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4. ON OFF Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to or OFF Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the DIR group DIR ON OFF Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to or OFF Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Press the UP ARROW key to go to the main menu Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the next source Repeat this procedure for all sources that need to be assigned to a group 20 3 18 SPKRA Enables or disables the corresponding GPI output If enabled depressing the SPKRA key on the remote will send a pulse to the SPKRA GPI depressing SPKRB or SPKRC will send a pulse on SPKRB C GPI This can be used to switch an external matrix i e DOLBY SDU4 from LCRS to stereo and back automatically when switching from a multi channel speaker system to a stereo speaker system 3 18 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to yes or no YES enables the GPI NO disables it Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 19 CUE Sets the mode of the GPI output to a momentary or a toggle type of action The CUE LED on the remote shows the state of the CUE GPI 3 19 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to MOMENT or TOGGLE Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Note The CUE has no action on the DIRECTOR It just a GPI 3 20 SETUP COPY MENU Use this menu to copy a memory setup to any other memory setup other than itself 3 20 1 PROCEDURE V Press the down arrow key to g
5. DESIGN INC 9800 series JIRECTOR User Manual Oct 2005 1 2 3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION SSSA Ao 5 1 1 OVERVIEWS uM 5 1 2 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS L uuu susu tit eir ees se asas 6 MAINFRAME detect tete tet inerte cec cede a ER Te De tea e ipee Dr CER 7 2 1 u Su u ias OS i 7 2 2 EE 7 2 2 1 9806 INTERFACE CARD 18 8 2 2 2 9803A INSERT SEND CARD 5 11 8 2 2 3 9803A MET METER FEED CARD Slot 16 Optional 8 2 2 4 9804A INSERT RETURN CARD Slot 12 8 2 2 5 9805C M MASTER OUTPUT CARD Slot 13 9 2 2 6 9805C S SLAVE OUTPUT CARD 14 9 2 2 7 9808 8 CHANNEL MATRIX INPUT CARD Slots 1 to 10 4 42222222212 10 2 2 8 9814 DOWNMIX SOLO INPUT CARD Slot 15 Optional 10 2 3 12 MENU SYSTEM Release LANs ease leili sesi egara ledane Shae 13 3 1 SET UP SELECT MENU BEBE nnnm nnne nnn 13 3 1 1 NUNT 13 3 2 MATRIX INPUT BUSS ASSIGNMENT MENU
6. o Sce T END Qua e t ene Na n seen 19 334 Procedure e eU Si ee OB ea eid ota efie ite 19 3 14 oe lodi ec Pus ego ed sete edad 19 JProced te i uiii o ie oe usse etu kas 19 3 15 GROUP MO DE EET 20 93 15 1 Procedure iiic 20 3 16 iAllprejselatep zie 20 3 16 11 20 3 17 GROUP ASSIGNMENT WILD PEC DIR 20 317 1 teh oet ead ee Suh teeth ess 20 3 18 MEE NE T ota edie EM ME 21 3418 11 Procedures ceci Le eue ASI i Ue Lue Dues 21 3 19 DE 21 u Ma PS sus E TIT 21 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 20 SETUP COPY MENU itin Hr ed i HE et d e eie RU NE 21 3 20 71 a D nt m ku A EE 21 9840 dete tecto reden ette GS ur 22 4 1 OVERVIEW Tm 22 9840 REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS 24 5 1 SOURGE AND iBUSS ASSIGN 24 5 1 1
7. 5 5 DIR DIR is the select key for the DIR GROUP 5 5 1 PROCEDURE Press and hold the DIR key Toggle the SHIFT key once The DIR key LED is flashing as well as the SHIFT key LED Release both the DIR and the SHIFT keys Select the SOURCES that are to be part of the DIR group using the SOURCE keys Press again to deselect Once a SOURCE has been selected its LED will remain ON indicating that it is is part of the group Press the DIR key to exit the programming mode 5 6 WILD Depending on the WILD GROUP MODE front panel programming the WILD key can be used to select either a SOURCE which toggles on and off or a GROUP 5 6 1 PROCEDURE If the WILD group mode is on Press and hold the WILD key Toggle the SOURCE keys to select or de select from the group The SHIFT key remains active to give access to sources 17 to 32 Release the WILD key Once the WILD key is a group master depressing on it will select or de select the group of sources assigned to it When the group is de selected only the WILD source will remain active with the input selection that you have made in the source menu WILD is the last source to be programmed in the menu after source 32 26 6 9840 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 6 1 SOURCE KEYS 1 THROUGH 16 6 1 1 SELECTING SOURCE select source you to press the button corresponding to that source For example selecting SOURCE1 on the remote would enable the in
8. Master Qut e O O to DD DDD nr oar Speaker Qutputs 9805C S Slave Qut Meter Outputs 98 3A MET Meter Feed Card Return Card wee a n Insert Returi Adgi 1 Design inc 9800 Director Block Diagram j oss 2005 08 10 29cm 41 10 11 APPENDIX B BUSS INSERT SEND Balanced Buses Bus L Bus L Bus R Bus C Bus C Bus SL Bus SL Bus SR Bus SR Bus LFE Bus LFE Bus ML Bus ML Bus MR Internal Input Buses Bus L Rear Panel Trimmers Electronicallu Balanced Buffers Balanced Insert Sends M Bus C Bus SL Bus SR Bus LFE 727 Bus ML a Ae te Out SL Gut SR Out LFE Qut ML Out MR hn 8 B5 b f 027272728 7222 Adgil Design inc 9803A Bus Amp Insert Send Page 1 of 1 2005 08 09 42 10 12 APPENDIX C METER FEED Monitor Buses Rear Panel Trimmers Electronically Balanced Buffers Mon SL Mon LFE Mon ML Ei Ei o o 5 5 Mon MR PL te te 17 p Balanced Outputs Adgil Design inc 9803 MET Meter Feed 2005 08 09 1 of 1 43 10 13 APPENDIX D RETURN MONO MIX Balanced Imsert Return Internal Imput Buses p D Bus L gt Insert Select
9. Q o O Monitor Buses Mono Select Mono Sum and Level Adgil Design inc 9804A Insert Return Mono Rev 1 0 J L L Page 1 o 1 2005 08 09 44 10 14 APPENDIX E MASTER OUTPUT Monitor Buses Volume Controls Rear Panel Trimmers Output Relay Protection Monitor Select Speaker Select L A L Mon gt m gt Q BL UT Pseudo Balanced Outputs C L maa P O 45 10 15 APPENDIX SLAVE OUTPUT DCA Volume Controls Rear Panel Trimmers Monitor Buses Monitor Select sg J So lt gt 1 f ten 15 5 E LFE may mmo Gutput Relay Protection Pseudo Balanced Outputs A SR Spkr A LFE Spkr A ML A MR Adgil Design inc 9805 5 Slave Output 2005 08 40 46 10 16 APPENDIX G MATRIX Balanced Inputs 1 of 8 Bus Select lt Inputs 2 to 8 identical Balanced Matrix 18 Balanced Buses Bus L o o Bus Bus SL Bus SR Bus ML to c m T Bus L Bus R Bus C Bus SL Bus SR O Ds JD A o a 0000000 742 9 4 zm Bus ML Bus tp c um
10. ENCODER to YES or YES enables the left and right solo signals to the center speaker NO disables them Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Press the UP ARROW key to go to the main menu Note If the mono sum is sent to C this sum will go to the center speaker if SPKR A surround is selected If SPKR B or C stereo is selected the mono sum will go to L R regardless of the mono out selection 3 11 EXTSOLO1 CONTROL 3 11 1 Enables or disables activation of the solo input mode by an external control Refer to the GPI section for more information on the external GPI configuration PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the external solo1 control signal to be active NO disables it Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 12 EXTSOLO2 OUT Selects how the stereo solo signal will be heard when EXTSOLO2 GPI is activated 18 3 12 1 PROCEDURE Press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu LEFT NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the left solo signal to the left speaker NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next output for the solo signal RIGHT Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or YES enables the right solo signal to the right speaker NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next output for the mono sum L R gt CENTER Turn
