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SoundConnect 2
User Manual
Listen, Inc. 580 Harrison Ave, Suite 3W, Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 556-4104
PN: 8024 REV 022820
PN: 8024 REV 052715
Sales: sales@listeninc.com
SOUNDCONNECT 2 USER MANUAL
SOUNDCONNECT 2 USER MANUAL
© COPYRIGHT 2013-2020 LISTEN, INC.
© COPYRIGHT 2013-2015 LISTEN, INC.
Tel: (617) 556-4104
Listen, Inc. 580 Harrison Ave, Suite 3W, Boston, MA 02118. Tel: (617) 556-4104.
Web: www.listeninc.com Sales: sales@listeninc.com Support: support@listeninc.com
Fax: (617) 556-4145
Support: support@listeninc.com
Listen, Inc. 580 Harrison Ave, Suite 3W, Boston, MA 02118
Fax: (617) 556-4145
Sales: sales@listeninc.com
Web: www.listeninc.com
Web: www.listeninc.com
Support: support@listeninc.com
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  • Page 1 Listen, Inc. 580 Harrison Ave, Suite 3W, Boston, MA 02118 Tel: (617) 556-4104 Fax: (617) 556-4145 Web: www.listeninc.com Listen, Inc. 580 Harrison Ave, Suite 3W, Boston, MA 02118. Tel: (617) 556-4104. Sales: sales@listeninc.com Support: support@listeninc.com Web: www.listeninc.com Sales: sales@listeninc.com Support: support@listeninc.com...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Service and Repair ..........21 SoundConnect 2...
  • Page 4 Contents SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 5: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty LISTEN, Inc., a Massachusetts Corporation, having its principal place of business at 580 Harrison Ave, Suite 3W, Boston, MA 02118 (Manufacturer) warrants its SoundConnect 2 products (the Products) as follows: 1. Limited Warranty. Manufacturer warrants that the Products sold hereunder will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase.
  • Page 6 Limited Warranty SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 7: Important Safety Precautions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND SYMBOL EXPLANATIONS SoundConnect 2 has been supplied in safe operating condition. This User’s Manual contains information and warnings that should be followed by the user to ensure safe and service free operation. Special note should be made of the following: 1.
  • Page 8: Safety Symbols

    CAUTION! Do not substitute the supplied AC power adapter. Substituting the AC power adapter may damage the product and introduce safety hazards. Only use power adapters supplied by or approved by Listen, Inc. Polarized Mic Input Connectors CAUTION! The Polarized Mic In 1 and Polarized Mic In 2 connectors on the rear panel are intended to interface to microphones requiring a polarization voltage of 200V.
  • Page 9: Introduction

    Wide frequency response  SoundConnect 2 has a bandwidth greater than 100 kHz, and offers gain control from -20d B to +40 dB in 10 dB increments. User-selectable low pass (22.4 kHz and 120 kHz) and high pass (1 Hz, 10 Hz, 20 Hz, 100 Hz) 2nd order Butterworth filters with -1 dB corners, permit the frequency response to be tailored for a wide variety of applications.
  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Power Switch The LED indicator shows when unit is powered on. The current state of SoundConnect 2 is stored in memory when it is shut off via the front panel power switch. These values are recalled the next time it is turned on.
  • Page 11 Yellow: Output level is between +1.8 dBV and +10.8 dBV  Red: Output level is above +10.8 dBV  This is useful for adjusting the signal gain of SoundConnect 2 to maximize the full-scale Note: deflection of the A/D converter on the test system data acquisition board. SoundConnect 2...
  • Page 12 Displayed Values = 10 mA, 4 mA, No Bias 5. Polarization Voltage: (This option is only displayed when the optional Lemo board is installed.) Displayed Parameter = Pol Displayed Values = +200 VDC Values are applied immediately after a button is pressed. Introduction SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 13 “USB Not Active”. Front Panel Lockout Mode As of SoundCheck 14, a Message Step can be used to control SoundConnect 2 in a sequence. See Operation on page When Front Panel is selected, the unit will not respond to front panel button presses.
  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel Power In Connector for SoundConnect 2's AC power adapter. CAUTION - only use the AC power  adapter supplied by Listen, Inc. Mic / Accel Channel 1 and 2 BNC connector  Biased for constant voltage or ...
  • Page 15: Software Control

    Software Control As of SoundCheck 14, SoundConnect 2 can be controlled with a Message Step in SoundCheck. Startup defaults can also be set in the Hardware Editor - Listen Hardware page. The controls for SoundConnect 2 are shown in Figure 2-1.
  • Page 16: Overall Settings For Unit

    Figure 2-3: Overall Settings SoundCheck Acquisition Step Gain Field Important! Switching Listen Hardware from Maximum Gain to Minimum Gain in the Acquisition Step is not recommended. This does not allow the input gain circuit sufficient time to stabilize. If you need to switch from Max Gain to Minimum Gain we recommend that you use a Listen Hardware Message step with a 500 mSec wait time to allow for settling.
  • Page 17: Operation

    3-3. In this case, the Output Gain of Figure SoundConnect 2 is set to +6 dB and the Channel 1 Gain is set to 0 dB. Setup Mode 2 - General on page...
  • Page 18: Connection Diagrams

    Set the polarization voltage. See  Setup Mode 1 - Channel on page 6 SCM Microphone with Lemo adapter When connecting a Listen SCM mic to the Lemo input (optional board required) using the Microdot to Lemo adapter P/N 4013: (See Figure 3-3) Set the microphone input type to MicLemo.
  • Page 19 Set the SCM Res to 7.5 kOhm. See  Setup Mode 1 - Channel on page 6 IEPE and Pol. should be set to No Bias  Set the microphone gain. See  Channel Settings Mode on page 4 SoundConnect 2 Manual Operation...
  • Page 20 Operation SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 21: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram SoundConnect 2 Manual Block Diagram...
  • Page 22 Block Diagram SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 23: Specifications

    >120 dB @ 0 dB Gain; > 90 dB @ -20 dB Gain; > 110 dB @ +20 dB; > 90 dB @ +40 dB (Noise - RTI, 20 kHz BW unweighted, all filters off, output gain +6 dB) SoundConnect 2 Manual Specifications...
  • Page 24 24 VDC, 700 mA power input (Supplied with regionally approved 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz power adapter) PHYSICAL Dimensions 4.375” W (111mm) x 3.5” H (89mm) x 8.25” D (210mm) Weight 1.8 lbs (0.810 kg) Feature under development. Available soon as a software upgrade. Specifications SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 25: Equipment Ratings

    Pollution Degree 2 as required in the relevant standards listed on the Declaration of Conformity  Degree of Ingress Protection: SoundConnect 2 is rated IPX0 as required in the relevant standards listed on the Declaration of  Conformity SoundConnect 2...
  • Page 26: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity SoundConnect 2 Manual...
  • Page 27: Service And Repair

    Service and Repair SoundConnect 2 is designed and constructed to provide the user with many years of safe and trouble free operation. However, should a fault occur which impairs its correct functioning, it should be immediately shut off, disconnected at the mains source and disconnected from other hardware. For repair, contact your local LISTEN service representative.

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