SoundCraft K2 User manual

Soundcraft
User Guide

© Harman International Industries Ltd. 1996
All rights reserved
Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents.
Part No. ZM0178
Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd.
Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not
represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Soundcraft shall not be
liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or
any error contained in this manual, or through any mis-operation or fault in
hardware or software contained in the product.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, mechanical,
optical, chemical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose
without the express written permission of Soundcraft.
It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be
carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents. Soundcraft cannot accept
any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service, maintenance
or repair by unauthorised personnel.
Harman International Industries Ltd.
Cranborne House,
Cranborne Road,
Cranborne Industrial Estate,
Potters Bar,
Herts.,
England.
EN6 3JN.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Table of Contents
Introduction 1.1
Introduction 1.2
Warranty 1.3
Installation 2.1
Dimensions 2.2
Precautions and Safety Instructions 2.3
Mains Installation 2.4
Connections 2.6
Block Diagram 3.1
Functional Description 4.1
Mono Input 4.2
Stereo Input 4.5
FX Return/Aux Master/Group Output 4.8
Matrix Output/Aux Master/Group Output 4.12
Master Section 4.14
Automation 4.19
Introduction 4.20
Mute Scenes/Mute Groups & MIDI Section 4.21
Storing Mute Scenes 4.23
Recalling Mute Scenes 4.24
The ’ALL’ Scene 4.25
Introduction to the M1 - M8 Buttons 4.26
Using The M1 - M8 Buttons In Mute Groups Mode 4.27
Using The M1 - M8 Buttons In Mute Scenes Mode 4.28
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Storing MIDI Parameters with Mute Scenes 4.29
Setting the Global MIDI
Receive/Note On/Off Channel 4.30
Editing MIDI Parameters in Mute Scenes 4.31
Table of MIDI Note Numbers sent/received
by K2 mute switches 4.32
MIDI Implementation Chart 4.33
Specification 5.1
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5
3
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5
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5-6
7-8
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LF
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HF
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SIP MUTE
SOLO CLEAR
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MIX LEFT BUS
MONO BUS
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EBOS
MATRIX
OUTPUT
(1 - 4)
GRP 3 GRP 4
GRP 5
GRP 6
GRP 7
GRP 8
MIX L
MIX R
MONO
MATRIX OUTPUT
CUT
PREVIEW
BUS PREVIEW
MUTE
LOGIC
MATRIX
SUMMING
AMP
MUTE
CONTROL
(FROM MIDI
MODULE)
GRP 2
GRP 1
LOGIC
SOLO
SOLO CLEAR
FADER
AUX MASTER
GROUP OUTPUT
FADER
+ 10
AFL
EBOS EBOS
OUTPUT
AUX (5 - 8)
GROUP (5 - 8)
OUTPUT
POSTMUTE
(FOLLOW GROUP)
GRP 8
GRP 7
GRP 6 GRP 5
MATRIX
SOURCE
POSTFADE
PREVIEW
LOGIC
MUTE
(FROM MIDI MODULE)
MUTE CONTROL
CUT
PREVIEW BUS
