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HPW TM Mixing Console Owner’ s Manual[...]

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HPW Owner’ s Manual Owner : Pur chase Date : Model Number : Serial Number : opt- external PSU Serial Install Date : Installed By : Dealer Name : Dealer Number : Contact Number :[...]

Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “ dangerous voltage ” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Intended to aler t the user of the presence of impor tant operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the [...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y IN STR UCTION S WARN ING: When using electrical products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any of[...]

WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ACHTUNG: Beim Einsatz von Elektrogeräten müssen u.a. grundlegende V orsichtsmaßnahmen befolgt werden : 1. Lesen Sie sich diese Anweisungen durch. 2. Bewahren Sie diese Anweisungen auf. 3. Beachten Sie alle Warnungen. 4. Befolgen Sie alle Anweisungen. 5. Setzen Sie dieses Gerät nicht in der Nähe von W asser ein. 6. [...]

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INSTRUC CIONES IMPORT ANT ES P ARA SU SEGURIDAD CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. Guarde estas instrucciones. 3. Haga caso de todos los consejos. 4. Siga todas las instrucciones. 5. No usar este aparato cerca del agua. 6. Limpiar solamente con una[...]

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1 block diagram p.11 2 mono input p.14 4 ster eo inputs p.21 3 automix p.27 5 gr oups p.28 6 auxes p.33 7 left - right p.35 8 mono output p.37 9 matrix mix p.39 10 master section p.40 11 power supply p.53 12 specifications p.58 p. 10 contents appendices HPW TM owner’ s manual table of contents[...]

2 block diagram p. 11 GC GC +48V G R GC G R G R G R PAN EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI HI PASS + - HI PASS + - EQ LO MID HI + - + - 4 3 2 1 D 4 3 2 1 C B A A B C D Sheet Date: D of Sheet Title: Title: MERIDIAN MS HI PASS + - + - + - EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI BALANCE G R HI PASS HI PASS EQ LO MID HI G R +48V EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI EQ LO [...]

HPW TM owner’ s manual block diagram 2 p. 12 GC GC +48V G R GC G R G R G R PAN EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI HI PASS + - HI PASS + - EQ LO MID HI + - + - 4 3 2 1 D 4 3 2 1 C B A A B C D Sheet Date: D of Sheet Title: Title: MERIDIAN MS HI PASS + - + - + - EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI BALANCE G R HI PASS HI PASS EQ LO MID HI G R +48V EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI EQ L[...]

2 block diagram p. 13 GC GC +48V G R GC G R G R G R PAN EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI HI PASS + - HI PASS + - EQ LO MID HI + - + - 4 3 2 1 D 4 3 2 1 C B A A B C D Sheet Date: D of Sheet Title: Title: MERIDIAN MS HI PASS + - + - + - EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI BALANCE G R HI PASS HI PASS EQ LO MID HI G R +48V EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI EQ LO LO-MID HI-MID HI EQ LO [...]

1 p. 14 HPW TM owner’ s manual mono input 3 + 4 8 V - +4 8 v ol ts D C i s a pp l i e d e q u a l l y ( t h r o u g h c u r r en t- l i m i t i n g r es i s t o r s ) t o b o t h p i n s 2 a n d 3 o n t h e m i c - i n p u t X L R co n n e c t o r . T h i s f e a t u r e i s u s e d w i t h c o n d e n s e r m i c r o - p h o n e s a n d a c t i [...]

p. 15 mono input 3 EQ features M a n y a u d i o s i g n a l s c o m i n g i n t o t he c o n s o l e r eq ui r e s o m e d eg r ee o f c or r ec ti v e e qu a l i z a - t i o n i n o r de r t o b e p a rt of a g oo d s o u n d i n g m ix . T h e i n p u t E Q c o n s i s t s o f f ou r - b a n d s : hi gh , h i g h - m i d , lo w- m i d a n d l o [...]

p. 16 HPW TM owner’ s manual mono input 3 P R E (a ux 1–6 ) - T h e d ef a u l t s i g n a l s o u r ce fo r t h e s e Au x s e n d s i s p o s t - f a d e r . T h i s s w i t c h i s u s e d f or s el e c t i n g t h e P r e- fa d e r s i g n a l f or Au x e s 1 - 6 . Th e n o r m a l P r e - f a d e r s i g n a l i s d e r i v ed P o s t - E [...]

