Solid State Logic 82S6XL090A, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...E Signature Channel Owner s Manual ...

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Page 3: ...Solid State Logic Super Analogue Outboard Owner s Manual 82S6XL090A XLogic SIGNATURE C H A N N E L ...

Page 4: ...yo 151 0051 Japan 81 0 3 5474 1144 7 bis rue de la Victoire le Blanc Mesnil Paris 93150 France 33 0 1 48 67 84 85 Via Timavo 34 20124 Milano Italy 39 0 39 2328 094 Visit SSL at URL http www solid state logic com Solid State Logic All Rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright Conventions E Series E Signature SL 4000 E Series SL 9000 Series Solid State Logic SSL XL 9000 Series a...

Page 5: ...ration 9 Input Section 9 Listen Mic Compressor 9 Dynamics Section 10 Compressor Limiter 10 Expander Gate 11 Filter Section 11 Equaliser Section 12 Output Section 12 5 0 Signal Routing 13 Appendices A Internal Links and Fuses 15 B Connector Details 16 C Electronic Specification 17 D Calibration Information 21 E Physical Specification 24 F Environmental Specification 24 ...

Page 6: ... LOCK 24 12 0 6 12 18 24 1 4 1 1 4 0 40 30 450 2 2 5 6 7 1 5 16 OUT 350 300 20 50 100 300 200 70 3 8 1 5 2 0 8 1 5 4 5 2 5 10 14 OUT 3 3 5 12 4 8 0 20 10 0 10 30 20 20 ON IN KEY LINK LINE Ø PAD 48V DYN IN PRE EQ FAST ATK LIN REL FAST ATK EXP DYN S C INPUT BELL CT OUT CT OUT CT OUT CT OUT BELL MTR INPUT DYN S C EQ IN BLK 110V 120V 230V 240V DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE REPLACING FUSES Before Connecting ...

Page 7: ...s Warranty The warranty period for this unit is 12 months from date of purchase In Warranty Repairs In the event of a fault during the warranty period the unit must be returned to your local distributor who will arrange for it to be shipped to Solid State Logic for repair All units should be shipped to Solid State Logic in their original packaging Solid State Logic can not be held responsible for ...

Page 8: ... inlets Always confirm that the input mains voltage range is set correctly before applying power Always isolate the mains supply before changing the input range setting If it is ever necessary to replace a blown mains fuse then always use the correct rating and type of replacement If a correctly rated fuse continues to blow then a fault exists and the cause should be investigated or the unit retur...

Page 9: ... affected FCC Certification The XLogic unit has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed a...

Page 10: ...hich indicates the setting Using pliers pull out the PCB The PCB has to be rotated until the desired voltage is shown along the edge which plugs into the module The plastic key and this bit is quite fiddly must also be rotated so that it points out of the module and so that the round pin aligns with the appropriate hole in the cover panel refer to the diagrams opposite Re insert the PCB and replac...

Page 11: ...N TRS jack socket LINK TRS jack socket INPUT female XLR The XLR labelled INPUT is for microphone signals the LINE IN jack socket is for line level signals such as a synthesiser or DAW output Neither input is suitable for use with guitar pickups piezo electric bugs etc If you have more than one unit the dynamics side chain of multiple units may be linked together by connecting the LINK jacks togeth...

Page 12: ...on Drive Mic Gain Mic Amp 1 Mic Amp 2 Mic In Line Gain Line Amp Line In ON LINE PAD 48V IN Phase 1 Threshold LComp Ø Ext Key Input Key In 4 Band Equaliser HP LP Filters KEY DYN Dynamics Link In Out LINK DYN IN EQ DYN PRE EQ IP FLT DYN S C EQ DYN S C FLT Output Gain Line Out Line Out IP METER IN DYN ...

Page 13: ...a switchable 22dB Input Pad and 48V phantom powering Please note that connecting a microphone to the XLogic E Signature Channel unit with phantom power switched on is not advised as it may cause damage to either the microphone or the input stage of the XLogic unit Take care not to connect line level sources keyboards etc to the microphone input with phantom power switched on as this may damage the...

Page 14: ...of each section sum together so that whichever section has the most gain reduction will control the other section Don t try to link two gates using the LINK switch when you want the signal on one to open the other If you need to achieve this effect take a keying signal from one section to trigger the other The easiest way to do this is by patching from the output of the source channel into the KEY...

Page 15: ...priate attack time The green LEDs in the display section indicate Expander Gate activity the amount of gain reduction 4 6 Filters Section In common with the original E Series Channel strip a pair of high and low pass Filters are provided Both Filter controls incorporate bypass switching which is activated when turned fully anti clockwise turning either control up will put that band in circuit illu...

Page 16: ...ontrol law and a steeper 18dB octave high pass filter for tighter control of low frequencies It is this design which is retained today as the E Series EQ option of the SL and XL 9000 Series consoles and the XLogic Channel unit The design is enhanced in this version via the CT OUT option for additional tonal variations and is activated by pressing the BLK switch As mentioned above the EQ section ha...

