Furman Sound SRM-80A manual

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR SRM-80A SIG NAL ROUT ER / MONIT OR O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l Owner’s Manual ROUTER / MONITOR SERIES[...]

  • Page 2

    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Furman Model SRM-80A Signal Router/Monitor. Your SRM-80A will make monitoring, mixdown, and dub- bing sim pler and faster, thus help ing you achieve professional results. ABOUT THE SRM-80 The SRM-80A facilitates mixdown and dub- bing between different media ty[...]

  • Page 3

    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR STEP-BY -STEP GUIDE T O SET -UP USING SINGLE POWER AMP ● Please also refer to the “System Set-Up #1” drawing on the facing page. ● Cables needed: 2 Pair: Speaker to Binding Posts, the banana plug type (Speakers B, C) 1 Pair: 1/4” TRS Balanced to Monitor Line output “A” (Powered Speakers) 6 Pair: [...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR SOURCE MIXER I NP U T OU TP U T P O W ER A M PLI F IER MO N I TOR L I N E OU TP U T B SRM -80 A SRM - RU PASSI V E S P E A K ERS MO N I TOR L I N E OUTPU T B P O W ERE D S P EA K ERS MO N I TOR L I N E OUTPU T A P O W ERE D S P EA K ERS D A T RECOR D ER TO “ A ” I N FROM “ A ” OUT I NP U T COM PAC T D [...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR The SRM-80A provides a high-resolution 40 LED x 2 bar graph meter to display the signal selected for listening. The meter displays a pre-fader signal for accurate monitoring of the signal going to tape or disc. This meter has true VU ballistics, or can be switched to Peak Program Mode via the front panel toggl[...]

  • Page 6

    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR OPTIONAL SRM-RU REMOTE CONTROL The optional fi ve-button SRM-RU allows re- mote control of Speaker Selection, MONO and DIM. An LED indicator is provided for each button and a 10 foot cable is included. ABOUT THIS MANUAL We want to make it easy for you to set up your SRM-80A. Page T wo of this manual tells you[...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR DAT ca n r ece ive si gna ls fro m d e vi ce “So urc e”, “B” , “ C”, or “D ” I NPU TS de pend ing o n w her e you po sit ion th is kno b. OUTPUT SELECT B: This four-position knob works like the output select “A” knob de scribed above. For example, if the “B” RCA OUTPUTS on the back pane[...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR plug. Never use a three-prong to two-prong AC plug adapter to plug your SRM-80A into your wall socket. ON/OFF: Controls power to unit. AMP -B/ C & SP K-B /C SWI TCH : When the B/C switch is in the AMP-B/C position: The input selected by the Monitor Select switch is routed through the Monitor level control [...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR SPEAKERS B AND C Binding posts: For use with a single power amp. These left-right bind- ing posts are provided for speaker pairs “B” and “C”. Y ou may connect only passive speak- ers here. See fi gure B. NO TE: If yo u’d li ke t o u se a p ai r o f p o we red sp eak ers wi th y ou r S R M- 8 0A , d [...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR THREE YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY Furman Sound, Inc., having its principal place of business at 1997 South McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94954 (“Manufacturer”) war- rants its SRM-80A (the “Product”) as follows: Manufacturer warrants to the original Pur- chaser of the Product that the Product sold hereunder w[...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR 10 facturer with respect to the Product. If any part of this Limited W arranty is determined to be void or illegal, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect. SERVICE Before returning any equipment for repair , please be sure that it is adequately packed and cushioned against damage in shipment, and [...]

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    SRM-80A / E – SIGNAL ROUTER/MONIT OR Furman Sound, Inc. 1997 South McDowell Blvd. Petaluma, California 94954-6919 USA Phone: 707-763-1010 Fax: 707-763-1310 Web: www .furmansound.com E-mail: info@furmansound.com 0003-082703-B SRM-80A SPECIFICA TIONS OPERA TING VOL T AGE 90 to 140 V AC ("E" version 180 to 280 V AC) LINE IN/OUT Input Im pe[...]