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Summary of Contents for CB ELECTRONICS A-Mon
- Page 1 CB Electronics A-Mon Analogue Monitor Control Unit User Guide Preliminary...
- Page 2 A-Mon Analogue Monitor Control Unit Contents INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION TMC-1 ONNECTING THE GPIO CONNECTIONS TMC-1 HD15 (VGA) CONNECTOR SYSTEM SETUP ONITORING PTIONS OPERATION TALKBACK TMC-1 T ALKBACK ICROPHONE A-MON BLOCK DIAGRAM UTPUT 1, L DDING HANTOM POWER TO ISTEN ISTEN XTERNAL...
- Page 3 A-Mon Analogue Monitor Control Unit Inputs: Outputs:...
- Page 4 A-Mon Analogue Monitor Control Unit The A-Mon analogue monitor control unit is housed in a 1U rack mount box. Designed for stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 this versatile unit corrects some of the problems of the X-Mon and is available as a stand alone unit.
- Page 5 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit The A-Mon is a 1U rack mounting, care should be taken that it is not mounted in a position where it will overheat. Connecting the TMC-1 to A-Mon Connect the TMC-1 to A-Mon using a DDC VGA Cable, a 7.5 meter cable is supplied with the system.
- Page 6 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Output Connections (25 ‘D’) Channel Cue O/Ps Alt/Mini O/P Main O/P GPIO AFL DMix Cue 1 Left 5.1 Left Left AFL Left I/P Cue 1 Right 5.1 Right Right AFL Right I/P Cue 2 Left 5.1 Center...
- Page 7 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Pin No. In/Out (TMC-1) Function Note Output TMC-1 T/B Mic + Unbalanced TMC-1 T/B Mic Gnd Default Jumper J13 between pins 1 Ground and 2 Balanced TMC-1 T/B Mic - Option Jumper J13 between pins 2 Output and 3 –...
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Page 8: Monitoring Options
A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Monitoring Options The A-Mon provides three options that may only be enabled/ disabled using TMC-1-win or TMC- 1-mac via the USB port. By Default all three options are OFF. No LFE: When checked the LFE... - Page 9 Read the TMC-1 manual for information on controlling the A-Mon. The A-Mon Stereo Down Mix feature is used to monitor 7.1 and 5.1 on a Stereo system or to check how a 5.1 or 7.1 mix will sound in stereo. The A-Mon design allows for variable ratios...
- Page 10 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit The A-Mon has two talkback inputs; by default the internal talkback input is connected to the TMC-1 talkback microphone via the HD15 remote connector. The two inputs have individual gain settings that can be adjusted from TMC-1.
- Page 11 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit 19 March 2018 © CB Electronics Version 3.0...
- Page 12 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Case Studys These modifications were made in actual installations Mono Mini Output There was only space for one speaker, although the Mono key can be used this does not work when using AFL or PFL.
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Page 13: Firmware Updates
Use the TMC-1-mac/win configuration software to set the system options. Firmware Updates The USB Port is also used to update the A-Mon firmware. Updates are posted on the A-Mon product page. See the A-Mon Reference and MidiUPD program for more information: http://www.colinbroad.com/cbsoft/amon/amon.html... - Page 14 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit The CB XPand converts a 7.1 A-Mon system to a 7.1.4 or 9.1.2 ATMOS system by adding 8 extra channels to your existing system. XPand External XPand TMC-1 connections REMOTE ICON In 8 channel mode up to 16...
- Page 15 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit TMC-1 XPand Surround Format Selector The XPand format may be set via the USB port or from the TMC-1 8 Channel: All 8 channels are used with a common gain control and individual Mute and Gain trim 5.1/7.1/7.1.4 or 51./7.1/9.1.2:...
- Page 16 Two internal links are used to select outputs 5 and 6 between inputs 5&6 or the sum of the left and right surround channels followed by a low pass filter to provide left and right surround bass extension outputs. Connecting the TMC-1 to A-Mon and XPand Long DCC VGA Cable TMC-1...
- Page 17 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Connecting the TMC-1 to XMon and XPand Long DCC VGA Cable TMC-1 XPand Short DCC VGA Cable Male Converter XMon Using existing Avid Cable AVID Cable ICON XMon Male + Female Converter Short DCC VGA...
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Page 18: Internal Links
A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Output Connections (25 pin ‘D’) Channel (+) 8 Channel 7.1.4 9.1.4 Top Front Left Front side Left Top Front Right Front Side Right Top Rear Left Top Left Top Rear Right Top Right Left side/Left Sub... - Page 19 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit 19 March 2018 © CB Electronics Version 3.0...
- Page 20 A-Mon – Analogue Monitor Control Unit Listen 1, Listen 2 Listen back channels, microphones installed in the Studio, machine room or overdub booth which can be monitored on the control room speakers. L/B1, L/B2, L/B 1+2 Listen back channels 1 and/or 2 are enabled...
- Page 21 Design Rules To avoid any low frequency phase errors all signal paths (apart from talk back and listen back microphone inputs) in the A-Mon are DC coupled. To avoid cross talk any unused input is muted at the input. The metering uses precision rectifiers to provide approximately 60 dB of range.
- Page 22 All trademarks acknowledged. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The Information in the manual is updated as the A-Mon is improved, you can find the latest version of the software on the product web page.
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