OPERATORS MANUAL Version 3

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1 OPERATORS MANUAL Vesion Kak Teknik Goup, Kak Teknik Buiding, Wate Nash Road, Kiddeminste. Wocesteshie. DY HJ. Engand. Te: Fax: Emai: Website: midasconsoes.com

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3 Wate Nash Road, Kiddeminste, Wocesteshie. DY HJ. Engand Te: () (). Fax: () () ompany Registation No: SIGNAL PROESSING BY DEFINITION BETTERBYDESIGN DESIGNEDFOR APUREPERFORMANE DELARATION OF ONFORMITY We, of, Kak Teknik Goup (UK) PL Kak Teknik Buiding, Wate Nash Road, Kiddeminste, Wocesteshie, DY HJ Decae that a sampe of the foowing poduct:- Poduct Type Numbe Poduct Desciption Nomina Votage (s) uent Feq Midas Heitage to which this decaation efes, is in confomity with the foowing diectives and/o standads:- Diective(s) Geneic Standad using EN Limits and Methods ass B onduct Emissions ass B Radiated Emissions Fast Tansient Bust Leve Static Dischage Leve Eath ontinuity, Insuation at V Test Standad(s) EN : EN : EN/ and / EN EN EN-- EN-- EN Signed:...Aex oope Authoity:Poject Leade Date: st Api, Attention! Whee appicabe, the attention of the specifie, puchase, instae o use is dawn to specia imitations of use which must be obseved when these poducts ae taken into sevice to maintain compiance with the above diectives. Detais of these specia measues and imitations to use ae avaiabe on equest and ae avaiabe in poduct manuas. A Subsidiay of Teex communications, Inc.

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5 ATTENTION! The foowing specia imitations appy to the consoe and must be obseved in ode to maintain safety and eectomagnetic compatibiity pefomance: POWER ONNETION The consoe shoud ony be opeated with the powe suppy connected to gound via its mains suppy connecto. ONTROL ONNETIONS The consoe shoud ony be opeated with high quaity sceened conto cabes. A connecto shes shoud be of meta constuction so that they povide a sceen when they ae pugged into the consoe. A DEE connecto shes shoud be connected to the cabe sceen. A XLR and DIN connectos shoud have pin connected to the cabe sceen. AUDIO ONNETIONS The consoe shoud ony be opeated with high quaity sceened twisted pai audio cabes. A connecto shes shoud be of meta constuction so that they povide a sceen when they ae pugged into the consoe. A JAK connecto shes shoud be connected to the cabe sceen. A XLR connectos shoud have pin connected to the cabe sceen. ELETRI FIELDS If the consoe is opeated in an eectomagnetic fied that is ampitude moduated by an audio fequency signa, the signa to noise atio may be degaded. Degadation of up to db may be expeienced unde exteme conditions (V/m, % moduation). INSTALLATION Thee ae a numbe of points to conside when instaing a mixing consoe. Many of these points wi have been addessed befoe the consoe is even unpacked but it is woth epeating them. POSITION The consoe shoud be ocated in a convenient space commensuate with the use to which the consoe is being put. Ideay a coo aea is pefeed not in cose poximity to powe distibution equipment o othe potentia souces of intefeence. Povision shoud be made fo some fat suface suounding the consoe to pevent peope using it as a tabe top. POWER The powe suppy shoud be ocated as fa fom the consoe as the connecting cabe wi aow. It shoud be set fo the appopiate ine votage and pugged into the mains outet using the suppied cabe. THE POWER SUPPLY SHOULD NEVER BE OPERATED WITH THE MAINS EARTH DISONNETED Pease note that the powe suppy contains LETHAL VOLTAGES geaty in excess of the mains votage and that its ais can poduce extemey age cuents which coud bun out equipment and wiing if shoted. A testing and sevicing shoud ONLY be caied out by quaified enginees.

6 ONNETORS R BUS IN OUT / XLR Pin : Gound Pin : Hot Pin : od MIDI MIDI In Pin : Gound Pin : In Pin : In- MIDI Thu Pin : Gound Pin : In Pin : In- THRU OUT IN MIDI Out Pin : Gound Pin : In Pin : In- RS- Midas an Bus RS- Pin : Receive Data Pin : Tansmit Data Pin : GND AN BUSS Pin : V (ma max) Pin : an ow Pin : OV an Pin : an High Pin : -V(mA max) / Retun Tip: Hot Ring: od Seeve: Gound

7 ontents Midas HS Mono Modue Midas HS Fade Midas HS Steeo Modue Midas HS Fade Midas HS Goup Modue Midas HS VA Maste Fade Midas HS Maste Modue Midas HS Monito Modue Midas HS Matix Modue Midas Automation Heitage Menu Oveview Ve. Heitage Back Pane Fame Dimensions Bock Diagams Modue Goup Modue Matix Modue Maste Modue Monito Modue Heitage Oveview and Statistics Heitage Technica Specifications Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page

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9 MIDAS HS Mono Modue pan MIDAS HS mute image steeo c bass feq be feq hi-mid o-mid feq k k feq k Q /- Q /- be feq k k k tebe gain diect o/p V PAD O INS EQ SIS MONO ST

