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1. level 6 5 Studio monitor output Female XLR Female RCA Micro gt 2 KOhm Line gt 20 KOhm Mic 71dBu 17dBu Line 34dBu 22dBu OdBu 117dBu 20Hz 20KHz 122 dB Female RCA 20 KOhm 20 dBu 22 122 dB Male XLR 50 Ohm 0 dBu 14 dBu THD lt 0 2 30Hz 20KHz 21 dBu THD lt 0 2 60Hz 20KHz 1 2 dB 20Hz 20 KHz 8 dBu 20Hz 20 KHz no input channel routed to Program Female RCA 1 KOhm OdBu The minimum impedance of the loudspeakers that will be connected to this output must be 8 ohms 6 6 Signaling Connector Hartman type Output voltage 24 V Maximum admissible load 6 VA Signaling fuse 6 7 Power supply Input voltage Maximum consumption Power supply fuse 0 4A Slow Blow type 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 100 VA 2A Slow Blow type 23 6 8 Dimensions and weight 6 8 1 Dimensions Placed on a table Width 622 24 49 412 16 22 394 15 51 112 4 41 516 12 44 Dimensions in mm inches Cut out for built in 580mm x 400mm 22 83 x 15 75 inches Sunk into custom woodwork Width 600 23 62 401 15 79 381 15 130 93 3 66 316 12 44 380 14 96 Dimensions in mm inches Cut out for built in 580mm x 380mm 22 83 x 14 96 inches 6 8 2 Weight Approximately 10 Kilograms 22 pounds 9 0 35 127 5 200 7 87 73 2 87 95 5 74 50 2 36 24 7 ADDITIONAL INFORMA
2. AEG BRAVO Broadcast Mixing Console USER S MANUAL ED 12 07 V 1 8 14 05 2014 CONTENTS TAIN TRO DOSE TOWN ET mee 3 Genera ea ete ees 3 1 2 WINS MAAMEES aiad Ainsal annaks 3 tos 0221819 14 MNT 4 2 EQUIPMENT POWER SUPPEY ehtima kaa 5 AMMESSI 5 2 2 Switching on the eguipment n nirernnnnenee nunnana nnnnannennnnnaneennnnan nene 5 S ABJDIOGONENECGTIONS 2 2 5 4 ca fadt 6 a e e 6 3 2 General diag amiini a a a 7 4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION cccccccccsssseeececeeeeseeeeeeceeaseeeeceeeeaaseeeeesseaaeeeessseeaaaes 8 4 1 Mono Mic Line channels sees 8 4 2 Stereo double line channels nnernnnennennnnnenennnnnenennnnnane anna nene 10 4 3 Monitoring and control 12 4 3 1 PROGRAM output eessseseeesseeeeeeenne nennen nnne nnn nnns 13 ASS 2 AUBIEKONOUIDUIE essa tta cae taire p Satanae 13 4359 RECORDING EEA 13 4 3 4 Gontrol room monitoring za acides een I es aita x ba mesa des niue bead ates 14 4 35 5 ot dio TOOm MOMONG eius vasca kunna tagala Y ttu a khm 15 43 6 AIR OF EXTERNAL INDU be ae eod det oeste 15 4 3 7 Internal telephone hybrids or four wire interface for external hybrids 16 4 3 7 1 Adjusting the interna
3. TION NOTE This eguipment complies with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 25
4. al installation of the equipment The default factory setting is generally acceptable for most of the installations BRAVO 10 The controls of each stereo line channel are the following Line A or Line B selector When LINE input is selected the switch yellow indicator will illuminate AUDITION push button it sends the selected Line signal to AUDITION bus Indicator will illuminate in blue color when it s pressed LINEA e B c AUDITION PHONE push button it sends the selected Line signal to PHONE bus Indicator will illuminate in yellow color when it s pressed CUE push button it sends the selected Line signal to CUE bus Indicator will illuminate in green color when it s pressed With the sliding FADER you can adjust the output level of the Audio signal coming from the selected channel and sent to PROGRAM AUDITION PHONE and CUE buses when respective sending buttons are pressed PROGRAM push button it sends the selected Line signal to PROGRAM bus Indicator will illuminate in red color when it s pressed PROGRAM 4 3 Monitoring and control area Monitoring and control area allows you to access and control a series functions that are described next TELEPHONE HYBRID 1 POWER ON TELEPHONE HYBRID 2 CTRL ROOM 0 HPHONE PROGRAM AUDITION AIR EXT ST HPHONE MIC PHONE 12 4 3 1 PROGRAM output Ad
