Cloud 46-80 - Paging, Priority, and Zone Settings

46-80 Installation and User Guide V1.0
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Paging and Priority Settings
The 46-80 offers several options for determining what
happens to music signals when announcements are made.
Mic-over-Music priority
Fully automatic, voice operated priority is available for the
two mic inputs. This is selected by the rear panel DIP switch
SW1/3 (MIC OVER MUSIC), which is set to OFF at the factory.
In this mode, signals at the two mic inputs will be mixed with
the selected music signal in all zones, with the relative levels
of music and each microphone adjustable with the front
panel controls. Setting SW1/3 to ON (switch down) causes
all music signals to be attenuated by approximately 30 dB
when a microphone is used; when microphone use nishes,
the music signals will restore smoothly to their former level.
Paging mode
IMPORTANT: For the purposes of paging, the DIGITAL
PAGE MIC port uses Mic 1’s input channel. The description
of Paging Mode below applies both to digital paging
microphones connected to this port, or to “traditional”
paging microphones connected to the MICROPHONE 1/
PAGE MIC input. Note that the DIGITAL PAGE MIC input
has its own LEVEL control adjacent to the RJ45 connector.
Mic Input 1 can be used with Cloud PM Series Paging
Microphones, or most models from other manufacturers.
To congure the input for paging, set rear panel DIP switch
SW1/5 (PAGING MODE) to PG (switch down). In this mode,
the signal at Mic 1 input will not be routed to the outputs
unless i) a destination Zone is dened, either by connecting
one or more of the zone access pins of the MIC 1 ACCESS
connector to 0 V or by selecting a destination Zone on a
Digital Paging Microphone connected to the DIGITAL PAGE
MIC port, and ii) a signal being detected at the Mic 1 input,
i.e., by an announcement commencing.
Paging will generally require music to be ducked, so when
conguring the 46-80 for paging use, set SW1/3 (MIC OVER
MUSIC) to ON as described above. With these settings, the
46-80’s VOX circuitry will detect an announcement and
trigger mic-over-music priority. Note that if there are long
gaps in the announcement, the priority release may allow the
music to fade up in the gaps.
Line 6 priority
It may sometimes be necessary for one music input to
have priority over all the others; for example, a jukebox in
a bar, a digital sound store programmed to make automatic
announcements in a public space, or for emergency
announcements from an external system. Input LINE 6 may
be set to have priority either in Zone 1 only, or in all six
Zones, over whichever source is selected for the zone(s) by
the SOURCE control(s). This priority is set by rear panel DIP
switch SW3/3 (LINE 6 PRIORITY Z1) to ON for Zone 1 only,
or by SW3/4 (LINE 6 PRIORITY ALL) to ON for all Zones. (The
default setting for both is OFF.)
When the priority is selected, a signal present at Line 6 will
force the music source selection in either Zone 1 or every
Zone (depending which Line 6 Priority option is selected)
to that input; when the signal disappears, the previously-
selected source will be smoothly restored.
Mic-over-Facility Port priority
If a remote active module is in use in Zone 1, it is possible
to give a microphone connected at the 46-80 itself (at
MICROPHONE 1/PAGE MIC, MICROPHONE 2 or the DIGITAL
PAGE MIC port) priority over input sources connected at
the module. This might be desirable in function rooms, for
example, where building-wide announcements may need to
interrupt any local use.
Mic-over-music priority must rst be enabled by setting rear
panel DIP switch SW1/3 (MIC OVER MUSIC) to ON (switch
down). Mic-over-Facility Port priority is then set by internal
main PCB jumper J2. The default setting is OFF; in this
position microphones or other sources connected at remote
input modules will be autonomous and will not be overridden
by announcements made via the mixer’s mic inputs. Setting
J2 to ON will give priority to Mic 1 or Mic 2. The release time
following an announcement is approx. 0.5 s.
Note that this priority is independent of the local MIC
PRIORITY function which is selectable on an LM-2 remote
module.
Zone outputs
In normal operation, the music level in each zone will be set
by the front panel MUSIC LEVEL control ([2] at page 12), or
by the corresponding control on a remote plate.
EQ
The various zones in a building often have different acoustic
properties, and may also have different models of loudspeaker
installed. The 46-80 is tted with per-zone HF and LF EQ
adjustments for the music signal ([5] on page 12) to enable
the audio frequency response to be best matched to each
zone’s acoustics. The controls should be adjusted by listening;
up to 10 dB of cut or boost at 10 kHz (HF) and 50 Hz (LF) is
available. Note that these EQ adjustments do not affect the
frequency response of the microphone signal.
After the EQ has been adjusted during system commissioning,
the EQ presets may be made inaccessible by tting a security
cover, Part No. CA379056, available as an option from Cloud
Electronics.