Summary of Contents for ALLEN & HEATH dLive CTi1500
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Surface Getting Started Guide CTi-1500 Before starting please check www.allen-heath.com for the latest dLive firmware and documentation. AP12150 Issue 1...
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Limited One Year Manufacturer’s Warranty Allen & Heath warrants the Allen &Heath -branded hardware product and accessories contained in the original packaging ("Allen & Heath Product”) against defects in materials and workmanship when used in accordance with Allen & Heath's user manuals, technical specifications and other Allen & Heath product published guidelines for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original purchase by the end-user purchaser ("Warranty Period").
IMPORTANT - Read before starting Safety instructions Before starting, read the Important Safety Instructions printed on the sheet supplied with the equipment. For your own safety and that of the operator, technical crew and performers, follow all instructions and heed all warnings printed on the sheet and on the equipment panels.
Packed items Check you have received the following: • dLive CTi-1500 Surface • CAT5 Cable (2m) • Getting Started Guide AP12150 • Safety Sheet • IEC mains lead Contents IMPORTANT - Read before starting ......................3 Packed items ..............................4 Contents ...............................
1. Introduction dLive is a distributed digital mixing system providing a uniquely flexible solution for any live sound application. It separates the mix engine from the control surface, putting the audio and processing where it is needed, and offering a host of control and audio networking possibilities. Refer to the Allen & Heath website to find out more about dLive.
2. Rear Panel Mic/Line inputs – 6x recallable preamps for balanced or unbalanced microphone and line level signals. Gain, Pad and 48V are digitally controlled within the preamp. The PP indicator lights up when phantom power voltage is detected at the socket, whether internally or externally sourced.
3. Front Panel Touchscreen – Single 12” capacitive touchscreen with gesture control and daylight visibility. Read the Harmony UI paragraph below for further information. Main / PAFL meters – LCR meters with PAFL active indicator. Press PAFL Clear to cancel any active PAFL. USB ports –...
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Assign – Hold down and press a strip key to toggle its assignment to the active Mix on or off. Pre/Post – Hold down and press a strip key to toggle sends to the active Mix pre or post fade. Toggle all channels on/off or pre/post by pressing a master or Sel.
3.1 Harmony UI Dedicated areas of the screen display values and status of the corresponding controls; some are configurable or user assignable (widget areas). Tapping on any of these areas will open the associated tab in the main screen area. Main screen area Home –...
Touch & Turn – Touch a parameter or setting in the main screen area and adjust its value with the rotary control. Help – Press to display a brief contextual help for the active screen. 3.2 Screen modes The screen mode buttons select the menus for the main screen area. Meters –...
3.3 Fader strip Meter – 10-segment signal meter and 4-segment gain reduction meter. The meter displays audio signal activity for the channel. The red peak indicator lights to warn that the signal is within 5dB of clipping. It is multi- point sensing which means it detects peak activity at several points in the signal path.
3.4 Working with the Mix Main active Press a Main Mix master strip key. IP 1 IP 2 IP 3 IP 4 IP 5 IP 6 IP 7 IP 8 Aux1 Aux2 Aux3 This is the normal mixing mode. The Input strips hold down present the channel faders.
4. Connect and power up 4.1 MixRack connection Plug a touring grade CAT5e (or higher specification) cable up to 100m long between the dLive Surface and MixRack gigaACE port. On a DM32, DM48 or DM64 MixRack, use gigaACE port A only. ...
4.4 Connect a laptop or wireless router Connect a laptop, router or access point to either of the Network ports to use with dLive Editor or iOS apps. Read the Release Notes and Help Files accompanying the software or apps for further information. ...
6. Technical specs Inputs System Mic/Line XLR Inputs Balanced XLR, +48V phantom power Measured balanced XLR in to XLR out, 20-20kHz, minimum Gain, Pad out Mic/Line Preamp Fully recallable Dynamic Range 110dB Input Sensitivity -60 to +15dBu System Signal to Noise -92dB Analogue Gain +5 to +60dB, 1dB steps...
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