5. ared for connection to the electrical mains Prior to connection of the power cord ensure that power supply switch POWER is in the off position Activate the power supply switch POWER If all the previous instructions have been followed correctly the POWER ON indicator will illuminate indicating that the equipment is receiving power 3 AUDIO CONNECTIONS 3 1 General The connections of Audio of the Microphone inputs and the Program output XLR connectors is done according to standards recommended by AES 14 1 992 ANSIS 4 48 1 992 This recommendation is based on IEC 268 12 of 1 987 Equipment for sound systems part 12 application of connectors for radio Broadcast and similar uses The Audio connection cables should be checked for compatibility with the standards indicated If this is not the case they must be exchanged or modified since problems could be encountered with the phase of the Audio signal MALE pin connector Equipment output FEMALE socket Entrada del CONTACT Application and Power Supply Balanced Mono Unbalanced Mono oa Balanced Mono Channel Phantom power Balanced Mono Channel Screen Negative power return and power Power A B If a balanced microphone is connected to an unbalanced amplifier input the input contact is connected to contact 1 Screen and negative Positive polarity power and power Positive power return NOTE This eguip
6. d to bus so both control room and studio monitoring are possible The most common use for this option is to use a radio AIR EXT tuner to monitor the transmitted signal If this input is internally configured as EXTERNAL when the AIR EXT send key is pressed it will be directed to the Program output The most frequent use for this option is to insert time tones or station identification AIR EXT input is stereo and the RCA connectors are located on the back panel AIR EXT INPUT H L 15 4 3 7 Internal telephone hybrids or four wire interfaces for external hybrids The AEG BRAVO mixer has 1 double telephone channel with 2 internal telephone hybrids It s configurable through internal programming jumpers P J to work with internal hybrids this is the usual Factory setting or with external hybrids See section 5 1 Both telephone hybrids receive audio signal from the different input modules through the PHONE switches of these modules see sections 4 1 and 4 2 Both hybrids has the following independent controls TELEPHONE HYBRID 1 Line s capacitive component adjustment e f Line s resistive component adjustment OFF HOOK switch RING light indicator it shows an incoming call SEND potentiometer to control the sending level to the phone line OFF HOOK Ring Q 2 v E A z 2 7 Y j 9 E o gt g z z uns RETURN potentio
7. dden changes of such conditions electrical discharges or lightning oxidation modifications or not authorized connections repairs or non authorized disassembly of the product spill of liquids or chemical products 6 Under no circumstances whether based upon this Limited Guarantee or otherwise shall AEQ S A be liable for incidental special or consequential damages derived from the use or from the impossibility of using the product AEQ shall not be liable for loss of information in the disks or data support that have been altered or found to be inexact neither for any accidental damage caused by the user or other persons manipulating the product 2 EQUIPMENT POWER SUPPLY 2 1 General Before connecting the eguipment to electrical mains The AEG BRAVO mixer power supply cable is supplied with European Standard and USA type mains interconnecting plugs In certain countries it could be necessary to exchange this plug to adapt to the existing local standards If this is the case the substitution of the plug should be carried out before proceeding Equipment power supply is supplied though specific connector using supplied cable The equipment is designed to operate with alternating voltage between 110 and 240V at 50 or 60 Hz The maximum consumption is approximately 100VA Inside the power connector compartment there are two 2 Amp Slow Blow fuses one of them used as a spare 2 2 Switching on the equipment AEQ BRAVO is prep
8. ding function for the main output PGM OUTPUT is done in this area This stereo output is available on the back panel through XLR connectors for L and R channels These outputs are transformer balanced PGM OUTPUT This output and the AUDITION one see section 4 3 2 have a double adjustment of gain for L and channels An specific tool is needed in order to make this adjustment The default factory setting is generally acceptable for most of the installations AUDITION output adjustment PROGRAM output adjustment as TELEPHONE HYBRID 2 A CTRL ROOM on 4 3 2 AUDITION output The AEQ BRAVO mixer has this stereo output available on the back panel through Hartmann type connectors for L and R channels These outputs are transformer balanced See adjustment on section 4 3 1 AUD OUTPUT V V GIV V G 4 3 3 RECORDING outputs The AEQ BRAVO mixer has 3 recording outputs which parallels the main output PGM OUTPUT These stereo outputs are available on the back panel through RCA connectors for L and R channels These are unbalanced asymmetrical signals JE OUTPUTS L 4 3 4 Control room monitoring This area has independent stereo level control for monitors and headphones The audio that will be sent to control monitors and headphones can be selected by using the push buttons PROGRAM AUDITION or CUE signal can be
