Clear-Com Encore User Manual

Clear-Com Communication Systems
Encore System Installation Instruction Manual
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In the preceding diagram of a typical Theatre installation, the Stage
Manager operates a two-channel Main Station, which also powers the
system. Several single-channel beltpacks are connected to Channel
A. The beltpacks are used by props and scenery people.
Communication between these people and the Stage Manager is on
Channel A.
Several single-channel beltpacks are also connected to Channel B.
The beltpacks are used by sound, light board, patch panel, and spot
operators. Communication between these people and the Stage
Manager is on Channel B.
A mixing board audio output from the stage pickup microphones is
connected to the Program Input of the Main Station. Using the
Program Audio to Stage Announce option, this audio is routed out the
Stage Announce output of the Main Station and into an external power
amplifier. This amplifier drives speakers in the Green Room, Hallways,
and Dressing Rooms. The people in these rooms will then be able to
hear sound from the stage. The Stage Manager presses the
Announce button on the Main Station to communicate with the people
in these rooms. When this happens, the audio from the stage is
interrupted automatically. As long as the Stage Manager does not
have a Talk set, the announcement is heard only by the people in the
Green Room, Hallways, and Dressing Rooms, but not by the people
on intercom Channels A or B.
If desired, the stage audio can be placed at a low (or any) level on
Channel A and/or Channel B. The level can be adjusted using the
Program Level trimpots for each channel. If this audio is to be
interrupted whenever the Stage Manager presses the Talk button, then
the On-Off-Interrupt switch for that channel should be set to the
INTERRUPT position. If stage microphone audio should be heard on a
channel at all times, its On-Off-Interrupt switch should be set to the ON
position. If it is not desirable to have audio from the stage
microphones on an intercom channel, its On-Off-Interrupt switch
should be set to the OFF position.
The Program Level control can be used to adjust the program audio
level the Stage Manager hears. If or whenever the Stage Manager
does not need to monitor this, the Program Level control can be turned
fully counter-clockwise.
Because of the multiple-channel capability, the Stage Manager can
communicate individually to three separate areas: Props and Scenery,
Sound and Lighting, and Costuming, Makeup, and Talent. This
eliminates confusion and miscommunication. If desired, the Stage
Manager can turn on the Party Line Link (A+B) switch on the Main
Station during rehearsals to combine the communication between the
Props and Scenery channel and the Sound and Lighting channel.
The drawback of the Program Audio to Stage Announce option is that
the people in the Green Room, Hallways, and Dressing rooms cannot
communicate back to the Stage Manager. This may not be drawback

Clear-Com Encore Specifications

General

Brand	Clear-Com
Model	Encore
Category	Intercom System
Language	English