Rowe StarLink DLW-1 Field Service Manual And Parts Catalog Download

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DLW-1 Phonograph

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ADDING MICROPHONES

STUDIO SOUND ONLY

Do not skip steps. All steps must be done to navigate properly through the menus.

If you get lost, back through the menus by

touching: BACK, the BACK arrow, or Back to Peripheral Setup.

Up to three microphones can be plugged into the Audio/Video Controller and used for paging. Microphones can be Rowe, low-

level balanced, or low-level unbalanced. All microphones must have a momentary PUSH to TALK switch (see Figure xxx).

Step 1.

Check microphone muting, Mic type, and VCU settings:

•

Push SERVICE SWITCH to enter Main Menu.

• Touch

Hardware/Diagnostics.

• Touch

Configure Hardware.

• Touch

Audio Modes to view Audio Modes, Input Select screen.

• Touch

Muting to view Audio Modes, Muting screen.

•

In the Microphone row, remove any check marks by

touching

them.

• Touch

BACK arrow to return to Hardware Setup.

• Touch

Microphone Setup to view Microphone Setup, Setup screen.

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The paging column should have all red dots.

Touch

any blue to make it red.

• Touch

BACK arrow to return to Hardware Setup.

• Touch

Remote Control Setup to view Remote Control, Parameters screen.

• Touch

VCU Settings to view Remote Control, VCU Settings screen.

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In the VCU1 row,

touch

the microphones you are adding, that do not have a check mark.

• Touch

SAVE arrow to record your changes

Step 2.

Plug in the microphone(s). If you are adding only low-level microphones, go to Step 3. Rowe microphones

have a built-in volume control, but are also affected by the microphone volume settings of the phonograph Volume
Control Unit. Set the volume control on each Rowe microphone you are adding to maximum, and do a test page
with them. Remove any distortion by lowering the corresponding microphone volume on the phonograph Volume
Control Unit. Then do the following to disable those microphone keys on the VCU.

• Touch

Parameters to view Remote Control, Parameters screen.

• Touch

VCU Settings to view Remote Control, VCU Settings screen.

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In the VCU1 row, remove check marks corresponding to Rowe microphones by

touching

them.

• Touch

SAVE arrow to record your changes

Step 3.

Use the phonographs’ Volume Control Unit to control the volume of the low-level microphones. Do a test

page with each low-level microphone.

Step 4.

During paging, the music level drops to whichever is greater: 6 db or the override settings. Each channel

has its own override setting in the range of 0 to 63, and channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 are factory set to 33. Set to 63 if
you want minimum reduction of the music. To change the override settings:

• Touch

BACK arrow to return to Hardware Setup.

• Touch

Microphone Setup to show Microphone Setup, Setup screen.

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For each override setting.

• Touch

box showing override value.

• Touch

C to clear the present value, enter the new value, and

touch

OK.