Allenheath DP 1000 USER GUIDE Manual de usuario

ALLEN&HEATH USER GUIDE Publication: AP3299 Includes V1.02 addendum

FEATURES • 10 Inputs on 8 channel strips • 6 Mono channels with XLR mic and jack line inputs • Global +48V microphone phantom powering for CH1 to 6

CONFIGURATION The icon provides 6 mono and 2 dual stereo channels. The 6 mono channels accept either a microphone or a line level signal. The microp

DIGITAL MIXING Mixing audio signals in the digital domain provides icon with its powerful processing tools, programmability and sonic clarity well bey

EQUALISATION The equaliser (EQ) is one of the most important signal processors in live sound mixing. It allows the tonal response of the signal to be

THE PERFORMANCE MEMORY SYSTEM The icon is a programmable memory mixer. This lets you accurately recall previous settings without having to manually r

DP1000Air intake at frontAir exhaust from side INSTALLATION The icon can be used either free standing or installed in a rack. If it is to be frequent

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS Dimensions are shown below in millimetres (mm). The unpacked weights are shown in kilograms (kg) and pounds (lbs). 2 - 2

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 3 MONO4kHz8304030403040304040304030STEREOST EREO30403040PEAKPEAK1520105306152010530631HzEQ4 BAND PAR AMETRIC EQ2EQ163HzMIN MA

 ANALOG CONTROLS MONOMIN MAX MIN MAXGAIN GAINMAXMINMIN MAX MAX MINGAINGAIN GAINMONOMIN MAX MIN MAXGAIN GAIN LEVMIC 48VMIN MAX MIN MAXGAIN LEVSTANDBY

 HEADPHONES MONITOR MIN MAXPFL key The headphones monitoring system lets you listen to any selected input or output signal using stereo headphone

LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY This product has been manufactured in the United Kingdom by Allen & Heath and is warranted to be free from defects, ma

 SOFT STRIP 4kHz31Hz 63Hz 125Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHzEDITGRAPHIC8kHz 16kHzHOMEEQ 1-8OUT The row of 10 rotary controls together with the OUT key is k

 SCREEN SELECT KEYS HOME This is the normal screen for live performance. The memories are RECALLED from this screen. The memory names and set pro

 AUTOMATION CONTROLS PERFORM SETCHANNEL SAFE CHANNEL SAFE key puts the console into edit safes mode. This lets you isolate selected channels from th

REAR PANEL CONNECTORS The DP1000 and the DL1000 rear connector panel layout is the same except for the A AND B OUTPUTS  and the MAINS POWER INPUT 

 MAINS POWER INPUT ON/OFF0IFUSET500mA250V 20mm100 - 240 V.AC47-63 Hz ~MAINS INPUT30W MAXON/OFFI0AC ONLY ~ 47- 63 Hz100-120V T10AFUSE1000W

MIX MONO LINE INPUT Channels 1 to 6 each include a balanced line input on 3-pole TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) ¼” phone jack. This accepts line level sign

 LINE OUTPUTS IMPEDANCEBALANCEDTRS The console outputs are available on 3-pole TRS impedance balanced ¼” phone jacks. This means that a 3 wire con

FB OUTPUT Provides a nominal 0dBu line level FB (Foldback) mix. This is affected by the FB master fader but not by the selected AB output configura

 A AND B OUTPUTS BALANCED PIN2 = +MAIN OUTPUT4 OHM LOAD MINIMUM300W + 300W RMSSPEAKER OUTPUTSPIN 1+ 1- AB MAIN OUTPUT (DL1000 ONLY) These are nom

 FOOTSWITCHES FOOTSWITCHES Up to four footswitches may be plugged in. Use standard ‘passive’ single pole footswitches wired to mono jack plugs. T

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE PROCEEDING. Please keep these instructions for future reference. All warnings printed here and on t

Remember to visit the Allen & Heath Internet web site. You will find additional information on the icon and other products as well as the lates

GETTING STARTED 5The following procedure is recommended if you are new to the icon and wish to get started quickly. For further details on the contr

5. SET THE LEVELS To get the best performance from the system it is important that the signal levels are correctly matched to the console. Experiment

Note that if you add large amounts of boost you may have to reduce the channel GAIN to prevent the signal clipping. This will be indicated by PEAK fl

Use FX1 to add other effects such as delays, echo, chorus, flanger, vibrato, tremolo, autopan and so on. Unlike FX2 the channel sends behave as indiv

10. SET THE AMPLIFIER MODE Decide which of the console mix busses is to be configured to the A and B outputs. These route to the built in amplifiers

