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INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS

DISASSEMBLY

To access the printed circuit board (pc board) for internal modifica-

tions, use the following steps:
1.

Unplug the power cord.

2.

Remove the knobs and retainer nuts from the front panel (See
Figure 2).

KNOB ASSEMBLY

FIGURE 2

3.

Remove the four screws at each corner of the back panel.

4.

Remove the two screws at each bottom corner of the front panel

5.

Slide the back panel and pc board out from the rear of the chas-
sis.

CAUTION: When reassembling the SCM268, DO NOT
OVERTIGHTEN the knob retainer nuts. Use a minimal amount of
force to secure the nut (0.6-0.8 N⋅m (5-7 in⋅lb)). Damage to the
internal components will result if too much force is used.

LOW-CUT FILTER

To bypass the built-in low-cut filter for a given channel, remove the

specified resistor and place a 10μF to 33μF capacitor in the specified pc
board location (polarity does not matter). Refer to the following table:

To select a particular corner frequency for the low cut filter, remove the

R18, R28, R38, or R48 resistor for a given channel as specified above.
Then, in the corresponding pc board location (X17, X27, X37, or X47),
place a capacitor of the specified value (polarity does not matter). Refer
to the following formula for selecting the correct capacitor value for the de-
sired corner frequency.

where:

C = value of capacitor in μF

F = corner frequency (-3 bB) for low-cut filter in Hz

The following table lists the low-cut frequency corners for some of the

most common capacitor values:

PHANTOM POWER DISABLE

To disable phantom power for a given microphone input, remove the

specified resistor as listed in the following table:

LINE PAD

To insert a 50 dB line pad for a given microphone input, remove the

specified resistor and short the solder points at the specified pc board lo-
cations. Refer to the following table:

HOT MIC PAD

Some condenser mics have a high output. In order to avoid overdriv-

ing the input stage, the user may need to set the input pot lower than de-
sired. To fix this problem, the user can place an 11 dB pad into the input
gain stage of a selected channel.
1.

Twist together the leads from one side of a 15 kΩ resistor and a
0.1 μF capacitor:

2.

Solder the free ends of the resistor-capacitor combination into the
holes at the jumper position indicated by the following table and
remove the corresponding surface mount resistor.

WARNING! Voltages in this equipment are hazardous to life. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Channel

Remove Resistor from:

Place 10μF to 33μF

Capacitor in:

1

R18

X17

2

R28

X27

3

R38

X37

4

R48

X47

C

26.5 F

=

Capacitor Value (μF)

Low-Cut Frequency Corner (Hz)

.033

803

.047

564

.068

390

.1

265

.22

120

.33

80

.47

56

.68

39

1.0

26.5

2.2

12

Channel

Remove Resistor:

1

R15

2

R25

3

R35

4

R45

Channel

Remove Resistors:

Short Solder Points:

1

R12, R13, R15

X11 and X14

2

R22, R23, R25

X21 and X24

3

R32, R33, R35

X31 and X34

4

R42, R43, R45

X41 and X44

Channel

Remove

Resistor

Insert Resistor-Capacitor

Combination at Jumper

1

R18

X17

2

R28

X27

3

R38

X37

4

R48

X47

15 KΩ

0.1 ΜF