SWAP
SWAP
+ 10
SWAP
MTX
METER
SELECT
TO VU
OVER BRIDGE
MIX
R
PAN
LOGIC
SOLO
SOLO
CLEAR
SOLO
MONO
L
AUX 5
GRP 8
GRP 7
GRP 6
GRP 5
TIP=RETURN RING=SEND
INSERT
GROUP/AUX
SEND
MATRIX/
AUX 5-8 MASTER/
GROUP 5-8
RETURN
AUX 6
AUX 7
AUX 8
AUX
SUMMING AMP
GROUP
SUMMING AMP
GROUP 1,3,5,7
AFL DETECT
MONO
MIX RIGHT BUS
MIX LEFT BUS
GROUP 2,4,6,8
MATRIX BUS
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RIGHT
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-20 TO +10dBu
RIGHT SEND
RIGHT RETURN
LEFT INSERT
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RIGHT INSERT
RING=SEND
TIP=RETURN
TX
OPTION
SENS
+15
-15
-20
-30
RIGHT
SEND
LF MIDI HF
EQ
SOLO
SOLO
LOGIC
RIGHT
PREMUTE
MIX
MONO
1-2
3-4 5-6
7-8
SOLO CLEAR
CUT/
BOOST
CUT/
BOOST
CUT/
BOOST
FREQ
+10
-10
+5
0
TO OPTIONAL
METERBRIDGE
INPUT
METER
STEREO
WIDTH
LEFT
RIGHT
SEND
RETURN
R POSTEQ
R POSTGAIN
R POSTFADE
PEAK
PEAK
CUT
PRESS FOR
SOLO SAFE
PREVIEW
POST-MUTE
POSTFADE
MONO PRE
LEFT CHANNEL
ONLY SHOWN
MONO POST
FADER
+10
PREMUTE
MUTE
LOGIC
DETECT
PRE_EQ
SOLO-MUTE
PREVIEW BUS
MUTE CONTROL
(FROM MIDI MODULE)
AUX1-8 PRE FADE SOURCE
MAXIMUM
OF
TX
OPTION
STEREO INPUT
BALANCE
R
R
L
L
R POST
L PRE
R PRE
R MONO PRE SRC R MONO POST SRC
L POST
R POST
PRE
PRE
PRE
PRE
AUX_5
AUX_1
AUX_6
AUX_2
AUX_7
AUX_3
AUX_8
AUX_4
L MONO PRE SRC
L MONO POST SRC
L STEREO POST SRC
L MONO PRE SRC
L STEREO PRE SRC
R MONO POST SRC
R STEREO POST SRC
R MONO PRE SRC
R STEREO PRE SRC
L MONO PRE SRC
L STEREO PRE SRC
R MONO POST SRC
R STEREO POST SRC
R MONO PRE SRC
R STEREO PRE SRC
L MONO POST SRC
L STEREO POST SRC
L MONO POST SRC
R STEREO PRE SRC
R STEREO POST SRC
L STEREO PRE SRC
L STEREO POST SRC
AUX1-8 MONO/STEREO JUMPER OPTIONS
MIX LEFT
SUMMING AMP
MIX RIGHT
SUMMING AMP
MONO
SUMMING AMP
PFL
SUMMING AMP
PHONES
OUTPUT
MONITOR
PHONES
LEVEL
MONO BUS
MIX RIGHT BUS
MIX LEFT BUS
AFL DETECT
MATRIX
BUS
MONO O/P
MIX RIGHT O/P
TO VU
OVERBRIDGE
MIX LEFT O/P
2-TRACK A
MONO INSERT
RING = SEND
TIP=RETURN
MIX RIGHT INSERT
RING = SEND
TIP=RETURN
MIX LEFT INSERT
RING = SEND
TIP=RETURN
2-TRACK B
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
RIGHT
MONITOR
OUTPUT
RIGHT
MONITOR
OUTPUT
LEFT
+5V
+48V PSU
STATUS LEDS
±17V
PFL
TRIM
+15dB
SEND
MONO RETURN
MONO BUS
L+R SUM
MONO
SOURCE MONO
FADER
PFL/AFL METER
SOLO/PFL LOGIC
2-TRACK
LEVEL
MONITOR RIGHT
MONITOR LEFT
MIX RIGHT
FADER
MIX LEFT
FADER
0 dBu
0 dBu
0 dBu
B
MIX
MIX
2 TRK
2 TRK
B
MIX RIGHT RETURN
PFL/AFL METER
MIX LEFT RETURN
SEND
SEND
+4dBu/-10dBV
- 15dB
PFL/
SOLO-IN-PLACE
LOGIC
SOLO/PFL
LOGIC
SOLO/PFL
LOGIC
TALKBACK
SIGNAL INJECT
& DIM MAIN PATH
-15 dBu
MONITOR RIGHT
SOLO/PFL LOGIC
MONITOR LEFT
SOLO
CLR
ENBL
SIP
OSCILLATOR
OUTPUT
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63Hz - 1kHz
GRPS
AUX
MIX L
MIX R
MONO
OSC
LEVEL
PINK NOISE
GENERATOR
TONE
ON
X 10
TB IN
+15V DETECT
TALKBACK
MIC
TB GAIN
-20dBu TO -50dBu
AUX
1 - 4
AUX
5 - 8
GRPS
EXT
TB
EXT OUT
+15V
FOH OUT DC
VOLTAGE
GROUP BUSSES 2,4,6,8
GROUP BUSSES 1,3,5,7
AUX BUSSES 1 - 8
PFL BUS
PFL DETECT
SOLO DETECT
SIP MUTE
SOLO CLEAR
MIX RIGHT BUS
MIX LEFT BUS
MONO BUS
MASTER MODULE
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