9. g function can be activated or not by means of the same internal programming jumpers P J that are used for studio monitor muting configuration See section 5 1 4 3 11 Remote control of external equipments The AEQ BRAVO mixer has four Hartmann type connectors named REMOTE for remote control of external equipments These controls will only operate with the four first stereo double line channels and each one of them is activated deactivated by activating deactivating one of those channel through its PROGRAM push button whether the selected line is A or B 18 amp AEQ The AEQ BRAVO mixer has a panel with two stereo VU meters named PROGRAM and SELECT and two speakers that receive the signal selected on the control room monitoring area Those signals reach the panel through a flat cable see section 4 3 3 4 4 VU meters panel PROGRAM VU meter shows the level of PROGRAM output and SELECT VU meter shows the level of the signal selected on the control room monitoring area L l re I PROGRAM 40 31 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 5 3 1 0 Regarding the speakers you have the possibility of muting them by removing the MUTE connector that is located on the back panel K MUTE R L BRAVO 19 5 INTERNAL PROGRAMMING AND CONNECTION DIAGRAMS 5 1 Programming and internal adjustments The AEQ BRAVO mixer has a series of internal adjustments and programming jumpers P J tha
10. icrophone sensitivity can be done using VR5 20 amp AEQ S3MOHdOMZOHUN avad JNOYH 21 BRAVO The following diagram shows an example of typical connection for radio broadcast studios 5 2 Audio connection NYY NO 3NOHdON2IM L sinanainoa Wau DOOS NOISSIMSNVEL ONY ANI j 5 3 External hybrids connection Connection diagram for External Hybrid Output Tel Line 4 WIRES connector External Hybrid TELPH connector See section 4 3 7 5 4 Signaling connection Connection diagram for signaling The red lamp switches on C2 contact when a microphone is opened and switches off when it s closed C1 contact The green lamp switches C3 contact on when a microphone is closed and switches off when it s opened See section 4 3 10 22 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 1 Mono Mic Line inputs Electronically balanced Mic input Asymmetrical Line input Connector Mic Connector Line Impedance Input range Program nominal level Equivalent noise Fader adjustment 6 2 Stereo Line inputs Asymmetrical input Connector Input impedance Input range Fader adjustment 6 3 Program output Transformer balanced Connector Output impedance Nominal output level Maximum output level Frequency bandwidth Absolute noise 6 4 Recording outputs Asymmetrical Connector Output impedance Nominal output
11. l hybrids esses 17 4 3 3 Talkback T BACKI edo iara i ito 18 4 9 9 St dio Monitors ede E E UN ute qus IR 18 4 9 10 Studio signmalitg 6lr ills ui o a 18 4 3 11 Remote control of external 18 4AA VU meters pad ka 19 5 INTERNAL PROGRAMMING AND CONNECTION 20 5 1 Programming and internal 20 522 ANA GOMES EUONES EY 21 5 3 External hybrids Contrectlort iens eoe 22 SIGMAING COMMOGC IO m NER 22 6 TEGAINIGAE SPEGIFIGATIONS o raro baton 23 6 la MONO MICs EINGINDUIS aia aka 2 0 6 2 Stereo Eine dee e vet O 23 6 5 Program 23 OT Iecordinig 23 6 05 monitor outu aur o es 23 4 5 MEER RR 23 67 1480445 1018 0 e YS 23 6 9 DIMENSIONS a ld aaa kadarik 24 Bro le CMI SIONS ERE D UU T TTE 24 6 9 2 VV p a a aa E 24 7 PODITIONAL INFORMATION wo jaaa aada 25 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 General The following security and precautionary measures must be observed during all phases of operation and maintenance of the unit Fai
