Owners Manual - Grace Design
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1. a T a a a a ZS ag ZS NZ Aan m a a ee ee _ t2v Ea REA s iv 12v aa E le l iav z J m g J15 m Q 48V Ue J4 e 48V 48V al 4sv AD MODULE ia lane J1 J5 J13 J18 E s s v O GRACE DESIGN ejz P300 REV A ADJ7 s si VR1 Teteeter R69 Tetezezter s s OSG O28 L_O26 oro a q 7979 9707 709790707 da Je F J20 m m a E a jm n yoy uio 2 U19 aif EL Lig mj a J9 o o LELIE EL mj u mj 4 J7 m m mmelJi0 5 g Z m E aj J19m_ m J22 ea arse arns me a ad m C uy EP g5 wee oe 22 MOHIO VR2 Ko QE meme 12 D6 Kg oe 6V m n 22 28 23 92 28 uns a a x a a J26 WAS VR8 ie 3 J27 s1 S2 VR5 S4 FRONT PANEL Figure 5 V3 INTERNAL JUMPER LOCATIONS page 9 SPECIFICATIONS MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER SECTION Frequency Response 60dB gain 3dB 6Hz 250kHz THD N 20dB gain 20dBu out 0 0011 40dB gain 20dBu out 0 0011 60dB gain 20dBu out 0 0046 Intermodulation Distortion 40dB gain 20dBu out SMPTE DIN 4 1 50Hz 7k lt 0045 Noise Referred To Input 60dB gain 50 Ohm source lt 130dB Phase Deviation 50Hz 20kHz lt 8 Crosstalk Either Channel 109dB CMRR 60dB gain 3 5Vcm 1kHz 70dB 60dB gain 32. LOW BATT For the 6 Volt V3 the low battery indicator flashes if the battery voltage drops below 5 75V For the 12 Volt V3 the low battery indicator flashes if the battery drops below 11 5V ANSR SWITCH This switch activates the ANSR dither circuit which allows the V3 to output 16 bit data on its digital outputs The amber ANSR LED will illuminate when this circuit is active Use the ANSR circuit when recording to 16 bit digital devices such as DAT and CD R recorders PEAK CLEAR SWITCH Pushing this switch clears the OdBFS OVER indicators SAMPLE RATE SELECT labeled Fs SEL Sample rates are selected by pushing and holding page 3 this switch for 1 2 second The 1 2 second delay before the sample rate changes is designed to help prevent accidental rate changes while recording When the OFF position is selected the AD converter module is powered down to reduce power consumption The sample rate and ANSR state are saved when the V3 power is turned off LEVEL METERS The LED level meters operate in dot mode rather than bar mode This saves a considerable amount of battery power while still providing useful peak signal level information The meter scale is calibrated in dBFS to indicate the amount of headroom at the A D converter The O LEDS are dual purpose indicators the O LED will illuminate when the signal presented at the A D converter reaches OdBFS but will latch on when an OVER has occurred The LED
3. page 7 USING THE V3 IN M S MODE In M S mode the V3 accepts the Mid signal in channel 1 L and the Side signal in channel 2 R The channel 1 output provides the sum of the inputs and the channel 2 output provides the difference of the inputs In the M S mode the CH 1 GAIN control adjust the amount of Mid signal in the sum and difference outputs The CH 2 GAIN control adjusts the amount of Side signal in the sum and difference outputs Once a proper record level has been established for CH 1 CH 2 can be adjusted for the proper stereo field width Equal signal strength on both channels will provide the widest stereo perspective while reducing the level of the Side channel will decrease the width of the stereo field Note For more information on M S recording we would highly recommend the AES paper written by Wes Dooley and Don Streicher called M S Stereo A Powerful Technique for Working in Stereo This paper No 1792 is available from the Audio Engineering Society web page www aes org BATTERY CONSIDERATIONS With the AD converter on and a standard pair of 48V condenser microphones the V3 draws roughly 75A In our lab we have tested the V3 with a 6V 7 2A h battery system The V3 shuts down automatically after 8 hours with a pair of Countryman Isomax II microphones Note that this represents a complete discharge of a new and completely charged battery and if used in this fashion repeatedly the bat
