Klark Teknik DN9344E manual

DN9340E/DN9344E Digital Equaliser Operator Manual Klark Teknik, Klark Teknik Building, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Worcestershire. DY11 7HJ. England. Tel: +44 (0) 1562 741515 Fax: +44 (0) 1562 745371 Email: info@uk.telex.com Website: www.klarkteknik.com DN9340E/DN9344E HELIX Operator Manual DOC02-DN9340E/44E Issue B – August 2006 © Telex Co[...]

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The light ning flas h with ar rowhea d symbol w ithin an equilate ral tria ngle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uni nsulated “Dangerous Voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The ex clamatio n point within[...]

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Telex Communica tions (UK) Limited, Kla rk Teknik Bu ilding, Walter Nash Road, Kiddermi nster. Worcs. DY1 1 7HJ. England. Tel: +44 1562 741515 Fax: +44 156 2 745371 www.midasconsoles .com www.klarkte knik.com DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, Telex Communications (UK) Limited of, Klark Teknik Building, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, D[...]

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Thank You For Using This Klark Teknik Prod uct Our engineers have designed this product with unc ompromising dedicati on to providing the superb audio performance, ease of use and rugged re liability that meets the demands of live sound engineering. Please take time to complete and return the Kl ark Teknik three-year warranty registration card and,[...]

6.4. Dynamic Equa lisation .................................................................................. 20 6.4.1 Soft Key Fu nctions ............................................................................................. 20 6.4.2 Touchstrip operation with Dynamic equa lisation ...................................................... 21 6.[...]

10. DN9340E AND DN9344E R EMOTE C ONTROL S ETUP ......................................... 40 10.1. Overview ................................................................................................................ 40 10.2. HELIX DN9340E/DN9344E uni t interconne ctions ........................................................... 40 10.2.1 Conn[...]

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ATTENTION! 1 Please ensure that you read and follow the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS at the front of this manual and the SAFETY WARNINGS and INSTALLATION CONSIDERA TIONS given below. Safety Warning To prevent shock or fire hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock do not remove covers. Refer servicing to qualif[...]

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Quick Reference 3 1. Q UICK R EFERENCE 1.1. DN9340E Front Panel 1 Access buttons Access buttons to control each type of equalisation – GRAPHIC , PARAMETRIC , DYNAMIC , FILTERS . Press the HOME (SETUP ) button (11) to return to the home page. 2 EQ active LED s These sho w if a particu lar type of EQ is curr ently affec ting the overall frequency r[...]

Quick Reference 4 1.2. DN9344E Front Panel 1 Remote control active indicators (green) x 4 These show that that the master unit is currently controlling the channel by remote control. Often referred to as the “me” light. There is one indicator for each of the channels 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B. 2 Alphanumeric displays for sections 1 and 2 Each section h[...]

DN9340E & DN9344E Key Features 5 2. I NTRODUCING THE DN9340E/DN9344E The Klark Teknik DN9340E Helix di gital equaliser is a two-channel audi o digital equaliser packaged in a 2RU, 19” rack-mounting format. The two channels can be controlled independently as two separate mono equalisers or linked for stereo operation. The unit has been desi gn[...]

DN9340E & DN9344E Key Features 6  Space efficiency The Helix system allows exceptionally compact EQ systems to be assembled. For example, one DN9340E and six DN9344E uni ts would provide 26 channels of EQ, each with graphic, parametri c, and dynamic EQ, plus flexible filt ers, all in 8U of rack space.  Interface to Midas consoles To furth[...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 7 3. F RONT P ANEL : DN9340E 3.1. EQ Access and Displays 1 Access buttons Access buttons to control each type of equalisation: GRAPHIC , PARAMETRIC , DYNAMIC , and FILTERS. Pressing one of these buttons selects the type of EQ to be controlled. These buttons do not affect the actual sound at all - they just [...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 8 3.2. Bypass, Channel Select, Soft Keys and Alphanumeric Display 1 BYPASS button On the home page this bypasses the complete unit for the selected channel (both channels if linked). When a particular EQ type is selected (by the buttons above the BYPASS button), the bypass operates on that type of EQ only. [...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 9 3.3. Touch Strip, Store and Reca ll, Home (Setup) and Data Entry 1 Two part touch strip The touchstrip is used to select individual faders or fil ters and can also be used to adjust gain settings. Press either part briefly to select a particular filter or fader. Press and hold or tap repeatedly to in crea[...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 10 3.4. PC Port, Metering and Power 1 PC port connector 8-pin mini-DIN socket for connecting to an RS -232 serial port on a PC or other remote control device. (Ethercon connectors are provided on the rear panel for remote control via Ethernet.) 2 Input Metering Input meter ing incorp orating multi-po int cl[...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 11 1 4. R EAR P ANEL : DN9340E 1 Mains inlet socket Mains inlet unit is auto sensing over the range 10 0-240V AC. 2 Ethernet 2-port Ethernet switch for remote control using Cat-5 cabling . 3 RS-232 serial interface RS-232 serial interface for S olo Tracking System operation in association with MIDAS console[...]

