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SL-610
SM-610
The Sabine
FBX-SOLO
models SM-610
and SL-610.
CONGRATULATIONS! You now have the state-of-the-art in feedback control. The Sabine
FBX-SOLO gives you automatic real-time feedback control for any channel on your mix,
makes your system louder, and increases the clarity of your mains and monitors. It includes
a user-selectable noise gate, especially useful in systems with a number of open micro-
phones, such as courtrooms or conference rooms.
The FBX-SOLO incorporates the latest in design and digital signal processing technology.
It automatically senses feedback in a sound system and determines its pitch. It then places
one of its six micro-filters on the resonating frequency and eliminates the feedback in
typically less than one second.
Before the invention of the FBX, the most common device for controlling feedback was the
31-band graphic EQ. However, the FBX has three distinct advantages. The most obvious
is the FBX functions automatically, even during the program. Another is the FBX micro-
filters are precisely placed while EQ filters are fixed. The difference: FBX filters do not have
to be as deep, so there is more system gain. The most important advantage is that FBX
micro-filters are ten times narrower than 31-band EQ filters. FBX micro-filters return up to
90 percent of the power removed by EQ filters.
Over the years, engineers stopped using 12-band EQs in favor of the narrower-filter 31-
band EQ for controlling feedback. The FBX represents the next step. An EQ would need
more than 10,000 sliders to be equivalent to your FBX. With the SOLO, your monitors will
finally sound loud enough, everyone in the audience will understand each word, and the
mains will sound natural and transparent.
FBX and FBX Feedback Exterminator are registered trademarks of Sabine, Inc., and are the
brand names of its line of automatic feedback controllers. Covered by U.S. Patent No. 5,245,665,
Australian Patent No. 653,736, and Canadian Patent No. 2,066,624-2. Other patents pending.
OPERATING
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- Page 1 FBX and FBX Feedback Exterminator are registered trademarks of Sabine, Inc., and are the brand names of its line of automatic feedback controllers. Covered by U.S. Patent No. 5,245,665,...
- Page 2 0 dB A DIRECT HIT ON FEEDBACK! FBX-SOLO targets feedback without taking a big chunk out of your sound. Tests prove that a single 1/3-octave EQ slider pulled down 12 dB removes almost half the power going to the speakers over a two-octave range.
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Page 3: Instructions For Operation
If any of the terms are not clear, or if the system does not perform as expected, contact your local Sabine dealer for further information. Read on for a basic explanation of FBX features you should understand before using your FBX. - Page 4 SL-610, Configuration 2: SL-610, Configuration 3: SL-610, Configuration 4: SM-610: Connect your microphone or instrument directly to the SM-610 mic level input, and then connect the SM-610's line level output to an input on your mixer or amp. (See page 10 of this manual for information on use with a guitar amplifier.) The SM-610 input accepts both standard 1/4"...
- Page 5 SL-610 SYSTEM INITIALIZING PROCEDURE Follow these steps to obtain the maximum gain before feedback without changing the tonal quality of your program. Set up only one SOLO at a time. The following instructions are for using the SOLO on the mains. For use with monitors, substitute monitor send and master monitor control for input channel level fader and mixer master output.
- Page 6 4. Pull the jumper off the pins in phantom power enabled position, and push the jumper onto the pins in phantom power disabled position, as shown: 5. Carefully slide the printed circuit board and back panel assembly back into the unit, and re-insert the four corner screws.
- Page 7 An optional 1-U rack tray holds up to six SOLOs. Mount the SL-610s, SM-610s, or a combi- nation of both side by side on the tray. Use only Sabine supplied screws; use of any other screws may damage the SOLO and void the warranty.
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Page 8: Bypass Mode
SL-610 Front & Back Panels ACTIVE/BYPASS 12VDC ADAPTOR Bypass mode takes the unit out of the signal path so that it will The FBX external power supply (single unit power supply; have no effect on the program. In Active mode, the unit controls model #S-PSU1) is included with the unit. - Page 9 SM-610 Front & Back Panels ACTIVE/BYPASS 12VDC ADAPTOR In Active mode, the unit controls feedback automatically. The The FBX external power supply (single unit power supply; two-color "BY" LED lights green when the unit is in Active mode model #S-PSU1) is included with the unit. Use of any other and lights red when in Bypass mode.
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Page 10: Troubleshooting Tips
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Q. Can I patch the SOLO SL-610 after the mixer and before the power amp, just like an FBX-901 or 1802? A. There are two reasons why this configuration won't work. First, you will have no way to set the clip level of the SOLO. -
Page 11: Engineering Specifications
ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS only) Filters Output: 1/4"; tip high, sleeve ground Six independent digital notch filters controlled automatically from Output Impedance: Unbalanced 10 Ohms nominal; Maximum 51Hz to 17,000Hz load 2K Ohms Filter width: 1/10 octave, typical, or 1/5-oct. selectable Output Level: Unbalanced +14dBV peak at clip nominal Filter depth: DSP controlled, variable to -50dB Bypass: Affects FBX function only;... -
Page 12: One-Year Limited Warranty
Sabine Customer Service. MADE IN USA. *FBX Feedback Exterminator is a registered trademark of Sabine, Inc., and is the brand name of its line of automatic feedback controllers. Covered by U.S. Patent No. 5,245,665. Other patents pending.