Klark Teknik DY11 7HJ manual

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OPERATOR MANUAL Midas Klark T eknik Limited Klark Industrial Park Wa l t e r N a s h Ro a d Kidderminster W orcestershire DY11 7HJ England T el: +44 1562 74151 5 F ax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@midasklarkteknik.com W ebsite: www.ktsquareone.com Square ONE Splitter - Operator Manual DOC02-SQ1SPLITTER Issue C - April 2010 © Red Chip Company Ltd. I[...]

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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash wi th arrowhead symbol within an equilater al triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “Dangerous V oltage” within the product's enclosure that m ay be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of elec tric shock to persons. The ex clamation point wi thin a[...]

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EC-Declaration of Conformity The undersigned, representing the following manufacturer Manufacturer: Address: Midas Klark Teknik Limited Klark In dustrial Park, Walter Nash Ro ad, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY11 7HJ hereby declares that the fo llowing product is in conformity wi th the regulations of the fo llowing marked EC-directive(s) and bear[...]

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PRECAUTIONS This equipment is su pplied by a mains voltage that can cause electric shock injury! The following special limitations must be observed in o r der to main tain safety and electromagnetic comp atibility performance. Power The internal power supply is a switch mode type that automatically senses the incoming mains voltage and wil l work w[...]

PRECAUTIONS Phantom power Never apply phantom power to any unbalanced input source. Before powering the unit, always check the +48V status of any phantom powe red equipment connected to any of the 16 output XLRs on th e rear panel. If +48V is detected on any of these outputs th e unit will apply +48V to any devices connected to their correspondi ng[...]

Contents Square ONE Splitter i Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About the Square ONE Splitter 1 Features 3 How to use the Square ONE Splitter 4 Using the main inputs 4 Using the outputs 4 Using the parallel inputs 5 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents ii Square ONE Splitter Technical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Crib sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 More about splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Introduction 23 Passive parallel splitt[...]

Introduction Square ONE Splitter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Klark T eknik Square ONE Sp litter. Y our Square ONE Splitter forms an integr al part of the Square ONE range, which w as conceived by Klark T eknik to offer audi o professionals a suite of easily acce ssible, high-pe rformance audio equipment, designed to provide no-com pro[...]

Introduction 2 Square ONE Splitter All audio connections are on balanced XL Rs (wired pi n 2 hot ) featuring gold pl ated connectors. The mic inputs and transformer balanced outputs are mounte d on the front panel for easy access, and the two electronically bal anced outputs are on the rear panel along with the duplicate set of inputs. An integral [...]

Introduction Square ONE Splitter 3 Features The Square ONE S plitter has eight chan nels, each with: • T wo mic preamps, based on those used in t h e acclaime d Midas XL8 Live Performance System 1 ; one drives the two electro nically balanced outputs and t he other drives the tr ansformer isolated output. • T wo paralleled inputs, one front and[...]

Introduction 4 Square ONE Splitter How to use the Square ONE Splitter This section s hows you how to get the mo st out of your Square ONE Splitter. Using the ma in inputs T o maximise the sonic benefits of active splitting, the Square ONE Splitter should be located close to the mic sources and connecte d to them as directly as is practical. In this[...]

Introduction Square ONE Splitter 5 Using the parallel inputs T ypically , the mic signals - from different stage lo cations - are fed to the spli tting systems usin g multi-channe l stage boxes and cables. This infrastruc ture is normally subjecte d to tremendous stresses during the show and during set up/brea kdown, and it is not unusual to develo[...]

Getting started 6 Square ONE Splitter Getting started Observing the guid elines in the “IMPOR TAN T SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “PRECAUTIONS” sections towards the front of the manual, carry out the following to get your Square ONE Splitter unit fully o per atio nal. Unpacki ng Carefully unpack your Square ONE Splitter equipment package. Inspec[...]

Getting started Square ONE Splitter 7 Connecting the power cable Making sure that the mains power at the power outlet is off, connect the mains cable supplied with your Square ONE Splitter to th e mains power outlet and th en to the mains sock et at the rear of your unit. Connecting the audio cables Making sure that all equipment is switched off , [...]

