of the additional cue device to the Cue L/R outputs. Please consult the device's user's manual or manufacturer's Website for more information on its recommended calibration process. If the device does not have a recommended calibration process, increase the Cue Output level to Unity Gain by turning the Cue Output level knob fully clockwise. Main outputs The Main L/R outputs are essentially a "thru" which copies the input sources directly. They are typically used for devices needing a constant full-strength input signal (such as tape machines or CD recorders). Their source is set by the Main bus Source (section 3. 1. 4), and their output level is equal to the input source level. 1) 2) 3) "Zero" the input of the device to be connected by turning down its input and output levels. Please consult the device's user's manual or manufacturer's Website for more information on its recommended calibration process. [. . . ] 10 Hz to 50 kHz Gain Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -80 dB to +10 dB Phono Mode Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 dB @ 1 kHz Phono Mode THD+N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <0. 05% Phono Mode Noise Floor (40 dB gain, inputs shorted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]