User manual SOUNDCRAFT MONITOR 2

[. . . ] Each input is provided with a male XLR-type SPLIT OUT connector, which enables mic signals to be fed directly to a Front-of-House mixer without the need for specials cables or splitter boxes. Always provide 48V powering from the Monitor 2 console if required, and turn off the powering at the FOH console. An internal jumper option is provided to allow the ground connection to the SPLIT OUT connector to be lifted to prevent ground loops in certain installations. XLR Input Pressing this switch activates a steep 18dB per octave filter which reduces the level of bass frequencies only. Use this in live PA situations to clean up the mix, reducing stage rumble or popping from microphones. [. . . ] The signal is sampled at two points in the EQ section and at the Insert Send. FADER SIGNAL LED PFL/PEAK 9 11 12 10 Page 5 OUTPUT SECTION MONITOR OUTPUTS 11 These outputs provide summing of the corresponding input channel monitor sends, and drive XLR-type output sockets from impedance balanced outputs. A break-point is included before each output socket for the connection of an external graphic equaliser. Outputs 1-8 are configured as mono sends, and outputs 9/10 and 11/12 are arranged as stereo pairs. The monitor send is completely disabled when the MUTE switch is pressed, and the adjacent LED illuminates to warn that the mute is active. A variable High Pass Filter is provided to reduce the level of stage-driven low frequency feedback, or particularly to tailor the output frequency to match the frequency range of smaller wedge monitor speakers which may not be able to tolerate high levels of LF signal. Rotate the control fully anticlockwise when the filter is not required. A sub-grouping facility is included on outputs 1-10 to allow the console to be used as a FOH mixer. Pressing the 11-12 switch routes the post-fade, post-insert signal to the Monitor 11/12 busses, enabling these outputs to be used as a stereo final mix. The PAN control positions the monitor signal in the stereo image (outputs 1-8 only). On the stereo output pairs (9/10 and 11/12) the HOUSE control injects an ambience signal picked up from the stereo House Mic inputs into the monitor outputs, which is particularly important when feeding in-ear monitors. A separate monitor mix may be created for the Engineers Wedge monitor or Headphones. The POST EQ/PRE EQ switch selects the source for the mix as before or after the Graphic EQ insert point, and will normally be post-EQ (switch released). When the latching SOLO switch is pressed, the post- or pre-Graphic EQ signal (as selected by the POST EQ/PRE EQ switch) is fed to the headphones and engineers wedge outputs, replacing the selected wedge source and illuminating the SOLO/PFL LED on the Master section. This is a useful way of listening to any required output signal without interrupting any of the monitor sends, for making adjustments or tracing problems. In the case of outputs 1-8 the SOLO signal will be mono to left and right, while 9/10 and 11/12 are fed as stereo. 3-colour peak reading BARGRAPH METERS are provided to monitor the final output, giving you a constant warning of excessive peaks in the signal which might cause overloading. Aim to keep the signal within the amber segments at peak levels for best performance. Similarly, if the output level is too low and hardly registering at all on the meters, the level of background noise may become significant. The source for the meter may be selected as PRE or POST the Graphic EQ insert point, as set by the adjacent METER switch. With the switch released the meter will be fed from the POST-EQ signal. FOH Facility HOUSE MUTE HIGH PASS FILTER (1-8 only) MNTR (Monitor - Engineers Wedge) 9 10 8 7 6 1 2 3 4 60Hz Filter (9-12 only) A fixed 60Hz high-pass filter is provided on outputs 9/10 and 11/12, which might typically be used for in-ear monitor transmitters, effects sends or FOH PA. The filter helps to clean up the mix and reduce large low frequency transients. Pressing the T/B (Talkback) switch routes the talkback mic signal to the monitor output and simultaneously dims the monitor signal to allow the engineers voice to be heard over the mix. The Talkback level is set by the T/B SENS control on the Master section. [. . . ] l Are the Monitor faders set at a working level. , and are input faders set high enough?l If monitoring on the wedge outputs, is the appropriate Monitor output feeding the wedges (MNTR control set to working level), and the wedge source selected to MNTR?l Is there a PFL/AFL pressed on another channel? RB3831 REV JMP1 SPLIT OUTPUT PIN 1 GROUNDING LINK - GROUNDED NO LINK - GROUND LIFT SPIRIT MO SPIRIT B No Monitor output, or output low level l Is the MUTE switch released?l Is a Graphic EQ or other external device connected to the graphic Insert, and is this device switched on and set up correctly? [. . . ]