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Roger will have a new replacement by the end of 2010, to be named Harry.
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== Input Sources ==
 
{|border="1"
|-
!Source
!Stereo?
!Balenced?
!Level
!Adjustable?
|-
!Vidserv
!Yes
!No
!-10dBV
!Yes
|-
!Analogue Tuner
!Yes
!No
!1V
!No
|-
!Digital Tuner
!Yes
!No
!1V or -10dBV
!No or Yes
|-
!Sound Desk
!Yes
!Yes
!+4dBu
!No*
|-Spare / OB
!No
!No
!?
!No
!
|}
 
By adjustable Rihard meant whether there is a control that can be used to vary the signal level. The sound desk is not adjustable because the meters on the output show a fixed reading for a given signal level, and we always mix to the same point on the meters. It doesn't actually matter because the sound desk will be the reference level to align all the other sources to anyway.
 
== Processing ==
These are the connections to other pieces of equipment hidden behind the breakout box, which are used to control and process the audio.
Mux connections
 
Practically the whole point of this box being here.
 
Net Mux inputs are balenced, on 25pin D connectors and do not have individual level controls
 
Net Mux outputs are balenced assuming the inputs are, buffered (to give two outputs) and have "Master" level control potentiometers.
 
Question: Do unused inputs get shorted to ground? Answer Richard thought not; otherwise vidserv loopthrough wouldn't work, but he was not sure. We'd have to check this.
 
== Compressor Connections ==
 
We currently use one channel of a dual channel compressor to compress everything. Logically using one channel to compress 'stream' and the other to compress 'net' makes sense, since they would potentially have different sources in the future.
 
Compressor inputs can be balenced or unbalenced, the outputs are balenced and will drive unbalenced, and the whole device can be switched between -10dBV and +4dBu levels (affects inputs and outputs). There is also an output level control on the front panel.
 
Outputs
Loop-through outputs
 
== Unaltered (buffered) outputs ==
{|border="1"
|-
!Signal
!Destination
!Stereo?
!Balenced?
!Adjustable?
|-
!Vidserv
!Sound Desk
!Yes
!Yes
!Yes
|-
!Analogue Tuner
!Sound Desk
!No
!Yes
!Yes
|-
!Digital Tuner
!Sound Desk
!No
!Yes
!Yes
|-
!Spare / OB
!Sound Desk
!No
!Yes
!Yes
|-
!Sound Desk
!Control Room Amp
!Yes
!No
!No
|}
 
Outputs are marked as Balenced if they are capable of accepting balenced signals (they obviously can take unbalenced as well), and Adjustable if they have a trim control to compensate for the level of the input signal. Tuners are shown as Mono because they are only on the sound desk as a conveience, and have historically been mono.
 
=== Main Outputs ===
 
These carry the output signals from the Mux, and are controlled by the mux settings
 
{|border="1"
|-
!Signal
!Destination
!Stereo?
!Balenced?
!Adjustable?
|-
!Net Sound
!Network
!No
!Yes
!Yes
|-
!Net Sound
!Local TVs
!No
!No
!Yes
|-
!Net Sound
!Control Room Amp
!Yes
!No
!No
|-
!Net Sound
!Campus Stream
!No
!No
!No
|-
!Net Sound
!Net audio VU
!No
!No
!Yes
|-
!Stream Sound
!Stream
!No
!No
!No
|-
!Stream Sound
!Control Room Amp
!Yes
!No
!No
|-
!Stream Sound
!Stream audio VU
!No
!No
!Yes
|}
 
Outputs marked Stereo are not truly stereo, but have stereo inputs so both channels need to be driven, preferably without special splitter cables. Campus Stream and Stream Sound to Control Room Amp are included for future flexibility, and the two VU outputs are so we can put VU bargraphs alongside the monitors on the rack. They are classed as "adjustable" because they don't need their own level control pots on the breakout, we can fit trimmers on the VU meters to set up the 0dB level to match our desired ouput level to network.
 
=== [[Block Diagram]] ===
I can't access the pictures from home, will get on to Nick about finding a way to, if it's possible.
 
=== [[Circuit Details]] ===
Text description, will hopefully also have pictures from the old website.
 
=== [[Parts List]] ===
Also probably horrendously out of date, we probably have most of it anyway as remnants from what was bought ~2006.
 
=== [[Power Supply]] ===
I have no idea what box this is referring to, maybe we never bought it.  I'm considering a PC PSU, since they have +/- 12V, instead of the 15V suggested, and making suitable alterations to the circuitry.  The only problems with this are that the output voltages won't be adjustable for fine adjustment.  Also, the motherboards wouldn't use as high a current on the -12V rail as on the +12V rail, so the + and - 12V won't be symmetric.
 
=== [[Wiring Details]] ===
Tables straight from the old website, probably needs comparing during the holdiay with Net Mux inputs/Outputs just in case it's been changed.

Latest revision as of 15:14, 11 July 2013

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