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March 2010

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  • Page 1 A I R 3 ADIO ONSOLE ECHNICAL ANUAL March 2010...
  • Page 2 AIR 3 Radio Console Technical Manual - 1st Edition AIR 3 Radio Console Technical Manual - 1st Edition AIR 3 Radio Console Technical Manual - 1st Edition AIR 3 Radio Console Technical Manual - 1st Edition AIR 3 Radio Console Technical Manual - 1st Edition ®...
  • Page 3 Any modifications not expressly approved in writing by Any modifications not expressly approved in writing by Audioarts could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Audioarts could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Audioarts could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 4 8. This power supply should be used near to a convenient and easily accessible mains socket. R R R R R M M M M M ! ! ! ! ! AIR 3 / Apr 2010 E A D E A D E E E E E...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Remote Start ......................1-7 MIC 2 Talkback to Cue/CR .................. 1-7 On Air Tally ......................1-7 AIR 3 Console Rear Drawing ............1-8 Audio Connection Pinout Drawings ..........1-9 Cue Out and Control Connection Drawing ....... 1-11 Chapter 2 - Console Features Overview ..................
  • Page 6 Meters Select Button ..................3-10 On Air LED ....................... 3-10 Chapter 4 - Schematic and Load Sheet Drawings Console Flow Diagram ..............4-2 IP-AIR3 6 Inputs Panel Schematic ......................... 4-3 Load Sheet ........................ 4-9 page Contents – 2 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 7 Load Sheet ......................4-22 CONA3-4 Four Connector Blocks Card Schematic ......................4-23 Load Sheet ......................4-28 Appendices Appendix 1 AIR 3 Console Performance Specifications ......A-3 Appendix 2 Replacement Parts List ............. A-5 page Contents – 3 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 8 Remote Start ....................1-7 MIC 2 Talkback to Cue/CR ................1-7 On Air Tally ....................1-7 AIR 3 Console Rear Drawing ............. 1-8 Audio Connection Pinout Drawings ......... 1-9 Cue Out and Control Connection Drawing ......1-11 page 1 – 1...

  • Page 9: Unpacking And Installing The Console

    I N S T A L L A T I O N a n d P O W E R Installation and Power Unpacking and Installing the Console The AIR 3 console with its power supply, connecting cable, and technical manual is shipped in one packing box. The console can be NOTE: This console...

  • Page 10: Power Supply

    You may now proceed to wire up audio and control connections. Audio and Control Wiring All audio I/O connections to the AIR 3 console are made via RJ-45 connectors and 6-pin plug terminals located on the rear panel of the console. For control connections there is also a multipin DB-25 connector.

  • Page 11: Hook-Ups

    MIC 2 OUT RJ-45 Pin 1 – HI MIC 2 OUT RJ-45 Pin 2 – SH MIC 2 OUT RJ-45 Pin 3 – HI MIC 2 OUT RJ-45 Pin 6 – SH page 1 – 4 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 12: Caller Connection

    USB ANALOG OUT RJ-45 Pin 2 – LO USB ANALOG OUT RJ-45 Pin 3 – HI USB RT OUT USB ANALOG OUT RJ-45 Pin 6 – LO page 1 – 5 AIR 3 / Mar 2010 AIR 3 / Dec 2011 AIR 3 / June 2012...

  • Page 13: Cue Output And Control Connections - Db-25

    Pin 23 – Start Channel 11 Pin 24 – Start Channel 12 Pin 25 – Start Phone Channel Cue Output The Cue output signal (for feeding an external cue amplifier) is mono unbalanced. page 1 – 6 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 14: On Air Tally

    ON. This signal can be used to control an externally powered tally light that requires a continuous closure to function. Current should not exceed 2 amps at 30 volts DC. page 1 – 7 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 15: Air 3 Console Rear Drawing

    AIR 3 Console Rear page 1 – 8 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 16: Line Inputs

