Kamesan KAMESAN KS-342, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...KS 342 4 channel mixer Operating manual...

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Page 3: ...rce as described elsewhere in this manual If the unit is used under different con ditions there is a risk of fire damage to the unit or personal injury Note the following with regard to external power...

Page 4: ...ted operation manuals and connect the devices correctly to each other If there are mistakes in the connections it is possible that either the KS 342 or the other unit s will be dam aged In the event t...

Page 5: ...crophones not designed for this may result in damage to the microphones and to the Kamesan KS 342 In the event of encountering problems with the Kamesan KS 342 you should contact your local after sale...

Page 6: ...is typeface OUTPUT Sometimes you will see a note important information which you should note NOTE Failure to read and observe notes and warnings may result in personal injury and or possible damage to...

Page 7: ...s of the unit further it is possible to fit a KS 6001 4 channel sub mixer and or a KS 6002 4 channel EQ compressor unit both of which integrate neatly into the KS 342 system without the use of cables...

Page 8: ...touch fastener when it is folded back to allow operation of the front panel In addition it can form a convenient rain hood allowing easy access to the front panel controls while protecting them from t...

Page 9: ...sources to these XLR jacks INPUTS 1 2 This XLR 5 jack is used to connect a stereo mi crophone to the 1 and 2 inputs The wiring is 1 ground 2 L 3 L 4 R 5 R Battery locking lever Pull down to release th...

Page 10: ...ols Use these rotary controls to adjust the level of the signals sent from the main outputs MAIN compressor controls The main output busses can be compressed using the onboard compressor this applies...

Page 11: ...ight output busses MIX or whether they output the individual channels in pairs DIRECT OUT AES EBU The KS 342 is capable of outputting the stereo output in AES EBU format The sampling frequency is sele...

Page 12: ...ust be set to MS and various other features of the mixer also change These are detailed in the section later referring to the MS mode LCF PFL switch x 4 Use this control to sweep the low cut fil ter f...

Page 13: ...6001 and to the microphones Input trim control x 4 Used to adjust the level of the signal fed to each channel The amount of trim depends on the input setting the blue figures indicate line level setti...

Page 14: ...o combination of the left and right busses Note that these assignments change in MS mode as explained below Use the level control to set the monitoring level as heard through the headphones plugged in...

Page 15: ...d 2 make sure that both channels 1 and 2 have their output destination selected as MS Note that the dedicated XLR 5 connector can be used with ap propriately wired microphones in this mode It provides...

Page 16: ...nnected the compressors and EQ circuits are automatically inserted into the channels etc You should note that since these expansion units do not have their own power supplies there will be an addition...

Page 17: ...0 60dBm switchable 600 load transformer balanced XLR 3 type SUB 20 60dBm switchable 600 load electronically balanced XLR 5 type UNBAL 60dBs 10k load 3 5mm unbalanced stereo jack MONI 0dBs 50 max load...

Page 18: ...12dB octave Oscillator 1kHz 10 Compressor Threshold level 3 6 9 12dB Attack time 2ms approx Release time 300ms approx Ratio 2 1 approx Audio performance Frequency response MAINOUT SUBOUT 30Hz 40kHz w...

Page 19: ...der External power supply 10V to 15V maximum current 0 5A Current Nominal 160mA Digital output on 240mA Battery life normal temperature no additional modules digital output off Manganese cells 4 hours...

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Page 22: ...y large heavy equipment ease of use since time is always of the es sence in the environments where our products are used and quality to match the needs that today s broadcasters require Our head offic...

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