channel muting features T h e H P W ™ i s e q u i p p e d w i t h a n 8 - S c e n e m ut i n g s y s t e m . An in p u t c h a n n e l c a n b e a s s i g n e d t o a n y o f t h e 8 a v a i l a b l e g r o u p s ( 1 t h r u 8 ) . Wh e n a M u t e S c e n e p r es et ( l o c a t e d i n t h e M a s t e r m o d u l e ) i s a c t i v e, al l c ha n[...]

p. 18 HPW TM owner’ s manual mono input - options 3 CHAN 1 CHAN 2 CHAN 3 CHAN 4 CHAN 5 CHAN 6 CHAN 7 CHAN 8 CHAN 1 CHAN 2 CHAN 3 CHAN 4 CHAN 5 CHAN 6 CHAN 7 CHAN 8 HP-Eight Input EQ PCB (Viewed From Rear) D.O. PRE INSRT POST EQ D.O. PRE INSRT POST EQ CHAN 1 CHAN 2 CHAN 3 CHAN 4 CHAN 5 CHAN 6 CHAN 7 CHAN 8 CHAN 1 CHAN 2 CHAN 3 CHAN 4 CHAN 5 CHAN 6[...]

3 p. 19 mono input - options user options T h e r e a r e a nu mb e r o f u s e r o p t i o n s a v a i l a b l e f or t h e M o n o i n p u t s . Th es e a r e i mp l e m e n t e d b y w a y o f s o l d e r -p a d s o n t h e b a c k - s i d e o f t h e M o n o I n p u t c i r c u i t b o a r d s ( u p p e r E Q b oa r d o f t h e p a i r ) . Th e[...]

p. 20 HPW TM owner’ s manual featur es overview 4 r e a r p a n el f ea t u r e s d i r e c t ou t 1 /4 " T R S ja ck - T he i n p u t c h a n n e l ' s s i g n a l i s a v a i l a b l e a t t h i s o ut p u t j a c k . T h e d e f a u l t s i g n a l r ou ti n g i s d e r i v ed Pr e- f a d e r / P o s t - E Q . T h i s c a n b e c h a[...]

p. 21 automix (optional) 5 automix T h e a u t o m i x op t i o n i s c o m p ri s e d o f a s e t o f e i g h t m o n o c ha n n e l s th a t h a v e a u t o - m a t i c g a i n - sh a r ed mi x in g c a pa b il i t y . T h e c i r cu it ry d et e r m i ne s w h i c h i n p u t i s t h e l ou d - e s t a n d g i v e s i t d o m i n a n ce i n t he[...]

g a i n 1 &2 - T he s e c o n t r ol s a d j u s t t h e i n p u t g ai n s o f t h e t w o s el e c t a b l e i n p u t s ( T R S a n d R CA ) . Bo th L e f t a nd R i g h t c i r cu it s a r e s im ul t a n e o u s l y a d j u s t e d . U n i t y g a i n i s a t t h e m i d - p o i n t ( w i t h a d e t e n t ) , mi n a n d m a x g ai n a d j[...]

aux send features T en a u x s e n d s a r e a va il a b l e f or c r ea ti n g i n d i v i d u a l o u t p u t m i x e s f r om t h e S te r eo I n p u t s . T h e s e m i x es ca n b e u s e d f or d r i v i n g e ff e c t s p r o c e s s o r s , pr o v i d i n g m o n i t o r m i x e s , cr e a t i n g b r oa d c a s t o r a lt e r n a t e s o u[...]

5 p. 24 ster eo inputs channel muting features m u t e - Pr es si n g t h i s s wi t c h m ut e s t h e s t e r eo fe ed t o a n y o f t h e a s s i g n e d b u s e s a nd a n y A u x s e n d s . T h e m u t e i s p a r t o f t h e m u t e s c e n e p r o g r a m m a b l e f u n c t i o n a n d b e h a v es j u s t a s t h e m u t e s i n t he m o [...]

