Studio Technologies 55 2002 - Manual (Page 7)

Model 55/56 User Guide Issue 4, June 2002
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 7
Introduction
What This User Guide Covers
This User Guide is designed to assist you
when installing, configuring, and using
the Model 55 Central Controller, Model 56
Control Console, Model 35 Talent Amplifier,
Model 38 Talent Amplifier, and related
components.
System Overview
The Model 55 Central Controller, along with
the companion Model 56 Control Console,
are members of the StudioComm family of
products. The Models 55 and 56 are specifi-
cally designed to work in conjunction with
digital audio workstations to provide a full
set of monitoring and communications
functions. Features include control room
monitoring, meter output, an integrated
headphone system, dubbing, and commu-
nications functions that include talk to
phones and slate. All StudioComm func-
tions perform to a level that rivals even the
largest recording consoles. Many of the
functions are user configurable, allowing
unmatched flexibility.
A complete StudioComm system consists
of a rack-mounted central controller, a
desktop control console, and one or more
portable talent amplifier units. The Model
55 Central Controller and the Model 56
Control Console work together, intercon-
necting using a standard 5-pin MIDI-style
cable.
Circuitry in the Model 55 routes any of
four stereo inputs to the control room,
meter, headphone, and dub outputs, with
commands provided by the Model 56
Control Console. The Model 56 Control
Console’s built-in microphone lets you
talk to the headphone output. It also
allows you to talk to the dub output, or to
the dub and headphone outputs using the
slate function.
The Model 35 Talent Amplifier is a portable
amplifier unit capable of driving one or two
pairs of high-impedance stereo head-
phones. A single microphone-type cable
links the Model 35 with the Model 55
Central Controller. The Central Controller
provides power and left and right audio
over just three wires.
The Model 38 Talent Amplifier takes the
basics from the Model 35 and adds a
unique stereo preamplifier section. This
allows each Model 38 user to create an
individual headphone mix, solving the
classic problem of wanting “more me” in
the phones! Like the Model 35, the Model
38 is linked to the Model 55 Central Con-
troller by a single microphone-type cable.
System Features
Stereo Line Inputs
The Model 55 contains four stereo line-
level inputs which are compatible with both
balanced and unbalanced signals. Each
input is independently software config-
urable for a nominal input level of –10dBV
or +4dBu. This allows direct connection
with virtually any audio source. Each input
can also be configured to operate as a
mono input. In this manner, a signal con-
nected to the left input is routed to both
the left and right outputs.
Control Room Monitoring
The control room section provides a
stereo line-level output for driving a
power amplifier associated with monitor
loudspeakers. Four buttons are used to
select the input source to be monitored.