Peavey X-VCA - Manual (Page 2)

X-VCA owner’s manual
X-VCA block diagram
VCA SUB-CARD
GC GC
X-VCA MASTER MODULE (LO
WER AREA)
MASTER MICRO INTER- FA
C E
CARD
-
INPUT & GR
OUP
CONTR
OL
TO RIGHT SIDE
-
INPUT MICR
O
CARDS TO LEFT SIDE -
GR
OUP
MICR
O
CARDS
MICR
O MUTE CONTR
OL
+48V
TB
SWITCH LOGIC
POST F ADER
∑ ∑
SOLO A UDIO
SOLO MIX AMPS
T O METER BRIDGE L SOLO R
X-VCA Block Diagram
M3
M4
X-VCA BLK DIA-REV1.1 9/8/00
1 - LEV 2 - P
A N
GC
P
IN • MIDI • OUT
( ON REAR P
ANEL )
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LEFT
RIGHT
MONO
SOLO L
SOLO R
METERBRIDGE - 13 MECHANICAL
VU METERS
WITH LED ILLUMINA
TION
8 METERS FOR GR
OUP OUT , 3 FOR MAIN OUTS
, 2 FOR SOLO LEFT & RIGHT
SOLO A CTIVE CLEAR LAST
PRESSED
SOLO CONTR
OL & ST
A TUS
GAIN
SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT
3- LEV 4 - P
A N
VCA
CV
∑
GC
∑
GC
VCA
PK SIG
∑
GC
∑
GC
+10
LEFT POST
LEFT F ADER
+10
RIGHT POST
RIGHT F ADER
L / R SOLO
PK SIG
ASSISTED OUT
SIGNAL SOURCES FR
OM L / R / MONO LEFT RIGHT POST F
ADER
LEFT RIGHT PRE F
ADER
POST PRE
MONO
MONIT
OR FEEDS
T O OUTPUTS
MA
TRIX EXP
ANSION CONNECT
OR
37-W
A Y
FEMALE D-SUB
(ON REAR OF MASTER MODULE)
PO
WER FEED
T O
X-MA
T RIX BO
XES
A UDIO FEEDS
FR
OM -
GR
OUPS
L / R / MONO
EXT MA
TRIX IN 1
SOLO A
UDIO
AND CONTR
OL
T ALKBA
CK
A UDIO
LEFT POST RIGHT POST
MA
TRIX EXP
ANSION CONNECT
OR ALLO
WS
ADDITIONAL MA
TRIX MIXES
T O
BE CREA
TED
EXTERNALL
Y USING X-MA
TRIX BO
XES OR
O THER LINE-LEVEL MIXERS
.
X-MA
TRIX BO
XES LINK SOLO AND
T ALKBA
CK
FUNCTIONS
WITH X-VCA CONSOLE.
PA
N
LCR
P A N B US ASSIGN & CONTROL SWITCHES
2468
M
O N O
L -R
1357
T O SOLO
SWITCHING L- AFL -R
LEVEL FREQ
Q
LEVEL FREQ
Q
LEVEL FREQ
Q
LEVEL FREQ
Q
FOUR-BAND FULL
Y P
ARAMETRIC EQ LO
W MID
HI MID
HF
EQ ON
400 - 8 KHZ
100 - 2 KHZ
3 - 0.7 1K - 20 KHZ
3 - 0.7
SH
40 - 800 HZ
3 - 0.7
3 - 0.7
SH
LF
PEAK
+8
0
-6
SIG
INPUT
METER
PRE F ADER POST F ADER
INSER
T
ON
INPUT PREAMP
DIRECT
OUT
INSER
T SEND
BAL
INSER
T R
T N
LINE SW
BALANCED
IN
GAIN
15 - 70 DB
Ø
LINE
26dB PA
D
+48V
XFORMER OPTION
HPF
20 - 400HZ
HPF
P
LINE SW
X-VCA MONO INPUT
(24
T O
48 FITTED)
SOLO VCA ASSIGN
MUTE
SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT
SOLO CONTR
OL
& SWITCHING
INPUT CHAN
MICRO
INTERF
A C E
CARD
VCA, MUTE AND SOLO CTRL
PRE-F
ADER
POST
-P
AN
L - R
VCA ASSIGN LA
TCHES
VCA MASTER B USES 1-8
CHANNEL F ADER
A UX SENDS 1 THR
U
4
SAFE
PREVIEW
1 OF 4 CIRCUITS
1-2 PRE
FROM PREV MODULE
TO NEXT MODULE
1-2 LEV/P
AN CTRL
A UX 1 A UX 2
3-4 LEV/P
AN CTRL
A UX 3 A UX 4
PRE-SOURCE
AMP
PRE
SOURCE MUTE ?
