User manual SOUNDCRAFT MH3 8-1-03

[. . . ] MH3 User Guide MH3 User Guide Preliminary Issue 1 IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time. © Harman International Industries Ltd. 2003 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents. ZM0278 Issue: Preliminary 8/1/03 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 headphone amplifier has a high power capability, and is designed to deliver its full output voltage even into low impedance (e. g. 8 ohm) phones. 19 2-Track Replay Input For replay of stereo tape, CD or Minidisc sources, a rotary level control (26) adjusts the signal level from the balanced 1/4" jack stereo inputs. These can either be routed to the MIX bus with the MIX switch (27), or monitored on the monitor/phones outputs as described above. 25 Optional Meterbridge Controls The optional buttons, FDR 1-8, AUX 9-12 and MTX are used if the optional VU Meterbridge is fitted. Three large VU meters with integral Peak LEDs meter the Mix left, right and Centre output signals. If the meterbridge is not fitted, these switches are covered by a (removable) blanking plate. The Meterbridge features a bank of 8 medium-size VU meters are switched to meter one of three banks of sources, using the FDR 1-8 (28), AUX 9-12 (29) and MTX (30): The FDR 1-8 switch selects the signals from Aux/Group Faders 1-8 to be fed to the 8 meters. The AUX 9-12 switch selects the Aux 9-12 signals to be fed to the first 4 meters. The MTX switch selects the Matrix 1-4 signals (and 5-8 if the optional matrix expander is fitted) to be fed to the 4/8 meters. The three switches are interlocked. MH3 User Guide Preliminary Issue 33 Automation CPU Panel The automation computer section occupies the fader panel area between the VCA Master faders and the Master Monitor/Phones controls. The functions of this section are: ·Mute Aut utomation ·Mute Scene Automation 128 Mute Scenes with MIDI Program Change, Insert, Store, Recall, Next, Up/Down, 7-segment display with Preview Edit. Scenes can also store VCA assignments - refer to VCA ASSIGN section below. Mute Groups Preview ·8 Mute Groups with Preview Edit VC Groups Mast Mutes VC ·8 VCA Groups with Master Mutes & VCA Solo ·Solo System Sys AFL/PFL control, SIP, Solo Clear, Input Priority, Auto-cancel ·Safe Sys ·Safe System Safe from Scenes, Mute Groups, VCA Master Mutes, MIDI Mutes & SIP Mutes ·Preview Sys ·Preview System Allows preview & edit of Scenes and Mute Groups Sys ·MIDI System Mute control via Note On/Offs. dbx 'Driverack 480' Output AFL sysex protocol support. Sys ·Cascade System Linking 2 consoles automation & solo logic via RS232 ·Miscellaneous User modes for Recall VCA assignments in scenes, Recall mutes in scenes, Transmit Program Changes on/off, Mute Groups as scene shortcuts, Auto increment on scene recall, MIDI automation Note Mode, Hard Reset 34 Preliminary Issue MH3 User Guide controls Assignment controls VCA ASSIGN The VCA ASSIGN switch selects VCA Assign mode. To assign channels to VCAs, first press the VCA Assign Mode switch, then the SOLO buttons on one or more VCA master faders -these SOLO buttons start flashing. Then press the SOLO buttons of any channels required to be part of those groups. The VCA Assign LEDs on the channels illuminate to indicate the assignment. The assignments can be deselected by a second press on the channel SOLO button -this then acts like a toggle for assigning and de-assigning. When finished, press the VCA Assign mode switch again to turn off the flashing and lock the assignments. (This will happen automatically if no solo buttons are pressed for a period of 20 seconds. ) To deselect any individual assignment, repeat the procedure for assigning to the VCA is question: pressing the channel SOLO switch on a channel which already is assigned to the selected VCA, will de-assign it. To clear all assignments from a particular channel, enter VCA ASSN mode, but do not select any VCA master solos. Pressing input Solos in this condition will clear all the assignments from those inputs. Note: VCA assignments are stored in scenes, but recall is disabled by default, to avoid accidental changes to the programmed assignments. To enable scene recall of these, see the section on "User Modes" later in this manual. EDIT SAFES EDIT SAFES mode allows the MUTE buttons on inputs and outputs to be used to set those channels into SAFE mode. [. . . ] <-80dB CMRR Mono input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85dB @ 1kHz Input & Output Levels Mic Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +26dBu max Balanced Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +21dBu max Balanced Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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