Signal Flow: DN9340E 12 5. S IGNAL F LOW : DN9340E[...]

Operation: DN9340E 13 6. O PERATION : DN9340E 6.1. Home Page The home page is accessed from any of the EQ pages by pressi ng the HOME (SETUP) button. In the setup menu the HOME (SETUP ) button is pressed repeatedl y to move through the menus. After the last menu entry the display returns to the home page. On the home page, the large display shows t[...]

Operation: DN9340E 14 6.1.3 Touchstrip Operation on the Home Page In the home page, the touchstrip is inoperative.[...]

Operation: DN9340E 15 6.2. Graphic Equalisation Select graphic equalisation by pressing the GRAPHIC button. The default display for the graphic EQ is 31 faders indicating the gai n of the 31 bands of the 1/3 octave equaliser. The left encoder can be used to sel ect a fader and then the right encoder can be used to set the gain for that fader. Alter[...]

Operation: DN9340E 16  Automatic features page • Auto Gain - this feature, originally introduced on the Klark Teknik DN3600 equali ser, automatically adjusts the system gain so that the overall program level remains constant despite changes in equal isation. The left encoder enables or disables this feature. If set to “No” then the graphic[...]

Operation: DN9340E 17 6.2.2 Touchstrip operation with Graphic equalisation On the Graphic EQ page, the touchstrip provides an alternati ve to using the encoder knobs for selecting and operating the faders on the di splay. If you are not currently using the Freq/Level menu, the unit automatically switches to it when you press the touchstrip. Touch e[...]

Operation: DN9340E 18 6.3. Parametric Equalisation Select p arametric equalisa tion by p ressing the PARAMETRIC button. The disp lay for th e parame tric equa liser is s imilar t o the ho me page , showing t he frequ ency res ponse - in this case just for the parametric sections. At the top is a legend that shows which PEQ section is currently acti[...]

Operation: DN9340E 19  EQ remove page This page allows the currently sel ected PEQ section to be deleted entirely (as oppose d to bypassed see IN/OUT below). The centre encoder is turned cl ockwise to remove the section, and then the right encoder is also turned clockwise to confirm. 6.3.2 Touchstrip operation with Parametric equalisation On the[...]

Operation: DN9340E 20 6.4. Dynamic Equalisation Select dynamic equalisation by pressing the DYNAMIC button. The disp lay for th e parame tric equa liser is s imilar t o the ho me page , showing t he frequ ency res ponse of the two dynamic EQ sections. However, please note that for each of the two sections there are two different curves drawn. These[...]

Operation: DN9340E 21  Time constants page This page allows the attack and release time constants to be set - i n other words how quickly the unit will respond to a sudden increase in l evel (attack) or a sudden decrease in level (rel ease).  EQ settings page • EQ type - this allows control over the characteristi cs of the equaliser. Propor[...]

Operation: DN9340E 22 6.5. Filters Select filters by pressing the FILTERS button. The display for the filters is similar to the home page, showing the frequency response - i n this case just for the filters . At the top is a legend t hat indicat es which f ilter is current ly active for contro l and also how many filters are in use. So, for example[...]

Operation: DN9340E 23  Filter settings page • Filter type - available types are Notch, Low Pass (normal and peaking), High Pass (normal and peaking), Hi Shel f and Lo shelf. • Graph display - three modes are available, to ensure that clear information is availabl e for any application. “Curve” mode shows the over all response of the whol[...]

Operation: DN9340E 24 6.6. Metering Comprehensive audio metering i s prov ided by eight LED bargraph meters: There are a pair of input meters (labelled “A” and “B” for audi o channels A and B, respectively) that show the input l evel immediately following the input gain control. These can therefore be used as a guide for setting the input g[...]