EQ
FDR
NO
YES
PRE-EQ
DIRECT OUT
SOURCE
PRE-F
ADER
POST
-F
ADER PRE
SOURCE SELECT
3-4 PRE 5-8 PRE
5- LEV 6 - P
A N
5-6 LEV/P
AN CTRL
A UX 5 A UX 6
7- LEV 8 - P
A N
7-8 LEV/P
AN CTRL
A UX 7 A UX 8
ROT
AR
Y
POT
P A D
LED
AMP
P ANEL
SWITCH
USER OPTION
100MM F ADER
FET
SWITCH
BALANCED
DRIVER
ALL SWITCHES SHO
WN IN
THE UP (DESELECTED) POSITION
AMP(LIFIER) GAIN SHO
WN IN DB
WHEN NEEDED
WHEN SHO
WN:
1/4”
TRS SWITCHING J
A CKS HA
VE NORMALL
Y CLOSED CONT
A CTS
USER OPTIONS IMPLEMENTED WITH REMOV
ABLE SHUNTS
DEF
A U LT
SHUNT POSITION SHO
WN UNDERLINED
GROUND COMP
DRIVER
REMO
V ABLE
SHUNT
BICOLOR
LED
1/4”
TRS
JA
C K
XLR JA
C
K
OBE FRANK
ELECT SWITCH
ST
AND
ARD OUTPUT LEVEL IS +4 dBu A
T 0
VU
PIN 2 HO
T ON ALL BALANCED OUTPUTS (XLR J
A CKS)
FOR UNBALANCED OPERA
TION:
TIE PIN 3
T O PIN 1, USE PIN 2 FOR OUTPUT
, PIN 1 FOR GND
“Ø”
SYMBOL INDICA
TES POLARITY REVERSE
LEGENDS
DU
AL DC CONNECT
ORS FOR
LINKING BA
CK-UP SUPPL
Y
LO
W
-NOISE F
A N
FOR COOLING
ST
AND
ARD IEC
PO
WER INLET
REMO
V ABLE LINK FOR
ISOLA
TING CONSOLE GR
OUND
CREST X-SERIES PO
WER SUPPL
Y ( REAR
VIEW )
MODEL 5A
90-250V
A C
50/60 HZ
DC INPUT ( ON REAR )
+/- 18V
, +12V
, +48V
12V LAMP SOCKETS - 2 OR 4 ( ON REAR OF METER BRIDGE )
LAMP DIM ( ON REAR )
RIBBON CABLE INTER-
CONNECT
MIX AMP
TA
L K T O A U X
AU
X
INSER
T R
T N
AU
X
INSER
T
SEND R
T N
AU
X
MIX TB FEED
XFORMER OPTION
AU
X
BAL
OUT
+10
A UX POST
AU
X
MUTE
A UX PRE T O SOLO
SWITCHING
T O SOLO
SWITCHING
MIX AMP
GR
OUP INSER
T
SEND R
T N
GRP MIX
XFORMER OPTION
GRP
BAL
OUT
+10
GR
OUP
POST
GRP MUTE
GR
OUP PRE
B US IN
T O GR
OUP
MIX B
U S
GR
OUP
INSER
T
ON
POST GR
OUP
MA
TRIX
SENDS
M1 M2 M3 M4
SOLO CONTR
OL
& SWITCHING
GR
OUP SOLO ASSIGN
AU
X
SOLO
GR
OUP PRE
A UX POST
GR
OUP
MICRO INTER- F ACE CARD 1 OF 4 CIRCUITS
GR
OUP MUTE AU
X
MUTE
SAFE
PREVIEW
SAFE
PREVIEW
FR
OM
MASTER MICR
O
CARD TO INPUT MICR
O
CARDS
VCA ASSIGN
LA
TCHES
VCA MASTER B USES 1-8
GR
OUP
F ADER CV
T O GR
OUP F
ADER
VCA ASSIGN LA
TCHES
GR
OUP POST
GA
TE ON
COMP ON
GR
OUP
A T TENU