12. lure to comply with the instructions highlighted in this manual could affect the performance and function of the eguipment AEG accept no responsibility for damage or injury caused by incorrect use or manupulation of the eguipment Read all the instructions To obtain the optimum performance and reliability from the moment of installation and to prevent injury incorrect operation or damage to the equipment it is absolutely indispensable to throughly read all the instructions contained in this manual before connecting and operating the equipment Protection against water and humidity This equipment is not recommended for use in areas affected by rain water etc or sites with damp floors or in places which are subject to a high degree of atmospheric humidity which is liable to condense in the equipment Ventilation fire and inflammable vapours AEQ BRAVO must not be placed close to a source of heat The use of electrical or electronic equipment near a source of fire or in an atmosphere containing inflammable vapors is extremely dangerous and must be avoided at all costs All the ventilation grilles must remain unobstructed to permit sufficient ventilation and allow the dissipation of heat to the exterior of the equipment 1 2 Maintenance Maintenance operations on this unit should only be carried out by qualified technical personnel AEQ does not accept responsibility for any damage or injury to the equipment caused by maintenance by
13. ment does NOT have a Phantom Microphone Power Supply 3 2 General diagram Studio Room AIR EXT Double A B Stereo Line x8 CD Player 17 MD Player 1 C ki ki PERD I I IJ g 7 dj oF lij Mono Line x4 Signaling AEA g PROGRAM Output amp REC Output x3 a AUDITION Output ALE TEL SET 1 TEL LINE 1 F TEL SET 2 TEL LINE 2 Signaling Control Room ujfafuj uino on oo gt BRAVO FA amp AEQ 4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 4 1 Mono Mic Line channels The AEQ BRAVO mixer has four independent Mic Line inputs four electronically balanced inputs at microphone level with Female XLR 3 connectors and four asymmetrical at line level with RCA connectors MICRO LINE INPUTS 3 2 Each Mic Line input has a fine adjustment for input gain An specific tool is needed in order to make this adjustment Input fine adjustment This is a setup fine adjustment and it s only necessary during the initial installation of the equipment The default factory setting is generally acceptable for most of the installations BRAVO 8 The controls associate to each one of the channels are the following Input selection is accomplished through MIC LINE switch When LINE input is selected the switch yellow indicator will illuminate MIC LINE AUDITION AUDITION push button it sends the connected Mic or Line signal to AUDITION bus Indicat
14. meter to control the returning level from the phone line The return signal from the phone line can be sent to PROGRAM AUDITION and or CUE by using the push buttons m Internally both modules have a buzzer for audible notification of calls These buzzers are associated to the RING light indicators Therefore there are two switches on the back panel to activate up or deactivate down the sound of those buzzers 16 For optimum functioning of each one of the internal hybrids you must pre adjust them in order to achieve maximum adaptation to the local phone line This pre adjustment is described in section 4 3 7 1 In addition you can use the adj potentiometer to make hot adjustments to the phone line impedance this small adjustments can be made it a certain lack of adaptation to the phone line is detected in the return audio Connections for the internal hybrids can be made by using the RJ 11 connectors on the back panel for the phone line LINE and for an auxiliary telephone SET It s also possible to connect to the phone line by using the 2 pins Hartmann type connectors TELPH L1 y TELPH L2 TELEPHONE 2 1 SET LINE SET LINE In case of using the external hybrids 4 wires interface option 4 WIRES L1 and 4 WIRES L2 connectors will be used for signal returning and TELPH L1 and TELPH L2 connectors will be used for signal sending 4 3 7 1 Adjusting the i
15. nternal hybrids The two hybrids built into the AEQ BRAVO mixer are analog type hybrids This type of hybrids requires some previous adjustments for perfect hook up to the phone line There are two adjustment mechanisms for this purpose one for the line s resistive component with adjustments taking place via the R adj Trimmer and the other for the capacitive component with adjustments by the adj potentiometer To adjust the resistive component proceed as follows Set up a phone call making sure that there is no audio input on the other end of the line A 1 KHz signal tone is sent from one of the console s inputs to the line send output The hybrid s rejection level is adjusted by