Eventide BD600 AES Digital Broadcast Profanity Delay Unit DUMP Button **PARTS** [For Parts]

** FOR PARTS OR REPAIR ** • Usually $2,995 • Up to 80 Seconds Delay • Cough/Ramp Up/Ramp Down • Fixed Delay • Latest Firmware etc

Photos are of the actual unit for sale

Item does not function properly. Offered as-is for parts or repair. No returns or refunds. The photos show the actual unit for sale. No printed manual is included but a copy may be downloaded from https://www.prostudioconnection.net/1501/Eventide_BD600_Manual.pdf. Firmware version 1.5. In my testing the units starts to boot up - if it hasn't been powered up in a while (for example showing the firmware version) - but then stops with errors. I have not been able to get it to boot up for long enough to try and pass audio. The fact that it seems to "recover" somewhat after being unpowered for a long period was leading me to think that I might try replacing the electrolytic capacitors but I haven't found the time to try that. I'm guessing that the front panel assembly is good and that the problem is somewhere on the main board. The illumination inside the DUMP button worked in my tests. Note that I'm sharing the results of my testing to help you in your purchase decision, but I do not guarantee that you will get the same results or reach the same conclusions. Nor that I haven't missed some important point. Maybe you can invest the time to remedy the issue?

Description (Conformance NOT Guaranteed)

The BD600 adds more delay protection, improves fidelity, and expands remote options, while maintaining the user interface and yellow DUMP button familiar to all radio engineers. It is the culmination of thirty years of designing and manufacturing highly reliable delays for broadcast.

Featuring 80 seconds of delay, 24-bit digital and analog I/O, plus a host of new features, the BD600 is the new world standard.

Full details may be obtained from the User Manual at
https://www.prostudioconnection.net/1501/Eventide_BD600_Manual.pdf

Usually Sells For $2,995

Features

• Microprecision delay mode for HD syncronization
• 80 seconds of delay protection
• "Panic" allows WAV file play back during delay rebuild
• 24-bit aes/ebu digital i/o, with optional wordclock sync
• 24-bit analog xlr i/o
• User-defined "dump" length segmentation
• "Sneeze" button for momentary edit
• Remote control capability
• Easy-to-wire euroblock for remote hookup (on base unit) [connector blocks not included]
• RS-232 i/o
• Programmable i/o
• Remote option offers 16 bi-polar opto-isolated inputs and 16 open-collector outputs

The New Standard for Protection

The BD600 offers an unprecedented 80 seconds of the highest quality revenue and license-protecting delay - twice as much as other delays. You have the flexibility to customize the delay buffer length from four seconds to the full 80 seconds. Dump can be customized in 1/2 second increments up to 10 seconds.

Each time the DUMP button is pressed, only one segment is deleted. For example, if a unit is set to the full 80 seconds of delay buffer, and is set up to provide 8-second dumps, you will have ten separate dump segments. Pushing the DUMP button the first time cuts out one 8-second segment. You still have 72 seconds of delay protection. If this is followed by more trash-talk, push the DUMP button again and you still have over a minute of delay protection.

The "sneeze" button momentarily "edits" audio entering the delay, allowing the host to sneeze, cough, or make a short comment without being heard on air - and without dead air. Your station cannot afford to work without a net. With the BD600, you will never worry about running out of delay memory.

The New Standard for Features

If 80 seconds of delay protection were not enough, the BD600 has a secondary backup called PANIC. This plays a .WAV file stored on a compact flash card.

While the file - a jingle, ID or other message - is played, delay is being built up in real time, allowing programming to continue in safety as soon as the jingle is over. This can also be used for painless entry into delay.

The unit shows not only an exact digital readout of delay time, but also has a "quick read" bar graph which instantly confirms "you're safe" at a glance. The BD600 is an 80-second stereo delay unit featuring analog XLR-type inputs and outputs, as well as AES/EBU digital audio inputs and outputs.

All front panel switches (except "configure") can be remoted, as can the status indicators. Both RS-232 in and out are included; four configurable control inputs and two configurable relay-isolated control outputs are provided via an easy-to-wire Euroblock barrier strip.

Specifications

Analog Input Characteristics
Audio Input Connectors XLR pin 2 hot, true differential balanced, +4 dBm nominal
Input Impedance 20 K Ohm (bridging)
Full Scale Input Level+26 dBu
Dynamic Range>104 dB
THD+N<0.003 @ 1 kHz, -3 dBFS
Crosstalk<-100 dB @ 20 Hz to 20 kHz, - 1 dBFS

Analog Output Characteristics
Audio Output Connectors XLR pin 2 hot, true differential balanced, +4dBm nominal
Output Impedance 20 K Ohm (bridging)
Full Scale Output Level+26 dBu
Dynamic Range>108 dB
SNR>108 dB
THD+N<0.003 @ 1 kHz, -3 dBFS in stable delay state
Crosstalk<-100 dB @ 20 Hz to 20 kHz, - 1 dBFS

A/D and Digital Signal Characteristics
Sample Rates 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, Word Clock, AES/EBU
DIGITAL Inputs/Outputs 2 channels of 24-bit AES/EBU

Recorded Signal Specs
Frequency Response Live or Bypass: 20 Hz-20 kHz +- 0.1 dB
HD Micro Precision Delay mode 10 Hz-19 kHz +- 0.25 dB
Broadcast Profanity Delay mode 10 Hz-20 kHz +- 0.1 dB (while delay is changing 10 Hz-19kHz +-1.5dB)
Profanity Delay Maximum LengthCan be set to 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 30, 40, 60, or 80 seconds
Micro Precision Fixed DlyCan be set from .010 seconds to 9.999,999 seconds in microsecond steps

Remote Control Connectors and Interfaces
Remote Control Inputs RS-232 control input and output
Basic Remote configurable inputs (closure to ground)
2 relay-isolated status outputs
Optional Extended Remote16 bi-polar opto-isolated inputs 16 open-collector outputs
Compact Flash InterfaceSupports Type I and Type II Compact Flash cards for .WAV sample playback and software update.

Physical
Power 40 watts, 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Dimensions Inches: 1.75h x 19w x 10.5d / CM: 4.5h x 48.3w x 26.7d
Weight: pounds (4.1Kg); shipping weight 12 pounds (5.5 Kg)