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RQ 4300 Series
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ENGLISH ™ RQ 4300 SERIES Reference Quality Recording and Sound Reinforcement Console INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the RQ 4300 Series mixing console. The RQ 4300 represents years of experience in mixer engineering and offers incredible versatility through its flexible 13-bus design. Its impressive 4 SUB GROUPS, 6 AUX, L/R and MONO outputs place the RQ 4300 in a league of its own. Additionally, each SUB group features a high-quality dynamic compressor that can be used on the correspondin
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PFL – PRE-FADER LISTEN. PFLs send signals to the headphone output and are not affected by the fader setting. AFL – AFTER-FADER LISTEN. AFLs send signals to the headphone output and are affected by fader setting. LOW CUT – (channel low cut). These adjust the frequency in the channel where the low frequencies begin to roll off, and are variable by frequency from OFF (inaudible) to 300 Hz. 1/2, 3/4, L/R, MONO – These buttons route the channels to their respective output buses. BAL/PAN determines 1
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STANDARD CHANNELS [CHANNELS 1 — 20 (RQ 4324) AND 1 — 28 (RQ 4332)] REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS (1) INSERT This jack is a 1/4" Tip/Ring/Sleeve (TRS) connection that allows a pre-EQ, pre-fader TIP=SEND RING=RETURN SLEEVE=GROUND) signal to be taken from and returned to the 3 2 1 channel. Insert jacks are often used to route an input signal to an external signal processor. INSERT INSERT (TRS) The RQ 4300’s on-board compressors can (TRS) be patched to any channel with an INSERT. 1 (2) LINE This ja
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(8) MID FREQ This control determines the center frequency of the MID control. 1 Center frequency for the bandpass filter can be set from 200 Hz 5 GAIN 4 6 37 to 6 kHz. 2 8 4 1 9 010 (9) LOW LOW CUT 50 100 (Hz) This active tone control is a shelving-type that varies low-frequency 20 150 5 response by +/-15 dB. Corner frequency is 75 Hz. OFF 300 0 HI 3 3 (dB) (10) AUX 1– 4 66 9 9 6 12 12 These controls adjust the level of the channel’s pre-fader signal that 1515 0 MID is sent to the auxiliary m
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LED in the MONO MASTER section (45) will blink to indicate that the signal on the MONO LED display and at the headphone out is PFL. Selecting PFL allows the operator to monitor a channel even with the channel muted, and is especially useful for cueing CDs/tapes. When the PFL button is in the out position, the yellow channel LED will blink as an indication of signal presence (-20 dBu). (16) CHANNEL FADER This control varies the signal level sent from the channel to the L/R, SUB, and/or MONO ma
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(20) STEREO RCA LINE INPUTS These RCA (phono) inputs are unbalanced line-level inputs for stereo (L/R) signals. They are connected in parallel with the STEREO 1/4" LINE INPUTS (19). MASTER SECTION 48 RETURN AUX AUX AUX RETURN POWER 1 2 SEND 1 SEND 2 SEND 3 LOW CUT LOW CUT LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL 0 0 0 34 3 3 3 (150 Hz) (150 Hz) 3 3 3 6 6 6 TM 0 AUX 0 AUX 5 5 5 3 3 15 15 15 3 3 1 1 6 6 40 40 40 5 5 15 15 10dB 10dB 10dB 40 40 MUTE/ MUTE/ MUTE/ 10dB 10dB PEAK PEAK PEAK 35 0 AUX 0 AUX 3 3 3 3 PHANTOM 2 2
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MASTER SECTION FEATURES AND CONTROLS AUX SENDS (21) LEVEL This control sets the output level of the various AUX mixes and is adjustable from no output (– ∞) to +10 dB. (22) MUTE SWITCH/MUTE-CLIPLED This switch mutes the output signal from the respective AUX SEND. Illumination of the corresponding red LED signifies this status. When the MUTE switch is disengaged, the LED functions as a clip (PK) indicator that will illuminate at 2 dB below clipping. (23) AFLSWITCH/AFL-SIGNALLED This switch dir
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NOTE: While linked, the gain reduction meter in the second group may show gain reduction, although it is not a true representation of the compressor activity. (27) GAIN REDUCTION LED’s These LEDs graphically show the amount of gain being reduced through compression (-1 to –12 dB). (28) THRESHOLD This control sets the level at which compression activates and is variable from –30 dBu to no compression in the OFF position. The adjacent LED (0 dBu) will illuminate when enough signal is present fo