means of the R adj trimmer while checking the level on LED VU meters When a minimal reading is registered on the VU meter the maximum rejection that the telephone hybrid is able to produce has been reached and the R adj trimmer adjustment is stopped The adjustment of the capacitive component is a fine tuning of the hybrid s behaviour It is adjusted by means of C adj potentiometer when for example an incoming call s signal is low or has poor quality 17 4 3 8 Talkback T BACK circuit The AEQ BRAVO mixer includes an internal talkback microphone with front panel access When the ST HPHONE push button is pressed you enable the circuit that sends talkback to the studio headphones This button is only activated momentarily s
16. o you have to keep it pressed during the entire time you are generating talkback When you press the PHONE push button you enable the circuit that sends talkback to the phone send The same as in the previous case this button is only activated while pressed ST HPHONE 4 3 9 Studio monitors muting This muting is done when a Mic Line channel is activated through its PROGRAM push button regardless of whether the selected input is micro or line and regardless of fader position This muting of the monitors is necessary to avoid feedback This monitor muting function can be configured for each one of the four Mic Line channels by means of internal programming jumpers P J See section 5 1 4 3 10 Studio signaling circuit This circuit provides 24V DC voltage for lighting the signal lamps SIGNALING connector on the back panel houses three contacts C1 C2 and C3 to manage these lamps Also on the back panel on the right of the Hartmann type connectors there is a signaling fuse compartment 0 4 Amp Slow Blow type SIGNALING es e2ei 8 The red ON AIR lamp must be connected to C1 and C2 The green lamp must be connected to C1 and C3 The signaling works in the same way as the monitor muting i e it s activated deactivated by activating deactivating a Mic Line channel though its PROGRAM push button regardless of whether the selected input is micro or line and regardless of fader position This signalin
17. or will illuminate in blue color when it s pressed PHONE push button it sends the connected Mic or Line signal to PHONE bus Indicator will illuminate in yellow color when it s pressed CUE push button it sends the connected Mic or Line signal to CUE bus Indicator will illuminate in green color when it s pressed With the sliding FADER you can adjust the output level of the Audio signal of the selected channel and sent to PROGRAM AUDITION PHONE and CUE buses when respective sending buttons are pressed PROGRAM push button it sends the connected Mic or Line signal to PROGRAM bus Indicator will illuminate in red color when it s pressed PROGRAM amp AEQ The AEQ BRAVO mixer is equipped with eight independent stereo double Line inputs Those are asymmetrical inputs at line level with RCA connectors 4 2 Stereo double line channels LINE INPUTS 9 8 7 6 5 L R L R L R L PR PN M S AR fo ARN MN NA A Pm A 7 Oo A N N f 7 NN NN A CA QU uw W O NN J N fi 10 RN e AN a GAN VAN A i AS EA AN EOFIEG EOFIO OF TL Eid 24 ST A 4 Each input has a double fine adjustment of input gain An specific tool is needed in order to make this adjustment Input fine adjustment A This is a setup fine adjustment and its only necessary during the initi
18. ry condition to inform the authorized distributor or to its effect an AEQ Sales office or the Technical Service of AEQ within thirty days of the appearance of the defect and within the period of guarantee as well as to facilitate a copy of the purchase invoice and serial number of the product It will be equally necessary the previous and expressed conformity from the AEQ Technical Service for the shipment to AEQ of products for their repair or substitution in application of the present guarantee In consequence return of equipment that does not comply with these conditions will not be accepted 3 AEQ will at its own cost repair the faulty product once returned including the necessary labour to carry out such repair whenever the failure is caused by defects of the materials design or workmanship The repair will be carried out in any of the AEQ authorized Technical Service Centre This guarantee does not include the freight charges of the product to or from such Authorized Technical Service Centre 4 No Extension of the Guarantee Period for repaired product shall be applied Nor shall a Substituted Products in application of this Guarantee be subject to Guarantee Period Extension 5 The present guarantee will not be applicable in the following situations improper use or Contrary use of the product as per the User or Instruction Manual violent manipulation exhibition to humidity or extreme thermal or environmental conditions or su