11. EUM 36 8 27 L ett nat Secs Da tND 37 8 2 1 Sillu G a ULT 37 SBEGIFIGATIO NS 4 5 tot eroi Saa Sau 38 9 1 INPUTS Su a ua Mace a Ca Sa Fh ARE 38 9 27 Ramu ceo VS 38 9 3 DYNAMIC RANGE HEADROOM AND NOISE 38 9 4 DIMENSIONS L uu aa Su a A eee 39 10 APPENDIGE Sis ette ede 40 10 1 Appendix Block Diagram citet et Ee DE hereto 41 10 2 Appendix B Buss amp Insert 4 42 10 3 Appendix G Meter E66d i i necem E ext eget PEE ERR EDO BIG Re dece DR quan 43 10 4 Appendix D Insert 7777 44 10 5 Appendix E Master output 12 nie 45 10 6 Appendix F Slave 46 10 7 Appendix G Matrix 47 10 8 Appendix H Downmix SOlO 48 Figure 1 Rear Panel Figure 2 Front Panel Figure 3 Remote Control 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW The DIREC TOR has been designed to be a multi channel source selector and volume control for mo
12. STORE to keep the new setting 3 Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next output for the mono sum RIGHT Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES NO YES enables the mono signal to the right speaker NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting 17 Press the UP ARROW key to go to the main menu Note If the mono sum is sent to L and R the level will be lowered by 6 dB in each channel to maintain the overall level Note If the mono sum is sent to C this sum will go to the center speaker if SPKR A surround is selected If SPKR B or C stereo is selected the mono sum will go to L R regardless of the mono out selection 3 10 EXTSOLO1 OUT 3 10 1 Selects how the stereo solo signal will be heard when EXTSOLO1 GPI is activated Note The solo is a stereo signal However it can be summed to mono and assigned to the center speaker if you desire PROCEDURE Press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu LEFT NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the left solo signal to the left speaker NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next output for the solo signal RIGHT NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the right solo signal to the right speaker NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next output for the mono sum L R gt CENTER NO Turn the ROTARY
13. dedicated low frequency effects CHANNEL also called 1 It is usually reproduced by a Sub Woofer specialized low frequency SPEAKER SL Surround Left left half of a stereo surround system Could also be Surround Side Left in a 5 1EX surround system SR Surround Right right half of a stereo surround system Could also be Surround Side Right ina 5 1EX surround system ML Mid Left could be Inner Left in a 7 1 Film format or Surround Back Left in a 5 1 EX surround system MR Mid Right could be Inner Right in a 7 1 Film format or Surround Back Right in a 5 1EX surround system S Surround Mono Surround in a L C R S surround system Dolby Stereo or Dolby Prologic Lo Left Only left channel created by a stereo downmix of a multi channel source Ro Right Only right channel created by a stereo downmix of a multi channel source DIR Direct output of a mixing desk Could be called Buss as opposed to or A as opposed to PEC Photo Electric Cell the play back of an optical track on film Could be called Tape as opposed to Buss or B as opposed to DIM Attenuation of the listening level by a preset amount to allow for conversation or Talk Back in the control room or studio 2 MAINFRAME Figure 1 Rear Panel 0 wa IEEE mil Serial Number Power Input Fuse and 14 15 16 17 18 Switch 0000000 12 13 Rear View of Director 9800 2 1 REAR PANEL The DI
14. every parameter of the DIRECTOR They be used to store different channel assignment schemes listening level preferences etc The signal path of the DIREC TOR remains entirely analog but is controlled by a microprocessor Great care has been taken in its design and assembly to ensure the integrity and quality of the sound speaker outputs protected by relays that activated only after the unit has stabilized following turn on and are de activated if any power related problem is detected It is safe to turn the unit on or off with live speakers The minimalist approach to signal flow limiting the amount of electronic circuitry that a signal must go through has led to low power consumption allowing operation at low temperature without a fan The power transformer is toroidal creating extremely low acoustic and electro magnetic radiation Thus this unit can be installed anywhere The DIRECTOR has two main components the Mainframe and the Remote Control The chassis is a 19 rack unit 3U high with a Front Panel for programming and plug in cards in the back for the input and output connections The remote control includes all the functions normally needed for the operation of the unit It comes standard with a 15 m 50 ft long cable 1 2 GLOSSARY ABBREVIATIONS L Left usually Front Left Speaker R Right usually Front Right Speaker C Center usually Front Center Speaker LFE Low Frequency Effects
15. 14 Turn your amplifiers or speakers off Decide on the nominal operating level for the studio 0 VU 4 dBu Apply this level Sine wave at 1 kHz to one input 1 Route this input to a buss L Measure the level of that buss at the Insert Send point with its nominal load attached Adjust for nominal level 4 using the multiturn trimmer at the back of the 9803A card If your system has a 9803A MET meter output card trim the output L with its own trimmer Route the input 1 to another buss R and repeat steps 5 to 7 for that buss and meter Repeat for every other buss and meter Select Speaker A with the remote control and turn the listening level to the maximum using the ROTARY ENCODER Apply the test signal 1 kHz 4 dBu to one input 1 and route this input to one output L On the 9805C M card Master Output adjust A L trimpot for the desired level O dBu at Speaker A Left Output Route the Input to R output and adjust A R Speaker A Right Output for the same level as A L Repeat steps 11 and 12 for all the outputs A C A SL A SR A LFE A ML A MR B L B R C L C R 36 8 22 ACOUSTIC LEVELS 8 2 1 17 18 19 You will need a Sound Level Meter SLM with C weighting and a slow reading characteristic to calibrate the system acoustically In a room designed for critical listening it is of the utmost importance to know the nominal listening levels Once the acoustic calibration has been co
16. EAR ALL INPUTS NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to yes ONLY IF YOU WANT TO CLEAR ALL INPUTS SELECTED BY THAT SOURCE Kl Press STORE to clear the inputs Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the INPUT SELECTION MENU XX OFF Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate input Kl Press STORE to toggle the inputs to ON or OFF Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the next input to be selected deselected IN Press STORE to toggle the inputs to ON or OFF Repeat this procedure for all inputs that are selected by that source 14 Press the UP ARROW key to go to the main menu Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate source Repeat the whole procedure for all 32 sources plus the WILD 3 3 1 1 SOURCE ASSIGNMENT MENU EXAMPLE A SOURCE is a group of inputs that work together for example the 6 channels of the mixing desk in a 5 1 configuration A source can select up to 80 inputs EXAMPLE you have three 9808 input cards and you would like to have four 5 1 sources The assignment could look like this SOURCE 01 BUSS ASSIGNMENT SOURCE ASSIGNMENT 9808 card 01 1 INPUT 01 LEFT INPUT 01 ON 9808 card 01 2 INPUT 02 RIGHT INPUT 02 ON 9808 card 01 CH3 INPUT 03 CENTER INPUT 03 ON 9808 card 01 CHA INPUT 04 SUR LEFT INPUT 04 ON 9808 card 01 CH5 INPUT 05 SUR RIGHT INPUT 05 ON 9808 card 01 CH6 INPUT 06 SUB INPUT 06 ON All remaining inputs on SOURCE 01 OFF SOURCE 02 BUSS A
