Allen & Heath dLive S3000 manual

Surface Getting Started Guide S3000, S5 000, S7000  Before starting please check www.allen-heath.com for the latest dLive firmware and documentation. AP 9 899[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 2 AP 9899 Issue 1 dLive products comply with t he European Electromagnetic Compatibility directive 2004/108/EC and the European Low V oltage di rective 2006/95/EC. Any changes or modifications to the p roduct not approved by Al len & Heath could void the compliance of the p roduct a nd th erefore the u ser’s auth[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 3 AP 9899 Issue 1 IMPORT ANT - Read b efore starting Safety instructions Before starting, read the Important Safety Instructions printed on the sheet supplied with the equipment. For your own safety and that of the opera tor, technical crew a nd performers, follow a ll instructions a nd heed all warnings printed on the[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 4 AP 9899 Issue 1 P acked items Check you have received the following:  dLive Surface  Getting Started Guide AP9899  Safety Sheet  IEC mains lead  Dust cover Contents IMPORTANT - Read before starting .........................................................................................................[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 5 AP 9899 Issue 1 1. Introduction dLive is a distributed digi tal mixing system providing a uniquely flexible solution for any live sou nd application. It se parates the mi x engine from the control sur face, putting the audio and proc essing where it is needed, and offering a host of control and audio networking poss [...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 6 AP 9899 Issue 1 S3000 20 faders, 6 layers = 120 strips Single screen S5000 28 faders, 6 layers = 168 strips Twin screen S7000 36 faders, 6 layers = 216 strips Twin screen[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 7 AP 9899 Issue 1 2. Rear P anel Mic/Line inputs – 8x recallable preamps for balanced or unbalan ced microphone and lin e level signals. Gain, Pad and 48V are d igitall y controlled within the preamp. The PP indicator lights up when phantom power voltage i s d etected at the socket, whether internally or externally s[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 8 AP 9899 Issue 1 Kensington Lock - A slo t for fitting st andard Kensington anti-theft security devices. Power Supply – Hot swappable power supply wi th mains IEC socket and On/Off rocker switch . To rem ove or replace, loosen the 4 screws indicated bel ow and slide the PSU out of the slot.  dLive Surfaces ship w[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 9 AP 9899 Issue 1 DX links – Dual redundant EtherCon port for connection of a DX exp ander over Fast Ethernet (IEEE 802.3 Layer 2 compliant). A single Cat5e (or higher) cable carries 32x32 channels of 96kHz audio and control. Use two cables for redundancy. Use the I/O screen to patch signals from or to the DX expan d[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 10 AP 9899 Issue 1 3. Front P anel Channel Processing – Press a fader strip Sel key to access the processing for the input or mix channel a ssigned to it. Read the Harmon y UI paragraph below for further information. Touchscreen – Single or twin 12” capacitive touchscreen with gesture control and daylight v isibi[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 11 AP 9899 Issue 1 SoftKeys – 26 u ser assignable keys. Assign functions using the Surface / Control / SoftKeys screen. Talkback – Press to Talk latching or momentary ke y and Talk Active indicator. Hold down Assign and press any master Mix key to assign. Home – Press to restore a familiar state of the Surface. H[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 12 AP 9899 Issue 1 Fader Strips – Provide control o f Input channels, FX returns, Mix masters, DCAs, engineer’s Wedge / IEM monitor, or MIDI. Read the Fader Strip paragraph below for further information. The strip layout is user assignable and stored in Scenes. Use the Surface / Control / Strip Assign screen to edi[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 13 AP 9899 Issue 1 Preamp – Peak indicator and dedicated preamp controls for analogue Gain, Digital Trim, 48V, Pad and polarity. Filters – HPF and LPF Frequency and In switch. Inser t – Insert In swi tch and Assigned indicator. The indicator is lit when any of the channel Insert points is assigned. Lib – Press [...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 14 AP 9899 Issue 1 Left widget area – Can be configured for different functions, for example as a scrollable Scenes list. Hold down Setup and touch this area to configure. On the S3000 this area is dedicated to the channel processing. Bottom widget area – Can be con figured for different functions, for example as a[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 15 AP 9899 Issue 1 Aux PRE NAM E IP St DCA 3.3 Fader strip Meter – 22 -segment signal meter and 6 -segment gain reduction meter. The meter displays audio signal activity for the channel. The red peak ind icator lights to warn that the signal is within 5dB of clipping. It is multi- point sensing w hich mea ns it detec[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 16 AP 9899 Issue 1 3.4 Working with the Mix Press a Main Mix master strip Mix key. This is the normal mixing mode. The Input strips present the channel faders. The Master strips present the master mix faders. Hold down the Assign key and press channel Mix keys to assign or unassign them from the main mix. Current ON st[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 17 AP 9899 Issue 1 4. Connect and po wer up 4.1 MixRack connection Plug a touring g rade C AT5e (or hi gher spec ification) c able u p to 100m long between the dLive Surface and MixRack gigaACE ports. Use two cables for redundancy.  Refer to www.allen-heath.com for cable requirements, recommendations, and a list of [...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 18 AP 9899 Issue 1 4.4 Connect a laptop or wireless router Connect a laptop, router o r ac cess point to e i ther of the Network ports to use w ith dLive E ditor or iOS apps. Read the Release Notes and Help Files accompanying the software or apps for further inf ormation.  dLive communicates over TCP/IP. All devices[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 19 AP 9899 Issue 1 5. Dimensions C S3000 - 624.5mm/24.6" S5000 - 870mm/34.3" S7000 - 1080mm/42.5" 113.1mm/4.5" 352.9mm/13.9" A S3000 - 870mm/34.2" S5000 - 1115.4mm/43.9" S7000 - 1325.4mm/52.2" B S3000 - 744.5mm/29.3" S5000 - 990mm/39" S7000 - 1200mm/47.3" 477.1mm/1[...]

Surface Getting Started Guide 20 AP 9899 Issue 1 6. T echnical specs Inputs System Mic/Line XLR In puts Balanced XLR, +48V phantom power Measured balanced XLR in to XLR out, 20-20kHz, minimum Gai n, Pad out Mic/Line Preamp Fully recallable Dynamic Range 110 dB Input Sensitivit y -60 to +15dBu System Signal to Noise - 92 dB Analogue Gain +5 to +60dB[...]