    LINE B RT IN HI LINE A RT IN LO LINE B RT IN LO CALLER "IN" RJ-45 "OUT" RJ-45 CALLER IN HI CALLER OUT HI CALLER IN LO CALLER OUT LO page 1 – 9 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 17 EXT LT IN H I USB LT OUT LO EXT LT IN LO USB RT OUT HI EXT RT IN HI US B RT OUT LO EXT RT IN LO page 1 – 10 AIR 3 / Mar 2010 AIR 3 / Dec 2011...
  • Page 18 START CHANNEL 7 START CHANNEL 6 START COMMON START CHANNEL 5 START COMMON START CHANNEL 4 START COMMON START CHANNEL 3 START COMMON START CHANNEL 2 START COMMON START CHANNEL 1 page 1 – 11 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 19 Studio Dim ......................2-6 Program Mono ....................2-7 USB Source Dipswitches (internal) ................ 2-7 CR MUTE/AIR TALLY Dipswitches ................ 2-7 CR Mutes ......................2-7 On Air Tally ......................2-8 Console Layout Drawing ............2-9 page 2 – 1 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 20: Overview

    Console Features Overview Each AIR 3 console has two Input panels and one Master panel. The Input panel consists of six faders with associated switches. The Master panel has a PHONE section, a CONTROL section, a HEADPHONE section, and a STUDIO section. Each section is described below.

  • Page 21: Inputs

    C O N S O L E F E A T U R E S Inputs The AIR 3 console is designed to handle up to 24 analog stereo pro level (+4dBu balanced) inputs, two mono microphone (-50dBu nominal) inputs, and one external stereo line level (+4dBu balanced) input that goes directly to control room or studio.

  • Page 22: Usb Port

    Air 3 USB port. Use a cable having a USB Type B connector on the Air 3 end and a connector on the other end that will mate with the computer’s USB port; this will typically be a USB Type A connector.

  • Page 23: Other Computers

    If any problems are encountered, please consider the following points: • The audio that is output from the Air 3 on the USB port depends on the setting of the internal dipswitches that select between PGM 1 and PGM 2 as the source (see “Console Internal Programming”).

  • Page 24: Console Programming Options

    MIC 1 audio when talkback to studio is engaged. If the studio is programmed to DIM talkback audio could presumably make it from the studio monitor speakers to the open studio mic. page 2 – 6 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 25: Program Mono

    1 through 13 are turned ON. This is done to prevent feedback from the CR announcer’s mic. At the same time the ON AIR LED in the center of the meterbridge will light up. page 2 – 7 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 26: On Air Tally

    USER-SUPPLIED RELAY TRIGGERED BY CONSOLE CR MUTE CIRCUI INTERNAL AIR CONNECTOR PIN TALLY RELAY ON "LOGIC" DB-25 YOUR B40240 1N4002 POWER N.C. or equiv. SUPPLY 30VDC relay – N.O. – RELAY CIRCUIT POWERED BY USER SUPPLIED EXTERNAL SUPPLY page 2 – 8 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 27 AIR 3 Console Layout page 2 – 9 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 28 EXT Switch ......................3-9 Studio Level Control ..................3-9 TB (Talkback) Button ..................3-9 Meters (VU-AIR3) ....................3-10 VU Meter Pairs ....................3-10 Meters Select Button ..................3-10 On Air LED ......................3-10 page 3 – 1 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 29: Input Panel (Ip-Air3)

    C O N T R O L S A N D F U N C T I O N S Controls and Functions Input Panel (IP-AIR3) The Input panel of the AIR 3 console has six identical strips representing six input channels. page 3 – 2...