19. selected Stereo control monitors output CTRL at line level is available on the back panel through Hartmann type connector Stereo control headphones output HPHONE is available on monitoring and control area down on the left through 14 stereo Jack connector CTRL MON This control room monitoring system also has an internal power amplifier that sends the selected signal to two speakers located on the front VU meters panel through the following back connector VU METERS 8 SPKS 0000000000029 MmMoooooooooooo 14 4 3 5 Studio room monitoring This area has independent stereo level control for monitors MON and headphones The audio that will be sent to studio monitors and headphones can be selected by using the push buttons PROGRAM AUDITION or CUE signal can be selected Stereo studio monitor output amplified 10W 10W and stereo studio headphone output are available on the back panel through Hartmann type connectors STUDIO IMPORTANT NOTE The minimum impedance of the loudspeakers that will be connected to this output must be 8 ohms 4 3 6 AIR or EXTERNAL input This input can be configured as AIR or EXTERNAL by means of an internal programming jumper P J See section 5 1 The factory setting of this input is AIR When the AIR send key is pressed this signal is directe
20. t allows you to change some of the factory set functions These adjustments and programming jumpers should only be accessed by staff qualified for this type of operations as the adjustment mechanisms and P J are placed on the internal printed circuit boards Inputs board Function O OPIJA P J J2 J3 P J Studio monitors muting and signaling 4 2 functions activated for channel 1 Mic Line The same for channel 2 Mic Line The same for channel 3 Mic Line EU es EA The same for channel 4 Mic Line Eo oT Control board Function PJJ AIR EXT input with send to CUE bus AIR EXT input with send to PROGRAM 28 23 bus Function PJ J3 P J J5 Console using Internal Hybrid 1 Console using External Hybrid 1 4 wires 23 23 mode Function PJ J8 P J J9 Po J10 P J J12 Console using Internal Hybrid 2 Console using External Hybrid 2 4 wires 42 42 28 23 mode Factory Setting The settings can be changed internally on the control board as follows Adjustment of the left AIR EXT input sensitivity be done using VR1 Adjustment of the right AIR EXT input sensitivity can be done using VR2 Adjustment of the left RECORDING outputs can be done using VR3 Adjustment of the right RECORDING outputs can be done using VR4 Adjustment of the TALKBACK m
21. unauthorised persons nor for any damage or injury to other equipment or persons caused by any unauthorised repair or maintenance operation CAUTION A risk of severe electrical shock exists due to very high voltages which are present in the power supply unit Therefore proceed with absolute caution when opening up this unit The AEQ BRAVO mixing console does not require preliminary adjustment After programming has been carried out as described in this manual either by the user or the manufacturer no additional operations whatsoever are necessary to obtain optimum performance WARNING All manipulation inside the equipment must be carried out only by qualified technical personnel 1 3 Warranty AEQ warrants that this product has been designed and manufactured under a certified Quality Assurance System AEQ therefore warrants that the necessary test protocols to assure the proper operation and the specified technical characteristics of the product have been followed and accomplished This includes that the general protocols for design and production and the particular ones for this product are conveniently documented 1 The present guarantee does not exclude or limit in any way any legally recognized right of the client 2 The period of guarantee is defined to be twelve natural months starting from the date of purchase of the product by the first client To be able to apply to the established in this guarantee it is compulso

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