17. G TO EXTERNAL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Pins 6 to 13 and 20 to 25 of the DB25 on the 9806C interface card are used to interface with external commands and indicators the studio A 10V unregulated supply fused at 250 mA is available if needed The reference for all controls and indicators is the DIGITAL GND 34 7 2 4 1 Pins 6 to 13 6 10V Unregulated supply fused at 250 mA 7 DIR LED OUTPUT TTL level 5 volt active high driven through a 300 ohm resistor to drive LED directly The LED is on when the DIR group is active 8 DIR PADDLE SWITCH INPUT Logic active low diode protected input A logic low applied to this pin will select the DIR group and de select all other active groups or sources 9 SPKRA GPI OUTPUT Open collector output Pulse Provided to switch an external unit requiring switching when the multi channel speaker system is selected i e DOLBY SURROUND DECODER SDU 4 See SPKRBC GPI to select a stereo setup 10 11 12 13 Talk GPI Output Open collector output This function is not currently implemented EXT SOLO1 CTRL INPUT Logic active low diode protected input A logic low applied to this pin will select the stereo solo input instead of the remote selected sources This control is only active if you have the EXTSOLO1 CTRL enabled in the menu You must have the 9814 Downmix Solo in card installed to be able to route the Solo audio signal to the speaker system When an external solo con
18. Hz Crosstalk L R 110 dB 20 Hz 93 dB 1 kHz 65 dB 20 kHz 9 3 DYNAMIC RANGE HEADROOM AND NOISE Keeping adequate headroom while preserving a low noise floor may be an interesting exercise The following table shows values in DIRECTOR measured with an AUDIO PRECISION PORTABLE One Input 1 is routed to one buss L with settings at nominal Measured at L Out Signal Level Clipping Headroom Noise Floor Dynamic Range dBu dB dBu 20Hz 20kHz dB 28 0 24 0 98 0 126 Speaker A Out 22 0 28 0 97 0 119 38 9 4 DIMENSIONS Weight 7 kg 15 lbs Chassis 19 x 3U 480 x 133 x 260 mm 19 x 5 25 x 10 25 Remote control 210 x 152 x 51 mm 8 25 x 6 x 2 Supply 117 V or 230 V AC 15 50 60Hz 25VA average fused 1 Amp S B 39 10 APPENDICES 10 1 A BLOCK DIAGRAM 10 2 B BUSS AMP INSERT SEND 10 3 C METER FEED 10 4 D INSERT RETURN MONO MIX 10 5 E MASTER OUTPUT 10 6 F SLAVE OUTPUT 10 7 G MATRIX INPUT 10 8 H DOWNMIX SOLO IN 10 9 I STUDIO INTEGRATION EXAMPLE 10 10 J CONFIGURATION AS SHIPPED 40 BLOCK DIAGRAM APPENDIX 9808 8 Channel Input Card NON UI Co TO Input Buses fi Maximum 10 Cards for 80 Inputs Insert Sends 98038 Bus Amp oo Javon do DounMix Outputs Solo In 9804A Insert JoJ an Monitor Buses Speaker Qutputs 9805
19. MIX SOLO INPUT CARD SLOT 15 OPTIONAL The 9814 card is the output for the downmix and the input for the stereo solo Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector INPUT Channel 1 LEFT L LCRS DOWNMIX Channel 2 RIGHT R Channel 3 CENTER C Channel 4 SURROUND S Channel 5 LEFT ONLY Lo STEREO DOWNMIX Channel 6 RIGHT ONLY Ro 5 Channel 7 LEFT SOLO INPUT Channel 8 RIGHT SOLO INPUT 10 2 2 8 1 9814 LEVELS Downmix levels set fixed resistors on the printed circuit board They may be changed if the factory set up is not appropriate Table 1 From channel To L C R S downmix To Lo Ro downmix Resistor Value Gain Left Left R1 10 0 Right Right R3 10k 0 dB Center Center R5 10 k 0 dB Surround Left Surround 8 14 3k 3dB Surround Right Surround R10 143 3dB LFE Center R12 10 k 0 dB Mid Left Left R15 16 5k 4 5 Mid Left Center R16 16 5k 4 5 Mid Right Right R18 16 5 4 5 Mid Right Center R19 16 5k 4 5dB Left Left only R2 10k 3 dB Right Right only R4 10 k 3 dB Center Left only R6 16 5k 4 5 dB Center Right only R7 16 5k 4 5 Surround Left Left only R9 10k 3 dB Surround Right Right only R11 10k 3 dB LFE Left only R13 16 5k LFE Right only R14 16 5k Mid Left Left only R17 10k 3 dB Mid Right Right only R20 10k 3 dB Note the overall leve
20. OLO or MUTE MODE XXXX Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting 19 3 15 GROUP MODE If the GROUP MODE is enabled you have access the soft grouping from the source keys on the remote When you are not in GROUP MODE the source keys will toggle ON and OFF when activated The GROUP MODE only applies to the source keys PEC DIR and WILD will retain their respective operating modes 3 15 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to yes or no YES enables the group mode NO disables it Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 16 WILD GROUP MODE If the wild group is enabled the WILD key on the remote can be used as a group master just like PEC or DIR When the wild group is disabled the WILD key is used as a normal source that can be toggled on and off from the regular source selection Refer to Section 6 3 for how to use the WILD key 3 16 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to yes no YES enables the wild group NO disable it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 17 GROUP ASSIGNMENT WILD PEC DIR GEU Sources can be grouped together and the resulting group can be selected using one of the GROUP keys PEC DIR WILD 3 17 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate source 01 to 32 V Press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu WILD ON OFF Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to ON or OFF Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the PEC group
21. RECTOR mainframe is based on a Euro rack chassis The rear panel includes 18 slots for the I O cards The power module on off switch fuse holder and the IEC power connector are found at the extreme right 2 2 CARDS Each card has on board DB25 connector assignement on all cards conforms to the TASCAM DA88 format with the exception of the 9806 Interface card See Section 7 2 2 Note The input connectors on the 9804A and 9808 are female DB25 and the output connectors for 9803A 9803A MET 9805C M 9805C S and 9814 are male DB25 2 2 1 9806 CARD SLOT 18 This card is the interface between the mainframe the remote control and the studio for and external commands cut solo dim etc It has an on board DB25 connector Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector 2 2 2 9803A INSERT SEND CARD SLOT 11 This card includes the eight buss amplifiers These feed 8 balanced line outputs Multi turn trimpots are accessible through openings in the card to calibrate the sends to your equipment They are from top to bottom L R C SL SR LFE ML MR Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector OUTPUT Channel 1 LEFT Channel 2 RIGHT Channel 3 CENTER Channel 4 SURROUND LEFT Channel 5 SURROUND RIGHT Channel 6 LFE Channel 7 MID LEFT Channel 8 MID RIGHT 2 2 3 9803A MET METER FEED CARD SLOT 16 OPTIONAL This card outputs eight channels of audio for metering p
22. SSIGNMENT SOURCE ASSIGNMENT 9808 card 01 CH7 INPUT 07 LEFT INPUT 07 ON 9808 card 01 CH8 INPUT 08 RIGHT INPUT 08 ON 9808 card 02 CH1 INPUT 09 CENTER INPUT 09 ON 9808 card 02 CH2 INPUT 10 SUR LEFT INPUT 10 ON 9808 card 02 INPUT 11 SUR RIGHT INPUT 11 ON 9808 card 02 CH4 INPUT 12 SUB INPUT 12 ON remaining inputs on SOURCE 02 OFF SOURCE 03 BUSS ASSIGNMENT SOURCE ASSIGNMENT 9808 card 02 INPUT 13 LEFT INPUT 13 ON 9808 card 02 CH6 INPUT 14 RIGHT INPUT 14 ON 9808 card 02 CH7 INPUT 15 CENTER INPUT 15 ON 9808 card 02 CH8 INPUT 16 SUR LEFT INPUT 16 ON 9808 03 INPUT 17 SUR RIGHT INPUT 17 ON 9808 card 03 CH2 INPUT 18 SUB INPUT 18 ON All remaining inputs on SOURCE 03 OFF SOURCE 04 BUSS ASSIGNMENT SOURCE ASSIGNMENT 9808 card 03 INPUT 19 LEFT INPUT 19 ON 9808 03 CH4 INPUT 20 RIGHT INPUT 20 ON 9808 card 03 INPUT 21 CENTER INPUT 21 ON 9808 card 03 CH6 INPUT 22 SUR LEFT INPUT 22 ON 9808 card 03 CH7 INPUT 23 SUR RIGHT INPUT 23 ON 9808 03 CH8 INPUT 24 SUB INPUT 24 ON remaining inputs on SOURCE 04 z OFF 15 Selecting SOURCE 1 on the remote would enable the first 6 channels of CARD 01 and send the audio signals to their respective speaker outputs Selecting SOURCE 2 on the remote would enable the last 2 channels of CARD 01 and the first 4 channels of CARD 02 and send the a