  • Page 30: Source Select

    The channel is ON when the ON button is lit. These can also be programmed (as mentioned in the previous chapter) to activate control room mute and on air tally. page 3 – 3 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 31: Master Panel (Mst-Air3)

    C O N T R O L S A N D F U N C T I O N S Master Panel (MST-AIR3) The Master panel includes the Caller Input, Control Room monitor, Studio monitor, and Meters sections. page 3 – 4 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 32: Caller Input

    PROGRAM ASSIGN buttons or the position of the fader. If the phone channel is OFF its signal will still be present in the cue output if it has been assigned to cue. page 3 – 5 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 33: Caller Set-Ups

    When he is ready to take the call on-air, the DJ makes sure his mic and phone are assigned to PGM 1 or PGM 2 and turns them ON. He then deactivates caller CUE to hear the normal feed. page 3 – 6 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 34: Control Room Monitor

    Pressing either of the two program (PGM 1 or PGM 2) switches allows the operator to listen to the selected output bus. The button will be lit when the monitor is assigned to its respective bus. page 3 – 7 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 35: Ext Switch

    The jack is provided as a place to plug in user-supplied stereo headphones having an impedance of 60 Ohms or higher. page 3 – 8 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 36: Studio Monitor

    Studio. If the Studio Dim dipswitch (described in Chapter 2) is set to the ON position, the normal studio feed is not completely removed, but is dimmed by 20dB. page 3 – 9 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 37: Meters (Vu-Air3)

    The ON AIR LED, located in the middle of the meterbridge, lights up when any input channel is programmed by dipswitch to have the CR MUTE/AIR TALLY dipswitch activated, and is also ON. page 3 – 10 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 38: Ip-Air3 6 Inputs Panel

    Schematic ........................ 4-16 Load Sheet ....................... 4-19 CONA3-3 Three Connector Blocks Card Schematic ........................ 4-20 Load Sheet ....................... 4-22 CONA3-4 Four Connector Blocks Card Schematic ........................ 4-23 Load Sheet ....................... 4-28 page 4 – 1 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 39 GUEST TB TO DB-25 EXT IN JUMPER PINS 11,12 CUE/CR EXT RT MON MB SPKR CUE ACN CUE SENSE LOGIC BALANCED CUE MON RJ-45 CR MUTE AIR 3 System Flow Diagram page 4 – 2 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 40 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 100uF 100uF 100uF ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0008-1 W# 700889 IPA2-6A PCB 1 of 6 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 3 AIR 3 / Apr 2010...
  • Page 41 DRAWN 100uF DB/WWP 4-19-10 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED 74LS74 74LS74 74LS74 ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0008-2 W# 700889 IPA2-6A PCB 2 of 6 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 4 AIR 3 / Apr 2010...
  • Page 42 - SA UR US - Sergey Averin - APPROVALS DATE DRAWN DB/WWP 4-19-10 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0008-3 W# 700889 IPA2-6A PCB 3 of 6 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 5 AIR 3 / Apr 2010...
  • Page 43 APPROVALS DATE DRAWN 4053 DB/WWP 4-19-10 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED AGND ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0008-4 W# 700889 IPA2-6A PCB 4 of 6 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 6 AIR 3 / Apr 2010...
  • Page 44 APPROVALS DATE DRAWN 4053 DB/WWP 4-19-10 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED AGND ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0008-5 W# 700889 IPA2-6A PCB 5 of 6 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 7 AIR 3 / Apr 2010...
  • Page 45 APPROVALS DATE DRAWN 4053 DB/WWP 4-19-10 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED AGND ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0008-6 W# 700889 IPA2-6A PCB 6 of 6 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 8 AIR 3 / Apr 2010...