Page 17: ...for the various combinations of these Note that the side chain can be fed from the KEY input on the rear of the unit by selecting KEY Key 4 Band EQ Dynamics Filters 4 Band EQ Key Filters Dynamics Key Dynamics Filters 4 Band EQ Key Dynamics Filters 4 Band EQ Filters 4 Band EQ Dynamics Key EQ DYN S C DYN S C DYN S C DYN S C DYN S C DYN S C Dynamics PRE EQ PRE EQ PRE EQ PRE EQ PRE EQ PRE EQ Filters I...

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Page 19: ...Card 48V FS1 500mA wire ended SSL part No 35F5E250 Fuses 629612X1 Main Card 18V FS1 3 amp wire ended SSL part No 35F5E330 15V FS2 3 amp wire ended SSL part No 35F5E330 15V FS3 3 amp wire ended SSL part No 35F5E330 18V FS4 3 amp wire ended SSL part No 35F5E330 5V FS5 3 amp wire ended SSL part No 35F5E330 Links LK1 Compressor Auto Attack Normally not fitted Fitting across pins 1 2 makes the compress...

Page 20: ...low use of mono jacks Key In Location Rear Panel Conn Type XLR Female Pin Description 1 Chassis 2 Audio ve 3 Audio ve Line In Location Rear Panel Conn Type TRS Jack Socket Pin Description Tip Audio ve Ring Audio ve Sleeve Chassis Output Location Rear Panel Conn Type XLR Male Pin Description 1 Chassis 2 Audio ve 3 Audio ve Input Location Rear Panel Conn Type XLR Female Pin Description 1 Chassis 2 A...

Page 21: ...rce impedance of Test Set 50Ω Input impedance of Test Set 100kΩ All unweighted measurements are specified as 22Hz to 22kHz band limited RMS and are expressed in units of dBu All distortion measurements are specified with a 36dB Octave low pass filter at 80kHz and are expressed as a percentage The onset of clipping for headroom measurements should be taken as 1 THD Unless otherwise quoted all figur...

Page 22: ...20kHz Equivalent Input Noise 127dBu at maximum gain input terminated with 150Ω Common Mode Rejection 75dB from 50Hz to 1kHz 10dBu applied 30dB gain 65dB at 10kHz Line Input Measurement Conditions Signal applied to Line Input and measured at Output Input Gain set to indent 0dB Gain Continuously variable from 20dB to 20dB Input Impedance 6kΩ THD Noise 0 005 from 20Hz to 20kHz 24dBu applied 0dB gain ...

Page 23: ...iable from 0 5 to 4 242 LMF Band controls Frequency Variable from 200Hz to 2 5kHz Gain Variable between 15dB 02 Variable between 18dB 242 Q Variable from 0 5 to 2 5 02 Variable from 0 5 to 4 242 LF Band controls Frequency Variable from 30Hz to 450Hz Gain Variable between 15dB 02 Variable between 18dB 242 Q on BELL setting 0 8 02 1 3 242 Filter controls Low Pass Frequency 3kHz to 16kHz 3dB Point Lo...

Page 24: ...se to incoming signals Combining the two modes provides four very different modes of compression and limiting with the Hard Knee and Linear modes giving far more dramatic compression characteristics When LK1 not fitted default Expander Gate Controls Range Variable from 0 to 40dB Threshold Variable from 30dB to 10dB Attack Time Normally 1 5mS per 40dB switchable to 100µs Release Time Variable from ...

Page 25: ...nt Required Calibrated audio oscillator audio level meter and dc volt meter A balance adaptor see below will be required for the output balance adjustment Test Signal 1kHz sinewave 0dBu Input and Output Oscillator to Line Input and Output to the audio level meter Unit Setup 1 Set both Line Gain and Output Gain to indent 0dB 2 Press LINE switch IN Unity Gain Trim Adjustment 1 Adjust VR28 for 0dBu 0...

Page 26: ... EQ gain controls to their centre indent LF EQ Maximum Gain Adjustment 1 Ensure that the BLK switch is released 2 Set LF Gain to maximum and select LF BELL Set the audio oscillator for 80Hz and adjust LF Frequency to find the maximum level on the audio level meter 3 Adjust VR4 for 15dBu 0 25dB 4 Switch BLK in and re adjust LF Frequency for maximum level 5 Adjust VR6 for 18dBu 0 25dB 6 Reset LF Gai...

Page 27: ...he order shown in its entirety All presets are on the 629612 card Equipment Required Calibrated audio oscillator audio level meter and a digital dc volt meter Test Signal 1kHz sinewave unless specified otherwise level as specified Input and Output Oscillator to Line Input Output to the audio level meter Unit Setup Switch the dynamics IN and the EQ and Filter sections OUT set all of the dynamics co...

Page 28: ...pounds Power 35 Watts 47 VA Boxed size 520mm x 520mm x 182mm 20 5 x 20 5 x 7 2 Boxed weight 6 3kg 14 pounds All values are approximate Appendix F Environmental Specification Temperature Operating 5 to 30 Deg C Non operating 20 to 50 Deg C Max gradient 15 Deg C Hour Relative Humidity Operating 20 to 80 Non operating 5 to 90 Max wet bulb 29 Deg C non condensing Vibration Operating 0 2 G 3 100Hz Non ...

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