A T ION
METER
V O X
P ERC
AU
T O
1 2 3 5 7 9 12 15 18 21
THRESH
ON
SOFT KNEE GAIN 0 DB +20
RA
TIO
1:1 20:1
THRESH -45 +15
TIMING CONTR
O L
RA
TIO
1:5 1:1 THRESH -60 -20
RMS
DETECT
OR
PFL SLA
V E
VCA
COMPRESSOR CONTR
OL
EXP
ANDER
CONTR
OL GR
OUP D
YNAMICS SUB-CARD
GR
OUP
METER SEND
LINK
T O ADJ
A CENT CHANNEL
ODD/EVEN P
A IRS
THRESH
ON
MONO
L-R
GR
OUP PA
N
GROUP
BUS ASSIGN SWITCHES
X-VCA GR
OUP OUTPUT
(1 OF 8 SHO
WN)
MICR
O
CONTR
OL
T O EXT MTX
A UX ODD/EVEN STEREO P
A IR
A UX PRE
UNITY
MUTE EDIT ASSIGN SOLO
VCA
MASTER F ADER
P A RT OF GROUP MICR O INTERFA CE CARD
VCA MASTERS (1 OF 8 SHO
WN)
T O RIBBON
AU
X
LEVEL
T A LK BA
CK
+48 V
O LT
OFF / ON
T A LK BA
CK
IN
HEADPHONE
OUT
PINK NOISE
PINK NOISE GEN
TA
L K O
N
TB
LEVEL
TB A
UDIO
(T O RIBBON)
HP LEVEL
J A CKS LOCA
TED ON MASTER MODULE
AND UNDER ARMREST
T AP T
O
LA
TCH -
HOLD FOR MOMENT
AR
Y
TB
M2
M1
SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT AFL MODE
AFL MODE
X-VCA MASTER MODULE
T A LK
T O L / R
LEFT INSER
T
SEND R
T N
LEFT MIX TB FEED
HI-P
ASS FIL
TERS
40HZ@24DB/OCT
HPF
MIX AMPS
RIGHT MIX
HPF
HPF ON
SUM L / R
RIGHT
LEVEL
HF
1K - 20 KHZ
FREQ
Q
3 - 0.7
LEVEL
HI MID
400 - 8 KHZ
FREQ
Q
3 - 0.7
LEVEL
MID
200 - 4 KHZ
FREQ
Q
3 - 0.7
LEVEL
LO MID
60 - 1.2KHZ
FREQ
LEVEL
LF
40 - 800HZ
FREQ
L / R EQ ON
L / R
PRE-F
A DER
STEREO 5-BAND SEMI-P
ARAMETRIC EQ
RIGHT SIDE FOLLO
WS LEFT
T O SOLO B
US & MICR
O INTERF
A C E
∑
MUTE AND SOLO SWITCHING
(MICR
O CONTR
OLLED)
T O SOLO B
US & MICR
O INTERF
A C E
SOLO
MUTE
SAFE PR
VW
MIX AMP TA
L K T O
MA
TRIX
MA
TRIX MIX TB FEED
MA
TRIX
BAL
OUT
+10
MA
TRIX
POST
MA
TRIX
MUTE
MA
TRIX PRE
MA
TRIX
LEVEL
∑
GC
MONO SOLO
T A LK T
O MONO
MONO INSER
T
SEND R
T N
MONO MIX TB FEED
HI-P
ASS FIL
TER
40HZ@24DB/OCT
HPF
MIX AMP
HPF ON
LEVEL
HF
1K - 20 KHZ
FREQ
Q
3 - 0.7
LEVEL
HI MID
400 - 8 KHZ
FREQ
Q
3 - 0.7
LEVEL
MID
200 - 4 KHZ
FREQ
Q
3 - 0.7
LEVEL
LO MID
60 - 1.2KHZ
FREQ
LEVEL
LF
40 - 800HZ
FREQ
MONO EQ ON MONO
PRE-F
ADER
5-BAND SEMI-P
ARAMETRIC EQ
T O SOLO B
US & MICR
