Manual

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U
T
P
U
T
S
111
R
I
G
H
T
L
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RMS216FOLCROMREARPANELFEATURES
1.Balancedanalog8-channelinput(channels1-8)
StandardDB25connector
2.Balancedanalog8-channelinput(channels9-16)
StandardDB25connector
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3.Balancedstereomicrophone-leveloutputs(LeftandRight)
StandardXLR-Mconnectors(Pin2Hot)
 Connecttheseoutputstoyourfavoritemicrophonepreamplifierto
 providetheFolcromʼsmake-upgain.36-42dBofgainistypical.
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CAUTION:
 DonotapplyphantompowertotheoutputsoftheFolcrom.
 Becauseithasnocapacitors,transformers,oractivecircuitryinits
 signalpath,theFolcromwillpasssignalallthewaydowntoand
 includingDC.Itisthereforeadvisedthatyoudonotconnectthe
 Folcromtomicrophonepreamplifierswhichhave48Vphantom
 poweractive.WhiletheFolcromitselfwillnotbeharmedandindeed
 willnotevennoticephantompower,itwillpassthisvoltagestraight
 backoutthroughitsinputswhereitistheoreticallypossibleto
 damageyourDACorotherdevicesyoumayhaveconnected.
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4.32-channellinkswitch
 TwoFolcromscanbeconnectedtogetherforatotalof32inputs
 feedingasinglestereopairofmicrophone-leveloutputsbyusing
 twoXLR“Y”cables(eachcableshouldhavetwoXLR-Fconnectors
 feedingoneXLR-Mconnector).Whenthisisdone,theinternal
 summingimpedancesofbothFolcriimustbere-optimizedfor32-
 channeloperation.Thisisaccomplishedbyengagingaswitch
 accessiblethroughasmallholeintherearpanel.Leavetheswitch
 disengaged(out)for16-channeloperation.
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5.Chassisgroundliftswitch
 Intherareeventthattheinputandoutputcableshieldsneedtobe
 isolatedfromtheFolcromchassisground,simplyengagetheswitch
 accessiblethroughthissmallhole.Ifthecableshieldsneedtobe
 isolatedfromoneanother,itshouldbedoneinthecableassemblies.
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 Note:UnitsmanufacturedbeforeMay2005donothavethesetwoholes.IfyourFolcromhasaserial
 numberbelow216103,pleasecontactRollMusicforlinkoptimizationandchassisground-liftinstructions.
+ = HOT
- = COLD
0 = SHIELD
INPUT CONNECTOR
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1
1 6 | 1 5 | 1 4 | 1 3 | 1 2 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 0 9
“Hot” (+) input pins correspond to pin 2 of the output XLR connectors.
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2