  • Page 46: Load Sheet

    Bottom IP-AIR3 6 Inputs Panel Load Sheet page 4 – 9 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 47 PHONE SWITCHED METERS STUDIO R173 R171 R126 10.0K 10.0K 10.0K PGM1SW_13 R172 R170 R125 PGM-1 1.00K 0.22uF R195 R169 R167 SW12 SW10 SW11 10.0K 10.0K 10.0K PGM2SW_13 R194 R168 R165 PGM-2 PGM-1 PGM-2 1.00K 0.22uF R193 R191 SW13 SW14 10.0K 10.0K R66 220 CUESW_13...
  • Page 48 PHONE SWITCHED METERS STUDIO 4.99K PGM1_13 PGM1SW_13 ____ ____ ____ ____ 74LS74 74ACT08 74LS74 74ACT08 74LS74 74LS74 BAT54 PGM2_13 PGM2SW_13 74ACT08 74ACT08 ____ ____ ____ 74LS74 74ACT08 74LS74 74ACT08 74LS74 CUESW_13 ____ ____ ____ 74LS74 74ACT08 74LS74 74ACT08 74LS74 R187 4.99K START_13 STARTSW_13...
  • Page 49 MIC1MON R349 88.7K C257 10pF -2dBu 22uF MIC1INHI 100uF -50dBu BAL R348 22.1K SSM2017 C5 22uF MIC 1 MIC1INLO 330pF MIC1OUT V+in 5532 POLYSW 1.0A C5V1 C5V1 C258 C109 C114 C101 C107 C105 C111 C155 AGND 5.1V 5.1V 0.001uF 0.001uF 10.0K 10.0K MIC 1...
  • Page 50 100uF CUEMON 10.0K MIC2MON R71 10.0K R159 10.0K R52 40.2K R55 1.00K CUEOUT R60 100 -2dBu C120 33pF 4053 33pF AGND CUEACN 22uF C130 5532 C131 22uF R68 10.0K CR12 CUE_SPKR LM675 R164 AGND 4.99K POLYSW -14dBu AGND 4053 0.16A AGND 1.00K TO CUE...
  • Page 51 R129 10.0K EXTLTMON R154 10.0K C110 10pF -2dBu 4053 SRSLT PGM1LTMON R155 10.0K 100uF C129 -14dBu 5532 16.5K C156 22uF 4053 R147 10.0K -2dBu C71 33pF PGM2LTMON R156 10.0K AGND R148 3.32K 4053 AGND 4053 R150 10.0K EXTRTMON R113 10.0K R158 10.0K CROUTLT...

  • Page 52: Load Sheet

    Bottom MST-AIR3 Master Panel Load Sheet page 4 – 15 AIR 3 / Nov 2011...
  • Page 53 - SA UR US - Sergey Averin - APPROVALS DATE DRAWN SA/WWP 10-12-06 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0005-1 W# 700893 MTRA2-4A PCB 1 OF 3 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 16 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 54 - SA UR US - Sergey Averin - APPROVALS DATE DRAWN 10-12-06 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0005-2 W# 700893 MTRA2-4A PCB 2 OF 3 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 17 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 55 - SA UR US - Sergey Averin - APPROVALS DATE DRAWN SA/WWP 10-12-06 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0005-3 W# 700893 MTRA2-4A PCB 3 OF 3 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 18 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 56: Load Sheet

    Bottom MTR-AIR3 Meters Card Load Sheet page 4 – 19 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 57 600 Industrial Drive 33pF 4.99K PGM2RTACN New Bern, NC 28562 AGND AGND CHECKED AGND AGND ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0006 W# 700948 CONA3-3 PCB 1 OF 2 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 20 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 58 600 Industrial Drive 33pF 4.99K AGND AGND New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED AGND AGND AGND AGND ISSUED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 22S0006 W# 700948 CONA3-3 PCB 2 OF 2 SCALE SHEET page 4 - 21 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 59: Load Sheet