23. Save that level Select SPL A on the remote control remove any MUTE or DIM Turn the speakers or amplifiers ON with the level control on the amps turned down Route a pink noise at nominal level O VU to one speaker L Turn the gain control up on the power amplifier or the speaker until the SLM reads your nominal listening level 85 dBC slow If the power amplifiers do not have a volume control the trimpots the 9805C cards may be used thus changing the calibration in steps 12 to 14 of the electronic calibration procedure Repeat the previous two steps for the other speakers in the system Verify that your desired headroom is preserved including equalization if present 37 9 SPECIFICATIONS For the following specifications unless otherwise specified the test signals used were sine wave tones The reference level is 4 dBu 1 228 Vrms Tests were performed using an AUDIO PRECISION PORTABLE ONE T test set with one source selected SPKRA SPLA 6 000 dB 4 dBu IN 6 dBu OUT 9 1 INPUTS Max input level any input 28 dBu Impedance 20 bal 10 to ground per leg CMRR typical 80 dB 100 Hz 78 dB 1 kHz 60 dB 20 kHz 9 2 OUTPUTS Max output level 28 dBu 10 kQ load at INSERT SEND 22 dBu 10 kO load at SPKR output Output noise 96 dBu un weighted 22 Hz 22 kHz 99 dBu A weighted Output bandwidth 0 2 dB 10 Hz 3 dB 70 kHz ref 1 kHz Output distortion 0 004 THD N from 10 Hz to 30 k
24. TORS 1 CHANNEL 8 HOT 2 SHIELD 3 CHANNEL 7 COLD 4 CHANNEL 6 HOT 5 SHIELD 6 CHANNEL 5 COLD 7 CHANNEL 4 HOT 8 SHIELD 9 CHANNEL 3 COLD 10 CHANNEL 2 HOT 14 CHANNEL 8 COLD 15 CHANNEL 7 HOT 16 SHIELD 17 CHANNEL 6 COLD 18 CHANNEL 5 HOT 19 SHIELD 20 CHANNEL 4 COLD 21 CHANNEL HOT 22 SHIELD 23 CHANNEL 2 COLD 11 SHIELD 24 CHANNEL 1 HOT 12 CHANNEL 1 COLD 25 SHIELD 13 SHIELD Note The shields are all internally connected to the chassis via the panel on each card 7 2 1 2 Audio connections L Left Front R Right Front C Center Front SL Surround Left SR Surround Right LFE Low Frequency Effects ML Mid Left either Inner Left in a 7 1 system or Surround Back Left in a 5 1 system MR Mid Right either Inner Right in a 7 1 system or Surround Back Right in a 5 1 EX system S Surround Surround output of the LCRS downmix Lo Left only Left output of the stereo downmix Ro Right only Right output of the stereo downmix 1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch7 Ch 8 Out L R C SL SR LFE ML MR 9803A MET male Out L R C SL SR LFE ML MR In L R C SL SR LFE ML MR Out A L A C A SL BL B R C L C R Out A SR ALFE A ML AMR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L Out Out C Out 8 Out Lo Out Ro Out Solo L In Solo R In 33 7 2 2 CONNECTOR FOR 9806 INTERFACE CARD 9806 is
25. avigate into the different menus or sub menus The ROTARY ENCODER allows you to change the value shown on the display In this document we will refer to these functions with symbols as well as text Note Some functions can be programmed from the remote control as well as from the front panel They are identified by Here is a list of the symbols for each function 3 lt CUT S1 SETUP 1 S2 SETUP 2 53 SETUP 3 S4 SETUP 4 STORE gt RIGHT ARROW LEFT ARROW t UP ARROW DOWN ARROW ROTARY ENCODER 3 1 SET UP SELECT MENU EET The DIRECTOR has eight presets Use this menu to select one of two banks of four presets each with the ROTARY ENCODER Bank 1 memory preset 1 2 3 4 Bank 2 memory preset 5 6 7 8 3 1 11 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the desired bank Kl Press STORE to keep this setting Note After selecting the appropriate bank you can step through the different memory presets using the four setup keys on the front panel 3 2 MATRIX INPUT BUSS ASSIGNMENT MENU EET Use this menu to assign the inputs from the 9808 cards to a specific output buss One input can only be assigned to one buss at a time 13 3 2 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate input 1 to 80 4 press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate BUSS selection LEFT RIGHT CENTER SURLEFT SURRIGHT SUB MIDLEFT MIDRIGHT E Press STORE to keep this settin
26. ems music dialog effects ambiance alone all together or in any combination The DIRECTOR lets you group sources together so that a single button may select these sources Furthermore any input may be part of several sources but the channel definition i e LEFT will remain the same for all the sources using this input All of the inputs that have been selected by the sources are mixed in eight dedicated busses Left Right Center Surround Left Surround Right Low Frequency Effects Mid Left and Mid Right The outputs of these busses are available at the Insert Send and can be used as a final mix combining the stems or as a send to an external processor i e 4 2 4 matrix for Dolby Stereo There no level controls in the input section Any selected input is routed to a buss at unity gain The output section of the DIRECTOR lets you control the listening environment with Variable volume control via a rotary shaft encoder Two programmable preset levels for calibrated listening Mute and Dim programmable depth Mono check with programmable input output and level Three speaker systems select system A multi channel B stereo or C stereo Individual speaker select that can be a mute or a solo Selection of listening to the busses or the insert return External commands for Mute Dim Solo AFL PFL from a console There are 8 memory setups that can be programmed and stored each one including
27. g Use the UP ARROW to select the main input menu Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate input 4 Press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate BUSS selection Press STORE to keep this setting Repeat this procedure for all inputs Note The system shows you the card number on the menu 9808 2 The input number corresponds to the cards that are configured in your system EXAMPLE Input 1108 Card 1 input 1 to 8 Input 91016 Card 2 input 1 to 8 Input 17 to 24 Card 3 input 1 to 8 Input 25 to 32 Card 4 input 1 to 8 Input 33 to 40 Card 5 input 1 to 8 Input 41 to 48 Card 6 input 1 to 8 Input 49 to 54 Card 7 input 1 to 8 Input 55 to 64 Card 8 input 1 to 8 Input 65 to 72 Card 9 input 1 to 8 Input 73 to 80 Card 10 input 1 to 8 3 3 SOURCE MENU EST 3 3 1 Use this menu to assign one or more inputs to a SOURCE button on the remote A SOURCE is a group of inputs that are selected together when a source key is selected on the remote control The corresponding LED for that source will be lit The SOURCE may have number of inputs assigned to it up to the total number of inputs in the system 80 max The input LED on the left side of the 9840 remote will indicate which inputs are selected at any time PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate SOURCE SOURCE 01 to 32 plus WILD press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu CL