10 The V switch connects vot phantom powe to the input connecto which is suitabe fo a condense micophone o DI box. The PAD switch gives db of attenuation to the input signa which wi aow the connection of high output micophones o ine eve signas. If the input ampifie is tansfome couped (option) the pad geaty educes the isk of satuation at vey ow fequencies. The PHASE switch activates a degees phase change within the input ampifie. V PAD O gain The GAIN conto gives continuous adjustment of the input ampifie gain fom db to db. The DIRET output conto gives continuous adjustment of the diect output eve fom db to off. The output is deived fom the input channe post equaise pe fade signa. The switch e configues the diect output to deive signa fom the input channe pe inset and equaise. It is impotant to note that pe inset diect outputs ae aso pe mute. The tebe FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the tebe equaise acts on fom k to k. The tebe BELL switch convets the tebe equaise fom taditiona MIDAS sheving esponse to fu paametic opeation. The hi mid FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the hi mid equaise acts on fom Hz to k. The INS switch connects the input inset etun signa to the input channe signa path. The EQ switch connects the equaise into the input channe signa path. k k feq be k feq INS EQ k k diect o/p /- Q tebe hi-mid The TREBLE (dua concentic top) conto gives continuous adjustment of boost and cut fom db to - db with a db cente detent. The tebe WIDTH (dua concentic bottom) conto gives continuous adjustment of bandwidth fom. to octaves with a. octave cente detent. This ony opeates when the BELL switch is activated. The HI MID (dua concentic top) conto gives continuous adjustment of boost and cut fom db to - db with a db cente detent. The hi mid WIDTH (dua concentic bottom) conto gives continuous adjustment of bandwidth fom. to octaves with a. octave cente detent. The inset switch aanges the input channe signa to pass though the inset point befoe the equaise when activated and afte the inset point when not activated.

11 The o mid FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the o mid equaise acts on fom Hz to k. The bass BELL switch convets the bass equaise fom taditiona MIDAS sheving esponse to fu paametic opeation. The bass FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the bass equaise acts on fom Hz to Hz. The HI PASS switch connects the fite in the input channe signa path befoe the inset point and equaise. feq be feq k /- o-mid bass feq Q The LO MID (dua concentic top) conto gives continuous adjustment of boost and cut fom db to - db with a db cente detent. The o mid WIDTH (dua concentic bottom) conto gives continuous adjustment of bandwidth fom. to octaves with a. octave cente detent. The BASS (dua concentic top) conto gives continuous adjustment of boost and cut fom db to - db with a db cente detent. The bass WIDTH (dua concentic bottom) conto gives continuous adjustment of bandwidth fom. to octaves with a. octave cente detent. This ony opeates when the BELL switch is activated. The HI PASS fite conto is continuousy adjustabe fom Hz to Hz.

12 The configuabe goup MIX contos ( to ) have two functions:- The aux switches ony opeate when in one of the AUX bus modes; they change the signas sent to the goup busses fom post fade to pe fade. When configued as steeo auxes ony the ight switches ae active. i. They opeate as bus assign ON/OFF switches by way of a non atching push/push action with LED status indication. ii. They adjust the eves sent fom the input channe to the goup busses when in one of the AUX bus modes. The goup mix busses can be configued in thee modes:- MONO AUX, STEREO AUX o POST PAN GROUP. This is contoed on a bus by bus basis by the goba BUS MODE switches on the GROUP modues. When configued as mono auxes the eft and ight contos give independent eve adjustments fom db to off. When configued as steeo auxes the eft contos pefom a pan function with a constant powe (- db) aw whie the ight contos give continuous eve adjustment fom db to off. When configued as steeo goups the eve conto functions ae disabed such that any assigned busses ae sent at unity gain fom the channe post fade, post pan signas.

13 The PAN defauts to conto the channe pacement within a goup o maste steeo mix and has a constant powe aw i.e. - db at the cente position. The ST switch connects the post fade channe signa to the maste steeo bus via the pan conto. The SIS switch enabes the spacia imaging system which opeates in conjunction with the pan and image contos. It aso acts as a eft, cente, ight maste bus enabe oveiding any steeo and mono maste bus assignments. pan SIS ST MONO When the spacia imaging system is active the IMAGE conto can modify the action of the pan conto so as to pace the channe within a thee speake system. When the image conto is fuy cockwise the pan conto wi opeate in fu eft, cente, ight such that a cente panned signa wi oute to the cente speake ony and wi not appea in eithe of the eft o ight outputs. When the image conto is fuy anti-cockwise the pan conto evets to steeo such that a cente panned signa wi oute at equa powe to the eft and ight speakes. A othe Image conto positions geneate a composite bend of the steeo and LR panning systems so that the optimum degee of cente image focus and speake powe can be obtained. When the image conto and pan conto ae both set centa the channe wi be outed with equa powe to a thee speakes. onstant powe is maintained at a times so that the image can be adjusted duing the show without any peceived eve change. steeo c image mute MIDAS HS The MONO switch connects the post fade channe signa to the mono maste bus. The METER monitos the peak signa eve of the pe fade input channe. The switch mutes the input channe at a points afte the inset send. The switch can be contoed fom snapshot automation and by automute scenes.

14 MIDAS HS Fade db db db db db db db db safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo SET SET SET SET SET SET SET SET AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO MIDAS MIDAS HS