4. will stay illuminated until the PEAK CLEAR button is pressed OdBFS also corresponds to an analog output level of 25dBu on the balanced output connectors The following table indicates the analog output levels for each LED dBFS ANALOG OUT ANALOG OUT LED COLOR BALANCED dBu UNBALANCED dBu 0 25 19 RED 3 22 16 AMBER 6 19 13 AMBER 9 16 10 AMBER 12 13 7 GREEN 15 10 4 GREEN 21 4 2 GREEN 27 2 8 GREEN page 4 OUT GRACE DESIGN USA 6 12V AES digital s pdif Figure 2 Rear panel m GRACE DESIGN USA H Figure 3 Rear panel with Toslink connector REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS DIGITAL OUTPUT CONNECTORS The V3 has a total of three digital output connectors two balanced XLR 110Q outputs and one coaxial 75Q output In addition V3 preamplifiers with the optical out option have a standard Toslink optical output jack All connectors are active whenever the A D converter is on The AES1 and S PDIF outputs both transmit consumer or professional format data while the AES2 connector always transmits professional format data See the jumper configuration section of this manual for details WORD CLOCK The word clock BNC connector is a 75Q sample clock output for synchronizing external equipment to the V3 Note that V3 preamplifiers with the optical output option do
5. 5Vcm 10kHz 80dB Output CMRR 60dB Maximum Output Level Balanced 25dBu Unbalanced 19dBu Impedance Input 3k Ohms Output 300 Ohms Minimum Load Impedance 600 Ohms A D CONVERTER SECTION Dynamic Range 44 1kHz 192kHz 22Hz 20kHz bandwidth 107dB 44 1kHz 192kHz A weighted 110dB THD N 44 1kHz 192kHz 3dBFS 22Hz 20kHz bandwidth 96dB Frequency Response Fs 44 1kHz 0 1 0 4dB 20Hz 21kHz Fs 48kHZ 0 1 0 4dB 20Hz 22kHz Fs 88 2kHz 0 1 0 4dB 20Hz 42kHz Fs 96kHz 0 1 0 4dB 20Hz 45kHz Fs 176 4kHz 0 1 0 4dB 20Hz 75kHz Fs 192kHz 0 1 0 4dB 20Hz 82kHz Power Consumption 6 12VDC 600 1000mA depending on A D settings and microphone type Weight and Dimensions 2 6 Ibs 1 2kg Wes 25 x D5 5 x H1 7 page 10 Lunatec V3 Owner s manual addendum 1 Optional Toslink Optical Output Option mN F GRACE DESIGN USA Lae 4 SZ AES digita AES 2 sipdif 6 12V The Lunatec V3 Toslink Optical option adds an additional digital output on the rear panel of the V3 in place of the Word Clock out BNC connecter The Toslink Optical output is always live and available in conjunction with all of the other outputs on the V3 This optical output is derived from the same transmitter as the S PDIF output so its consum er professional status is also determined by the same internal jumper setting which is used for the S PDIF output The Toslink output support
6. professional balanced signals are to be used set the internal 20dB input attenuator jumpers Remember to reset these before recording with a microphone again HOT L AJ sme Figure 3 UNBALANCED INPUT CABLE TERMINATION Analog output connections are made using male XLR connectors The XLR connectors are wired with pin 2 positive pin 3 negative and pin 1 ground If the XLR outputs are to be used unbalanced a modified cable is required and pin 3 should be left open See figure 2 below N Hor V lo oH GND So SHIELD 2 a Figure 4 UNBALANCED OUTPUT CABLE TERMINATION DIGITAL OUTPUT CONNECTIONS The digital output connectors are all active whenever the A D converter is on The AES1 and S PDIF connectors are derived from the same transmitter while the AES2 connector is derived from it own transmitter Internal jumpers ADJ6 and ADJ7 on the AD converter module set the output data format configuration ADJ7 selects whether the data from AES1 and S PDIF connectors is in Professional AES3 or Consumer S PDIF format If the V3 is being used with a consumer type DAT CD R or MINIDISK it may be necessary to set the jumper in the CONS position Most professional equipment is not too picky about which data format is being used page 6 ADJ6 selects single or dual wire mode for transmitting high sample rate data If ADJ6 is set in single wire mode then stereo data will be transmitted on all output connector
7. purchasing the proper adapter from your dealer For 6V operation use a 7 5V 1 0A power supply For 12V operation use a 12V 1 0A power supply SETTING THE GAIN When preparing to record with the V3 it is recommended to make all of your connections with the power off Turn the gain control fully counter clockwise turn the trim control fully counter clockwise and check that the 48V phantom power is off on both channels After input and output connections are made turn on the V3 and then turn on the 48V phantom power if using condenser microphones Note it is always good practice to have the 48V phantom power off when plugging or unplugging microphones When using the internal A D converter simply increase the gain until the optimum recording level is reached If necessary use the trim control to fine tune the level When using the analog outputs and sending the signal to a recorder with a variable input use the following procedure turn the gain control fully counter clockwise turn the trim control fully counter clockwise Set the record level control on the recorder to 12 o clock or midway between minimum and maximum With the sound source present adjust the preamplifier gain control clockwise until the signal peaks at 9dBFS 16dBu on the V3 Adjust the record level control on the recorder for the optimum recording level The trim control can be used for fine output level adjustment as well as for level riding during recording
