Klark Teknik DN9340E User Manual

DN9340E/DN9344E Digital Equaliser Operator Manual Klark Teknik, Klark Teknik Building, Walter Nash Road, Kidder

ATTENTION! 1 Please ensure that you read and follow the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS at the front of this manual and the SAFETY WARNINGS and IN

Quick Reference 3 1. QUICK REFERENCE 1.1. DN9340E Front Panel 1 Access buttons Access buttons to control each type of equalisation – GRAPHIC

Quick Reference 4 1.2. DN9344E Front Panel 1 Remote control active indicators (green) x 4 These show that that the master unit is currently co

DN9340E & DN9344E Key Features 5 2. INTRODUCING THE DN9340E/DN9344E The Klark Teknik DN9340E Helix digital equaliser is a two-channel audio di

DN9340E & DN9344E Key Features 6  Space efficiency The Helix system allows exceptionally compact EQ systems to be assembled. For example,

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 7 3. FRONT PANEL: DN9340E 3.1. EQ Access and Displays 1 Access buttons Access buttons to control ea

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 8 3.2. Bypass, Channel Select, Soft Keys and Alphanumeric Display 1 BYPASS button On the home page t

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 9 3.3. Touch Strip, Store and Recall, Home (Setup) and Data Entry 1 Two part touch strip The touch

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 10 3.4. PC Port, Metering and Power 1 PC port connector 8-pin mini-DIN socket for connecting to an

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9340E 11 1 4. REAR PANEL: DN9340E 1 Mains inlet socket Mains inlet unit is auto sensing over the range 1

Signal Flow: DN9340E 12 5. SIGNAL FLOW: DN9340E

Operation: DN9340E 13 6. OPERATION: DN9340E 6.1. Home Page The home page is accessed from any of the EQ pages by pressing the HOME (SETUP) button.

Operation: DN9340E 14 6.1.3 Touchstrip Operation on the Home Page In the home page, the touchstrip is inoperative.

Operation: DN9340E 15 6.2. Graphic Equalisation Select graphic equalisation by pressing the GRAPHIC button. The default display for the graphic E

Operation: DN9340E 16  Automatic features page • Auto Gain - this feature, originally introduced on the Klark Teknik DN3600 equaliser, automati

Operation: DN9340E 17 6.2.2 Touchstrip operation with Graphic equalisation On the Graphic EQ page, the touchstrip provides an alternative to usi

Operation: DN9340E 18 6.3. Parametric Equalisation Select parametric equalisation by pressing the PARAMETRIC button. The display for the paramet

Operation: DN9340E 19  EQ remove page This page allows the currently selected PEQ section to be deleted entirely (as opposed to bypassed see IN

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the pre

Operation: DN9340E 20 6.4. Dynamic Equalisation Select dynamic equalisation by pressing the DYNAMIC button. The display for the parametric equal

Operation: DN9340E 21  Time constants page This page allows the attack and release time constants to be set - in other words how quickly the u

Operation: DN9340E 22 6.5. Filters Select filters by pressing the FILTERS button. The display for the filters is similar to the home page, showi

Operation: DN9340E 23  Filter settings page • Filter type - available types are Notch, Low Pass (normal and peaking), High Pass (normal and p

Operation: DN9340E 24 6.6. Metering Comprehensive audio metering is provided by eight LED bargraph meters: There are a pair of input meters (label

Operation: DN9340E 25 6.7. Clear Down Sequence Because of the comprehensive facilities available on the DN9340E, it may be important to ensure th

Setup Menu: DN9340E 26 7. SETUP MENU: DN9340E 7.1. General The DN9340E provides various set up options for adapting the operation of the unit to be

Setup Menu: DN9340E 27 7.2. Comms channel (Page 1) The Comms page lets you select the communications channel on which the unit, acting as slave,

Setup Menu: DN9340E 28 7.2.2 Using a DN9340E for master control Comms channels 1 to 32 are available, enabling a mater/slave network with one DN93

Setup Menu: DN9340E 29 7.3. Front Panel lock (Page 2) This allows the front panel controls to be locked by means of an eight-character password.

Setup Menu: DN9340E 30 7.4. Analogue/Digital Input Select (Page 3) This page selects the input source for input channels A and B on a paired basis

Setup Menu: DN9340E 31 7.5. Digital Output Clock Select (Page 4) This page selects the clock reference for the digital AES/EBU outputs. Note tha

Setup Menu: DN9340E 32 7.7. LCD contrast adjustment (Page 6) To ensure optimum screen visibility in a range of lighting conditions, it is possible

Setup Menu: DN9340E 33 7.10. Power-up Logo (Page 10) The equaliser normally shows a logo page during power-up, including information such as softw

Setup Menu: DN9340E 34 7.11.2 Ethernet Subnet Mask Setup (Page 12) After setting the IP Address, it is necessary to check the Ethernet IP Address

