Glensound Signature HA6+ User Manual

Six stereo headphone amplifier

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HA6+
Six Stereo Headphone Amplifier
Six stereo headphone amps with stereo aux input
User Guide
Glensound
6 Brooks Place, Maidstone
Kent, UK, ME14 1HE
Tel: +44 (0)1622 753662
www.glensound.co.uk

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  • Page 1 HA6+ Six Stereo Headphone Amplifier Six stereo headphone amps with stereo aux input User Guide Glensound 6 Brooks Place, Maidstone Kent, UK, ME14 1HE Tel: +44 (0)1622 753662 www.glensound.co.uk...
  • Page 2: Email Addresses

    Glensound Electronics Ltd Thank you for choosing a new Glensound product. All rights reserved. Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice, if in doubt please contact us for the latest product information. If you need any help with the product then we can be contacted at: Glensound Electronics Ltd 1 –...
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to highlight that This symbol is intended to warn that there are important operating & dangerous voltages within the product are maintenance instructions in the literature present and constitute a risk of electric accompanying this unit.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT: MAINS PLUG WIRING INSTRUCTIONS This Signature unit is supplied with a moulded mains plug fitted to the AC mains lead. Mains wiring colours/ connections: The Green/ Yellow or Green wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked ‘E’...
  • Page 5 Emissions: EN55103.1 Immunity: EN55103.2 WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 2006 (WEEE) Glensound Electronics Ltd is registered for business to business sales of WEEE in the UK our registration number is: WEE/JJ0074UR RoHS2 DIRECTIVE EC directive 2011/65/EU restricts the use of the hazardous substances listed below in electrical and electronic equipment.
  • Page 6: Product Warranty

    PRODUCT WARRANTY: All equipment is fully tested before dispatch and carefully designed to provide you with trouble free use for many years. We have a policy of supporting products for as long as possible and guarantee to be able to support your product for a minimum of 10 years. For a period of one year after the goods have been despatched the Company will guarantee the goods against any defect developing after proper use providing such defects arise solely from faulty materials or workmanship and that the...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    HA6+ Headphone Amplifier Handbook Contents Issue 1, Description Page No. Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................3 PRODUCT WARRANTY: ..............................6 OVERVIEW................................... 8 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION..............................9 AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM..............................11 EXAMPLES OF USE ................................12 1. Radio Studio Co-host & Guest Monitoring ....................... 12 2.
  • Page 8: Overview

    OVERVIEW The Signature HA6+ is a broadcast specification, six way headphone amplifier, designed to operate in a mono or a stereo mode. The HA6+ has 2 x XLR inputs that are used as the primary programme audio input, and 2 x XLR inputs that are used for the secondary aux audio input.
  • Page 9: Physical Installation

    PHYSICAL INSTALLATION The Glensound Signature Series have been designed to be highly versatile for installation and can be installed in 19” racks with either their front or rear panels facing the front of the rack. They can also be mounted underneath desks or work tops and can be either permananetly mounted or stood (using the supplied feet) on top of desks or worktops.
  • Page 10 SWAPPING RACK EARS TO ALLOW THE REAR TO BE INSTALLED AT THE FRONT OF A RACK PART No Signature Series PWR ON Keeps Working PIN 1 = GND PIN 2 = +12V (100mA) PIN 3 = -12V (100mA) 100-240V +/-12V - - - 50/60Hz 2.7 Watts First remove the 4 silver button head screws that fix the rack ears onto the front of the unit as shown in the top picture above.
  • Page 11: Audio Block Diagram

    AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM Page 11 of 19...
  • Page 12: Examples Of Use

    EXAMPLES OF USE 1. Radio Studio Co-host & Guest Monitoring Stereo Programme HA6 Mounted Underneath A Desk 2 x XLR3 (balanced or unbalanced) Stereo Talkback Cue 2 x XLR3 (balanced or 1 x 6.36mm jack 1 x 6.36mm jack 1 x 6.36mm jack 1 x 6.36mm jack 1 x 6.36mm jack 1 x 6.36mm jack...
  • Page 13: Outside Broadcast Vehicle Headphone Monitoring

    2. Outside Broadcast Vehicle Headphone Monitoring Stereo Programme HA6 Mounted In OB Van Rack 2 x XLR3 (balanced or unbalanced) Mono Talkback Cue 1 x XLR3 (balanced or unbalanced) 1 x 6.35mm jack 1 x XLR3 1 x XLR3 1 x XLR3 1 x XLR3 1 x XLR3 (balanced or...
  • Page 14: Front Panel User Controls & Connections

    FRONT PANEL USER CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 6.35mm Jack 3. Source Control 4. Power On LED Socket Volume Control 5. Master Volume Control NOTE: As there are 6 identical sets of controls for the 6 headphone amplifiers only 1 set of the controls are described below.
  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections

    REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 6. Pre-Set Gain 7. Programme 8. Auxillary Controls 9. Headphone Left & Right Left & Right Amplifier Outputs Inputs Inputs 11. +/-12V DC 12. Mains Input 10. Preset Dip Input Switches 6. Pre-Set Gain Controls These pre-set multi-turn potentiometers adjust the input level of the programme input. 1 control adjusts the left input level and the other the right input level.
  • Page 16: Preset Dip Switches

    10. Preset DIP Switches Only 2 of these 3 dip switches are used. When looking from the rear the left hand switch (the one closest to the input XLRs) sets the audio input between mono and stereo, whereby if the switch is in the up position the HA6+ accepts a stereo audio input and if the switch is in the down position it accepts a mono audio input.
  • Page 17: Wiring Information

    WIRING INFORMATION 1. Standard wiring info STANDARD XLR AUDIO PINOUTS: 1: Ground/ Earth XLR SOCKET (FEMALE) 2: INPHASE/ POSITIVE/ MIC + 3: MATE/ NEGATIVE/ MIC - XLR PLUG (MALE) EXTERNAL DC INPUT: PIN 1: GND PIN 2: +12V PIN 3: -12V 4 PIN XLR PLUG (MALE) Page 17 of 19...
  • Page 18: Connecting To Unbalanced Devices

    STANDARD HEADPHONE WIRING: RING TIP: A/ LEFT Ear RING: B/ RIGHT Ear SLEEVE SLEEVE: Common/ Earth HEADPHONE WIRING NOTE: The Signature Series range of products feature sophisticated headphone amplifiers whose stereo outputs can be connected directly to mono headphone jacks without damaging the headphone internal amplifiers.
  • Page 19: Specification

    SPECIFICATION AUDIO INPUTS Maximum Input Level Distortion +24dBu <0.02% THD @ 100Hz & 0.005% @ 10kHz Reference to +8dBu output Input Impedance 30k ohm Noise >-82.3dB @ line up unweighted Programme Input Type RMS (22Hz to 22kHz) Sophisticated electronically balanced (can be wired unbalanced) Headphone Impedance 32 - 1000 Ohms...

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