Klark Teknik DN540 Connecting the power cable, Connecting the audio cables, Getting Started

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Chapter 3: Getting Started

Connecting the power cable

Making sure that the mains power at the power outlet is off, connect the mains cable supplied with your DN540 to the mains power outlet and then to the mains socket at the rear of your unit.

Connecting the audio cables

Making sure that all equipment is switched off, connect your DN540 to the rest of your audio equipment as shown in the following subsections. For more information on balancing, see “Balanced/unbalanced audio” on page 37.

Channel I/O pin-outs

The following shows the channel I/O pin-outs for the male and female XLR connectors, on both balanced and unbalanced circuits.

Male XLR

Female XLR

chassis

chassis

connector

connector

1

3

Rear of DN540

1

3

2 2

Pin-out

Balanced I/O

Unbalanced I/O

 

 

 

1

Screen/ground

Screen/ground (not connected

 

 

at unbalanced end)

2

Hot signal

Hot signal

3

Cold signal

Ground at unbalanced end

 

 

 

 

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Contents DN540 Page Important Safety Instructions Instructions DE Sécurité Importantes Klark Teknik Page General precautions PrecautionsSafety warnings PowerAudio connections InstallationLocation Radio frequency interference Class B deviceSpecial accessories Safety equipmentOptional equipment Precautions Contents Contents Introduction OverviewApplications IntroductionFeatures FeaturesAbout this manual Introduction What Is a Compressor? Principles of compressionUses of compression What Is a Compressor?Unwanted side effects Unwanted side effects What Is a Compressor? Unpacking Getting StartedChecking the mains fuse Connecting the audio cables Connecting the power cableGetting Started Connecting the audio cables Sidechain inputsPowering the unit Connecting to unbalanced equipmentFront Panel DescriptionCompressor section Front PanelSwitch section Switch sectionFront Panel Rear Panel Channel connector sectionMains input Rear Panel Make up gain Compressor Control FunctionsAttack ReleaseRatio Compressor Control FunctionsPresence ThresholdThreshold Soft knee and hard knee Soft knee and hard knee graphsUsing The Compressor Modes of operationUsing The Compressor Manual mode with hard knee linear peakCompression limiting signal level graphs Modes of operationSimple compression auto mode Advanced compression manual modeStereo and multiple channel operation linking Stereo and multiple channel operation linkingSidechain Appendix a Application Notes Application Notes Appendix B Functional Block Diagram Functional Block Diagram COMPRESSOR-CHANNEL2Appendix C Balanced/Unbalanced Audio Balanced/Unbalanced Audio Appendix D Technical Specification Inputs FourTechnical Specification StorageAppendix E Crib Sheet Crib Sheet Cleaning Appendix F Service InformationRoutine maintenance Replacing the mains fuseService Information Equipment disposal