LAWO zirkon, User Manual

Page 1: ...n User Manual Digital Broadcast Audio Mixing Console Release V 1 2 Issue 2003 10 24 interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 0040 www interstage dk pro audio with a s...

Page 2: ...s It cannot be guaranteed that all product names products trademarks requisitions regulations guidelines specifications and norms are free from trade mark rights of third parties All entries in this d...

Page 3: ...concept 19 Channel module 19 Central module 20 Assigning a channel strip with sources 21 Summing bus assignment 22 Audiocontrol 23 Pre amplification GAIN mono sources 24 Pre amplifying GAIN line sour...

Page 4: ...OWER TEST 41 KEY TEST 41 SELF TEST 42 Central module 950 42 43 CAN SPEED 44 POTI KAL 45 KEY TEST 46 SELF TEST 46 POWER TEST 46 Cleaning the operating surface 47 Replacing the lithium battery 47 Defect...

Page 5: ...arnings about the handling of low voltage devices and first aid in case of electric shock Chapter 2 Introduction about the zirkon Offers a brief overview over the features and the components as well a...

Page 6: ...struction The instructions are listed with numbers These numbers serve for showing you the reasonable sequence of actions This way you have always an overview over the complete instruction sequence Re...

Page 7: ...gnifies that something is pointed out to you Notes include useful suggestions or cross references to records not included in this document This symbol appears when something must be observed strongly...

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Page 9: ...n The device must be grounded If the device is not operated with a mains power supply unit please use only such line cords with three leads as provided with the delivered product Attention By removing...

Page 10: ...high voltages Attention First Aid in case of electric shock Separate the person as quickly as possible from the electric power source o Switch off the equipment o Unplug or disconnect the mains cable...

Page 11: ...mixing consoles their number can be increased easily up to system limits Control panel size is scalable in 4 fader steps Flat control panel for fitting into a table Signal processing in the system uni...

Page 12: ...interface The interface is designed redundantly Components of the zirkon system Fundamentally a system consists of one System Unit and at least two control panel modules Central Module and Channel Mo...

Page 13: ...me zirkon User Manual V 1 2 13 58 System block diagramme The block diagramme shows a simple zirkon system with system unit central module and three channel modules The service PC allows an easy config...

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Page 15: ...ignal quality The middle diode shows the activity of the integrated active limiter The bottom lamp indicates whether an input signal is supplied It lights up in the signal clock and has a responding t...

Page 16: ...display of the access button changes It shows no longer source name and time but the rotary control function and the set value instead The rotary control is used for all sources to set the gain in the...

Page 17: ...ll as for functions like monitoring headset volume loudspeaker volume etc 3 The top section includes twelf self labelling access buttons In the default status these keys are assigned with the pre conf...

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Page 19: ...l others are operated on the central module This allowed a clear design of the channel strips in the channel modules which guarantees an easy access to the mixing console also for untrained users Basi...

Page 20: ...user can always watch the actual fader position and can intervene if required With activating a programmed START button the fader drives immediately to the marked 0dB position This guarantees a preci...

Page 21: ...of the central module changes The display in the LCD control section shows all available sources 11 sources max 2 Press the LCD button with the required source The source is now assigned to the chann...

Page 22: ...annel strip LCD button of the source you want to select The source can be now configured for the summing bus 3 Use the rotary control in the channel strip for setting the amplification AUX SEND LEVEL...

Page 23: ...Limiter LIM 2 Press the LCD labeled with the parameter you want to adjust The access button shows now the assigned parameters with the currently set value 3 Turn the rotary control positioned above th...

Page 24: ...ed above the button MIC sets the input amplification before the analogue digital conversion The setting range is 70dB to 0dB Here it is also possible to use microphone inputs for line signals This is...

Page 25: ...nel strip 4 Press the button GAIN The value is reset to the normal 0dB position The function PHASE cannot be set via the rotary control 5 Press the button phase For mono sources a phase reverse of 180...

Page 26: ...an In addition there exists here the possibility to adjust the stereo base width basis 1 Turn the rotary control positioned above the button basis The stereo base width changes Equalizer If an equaliz...

Page 27: ...the access buttons MID 1 3 to switch the function of the rotary control over to the settings of the Q factor Here the parameter is also displayed inverse Pushing the LCD button again re establishes t...

Page 28: ...und comp must be switched on separately With the rotary control you further adjust the output signal level The setting is also displayed on the button 2 Press the button gate on The GATE is activated...