15 The SAFE switches disabe emote conto of the channes as foows:- i. The SAFE emoves the channe mute fom the snapshot automation and automute scenes. ii. The FADER SAFE emoves the channe fade fom the vitua fade automation and VA maste fade conto incuding vca mutes. iii. The AUTO SAFE emoves the channe fom the snapshot automation system ony; eaving the automutes, VA mastes and assignment systems active. The SET switch is used to pogamme the channe automute and VA maste assignment. The centa contoe MODE and ASSIGN keys seect the desied automute o VA goup and the SET switch wi togge the channe on and off with each atenate pess. safe s FDR AUTO SET soo The switch sends the input channe signa to the PFL mono and AFL steeo busses. If the switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the channe soo wi tun off. As a defaut the soo system is auto canceing so each new soo cances the ast. This function is time dependant which aows sevea soos to be active as ong as they ae switched on at appoximatey the same time. The ADD MODE switch on the MONITOR modue defeats the auto canceing and aows mutipe channe monitoing. In this mode input soos have pioity ove outputs and wi tempoaiy oveide any active output soos. The input soos aso oveide any active VA soos. The FADER gives continuous adjustment of the input channe eve fom db to off. The STATUS eds ae used to show fade positions and the status of VA and goup assignments. The centa contoe MODE switches togge though the fou avaiabe states:- VA goup assignment, goup assignment, FADER position manua eca and nu, and fu automated VIRTUAL FADER REALL. FADER MANUAL REALL AND NULL In this mode, the STATUS LEDs ae used to pompt the opeato whee to move the fade. If the fade is not at the position stoed in the cuent ecaed snap shot, one/two LEDs wi fash to indicate whee the fade shoud be. A singe fashing LED indicates that the fade shoud positioned next to that LED, if two LEDs ae fashing the fade shoud be between the two LEDs. As the fade is moved cose to the equied position the LED(s) wi stop fashing and wi be epaced by a singe continuousy it LED. Once the fade is at the coect position a LEDs wi extinguish. db HS FADER POSITION HEK When a scene's contents ae being "checked" (see automation opeation) the STATUS LEDs wi indicate the fade position stoed in the scene by continuousy iuminating one o two LEDs as appopiate. VIRTUAL FADER REALL When in VIRTUAL FADER mode (see automation opeation) the automation system wi geneate a "vitua" fade, set to the eve of the input fade at the time the snap shot was stoed. The eve of the vitua fade is added to the eve of the physica input fade. In this mode the STATUS LEDs indicate the "position" of the vitua fade by iuminating a ba of LEDs stating at -.

16 MIDAS HS Steeo Modue mute ST MONO baance c V PAD O O MIDAS HS hi-mid feq k k Q /- be feq k k k tebe INS EQ bass feq be feq o-mid feq k Q /- EQ gain

17 The V switch connects vot phantom powe to both input connectos and is suitabe fo condense micophones o DI boxes. The PAD switch gives db of attenuation in both input signas to aow the connection of high output micophones o ine eve signas. If the input ampifies ae tansfome couped (option) the pad geaty educes the isk of satuation at vey ow fequencies. V PAD The GAIN conto gives continuous adjustment of the input ampifie gains fom db to db. The PHASE switches activate a degee phase change within the input ampifies. The uppe switch acts on the eft channe and the owe switch acts on ight channe. O O k gain c baance The BALANE conto gives continuous and ecipoca adjustment of the steeo eft and ight signa eves by db to -db. This aows fine adjustment of the eft and ight signa eves and imaging. The tebe FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the tebe equaises act on fom k to k. The tebe BELL switch convets the tebe equaises fom taditiona MIDAS sheving esponse to be fites with a. octave bandwidth. The hi mid FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the hi mid equaises act on fom Hz to k. k feq be k feq k k tebe hi Q The TREBLE conto gives continuous adjustment of eft and ight boost and cut fom db to -db with a db cente detent. The hi mid HI Q conto changes the bandwidth of the hi mid equaises fom. octave to. octave. The INS switch connects the eft and ight input inset etun signas to the input channe. The inset switch aanges the input channe signas to pass though the inset points befoe the equaises when activated and afte the inset points when not activated. INS EQ hi-mid The HI MID conto gives continuous adjustment of eft and ight boost and cut fom db to -db with a db cente detent. The EQ switch connects the eft and ight equaises into the input channe signa paths.

18 The o mid FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the o mid equaises act on fom Hz to k. The bass BELL switch convets the bass equaises fom taditiona MIDAS sheving esponse to be fites with a. octave bandwidth. The bass FREQ conto gives continuous adjustment of the fequency ange that the bass equaises act on fom Hz to Hz. The HI PASS switch connects the fites in the input channe signa path befoe the inset points. feq be feq k bass feq o-mid hi Q The LO MID conto gives continuous adjustment of eft and ight boost and cut fom db to -db with a db cente detent. The o mid HI Q conto changes the bandwidth of the o mid equaises fom. octave to. octave. The BASS conto gives continuous adjustment of the eft and ight sheving fites boost and cut fom db to -db with a db cente detent. The HI PASS fite conto is continuousy adjustabe fom Hz to Hz.

19 The configuabe goup MIX contos ( to ) have two functions:- i. They opeate as bus assign ON/OFF switches by way of a non atching push/push action with LED status indication. The aux switches ony opeate when in one of the AUX bus modes; they change the signas sent to the goup busses fom post fade to pe fade. ii. They adjust the eves sent fom the input channe to the goup busses when in one of the AUX bus modes. The goup mix busses can be configued in thee modes:- MONO AUX, STEREO AUX o POST PAN GROUP. This is contoed on a bus by bus basis by the goba BUS MODE switches on the GROUP modues. When configued as mono auxes the eft and ight contos give independent eve adjustments of the eves sent fom a mono sum of the channes eft and ight sides. The adjustment is fom db to off. When configued as steeo auxes the eft contos give eve adjustment of the eft channe signa eves and the ight contos give eve adjustment of the ight channe signa eves. When configued as steeo goups the eve conto functions ae disabed such that any assigned busses ae sent at unity gain fom the channe post fade, post pan signas.

20 The eft and ight PAN contos ae used to pace the input channe signas within a steeo goup o steeo maste mix. As we as image pacement, the contos can aso adjust the image width fom steeo though mono to evese steeo (eft and ight cossed ove). The contos have a constant powe aw i.e. -db at the cente position. The ST switch connects the post fade channe signas to the steeo maste bus via the pan contos. The switch mutes the input channe at a points afte the inset send. The switch can be contoed fom snapshot automation and by automute scenes. ST mute MONO The MONO switch connects the post fade channe signas to the mono maste bus. The METERS monito the pe fade peak signa eves of input channe. MIDAS HS

21 MIDAS HS Fade db db db db db db db db safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo safe s FDR soo SET SET SET SET SET SET SET SET AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO MIDAS MIDAS HS

