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OPERATOR MANUAL Midas Klark Teknik Limited Klark Industrial Park Walter Nash Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7HJ England Tel: +44 1562 741515 Fax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@midasklarkteknik.com Website: www.ktsquareone.com Square ONE Splitter - Operator Manual DOC02-SQ1SPLITTER Issue C - April 2010 © Red Chip Company Ltd. In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be subject to change without notice. This Operator Manual was correct at t
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to triangle, is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of uninsulated presence of important operating and “Dangerous Voltage” within the product's maintenance (servicing) instructions in the enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude literature accompanying the product. to constitute a risk of electric sho
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Klark Teknik EC-Declaration of Conformity The undersigned, representing the following manufacturer Manufacturer: Address: Midas Klark Teknik Limited Klark Industrial Park, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY11 7HJ hereby declares that the following product Product Type Number Product Description Nominal Voltage(s) Current Freq. Square ONE Splitter Microphone Splitter 115V AC 400mA 50/60Hz 230V AC 200mA is in conformity with the regulations of the following marked EC-directive(s)
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PRECAUTIONS This equipment is supplied by a mains voltage that can cause electric shock injury! The following special limitations must be observed in order to maintain safety and electromagnetic compatibility performance. Power Installation The internal power supply is a switch mode type that Before installing and connecting up the equipment, check automatically senses the incoming mains voltage and will that both the mains supply and the quality of earthing are work where the nominal voltage
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PRECAUTIONS Phantom power Electric fields Never apply phantom power to any unbalanced input Caution: source. Before powering the unit, always check the +48V In accordance with Part 15 of the FCC Rules & status of any phantom powered equipment connected to Regulations, “… changes or modifications not any of the 16 output XLRs on the rear panel. If +48V is expressly approved by the party responsible for detected on any of these outputs the unit will apply +48V compliance could void the user's
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Contents Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 About the Square ONE Splitter 1 Features 3 How to use the Square ONE Splitter 4 Using the main inputs 4 Using the outputs 4 Using the parallel inputs 5 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Unpacking 6 Checking the mains fuse 6 Installation 6 Connecting the power cable 7 Connecting the audio cables 7 Channel I/O pin-outs 7 Conn
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Contents Technical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Crib sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 More about splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Introduction 23 Passive parallel splitter 24 Isolated splitter 25 Active splitter 26 Balanced audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Service information. . . . . . . .
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Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Klark Teknik Square ONE Splitter. Your Square ONE Splitter forms an integral part of the Square ONE range, which was conceived by Klark Teknik to offer audio professionals a suite of easily accessible, high-performance audio equipment, designed to provide no-compromise sonic quality with a feature set that offers all essential facilities and functions. It represents the very best of British design and engineering combined with contempora
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Introduction All audio connections are on balanced XLRs (wired pin 2 hot) featuring gold plated connectors. The mic inputs and transformer balanced outputs are mounted on the front panel for easy access, and the two electronically balanced outputs are on the rear panel along with the duplicate set of inputs. An integral switch mode power supply automatically adapts to mains voltages in the range 100 to 240 volts (50 to 60Hz). An LED on the front panel indicates when power is applied to the
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Introduction Features The Square ONE Splitter has eight channels, each with: 1 • Two mic preamps, based on those used in the acclaimed Midas XL8 Live Performance System ; one drives the two electronically balanced outputs and the other drives the transformer isolated output. • Two paralleled inputs, one front and one rear. • Two electronically balanced outputs (rear panel), derived from the front control knob-adjusted mic preamp. • One transformer isolated output (front panel), derived from a
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Introduction How to use the Square ONE Splitter This section shows you how to get the most out of your Square ONE Splitter. Using the main inputs To maximise the sonic benefits of active splitting, the Square ONE Splitter should be located close to the mic sources and connected to them as directly as is practical. In this way the unit can provide active drive to all the distributing cable systems. This massively reduces capacitive and resistive loading on the mic, as compared to other non-a
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Introduction Using the parallel inputs Typically, the mic signals - from different stage locations - are fed to the splitting systems using multi-channel stage boxes and cables. This infrastructure is normally subjected to tremendous stresses during the show and during set up/breakdown, and it is not unusual to develop intermittent faults on some individual signal lines. If this occurs there is normally little time available to de-bug the problem fully before the show. However, the Square
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Getting started Getting started Observing the guidelines in the “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “PRECAUTIONS” sections towards the front of the manual, carry out the following to get your Square ONE Splitter unit fully operational. Unpacking Carefully unpack your Square ONE Splitter equipment package. Inspect the Square ONE Splitter unit carefully for any signs of damage that may have occurred during transit and notify the courier immediately if any is discovered. Check the contents of you
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Getting started Connecting the power cable Making sure that the mains power at the power outlet is off, connect the mains cable supplied with your Square ONE Splitter to the mains power outlet and then to the mains socket at the rear of your unit. Connecting the audio cables Making sure that all equipment is switched off, connect your Square ONE Splitter to the rest of your audio equipment as shown in the following subsections. The mic preamp gain may be adjusted using the GAIN control knob, t
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Getting started Connecting to unbalanced equipment Important: We recommend that you only connect balanced devices to your Square ONE Splitter. However, if you do have to connect unbalanced devices, we recommend that you use the Klark Teknik DN100 DI box to balance the signal first. Ideally, you will be making the best use of the low-noise high-headroom balanced inputs of the Square ONE Splitter by connecting to similarly balanced equipment. However, if you do have to connect to unbalanced