O INTERF
A C E
+10
MONO POST
MONO F ADER
VCA
MONO METER SEND
MONO BAL
OUT
OUTPUT
A TTENU
A T ION
METER
ON
1 3 6 9 12 18 24
MONO
LIMITER ON
OUTPUT LEVEL
-6 DB
U +20
20 :
1
RA
TIO
XFORMER OPTION
MONO LIMITER
MONO POST
VCA VCA
LEFT
BAL
OUT
OUTPUT
A TTENU
A T ION
METER
ON
1 3 6 9 12 18 24
L / R
LIMITER ON
OUTPUT LEVEL
-6 DB
U +20
20 :
1
RA
TIO
XFORMER OPTION
RIGHT
L / R STEREO
LIMITER
L / R METER SENDS
LEFT POST RIGHT POST
POST MONO
MONO MA
TRIX
SENDS
M1 M2 M3 M4
T O EXT MTX
EXT IN 1 T O
ALL
EXT MA
TRIX IN
MA
TRIX SENDS M1 M2 M3 M4
T O EXT MTX
MONO
T O MA
TRIX SENDS SHO
WN.
LEFT AND RIGHT BO
TH HA
VE
IDENTICAL SETS OF MA
TRIX SENDS
AND SWITCHES
EXT MA
TRIX IN
1 2 3 4
EXTERNAL STEREO
PR
OGRAM IN
L R
STEREO 2-BAND SHEL
VING EQ
HF
LF
STR PGM LEVEL
L / R
PRE-F
ADER
PK SIG
PK SIG
T O SOLO B
U S
L / R MONO
EXT STR PGM
SOLO
MA
TRIX CIRCUITR
Y 1 OF 4 SHO
WN
SOLO OFF
SOLO CTRL
SUM MONO
MONIT
O R
LEVEL
MONIT
OR OUT
LEFT RIGHT
LEFT - RIGHT
SOLO A UDIO
TA
L K T O
MONIT
O R
T A LKBA
CK
A UDIO
L R PRE MON SOURCE
L R POST MON SOURCE
AL
T OUT LEVEL
AL
TERNA
TE OUT
LEFT RIGHT
SUM MONO
TA
L K T O
AL
T OUT
T A LKBA
CK
A UDIO
L R POST MON SOURCE
PRE FDR
L R PRE MON SOURCE
L R PRE MON SOURCE
L R POST MON SOURCE
MAIN OUTPUT LIMITERS
LCR T
O
OUTPUTS
L R POST MON SOURCE
L R PRE MON SOURCE
X-VCA STEREO INPUT (4 NORMALL
Y FITTED)
STEREO INPUTS HA
VE SAME FEA
TURES AS
MONO INPUT EXCEPT AS NO
TED BELO
W
:
• DU
AL SETS OF LINE INPUTS (NO MIC LEVEL)-
- SWITCHABLE BETWEEN XLR OR
TRS / RCA
- L & R SOURCE SELECT SWITCHES
• 4-BAND SEMI-P
ARAMETRIC EQ (NO Q CONTR
OL)
• DU
AL-LED SIGNAL PRESENT / PEAK INDICA
T ORS
• NO LCR ASSIGNMENT • NO INSER
T SEND / RETURN J
A CKS
• NO DIRECT
-OUT J
A CK
CV
L / R
T O
MONO
EXT STR PGM
ASSIGN
BALANCED INPUTS
T O FEED
INTERNAL MA
TRIX 1-4
EXT INPUT 1 ALSO FEEDS
MA
TRIX EXP
ANSION CONNECT
OR
SINGLE SCENE EDIT
PREVIEW
MICR
O
UTILITY EDIT SAFE
SEQ
UENCED SCENE
8 6 4 5 3 1 2 7
M A N U A L M U T E S C E N E S
GO
SEQ
UENCE
SCENE ON
128
2
4
4
1
3
5
6
7