22 The SAFE switches disabe emote conto of the channes as foows:- i. The SAFE emoves the channe mute fom the snapshot automation and automute scenes. ii. The FADER SAFE emoves the channe fade fom the vitua fade automation and VA maste fade conto incuding vca mutes. iii. The AUTO SAFE emoves the channe fom the snapshot automation system ony; eaving the automutes, VA mastes and assignment systems active. The SET switch is used to pogamme the channe automute and VA maste assignment. The centa contoe MODE and ASSIGN keys seect the desied automute o VA goup and the SET switch wi togge the channe on and off with each atenate pess. The STATUS eds ae used to show fade positions and the status of VA and goup assignments. The centa contoe MODE switches togge though the fou avaiabe states:- VA goup assignment, goup assignment, FADER position manua eca and nu, and fu automated VIRTUAL FADER REALL. FADER MANUAL REALL AND NULL In this mode, the STATUS LEDs ae used to pompt the opeato whee to move the fade. If the fade is not at the position stoed in the cuent ecaed snap shot, one/two LEDs wi fash to indicate whee the fade shoud be. A singe fashing LED indicates that the fade shoud positioned next to that LED, if two LEDs ae fashing the fade shoud be between the two LEDs. As the fade is moved cose to the equied position the LED(s) wi stop fashing and wi be epaced by a singe continuousy it LED. Once the fade is at the coect position a LEDs wi extinguish. safe s FDR AUTO SET soo db HS The switch sends the input channe signa to the PFL mono and AFL steeo busses. If the switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the channe soo wi tun off. As a defaut the soo system is auto canceing so each new soo cances the ast. This function is time dependant which aows sevea soos to be active as ong as they ae switched on at appoximatey the same time. The ADD MODE switch on the MONITOR modue defeats the auto canceing and aows mutipe channe monitoing. In this mode input soos have pioity ove outputs and wi tempoaiy oveide any active output soos. The input soos aso oveide any active VA soos. The FADER gives continuous adjustment of the input channe eve fom db to off. FADER POSITION HEK When a scene's contents ae being "checked" (see automation opeation) the STATUS LEDs wi indicate the fade position stoed in the scene by continuousy iuminating one o two LEDs as appopiate. VIRTUAL FADER REALL When in VIRTUAL FADER mode (see automation opeation) the automation system wi geneate a "vitua" fade, set to the eve of the input fade at the time the snap shot was stoed. The eve of the vitua fade is added to the eve of the physica input fade. In this mode the STATUS LEDs indicate the "position" of the vitua fade by iuminating a ba of LEDs stating at -.

23 geen = steeo aux ed = mono aux diect inputs MIDAS HS Goup Modue eve eve inset inset matix fade inset fade inset vca to mastes ST MONO c ST MONO c pan pan INS INS mute mute SAFE SAFE spit soo soo MIDAS db goup HS

24 The METERS monito the peak signa eves of the sub goup outputs (post fade). The diect switches send diect input to the PFL mono and AFL steeo busses (AFL is seected as steeo o mono depending on the goup SPLIT switch settings). If a switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but, if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the soo wi tun off. As a defaut the soo system is auto canceing so each new soo cances the ast. This function is time dependant which aows sevea soos to be active as ong as they ae switched on at appoximatey the same time, i.e. to soo both sides of a steeo mix pess both soo switches at the same time. Atenativey the ADD MODE switch on the MONITOR modue can be used to defeat the auto canceing and aow mutipe channe monitoing. In this mode input channe soos have pioity ove a othe soos and wi tempoaiy oveide them. geen = steeo aux ed = mono aux diect inputs eve eve inset inset The goba BUS MODE switches configue input modue MIX contos to act as eithe mono aux (eve and eve), steeo aux (eve and pan) o as audio sub goups (post fade and main pan). This makes the consoe extemey fexibe and quick to econfigue. The DIRET input contos give continuous adjustment of the diect input eves fom db to off. The diect signas ae summed into the sub goup signas and can be used as effects etuns etc. o fo consoe bus inking. The diect switches move the point at which the diect signas ae summed into the sub goups. The defaut is post inset but when the switches ae active the signas ae summed at the sub goup mix busses. The diect switches mute the sub goup diect inputs at a points.

25 The matix MIX contos ( to ) give continuous adjustment of the sub goup eves sent to the matix mixes fom db to off. The inset switches change the signas sent to the matix mixes fom post goup inset to pe goup inset and oveide the pe fade switches. It is impotant to note that pe inset matix sends ae aso pe the goup mutes. fade inset matix fade inset vca The fade switches change the signas sent to the matix mixes fom post goup fade to pe goup fade. The VA switches assign the audio sub goups to VA conto fom VA mastes and.

26 The MONO switches connect the post fade sub goup signas to the mono maste bus. The switches connect the sub goups to the MONITOR modue. When the INTERNAL o GENERATOR INTERNAL ae active on the MONITOR modue the osciato, pink noise and tak mic can be outed to the sub goups. The switches mute the sub goup signas at a points afte the inset send. The switches can be contoed fom snapshot automation. The SPLIT switch changes the sub goup AFL soos fom mono to steeo. The GROUP FADERS give continuous adjustment of the sub goup output eves fom db to off. to mastes ST ST MONO MONO c c pan pan INS INS mute mute SAFE spit SAFE soo soo goup The ST switches connect the post fade sub goup signas to the steeo maste steeo busses via the pan contos. The goup PAN contos pace the sub goups within the steeo maste mix and have a constant powe aw i.e. -db at the cente position. The INS switches connect the goup inset etun signas to the sub goup signas. The mute SAFE emoves the channe mute fom snapshot automation. The switches send sub goup signas to the PFL mono and AFL steeo busses. If a switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but, if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the channe soo wi tun off. As a defaut the soo system is auto canceing so each new soo cances the ast. This function is time dependant which aows sevea soos to be active as ong as they ae switched on at appoximatey the same time, i.e. to soo both sides of a steeo mix pess both soo switches at the same time. Atenativey the ADD MODE switch on the MONITOR modue can be used to defeat the auto canceing and aow mutipe channe monitoing. In this mode input channe soos have pioity ove the sub goup soos and wi tempoaiy oveide them. When the input soos ae canceed the mix goup soos wi be active again. Sub goup soos can aso be tempoaiy oveidden by activating the coesponding diect input soos. MIDAS HS