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(36) 1/2, 3/4, L/R, MONO (ASSIGN) Like the channel assign switches, these buttons determine the bus assignment of the input signal. They determine where the return signal is being sent. (37) BAL/PAN This control determines the placement of the signal in its assigned bus. Rotating the control counterclockwise (L) sends more signal to the LEFT output and odd-numbered SUBS; rotating clockwise (R) sends more signal to the RIGHT output and even-numbered SUBS. The C position sends equal amounts to eac
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switch allows a post-fader signal to be sent to the HEADPHONE OUTPUT (42) and the AFL/PFL LEVEL DISPLAY (45). A yellow LED above the switch indicates AFL (post-fader) engagement. (47) L & R MASTER FADERS These controls determine the level of the signal sent to the LEFT and RIGHT outputs respectively. As with all faders, the optimum setting is at unity gain (0). (48) POWER LED This green LED will illuminate when power is applied to the RQ 4300, indicating the unit is on. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 5
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(53) COMPRESSOR I/O (INPUT/OUTPUT) These 1/4" stereo (TRS) jacks allow the internal compressors for each SUB group to be patched to an input channel or to an external device. The tip carries the input (return) signal to the compressor and the ring carries the output (send). (54) SUB OUT These 1/4" (TRS) unbalanced outputs provide signal from the SUB groups. (55) AUX 1 - 6 OUT (UNBALANCED) These 1/4" (TS) jacks provide signal from the AUX buses. (56) AUX 1 - 4 OUT (BALANCED) These XLR connectors
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14 BLOCK DIAGRAM
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15 Left, Center, Right Configuration ™ SP 2G (center) ® GPS 900 (bridged) ™ Comp 1 patched to Channel 1 Q 231F Direct Box Out In ™ Q 215F ® DeltaFex ® GPS 1500 Mic ™ ™ SP 2G SP 2G (left) (right) Bass Guitar
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16 Stereo Configuration ® ® SP 112M SP 112M ® GPS 900 Mic Wireless Mic ™ Q 215F Direct Box CD Player Out In ™ Q 215F ® DeltaFex ® GPS 1500 Mic Keyboard (stereo) ™ ™ SP 2G SP 2G Bass Guitar
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™ RQ 4324 and 4332 Sound Reinforcement Mixer Specifications: Input Specifications: Function Input Z Input Input Levels Bal./ Connector (Ohms) gain Min.** Nominal Max. Unbal. Min. setting Microphone 2 k Max. Gain -74 dBu -54 dBu -38 dBu Bal. XLR Pin: (150 Ohms) (58 dB) Pin 1 (Ground) Pin 2 (+), Min. Gain -24 dBu -6 dBu +12 dBu Pin 3 (-) (10 dB) Line Input 10 k Max. Gain -54 dBu -34 dBu -18 dBu Bal. 1/4" TRS: (10 k Ohms) (38 dB) Tip (+), Ring
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Output Specifications: Function Minimum Output Levels, Bal./ Connector Load Z Nominal Max. Unbal. (Ohms) Main L/R 600 +4 dBu +22 dBu Unbal. 1/4" Phono (Unbal); Bal. XLR: Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 (+) Pin 3 (-) (Bal.) Mono 600 +4 dBu +22 dBu Unbal. 1/4" Phono (Unbal.); Bal. XLR: Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 (+) Pin 3 (-) Sub Master 600 +4 dBu +22 dBu Unbal. 1/4" Phono Aux Send 600 +4 dBu +22 dBu Unbal. 1/4" Phono (Unbal.); XLR Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 (+) Pin 3 (-) Channel 600 +4 dBu +2
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Hum and Noise: Output Residual Noise S/N Ratio Test Conditions Ref: 0 dBu Master L/R -105 dBu 109 dB All Faders Down Mono -90 dBu 94 dB Master Fader Nominal, Channel Faders Down, All Channels Assigned Submaster -98 dBu 102 dB All Faders Down -88 dBu 92 dB Submaster Fader Nominal, Channel Faders Down, All Channels Assigned (Hum and Noise Measurements: 22 Hz to 22 KHz BW) Equivalent Input Noise (EIN): -128 dBu (Input terminated with 150 Ohms) Crosstalk: >90 dB Adjacent Input Channels (20 Hz -
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ESPAÑOL ™ Serie RQ 4300 Consola de grabación y sonorización con calidad de referencia INTODUCCIÓN ™ ™ Gracias por su compra de la consola de mezcla de la serie RQ 4300. La RQ 4300 representa años de experiencia en diseño de mezcladoras, y ofrece increíble versatilidad en sus flexibles 13 buses. Sus impresionantes 4 sub grupos, 6 Auxs, salidas L/R (izquierda y derecha) y mono ponen a ™ la RQ 4300 en su propia liga. Y si eso no fuera suficiente, cada bus incluye un compresor dinámico de alta calid