Operation: DN9340E 25 6.7. Clear Down Sequence Because of the comprehensive facilities available on the DN934 0E, it may be important to ensure that the unit is ‘cleared down’ before use. Remember to clear down both channels A and B if the unit is not linked for stereo operation. There are a number of possibl e strategies for this:  A. Recal[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 26 7. S ETUP MENU : DN9340E 7.1. General The DN9340E provides various set up options for adapti ng the operation of the unit to best suit your operational requirements and preferen ces, as follows: • Comms channel setting for controlling a network remotely via a PC or using a DN9340E as a master controll er (Page 1) • Front [...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 27 7.2. Comms channel (Page 1) The Comms page lets you select the communications channel on which the unit, acting as slave, will send/receive data to/from a controlling PC. Al ternatively, you can select the DN9340E unit as a master to control the network. The master unit not only controls the network but also acts as a slave u[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 28 7.2.2 Using a DN9340E for master control Comms channels 1 to 32 are available, enabli ng a mater/slave network with one DN9340E unit acting as the master and up to 31 DN9340E and/or DN9344E sl ave units.  To select a master remo te communications channel 1 Press HOME (SETUP) for more than one second to access the Set Up me[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 29 7.3. Front Panel lock (Page 2) This allo ws the fro nt pane l contro ls to be locked by means of an eight-character password. Four levels o f Panel Lo ck are po ssible: • Unlocked – All co ntrols availab le. • Lock + Recall – This leaves the Recall button active so that saved memories can be still be recall ed. • Lo[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 30 7.4. Analogue/Digital Input Select (Page 3) This page selects the input source for input channels A and B on a paired basi s due to the sharing of channels for the AES/EBU input. There are six options availa ble: • ‘Anlg INT’ –audio source is analogue inputs. Internal di gital clock is synchronised to on-board referen[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 31 7.5. Digital Output Cl ock Select (Page 4) This page selects the clock reference for the digi ta l AES/EBU outputs. Note that the output clock reference settings are i ndependent of sampling frequency. The available options are: • ‘System’ – the digital output is locked to the D N9340E’s system clock. Note that this[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 32 7.7. LCD contrast adjustment (Page 6) To ensur e optimum scre en visib ility in a r ange of lig hting cond itions, it is pos sible to ind ividu ally adjust the contrast of the two LCD displays. • “Al pha” adjusts the contrast of the alphanumeric display • “Graphi c” adjusts the contrast of the large graphic displa[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 33 7.10. Power-up Logo (Page 10) The eq ualiser nor mally sho ws a logo p age du ring power-u p, includ ing infor mation su ch as so ftware version number.  To switch the logo on/off, turn the left con trol knob. 7.11. Ethernet Settings (Pages 11 and 12) When controlling the DN9340E unit remotel y via Ethernet, the unit requi[...]

Setup Menu: DN9340E 34 7.11.2 Ethernet Sub net Mask Setup (Page 12) After setting the IP Address, it is necessary to ch eck the Ethernet IP Address Subnet mask on each unit. The default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.  To check and edit the Subnet Mask 1 Step through the Set Up menus to the Ethernet S/Net Network setup page shown opposite. 2 Turn th[...]

Using the DN9340E Memories 35 8. S TORING AND R ECALLING S ETTINGS : DN9340E The DN9340E includes two types of memory l ocation , to p rovide ma ximum flex ibility in a range o f applications. There are 32 user memories in battery-backed-u p SRAM and 32 preset memories in non-volatile FLASH memory. Recalling settings from either memory type uses th[...]

Remote Control 36 9. DN9340E AND DN9344E M ASTER /S LAVE R EMOTE C ONTROL A DN9340E master unit can control multiple DN9340E and DN9 344E units as slaves. Note For more details on linking units together and remotel y control from a PC, see Section 10. 9.1. Connections In order to set up a master/slave network Helix system, first connect the units t[...]

Remote Control 37 9.4. Getting started Connect the units using the Ethernet ports as described above. Set the comms address for each slave unit - ignore the master unit for now. It doesn't matter what addresses you use, but each unit MUST have a unique address (two unique addresses for a D N9344E).  On a DN9340E: 1 Press and hold HOME (SETU[...]

Remote Control 38 9.5. Operation  To select slaves, go to th e home page by pressing HOME (SETUP) . 1 Press the lowest of the four soft keys labelled "Comms”. A set of boxes will appear on the large graphic screen. The boxes will contain channel numbers, which correspond to each audio channel in the system. 2 Use the touchstrip to select [...]

Remote Control 39 9.7. Copy channel function It is possible to copy a whole audio channel's settings to another channel or to multipl e channels. Note Mono channels can only be copied to other mono channels, and stereo linked channels can only be cop ied to o ther ster eo linked channels. 1 On the Master unit's Comms page, press the soft [...]