27 MIDAS HS VA Maste Fade safe safe safe safe safe safe safe safe safe safe AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo AUTO soo db db db db db db db db db db HS

28 The vca switches act on any post fade input channes o audio sub goups which ae assigned to be contoed fom the coesponding VA mastes. The switches can be contoed fom snapshot automation. The AUTO SAFE switches disabe snapshot automation conto of the VA maste fades and VA mutes. The STATUS LEDs ae off when the consoe is in VA o mute assignment modes (see assignment opeation). When the consoe is in FADER mode indication the STATUS LED's can indicate one of thee states: - safe AUTO soo The vca switches ae used to monito the VA maste fades by ceating a mix on the soo busses which consists of a input channes and audio sub goups which ae assigned to conto fom the coesponding VA mastes. If a VA soo switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the soo wi tun off. When the consoe is opeating in ADD MODE input channes have pioity ove VA soos and wi tempoaiy oveide them. FADER MANUAL REALL AND NULL In this mode, the STATUS LEDs ae used to pompt the opeato whee to move the fade. If the fade is not at the position stoed in the cuent ecaed snap shot, one/two LEDs wi fash to indicate whee the fade shoud be. A singe fashing LED indicates that the fade shoud positioned next to that LED, if two LEDs ae fashing the fade shoud be between the two LEDs. As the fade is moved cose to the equied position the LED(s) wi stop fashing and wi be epaced by a singe continuousy it LED. Once the fade is at the coect position a LEDs wi extinguish. db VIRTUAL FADER REALL When in VIRTUAL FADER mode (see automation opeation) the automation system wi geneate a "vitua" fade, set to the eve of the input fade at the time the snap shot was stoed. The eve of the vitua fade is added to the eve of the physica input fade. In this mode the STATUS LEDs indicate the "position" of the vitua fade by iuminating a ba of LEDs stating at -. FADER POSITION HEK When a scene's contents ae being "checked" (see automation opeation) the STATUS LEDs wi indicate the fade position stoed in the scene by continuousy iuminating one o two LEDs as appopiate. HS

29 MIDAS HS Mastes Modue m-c MIDAS HS eve inset inset diect inputs INS INS eve fade inset mastes mute mute s o o i n p a c e ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum mono (cente) mute SAFE INST baance mono SAFE ST SAFE VA to mono ink to mono db db

30 The METERS monito the peak signa eves of the thee maste outputs (post fade). The IN PLAE switch sets the consoe to soo in pace mode. In this mode any input soo that is pessed activates a mute of a the othe channes. The mute safe switches on the input channes can be used to potect channes fom this function if desied. The DIRET input contos give continuous adjustment of the diect input eves fom db to off. The diect signas ae summed into the maste eft and ight signas and can be used as effects etuns etc. o fo consoe bus inking. The maste mono aso has a diect input XLR on the ea of the consoe fo which is intended fo consoe inking ony. The diect switches move the point at which the diect signas ae summed into the mastes. The defaut is post inset but when the switches ae active the signas ae summed at the maste mix busses. The diect switches mute the maste diect inputs at a points. s o o i n m-c diect inputs inset eve eve inset p a c e The diect switches send diect input to the PFL mono and AFL steeo busses. If a switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but, if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the soo wi tun off. As a defaut the soo system is auto canceing so each new soo cances the ast. This function is time dependant which aows sevea soos to be active as ong as they ae switched on at appoximatey the same time, i.e. to soo both sides of a steeo mix pess both soo switches at the same time. Atenativey the ADD MODE switch on the MONITOR modue can be used to defeat the auto canceing and aow mutipe channe monitoing. In this mode input channe soos have pioity ove a othe soos and wi tempoaiy oveide them.

31 The matix STEREO switches seect the souce fo the owe matix mix contos as eithe eft channe, ight channe o a sum of both. The fade switches change the signas sent to the matix mixes fom post goup fade to pe goup fade. The MONO eve conto gives continuous adjustment of the mono maste output eve fom db to off. The mono switch connect the mono maste to the MONITOR modue. When the INTERNAL o GENERATOR INTERNAL ae active on the MONITOR modue the osciato, pink noise and tak mic can be outed to the mono maste outputs. The mono INST switch connects the mono inset etun signas to the mono maste signas. eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight eft sum ight fade inset mono (cente) INST mute baance SAFE mono The matix MIX contos ( to ) give continuous adjustment of the maste eves sent to the matix mixes fom db to off. The top conto adjusts the feed fom the mono maste and the owe conto adjusts the feed fom the steeo mastes. The inset switches change the signas sent to the matix mixes fom post goup inset to pe goup inset and oveide the pe fade switches. It is impotant to note that pe inset matix sends ae aso pe the maste mutes. The switch mutes the mono maste signas at a points afte the inset send. The switch can be contoed fom snapshot automation. The mono mute SAFE emoves the mono mute fom snapshot automation.

