External Slate Microphone; Private Line; Comm System - Professional Sound Corporation Solice Operation Manual

External Slate Microphone

If you prefer to use an external slate microphone rather that the internal slate
microphone, you must simply plug an appropriate microphone into the external
slate microphone ¼" connector located on the right, front edge of the mixer near
the mixer's headphone jack.
each other to allow the use of headsets with built in microphone booms.
external slate microphone input jack contains switch contacts that automatically
switch over from internal slate microphone to external as soon as you plug in the
external microphone.

Private Line

The Solice mixer is equipped with a private line function which allows the mixer
operator to speak to the two boom operators at will.
switch is pressed, the slate microphone is routed to the two boom operator's
headphones. Thus the mixer can talk to the two boom operators.

Comm System

In addition to the Private Line function, the Solice mixer is equipped with a full
duplex communication system. This system allows the mixer to talk to the two
boom operators and it also allows the two boom operators to talk back to the
mixer's operator as well as each other. This momentary switch will activate the
system for as long as it is pressed. In addition, the rear panel of the Solice mixer
has two ¼ jacks labeled " COMM 1" and "COMM 2". These two jacks provide
audio inputs to the mixer form the two boom operators allowing them to speak.
The jacks are wired as follows"
operating electret microphones.
Ground. When the RING terminal is grounded, the Comm System is activated.
Thus it is possible for either boom operator to activate the system at will. All that
is required is a special boom operator cable that has a talk back line included.
These can be purchased through any PSC dealer.
These two jacks were purposely placed next to
TIP is Audio and it includes a 5V bias for
RING is a logic control line, and SLEVE is
The
When this momentary
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