Operational Features - Arrakis Systems ARC-15 Technical Manual

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Operational features

Lighted switches
5 million operation,
LED lighted switches
1-5 Mic channels
For normal on air talent
or a Host and Guest talk
format. Channel one fea-
tures a 'Talk' button to
talk to the 'Studio moni-
tor' if a separate talk
studio is used.
Studio Monitor Audio Output & Control
The ARC-15 supports a Talk studio through the Logic connector on the rear of the console. The studio monitor audio follows the control
room monitor select switch or may be internally jumper selected to be dedicated to the Program or Audition bus. For flexibility, channel
On-off logic with tally is provided for the five mic channels. Talkback audio is sent to the studio from Mic 1 by pushing the 'Talk' switch. An
audio input to the console cue system is used for the studio to talk back to the control room. The ARC-15 fully supports sophisticated
Control Room with Talk Studio applications.
P R O D U C T D E S C R I P T I O N
VU Meters
REAL VU meters for accurate ballistics
tor BOTH the Program & Audition buses
Line channels
For CD players, MP3 play-
ers, and other analog
sources.
PC channel
When connected to a Windows PC
(via a USB cable) running Arrakis
Xtreme software, the channel On-off
button will start and stop playback of
audio from the PC.
2.2
Cue speaker & Volume
for cueing audio and
Talkback from a Studio
Headphones
follows the
control room
selector switch. The
amp drives Hi-Z & 8
ohm headphones
Control Room
Monitor
Selectable between
an external (air)
input, the Program
bus, and the Audition
bus. The output is
line level for external
powered speakers
Phone channel
The phone channel works with an
external hybrid (user supplied)
through both audio and logic con-
nections. Turn the Cue button on
to listen off-line to the caller.
Push the Talk switch to use the
Control room mic to talk off-line
to the caller. To place the caller
on air just select a bus and turn
the channel on.

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