Sigma KAMESAN KS-342 manuale d’uso

KS-342 4-channel mixer Operating manual                            ?[...]

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3 KS-342 Introduction Tha nk yo u fo r t he purcha se of t he K a mes a n K S - 342 4 - chan nel por t a ble m i x er . T h is m i x er i s desig ned t o pro v ide yo u w ith the most exi ble a nd p ow erf u l featu re s av a i la ble in a sma ll, ea sily por t a ble packa ge. Ke y point s i ncl ude : A wide range of in put op tions, including +[...]

4 KS-342 Notes on the Operating Environment A void u si ng th is u nit i n place s w it h hig h h e at or h ig h hum id - it y a s da ma ge or ma l fu nct ion may re sult . W hen u sin g i n a n ex c eptiona l ly cold en v i ronment, bat ter y ser v ice li f e may be shor tened, a nd t here may be a d rop i n per f or mance. If at a ll po s sible ,[...]

5 KS-342 Connection of Microphones WARNING Connection of microphone cables and microphones: to prevent hazard or damage, ensure that only microphone cables and microphones designed to the IEC 268-15A standard are connected. Connexions des microphones et de leurs câbles: pour éviter tout endommagement, s’assurer de brancher uniquement des microp[...]

6 KS-342 Before o p era ti ng the K a me sa n KS - 342 , y ou should be a wa re of the f ol lowi ng p oint s : A l l X LR - 3 connector s (ma le a n d f ema le ) a re w ired w it h t he f ol - lowi ng pi no ut s : 1= g round , 2 = hot, 3 = cold . The AC adaptor jack i s a tip - ne gat iv e connect ion. D O NO T at - tempt to ma k e a ny connect ion[...]

7 KS-342 NOTE If the unit is not to be used for an extended period of time, remove the batteries fr om the unit. Do not leave dead batteries in the unit. The bat ter ies ar e conta ined in a s t a nda rd bat t er y ho lder , which slides out for ea sy replacement. Add itiona l bat t er y holders c a n be pur cha sed and “pre - l oaded” w ith sp[...]

8 KS-342 The t ouch f a steners a t eit her side ma y be u sed to t idy c a bles, a s w ell a s t o res t ra i n t he mi xer in it s c a se. Y ou c a n u se the pocket i n the ca s e to store spa re bat t er ie s, adaptor s, etc. Y ou c a n secure the top ap usi ng the touch fas tener when it i s f olded back to a l low oper at ion of the front [...]

9 KS-342 Features and panel items For the mo st pa r t, the e xpla nat ions g iv en f or the i ndiv idua l pa r t s of the K S - 342 w il l a llow yo u to oper ate t he m i x er eff ec - tive ly . Y ou sho u ld therefo re read t hi s pa r t of t he ma nual c a re - fu l ly i n order t o u nderst a nd t he ma ny f ea tu re s a nd operat ions po s si[...]

10 KS-342 The rout in g sw it ch sends t he au x si g na l t o t he L a nd R ma in out - put buss es ( AUX M IX ) or to the monit or bus only ( AUX MO N I ) or completely off (center p osit ion) . Right side (viewed from front) Th i s sect ion is ch iey t he o utput s f rom t he mi x er:     [...]

11 KS-342 used a s d ir ect output s from cha n nels 3 and 4). T he wi r ing is : 1 = g round, 2 = L + , 3 = L –, 4 = R + , 5 = R –. T here is a choice of output le vels : – 20 dB or – 60 d B, select a ble by the sw itch immed iately belo w th is c onnect or . ST OUT Th is u nba la n ced 3.5 m m stereo jack output provides a nother stereo o[...]

12 KS-342 Front panel The f ront pa nel is wh ere y ou w i l l ma ke the maj or it y of the se t - ti ng s wh ile you are u sin g the K S - 342.               ?[...]

13 KS-342 ti me, b ut i n th i s ca se, t he le ve l a n d r ig ht VU meter i ndica t ion w i ll b e low er tha n t he act ua l va l ue s. Channel faders The nominal position is a t about the 2 o’clock position, when the fader is pointing to the channel number . NOTE In MS mode, faders 1 and 2 have a slightly different meaning, as explained in th[...]

14 KS-342 2. Tur n the pow er on (up), and t hen tur n the oscilla tor switch on (down). 3. T o monitor both channels toge ther , set the monitor ing selection switch to the L/R setting (f or an explana tion of the monitor ing switch settings). 4. Adjust the le vel of the outputs so tha t the meter reads 0 dB (or the equivalent, depending on the me[...]

15 KS-342 VU sc ale These meters conform to the V U st a nda rd, pr ovidi ng a n av era ged lev el read ing. 0 V U ma rk s the ref erence pos ition. BBC scale Dev eloped b y the Br it ish Broadc a s ti ng C or p ora tion, th is pea k m e ter st a nda r d goes f rom 1 to 7 (e ach step repre - sent s 4 d B ) w ith a fa st r ise a nd slow fal l t i me[...]

16 KS-342 Expansion The K S - 342 ma y be u sed to g et her wit h the K S - 60 0 1 sub mi xer , which prov ides a fur ther fo ur ch a nnels of input f eed i ng t he AUX bus, a nd/or the KS - 60 02 com p res s or / E Q m o dule, wh ich pro - v ides sweepable 2 - ba nd E Q a nd compres sion facilit ie s for e ach cha nnel. T he K S - 3 42 c a n ac t [...]

17 KS-342 Specications Audio specications In put levels (all conti nuo usly va ria bl e and e lec t ron ic ally ba la nced) MI C –7 0 t o – 30 dBs LI N E –20 to + 4 dBm AUX –20 to + 4 dB m In put im pe da nce MI C 3 .0 k Ω LI N E 60 0 Ω AUX 1 0 k Ω Hea dro om 3 2 dB (pre - fa der in put) An alo g out put levels MAI N + 4 / 0 / –2[...]

18 KS-342 Other parameters Mic rop ho ne p owe r P- 48V (max imu m po wer 1 0 m A) A - B 12V ( ma xim um p ow er 30 m A) L CF (low - c ut lter ) 20 Hz — 200 Hz, cont inu ous ly var ia ble, – 1 2 d B / oc t a ve Os cill ator 1 k Hz (± 1 0 % ) Compre sso r Thre sho ld le vel +3/+ 6 /+ 9 /+ 1 2 d B Att ac k t ime 2 ms (appro x) Releas e t ime [...]

19 KS-342 Power and general specications Inter nal p o wer su pp ly 8 x t yp e 3 ( A A) dr y - cell b att erie s, c ar rie d in st an dard bat ter y holde r 1 x NP-1 NiCd bat ter y , c a rr ie d in opt io nal b at ter y hold er Exter n al p owe r sup ply + 1 0 V to + 15 V ( m ax imu m cur rent 0 .5 A ) Current No min al 1 6 0 m A Dig it al o ut [...]

20 KS-342 Block diagram                              [...]

21 KS-342                              ?[...]

22 KS-342 About Kamesan Si g ma Sys tem s E ng ineer ing w a s st a r ted i n 1 97 2 t o dev elop a nd design prof essional mixers f or studio and remote broadcast applications. Today , f ol low i ng the “ slow and ste ady ” p r i nciple of the tor t oi se, we hav e bu i lt up our s a le s a nd ou r reput at ion to t he ex tent that we now en j[...]

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