Glensound EXPRESS MKII Installation guide

6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1HE. ENGLAND.
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EXPRESS
MKII
SIMPLE COMMENTATOR UNIT
PRODUCT DETAILS

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Gl nsound El ctronics Ltd
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Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice, if
in doubt please contact us for the latest product information.
If you need any help with the product then we can be contacted at
Glensound Electronics Ltd
1 – 6 Brooks Place
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1HE
United Kingdom
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PRODUCT WARRANTY
All equipment is fully tested before dispatch and carefully designed to
provide you with trouble free use for many years.
We have a policy of supporting products for as long as possible and
guarantee to be able to support your product for a minimum of 10 years.
For a period of one year after the goods have been dispatched the
Company will guarantee the goods against any defect developing after
proper use providing such defects arise solely from faulty materials or
workmanship and that the Customer shall return the goods to the
Company’s works or their local dealer.
All non-wear parts are guaranteed for 2 years after dispatch and any defect
developing after proper use from faulty materials or workmanship will be
repaired under this warranty providing the Customer returns the goods to
the Company's works or their local dealer.
SAFETY WARNING
This product can produce high sound levels via the headphone output.
Please take caution when operating this product as listening to
excessively high peak or sustained levels of volume may permanently
damage human hearing.

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CE
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
FOR:
EXPRESS MKII
SIMPLE COMMENTATOR UNIT
This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the
manufacturer.
This equipment is manufactured by Glensound Electronics Ltd of Brooks
Place Maidstone Kent ME14 1HE is CE marked and conforms to the
following Union harmonisation legislation
Low Voltage Directive EN60065 and EN62368-1 2014
Emissions BS EN55032 2015
Immunity BS EN55035 2017
Signed for and on behalf of Glensound Electronics Ltd.
Gavin Davis, Managing Director
Maidstone, Kent, England
Date 29/03/2018

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ROHS DIRECTIVE
EC directive 2002/95/EC restricts the use of the hazardous substances
listed below in electrical and electronic equipment.
This product conforms to the above directive and for these purposes, the
maximum concentration values of the restricted substances by weight in
homogenous materials are
Lead
0.1%
Mercury
0.1%
Hexavalent
Chromium
0.1%
Polybrominated Biphenyls
0.1%
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
0.1%
Cadmium
0.01%

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WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 2006 (WEEE)
Glensound Electronics Ltd is registered for business to business sales of
WEEE in the UK our registration number is
WEE/JJ0074UR

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GLENSOUND EXPRESS MKII
HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRODUCT WARRANTY ............................................................................................ 3
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..................................................................... 4
RoHS DIRECTIVE...................................................................................................... 5
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 2006
(WEEE) ...................................................................................................................... 6
GLENSOUND EXPRESS MKII .................................................................................. 7
HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................ 7
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 8
NEW FOR MKII ....................................................................................................... 8
EXPRESS MKII FRONT PANEL LAYOUT ................................................................. 9
EXPRESS MKII REAR PANEL LAYOUT ................................................................. 11
SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM............................................................................... 13
BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY ..................................................................................... 14
LED INDICATION OF MODES ............................................................................. 14
A & B MIC ON .................................................................................................... 14
TALKBACK SWITCHES ..................................................................................... 14
MICROPHONE GAIN ............................................................................................... 15
MICROPHONE GAINS FOR 0dBu OUTPUTS................................................... 17
WIRING INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 18
XLR & JACK Wiring............................................................................................... 18

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OVERVIEW
The Glensound Express MKII is a two user commentary box providing all of the
basic functionality required for two commentators or announcers, where quick and
easy setup and operation is important.
It is widely used for sports commentary, reporter interfacing at news events, or for
studio based audio translation.
There are four audio inputs into the users’ headphones for monitoring, and two
talkback circuits. High quality mic amps are used, along with Glensound’s Referee
compressor/limiter system to help prevent overloading the input circuit.
NEW FOR MKII
The Express MKII features two additional audio paths for the commentators, allowing
them both to be able to hear each other’s mic locally without external mixing.

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EXPRESS MKII FRONT PANEL LAYOUT
1. LED PPM M t r
The LED PPM Meter indicates the level of outgoing audio using the BBC 1 – 7
scale.
2. Mic on button
Pressing this button routes the microphone to the programme audio output. It
is a latching button by default but can be set to be always on, or a momentary
mute when held down. More information can be found on page 14.
3. H adphon mix r knobs
COMM B & A
This pot adjusts the mic audio level of the opposing channel for the
headphone output.
1.
LED PPM
2.
Mic on
3.
Headphone mixer pots
5.
Headphone jack
6.
XLR Mic
.
Phantom power
4.
Talkback buttons

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SIDETONE
This pot adjusts the level of the mic audio for the headphone output.
PGM
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the PGM audio signal.
CUE
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the CUE audio signal.
TB 1
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the Talkback 1 audio signal.
TB 2
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the Talkback 2 audio signal.
4. Talkback buttons
Pressing either talkback 1 or talkback 2 mutes the microphone on the
programme output, and routes the audio to the corresponding talkback output.
The operation of this button is configurable into 4 modes (momentary,
latching, intelligent, off). See page 14 for details.
5. H adphon jack output
The 6.35mm jack socket allows 35 – 1000Ω impedance headphones using
A/B gauge plug.
6. XLR Mic input
The female 3 pin XLR socket allows microphones to be connected to the
Express MKII.
7. Phantom pow r switch
This switch turns on or off +48v phantom power input for use with condenser
microphones.