Nti MR1 User Manual

MINIRATOR MR1

Analog Audio Generator

User Manual

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NTI CONTACT

NTI AG
Im alten Riet 102
9494 Schaan
Liechtenstein, Europe
Tel. +423 - 239 6060
Fax +423 - 239 6089
E-mail [e-mail]
Home www.nt-instruments.com

© NTI AG
All rights reserved.
Subject to change without notice.
Release 2.01 / Aug 2005

Minirator & Minstruments are registered trademarks of NTI.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Introduction 4

CE Declaration of Conformity 4
International Warranty & Repair 5
Warnings 6
Overview 7
Test Certicate 7
Battery Replacement 8

2. Basic Operation 9

Getting Started 10
Power On/Off, Low Battery 10
Choose Waveform 12
Change Frequency 13
Change RMS Level 13
Setup Display 14
Connections 15

3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 18

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Introduction

1. INTRODUCTION

Congratulations and thank you for buying NTI’s Minirator
MR1, a product specially suited for professional audio appli­cations. We are convinced you will enjoy using it!

NTI products are manufactured in compliance with the high­est quality standards and marked with the CE sign.

In order to avoid any damage to the unit, we strongly re­commend to read the entire manual before you start using
the instrument.

CE Declaration of Conformity

We, the manufacturer
NTI AG
Im alten Riet 102
9494 Schaan
Liechtenstein, Europe

hereby declare that the product Minirator MR1, released in
1998, conforms to the following standards or other normative
documents:

EMC-Directives: 89/336, 92/31, 93/68
Harmonized Standards: EN55103-1, EN55103-2

This declaration becomes void in case of any changes on
the product without written authorization by NTI.

Date: 1.4.2000

Signature:
Position of Signatory: CEO

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Introduction

International Warranty & Repair

International Warranty

NTI guarantees the Minirator and its components against
defects in material or workmanship for a period of one year
from the date of original purchase, and agrees to repair or
to replace at its discretion any defective unit at no cost for
either parts or labor during this period.

Restrictions

This warranty does not cover damages caused through ac­cidents, misuse, lack of care, the attachment or installation
of any components that were not provided with the product,
loss of parts, connecting the instrument to a power supply,
input signal voltage or connector type other than specied, or
wrongly polarized batteries. In particular, no responsibility is
granted for special, incidental or consequential damages.
This warranty becomes void if servicing or repairs of the
product are performed by any party other than an authorized
NTI service center or if the instrument has been opened in
a manner other than specied in this manual.
No other warranty, written or verbal, is authorized by NTI.
Except as otherwise stated in this warranty, NTI makes no
representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied
in law or in fact, including, without limitation, merchandi­sing or tting for any particular purpose and assumes no
liability, either in tort, strict liability, contract or warranty for
products.

Repair of your Minirator MR1

In case of malfunction, take - or ship prepaid - your NTI
Minirator, packed in the original box, to the authorized NTI
representative in your country. For contact-details please see
the NTI web page www.nt-instruments.com.
Be sure to include a copy of your sales invoice as prove of
purchase date. Transit damages are not covered by this
warranty.

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Introduction

Warnings

In order to avoid any problems and damages, follow the
rules listed below:

• Read this manual thoroughly before you operate the
instrument for the rst time.

• Use the instrument for the intended purpose only.

• Never connect the instrument to a voltage output such
as a power amplier, mains power plug, etc.

• Do not disassemble the instrument.

• Never use the instrument in a damp environment.

• Remove the batteries as soon as they are at or if
the instrument is not intended to be used for a longer
period of time.

• Before you connect the Minirator to an input, verify
that level and frequency are in an acceptable range
for the device. Line signals such as guitar inputs may
only be operated to a max. level of 500 mV (-6 dBV),
suitable frequency for a rst test is around 1 kHz.

• If you have headphones or loudspeakers connected,
make sure that the volume control is set to a very low
level to avoid damages to speakers or ears.

• Mic rophone inputs require low levels of approx.
1 mV only. Make sure that the level is set accordingly
before you connect the Minirator to such inputs.

• Very low and very high frequency signals at high
levels may cause damages to the input of the device
under test.

• High sound pressure levels can cause permanent
damages to your hearing system. Make sure that all
faders of the mixing console are set to minimum to
avoid overloading inputs or giving very loud levels.

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