HPW TM owner’ s manual ster eo input - options 5 Solder -Blob locations p. 25 CHAN 5 HPW Input EQ PCB (upper) CHAN 5 CHAN 6 CHAN 7 CHAN 8[...]

user options T h e r e a r e a nu mb e r o f u s e r o p t i o n s a v a i l a b l e f or t h e S t e r eo in p u t s . Th e s e a r e i mp l e m e n t e d b y w a y o f s o l d e r -p a d s o n t h e b a c k - s i d e o f t h e S t e r eo I np u t c i r cu it b o a r ds ( u p p e r E Q b o a r d o f t h e p ai r ) . Th e r e a r e a n u m b e r o [...]

r ear panel connectors T h e c o n n e c t o r s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a l l t h e S t e r eo In p u t s a r e l oc a t e d o n t h e r ea r p a n e l . L i n e I n p u t 1 h a s 1 / 4 ” TR S j a c k s , L i n e I n p u t 2 h a s u n b a l a n c e d R CA i n p u t s . Th e T R S i n p u t s a r e b a l a n c e d a n d c a n a c c e p t e i [...]

p. 28 HPW TM owner’ s manual gr oups (audio subgroups) 6 f e a t ur e s T h e H P W i s e q u i p p e d w i t h 8 a u d i o s u b g r o u p s , in a dd i t i o n t o t h e m a i n L / R a n d M o n o m i x b u s e s . Al l o f t h e I n p u t s ( M o n o a n d S te r eo ) h a v e f ul l a s s i g n m e n t c a pa b i l i t i e s t o a l l 1 1 o f[...]

p. 29 gr oups 6 gr oup monitoring features W i t h i n t h i s G r ou p s e c t i o n , t he 10 0 m m f a d e r i s n o r m a l l y i n t h e G r o u p a u d i o p a t h . T h i s c a n b e c h a n g e d w i t h t h e u s e o f t h e F a d e r -R e v e r s e s wi t c h . Wh e n t h e F a d e r -R e v e r s e s w i t c h i s d e p r es se d , t h e [...]

p. 30 HPW TM owner’ s manual gr oups 6 fader -r everse function using the HPW as a monitor console B e c a u s e o f i t s 1 0 Au x s e n d s , t h e H P W c a n b e u s e d a s a 1 0 - o u t p u t M o n i t o r m ix er . E a c h i n p u t c h a n n e l c a n a c c e s s a l l o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l A u x m i x es , al lo wi n g 1 0 u n i [...]

p. 31 gr oups 6 gr oup mixing features A f t e r u s i n g t h e g r ou ps t o c r ea te t h e d e s i r ed su b - m i x e s , y o u t y p i c a l l y w a n t t o r ou t e a nd c o m b i n e t h e m w i t h o t h e r s i g n a l s o r g r ou ps t o c r ea te v a r i o u s o u t p u t m i x es . T h e s e m i x es ca n b e y ou r f i n a l h o u s e[...]

p. 32 HPW TM owner’ s manual gr oups 6 gr oup connectors- rear panel T h e H P W g r ou p o u t p u t c o n n e c t i o n s a r e l oc a t e d o n t h e M a s t e r r e a r o u t p u t p a n e l . Ea ch g r ou p f ea t u r es a 1 / 4 ” T R S o u t p u t c o n n e c t o r , a l o n g w i t h a 1 / 4 ” TR S I n s e rt co n n e c t o r . T h e o[...]

p. 33 auxes 7 auxes (auxiliary mixes) T en A ux b u s e s ar e a va i l a b l e fo r c r e a t i n g i n d i v i d u al o u t p ut m i x e s f r o m t h e I n p u t c ha n - n e l s o f t h e Co n s o l e . Th e s e m i x e s c a n b e us e d f or dr i v i n g e f f ec t s pr o c e s s o r s , p r o v i d - i n g m o n i t o r mi x e s , c r ea t i[...]

p. 34 HPW TM owner’ s manual auxes 7 aux connectors-rear panel T h e H P W A u x o u t p u t co n n e c t io n s a r e l o c a t e d o n t he M a s t er r ea r o ut p u t p an e l . A l l o f t h e a u x i li a ry o u t pu t s a r e f u l l y ba l a n c ed w i t h a ux e s 1 - 8 f ea t u ri n g X L R c o n n e c to r s a n d a u x e s 9 a n d 1 0[...]

p. 35 left - right 8 left and right (main audio buses) f e a tu r e s T h e H P W i s e qu i p p e d wi t h 3 ma i n a ud i o b u s es i n a dd it i o n t o t h e 8 au d i o s ub g r o u p s . T h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e ma n ua l d ea l s w it h 2 o f th o s e 3 ma i n b us e s - L ef t a n d R i g h t , a n d t h e M o n o b u s w i l l b e d[...]

