SABINE SL-820, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...ve mode green bypass LED then slowly raise the channel gain to the point of feedback 3 Raise the gain slowly until 7 FBX filters are set then reduce gain slightly 4 Adjust the Clip Level on the SOLO and you re ready to go OPERATING GUIDE 2003 Sabine Inc TABLE OF CONTENTS Front Panel Description 5 Back Panel Descriptions 6 7 Applications for Use 8 9 Before you Begin 10 13 Operating Instructions 13 ...

Page 2: ... the resonating fre quency and eliminates the feedback in typically less than one second Special features of the SL820 and SM820 New ultra fast Turbo Setup Mode grabs feedback at very low levels The SL820 has 1 4 in out connectors and input output level switches for any combination of ins and outs The SL is for use with acoustic electric guitars and gui tar amplifiers mixer insert points powered m...

Page 3: ...liders to be equivalent to your FBX With the SOLO your monitors will finally sound loud enough everyone in the audience will understand each word and the mains will sound natural and transparent WHO NEEDS THE FBX Virtually every sound system will be improved with the FBX Small bands that do not have sound technicianscannowincreasetheirmonitorvolumes so they can hear themselves clearly and with ful...

Page 4: ...t improve your system s frequency response as much as replacing your EQ with an FBX for chasing feed back A DIRECT HIT ON FEEDBACK The FBX SOLO targets feedback without taking a big chunk out of yoursound Testsprovethatasingle1 3 octaveEQ slider pulled down 12 dB removes almost half the power going to the speakers over a two octave range And as the illustration above shows you can t place a graphi...

Page 5: ...Ds go off approximately 7 flashes LOCK FIXED FILTERS When the Lock Fixed button is pressed its LED will light to indicate that the FBX is in Lock Fixed mode Lock Fixed mode can be activated at any time after system setup and will stay on until the button is pressed again and the LED turns off The dynamic filters are not affected see p 10 for de tails CLIP LEVEL ADJUST The front panel clip level ad...

Page 6: ...filter that was most recently activated All filter LEDs cycle to indicate Turbo Mode is about to disengage FILTER WIDTH SWITCH Switch to narrow 1 10 octave filters for music appli cationsortowider1 5 octavefiltersforspokenword applications Thechangetakeseffectonlyonpower up Selecting a new width has no effect unless you power down and then power up again 12 VOLT DC ADAPTOR The FBX external power s...

Page 7: ... a Y cord use the IN OUT as the input and the OUTPUT as the output for channel insert configurations SM820 ONLY BACK PANEL OUTPUT LO HI SWITCH In the LO setting the SM820 has unity gain in put output use LO for mic level In the HI setting gain is adjustable between 15 dB and 20 dB using theclipleveladjust useHIforlinelevel orwhenyou need to preamp the signal PHANTOM POWER ON OFF SWITCH The SM820 i...

Page 8: ... may actually be set to either Unity or Line In the Unity setting the output level will equal the input level and since the input level to the SL820 in such a setup is already line level the output will be line level as well When the output setting is switched to Line the front panel knob becomes a gain control and it is possible to add additional gain to your signal path if needed Care should be ...

Page 9: ...M820 with balanced microphones NOTE an SL820 can be inserted at line level after the mixer and before the power amp on smaller systems SM820 4 Instrument IN for Amp 5 Mic Input to Mixer Line Input 6 Mic Input to Mixer Mic Input ...

Page 10: ... Both filters are placed the same way feedback is detected and the filter is placed just deepenoughtoeliminateit Thedifferencebetween Fixed and Dynamic comes after the filter is placed Fixed filters are set automatically during the initial setup and remain on the initially detected feedback frequency they do not move The system s gain before feedback is provided by the Fixed filters i e increasing...

Page 11: ...d filters Filters which do not flash are Dynamic filters NOTE The Fixed filters flash three times whenever the FBX is powered up RESET OPTIONS The Reset button has two functions You can reset all the FBX filters or just the Dynamic filters Hold the Reset button in and all the filter LEDs will begin flashing To clear only the Dynamic filters release the Reset button when the Dynamic filter LEDs go ...

Page 12: ...d if one isn t press the Lock Fixed button before your program begins You ll know the FBX SOLO is in Turbo Mode if the red Clip LED flashes and when no other signal level LEDs are lit You can manually over ride Turbo mode if necessary Press Lock Fixed theLockFixedlightwillturnon thenpressitagain Lock Fixed light will go out MOBILE vs STATIONARY MICROPHONES One significant advantage offered by the ...

