BSS FDS 318 (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) SUPERB (8-9)
[PRICED PER UNIT - 1 AVAILABLE AT TIME OF LISTING]
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DESCRIPTION: BSS FDS 318 (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) SUPERB (8-9)

FEATURES: BSS FDS-318 MULTI-MODE VARIABLE CROSSOVER
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THE FDS-318 IS A MULTIMODE, SWEEPABLE CROSSOVER SWITCHABLE FOR STEREO 3-WAY/4-WAY OPERATION WITH SELECTABLE HI-PASS AND LOW-PASS OVERLAP MODES PLUS A RANGE OF FOUR-CHANNEL BI-AMP MODES.

FEATURES INCLUDE
SWITCHABLE MONO LOW AND CD EQ CONSTANT-DIRECTIVITY HORN CORRECTION.
• SIGNAL PRESENT AND PEAK (+1ODB) LEDS.
• OUTPUT GAIN, MUTE AND POLARITY CONTROLS.
RANGE SWITCHING IS AUTOMATIC UNDER PROM-BASED MULTIMODE SELECTION.

FILTERS ARE 24DB/OCTAVE LINKWITZ-RILEY AND ELECTRONIC BALANCED INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ARE STANDARD.

THE FDS-318 IS AN ELECTRONIC CROSSOVER OFFERING MANY MODES OF OPERATION TO SUIT PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEMS, AND ALSO TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANIES IN REDUCING CROSSOVER INVENTORY BY HAVING AN EASILY RE-CONFIGURABLE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM CONTROLLER.


THE FDS-318 FULLY SUPPORTS STEREO 3-WAY, STEREO 4-WAY, OR FOUR SEPARATE CHANNELS OF 2-WAY OPERATION, ALL IN A 1U PACKAGE. THE INTERNAL SWITCHING OF CIRCUITRY IS AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BY INFORMATION HELD WITHIN A DIGITAL PROM MEMORY DEVICE, SUCH THAT THE OPERATOR NEEDS NO ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OTHER THAN THE MODE THE CURRENTLY REQUIRED. AS WITH OTHER BSS CROSSOVER PRODUCTS, OUTPUT SECTIONS NOT USED WITHIN A GIVEN CONFIGURATION ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AS FULL RANGE BUFFER DRIVERS. AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANY ELECTRONIC CROSSOVER IS THE FILTER TYPE, AND TODAYS INDUSTRY STANDARD SERIES BUTTERWORTH FILTERS, PIONEERED BY BSS AUDIO SINCE 1979, IS AVAILABLE IN THE FDS-318 IN THE FORM OF THE FOURTH ORDER LINKWITZ-RILEY DESIGN. THESE PROVIDE THE NECESSARY IN-PHASE OUTPUTS AND STEEP 24DB/OCT SLOPES REQUIRED TO GIVE THE BEST CONSTANT VOLTAGE SUMMATION AND MINIMAL LOBING FOR NON-COINCIDENTAL DRIVERS. THESE FILTERS ARE FULLY SWEEPABLE BY ACCURATE FRONT PANEL CONTROLS, WHICH ARE ALSO AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURED DEPEDANT UPON THE MODE OF OPERATION SELECTED.

SOME OF THE FEATURES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE FDS-318 ARE:
• STEREO 4-WAY, STEREO 3-WAY, FOUR CHANNELS OF 2-WAY IN A 1U UNIT.
• LINKWITZ-RILEY FOURTH ORDER FILTERS WITH SWEEPABLE FREQUENCY SELECTION.
• DIGITALLY CONTROLLED MODE SELECTION, OFFERING EXTENDED RANGE SELECTION AND FEATURES.
• ELECTRONICALLY BALANCED INPUTS AND FLOATING BALANCED OUTPUTS.
• CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY EQUALISATION EXTERNALLY SELECTABLE FOR ALL HIGH OUTPUTS.
• POLARITY REVERSE, MUTE SELECTION AND SIGNAL LED INDICATION FOR EACH OUTPUT.
• MONO LOW SELECTION FOR ALL STEREO MODES.
• COMPREHENSIVE MODE SELECTION INDICATION, IDENTIFYING THE FUNCTION OF EACH CONTROL.
• FULL RANGE BUFFER OUTPUTS ON ALL NON-USED SECTION.

EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION.


EXTRAS: MANUAL

MODIFICATIONS: NONE

HISTORY: STUDIO WORK ONLY

COMMENTS: GREAT COND.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED