ELAN AUDIO FALCON-10 Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions and Suggestions
FALCON-10 On-Air Mixer
It is virtually impossible to write an operating manual for an On-Air Mixer that will satisfy everyone
Every Operator, Presenter or Radio Announcer will with experience develop a unique operating technique
to suit a particular presentation style, and may not agree with everything stated in this
Despite the above, here are the Operating Instructions and Suggestions for the Falcon-10 On-Air Mixer,
to be considered as a basic guide for beginners only
The Falcon-10 is the "Entry Level" Mixer in the Elan Audio range, and is provided with 8 Stereo High
Level, and 2 Mono Microphone Level Input Channels
Each Input Channel is provided with 3 Switches, OFF, ON, CUE and a Linear Slide Fader
The Switches are illuminated by LED's, and give "Clickless" control of Channel OFF, Channel ON and
Channel to CUE with the Fader controlling the audio level to the Program Output or the Cue System
The Switches are Interlocked electronically with only one active at a time allowing switching in any
sequence, such as switching from CUE direct to ON without having to go through the OFF position
Input Channels 1 to 7 are identical Stereo High Level Inputs
Input Channel 8 can be used as either a Stereo High Level Input, or as a Mono Telephone Input
An external Telephone Hybrid Unit, not supplied with the Falcon-10 Mixer, must be installed between the
Telephone Line and High Level Input 8 in order to record or broadcast telephone conversations
A basic description of Telephone Systems Connection and Operation follows later in this
Input 9 is the Guest Microphone Input, and input 10, the Announcer Microphone Input
(A)
An Interlocking 5 Position Stereo Switch see page 8, not wired as supplied, is located to the Left in
the riser panel and intended for a possible input line expansion to High Level Input 1
The FLCN-RC Remote Start-Stop Module, supplied to order as an option for the Falcon-10, provides
remote Start and Stop functions via the Channel On and Off Switches to Professional Source Equipment
and makes operation of the mixer easier
We assume here that Gain Settings of all input channels has been adjusted correctly by the station
technician to match the levels of source equipment such as CD Players, Microphones etc connected to it,
and also assume the mixer has been fully installed with a suitable Monitor Amplifier, Monitor Speakers,
Headphones, Off-Air Monitor Receiver etc and ready for operation
First a brief discussion on Audio Levels and Audio Metering
All On-Air Audio Mixers produced by Elan Audio are designed to be forgiving and easy to use and are in
themselves quite tolerant of incorrect Audio Levels
Nonetheless, it is very important, in order to obtain best possible Transmitted Sound Quality from the
station that any audio equipment including the On-Air Mixer be operated at its correct audio levels
Operating with Correct Audio Levels are particularly important to the station Audio Processor that will
attempt to keep modulation levels correct
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