GS-CU001 COMMENTARY UNIT

This 'stand alone' commentators unit has been designed after close consultation with end users who have had many years of  outside broadcast experience. The result is a user friendly, highly versatile piece of commentary equipment, equally at home on the terraces as in an off tube studio.

Now available with inter-commentators talkback (modification 'D')
Now available with inter-commentators talkback & extra audio inputs (modification 'E')
Modification 'F' is very similar to the standard GS-CU001, but it has no sidetone and the 6th headphone volume is the mixed output. As used by the BBC.
Now available with extra audio inputs (modification 'G')
Modification 'J' has the same facilities as the normal GS-CU001 but is the same physical size as modification D and provides full size front panel side tone pots with L/R/Both switching
As modification E but with 2 mic/line inputs for each of A and C inputs (modification 'L')
   

MAIN FEATURES

• Mains powered (100 to 250v) internal switch mode psu.

• External 9 to 18v DC.

• Power on LED.

• 3 x mic/line inputs

• Channel on/off switches are user set between on/off or cough.

• 12 volt phantom power switchable on each mic input.

•  Gain control for each input.

• 1 mix output of the 3 inputs (at 0dB)

• Individual outputs of the 3 inputs are switchable between :-20dB no limiter (large headroom): 0dB no limiter: 0dB with limiter.

• 3 x talkback outputs (user set to be lazy, momentary or lazy & momentary)

• Each talkback output can be accessed by either of the 2 main commentators.

• Record output on 3.5mm jack

• 7 Segment LED PPM

• Global switchable LF cut for the inputs.

• 2 x Headphone amps

• Each Headphone Amp is terminated in 2 off switchcraft (A or B) gauge jack sockets.

•  5 off 0dB inputs from rear panel XLRs are fed to the headphone amps.

•  Each headphone amp has 5 level controls, 1 for each of the above inputs.

•  A 6th level control is for the level of the other commentator & guest.

• Side tone is set up on rear panel level controls.

• Each headphone level control has a pot & L/R/Both switching.

Version 1 (The Cheapest): Audio Inputs and outputs are electronically balanced.

Version 2 (An excellent compromise between cost & specification): Audio Inputs are electronically balanced and outputs are transformer balanced.

Version 3 (When only the best will do): Audio inputs & outputs are transformer balanced, with high quality Lundahl transformers used on the mix output & the 3 individual (direct) channel outputs.

CLOSE UP OF FRONT PANEL

CLOSE UP OF REAR PANEL

Block Diagram of GS-CU001 as .pdf
Views of GS-CU001 as .pdf

   Polypropylene flightcase now available to fit all of the GS-CU001 range