PASTE The PASTE key lights only if valid copy data is available. The key flashes if the copy data is different to the current mixer settings. The

13. PERFORM THE SET For live performance select the HOME screen. This displays the current song number and name in large easy to view characters, and

The mute key flashes if the channel is made safe in this way. Press again to restore the channel to normal operation. Press the flashing SAFE key to

16. THE UTILITY FUNCTIONS Press the UTIL key to access a menu of utility functions. Select the required function by repeatedly pressing the U

IMPORTANT MAINS PLUG WIRING INSTRUCTIONS The icon is supplied with a moulded mains plug fitted to the power lead. If the mains plug has to be repla

18. ANY PROBLEMS? If you get into difficulty with any of the functions simply escape and start again: • If you are not sure which screen you have s

APPLICATIONS 6The following are just a few examples of the many applications possible with the icon. For full connection details please refer Sectio

SMALL LIVE SETUP – STEREO MODE In this example three musicians perform using a sophisticated MIDI based stereo system without monitors, typical of m

LARGE LIVE SETUP The following diagrams illustrate how the icon can be used to drive additional amplifiers where more loudspeakers and power are requi

THEATRE SETUP Here the icon is shown in a theatre setup typical of a small drama production. The L, R and M jack outputs feed external amplifiers to

SPECIFICATION 7SONG MEMORIES 127 User programmable memories and the PAUSE patch each store: Default Name 8 Characters SONG n (1-127) Lo

Default FX1 WET controls = Channel wet/dry balance Insertion type effect (insert signal path) Wet = How much signal is rou

VENUE MEMORIES 19 User programmable memories each store: Default Name 8 Characters VENUE n (1-19) Lock Off or On Prevents venue memory

FX1 EFFECTS These are the echo and modulation effects usually applied for special effect. Each channel has a wet/dry control to determine how much si

FX2 EFFECTS These are the reverb and combined delay+reverb effects usually applied to add ‘life’ to vocals and solo instruments. Reverb (reverberati

CONTENTS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ... iii INTRODUCTION ... 1 OVERVIEW ...

C ONNECTIONS MIC input balanced XLR pin 2 hot 2k ohm -55 to –8dBu LINE input balanced TRS jack >30k ohm -31 to +16dBu unbalanced RCA

AMPLIFIER SPECIFICATION (DP1000 ONLY) Maximum power output 300 Watt into 4 ohm per channel 175 Watt into 8 ohm per channel Distortion &l

MIDI SPECIFICATION MIDI CHANNEL NUMBER MIDI device ID: Selected from the front panel UTIL screen. Channel 1 to 16 CHANNEL MUTES MUTE transmi

MEMORY RECALL MIDI control is now extended to the VENUE memory recalls as well as SONG. These use the same program change messages as before but diff

PARAMETER CONTROL Every console parameter is mapped for independent MIDI control. This is based on the NRPN system with the MSB selecting the channel

FX PARAMETERS Param1 FX1 0xBn, 0x5B, <Value> FX2 0xBn,0x46, <Value> Param2 0xBn, 0x5C, <Value> 0xBn,0x47,

DATA ARCHIVING ARCHIVING VIA MIDI MIDI system exclusive message A dump of all memory and current settings. Initiated from the front

ARCHIVING VIA RS232 A Windows® compatible archiving utility may be downloaded free from the Allen & Heath web site. Set the rear panel slide switc

LOADING NEW OPERATING SOFTWARE VIA RS232 Check the Allen & Heath web site for details on the latest version of software available. This can be do

icon THE ANALOGUE EQUIVALENT It may be helpful to understand the full capability of icon by comparing it to its analogue equivalent. The following

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icon SERIES AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 1ADDENDUM – AP3876Software Update V2.01 September 1999These notes are an a

2 AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 icon SERIESDESCRIPTIONFeatures have been added to make the icon even easier to us

icon SERIES AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 3CHANNEL GATE AND COMPRESSOR VIEWSIn addition to the all channel GATE and

4 AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 icon SERIESUSERMODE UTILITYA new utility feature is added to provide three modeso

icon SERIES AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 5EXTENDED MIDI CONTROLPARAMETER CONTROL Every console parameter is now m

6 AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 icon SERIESAUTOMATIONMIDI control is now extended to the VENUE memory recalls as

icon SERIES AP3876 – Addendum to User Guide – Software Update V2.01 7FX PARAMETERS Param1 FX1 0xBn, 0x5B, <Value> FX2 0xBn,0x4

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INTRODUCTION 1 Welcome to the new generation of live performance mixing ! The Allen & Heath icon SERIES combines the established principles of au