3.2

FIVE Monitor Block Diagrams

INPUT

 

REARCON

INPUT B

 

-2 to -70dBu/ +10 to -20dBu

INPUT A

 

INSERT

 

SEND

 

+4dBu

 

INSERT

 

RETURN

 

DIRECT

 

 

OUT

 

+4dBu

INPUT

 

 

FADER

 

 

FLASH

IP SOLO CLR

IP SOLO DET

MUTE GROUP

MUTE

MUTE

CONTROLS

GENERATED BY

 

 

 

MUTE MASTER ASSY

BUS 1

BUS 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

VCA CONTROLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERATED BY

 

 

 

VCA FADER ASSY

 

 

 

 

 

VCA SOLO 1

VCA SOLO 8

VCA MUTE 1

VCA MUTE 8

VCA LEVEL 1

VCA LEVEL 8

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+48V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHANTOM POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT METER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ON INPUT FADER)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTIONAL

 

-30/+15dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIC/LINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIMPLIFIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/B

VIEW +

 

 

METER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRILL-OUT

 

 

SOURCE

FILTERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PADS

RNG

Ø

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-2dBu

20 - 600

 

IN

INSERT

 

 

4 BAND PARAMETRIC EQUALISER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1k - 20k

PRE EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DEFAULT)

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

HP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LF

 

LO MID

HI MID

HF

OPTIONAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIWAY CONNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ DRILL OUT PADS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR TRANSFORMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSERT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEAK LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ON INPUT FADER)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEAK

+20dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

VCA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FADER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

 

+10dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

PREMUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCA IS BYPASSED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHEN NO VCA BUS

 

 

 

L/R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IS SELECTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFADE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE

 

PRE

PRE

 

POST

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

MUTE

FADE

 

FADE

 

 

 

 

SOLO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLO

 

GRP 1-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFADE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOGIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRP 9-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFADE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

PRE

ON

1

PRE

ON

5

 

PRE

ON

9A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

 

MUTE

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

SAFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAN

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOGIC

 

PRE

ON

2

PRE

ON

6

 

PRE

ON

10A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

PRE

ON

3

PRE

ON

7

 

PRE

ON

11A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

PRE

ON

4

PRE

ON

8

 

PRE

ON

12A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12B

 

 

 

VCA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+5dB

 

å

INSERT

POST EQ

-6dB

-6dB

SOLO

 

LEVEL

PAN

 

L

 

 

 

 

STEREO

 

+5dB

 

 

R

 

 

+5dB

 

 

 

LEVEL

PRE

ON

13A

 

 

STEREO

 

 

+5dB

 

 

PAN

 

 

13B

 

 

+5dB

PRE

ON

14A

 

 

STEREO

 

 

+5dB

 

 

14B

 

 

+5dB

PRE

ON

15A

 

 

STEREO

 

 

+5dB

 

 

15B

 

 

+5dB

PRE

ON

16A

 

 

STEREO

 

 

+5dB

 

 

16B

 

 

+5dB

PFL BUS

AFL LBUS

AFL R BUS

GROUP BUS (1-32)

GRP LBUS

GRP R BUS

MONO/STE MODE BUS

24-Bus Mono Input Module

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SoundCraft Five Monitor Series manual Bus Mono Input Module

Five Monitor Series specifications

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