Page 29: ...running programme the characteristic line is rotated around the working point during the ratio setting see diagramme This allows the setting without the danger of level breakdown by displacement of th...

Page 30: ...Operating concept Audiocontrol 30 58 V 1 2 zirkon User Manual...

Page 31: ...button REL 3 With the rotary control positioned above the button THRS you change the threshold value Storing of configurations PFL The zirkon allows you to store and recall your setups The zirkon offe...

Page 32: ...SAVE DATA you store the current settings 1 Push the button SAVE DATA The current settings are stored Loading a setup With LOAD DATA you can load a setup As for channel strip assignments open channels...

Page 33: ...tive PFL in this channel PFL SUM pre listen sum Opening the channel cancels the active PFL in this channel PFL R pre listen releasing With opening the channel changes the mode to prepared After closin...

Page 34: ...snapshots The management of the internal snapshot is reached via the button SNAPSHOT in the main menu The button section displays the following labeling 1 Press the button SAVE 2 Select the required m...

Page 35: ...e context of console and radio automation Activating these features requires the programming of the source names which have to be exactly the same in the zirkon system and the radio automation With st...

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Page 37: ...st be deactivated Otherwise the access is prevented by looking for a Proxy No link of the type telecommunication header record or VPN should be initialised automatically by the computer When integrati...

Page 38: ...lsius The temperature of 947 81 should not exceed 45 C This indicator does not give information about the temperature in the rest of the frame or in the rack It can be only used to find out a tendency...

Page 39: ...Unplug the power supply units of the modules 3 Set the hex switch to the position 0 The modules are prepared for the tests 4 Plug in the power supply units again 5 Connect the modules with the RJ45 c...

Page 40: ...each the main menu FADER KAL The automated calibrating of faders is only necessary after replacing a fader After an operating time of about two years a fader calibration is recommended Apart from that...

Page 41: ...OCK to abort the test KEY TEST This test checks the function of the buttons 1 Press the button KEY TEST to start the test The test is running Please follow the instructions 2 Push all buttons of the c...

Page 42: ...Manual SELF TEST 1 Push the button SELF TEST This is an automated test The motor faders drive up and down all LEDs light up one after the other and on the LCD displays all pixels are switched on in l...

Page 43: ...DATE is the date the software was created UNLOCK leads to further menus CAN SPEED With the menu CAN SPEED you can display and change the speed of the bus POTI KAL Calibrating the potentiometers KEY T...

Page 44: ...n shows the current speed of the CAN bus interface 1 Turn the rotary control to adjust the speed 500k 100k 10k All components of a CAN bus must be set to the same rate or no communication is possible...

Page 45: ...mended Apart from that it is not necessary Start the calibrating procedure as soon as the above LCD display appears 1 Turn the potentiometer Monitor 1 and Monitor 2 anti clockwise to the left dead sto...

Page 46: ...ker according to the rotation direction 4 You quit the test by pressing the button UNLOCK On the fourth button from the left appears the label QUIT 5 Confirm the button QUIT SELF TEST 1 Push the butto...

Page 47: ...saved also when the system is switched off As a precaution to prevent malfunctioning we recommend to replace the battery after about eight years For this replacement please send the respective centra...

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Page 49: ...le and can be replaced while the system is working 19 Push button module KS16 In addition to the central module and up to 9 channel modules the zirkon can be extended via the CAN bus of the system by...

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Page 51: ...ype offers an additional sum output signal The input of the aux master channel is fix connected with the respective aux summing bus and cannot edited by the matrix The signal processing includes the s...

Page 52: ...els The quality of the separation is given in dB i e the difference between the level of the proper signal and the crosstalk level Cue point Point of time during automated operation at which a certain...

Page 53: ...y can pass this filter type frequences below this value are attenuated with a certain edge steepness High pass filter Filter in the input of microphone amplifiers and gain faders to suppress rumbling...

Page 54: ...ta streams or tracks of MIDI data are merged to one track or one signal Meter Display instrument MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Manufacturer spanning digital interface which is seen as the...

Page 55: ...r The bandwidth of a bell filter which is calculated as dimensionless ratio of middle frequency and bandwidth The larger the ratio the better is the quality and the smaller the controlled frequency ba...

Page 56: ...d For gate and expander it is the level below which a reduction is triggered Tiny channel Audio channel without signal processing Unit This general expression signifies the complete range of all units...

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