Bunker Hill Security Power drive BPD-1 User Manual

Manual is about: Bunker Power drive BPD-1 Digital Audio Processor

Summary of Power drive BPD-1

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    Precaucion to reduce to the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or humidity. Do not spill water or any other liquid on the unit. - to diminish the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation openings of the equipment with any type of object. Do not arrange lamps in ...

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    1 indice introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2 unpacking .........................................................................................................................................

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    2 introduction congratulations, you have acquired the digital audio processor model bpd-1 of the series power drive by bunker electronics sa de cv. Bunker electronics s.A. De c.V. Has proudly developed the processor bunker power drive model bpd-1. This processor features the latest in technology for...

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    3 specifications inputs connectors female xlr quantity 3 (2 signal inputs and 1 microphone rta) impedance > 10 k Ω maximum level +20 dbu mic phantom voltage +12 vdc outputs connectors male xlr quantity 8 signal outputs impedance 150 Ω maximum level +20 dbu (7.75 vrms) power supply operating voltage ...

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    4 frontal panel 1. Rta mic input it is the microphone input for the real time analyzer (rta), the connector is a xlr female of 3 pins balanced. 2. Lcd screen displays the graphic user interface (gui), it provides all the options for configuring the bunker power drive bpd- 1. Among these options are ...

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    5 rear panel 8. Ac power connector the bpd-1 includes an ac cable of 3x18 awg. The unit has the capacity of accepting ac voltage range from 85 to 240vac in frequencies from 50hz-60hz. 9. Ground lift switch this double-pole-double-throw (dpdt) switch allows to ground the unit to physical ground. It i...

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    6 connections the following instructions must be followed during the installation of the unit: • make the connection with the unit turned off. • connect the output of the source to the inputs of the bpd-1 and connect the outputs of the bpd-1 to the amplifiers. Make sure the audio amplifiers are off ...

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    7 6. If the wizard is used, the bpd-1 will proceed to the graphic equalizer, crossover, and save program. For more information refer to modules of peration. Modules of operation the main menu features the following modules of operation: graphic equalizer (geq) the bpd-1 dual graphic equalizer has 31...

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    8 fig 2a crossover routing options the crossover user interface is shown in fig. 2b. Labels 1 and 3 indicate the selected way and outputs (fig 2b shows way 1 selected, outputs 1 and 5). Each way has five modifiable parameters: • pass-band ‘a’ frequency in hertz, • slope ‘a’ (butterworth 6, 12, 18, o...

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    9 the softknee (soft-transition) features ten levels of adjustment, from 1 to 10 (0 is off). Knee is where the module starts compressing. The level of the softness controls the roughness of the transition between no-compressing and the user- selected compression. The maximum level (10) delivers the ...

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    10 three parametric filters, and change the parameters with the left-right keys. Fig 5 peq modulo the q controls the width of the filter, and can be selected from 0.2 (widest) to 16 (narrowest). The center frequency moves the filter across the frequency range, and can be adjusted from 20 to 20 khz. ...

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    11 the first step is to assign a name to a program. The name can be of up to 8 characters. Use the left-right keys of the navimec to select the position, and the up-down keys to change the letter. Once the name has been generated, press ok. The unit will display a message to overwrite one of the ava...

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    12 each frequency band (as capture by the microphone). When done, the bpd-1 will display the recommended equalization for the system based on the frequency response selected. The user can save the displayed equalization by selecting save and pressing ok. However, the user should select exit to rejec...

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    13 application guide the following is an example of how to connect the bpd-1 to the rest of a system. 1. Before making a connection, make sure the mixer and the amplifiers are turned off. 2. Connect the outputs of the mixer to the inputs of the bpd-1. 3. Connect the outputs of the bpd-1 to the input...

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    14 warranty bunker electronics s.A. De c.V. Warranties the quality of its products from the power drive series for a 3 years period against any fabrication defect of pieces and components, as well as workmanship. This warranty also includes shipping charges. This warranty is valid, if and only if, t...