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General Specifications

INPUT
Input Type: 1/4" tip-ring-sleeve
Input Impedance: 20K ohm balanced, 10K ohm unbalanced
Max input level: +23dBu
*Input jack may be internally selected as a single in/out patch point

OUTPUT
Output Type: 1/4" tip-ring-sleeve
Output Impedance: 200 ohm pseudo-balanced, 100 ohm unbalanced
Max output level: +22dBu

AUDIO PERFORMANCE
Nominal Gain: 0dB +/-0.5dB
Gain Range: +20dB to -75dB
Frequency Response: +/-0.2dB 20Hz-20KHz
THD: < 0.01% at 0dBu and 1KHz
< 0.15% at +20dBu, 20Hz-20KHz
Output Hum & Noise: <-94dBu 20Hz-20KHz unweighted
Crosstalk: <-80dB at 20KHz

LIMITER
Threshold Range: -23dBu to +22dBu
Compression Ratio: 10:1

DATA INPUT
Input Type: RS-232 using Protea System Software
Data Format: 2Vp raised-cosine, RS-232 or RS-422; 1 start, 9 data, 1 stop bits at 4800 baud

DC CONTROL INPUTS
Input Type: 15-pin female D-sub connector
Control Voltage: -4V to +15V provided for external 10K ohm potentiometers

OVERALL
Size: 19"L x 1.75"H x 6"D
Power Requirements: 95-125VAC, 50-60Hz, 18W (240V available)
Shipping weight: 9 lbs.


RD-8, RW-8 SPECIFICATIONS

Fader Range: +10dB to -75dB (master fader at 0dB)
Data/Power Connector: Male XLR jack
Max Data Cable Length: 1500 ft. of 24 ga. twisted pair
Data Format: 4800 baud, 2Vp raised cosine
Data crosstalk to audio: <-120 dB along 1000' of 150 ohm shielded cable

Size: 7.5"L x 3.5"H x 1.75"D
Power Requirements: Phantom powered by VCX-88 or VCM-88E

Shipping Weight: 13 lbs.

Architect Specifications

VCM-88
The VCA unit shall contain 8 independent voltage controlled amplifier channels capable of 20dB of amplification as well as 75dB of attenuation. Each channel shall also have a limiter with a wide-range of threshold level adjustment and a limiter active indicator. Each channel shall have separate balanced input and output jacks as well as the ability to combine unbalanced input and output connections on a single insert jack. The VCA unit shall provide a master level control and a master sum output jack for the unit to function as a stand-alone remotely controllable line mixer.

The VCA unit shall be remotely controllable digitally over a standard XLR microphone cable or multichannel snake cable. The VCA unit shall phantom power the remote controller and receive data over at least 1500 feet of 24 gauge audio snake cable. The unit shall also have a data reception indicator and a remote disable switch. The VCA channels and master level shall also be remotely controllable by DC voltages through a D-sub connector using standard linear taper potentiometers. The VCA channels and master level shall also be remotely controllable by a PC connected by a standard serial port and cable using Ashly Protea System Software. The VCA channels and master level shall also be remotely controllable via MIDI. The unit shall have internal patching capabilities to route individual channel's input and output to any channel.

The output noise at unity gain on each channel shall be less than - 94dBu unweighted over 20Hz-20kHz. The total harmonic distortion shall be less than 0.01% at 0dBu, 1kHz and less than 0.15% at 20dBu over 20Hz-20kHz. Crosstalk between adjacent channels shall be less than 80dB over 20Hz-20kHz.

The frequency response shall be flat +/-0.2dB over 20Hz-20kHz. The VCA unit shall weigh no more than 9 lbs. net and mount into 1 rack space (1.75.) of a standard 19. rack. The power requirement shall be 95- 125VAC, 50-60Hz at less than 18W. The unit shall be an Ashly Audio VCM-88.

The remote controller shall control 8 channels plus the master level using slide faders. Each channel and the master shall have an on/off switch with an indicator light. There shall also be a remote disable indicator that illuminates when the remote controller has been disabled at the VCA unit. The remote controller shall be phantom powered by the VCA unit so that no batteries or AC line cords are needed. The remote controller shall have a low profile for desk-top operation and must have provisions to be rack mounted where two remote controllers will occupy no more than two 19" rack spaces (3.5" high).

The data signal shall not have characteristics which would cause digital crosstalk noise into adjacent microphone-level channels in a multichannel snake cable. This data crosstalk noise shall be less than -120dB along 1000 feet of adjacent 150 ohm microphone lines. The remote controller shall be phantom powered by the VCA unit so that no batteries or AC line cords are needed while controlling the VCA unit over 1500 feet of cable. The remote controller shall be available in a desk-top/rack-mount version as well as a wall-mount version for permanently installing into a standard 4- gang electrical box. The desk-top/rack-mount remote controller shall be the model RD-8 and the wall-mount remote controller shall be the model RW-8.

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