8. LUNATEC V3 Owners Manual Microphone Preamplifier and A D Converter Manual Rev E Abii othnarec V3 lt id ited E Pi ma asl p 6 ai TET _ ore l C gt R A CE ow e s i 5 a 2434 30th Street Boulder CO 80304 USA tel 303 443 7454 fax 303 444 4634 www gracedesign com email info gracedesign com Revision D March 2005 Copyright 2005 Grace Design Lunatec LLC Thank you for purchasing the lunatec V3 portable microphone preamplifier and A D converter It is designed and built to be extremely reliable flexible and easy to use This owner s manual provides comprehensive setup and operational instructions including directions for changing various preamplifier settings via the internal jumpers Please take the time to familiarize yourself with these instructions which will help you help you get the most from your lunatec V3 Grace Design has been building professional audio products for the recording industry for over ten years During this time the circuit technology embedded in the lunatec V3 has evolved through a process of extensive listening testing and refinement Regardless of what audio sources you plan to record the lunatec V3 will faithfully serve as an invisible link between your microphone and recording device We hope it helps you achieve a new level of excellence in your audio recordings FEATURES OF THE LUNATEC V3 PREAMPLIFIER e High fidelity stereo preamplifier circuit with balanced inputs and o
9. customer negligence accidental damage unauthorized repair or modification cosmetic damage and damage incurred during shipment During the time of this warranty Grace Design will repair or replace at its option any defective parts or repair defective workmanship without charge provided the customer has appropriate proof of purchase and that the product has its original factory serial number In order for Grace Design to provide efficient and timely warranty service it is important that you mail the completed warranty registration card enclosed with all of our products within 10 days of the original date of purchase You may also register your product directly with Grace Design by telephone 303 443 7454 Monday Friday 9 00am to 5 00pm MST or you can register your product online at www gracedesign com This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties whether written expressed or implied INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE In no event will Grace Design be liable for lost profits or any other incidental consequential or Exemplary damages even if Grace Design is aware of the possibility of such damages In no event will Grace Design s liability exceed the purchase price of the product This warranty gives the customer specific legal rights The customer may also have other rights which vary from state to state Some states do not allow limitations on implied warranties or consequential damage
10. not have the word clock output BNC connector ANALOG INPUTS The female XLR microphone input connectors can be used with dynamic or phantom powered condenser microphones When on 48V phantom power is fed to the microphone The analog inputs can also be used as consumer line level inputs or with an internal jumper change as professional level line inputs See the jumper configuration section of this manual for more details ANALOG OUTPUTS The balanced analog outputs are fed from the output of the microphone amplifier section and can be used simultaneously with the digital outputs DC POWER JACK DC power enters the V3 on a robust 2 1mm jack If ordered the supplied DC power cable features a locking plug that will prevent accidental disconnect of power while recording page 5 CONNECTING THE PREAMPLIFIER ANALOG AUDIO CONNECTIONS Input connections from a microphone are made using female XLR connectors These are wired with pin 2 positive pin 3 negative and pin 1 ground 48V phantom power if used is supplied on pins 2 and 3 The V3 can be used as a line level A D converter If input signal levels are not expected to exceed 15dBu i e consumer unbalanced signal from a CD player DAT recorder home stereo receiver or cassette deck then simply connect an unbalanced signal into the V3 set the input gain control to 10 and adjust the trim control for optimum recording levels See the figure below for proper unbalanced input termination If