Remote Control 40 10. DN9340E AND DN9344E R EMOTE C ONTROL S ETUP A slave network of up to 32 DN9340E/DN9344E uni ts can be linked together and remotely controlled from a PC running the Elgar Library Manager and HELIX DN9340E or DN9344E RCS add-in software. Further d etails on t hese comme rcially a vailable so ftware ap plications can be f ound on[...]

Remote Control 41 10.2.1 Connecting the HELIX DN9340/DN 9344E units in a daisy chain The diagram below shows a typical example of the HELIX DN9340/DN9344E units connected in a daisy ch ain co nfigurat ion. 10.2.2 Connecting the HELIX DN93 40E/DN9344E units to an Ethernet switch or hub The diagram below shows each HELIX DN9340E/DN9344E unit directl [...]

Remote Control 42 10.3. Ethernet Connection For familiarisation purposes, a basic Ethernet connection may be made to a single unit by connecting the Ethernet cable to either of the unit’s rear panel Ethernet sockets and to the network socket on the laptop PC or wireless access point (wi reless option). Note For Ethernet connectivity, the HELIX DN[...]

Remote Control 43 10.3.3 Configuring the DN9340E for Netwo rk Communication Before you can control the DN9340E from your remote software, there are number of configuration settings to check on the DN9340E unit(s): • First, you must configure the system devices (the l aptop/PC and HELIX DN9340E units) to communicate with each other using TCP/IP pr[...]

Remote Control 44 10.4. Serial Connection (Option) There is an option to control your system remotely from a l aptop/ PC via the RS-232 connection (the “PC PORT”) on the front panel of the first HELIX DN9340E/D N9344E unit. It is possible to connect to other HELIX DN9340E/DN9344E units from the rear Ethernet port(s) when using a seri al connect[...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9344E 45 11. F RONT P ANEL : DN9344E 11.1. Alphanumeric displays, SETUP, Metering and Power 1 Alphanumeric Displays for sections 1 and 2 The large red alphanumeric displ ays can be used to show electro nic scrib ble-st rip info rmation, L ast Me mory Rec alled or Set Up menu options. There are two displays, one p[...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9344E 46 11.2. Indicators, Up and Down Butto ns, PC Port and Scribble Strips. 1 Remote Control Active indicators (green) for Channel 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B. This indicator shows that the master unit is currently controllin g this ch annel by remote co ntrol. Gr een lamp s are often referred to as the “me” lights. [...]

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9344E 47 1 12. R EAR P ANEL : DN9344E 1 Mains inlet socket Mains inlet uni t is auto sensing over the range 100-240V AC. 2 Ethernet 2-port Ethernet switch for remote control using Cat-5 cabling . 3 Inputs 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B Analogue – electronicall y balanced XLR audio input sockets Pinouts: Pin 1 Screen Pin 2 H[...]

Signal Flow: DN9344E 48 13. S IGNAL F LOW : DN9344E[...]

Operation: DN9344E 49 14. O PERATION : DN9344E The DN93 44E is designe d to be r emotely contr olled u sing one of the follow ing meth ods: • Remote control from a master DN9340 E unit. For details, see Section 9. • Remote control from a PC running the Elgar Library Manager and HELIX DN9344E RCS add-in software. For details, see Section 10. •[...]

Operation: DN9344E 50  To select a remote communications channel 1 Press and hold the SET UP button to open the Comms menu. Note that the red alphanumeric displays are now showing Last Recall ed Memory and Communication (COMMS) mode. The blue display mode indi cator illuminates to emphasise this fact. The UP and DOWN buttons illuminate to show t[...]

Operation: DN9344E 51  To enable the Contact Closure (RELAY) mode 1 Press and hold the SETUP button to enter the SETUP menu. Note that the red alphanumeric displays are now showing Last Recall ed Memory and Communication (COMMS) mode. The blue display mode indicator li ghts to emphasise this fact. The UP and DOWN buttons illuminate to show that [...]

Operation: DN9344E 52 15.3. Password Page (Page 2) This allows the presets to be password protecte d to prevent unauthorised editing. The password is six characters long.  To set a password 1 Press and hold the SETUP button to open the Comms menu. Press SET UP again. 2 Press UP on the right-hand section of the unit (Section 2) to highlight the f[...]

Operation: DN9344E 53 15.5. Digital Output Clock Select (Pages 5 and 6) The next two pages select the clock reference for the digi tal AES/EBU outputs 1 and 2. Note that the output clock reference settings are independent of sampl ing frequency. The available options are: • ‘INT’ – the digital output is locked to the DN9344E’s internal sy[...]

