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AMS Neve 4081 manual

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  • Page 1

    NEVE 4081 Quad Mic Preamp User Manual for Software V 1.02 or later Issue 2[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Health & Saf ety Notice FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF OTHERS, PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS [ READ THESE INSTRUCTIO NS AND KEEP THEM HANDY [ HEED ALL SAFETY WARNINGS [ DO NOT USE NEAR WA TER [ CLEAN ONL Y WITH A DRY CLOTH [ DO NOT INST ALL NEAR HEA T SOURCES [ DO NOT BLOCK VENT[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Table of C ontents Health & Safety Notice............. ............. .......... ............ ............. ............. ........ ............ ............. ............. ....... ... ...2 Introduction................... ............. ......... ............. ............ ............. ........... .......... ............[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Introduction The 4081 Quad Mic Preamp builds on the incredible success of the 1081 and 1081R modules and provides both powerful control and legendary Neve s ound. P erfect for vocals, ADR and Foley rec ording, t he 4081 features mak e it the number one choice for any studio, OB truck or liv e stage environment. Every funct[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Channel Cont rols The channels can be controlled from the front panel, from a remote Mac or PC or from Pro T ools using the optional remote control softw are. By default, the unit powers-up with all functions locally controllable and settings are retained on power-down. The unit is powered by the silver switch with the Nev[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Rear Connect ors (Optional Digital Board not shown). Mic / Line Inp ut XLRs Employs standard XLR wiring: 1 Screen 2 Hi 3 Lo Mic / Line O utput XLRs These can either be used as Direct Outputs from the unit, or as Insert Sends. The Output is Post - the Gain control. Pin-outs as above. Power input 48 volts, 8-pin connector . [...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 (these subsequent units should have the blue USB /RS485 button on the rear pushed out to select RS485 control). The RS 485 communication protocol uses standard RJ9 connectors for connecting cables where multiple units can be chained together (cabling not supplied). Please note that when connecting multiple units, each 4081[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 For this sw itch, it is On when in the up position. > Remo ve the lid to the unit, and set the 1 st (left-m ost) switch on this block to be ON , then set the switches on the rear of the unit to the following: Unit ID Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 9 Off Off Off 10 On Off Off 11 Off On Off 12 On On Of f 13 Off Off On 14 On O[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Optional Digit al / Firewire car d This optional module has 2 FireWire ports, W ordclock sync IN and OUT and a 25-way D-ty pe connector for AES Ins/Outs. If this option is not present, there will be a blanking plate fitted instead, (as shown in the previous section), plus the Sample Rate leds & buttons on the front of [...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Installing the software – PC USB Driver Before continuing, please connect the 4081 by USB to the PC and power the unit up. Before installing the control software, you will need to install a US B driver to enable communication between the PC and the 4081. This can be downloaded from: http://www .ams-neve.info/ftp/4081_USB[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 4081 Softwa re The install procedure is the same, regardless of whether the software is installed on a standalone PC or on a Pro T ools PC. Double-click the Setup icon and the install will begin. > Click Next . > Click I Accept the Agreement . If you select I Do Not Accept The Agr eement , the install procedure will [...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 > Click these options if you wish to have a Desktop icon or a Quick launch icon for the installed application. > Click Next . > Click Install . The software will start to install, with a progress bar indicating how far it has progressed > Click Finish . If you wish to launch the programme at this point, c lick [...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Standalone Contr ol Setup – PC The software is launched from Windows Start Menu / Pr ograms / 4081 Remote Mic Pr e-Amp Controller . (Also at this location is the User Manual plus the option to uninstall). As the software opens, it automatically detects the presence of connected racks and shows at the bottom of the screen[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 The settings can be saved and recalled independently using the Store Preset and Load Preset buttons that launch conv entional Windows Save and Load dialogues (see below). These Stores will save all the control settings of all the attached r acks, not just for the currently displayed rac k. Setup / Test Important Note When [...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 MIDI Port Setup Please see section on Pro T ools Control. Reset Curr ent Rack / Res et All Racks > Click either of these two buttons to either reset the currently selected rack, or reset all the detected rac ks back to default va lues (both Gains set to minimum values; all switches set to Off ) Please note that the comm[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Store Preset > When selected, a standard Windows Save dialog will open. This allows you to take a snapshot of the settings of a ll the racks that are currently connected and save it to a desired location. This file is global, ie it takes a snapshot of all controls for all the connected racks. There is no limit to the nu[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Installing the software – Mac The install procedure below is for Mac software version 10.4 or later . > At any point in the ins tall, you can return to the previous screen by click Back . If you have a differen t version of software installed, there may be subtle differences on the screens shown below, but the basic i[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 > Click Install to continue, and the software will start to be installed. Once installed, a confirmation screen will report it has been installed successfully . > Click Close . Once installed, a program called Remote Mic Control will be placed in the Applications folder . The programme can either be run from there, o[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Pro Tools Cont rol Setup Control is sent and received between the 4081 and Pro T ools via USB or RS 485 protocol. The first 4081 unit needs to have the USB / RS485 switch on th e rear of the unit set to USB (plus a USB cable from the unit to the PC [or Mac]). Subsequent units in the daisy-chain, need to ha ve this switch s[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Midi ports will be mapped to the available r acks and displayed, col our coding the IN and OUT fields: Red Una vailable Input Blue A vailable Input Green A vailable Output > Click 81 Setup at the top of the screen. > Click MIDI Rack Setup and the rack display page will open. > Click the Reset button if you want th[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Dimensions: si ngle unit - 21 -[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Dimensions: 2 units for rack-m ounting - 22 -[...]

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    4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Technical / Physical Info rmation Dimensions 19" Rack Mount Width mm (inches) Height mm (inches) Depth mm (inches) 2 units plus fixing brack ets 218 (8½) 88.2 (3½) 267 (10½) Power Require ments External Power supply Rated Voltage 100 – 240V AC External Power supply Rated Frequency 50 - 60 Hz External Power supply[...]