32 The switches connect the steeo mastes to the MONITOR modue. When the INTERNAL o GENERATOR INTERNAL ae active on the MONITOR modue the osciato, pink noise and tak mic can be outed to the steeo mastes. The mute SAFE switches emove the steeo maste mutes fom snapshot automation. The VA ink to mono switch connects the mono maste eve conto to the steeo maste fade so that the mono output tacks any change of the steeo maste fade. baance INS INS mute mute SAFE VA ink to mono SAFE ST to mono The BALANE (pan) conto gives continuous and ecipoca adjustment of the steeo eft and ight signa eves by db to off. This aows fine adjustment of the eft, ight powe eves and imaging. The INS switches connect the maste inset etun signas to the steeo maste signas. The switches mute the steeo maste signas at a points afte the inset send. The switches can be contoed fom snapshot automation. The STEREO to mono switch connects a mono sum of the pe inset steeo maste signas to the mono maste bus. The MASTER FADER gives continuous adjustment of the steeo maste output eves fom db to off. db db mastes MIDAS HS

33 khz k feq k signa geneato PINK eve MIDAS HS Monito Modue geneato geneato intena extena to a intena tak mic mic gain eve tak tak intena extena mete change ove input MONO eve mastes eve mono souce mono output /O output b mute phones ST EXT MONO steeo souce steeo output /O output b O eft ony ON - evese L MONO sum PAD -db R mute mute add mode pe fade (pf) soo cea db db monito MIDAS HS

34 The METERS monito the peak signa eves of the steeo eft and ight monito paths. The khz switch oveides the swept fequency conto giving a fixed k tone. The PINK switch oveides the osciato by giving a pink noise output. The GENERATOR TO INTERNAL switch connects the signa geneato output to the consoe's intena tak a and tak seect busses. khz PINK geneato intena signa geneato k feq k eve geneato extena The FREQ. conto gives continuous adjustment of the osciato fequency fom Hz to k. The geneato LEVEL conto gives continuous adjustment of the signa geneato peak output signas fom dbu to off. The GENERATOR TO EXTERNAL switch connects the signa geneato output to the tak extena output XLR. The TO ALL switch oveides a output tak switches so that the geneato o tak mic can be outed to ALL OUPUTS to a intena

35 The XLR socket accepts baanced micophone signas. tak mic The MI GAIN peset gives continuous adjustment of the micophone ampifie gain fom db to db and opeates in conjunction with a peak imite which is factoy set to dbu. The TO INTERNAL switch connects the tak mic output to the consoe's intena tak system and at the same time dims a the oca outputs by db to pevent how ound. The input outes the tak extena input to the mono oca monito output. The MONO mastes switch outes the post fade mono maste mix to the mono oca monito output. The switch outes soo signas to the mono oca monito output when eve a soo is active on the consoe. This oveides any signas sent fom the mono maste but does not oveide tak inputs. The mono output "b" /O switch disconnects the mono oca monito output fom the main "a" output and e-outes it to the seconday "b" output. mic gain tak intena input MONO mastes eve tak extena mete change ove eve eve mono souce mono output /O output b mute The tak LEVEL gives continuous adjustment of the post imite signas fom db to off. The TO EXTERNAL switch connects the tak mic output to the tak extena output XLR. The mete change ove switch changes the opeation of evey mete on the consoe (except the monito metes). The "noma" mete opeation is to monito pe fade on input channes and post fade on a othe signas. When the pe mete change ove is active the metes change to monito input ampifies o bus ampifies (as appopiate) on a signas. The tak LEVEL gives continuous adjustment of the extena tak input fom db to off. The tak LEVEL gives continuous adjustment of the extena tak input fom db to off. The mono output switch mutes the mono oca monito output. The phones switch mutes the headphone outputs. The ST maste switch outes the post fade steeo maste mix to the steeo oca monito outputs. The MONO maste switch outes the post fade mono maste mix to the steeo oca monito outputs. ST MONO phones EXT steeo souce The PHONES eve conto gives continuous adjustment of the headphone eve fom db to off. The EXT switch outes the steeo extena input ( tack etun etc.) to the steeo oca monito outputs. The switch outes soo signas to the steeo oca monito outputs when eve a soo is active on the consoe. This oveides any signas sent fom the steeo maste, mono maste o extena input.

36 The steeo output "b" /O switch disconnects the steeo oca monito outputs fom the main "a" outputs and e-outes them to the seconday "b" outputs. The PHASE switch eveses the phase of the eft hand monito signa. When the eft/ight evese is ON the eft hand monito signas ae outed onto the ight channe output speakes and the ight hand monito signa ae outed onto the eft channe output speakes. The LEFT switch outes eft hand monito signa to both the eft and ight oca monito speake outputs. The eft switch contos the mute function on the eft hand side of the steeo oca monito speake outputs. The PFL switch sends the mono PFL soo bus signas to the headphones and oca monito outputs in pace of the steeo AFL soo bus signas. The ON / LEAR switch and indicato has two functions; it iuminates when any soo switch is active and when pessed it ceas any active soo switches. The MONITOR fade gives continuous adjustment of a thee oca monito output eves fom db to off. steeo output output b /O O eft ony ON - evese L mute mute MONO sum PAD -db R add mode pe fade (pf) soo cea The MONO sum switch adds the eft and ight monito signas with a.db summing oss. The - PAD switch acts on a thee oca monito outputs causing them to dim by db. This function is aso activated wheneve the tak system is in use to pevent how ound. The RIGHT switch outes ight hand monito signa to both the eft and ight oca monito speake outputs. The ight switch contos the mute function on the ight hand side of the steeo oca monito speake outputs. The ADD MODE switch aows mutipe channe access to the soo busses. When the soo add mode is off the action of pessing a soo switch wi cance any peviousy active soo. Mutipe soos such as steeo eft and ight signas can be monitoed in this mode of opeation as ong as the soo switches ae pessed at appoximatey the same time. When the soo add mode is on the auto canceing is defeated which aows mutipe channe o output sooing. In this mode input soos have pioity ove output soos and VA soos and wi tempoaiy oveide them. When the input soo is canceed the output soos o VA soos wi etun. db db monito MIDAS HS

37 MIDAS HS Matix Modue MIDAS HS matix soo soo mute mute spit SAFE SAFE INS INS VA VA mastes conto VA VA mastes conto soo soo db mute mute spit SAFE SAFE INS INS -

