Specifications

The ARC-10 console by Arrakis Systems inc. is the culmination of > 25 years of leadership in the design of analog and digital Radio
consoles and > 15 years as the leader in hard disk automation for Radio.
Mechanical
Switch type: momentary, 5 million operation, for all front panel switches
Switch illumination: LED, no incandescent lamps to burn out
Linear Fader type: conductive plastic for highest possible resolution and life, 30,000 cycles
Rotary Fader type: conductive plastic for highest possible resolution and life, 15,000 cycles
Rotary fader attachment: ribbon cable to a plug on the motherboard
PC boards: single motherboard
IC sockets: one IC is surface mounted, all of the rest are socketed for ease of service
VU meters: true VU ballistics
Electronic
Audio switching: electronic switching with CMOS ICs for ultra high performance and reliability (no switches to clean)
Audio level adjust: for the ultimate in audio performance, audio is passed through the linear and rotary faders
Operational amplifiers: NE5532
Mic preamp: SSM2019, high performance IC with 1.5dB noise figure and .01% THD at gain = 100
Phantom power: 48VDC, with optional external power supply
Logic ICs: advanced CMOS logic for high noise immunity
Logic
Muting (On air light): logic level output, Muted = +12VDC, Not-muted = ground, 50mA max current
Requires a custom, relay isolated, interface circuit to drive an on air light
Channel On-off Tally: On & Off switches: momentary, SPST, dry contact closure.
Tally LED: logic level, requires a driver transistor or IC driver
Channel Source control: logic level output, On = +12VDC, Off = ground, 20mA max current
Requires a custom interface for the specific source device
Circuit diagrams: refer to the ARC-10 manual for typical circuit schematics
ARC-10 family of consoles
Logic
RS232
DC Power
Cue
Ch 9
In
Phone
Logic
Pgm Left Pgm Rght Phone Ch 10 Phone
Out Out Out In
PC
USB
Mic 1
In
Mic2
InIn In In In In In
Ch 8 Ch 7 Ch 6 Ch 5 Ch 4 Ch 3
48V
pwr
Ch 9
Out
Pgm
Out
Aud
AMM
PMM
Out
Mon
In
Mon
In
Back panel Diagram for ARC-10U (unbalanced base model) & ARC-10UP (unbalanced with PC model)
Ch 8 Ch 7 Ch 6 Ch 5 Ch 4 Ch 3
In In In In In In
ARC-10BP (balanced with PC model)
RJ45 balanced
audio connectors
Note: all XLR inputs and outputs feature multi-turn trimpot level adjust
Technical features