Using the DN9340E Memories 35 8. STORING AND RECALLING SETTINGS: DN9340E The DN9340E includes two types of memory location, to provide maximum fle

Remote Control 36 9. DN9340E AND DN9344E MASTER/SLAVE REMOTE CONTROL A DN9340E master unit can control multiple DN9340E and DN9344E units as slaves

Remote Control 37 9.4. Getting started Connect the units using the Ethernet ports as described above. Set the comms address for each slave unit -

Remote Control 38 9.5. Operation  To select slaves, go to the home page by pressing HOME (SETUP). 1 Press the lowest of the four soft keys labell

Remote Control 39 9.7. Copy channel function It is possible to copy a whole audio channel's settings to another channel or to multiple channe

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Remote Control 40 10. DN9340E AND DN9344E REMOTE CONTROL SETUP A slave network of up to 32 DN9340E/DN9344E units can be linked together and remotel

Remote Control 41 10.2.1 Connecting the HELIX DN9340/DN9344E units in a daisy chain The diagram below shows a typical example of the HELIX DN9340

Remote Control 42 10.3. Ethernet Connection For familiarisation purposes, a basic Ethernet connection may be made to a single unit by connecting t

Remote Control 43 10.3.3 Configuring the DN9340E for Network Communication Before you can control the DN9340E from your remote software, there a

Remote Control 44 10.4. Serial Connection (Option) There is an option to control your system remotely from a laptop/ PC via the RS-232 connection (

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9344E 45 11. FRONT PANEL: DN9344E 11.1. Alphanumeric displays, SETUP, Metering and Power 1 Alphanumeric Di

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9344E 46 11.2. Indicators, Up and Down Buttons, PC Port and Scribble Strips. 1 Remote Control Active indica

Controls, Connectors, Indicators: DN9344E 47 1 12. REAR PANEL: DN9344E 1 Mains inlet socket Mains inlet unit is auto sensing over the range

Signal Flow: DN9344E 48 13. SIGNAL FLOW: DN9344E

Operation: DN9344E 49 14. OPERATION: DN9344E The DN9344E is designed to be remotely controlled using one of the following methods: • Remote contr

Operation: DN9344E 50  To select a remote communications channel 1 Press and hold the SET UP button to open the Comms menu. Note that the red al

Operation: DN9344E 51  To enable the Contact Closure (RELAY) mode 1 Press and hold the SETUP button to enter the SETUP menu. Note that the red

Operation: DN9344E 52 15.3. Password Page (Page 2) This allows the presets to be password protected to prevent unauthorised editing. The password

Operation: DN9344E 53 15.5. Digital Output Clock Select (Pages 5 and 6) The next two pages select the clock reference for the digital AES/EBU outp

Operation: DN9344E 54 15.6. Ethernet Settings (Page 7) When controlling the DN9340E unit remotely via Ethernet, the unit requires an individual IP

Application Notes 55 16. APPLICATION NOTES 16.1. Dynamic EQ Over the years a number of professional audio products have provided dynamic equalis

Application Notes 56 If we now replace the parametric with a Helix equaliser and select the dynamic EQ, we have some additional controls. Frequenc

Application Notes 57 Without changing modes or making any other selections, we can make the unit operate ‘the other way up’ just by selecting suit

Application Notes 58 16.2. What do we mean by all these Q types? The “Q” of an audio equaliser describes the steepness of the filter - the degree t

Application Notes 59 Proportional Q Proportional Q is the mode of operation familiar to users of the Klark Teknik analogue graphic equalisers, su

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Application Notes 60 Symmetrical Q This class of equaliser has the same curves in boost as the constant-Q type, but then has cut responses that ar

Application Notes 61 16.3. What is AES/EBU? AES/EBU refers to the professional digital audio transmission system, jointly specified by the Audio

Technical Specification: DN9340E 62 17. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 17.1. DN9340E Analogue Inputs Two Type Electronically balanced (pin 2 hot) Im

Technical Specification: DN9340E 63 Processing (Per Channel) Input Gain +12dB to 40dB in 0.1dB steps plus Off Delay 0-1 second (342.25 m or 33

Technical Specification: DN9344E 64 17.2. DN9344E Analogue Inputs Four Type Electronically balanced (pin 2 hot) Impedance (Ω) 20k Common Mode

Technical Specification: DN9344E 65 Power Requirements Voltage 90V to 250V a.c. 50/60 Hz Consumption 60W Terminations Audio inputs/outputs 3-pi

Service Information 66 18. SERVICE INFORMATION 18.1. Battery This unit contains a battery. Do not expose unit or batteries to excessive heat, such

6.4. Dynamic Equalisation ...... 20 6.4.1 Soft Key Functions ...

10. DN9340E AND DN9344E REMOTE CONTROL SETUP ...........40 10.1. Overview ...........