38 The METERS monito the peak signa eves of the matix outputs (post fade)

39 The VA switches assign the matix outputs to VA conto fom the MASTER modue fade. The INS switches connect the matix inset etun signas to the matix mixes. The mute SAFE switches emove the matix mutes fom snapshot automation. mastes conto VA INS mute mute SAFE VA INS SAFE The switches connect the matix mixes to the MONITOR modue. When the INTERNAL o GENERATOR INTERNAL ae active on the MONITOR modue the osciato, pink noise and tak mic can be outed into the matix mixes. The matix switches mute the matix signas at a points afte the inset send. The switches can be contoed fom snapshot automation. The SPLIT switch changes the matix AFL soos fom mono to steeo. spit The MATRIX fades give continuous adjustment of the matix output eves fom db to off. soo soo The switches send matix signas to the PFL mono and AFL steeo busses. If a switch is pessed fo a shot time it wi atch on o off, but, if it is hed on fo moe than second the atching is disabed and when the switch is eeased the channe soo wi tun off. As a defaut the soo system is auto canceing so each new soo cances the ast. This function is time dependant which aows sevea soos to be active as ong as they ae switched on at appoximatey the same time, i.e. to soo both sides of a steeo mix pess both soo switches at the same time. Atenativey the ADD MODE switch on the MONITOR modue can be used to defeat the auto canceing and aow mutipe channe monitoing. In this mode input channe soos have pioity ove the matix soos and wi tempoaiy oveide them. When the input soos ae canceed the matix soos wi be active again. db matix MIDAS HS

40 Automation a b automation system mode switches check confim deete copy inset cance stoe midi system up now down next c/o act/scene ast vitua fade eca mode assign keys MIDAS f a s t s c e n e s a u t o m u t e s mute ock fade vca act scene scene

41 Assignment onto The LOK switch wi togge state each time it is pessed. When the LOK switch is iuminated a assignment changes ae disabed and vitua fade opeation is ocked (eithe on o off). The consoe wi automaticay evet to a ocked state if no assignment contos ae opeated within a second peiod. The VA, and FADER switches set the cuent assignment/dispay mode fo the fade tay LED's. As a defaut these switches inteock so that ony one mode can be viewed at a time. Howeve if Mute and VA ae pessed down fo moe than. second the inteock is emoved. This is used fo cea mode" (see beow). If the consoe is in VA o mode, the ASSIGN KEYS can be used to change settings fo input VA assignment o automute assignment in conjunction with the SET switch on each channe as foows:- assign keys mode switches ock vca mute To ente ASSIGNMENT mode fist pess the LOK switch (to un-ock the assignment system). Pess the ASSIGN KEYS to set up the equied goup numbe o numbes; a ong pess wi aow mutipe assignment whee as a shot pess wi cea the pevious settings. Pess the SET switch on the input channes to which the assignment is equied. Again thee ae two ways to do this; a ong pess wi emove a pio settings on the input and epace them with the new assignment; a shot pess wi togge the state of any switches within the assignment set up. i.e. if assign keys one and two ae on. Pessing the input SET switch wi cause that channe to togge the numbe one and two assignments fo the channe eithe fom off to on o visa vesa. vitua fade eca mode a fade b The VIRTUAL FADER switch enabes the opeation of the vitua fade system. The vitua fade system can ony be active if the consoe is unocked to REALL, STORE o highe. To ente LEAR mode set a the assign keys to off. To switch the assign keys off simpy pess the ones that ae iuminated which wi togge them off. In this mode opeating an input SET switch with a ong pess wi cea a the VA and /o automute assignments. The mode switches can be used to seect which pats ae ceaed, i.e. pess VA mode to cea VA's, pess mode to cea automutes, o use a ong pess to activate both VA and mode fo simutaneous ceaing. The A/B switch seects which mico cad is contoing the consoe assignment and automation systems. This is a majo function! At the point of change ove thee is no defined conto of the fades within the fade tay and output eves wi change. The A/B switch shoud thee fo be teated with the same cautions used at consoe powe up/down. Fo eiabiity the assignment and automation systems ae % dupicated. The consoe can opeate on eithe of the systems. A snap shots ae stoed on BOTH of the systems. The LED's indicate the status of each system in the foowing manne:- LED geen indicates which system is active LED off indicates which system is inactive LED ed indicates that a system is damaged o not esponding and that a sevice enginee must be caed as soon as possibe.

42 Snapshot Automation System Snapshots can be stoed in the automation system as ATs o SENEs. Thee is no diffeence between an AT o a SENE apat fom the numbeing; scenes ae just sub sets within acts. The AUTO GROUP MASTER switches ( to ) activate the mute cicuits on any, mute goup assigned, input channes. a u f a automation system stoe midi system The FAST SENE keys povide the opeato with ten quick enty points within the AT/SENE sequence. i.e. If FAST SENE key one is associated with AT.SENE., pessing it wi eca AT.SENE.. Fast scenes ae geneated by using the OPY switch as descibed on the next page. t o m u t s t s c e n inset deete copy check cance confim act scene act/scene c/o down up The AT/SENE /O switch is used to seect the acts o scenes in conjunction with the UP/DOWN switches. An appopiate indication, "AT" o "SENE", wi be iuminated to indicate this status. The UP/DOWN switches aow the opeato to sco though act/scene numbes and navigate though menus. e s e s ast now next MIDAS The LAST, NOW and NEXT switches eca snapshots to the consoe suface. NEXT ecas the snapshot numeicay poceeding the snapshot that is cuenty ecaed/stoed. LAST ecas the snap shot numeicay peceding the snap shot that is cuenty ecaed/stoed. NOW ecas the snap shot that is cuenty indicated on the numeic dispay.