28. hannel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 9805C S SPKR A LEFT SPKR A RIGHT SPKR A CENTER SPKR A SURROUND LEFT SPKR B LEFT SPKR B RIGHT SPKR C LEFT SPKR C RIGHT SLAVE OUTPUT CARD SLOT 14 The 9805 5 is the output card for the last 4 channels of your main surround speaker system SPKR A outputs RS LFE ML MR All outputs have multi turn trimpots accessible through openings in the card to match levels to those of your amplifier system From top to bottom SR LFE ML MR Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector OUTPUT Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 SPKR A SURROUND RIGHT SPKR ALFE SPKR A MID LEFT SPKR A MID RIGHT NOT CONNECTED NOT CONNECTED NOT CONNECTED NOT CONNECTED 2 2 7 9808 8 CHANNEL MATRIX INPUT CARD SLOTS 1 10 The standard configuration of the DIRECTOR 9800 include up to ten 9808 input cards Each card has 8 balanced line inputs for a total of 80 inputs per mainframe Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector INPUT CARD 1 Channel 1 INPUT 1 Channel 2 INPUT 2 Channel 3 INPUT 3 Channel 4 INPUT 4 Channel 5 INPUT 5 Channel 6 INPUT 6 Channel 7 INPUT 7 Channel 8 INPUT 8 CARD 2 INPUTS 91016 CARD 3 INPUTS 17 to 24 CARD 4 INPUTS 25 to 32 CARD 5 INPUTS 33 to 40 CARD 6 INPUTS 41 to 48 CARD 7 INPUTS 49 to 56 CARD 8 INPUTS 57 to 64 CARD 9 INPUTS 65 to 72 0 INPUTS 73 to 80 2 2 8 9814 DOWN
29. ill be lit 6 18 FINE OR COARSE VOLUME CONTROL MODE To toggle the volume control mode fine 0 375 db step or coarse 4 5 db step press on the speaker switch that is already selected Example SPKRA is selected depressing the SPKRA switch once will select the coarse adjustment and depressing it once again will select the fine adjustment If you switch between speaker systems the DIRECTOR will retain the last volume mode that was selected 31 7 INSTALLATION 7 4 CONNECTING TO THE DIRECTOR Connect your console or sound source outputs to the 9808 Matrix Input cards of the DIRECTOR Connect the 9805C Master and Slave output cards cards to your power amplifiers If you have any equipment that normally functions as an insert connect it to the 9803A Insert Send card and the 9804A Insert Return card to the output of that equipment Connect the 9840 Remote Control to the 9806 Interface card using the provided cable 7 2 CONNECTORS All connectors on the cards are type DB25 Female connectors are used for the audio inputs and male connectors for the outputs These connectors follow the standard pinout configuration used for the TASCAM DA88 series The 9806 interface card is NOT used for audio interconnection and does not follow this convention The connector on the remote control is a type DB9 male 32 7 2 1 CONNECTORS FOR I O CARDS 9803A 9803A MET 9804A 9805C M 9805 5 9808 9814 7 2 1 1 PINOUT OF THE DB25 AUDIO CONNEC
30. ions such as CUE SPEAKER SYSTEM SELECT MONO INSERT WILD group and SHIFT The switches on the left hand side of the bottom row deal with listening levels including CUT DIM SPLA and SPLB Next to them is a rotary shaft encoder that serves a number of functions on the DIRECTOR This ROTARY ENCODER is normally the variable volume control for the speakers but it becomes a selector in programming mode The switches on the right of the ROTARY ENCODER control the PEC and DIR groups 22 Figure 3 Remote Control 1234 5678 1 17 2 18 6 22 5 21 4 20 3 19 7 23 8 24 E LN LL L ON 17 20121 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 34 16 32 33 36137 40 eL IA CN CN man L C R SR LFE ML MR ae s TO 2 49 5253 56 CUE MONO INSERT WILD SHIFT raea E O O 73 76 77 80 EN Ed m CONTROL ROOM QODU 23 5 1 5 1 1 5 2 9840 REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS 9840 remote control gives you access to the programming features of the DIRECTOR that are used during a session Note While programming the MONO mix or the sources the DIRECTOR will remain active for some of the function
31. ive flashing or on but remember that each input can only be assigned to one BUSS at a time If you change the BUSS assignment of an input it will be changed for all the SOURCES that use this input Use the ROTARY ENCODER to select another input and repeat the operation for all the inputs that you want assigned to that SOURCE To end the source programming mode press any of the SOURCE keys or the SHIFT key MONO INPUT AND OUTPUT ASSIGN This function enables you to assign any of the 8 BUSSES to the MONO mix and lets you redirect the output of the MONO signal to the left right or center speaker 24 5 2 1 PROCEDURE Press hold the MONO key Toggle the SHIFT key once Release the MONO key and the shift key The SHIFT key LED will be flashing indicating programming mode The MONO key LED will be flashing indicating that mono is being programmed The display shows M in Mono buss inputs The 8 LEDs of the ENABLE switches will be on or flashing A flashing LED means that the BUSS is not being sent to the MONO mix A solidly lit LED means that the BUSS is being sent to the MONO mix To toggle the status of the BUSS assignment to the MONO mix press on the ENABLE key that is on or flashing Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the right to select the MONO output The display shows M out Mono output To toggle the status of the output assignement of the MONO mix press on the ENABLE key that is lit o
32. l of Lo Ro output as been lowered by 3 dB to avoid clipping 11 2 3 FRONT PANEL The front panel of the DIRECTOR mainframe has a two line 20 character Liquid Crystal Display LCD It also has switches for CUT 4 Presets STORE LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN and a ROTARY ENCODER Figure 2 Front Panel CUT SETUP 1 SETUP2 SETUP 3 SETUP 4 STORE DIRECTOR 9800 VER 4 12 SETUP 1 BANK 1 CUT Mutes all outputs to the speaker systems via a relay that shorts out the line SETUP 1 Recalls setup 1 bank 1 or setup 5 bank 2 from memory SETUP 2 Recalls setup 2 bank 1 or setup 6 bank 2 from memory SETUP 3 Recalls setup 3 bank 1 or setup 7 bank 2 from memory SETUP 4 Recalls setup 4 bank 1 or setup 8 bank 2 from memory STORE Saves any changes made to the pre selected SETUP Once a change has been made in any of the menus the STORE LED will flash to indicate that the function has become active If at any moment you decide not to keep your changes just press one of the four SETUP buttons to reload from that memory Shifts the menu to the next item to the left gt Shifts the menu to the next item to the right Allows change the value that is shown the LCD Returns you to the main menu level Sends you to the sub level menu 12 3 MENU SYSTEM RELEASE 4 The LCD displays all user information available on the DIRECTOR system Use the four arrow keys to n
33. logic low applied to this pin will select the stereo solo input instead of the remote selected sources This control is only active if you have the EXTSOLO2 CTRL enabled in the menu You must have the 9814 Downmix Solo in card installed to be able to route the Solo audio signal to the speaker system When an external solo control signal is active the LED on the MONO key will flash on the remote 35 8 1 LEVEL CALIBRATION The DIREC TOR is designed to handle maximum levels of 28 dBu at any input 28 dBu at the Insert send and 22 dBu at the speaker output In order to optimize both headroom and noise performance it is important to calibrate levels properly Notes 1 The operating level of all sources should be identical to provide consistent acoustical levels when switching from one source to the other 2 If several sources are selected simultaneously the combined level will rise diminishing the headroom at an average rate of 3 dB every time you double the number of sources 3 Most power amplifiers are capable of providing full power clipping with audio levels in the range of 0 to 8 dBu peak levels not average operating levels 4 The DIRECTOR is built using 1 resistors The channel to channel gain variations are minimal ELECTRONIC LEVELS 8 1 11 PROCEDURE Values in brackets xxx are the factory default and probably a good starting point for your setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
