Sonifex RM-CA2 Handbook

Sonifex RM-CA2 Handbook

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Confidence Monitors
RM-CA2
Confidence Monitor, 2 LED Meters & 2 Analogue Stereo Inputs
RM-CAD8
Confidence Monitor, 2 LED Meters, 2 Analogue & 6 Digital Stereo Inputs
Manufacturers of audio & video
products for radio & TV broadcasters

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  • Page 1 Confidence Monitors RM-CA2 Confidence Monitor, 2 LED Meters & 2 Analogue Stereo Inputs RM-CAD8 Confidence Monitor, 2 LED Meters, 2 Analogue & 6 Digital Stereo Inputs Manufacturers of audio & video products for radio & TV broadcasters...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Fig 1-6: RM-CA2 Source Selector Button Voltage Setting Checks Fig 1-7: RM-CAD8 Source Selector Button Fuse Rating Fig 1-8: RM-CA2 & RM-CAD8 Meters & Phase Error LED Power Cable & Connection Fig 1-9: RM-CA2 Left Level or Balance Control and Power WEEE Directive...
  • Page 4 To register your product, please go online to www.sonifex.co.uk/register Sonifex Limited — 61 Station Road — Irthlingborough — Northamptonshire — NN9 5QE — United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1933 650 700 — Fax: +44 (0)1933 650 726 — Email: technical.support@sonifex.co.uk — Internet: www.sonifex.co.uk...
  • Page 5: Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended

    ‘the Contract’ means the quotation, these Conditions of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between the Company and the As standard, Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base Purchaser. warranty. In order to register the date of purchase and so that we can keep...
  • Page 6: Unpacking Your Product

    Warranty the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test specified by the Purchaser; the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test. The report will be accurate at the time of the vii.
  • Page 7: Repairs & Returns

    Repairs & Returns Fuse Rating Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have any problems with your The product is supplied with a single fuse in the live conducting path of the Sonifex product. Email technical.support@sonifex.co.uk for the repair/ mains power input.
  • Page 8: Weee Directive

    All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the WEEE directive label Connect the equipment in accordance with the connection details and placed on the case. Sonifex Ltd will be happy to give you information about before applying power to the unit, check that the machine has the correct local organisations that can reprocess the product when it reaches its “end...
  • Page 9: Confidence Monitors Introduction

    Confidence Monitors Introduction Confidence Monitors Introduction Accurate Sound System The speaker system comprises a three-way arrangement with two mid/high The Confidence Monitor Range is a series of rack-mount frequency speakers providing excellent stereo imaging and a separately audio monitors, combining the latest DSP technology with driven, forward facing, dual magnet, mono bass driver.
  • Page 10: Features Summary

    Confidence Monitors Introduction Features Summary • Magnetically shielded drivers so that the monitors are perfectly safe to • Anti-vibration steel case. • Sealed lid with foam cut-outs to dampen lid. use near CRTs and TFT displays. • Multi-point screw fixings ensure lid rigidity. •...
  • Page 11: Rm-Ca2 Confidence Monitor, 2 Led Meters & 2 Analogue Stereo Inputs

    Confidence Monitors Introduction 1. RM-CA2 Confidence Monitor, 2 LED Meters & 2 Analogue Stereo Inputs Fig 1-1: RM-CA2 Confidence Monitor Front Panel The RM-CA2 is a 1U rack-mount unit offering quality loudspeaker A pair of line-level analogue audio outputs follow the selected source at the monitoring and 2 channel metering of two stereo analogue audio sources.
  • Page 12: System Block Diagram

    2. RM-CAD8 Confidence Monitor, 2 LED Meters, 2 Analogue & 6 Digital Stereo Inputs Fig 1-2: RM-CAD8 Confidence Monitor Front Panel The RM-CAD8 has all the features of the RM-CA2 together System Block Diagram with the ability to select from an additional 6 stereo digital inputs.
  • Page 13: Front Panel Indicators & Controls

    Front Panel Indicators & Controls Front Panel Indicators & Controls The Source Selector determines which of the two (RM-CA2) or eight (RM- CAD8) stereo audio inputs is routed to the loudspeakers and metering. Pressing the Source selector button steps sequentially through all input sources.
  • Page 14: Fig 1-9: Rm-Ca2 Left Level Or Balance Control And Power

    Balance Control and Power On Indicator or Stereo Level Control Fig 1-11: RM-CA2 & RM-CAD8 Meters & Phase Error LED There are two modes of operation for the level and balance controls The LIMIT indicators are an additional function of the left hand LED (-34 VU) determined by DIPSwitch 3.
  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections & Operation

    VU 34 and this does not indicate a limiter function. Rear Panel Connections & Operation Fig 1-12: Confidence Monitor RM-CA2 Rear Fig 1-13: Confidence Monitor RM-CAD8 Rear Audio Inputs Source two has a pair of RCA Phono connectors that are used to input an...
  • Page 16: Dipswitch Settings

    Rear Panel Connections & Operations A full-scale digital input signal (0dBFS) corresponds to the maximum DIPSwitch Settings analogue input signal level of +18dBu (with no extra input gain applied). All digital inputs are terminated 110Ω for XLR and 75Ω for phono. Line Level Audio Outputs A pair of three-pin male XLR connectors provides a stereo line-level analogue audio output carrying the selected audio Source signal.
  • Page 17 Rear Panel Connections & Operations Meter Characteristic Selection - DIPSwitch 7 This DIPSwitch changes the metering characteristics between VU (off) and PPM (on). Mute Speaker Output - DIPSwitch 8 This DIPSwitch will mute the speaker output when switched on. This will allow the unit to use the audio output to drive external speakers only.
  • Page 18: Technical Specification Rm-Ca2 & Rm-Cad8

    Technical Specification RM-CA2 & RM-CAD8 Technical Specification RM-CA2 & RM-CAD8 Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz +0/-0.5dB Inputs Audio Inputs (RM-CA2): 2 x stereo analogue (1 x XLR balanced, Crosstalk Analogue I/O, ref 0dBu 1 x XLR balanced or RCA phono unbal) 1kHz input: <-90dB...
  • Page 19 Technical Specification RM-CA2 & RM-CAD8 Audio Inputs 4 x XLR 3-pin female analogue (RM-CAD8): 2 x RCA phono analogue 4 x XLR 3-pin female AES/EBU digital 1 x RCA phono female S/PDIF digital 1 x optical TOSLink digital Audio Outputs:...
  • Page 20 . s o n i f e x . c o . u k t:+44 (0)1933 650 700 f:+44 (0)1933 650 726 sales@sonifex.co.uk...

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