Galaxy Audio CPTS Cricket Audio System Polarity and Continuity Tester

OUR PART #: CRICKET MFR #: CPTS0000

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An indispensable tool for live Sound System Professionals Galaxy Audio's CRICKET is a 2-piece battery-powered Polarity Tester ('Send' and 'Receive'). ...Read more

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Galaxy Audio CPTS Cricket Audio System Polarity And Continuity Tester
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Product Overview

An indispensable tool for live Sound System Professionals

Galaxy Audio's CRICKET is a 2-piece battery-powered Polarity Tester ('Send' and 'Receive'). Great for sound contractors, musicians, DJs, and many others, it can test the polarity of wireless microphones, mixers, effects devices, amps, cables and speakers — basically every component in your system. Polarity, should it become reversed, can play havoc with a sound system. If 2 sources are emitting the same electrical or acoustic tone (frequency), and one of those sources is in a state of inverted polarity, those tones, when combined at a given point, will cancel each other out. While cancellation does not always result in a complete loss of all sound, it does cause diminished sound quality. Unlike phase, polarity, at all distances and times, is either in or out. It's absolute. CRICKET makes it easy to determine whether the components of your audio system — from patch bay to console to speakers — is in or out of polarity. It can test balanced and unbalanced cables of up to 2,000ft in length. It'll drive a "snake" (even one with transformers), and indicate which of a microphone's XLR connector pins is hot. A glance at the unit's red and green LED's can save hours of troubleshooting. It's easy to understand why it's an indispensable tool for sound system owners, operators and installers — anybody working with sound systems.

Applications

Sound contractors • Musicians • DJs • Sound system owners, operators and installers • Other audio pros

Features

  • Checks continuity and polarity
  • ¼" TRS and XLR in/out
  • Tests speakers, mics, cables and wireless systems
  • Tests mixers and signal processors for polarity inversions
  • Internal speaker for testing mic polarity
  • Internal mic for testing speakers
  • High-level output for testing miles of cable
  • Battery test on Receive module saves troubleshooting time

Specifications

  • CRICKET-S Send Pulse Generator:
    • Pulse Waveform Polarity: positive-going, balanced-line output pulse, switch-selectable for hi- or low-level balanced signal with positive pressure produced at the tip of ¼" jack and pin #2 of XLR jack.
    • Speaker Output Pulse: Accepts 2 Ω (or greater) load with positive pressure produced at the tip of a ¼" speaker jack and positive terminal of an internal speaker.
    • Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.9" x 3.46" x 5.83" (48.26 x 87.88 x 148mm)
    • Weight (with battery): 14.4 oz. (408.2 g)
    • Battery: 9 volt, Alkaline only
    • Cricket Receive Pulse Detector
  • CRICKET-R Receive Pulse Detector:
    • Switches: Internal microphone for testing speaker output
    • Polarity/Continuity Test: Female XLR pin 2, 3, 1 continuity; ¼" jacks: tip, ring continuity
    • LED Indicators:
      • Green: indicates positive-going pulse polarity with power switch in "ON" position and battery status with Power switch in "BAT" position
      • Red: Indicates negative-going pulse polarity
    • Detection Inputs: one ¼" balanced, one XLR balanced
    • Mic Sensitivity: -64 dB, +3 dB
    • Function Select: Polarity only or continuity
    • Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.9" x 3.46" x 6.38" (48.26 x 87.88 x 162mm)
    • Weight (with battery): 14.4 oz. (408.2 g)
    • Battery: 9 volt, Alkaline only
    • Test set Shipping Weight: 33.6 oz. (952.5 g)

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