34. lways at least one source selected at any time Should you want to have no signal in the busses or insert sends select a source that has no input assigned to it 6 2 SHIFT KEY Selecting the SHIFT key will bring you to the second bank of sources 17 to 32 The same instructions apply to both the shifted bank and the non shifted bank Refer to the source key paragraph for information on how to use the sources 27 LED STATUS Shift bank is selected source 17 to 32 OFF Shift bank is not selected source 1 to 16 Note There is at least one source selected at any time When you select the shifted bank for the first time there will be no source selected in that bank all source LEDs blank but the previous source selection is still active The previous bank selection will be de activated the moment you select a new source in the shifted bank WARNING You cannot make any source selection if you keep the shift key depressed 6 3 WILD KEY The WILD key gives access to two different functions depending on the selected WILD group mode If the WILD group mode is ON the WILD key will behave like the other group masters PEC and DIR If the WILD group mode is OFF the WILD key will behave like a SOURCE but this source will toggle on and off when selected without any effect on the other sources The other sources will have no effect on the WILD source either This function is really useful in ADR when music ambiances and sou
35. m Adgil Design inc 9808 8 Channel Matrix Input Rev 1 0 2005 08 09 1 of 1 47 10 17 APPENDIX H DOWNMIX SOLO Internal Imput Buses DownMix Buses Electronically Balanced Buffers Balanced DounMix Outputs and Solo Inputs Bus LFE 57575757575 Page 1 af 1 2005 08 09 48
36. microprocessor control card that provides an interface between the outside world connections the remote control the front panel and all the audio cards in the chassis 7 2 2 1 OF FEMALE DB25 1 DIGITAL GND 2 DIGITAL GND 3 RS422 RECEIVE 4 RS422 TRANSMIT 5 REMOTE ENABLE INPUT 6 10 VOLT FUSED AT 250ma 7 DIR LED OUTPUT 8 DIR PADDLE SWITCH INPUT 9 SPKRA OUTPUT 10 TALK GPI OUTPUT 11 EXT SOLO1 CTRL INPUT 12 EXT DIM CTRL INPUT 13 DIGITAL GND SHELL CHASSIS GND 14 10 VOLT Current limited 270 ma 15 10 VOLT Current limited 270 ma 16 RS422 RECEIVE 17 RS422 TRANSMIT 18 NOT CONNECTED 19 NOT CONNECTED 20 PEC LED OUTPUT 21 PEC PADDLE SWITCH INPUT 22 SPKRBC GPI OUTPUT 23 CUE GPI OUTPUT 24 EXT CUT CTRL INPUT 25 EXT SOLO2 CTRL INPUT Pins 1 to 6 and 14 to 17 are used to connect to the 9840 Remote Control via a provided 50 cable Canare A2C3 The other pins can be used to connect to external commands and indicators Note RS422 Transmit and Receive signal are those from the 9806C Card point of view 7 2 3 CONNECTOR FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL 7 2 4 7 2 3 1 PINOUT OF MALE DB9 1 DIGITAL GND 2 DIGITAL GND 3 RS422 RECEIVE 4 RS422 TRANSMIT 5 REMOTE ENABLE INPUT SHELL CHASSIS GND 6 10 VOLT Current limited 270 ma 7 10 VOLT Current limited 270 ma 8 RS422 RECEIVE 9 RS422 TRANSMIT CONNECTIN
37. mpleted the digital readout on the remote control will display the actual listening levels in the room In the following procedure the values in square brackets xxx are examples of the nominal levels used in a film mixing theater Notes 1 Only LEVELS may be calibrated with the DIRECTOR not EQ 2 The SPL display on the 9840 remote control 85 is just an indication that reflects what the level would be if a Pink Noise at nominal level 0 VU was sent to one channel L PROCEDURE Determine the nominal listening level 85 dBC slow reading pink noise in one channel This will become SPL A See ITU ISO 2969 or Dolby recommendations Determine how much headroom is needed 20 dB Determine what the alternate listening level should be 79 dBC slow This will become SPL B Decide how much extra gain you may want to apply to your listening program material 6 dB to check for background noise for example Go to the menu on the front panel called SPL A Turn the front panel ROTARY ENCODER until the display reads 6 000 dB the extra gain above normal listening level as defined in step 4 Save that level Go the menu on the front panel called SPLA Reference Turn the ROTARY ENCODER until the display reads the value for your nominal listening level 85 Save that level Go to the menu called Turn the ROTARY ENCODER until the display reads the alternate listening level 12 000 6 dB below SPL AJ
38. nd effects have to be brought in and out without deselecting the dialogs LED STATUS ON Wild source is selected OFF Wild source is muted Note When you assign sources to the WILD key in GROUP MODE the SHIFT key remains active so that you can select both banks of sources 6 4 ENABLE KEYS These keys can function as either MUTE or SOLO for the individual speaker channels The mode selection is programmed from the front panel of the DIRECTOR LED STATUS ON Channel is enabled FLASH Channel is muted OFF Channel is disabled i e There is no input routed to that channel Note Mute turns off only the selected channel the others are untouched Solo mutes all other channels leaving the selected one untouched It is possible to mute or solo more than one channel at a time 65 SPKRAKEY Selects the multi channel speaker system A LED STATUS ON Speaker system A is selected OFF Speaker is not selected 28 6 6 SPKRB KEY Selects the stereo speaker system B Note if you have a dual multi channel DIRECTOR system SPKRB will select the second multi channel speaker system LED STATUS ON Speaker system B is selected OFF Speaker system B is not selected 6 7 SPKRC KEY Selects the stereo speaker system C LED STATUS ON Speaker system C is selected OFF Speaker system C is not selected 6 8 MONO KEY Selects or de selects the software pre configured mono source and sends it to the software pre configu
39. nitoring in surround It can handle from one up to eight speaker channels making it suitable for mono stereo 4 channels LCRS 6 channels 5 1 or 8 channels 7 1 monitoring It has a number of functions that make it very useful in the studio and easy to interface with other equipment While working on a specific project the channel assignment for each piece of equipment must be determined From that time on and for the duration of the project this assignment will remain the same However there are several standard channel assignment schemes and some non standard as well The input section of the DIRECTOR be conformed to suit any format Being source selector and not a mixing desk one input can only be assigned to one speaker at a time The inputs are derived from the outputs of the various machines containing your mix elements multitrack tapes DAWs etc For example if channel 7 of machine 2 is a LEFT channel the corresponding input of the DIRECTOR say input 15 will be assigned to the LEFT speaker Inputs are selected using a SOURCE button on the remote control A source can be any combination of inputs that must be selected together i e all 6 channels of a DVD playing in a 5 1 format The DIRECTOR allows you to have 32 different SOURCE combinations Sometimes it s necessary to listen to more than one source at a time For example during a film mixing session working with stems you may want to select any one of the st