Page 13: ...ignal needs pre amplification In the Line setting the gain is ad justed between 0 and 35 dB via the clip level adjust SM820 SYSTEM INITIALIZING PROCEDURE Select Phantom Power ON OFF Your SM820 is delivered from the factory with the phantom power functiondisabled Ifyouwishtousephantompower you may enable the function by switching to Phan tom Power ON on the back panel The majority of low impedance ...

Page 14: ...e mixer any signal processing equipment and finally the power amp NOTE compressors in the SOLO signal path should be off during this procedure PressandholdtheSOLO sReset button see page 8 for more de tails on the reset function until the LEDs stop flashing to clear out all filters set previously NOTE You are now in Turbo Mode see page 9 for details Be sure the BY LED is green to indicate the SOLO ...

Page 15: ...l level fader slightly so that the system is not on the verge of another feedback point This is the maxi mum volume level that the FBX SOLO will be able to provide Higher levels will cause uncon trollable feedback Finally during sound check ad just the Clip Level Adjust so that the red Clip LED blinks intermit tently as you would adjust the recording level of a tape re corder The unit will clip an...

Page 16: ...y three fixedandonedynamicfilter settheFBXsothereare seven fixed and one dynamic filter Then during the setupprocedure simplypresstheLockFixedbutton after setting the first three fixed filters The remain ing four fixed filters will be locked in their zero position SELECTING FILTER WIDTH IftheSOLOistobeusedforamusicapplication 1 10 octave filters are most effective However in spoken word applicatio...

Page 17: ...Ds lighted turns off thenoisegate Ifnolightsflashonpower up the noise gate is not engaged When the SOLO s noise gate is enabled it will not become engaged untilafteryou vesetallfixedfiltersandonedynamic filter if the SOLO is configured for any USING SABINE S OPTIONAL SOLO ACCESSORIES 1 U rack tray model SL6RACK An optional 1 U rack tray holds up to six SOLOs and or Sabine s SDA102digitaldelays Mou...

Page 18: ...ICFIL TERS of this operating guide Q TheClipLevelLEDsdonotlight Theunitwillnot catch feedback Why A The unit is not in the signal path Check the connections Q Why does one of the Filter Activity LEDs blink A The last filter to be automatically updated blinks During normal operation the blinking will move from filter to filter as the SOLO finds new feed back points This gives the user a visual conf...

Page 19: ...mode verify the clip level setting reinitialize the system and lock the fixed filters Q With the SL820 in the insert point I hear no audio Why A Your insert point may be wired opposite to the SOLO Try reversing the tip and ring in and out of your Y cord If you are using a single TRS cable you will have to reconfigure one end of it to conform to your mixer insert point Q Will the SOLO eliminate fee...

Page 20: ...rs 1 4 TRS tip input ring output sleeve ground Input Impedance Unbalanced 1 meg Ohm Output Impedance Unbalanced 10 Ohms nominal Maximum load 2K Ohms Maximum Input Output Level at lowest gain 20 dBV Gain Range with line out selected 0 to 35 dB high in 30 to 65 dB low in Input to Output Gain unity setting 0 5 dBV Bypass Digital INPUT OUTPUT SM820 ONLY I O Connectors XLR 3 PIN 2 high Balanced Input I...

Page 21: ...al SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE PERFORMANCE Frequency Response 0 75 dB 20 Hz to 20 KHz Signal to Noise Ratio 94 dB typical Total Harmonic Distortion 0 01 1 KHz 15 dBV Dynamic Range 100 dB NOISE GATE Attack Time Fixed 400 mS Threshold Selectable 24 dB 36 dB 48 dB 60 dB POWER SUPPLY 8 20 VDC 400 mA DIMENSIONS 1 U height 1 6 RU width 2 78 x 1 65 x 5 5 in 6 95 x 4 13 x 13 75 cm WEIG...

Page 22: ... 97 2 100 DURATION DAY SOUND LEVEL IN dBA IN HOURS SLOW RESPONSE 1 1 2 102 1 105 1 2 110 1 4 or less 115 ACCORDING TO OSHA ANY EXPOSURE IN EXCESS OF THE ABOVE PERMISSIBLE LIMITS COULD RESULT IN HEARING LOSS EAR PLUGS OR PROTECTORS IN THE EAR CANALS OR OVER THE EARS MUST BE WORN WHEN OPERATING THIS DEVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS IF EXPOSURE IS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS AS SET FOR...

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Page 24: ... hto REGISTER YOUR SABINE PRODUCT ONLINE AT WWW SABINE COM FBX and FBX Feedback Exterminator are registered trade marks of Sabine Inc and are the brand names of its line of automatic feedback controllers Covered by U S Patent No 5 245 665 Australian Patent No 653 736 Canadian Patent No 2 066 624 2 GermanPatentNo 69118486 0 andBritishPatent No 0486679 Other patents pending ...