Alesis ADAT RMB User manual

m=l
TETER BRIDGC
ReferenceManual

EEI'RM=|
ReferenceManual
@
1993AlesisCorooration

'.ABLE OF GONIENJS
CHAPPJEP.
I t INIP,ODUGIION
1.0ABOUTTHERMB........... ..............1
1.1 ABOUTTTTTSMANUAL..................... ..........,.....2
1.2 OVERVIEWOF MAIN FI.JNCTIONS
2.3 MOUNTING TO THE BRC
CHAPPIEP,3c BAEIG OPERAIION
3.0 POWERING-UP

ml
t'_t ta lt F
sll-"llIl ll
g
lr rl l\ llF
-d
sE i;0< NL A!e dl
bt
st
iisE s;P t
rn.
ii9
Es
Ei
iEg
gg
\ EEEE*
Eg!E
Eo
s !"1
.h{ Jh
NE
,JR
EE
Ft
s$ b^S Ds
h'8
SF
S.,i {: !*p
\.i
r-r - ilt3 tt3 ti<J *
{-l F U]
g
t *5 ^a::E sst
>Ft
A,* s
*l tul z s A< { FU
*
Sn
IS l-nl s
I tR tt* I t3 L:<J tr
{ rrl z
s t- 2 ^ 0< Frr
\l
,n'X
>Q d!
{=
o 26 E 5=
E >6
ILH
EE
ri
#

CHAPJER l s ftttRODUCJtOrt
I.O ABOUI rHE F/NB
Congratulations!You,vejust purchasedan invaluable addition
to the BRC/ADAT system.
The RMB Remote
Meter Bridge is
designed_to_give
you instant level information by providing 15_
se€ment
LED bargraphmeters
for up to gZ
aOaf tracks.
In-
addition, LED indicatorsareprovided for displaying therecord
and input status
of each
track.Th" \MB is plrfect ior mounting
atop the BRC
MasterRemote
Control, or ini standard 19"
equipmentrack,or it canbe installed above
your mixing console.
Here aresome
of the features
theRMB will provide yori:
o 32channelmeterUri{gc. 15-segment
LED bargraphmeters
kq:p you informed of the leveli for up to gZtiacis (a
ADATs). Themeters
havetwo decay
ipeeds,fastand slow,
which control the time it takes
for ihe level indicators to fall
backdown when audio is no longerpresent
or thetape
transportis stopped.
Selectable
peak mode.Each
time atrack,s
levelreaches
anew
peak,the corresponding
LED on the RMB will either remain
lit momentarily,or continuouslp or not at all, depending on
themode you select
from the front panel.All peakLEDsian
beinstantly cleared
from thedisplai with thepress
of asingle
button.
ADAT interaction. Not only does
theRMB display thelevels
of each
ADAT track,it alsoadjusts
each
ADAT,i bargraph
display to matchthe RMB,sconfiguration.If you sel6ct'
Momentary Peak
Mode,theADAIs will alsobesetto the
same
mode automatically.When you clearthe peak LEDson
theRMB,thepeaks
in theADATJ displaysareilso cleared.
Easyhookup and operation. TheRMB caneitherbemounted
atop the BRC,
or rack-mountedin a standard 19,'
equipment
rack. Four dual male, 9-pin D connector cablesare ..ied to
link the RMB with up to four ADATs.
Voltage-tolerant power supply. TheRMB accepts
any AC
voltage between 90and 250volts.