40. o to the sub menu FROM SETUP 1 Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate source memory setup 3 Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the destination submenu TO SETUP 2 Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate destination memory Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the confirm submenu Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to confirm YES NO Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting and initiate the copy Wait until the memory is copied Repeat this procedure if necessary 21 4 4 1 9840 REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW 9840 remote control is the operator s interface It has all necessary controls and indicators normally required in the course of a session The left hand side has LED indicators showing which inputs are in use This is particularly useful when many inputs or combinations of sources are selected At the bottom left there is a 4 digit alphanumeric display giving relevant information according to the mode the remote control is in It normally displays the monitoring level as set by SPLA REF and the position of the tap on the attenuator ladder In a programming mode it will prompt you as to what is being programmed The top two rows of switches are the SOURCE select switches In combination with the SHIFT key these switches give access to the 32 sources The switches on the third row are the CHANNEL ENABLE keys These can be either MUTE or SOLO for the individual speaker channels The fourth row has various funct
41. puts that have been preconfigured in the source menu EXAMPLE Selecting SOURCE1 would enable the first six inputs of card one and send these inputs to the busses that have been selected in the buss assignment menu SOURCE 01 BUSS ASSIGNEMENT SOURCE ASSIGNEMENT 9808 01 INPUT 01 LEFT INPUT 01 ON 9808 card 01 CH2 INPUT 02 RIGHT INPUT 02 ON 9808 card 01 CH3 INPUT 03 CENTER INPUT 03 ON 9808 01 CH4 INPUT 04 SUR LEFT INPUT 04 ON 9808 01 CH5 INPUT 05 SUR RIGHT INPUT 05 ON 9808 01 CH6 INPUT 06 LFE INPUT 06 ON All remaining INPUTS on SOURCE 01 OFF 6 1 2 SOFT GROUPING GROUP MODE ENABLED To select multiple sources in the soft grouping mode all you have to do is hold down one of the source keys and press the other sources to select or de select them As long as you have one of the source keys selected you can continue selecting or de selecting sources If you have selected multiple sources the first source key you selected has become your group master To select or de select the whole group all you have to do is to press that first source key 6 1 3 GROUP MODE DISABLED If the GROUP MODE is DISABLED the source key will only toggle that source on and off when depressed it has no effect on other sources WARNING you are in GROUP DISABLED mode the soft grouping selection is disabled LED STATUS ON Source is selected OFF Source is muted Note There is a
42. r flashing To end the source programming mode select any of the SOURCE keys the SHIFT key or the MONO key Note The Mono mix can be assigned to SPKR L Ror C in a multi speaker setup If soeaker B or C is selected the Mono mix will always go to L R regardless of the output assignment 5 3 MEMORY SETUP SELECTION This function lets you select eight different memory setups 1 to 8 5 3 1 PROCEDURE Press and hold the CUT key Toggle the SHIFT key once Release the CUT key and the SHIFT key Only the SHIFT key LED will be flashing The display shows SETx x 1 to 8 Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the new memory setup 1 to 8 that is to be selected The only key that will save the new setup selection is the SHIFT KEY ANY OTHER KEY WILL RELEASE YOU FROM THE MEMORY SETUP MENU WITHOUT CHANGES Note This function is the same as the one found on the front panel SETUP 1 through 4 and bank selection 25 5 4 is the select key for the GROUP 5 4 11 PROCEDURE Press and hold the PEC key Toggle the SHIFT key once The PEC key LED is flashing as well as the SHIFT key LED Release both the PEC and the SHIFT keys Select the SOURCES that are to be part of the PEC group using the SOURCE keys Press again to deselect Once a SOURCE has been selected its LED will remain ON indicating that it is is part of the group Press the PEC key to exit the programming mode
43. r systems by a pre selected amount This amount can be adjusted in the DIM menu on the front panel of the DIRECTOR LED STATUS ON All speaker systems are dimmed FLASH All speaker systems are dimmed by an external dim control signal OFF All selected speaker systems are not dimmed 6 13 SPLA KEY This key sets the output to a pre selected level This level can be adjusted in the SPLA menu on the front panel of the DIRECTOR LED STATUS ON level of the system matches the SPLA level OFF The level of the system does not match the SPLA level 6 14 SPLB KEY This key sets the output to a pre selected level This level can be adjusted in the SPLB menu on the front panel of the DIRECTOR LED STATUS ON level of the system matches the SPLB level OFF The level of the system does not match the SPLB level Note When the SPLA or SPLB levels are attained the corresponding LED will be active on the remote If neither of the two LEDS is on then the system is not at either SPLA or SPLB 6 15 PEC KEY This key selects the sources assigned to the PEC group LED STATUS ON PEC is selected OFF PECis not selected 30 6 16 DIR KEY This key selects the sources assigned to the group LED STATUS ON DIR is selected OFF DIR is not selected 6 17 INPUT LEDS The 80 LED display on the left side of the 9840 remote will reflect the status of the inputs If an input is selected the corresponding led w
44. red speaker output LED STATUS ON The MONO function is active FLASH The external SOLO signal is active OFF The MONO function is inactive Note The inputs and outputs are pre selected in the mono in and mono out menu on the front panel of the DIRECTOR The MONO source has its level stored in memory This can be modified by turning the ROTARY ENCODER while keeping the MONO key depressed The level will show on the display from 0 1 to 12 0 This level has approximately 18 dB of range and is not a calibrated level 6 9 CUE KEY This key triggers the CUE GPI output Momentary or toggle action as selected in the CUE GPI menu on the front panel of the DIRECTOR LED STATUS ON Cue GPI open collector output is active OFF Cue GPI open collector output is not active 6 10 INSERT KEY This key selects the signal sent to speakers and meters LED STATUS ON signal from the 9804 insert return card is selected OFF The signal from the 9803 buss amplifier card is selected 29 6 11 This key mutes speaker outputs LED STATUS ON All speaker systems are muted FLASH All speaker systems are muted by an external cut control signal OFF All selected speaker systems are unmuted Note This is an electronic switch as opposed to the CUT switch on the front panel of the mainframe that activates a relay on the output of the unit for speaker protection 6 12 DIM KEY This key dims all speake
45. s like CUE SPKRA SPKRB SPKRC SPLA SPLB and INSEHT so you can continue monitoring while programming SOURCE AND BUSS ASSIGN This function enables you to assign any number of INPUTS to a SOURCE and lets you change the BUSS assignment of an INPUT PROCEDURE Select a SOURCE by pressing on any of the 32 source keys or the WILD key While keeping that SOURCE key depressed toggle the SHIFT key once Release the SOURCE key and the SHIFT key The SHIFT key LED will be flashing indicating programming mode The SOURCE key LED will be flashing indicating which source is being programmed The alpha numeric display shows IN 01 and input 1 on the 80 LED column is flashing If any of the 80 inputs is associated with that SOURCE it will be shown on the 80 LED column The assignment of INPUT 01 is shown on the 8 LEDs of the ENABLE switches A flashing LED means that the INPUT is not associated with the selected SOURCE but is assigned to that BUS A LED that is on means that the INPUT is associated with this SOURCE and assigned to that BUS To toggle the status of this INPUT press on the ENABLE key that is lit deselects the input from the Source or flashing selects the input into that source and keeping the input assignement or unlit selects the input into the source and changing the input assignement IMPORTANT NOTE You can change the BUSS assignment by selecting a different ENABLE key than the one that is act
