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- Page 1 MonitorMAX Stereo Monitor Controller USER MANUAL 1151 West Valley Boulevard www.martinsound.com Alhambra, California 91803-2493 info@martinsound.com Tel +1 (626) 281-3555 Fax +1 (626) 284-3092...
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- Page 3 0.1dB increments, allowing a wide range of consumer equipment to be interfaced. MonitorMAX enables independent routing of all 10 stereo sources to the separate Monitor and Cue paths, using two banks of 10 switches. Source selection for either path can be additive or interlocking (canceling the previous selection), so that any number of sources may be selected and monitored in the control room or routed to studio headphones or loudspeakers.
- Page 4 MonitorMax Setup When unpacking MonitorMax and the Remote Controller, be sure to check for the following items. AC power cable 25ft. SB-9 pin remote controller cable...
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Page 5: Inputs And Outputs
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Page 6: Operation
The default Talkback mode feeds the Cue while dimming the Cue and Monitor sources. Programmable Functions Once all the connections have been made, MonitorMax is ready to use with the factory default settings. However many options can be set to customize the operation according to the specific... - Page 7 Press the Exit key to move back to the Levels page. Move the cursor to Outputs by turning the Monitor knob, and press Enter. This page is used when the MonitorMax output is to be calibrated using a pink noise generator and SPL meter. The procedure involves inserting a +4dBu pink noise source into one input, and trimming one output until the SPL meter reading matches the target SPL level on the MonitorMax display.
- Page 8 Turn the Monitor knob to select “SPL Reference Tic”. The only function of this feature is to move the reference Tic on the Monitor bar meter on the MonitorMax LCD. Turn the Monitor knob while holding the Enter key to increase or decrease the setting to a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 105.
- Page 9 Turn the Monitor knob to select “SPL Reference Tic”. The only function of this feature is to move the reference Tic on the Cue bar meter on the MonitorMax LCD. Turn the Monitor knob while holding the Enter key to increase or decrease the setting to a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 105.
- Page 10 Enter. Press Exit twice to return to operation mode. Non-Menu Programmable Items The following functions can be accessed at any time while MonitorMax is in operation mode. Talkback Level The Talkback Microphone gain level can be set independently for the Cue and Monitor. When the Talkback switch is pressed and held, the gain levels will be shown in the LCD window.
- Page 11 Calibrating MonitorMAX The default SPL displayed on MonitorMAX comes set to 50dB on power up. However, this is not the intended operating level, but only a safe starting point. Once the unit has been set up, a new default SPL can be programmed by the user.
- Page 12 Continue to turn the Monitor knob and select the first item, “Front Panel TB”. The factory default is for the talkback to be sent to Cue when the Talkback switch on the MonitorMax controller is pressed. Pressing the Enter key will toggle through the 4 possible selections (Cue, Mon, Both, or None).
- Page 13 Talkback Dim Logic with MultiMAX MonitorMAX MultiMAX +5 V DB-9 pin 9 DB-25 pin 3 Opto- Isolator TB Active = Low +5 V DB-9 pin 8 DB-25 pin 15 4:2:4 Sends & Downmix Outs...
- Page 14 MonitorMax Audio Specifications Inputs Stereo Inputs 1 – 8 Impedance: 20K Balanced Level: +4dBu nominal, +26dBu maximum Stereo Inputs 9 – 10 Impedance: 10K Unbalanced Level: -10dBV nominal, +20dBu maximum TB Mic Input Impedance: 20K Balanced Gain: 27 – 65dB Outputs All Outputs (Monitor, Cue, Alt, &...
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