11. or CH1 J19 and J22 select the filter slope for CH 2 J6 and J9 select the frequency range for CH 1 J20 and J21 select the frequency range for CH 2 page 8 HIGH PASS FILTER JUMPER SETTINGS J6 J9 J20 J21 LOW HIGH HPF SWITCH 1 2 1 2 POSITION CUTOFF 100Hz 50Hz 125Hz 75Hz FREQUENCY Table 1 HPF Filter Frequency Selection INPUT ATTENUATOR JUMPERS Jumpers J3 and J4 select the 20dB input attenuator for channel 1 Jumpers J14 and J15 select the 20dB input attenuator for channel 2 These should be set for 20dB when the V3 is to be used with professional line level input signals MICROPHONE POWER JUMPERS The V3 can supply 48V Phantom power as well as 12V Parallel power Jumpers J1 and J5 select the mic power for channel 1 Jumpers J13 and J18 select the mic power for channel 2 The V3 ships from the factory with the jumpers in the 48V setting To avoid possible microphone damage the V3 is shipped with the 12V setting disabled The 12V setting must be enabled at the factory Please contact us if you need 12V microphone power DC SUPPLY VOLTAGE JUMPERS Jumpers J26 and J27 select the operation Voltage to be 6 or 12 Volts DC These jumpers should be moved ONLY by a qualified technician Consult the factory for voltage change information Lh JL led lt b
12. riable gain trim In the fully counter clockwise position the trim is at unity In the fully clockwise position the trim control adds 10dB of additional gain The trim control can be used to adjust the record level smoothly during recording PHANTOM POWER labeled 48 This switch provides 48 Volts to power condenser microphones The phantom power switch connects the 48V power supply to pins 2 and 3 on the XLR input connector Alternatively the V3 can be configured to provide 12V Parallel power Please contact the factory for information on this option HIGH PASS FILTER labeled HPF Sometimes referred to as a bass roll off the HPF uses a three position toggle switch to select two different low cut corner frequencies and an OFF position Position 1 is the higher cutoff frequency and Position 2 is the lower cutoff frequency Internal jumpers allow for selection of either 6dB octave passive or 12dB octave active slope Also internal jumpers select the cutoff frequencies at 50Hz 100Hz or 75Hz 125Hz The 12dB octave filter employs a transitional Thompson Butterworth response for the best combination of pass band flatness and time domain response See jumper confuguration section for detailed information POWER SWITCH labeled 0 I The power switch connects power from the DC input connector to the preamplifier circuitry If the preamplifier is connected to a charged battery or other DC power supply one of the sample rate LED s will illuminate
13. s so some of the limitations of the above may not apply to a particular customer page 12
14. s 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz Connections are made with a standard Toslink cable not a Toslink mini plug Lunatec V3 Owner s manual addendum 2 V3 Battery Cable Considerations There are several battery systems available on the market for the Lunatec V3 Recently a few batteries have been introduced which have caused some confusion with connectivity The ECO CHARGE EC 90 series battery systems provide both a 12V output and either a regulated 7 5V or a 6V output via 4 pin XLR connector When connecting the V3 to the 12V output the cable should be the standard pin 4 hot 12V and pin 1 ground If you are connecting the V3 to either a 7 5V or a 6V output a different 4 pin XLR wiring is required For this connection pin 3 is hot 7 5V or 6V pin 1 is ground and pins 2 and 4 need to be tied together using a jumper wire within the connector Using a cable without this jumper for the regulated output will not work as this battery output will be shutoff If you have any further questions please contact us at 303 443 7454 Have fun The Grace Design Team page 11 Warranty Information Grace Design warrants all of our products to be free of defective parts and workmanship for a period of five years This warranty period begins at the original date of purchase and is transferable to any person who may subsequently purchase the product during this time This warranty excludes the following conditions normal wear and tear misuse