    CONA3-3 Three Connector Blocks Card Load Sheet page 4 – 22 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 60 CT13 CT14 R210 3.83K LINEAINLT_7 LINEAINRT_7 4.99K R119 10.0K LINEBINLT_7 LINEBINRT_7 33pF C106 33pF LINEAINLT_8 LINEAINRT_8 V+in V+in LINEBINLT_8 LINEBINRT_8 RJ-45 CONNECTOR 10.0K 10.0K LINEAINLT_9 LINEAINRT_9 TL072 22uF C191 10.0K LINEAINLT_7 TL072 LINEBINLT_9 LINEBINRT_9 33pF 4.99K V-in AGND AGND AGND V-in LINEAINLT_10 LINEAINRT_10...
  • Page 61 R214 3.83K R218 3.83K R42 4.99K R54 4.99K R131 10.0K R143 10.0K C32 33pF C40 33pF C114 33pF C122 33pF V+in V+in V+in V+in RJ-45 CONNECTOR R16 10.0K RJ-45 CONNECTOR R20 10.0K R99 10.0K R107 10.0K TL072 TL072 22uF C195 22uF C199 R43 10.0K...
  • Page 62 R222 3.83K 4.99K R155 10.0K 33pF C130 33pF V+in V+in RJ-45 CONNECTOR 10.0K RJ-45 CONNECTOR RJ-45 CONNECTOR R115 10.0K TL072 22uF C203 EXTINLT 10.0K TL072 PGM1OUTLTHI USB_OUT_LT_HI AGND MIC1INLO MIC 1 33pF 4.99K V-in PGM1OUTLTLO USB_OUT_LT_LO AGND MIC1INHI V-in PGM1OUTRTHI USB_OUT_RT_HI AGND AGND...
  • Page 63 JUMPERS NORMALLY INSTALLED: CT10 J5 AND J6 +3.3V +3.3V 3 - 4 CT10 D+in 5 - 6 R198 33.2K C138 LT1117 C100 7 - 8 10uF 0.1uF 150uF AGND C188 68pF AGND R166 22.1K R197 3.92K USB_OUT_LT_HI C137 10uF OPA2353 C169 R201 100 C208 10uF...
  • Page 64 R72 4.99K C19 68pF SW2 PINS 1 & 3 PGM1 V+in SW2 PINS 2 & 4 PGM2 PGM1OUTLTHI R26 10.0K USB_IN_LT_HI TL072 PGM1OUTLTLO USB_IN_LT_LO R70 10.0K USB_IN_RT_HI USB_IN_RT_LO 4.99K 68pF V-in V-in AGND R158 4.99K C101 68pF IRF460 PGM1OUTRTHI R117 10.0K V-in_S 1N4002 2.43K...

  • Page 65: Load Sheet

    CONA3-4 Four Connector Blocks Card Load Sheet page 4 – 28 AIR 3 / July 2010...

  • Page 66: Air 3 Console Performance Specifications

    A P P E N D I C E S Appendices Appendix 1 AIR 3 Console Performance Specifications ......A-3 Appendix 2 Replacement Parts List ............... A-5 page Appendix – 1 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 67 A P P E N D I C E S Appendix 1 Contents AIR 3 Performance Specifications ..........A-3 page Appendix – 2 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...
  • Page 68 Width 28.4” Line, -4dBu <0.003% Depth 15.4” Mic, -50dBu <0.02% Height (rear) 4.4” MAXIMUM INPUT Height (front) 1.6” -6dBu HEADROOM above -4dB 24dB Specifications and features subject to change without notice. page Appendix – 3 AIR 3 / Mar 2010...

  • Page 69: Replacement Parts List

    Replacement Parts List ............... A-5 For the most part there are no user-replaceable parts in the AIR 3 console. Exceptions are those controls and components that in the course of normal use may need maintenance (i.e., faders, pots, ON switches, etc.). A complete list of available components is shown on the next page.
  • Page 70 A P P E N D I C E S REPLACEMENT PARTS — AIR 3 CONSOLE COMPONENT DESCRIPTION WS P/N IP-AIR3 MODULE COMPLETE INPUT MODULE "002800" MST-AIR3 MODULE COMPLETE MASTER MODULE "002801" IP-AIR3 LOADED CARD ASSY INPUT PANEL LOADED CARD ASSEMBLY "002821"...
  • Page 71 A P P E N D I C E S REPLACEMENT PARTS — AIR 3 CONSOLE COMPONENT DESCRIPTION WS P/N HEADER 3 PIN HEADER "250062" HEADER 14 PIN RIGHT ANGLE HEADER "250044" HEADER 40 PIN BREAKAWAY HEADER STRIPS, STRT .1x.165"...

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