46. the ROTARY ENCODER to YES NO YES enables the left and right solo signals to the center speaker NO disables them Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Press the UP ARROW key to go to the main menu Note If the mono sum is sent to C this sum will go to the center speaker if SPKR A surround is selected If SPKR B or C stereo is selected the mono sum will go to L R regardless of the mono out selection 3 13 EXTSOLO2 CONTROL Enables or disables activation of the solo input mode by an external control Refer to the GPI section for more information on the external GPI configuration 3 13 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or YES enables the external solo1 control signal to be active NO disables it Press STORE to keep the new setting Note EXTSOLO 2 control and output assign are an exact duplicate of the EXTSOLO l It provides a second control to be used in the case of a dual console operation allowing separate solo functions EXTSOLO 2 shares the audio input signals with EXTSOLO1 only the controls are different 3 14 CHANNEL ENABLE Sets the channel enable buttons on the remote to a SOLO or a MUTE type action If SOLO mode is active depressing one of the channel enable keys will mute all channels except the one selected If MUTE mode is selected depressing one of the channel enable keys on the remote will mute that particular channel only 3 14 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to S
47. trol signal is active the LED on the MONO key will flash on the remote EXT DIM CTRL INPUT Logic active low diode protected input A logic low applied to this pin will dim all the speaker systems by the pre selected dim amount When an external dim control signal is active the LED of the DIM key will flash on the remote DIGITAL GND The reference for all switches and LEDs Return for the 10 V 7 2 4 2 Pins 20 to 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 PEC LED OUTPUT TTL level 5 volt active high driven through a 300 ohm resistor to drive an LED directly The LED is on when the PEC group is active PEC PADDLE SWITCH INPUT Logic active low diode protected input A logic low applied to this pin will select the PEC group and de select all other active groups or sources SPKRBC GPI OUTPUT Open collector output Pulse Provided to switch an external unit requiring switching when one of the stereo speaker system B or C is selected i e DOLBY SURROUND DECODER SDU 4 See SPKRA GPI to select a multi channel setup CUE GPI OUTPUT Open collector output It provides an output to interface with an external cue signal red light cue light etc EXT CUT CTRL INPUT Logic active low diode protected input A logic low applied to this pin will mute all the speaker systems When an external cut control signal is active the CUT key LED will flash on the remote EXT SOLO2 CTRL INPUT Logic active low diode protected input A
48. u Note This display is an indication only It is not a measure of the actual level in the studio PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate reference SPLA REF 60 to 140 dB Kl Press STORE to keep the reference in memory 3 8 MONO INPUT EGET 3 8 1 Selects which busses that are sent to the mono summing amplifier PROCEDURE 4 Press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu LEFT NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the left channel in the mono sum NO disables it E Press STORE to keep the new setting Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next buss to be sent to the mono sum RIGHT NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the right channel in the mono sum NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting Repeat this procedure for all the busses Press the UP ARROW key to go to the main menu 3 9 MONO OUT 3 9 1 Selects how the mono sum will be heard It can be sent to the Left Speaker the Right Speaker or the Center Speaker PROCEDURE V Press the DOWN ARROW key to go to the sub menu CENTER Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES NO YES enables the mono sum to the center speaker NO disables it Kl Press STORE to keep the new setting 3 Use the RIGHT ARROW to select the next output for the mono sum LEFT NO Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to YES or NO YES enables the mono signal to the left speaker NO disables it Kl Press
49. udio signals to their respective speaker outputs Selecting SOURCE 3 on the remote would enable the last 4 channels of CARD 02 and the first 2 channels of CARD 03 and send the audio signals to their respective speaker outputs Selecting SOURCE 4 on the remote would enable the last 6 channels of CARD 03 and send the audio signals to their respective speaker outputs 3 4 DIM DEFAULT 18 0 DB Programmable DIM adjustable from 0 000 dB to Mute in increments of 375 dB 3 4 11 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate dim value DIM 18 000 dB Kl Press STORE to keep the value in memory 3 5 SPLA DEFAULT 6 000 DB Programmable SPLA adjustable from 0 000 dB to Mute in increments of 375 dB Note The level control works as an attenuator with taps every 0 375aB SPLA is a programmed tap on the ladder 3 5 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate value SPLA 6 000 dB Kl Press STORE to keep the reference in memory 3 6 SPLB DEFAULT 12 000 DB Programmable SPLB adjustable from 0 000 dB to Mute in increments of 375 dB Note Like SPLA SPLB is a tap on the ladder 3 6 1 PROCEDURE Turn the ROTARY ENCODER to the appropriate value SPLB 12 000 dB Kl Press STORE to keep the reference in memory 16 3 7 SPLA REFERENCE DEFAULT 85 3 7 1 Once you have adjusted your DIRECTOR to certain SPL level for SPLA you can display that level on the 9840 Remote control by selecting it in this men
50. urposes What you see is what you hear It is the same signal that feeds the Master and Slave output cards before level control Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector OUTPUT Channel 1 LEFT Channel 2 RIGHT Channel 3 CENTER Channel 4 SURROUND LEFT Channel 5 SURROUND RIGHT Channel 6 LFE Channel 7 MID LEFT Channel 8 MID RIGHT 2 2 4 9804 INSERT RETURN CARD SLOT 12 This card has 8 balanced line inputs It also includes the mono summing amplifier Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector INPUT Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 LEFT RIGHT CENTER SURROUND LEFT SURROUND RIGHT LFE MID LEFT MID RIGHT 2 2 5 2 2 6 9805 MASTER OUTPUT CARD SLOT 13 The 9805C M is the output card for the first 4 channels of your main surround speaker system SPKR outputs L R C and SL It also contains two auxiliary stereo outputs SPKR B and SPKR C All outputs have multi turn trimpots accessible through openings in the card to enable you to match levels to those of your amplifier system They are from top to bottom L R C SL for speaker system A Below the DB25 connector you will find Left Right trimpots for speaker system B and finally Left Right trimpots for Speaker system C Refer to Section 7 2 2 for the pinout of this connector OUTPUT Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 C

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