43 The SYSTEM switch gives the opeato access to the system menu. Navigation of the menu is achieved by using the UP/DOWN switches to seect an enty and then pessing ONFIRM to execute the seected function o sub menu. To exit a menu o sub menu pess ANEL. automation system stoe midi system inset deete copy The system menu contains LOK which defines the eve of consoe opeation. These eves ae: - TOTL A automation and assignment functions ae disabed RAL Ony eca and assignment functions ae avaiabe. STOR Scene stoage/editing, eca and assignment ae opeationa SYSTA functions ae avaiabe. check cance confim Opeating the STORE key wi stoe the cuent consoe assignments and settings to the snap shot being dispayed on the numeic dispay. The MIDI key aows the opeato to edit the snap shot MIDI infomation. On enteing this mode the opeato wi be pesented with a menu of the fou MIDI messages that ae stoed within each snap shot, its opeation is simia to the system menu. act act/scene c/o ast scene down up now next MIDAS The OPY, DELETE and INSERT keys aow the opeato to edit the snapshot sequence in the foowing manne. INSERT. Pessing this key wi aow the opeato to inset a snapshot at the numbe on the numeic dispay. The scene that was oiginay at the numbe and a con-cuent scenes wi be e-numbeed by adding one to thei scene numbes. OPY. This wi copy the snapshot cuenty dispayed on the numeic dispay to a tempoay memoy ocation. This can then be stoed o inseted to a new scene numbe in the noma fashion. When in copy mode a fast scene numbe can aso be assigned to the scene by simpy pessing the desied fast scene switch. DELETE wi ease the snapshot that is cuenty being dispayed on the numeic dispay fom the automation memoy. The HEK switch povides a peview of any snapshot on the consoe suface WITHOUT ecaing the ATUAL setting to the consoe suface (mutes ae dispayed on the safe switches so that cuent mute status is aways pesent and accuate). Whist in check mode the AT/ SENE /O, and UP/DOWN switches can be used to step though the snapshots.

44 The fade automation opeates in two main ways:- Fade Automation System REAL FADER MODE and VIRTUAL FADER MODE. In REAL FADER MODE a of the intena VA systems ae contoed by the ea (physica) fades. The automation system can assist in the conto of the ea fades by pompting the opeato using the LED's next to each fade. If the consoe is un-ocked to REALL eve o highe the opeato can view the fade positions equied fo a given snapshot by ecaing the scene and pessing the FADER MODE switch. The LED's wi fash to dispay the appoximate position that the fade shoud be set to and they wi extinguish when the fade has been moved to the coect position. When the fades ae cose to the coect position the LED's wi change to give "up" "down" indication eithe side of the equied fade positions. If the consoe is un-ocked to STORE eve o highe opeato can eca scenes as above and can aso stoe and ovestoe. When a stoe is made the fade position stoed wi aways be the actua cuent position of the ea fade. In VIRTUAL FADER MODE the consoe automation takes conto of a intena VA systems and dispays a epesentation of the vitua fade position using the LED's next to each fade. Additiona adjustment tims can be added if equied using the ea fades. The vitua fade system woks in distincty diffeent ways depending on the ock status:- If the consoe is un-ocked to REALL eve o highe scenes can be ecaed but not stoed o ovestoed. If fade adjustments ae equied they ae stated by fade "pick up" at the "db position". Fade adjustments then emain active fo a subsequent scenes ecaed (uness the adjustment is "ceaed"). If the consoe is un-ocked to STORE eve o highe scenes can be stoed, ecaed and ovestoed. When a stoe is made the fade position stoed wi aways be the vitua fade position egadess of the ea fade. If fade adjustments ae equied they ae stated by fade "pick up" at the cuent vitua fade position. As soon as a new scene is ecaed by the automation the fade adjustment is emoved focing the opeato to "pick up" again befoe making futhe adjustments. safe s FDR AUTO SET soo db HS

45 The diffeences between vitua fade eca and stoe ae expained in moe detai in the chat beow:- Reca Mode Stoe Mode Reca a new scene and eds wi indicate the cuent vitua fade positions. Note that that these eds aways indicate the actua fade setting that is contoing the audio. Reca a new scene and eds wi indicate the cuent vitua fade positions. Note that that these eds aways indicate the actua fade setting that is contoing the audio. To adjust a vitua fade move the ea fade to db. When the fade is at db the ed set ed wi iuminate indicating that the vitua fade is eady fo adjustment. Moving the fade wi add an offset to the oigina stoed scene. The amount of offset is ceay indicated by the physica position of the fade above o beow the db ine. The vitua fade position can aso be viewed via the eds (pus any adjustment offsets). To adjust a vitua fade move the ea fade to the same position as the vitua fade. When the fade has eached this point the ed set ed wi iuminate indicating that the vitua fade is now tacking the ea fade. Moving the ea fade wi thee fo adjust the position of the vitua fade and this is indicated by changes in the vitua fade eds. If a new scene is ecaed the fade adjustments made wi be added to the new sceneaso.theadjustmentcanbeemoved by etuning the fade to the db position o by ceaing the fade to -infin as detaied beow. If a new scene is ecaed the fade adjustments wi a be ceaed and the set eds wi extinguish to indicate that fades ae not tacking even if thei position suggests that they ae (because they ae not set to -infin). In ode to make the vitua fade eds as cea to view as possibe it might be desiabe to cea a non adjusted fades to-infin.todothispessthevituafade switchandthenmoveanyfadethatisto be ceaed to the -infin position. Pess the vitua fade switch again and the fades wi be eady to be active again. Ony fades which do not need adjustment shoud be ceaed as any vitua fade eve changes made pio to ceaing wi be emoved at the next scene eca. In ode to make the vitua fade eds as cea to view as possibe it might be desiabe to cea a non adjusted fades to-infin.todothispessthevituafade switchandthenmoveanyfadethatisto be ceaed to the -infin position. Pess the vitua fade switch again and the fades wi be eady to be active again. Any vitua fade eve changes made pio to ceaing wi sti be active but they wi be ceaed at the next scene eca.