p. 36 HPW TM owner’ s manual left - right 8 fader -r everse function using the HPW as a monitor console B e c a u s e o f i ts 1 0 Au x s e nd s , th e H PW c a n b e u s e d a s a 1 0 -o u t p u t M on i t o r m ix e r . E a c h i n p u t c ha n n e l c an a c c es s a l l o f t h e i nd i v i d u al A u x m i x e s , a l l o w i ng 1 0 u ni q u[...]

mono (main audio bus) f e a tu r e s T h e H P W i s e qu i p p e d wi t h 3 ma i n a ud i o b u s es i n a dd it i o n t o t h e 8 au d i o s ub g r o u p s . T h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e ma n ua l d ea l s w it h 1 o f th o s e 3 ma i n b us e s - t he M o n o b u s . T h e M o n o b u s i s di r ec tl y a ss i g n a b le f r o m a l l o f t h[...]

L/R and mono connectors- rear panel T h e H P W M o n o o u t p u t co n n e c ti o n s a r e l o c a t e d o n t he M a s te r r ea r o ut p u t p an e l . T h e o u t p u t f ea tu r es a m al e X L R o u t p u t c o n n e c to r , a l o n g w i t h a 1 /4 ” TR S I n s ert co n - n e c t o r . Th e ou t p u t is a s erv o b al a n c ed X L R j [...]

matrix mix T h e H P W f ea t ur es a 2 - ou t p u t M at r i x s ec t i o n . Ea c h M a t r i x ca n c o ns i s t o f a m i x t ur e o f a n y o f t h e 11 m a i n m i x b us e s : th e 8 au d i o s ub g r o u p s , L e f t , R i g h t , a n d M o n o . E a c h o f t h e s e m a in b u s e s fe ed t h e 2 m a t ri x b u s e s t h r o u g h i n d [...]

¡ ster eo returns featur es T h e HP W ha s 2 st e r eo r e t u r n s lo c a te d wi th i n th e M a s t e r mo d ul e. T h e s e in pu ts ar e d e s i g n e d to ac ce p t li ne le v e l ba l an c e d si gn a l s (f r o m an ef f ec t s un i t , a C D p l a y e r , o r o t h er l i n e l e v e l s o u r c e ) o n t h ei r 1 / 4 ” TR S b al a n [...]

¡ EQ features M a n y a u d i o s i g n a l s c o m i ng i n t o t h e c o n s o le r eq ui r e s om e d e g r e e o f c o r r ec ti v e eq ua l - i z a t i o n i n o rd er t o b e p art of a g oo d s o u nd i n g m ix . E a c h st e r e o in p u t is eq u i p pe d wi th a f i x ed -f r eq ue n cy , th r ee -b a n d EQ . T h e HF an d LF b a n d s[...]

¡ channel muting features M U T E a n d M U TE L E D P r es s i ng t h i s sw it c h w il l m ut e th e s t er eo fe ed t o a n y o f t h e a s s i g n e d b u s e s a nd a n y A u x s e n d s . T h e a s s o c i a t e d r ed -L E D wi l l i l lu m i n a t e wh e n t he s t e r e o c h a n n e l i s m ut ed . bus assignment features T h e b u s a [...]

¡ master section signal monitoring features T h e s t e r eo in pu t s a r e e q u i p p e d w i t h a b i c ol o r L E D th a t d is p l a y s t he s u m me d , Pr e- f a d e r s i g n a l l e v e l w i t h v a ry i n g in t e n s it y g r e e n i l l u m i n a t i o n , a n d a l s o i n d ic a t e s i mp e n d - i n g c h a n n e l ov e r l o a[...]

¡ alter nate outputs featur es T h e H P W h a s 2 a l t e rn a t e o u tp u t s l oc a t e d w it h i n t h e M a s t e r m o d u l e . Th e s e ou t p u t s a r e d e s i g n e d t o al l o w t h e u s e r t o s e l e ct t h e s ig n a l s ou r c e t h a t i s b e i n g o u t p u t. Th is f ea tu r e i s e s p e c a i l ly us e f u l wh e n s en[...]

¡ p. 45 master section m a s t e r T h i s k n o b c on t r o l s t h e m a i n l ev e l o f t h e a l t e r n at e o u t pu t . P K / S i g L E D T h e A f t e r - F a d e r s i g n a l i s s h o w n a s v a ry i n g G R E E N i n t e n s i t y , w h i l e t h e ch an n e l c l i p w a r n i n g i l l um i n a t e s RE D . A F L W h e n th is s w[...]

ambience inputs featur es T h e H P W h a s be e n d es i g n e d w it h a s te r eo mi c am b i e n ce i n p u t fo r “ r ea l l i f e” s ou n d e n h a n c e m e n t . T h i s f ea t u r e a l l o ws s o u n d fr o m t h e r oo m t o b e a d de d t o t he s o u n d s y s t e m a l l o w in g b e t te r r ef le c ti o n o f w ha t t h e a u d [...]