Getting started 8 Square ONE Splitter Connecting to unbalanced equipment Important: We recommend that you only connect balanced devices to your Square ONE Splitter. However, if you do have to connect unbalance d devices, we recommen d that you use the Klark Teknik DN100 DI box to balance the signal first. Ideally , you will be making the best use o[...]

Front panel Square ONE Splitter 9 Front panel The front panel of the Square ON E Splitter is divided into th ree main sections, as follows: 1 FIXED GAIN ISOLATED OUTPUT C / PARALLEL INPUT: Eight -channel sect ion containi ng the paralleled inputs and tr ansformer isolated balanced outputs; see “FIXED GAIN ISOLA TED OUTPUT C / PARALLEL INPUT secti[...]

Front panel 10 Square ONE Splitter ACTIVE SPLITTER section All of the switches i n this section are of the two-posit ion latching pushbutton type. Each switch , unless otherwise stated, has an adjacent LED for on/off indication, where illu minated LED = switch is on, and extinguished LED = swit ch is off . 1 OUTPUT level m eter (dBu): Dedicated pea[...]

Front panel Square ONE Splitter 11 Phones, power and media split section 1 LEVEL control knob (dB): Adjustment of the headphones signal in the range 4 (off ) to +10dB. 2 Headphone jack: Standard TRS-type 1/4” jack for connecting headphones, enab ling you to monitor the solo function . 3 Blue POWER LED: Mains power on/off indicator . When LED is i[...]

Rear panel 12 Square ONE Splitter Rear panel The rear panel provides the power and primary I/O connec tions for the Square ONE Splitt er. Additionally , the media split and ground lift s witches are adjacent to the channel 8 connectors. Y ou will find important information, such as warnings and cautions, po wer supply and fuse s pecifications, safe[...]

Rear panel Square ONE Splitter 13 Media split and ground lift switches The output lift and media split sw itches are deliberately recessed to prevent them being inadvertently switched on or off . Each switch has an LED abov e for on/off indication, where illuminated LED = switch i s on, and extinguis hed LED = switch is off . 1 Red LED for OUTPUT A[...]

Operation 14 Square ONE Splitter Operation Basic operation Caution: Never apply phantom power to any unbalanced input source. Before powering the unit, always check the +48V stat us of any phantom powered equipment conne cted to a ny of the 16 outp ut XLR s on t he re ar pan el. I f +48V is det ecte d on an y of t hese outputs the unit will apply +[...]

Operation Square ONE Splitter 15 Media split mode T o switch th e unit to media split mode, press th e recessed MEDIA SPLIT sw it ch on th e r ea r pa ne l; it s y el lo w LED and also the one on the fron t panel will illuminate to show that the swi tch is on. In media split mode, the input to chann el 8 - on both the fro nt and rear panels - is di[...]

Applications 16 Square ONE Splitter Applications The followin g examples illustrate just a few of the many possible uses of the Square ONE Splitter i n a live situation. Example 1 - FOH and MON split, and broadcast out In a live broadcast situation, the Sq uare ONE Sp litter may be used to split the stage mic/line signals at source. Outside Broadca[...]

Applications Square ONE Splitter 17 Example 2 - FOH and MON split, and recorder In this simple liv e situation the st age mic/li ne feeds are split to serv e the FOH live sound con sole, a monitor console and an on-site recorder . It is recommended that the transformer balanced o utputs are used to feed the recorder or recording console, es peciall[...]

Applications 18 Square ONE Splitter Example 3 - Pre-mixed broad cast output In this live broadcast application the Square ONE Spli tter provide s isolated feed s from the group outputs of the FOH live sound console. Outside Broadcast Guitar Mic Key bo a rd Broadcast Square ONE Splitter From transformer isolated ou tput To i n p u t FOH console (for[...]

