Benutzerhandbuch für Klark Teknik DN540

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• DN540

  1
• IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

  3
• INSTRUCTIONS DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES

  4
• EC-Declaration of Conformity

  5
• Precautions

  7
  • Safety warnings

    7
  • General precautions

    7
  • Power

    7
  • Handling the equipment

    7
  • Installation

    8
  • Location

    8
  • Audio connections

    8
  • Radio frequency interference - Class B device

    8
  • Electric fields

    8
  • Operation

    8
  • Safety equipment

    9
  • Optional equipment

    9
  • Special accessories

    9
• Contents

  11
• Chapter 1: Introduction

  13
  • Overview

    13
  • Applications

    14
  • Features

    15
  • About this manual

    15
• Chapter 2: What Is A Compressor?

  17
  • Principles of compression

    17
  • Uses of compression

    18
  • Unwanted side effects

    18
• Chapter 3: Getting Started

  21
  • Unpacking

    21
  • Checking the mains fuse

    21
  • Installation

    21
  • Connecting the power cable

    22
  • Connecting the audio cables

    22
    • Channel I/O pin-outs

      22
    • Sidechain inputs

      23
    • Connecting to unbalanced equipment

      24
  • Powering the unit

    24
• Chapter 4: Front Panel

  25
  • Overview

    25
  • Description

    25
  • Compressor section

    26
  • Switch section

    27
• Chapter 5: Rear Panel

  29
  • Mains input

    29
  • Channel connector section

    29
• Chapter 6: Compressor Control Functions

  31
  • Attack

    31
  • Make up gain

    31
  • Release

    31
  • Ratio

    32
  • Threshold

    33
  • Presence

    33
  • Soft knee and hard knee

    34
• Chapter 7: Using The Compressor

  35
  • Modes of operation

    35
    • Manual mode with soft knee (linear peak)

      35
    • Manual mode with hard knee (linear peak)

      36
    • Auto mode with hard knee (exponential RMS)

      36
    • Auto mode with soft knee (exponential RMS)

      36
    • Limiter

      36
  • Simple compression (auto mode)

    38
  • Advanced compression (manual mode)

    38
  • Stereo and multiple channel operation - linking

    39
  • Sidechain

    40
• Appendix A: Application Notes

  41
  • Drums and percussive instruments

    41
  • Stringed acoustic instruments

    41
  • Stringed electric instruments

    41
  • Brass instruments

    41
  • Vocals

    41
  • Presence accentuation

    41
• Appendix B: Functional Block Diagram

  43
• Appendix C: Balanced/Unbalanced Audio

  45
• Appendix D: Technical Specification

  47
• Appendix E: Crib Sheet

  49
• Appendix F: Service Information

  51
  • Routine maintenance

    51
  • Cleaning

    51
  • Replacing the mains fuse

    51
  • Equipment disposal

    52