Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product dLive S3000 Allen & Heath
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Surface Getting Started Guide S3000, S5 000, S7000 Before starting please check www.allen-heath.com for the latest dLive firmware and documentation.
Surface Getting Started Guide 2 AP 9899 Issue 1 dLive products comply with t he European Electromagnetic Compatibility directive 2004/108/EC and the European Low V oltage di rective 2006/95/EC.
Surface Getting Started Guide 3 AP 9899 Issue 1 IMPORT ANT - Read b efore starting Safety instructions Before starting, read the Important Safety Instructions printed on the sheet supplied with the equipment.
Surface Getting Started Guide 4 AP 9899 Issue 1 P acked items Check you have received the following: dLive Surface Getting Started Guide AP9899 Safety Sheet IEC mains lead Dust cover Contents IMPORTANT - Read before starting ......
Surface Getting Started Guide 5 AP 9899 Issue 1 1. Introduction dLive is a distributed digi tal mixing system providing a uniquely flexible solution for any live sou nd application.
Surface Getting Started Guide 6 AP 9899 Issue 1 S3000 20 faders, 6 layers = 120 strips Single screen S5000 28 faders, 6 layers = 168 strips Twin screen S7000 36 faders, 6 layers = 216 strips Twin scre.
Surface Getting Started Guide 7 AP 9899 Issue 1 2. Rear P anel Mic/Line inputs – 8x recallable preamps for balanced or unbalan ced microphone and lin e level signals.
Surface Getting Started Guide 8 AP 9899 Issue 1 Kensington Lock - A slo t for fitting st andard Kensington anti-theft security devices. Power Supply – Hot swappable power supply wi th mains IEC socket and On/Off rocker switch . To rem ove or replace, loosen the 4 screws indicated bel ow and slide the PSU out of the slot.
Surface Getting Started Guide 9 AP 9899 Issue 1 DX links – Dual redundant EtherCon port for connection of a DX exp ander over Fast Ethernet (IEEE 802.3 Layer 2 compliant). A single Cat5e (or higher) cable carries 32x32 channels of 96kHz audio and control.
Surface Getting Started Guide 10 AP 9899 Issue 1 3. Front P anel Channel Processing – Press a fader strip Sel key to access the processing for the input or mix channel a ssigned to it.
Surface Getting Started Guide 11 AP 9899 Issue 1 SoftKeys – 26 u ser assignable keys. Assign functions using the Surface / Control / SoftKeys screen. Talkback – Press to Talk latching or momentary ke y and Talk Active indicator. Hold down Assign and press any master Mix key to assign.
Surface Getting Started Guide 12 AP 9899 Issue 1 Fader Strips – Provide control o f Input channels, FX returns, Mix masters, DCAs, engineer’s Wedge / IEM monitor, or MIDI. Read the Fader Strip paragraph below for further information. The strip layout is user assignable and stored in Scenes.
Surface Getting Started Guide 13 AP 9899 Issue 1 Preamp – Peak indicator and dedicated preamp controls for analogue Gain, Digital Trim, 48V, Pad and polarity. Filters – HPF and LPF Frequency and In switch. Inser t – Insert In swi tch and Assigned indicator.
Surface Getting Started Guide 14 AP 9899 Issue 1 Left widget area – Can be configured for different functions, for example as a scrollable Scenes list. Hold down Setup and touch this area to configure. On the S3000 this area is dedicated to the channel processing.
Surface Getting Started Guide 15 AP 9899 Issue 1 Aux PRE NAM E IP St DCA 3.3 Fader strip Meter – 22 -segment signal meter and 6 -segment gain reduction meter. The meter displays audio signal activity for the channel. The red peak ind icator lights to warn that the signal is within 5dB of clipping.
Surface Getting Started Guide 16 AP 9899 Issue 1 3.4 Working with the Mix Press a Main Mix master strip Mix key. This is the normal mixing mode. The Input strips present the channel faders. The Master strips present the master mix faders. Hold down the Assign key and press channel Mix keys to assign or unassign them from the main mix.
Surface Getting Started Guide 17 AP 9899 Issue 1 4. Connect and po wer up 4.1 MixRack connection Plug a touring g rade C AT5e (or hi gher spec ification) c able u p to 100m long between the dLive Surface and MixRack gigaACE ports. Use two cables for redundancy.
Surface Getting Started Guide 18 AP 9899 Issue 1 4.4 Connect a laptop or wireless router Connect a laptop, router o r ac cess point to e i ther of the Network ports to use w ith dLive E ditor or iOS apps. Read the Release Notes and Help Files accompanying the software or apps for further inf ormation.
Surface Getting Started Guide 19 AP 9899 Issue 1 5. Dimensions C S3000 - 624.5mm/24.6" S5000 - 870mm/34.3" S7000 - 1080mm/42.5" 113.1mm/4.5" 352.9mm/13.9" A S3000 - 870mm/34.2" S5000 - 1115.4mm/43.9" S7000 - 1325.4mm/52.
Surface Getting Started Guide 20 AP 9899 Issue 1 6. T echnical specs Inputs System Mic/Line XLR In puts Balanced XLR, +48V phantom power Measured balanced XLR in to XLR out, 20-20kHz, minimum Gai n, P.
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