SOUNDCRAFT series 200B console GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Soundcraft Series 200B is designed primarily for up to 8-track recording, as well as public address and monitor applications.

The console has 4 main buses, 4 auxiliary outputs and dedicated mix outputs. All inputs are electronically balanced.

Electronic balancing reduces the degradation of signal quality which is introduced by more conventional transformer coupled designs, ensuring superior transient response, minimal phase shift and excellent common mode rejection even at high frequencies.

The outputs, with the exception of the Mix Outputs and the Control Room Outputs are "GROUND COMPENSTATED" to minimize hum or interference in differing environments, where earthing rules, etc may not always have been adhered to.

The Microphone Input impedance is greater than 2kOhms, which will not cause any loading effects on any normally used microphone. The Line level Input has an input impedance of greater than 10kOhms, which is high enough to ensure that it will interface with most studio peripheral equipment without causing loading effects.

The auxiliary sends are selectable between both Pre/post EQ and Pre/post Fade by the use of push-on links (Jumpers) on the PCB.

Metering is via 4 VUs reading Group Outputs 1-4 Meters 3 and 4 are switchable as a pair to read the monitor source. This may be either the stereo mix bus, the 2-track return or any PFL/AFL signal.

The power supply is an external unit supplying the console with 17 volts positive and negative rails and +48V Phantom Power supply.

The console is designed to work at either +4dBu or -10dBV (Tascam) level. Changing between the two requires altering an internal switch on the group outputs and adding push-on jumpers on the input channel PCBs.

The console is available with 8, 16, or 24 input modules. There is also an optional rack mounting version with a maximum of 8 input modules. A stereo Line input module will also be available for use with stereo effects devices, keyboards etc. In a broadcast situation this module is available to introduce
stereo cart machines, turntables etc into the console.