Audio signal path Square ONE Splitter 19 Audio signal path IN 1 +48V 30Hz 0 1 2 + 2 1 + 5 1 - OUTPUT PUSH TX OUT 1 MEDIA SPLIT INPUT 8 TO REAR OUTS IN 8 PUSH OUTPUT A LIFT OUTPUT B LIFT Gnd +48V TX OUT 8 Media Split switches outputs 1-7 OUT A OUT B 30Hz 0 1 2 + 2 1 + 5 1 - OUTPUT SOLO SOLO PHONES LEVEL -10 0 +10 PHONES MEDIA SPLIT MEDIA SPLIT PUSH [...]

Technical specification 20 Square ONE Splitter Technical specification Inputs 8 (mic/line) Ty p e Maximum input level Input impe dance Common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) Analogue, electron ically balanc ed, female XLRs (Pin 2 hot) +22dBu 5k ohms -80dB at 1kHz (typical), unity gain (0dB) -100dB at 1kHz (typical), maximum gain (+40dB) Outputs 16 (rea[...]

Technical specification Square ONE Splitter 21 * 22Hz to 22kHz unweighted. Due to a policy of cont inual improvement , Klark T eknik reserves the right to alter the function or spe cification at any time without notice. Dimensions He ight Width Depth 88 mm (3.5”), 2U high 482 mm (19”) 200 mm (7 7 / 8 ”) Weight Net Shipping 4.5 kg 5.7 kg 1. Me[...]

Crib sheet 22 Square ONE Splitter Crib sheet splitter FIXED GAIN ISOLATED OUTPUT C / P ARALLEL INPUT IN 8 MEDIA SPLIT IN 7 IN 6 IN 5 IN 4 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 TX OUT 1 TX OUT 2 TX OUT 3 TX OUT 4 TX OUT 5 TX OUT 6 TX OUT 7 TX OUT 8 PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH POWER 1 2345678 LEVEL PHONES 0 10 10 0 SOLO OUTPUT GAIN 30Hz 0 5 1 21 2 1 20 35 40 5 [...]

More about splitte rs Square ONE Splitter 23 More about splitters This section is intended to pro vide some us eful background in formation on mic s plitters. Introduction In its very basic form, a splitter accepts mi c/line signals and splits each signal for di stribution to a number of different processing de vices. However , more advanced soluti[...]

More about splitters 24 Square ONE Splitter Passive parallel splitter The passive parallel spli tter has, basically , all of the ‘spl it’ points wired in par allel, offerin g no ground isolation or any gain stage whatsoever . Passive parallel splitters are popular at the lower end of the market as they provide a very cost -effective solution as[...]

More about splitte rs Square ONE Splitter 25 Isolated splitter An isolated splitter t ypically uses a 1:1:1:1 r atio tran sformer to achiev e the audio isolation. The mic input signal is connected to the pr imary winding of the tran sformer , with all of the split points deriv ed from the secondary windings. Addition al ‘ground lift’ switches m[...]

More about splitters 26 Square ONE Splitter Active splitter An active splitter uses activ e elec tronic circuitry to address the proble ms inherent in passive (par allel and transformer isolated) splitter system s. An adjustable gain stage is added at the front end of the split all owing the user to add a pre-determin ed amount of gain to the low l[...]

Balanced a udio Square ONE Splitter 27 Balanced audio Balancing refers to the type of inpu t or outp ut signal connections in an audio s ystem. These connect ions are specifically designe d to reject exte rnal noise, for example, from mains wi ring, and internal interference from adjacent signal cables. Unlike unbal anced lines, which are more susc[...]

Service information 28 Square ONE Splitter Service information T o help maintain your Square ONE Splitter unit in g ood working order and to make su re it gives you optimum performance, we recommend that you ca rry out the following procedures. Contact your local distributor if you require any further servic e information. Routine maintenance About[...]

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Midas Klark Teknik Limited Klark Industrial P ark, W alter Nash Road, Kidderminster . Worcestershi re. DY11 7HJ. England. T el: +44 1562 741515, F ax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@midas klarkteknik.com W ebsite: www.ktsquareone.com © 2010 Red Chip Co mpany Ltd. DOC02-SQ1SPLITTER_Square ONE Splitter_Op_IssC.pdf 44 27/04/2010 17:00:44[...]