¡ p. 47 master section a u x se nd le v e l 5 -8 T h e s e k n o b s a d j u s t t h e a m o u n t o f s i g n a l s e n t t o t he c o r r e s p o n d i n g A U X b u s e s . Un it y g a i n o c c u r s a t t h e z e r o s et t i n g , w i t h 6 d B a d d i t i o n a l g a i n a v a i l a b l e a b o v e t h a t . No te : Th e Au x S e n d s d e [...]

p. 48 ¡ master section: monitoring and control o v erv ie w T h e H P W i s e qu i p p e d wi t h v e r s a t i l e m o n i to r i n g , ta l kb a c k , an d m ut in g s ec t i o n s t ha t a l l o w th e o p er a t o r t o m o n i t or a n d c on t r o l t h e v a r i o u s s i g n a l s w i t h i n t h e c o ns o l e. A b r i e f o v e rv i e w [...]

¡ p. 49 master section 1 0 5 1 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 3 master section: monitoring and control m o n i t o r s e ct i o n T h e d e d i c a t ed M o n i t or S e c t i on a l l o ws th e u se r t o l is t e n t o a n d v ie w t h e v a r i o us s i g - n a l s o p e r a t in g w i t h in t h e C on s o l e. T h i s s e c t i o n c o n s i s ts o f t he m o[...]

¡ 1 0 9 1 0 8 m o ni t o r o u tp u t 1/ 4 " T R S j a c k ( r e a r p a n el ) T h e m o n i t o r ou t p u t s ig n a l i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e se o u t p ut j a c k s . Th e j a c k s ar e i m p e d a n c e - b a la n c e d a nd g r o u n d - c o m p e n s a te d . T i p i s + D r i v e, Ri n g i s -D r i v e R e t u r n , S l e e [...]

¡ p. 51 master section h e a d p h on e s ou r c e T h e o p e r a t o r c a n u s e t h e h ea d p h o n e s t o l i st e n t o t he v a r io u s s i gn a l s w i th i n t h e C o n s o l e. Th e h e a d ph o n e s a r e n o r m a l l y f ed fr o m w h a t e v e r s o u r c e s a r e s el e c te d i n t he M o n i t o r S e c ti o n . T h e l e v[...]

1 1 5 ¡ t a l k b a ck s ec t i on T h e o p e r a t o r c a n u s e t h e b ui l t - i n f ac i l i t ie s o f t he H P W t o t a l k to t h e m ai n , gr o u p , or a u x b u s e s i n t h e c on s o l e. Of te n ti m e s , th e op e r a t or w i l l n ee d t o se l e c t i v e l y c om m u- n i c a t e w i t h a p e r f or me r , o r s l a t e [...]

¡ p. 53 master section 1 2 1 1 1 9 power supply - inter nal i n t e r n al s up p l y T h e H P W i s e qu i p p e d wi t h a n i n t e r na l p o w e r s u p p l y , ba s e d on a u ni v er sa l i np u t , s w i t c h- m o d e d es i g n . A s s u c h , y o u c a n po w e r t h e H P W fr o m a n y w o r l d w i d e A C m a i n s v ol ta g e fr o[...]

12 c o n s o l e r ea r - e xt e r n a l D C c o n n e c t i o n e x t er n a l p o w e r s u p p ly - f r o n t e x t er n a l p o w e r s u p p ly - r e a r e x t er n a l p o w e r s u p p ly - D C o ut c on n e ct o r NO TE: The 2U rack-mount panel can be remov ed from the chassis if a stand-alone , floor or desktop supply is pref err ed. Remov[...]

e x t e r n a l p o w er s u p p l y T h e s t y l e a n d p i n o u t o f t h e D C C o n n e c t o r s o n t he H P W a r e t he s a m e a s t h e C r es t X - S e r i e s o f c on s o l e s ( X - E i g h t , X - F o u r , X- VCA , X - M o n i t o r ) , an d t h e e x i s t i n g X - S e r i e s s u p p l y CA N b e u s e d t o p o w e r t h e H [...]

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