Operation: DN9344E 54 15.6. Ethernet Settings (Page 7) When controlling the DN9340E unit remotel y via Ethernet, the unit requir es an individual IP Address and Subnet Mask to be set. For more information on remote control set ups, see Sections 9 and 10. The IP Address is entered manuall y on each unit in the network using the DN9344E’s front pan[...]

Application Notes 55 16. A PPLICATION N OTES 16.1. Dynamic EQ Over the years a number of professional audio products have provided dynamic equalisation functions of various types. What all these systems have in common is that the frequency response of the device varies depending on the si gnal level. Many units are based on compressor/expande r tec[...]

Application Notes 56 If we now replace the parametric with a Helix equaliser and selec t the dynamic EQ, we have some additional controls. Frequency and Q controls are as before, but now we have two pairs of controls replac ing the s ingle cut a nd bo ost con trol; thes e are [ low thres hold] / [low le vel], and [ high threshold] / [high level]. I[...]

Application Notes 57 Without changing modes or making any other sele ctions, we can make the unit operate ‘the other way up’ just by sele cting su itable va lues for th e two thre sholds and levels se e Figure 3 . In this ca se, [low th reshol d] is -20 dBu, [low le vel] is 0dB, [hig h thres hold] is - 5dBu, and [high le vel] is +12dB, so that [...]

Application Notes 58 16.2. What do we mean by all these Q types? The “Q” of an audio equaliser describes the steepnes s of the filter - the degree to which it will affect signals either side of its nominal or “centre” frequenc y. In general, the Q of a peaking filter is defined mathematically: as, where the bandwidth (in Hz) is the range of[...]

Application Notes 59 Proportional Q Proportional Q is the mode of operation familiar to users of the Klark Teknik analogue graphic equalisers, such as the DN360. As the amount of cut or boost is increased, the Q al so increases. This has the effect of making the equaliser “focus” more tightly as the amount of EQ is increased. This allo ws a fai[...]

Application Notes 60 Symmetrical Q This class of equaliser has the same curves in boost as the constant-Q type, but then has cut responses that are symmetrical with the boost ones. In other words, the bandwidth i n cut is defined not according to our usual definition of Q (see constant-Q above) but as “the point were the si gnal is cut by 3dB les[...]

Application Notes 61 16.3. What is AES/EBU? AES/EBU refers to the professional digital audio transmission system, jointly specifi ed by the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the European Broad cas t Union (E BU), which al lows the tra nsmission of two chann els down a shield ed twiste d pair cab le using time divis ion multip lexing (TDM) with on[...]

Technical Specification: DN9340E 62 17. T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATION 17.1. DN9340E Analogue Inputs Two Type Electronically balanced (pin 2 hot) Impedance ( Ω ) 20k Common Mode Rejection >80dB @ 1kHz Digital Inputs One 2-Channel Input Type AES/EBU Impedance ( Ω ) 110 Sample Rate 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz*, 96kHz* Word Length 24-bit or 16-bit * SRC[...]

Technical Specification: DN9340E 63 Processing (Per Channel) Input Gain +12dB to 40dB in 0.1dB steps plus Off Delay 0-1 second (342.25 m or 333'10” at 20C in 20.8µs steps) Filters 4 Filters (max) Types Low Pass, High Pass, Low Sh elf, High Shelf, Notch Dynamic EQ 2 Bands (max) Range ±12dB Responses Proportional, Con stant, Reciprocal Param[...]

Technical Specification: DN9344E 64 17.2. DN9344E Analogue Inputs Four Type Electronically balanced (pin 2 hot) Impedance ( Ω ) 20k Common Mode Rejection >80dB @ 1kHz Digital Inputs Two 2-Channel Inputs Type AES/EBU Impedance ( Ω ) 110 Sample Rate 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz*, 96kHz* Word Length 24-bit or 16-bit * SRC Input at these sample rat e[...]

Technical Specification: DN9344E 65 Power Requir ements Voltage 90V to 250V a.c. 50/60 Hz Cons umption 6 0W Terminations Audio i nputs/ou tputs 3-pin XLR Ethernet inputs/outputs Ethercon RS-232 8-pi n Mini-DIN socket (front) Relay Socket 9-pi n D-type (rear) Power 3-pin IEC Dimensions and Weight Width 483 mm (19 inch) Height 44 mm (1.75 inch) 1RU H[...]

Service Information 66 18. S ERVICE I NFORMATION 18.1. Battery This unit contains a battery. Do not expose unit or batteries to excessive heat, such as may be caused by sunshine, fire or the like. 18.1.1 Replacement Caution!: Danger o f explosion if batt ery is inc orrec tly placed . Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the [...]