15. s at the sample rate indicated on the front panel of the V3 If ADJ6 is set for dual wire operation then the V3 will divide the stereo channels into two mono signals at the sample rate for sample rates of 88 2 192kHz For instance if using the 96kHz sample rate in dual wire mode the AES1 connector will transmit the left channel data at 48kHz and the AES2 connector will transmit right channel data at 48kHz This allows for transmission of high sample rates over lower sample rate hardware For example 96kHz stereo audio could be recorded to a 4 channel 48kHz digital recorder It is required that the equipment at the receiving end be able to process the mono signals properly and reconstruct the stereo signal NOTE THAT ADJ7 MUST BE IN PROFESSIONAL MODE FOR PROPER DUAL WIRE OPERATION OPERATION POWER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS The V3 can be ordered to operate from either 6 or 12 Volt power sources The V3 current draw ranges from 6A to 1A depending on the microphones used Phantom power usage and if the A D converter is on or off For battery operation it is recommended to use the input power cable supplied by Grace Design or from a reputable battery system supplier If you choose to supply your own cable we would recommend the wire be 20 gauge or larger and the 2 1mm DC plug be a Switchcraft S760K locking type connector V is on the center pin and Ground is on the outside conductor For AC operation the V3 can be used with and AC adaptor We recommend
16. tery would degrade rapidly 6 hours would be a conservative estimate A simple formula to determine useful battery life in hours is Hours Cx0 6 A where C is the capacity of the battery in Amp Hours and A is the current draw of the V3 in Amps We have set the LOW BATTERY threshold so that the LED begins flashing after about 6 hours of run time or about 1 hours before shutdown to encourage the user to avoid deep discharges However no two batteries have the exact same discharge characteristics so the low battery threshold may represent different levels of reserve for different batteries The V3 is set at the factory to run at 6 or 12V The current drain is the same at either voltage but the total power consumption will be twice as high for the 12V system Also it is normal for a 12 Volt V3 to run warm to the touch INTERNAL JUMPER SETTINGS In addition to the front panel controls the Lunatec V3 has several options that can be selected with internal jumpers Before making any changes to the internal jumpers always disconnect any power source from the V3 switch both 48 switches to the on position and wait for 1 minute before removing the top cover This is to assure that all power has been discharged from the capacitors used in the power supply circuit STEREO M S MODE The V3 operates in a standard 2 channel stereo mode as well as M S or Mid Side mode Jumpers J12 and J17 select the mode HIGH PASS FILTERS J7 and J10 select the filter slope f
17. utputs e 11 position gain control with 5dB steps e 10 70dB gain range e 10dB continuously variable trim control e 48 Volt phantom power for microphones e 8segment dot mode level meters e Two position High Pass Filter with 6 or 12dB octave slope e Mid Side recording matrix e 24 bit A D converter with 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192kHz sample rates e ANSR Analog Noise Shaped word length Reduction for 16 bit output e Single and dual wire operation for 88 2 192kHz sample rates e Professional and consumer digital signal formats e Word clock output e Input attenuator for line level input A D operation page 2 O m 48 5 48 LUNATEC V3 ANDR O 25 s5 ey h 25 45 L 25 45 L 3 192 O oe os l 6 176 4 w 20 50 20 50 A gt J 2 A Fs SEL O Q O 12 PEAK 58 2 O 15 55 15 55 15 RESET 48 2 O10 60 o Mo ace 10 60 g a0 O o 2i a O GAIN TRIM GAIN TRIM 27 C dBFS FF Low BATT Figure 1 V3 Front Panel FRONT PANEL CONTROLS GAIN CONTROL Each gain control has 11 positions and adjusts the voltage gain from 10dB to 60dB in 5dB steps TRIM CONTROL The trim control provides 10dB of continuously va
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