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AM 41443 AUTOMIXER PREAMPLIFIER User’s Manual Rel. 1.01 24/09/2007 quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCES List of the controls available for remote control: Technical Data APPENDIX OPERATING FUNCTIONS AMB-THR Last-On One-On NOISE GATE LIMITER quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
AM41443 belongs to a new generation of automatic mixers under the OMNYA brand. It is a small mixer working both manually and automatically, with a total modularity that avoids real limits to the number of channels.
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The AM41443 features 4 variable gain microphone inputs; phantom power is given to all microphones at the same time through a front panel switch. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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The audio signals are directional. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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6) ON LED 7) USB connection for remote PC control 8) External control LED 9) Reset button 10) Mode and function selection switch quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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20) DAISY CHAIN connector 21) RCA auxiliary output 22) Master output 23) RS232 port 24) DC power supply 25) MICRO-LINE inputs 26) Sensitivity/filter switch quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
Gate, Future Use, Limiter, and Phantom) can be activated pushing the switches upward N.B. The first switch position changes the meaning of 2nd and 3rd switch. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
Next to the XLR connector there is a 4-position DIP-Switch [26, par.2.4]. The three sections on the right control the gain following the scheme in the picture. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
When this LED lights up in RED colour it indicates the channel is saturated. If the LIMITER function is activated, this LED indicates that the limiting function is active on the signal to avoid the saturation. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
This unbalanced signal level has a 6dBu level. The XLR-3M output connector links [22, par.2.4] are: PIN 1 = mains / PIN 2 = + (hot) / PIN 3 = - (cold) quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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Ground In a configuration made with more than one AM41443 linked together, the RS232USB port works exclusively on the Master unit. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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The Master level will act on all the groups. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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BYPASS selectors, these two groups provide various configuration; i.e. (1-2) // (3-4), or (1-2-3-4) //(1-2) etc. Here below we exemplify various situations. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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GAIN - Gain for the Master Output. With the indicated selectors it is possible to modify the level of the Master output [22, par.2.4]. There are 2 levels as indicated in the table. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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MASTER is served by the tone control. With the interaction of FILTER and SPLIT selectors different configurations for the Input signals are possible. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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(if Master) Via Remote Panel IN CHAIN Programmable Via Computer (if Master) AUTOMATIC Via Computer Controllable (if Master) Via Remote Panel quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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External control through the RS232 for Crestron, AMX and similar controls. This modality is typically indicated for the integration in applications with automation systems. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
Master, it temporarely change to Master stand alone; this status is for permitting the local functionality to a single system. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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IMPORTANT: The reset switch is operative only in association with a further condition illustrated in the yellow document associated to the manual. This procedure is used as a minimal protection against accidental operations. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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In the 3.2 section we mention the role of the bicolor LEDs of the channels [6, par.2.3]. These indicators have a multiple role and depending on the setting and programming. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
6dBu: 0dBu; 3dBu This function is activated as default. referred to Controlled from PC. BALANCED OUT All other functions are de-activated quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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Active on Master. Active on Slaves. • 4° switch in Manual mode – LIMITER - Active on Master. Active on Slaves. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
(20), though in this case a more powerful supply has to be used. N.B. Using a power supply lower than 18VDC there is a reduction of the IN/OUT dynamic. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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(Larsen effect). • Close the AMB dipswitch only on the channels connected to a microphone. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
For these reasons, the AM41443 is particularly indicated for open discussions and round tables, both in live and recorded sessions. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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LED indicating the connection of a PC or an external panel LED activation/status of the channels VUmeter with 5 LEDs and one ON-LED RESET pushbutton quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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The AM41443 complies with the current safety standards (EN60065, EN50081-1, EN50082-1). The device has the CE seal as required by 89/336/CEE. 24.09.07 quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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With the external control, the procedure of this attenuation rule can be changed to any value modify attenuation according installation needs. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
It avoids the signal saturation. The activation threshold is controlled by PC. The default value on the devices is set to 0dBu, on balanced output. quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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MICROPHONE HIERARCHIES follow the opposite direction, upstream. The Master microphones will be called mic #1 #2 #3 #4. SLAVE #4 microphones: mic #5 #6 #7 #8 etc quattroitalia s.r.l. 35020 ALBIGNASEGO (PD) ITALY, V. delle Industrie 38 Tel. +39.049.862.6724 Fax +39.049.862.6440 E-mail: info@omnya.com - internet: www.omnya.com...
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