Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 4081 AMS
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NEVE 4081 Quad Mic Preamp User Manual for Software V1.02 or l ater Issue 2.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Health & Safety Notic e FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF OTHERS, PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS [ READ THES E INSTRUCTIO NS AND KE E.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Table o f Contents Health & Sa fety Notice............. ......... ....... ......... .......... ......... .......... ......... ..... .......... ......... .......... ................. ... ...2 Introduction..................
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 o und. P erfect for vocals, ADR and F o ley recording, the 4081 features mak e it the number one choice for any studio, OB truck or liv e stage environment.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Channel C ontrols 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 a re. By default, the unit powers-up with all functions locally controllable and settings are retained on power-down.
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.
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).
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 F or this switch, it is On when in the up position. > R emove the lid to the unit, and set the 1 st (left -mo st) switch on this block to be ON , then set the switches on .
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Optional Digi tal / Firewire ca rd This optional module has 2 FireWire ports, W ordclock sync IN and OUT and a 25-way D-ty p e connector for AES Ins/Outs.
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 wi ll need to install a USB driver to enable communication between the PC and the 4081.
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 .
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 > Click these options if you wish to hav e 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 .
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Standalone Contr ol Setup – PC The software is launched from Windows Start Menu / Pr o grams / 4081 R emote Mic Pre-Amp Controller .
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 The settings can be saved and recalled independently us ing the Store Preset and Load Preset buttons that launch conv e ntional 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 r ack.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 MIDI Port Setup Please see section on Pro T ools Cont rol. Reset Curr ent Rack / Res et All Racks > Click either of these two buttons to either reset the currently selecte.
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 l l 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.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Installing the software – Mac The install procedure below is for Mac software versio n 10.4 or later . > At any point in the install, you can return to the previous screen by click Back .
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 Remot e Mic Control will be placed in the Applications folder .
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Pro Tools C ontrol 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]).
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Midi ports will be mapped to the av ailable racks and display ed , colour coding the IN and OUT fields: R ed Unavai lable 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.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Dimensions: s ingle unit - 21 -.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Dimensions: 2 units for rack-m ounting - 22 -.
4081 User Man ual Issue 2 Technical / P hysical I nformation Dimensions 19" Rack Mount Width mm (inches) Height mm (inches) Depth mm (inches) 2 units plus fixing brack ets 218 (8½) 88.
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If you have not bought AMS 4081 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data AMS 4081 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, AMS 4081 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get AMS 4081 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of AMS 4081, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime AMS 4081.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with AMS 4081. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device AMS 4081 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
