PS 6379 SIX CHANNEL SPEAKER MASTER STATION PS 4379 FOUR CHANNEL SPEAKER MASTER STATION USER MANUAL May 2011 © ASL Intercom BV DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY: ASL INTERCOM B.V. ZONNEBAAN 42 3542 EG UTRECHT THE NETHERLANDS PHONE: +31 (0)30 2411901 FAX: + 31 (0)30 2667373 E-MAIL: info@asl-inter.com WEB: www.asl-inter.
A PS 4379 unit has 4 channels and a PS 6379 unit has 6 channels. This is the only difference between the two units. Please find on the next pages how to use the PS 6379. The PS 4379 is used in the exactly same way. TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................ 3 2.0 UNPACKING THE UNIT ............................................................................................... 4 3.0 WARRANTY ..........................
1.0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please always follow these instructions to help ensure against injury to yourself and/or damage the system 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before you operate the apparatus. 2. Retain all safety and operating instructions for future reference. 3. Heed all warnings on the apparatus and in the safety and operating instructions and follow all installation and use instructions. 4. Follow all installation, operating and use instructions. 5.
2.0 UNPACKING THE UNIT The shipping carton contains the parts listed below: o The PS 6379 o power cable o User manual o 2 x Fuses o 19” rack-mount flares If any are missing, contact your dealer. ASL has taken great care to ensure this product reaches you in flawless condition. 3.0 If the unit is faulty it should be sent in it's original packing, to the supplier or your local ASL dealer, with shipping prepaid. A note must be included stating the faults found and a copy of the original suppliers invoice.
6.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PS 6379 The PS 6379 is designed to be a six channel loudspeaker master unit in a full duplex ASL Intercom system. It incorporates a program audio input and two auxiliary audio inputs, a headset connector, a loudspeaker and a gooseneck microphone, a stage announce output and a direct mic output. The unit may operate in various operation modes (see section 12.0). The built-in power supply supplies line power to a maximum 60 Beltpacks or 30 Speaker Stations.
8.0 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & CONNECTOR 1 LISTEN LEVEL control knobs These knobs preset the listen level for each channel separately. Turning a knob fully counterclockwise switches off the referring channel. The „Channel On‟ LED extinguishes. For receiving a Call signal whilst the channel is switched off, see section 11.0 and the dip switches in block B 2 TALK buttons These buttons allow talking to each channel separately or to some or all channels simultaneously.
STAGE ANNOUNCE button This push button routes the microphone signal directly to a line level output at the rear panel of the unit. The microphone signal (the Announcement) is not sent to the intercom channels. To include the intercom channels the position of dip switch No 1 of block A has to be changed (See section 11.0). To achieve that the Aux signal (coming from AUX Input #34) is routed to the Stage Announce output, the position of dip switch dip switch No 4 in block F has to be changed.
12 BUZZER VOLUME trimmer This trimmer adjusts the volume of the internal buzzer. The buzzer is activated if a CALL button of the PS 6379 (or a CALL button of any other station on the party lines to which the PS 6379 is connected), for longer than 2 seconds, provided the buzzer is not muted (see #21 and #26). 15 GOOSENECK microphone This is an electret noise cancelling microphone. A limiter prevents the mic pre-amp from clipping when speaking close in the microphone.
21 ALL BUZZERS MUTE button With this button the buzzers of the connected stations and of the PS 6379 can be muted. The buzzers remain being muted until the ALL BUZZER MUTE button is switched off again (the buzzer mute status is abolished). 22 SET UP LOCK The AUX levels, the IFB AUX levels and the setting of the buzzer mutes can be locked by pushing a small pin into the SETUP lock. It is unlocked by pushing the lock again.
9.0 REAR PANEL CONTROLS & CONNECTORS / INTERNAL CONTROLS 28 EXTENDED STATION LINK connector The ‘extended station’ function has been discontinued. 29 NEAR STATION LINK connector The ‘near station’ function has been discontinued. 30 STAGE ANNOUNCE / RELAY connector The Outputs in this connector offer a contact when the headset or gooseneck microphone is switched on and a contact when an external DC power supply is used.
36 IFB (AUX) INPUT connector This XLR-3 female connector is an electronically balanced input for line level audio signals. The input is for receiving an auxiliary (AUX) audio signal, which can be routed to the channels which are in IFB mode. (see #17 and section 12.1 ) For pin assignments: see #34 43 Binaural Jumper Settings (internal) The PS 6379 can optionally be equipped with a XLR-5 headset connector for binaural use.
10.0 ADJUSTING AUX LEVELS & DIM FACTORS 10.1 AUX LEVEL When the AUX button (#17) of a channel is pushed, the auxiliary audio signal (coming from AUX input #34) is sent to that channel. To adjust the level of the AUX signal to that channel proceed as follows: Push and hold the AUX button of the referring channel until the LED in the AUX button starts flashing. The LED bar (#19) shows the present AUX level, which now can be adjusted by turning the AUX LEVEL / DIM FACTOR knob (#18).
2 1 TALK Momentary Ch. A Dip D 4 3 TALK Momentary Ch. B 5 TALK Momentary Ch. C 6 TALK Momentary Ch. D PAGING Channel E 1 TALK Momentary Ch. E PAGING Channel F 2 TALK Momentary Ch. F CALL Receive Channel A Dip C 4 3 PAGING Channel A 5 PAGING Channel B 6 PAGING Channel C 1 PAGING Channel D 2 CALL Receive Channel B 1 CALL Receive Channel C 2 CALL Receive Channel D CALL Receive Channel E STAGE ANN. and TALK IFB-or AUX-input for IFB Ch. A Dip F 4 3 Dip B 4 3 No.
DIP SWITCH BLOCK C (factory setting of these dip switches is „OFF‟) No. 2 IFB or AUX INPUT for IFB Channel B Same as for No. 6 No. 6 PAGING Channel F If this dip switch is in „ON‟ position the corresponding channel is set into PAGING mode. (For PAGING functions see section 12.2) No. 1 IFB or AUX INPUT for IFB Channel A Same as for No. 6 No. 5 PAGING Channel E Same as for No. 6 DIP SWITCH BLOCK F (factory setting of these dip switches is „OFF‟) No. 6 STAGE ANNOUNCE MIC.
12.0 MODES 12.1 IFB mode By pushing one of the IFB buttons #27, the corresponding channel is put into IFB Mode. The channel is now a so-called IFB channel, used for one way communication from i.e. a director/producer to a talent in a broadcast environment: If the director pushes the TALK button of an IFB channel, the talent hears the producer but may also listen to an (IFB) auxiliary signal.
13.0 PARTY LINE, TECHNICAL CONCEPT User stations in an ASL intercom system are connected via one or several 'party lines'. A party line offers two way („full duplex‟) communication and consists of standard microphone (multi-pair) cable. One wire is used as an audio line, one as a power line and the screen of the cable functions as earth/return. Current drive is used for signal transfer.
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