HDS-16 HEADPHONE/ Audio Distribution System

HDS-16/HRM-16 HEADPHONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

matically mute all HRM-16 sends except the channel D stereo and talkback outputs. This unique feature allows each musician to hear a rough or ﬁ nal mix and send soloed tracks from the mix console. This eliminates the need for musicians to relocate to the control room or manually change their HRM-16 level settings.

Note: Both the solo function on the HDS-16 and the talkback system on the HRM-16 can be acti- vated manually using their front panel controls or by optional remote switches.

ADDITIONAL USEFUL HRM-16 FEATURES INCLUDE

■local effects send and return;

■line out (mono);

■bass and treble shelving EQ controls;

■talkback level and master volume controls.

normally located near the main mixing console, provides the power and signal conditioning for a maximum of eight HRM-16’s. Individual channel sends from the console connect to the HDS-16 inputs.

FRONT PANEL

The front panel serves as the patch bay for all input connections: eight mono and four stereo ¼-inch and TT input connectors. All connec- tors are balanced and use the Tip/Ring/Sleeve (TRS) wiring convention. Both ¼-inch and TT connectors can be used but not for the same channel. If both connector types are used for the same channel, the TT connector will be ac-

tive and ¼-inch connector will be disabled.

TALKBACK

HDS-16 HEADPHONE/ AUDIO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

The HDS-16, a 2-U rack-mountable device

Figure 2 shows the TALKBACK connectors at the far left of the front panel. Connect the mix console’s line-level, talkback-microphone out- put or cue send to the HDS-16’s ¼-inch INPUT jack. This signal is distributed to the HRM-16s on the Centronics cable along with the other channels. Use the RETURN FROM HRM-16 connector to monitor talkback from the HRM-

The front panel is shown above; the TT and ¼-inch input sections are shown in detail in Figure 2 and Figure 4, respectively. Note: Although the POWER indicator LED is located on the far right of the HDS-16 front panel, the AC power ON/OFF switch is on the rear panel.