Better Music Builder DX-8000, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...uctions hook up diagram and other new technologies updates etc please visit us at our website www BetterMusicBuilder com Passionate about Music Better Music Builder com 110421 AUDIO VIDEO EFFECTS PROCESSOR DX 8000 5 CHANNEL H I G H Q U A LITY AUDIO CO N N E C T O R XLR MIC 2 MIC 1 MIC 3 MIC INPUT Better Music Builder Passionate about Music IR FEEDBACK AUDIO VIDEO EFFECTS PROCESSOR DX 8000 High Def...

Page 2: ... Connecting the Whole System for Large Format 12 Connecting the Audio Video Input Source 13 Connecting the Video Monitor Computer 13 KTV Commercial Applications 14 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 15 Front Panel 15 Rear Panel 16 Remote Control 17 LCD CONTROL PANELS OPERATION 18 41 PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL USE 42 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS 44 SPECIFICATIONS 45 TROUBLESHOOTING 46 WARRANTY 47 AGENCY REGULATORY NOTICES...

Page 3: ...d Microphone comes with 4 levels of feedback functions Both Microphone and Music Signals come with Noise gate Effects come with 3 Bands Parametric EQ and a pair of Hi Lo cut filter The ratio between echo reverb can be adjusted All channels can be controlled through connecting central console and the device by S terminal Features MIC 2 MIC 1 MIC 3 MIC INPUT Better Music Builder Passionate about Mus...

Page 4: ...s product or C This product has been exposed to rain or D This product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E This product has been dropped or its chassis has been damaged 13 Servicing The user should not attempt to service this product beyond those means described in this operating manual All other servicing should be referred to the Service Department...

Page 5: ...OR SUB BASS OUTPUT LEVEL CLIP LIMIT 0dB 12dB 24dB EDIT CLIP LIMIT 0dB 12dB 24dB EDIT MIC 2 5 MIC 1 4 MIC 2 MIC 1 MIC 3 MIC INPUT Better Music Builder Passionate about Music MIC 3 MIC VOLUME IR FEEDBACK AUDIO VIDEO EFFECTS PROCESSOR DX 8000 High Definition Live Sound MIC EFFECT MUSIC EQ GAIN BACK DELAY LIMITER SYSTEM POLARITY X OVER PROGRAM ENTER ESC LEFT RIGHT GROUP A LEFT RIGHT GROUP B CENTER MON...

Page 6: ...o red and black to black Otherwise the sound output would be 180 out of phase and distorted Follow these steps if you are inserting the wire directly into the speaker terminal 1 Strip off the vinyl covering and twist the tip of the wire core 2 Loosen the knob and insert the wire core into the terminal hole 3 Tighten the knob to fix the wire core in place Do not allow the wire core to protrude or t...

Page 7: ...DGE IN CH 2 BRIDGE IN SERIAL NO CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN BRIDGE CH 1 OUTPUT POWER CABLE FUSE CH 2 OUTPUT CH 1 CH 2 SAFETY MARK USA 020898 11 020898 11 ITEM NO D030905 MODE LF FILTER CLIP LIMITER GROUND POWER AMP REAR VIEW INPUT PIN1 SIGNAL GND PIN2 SIGNAL PIN3 SIGNAL BRIDGE PARALLEL STEREO 50HZ 25HZ 5HZ CH 1 BRIDGE IN CH 2 BRIDGE IN MODE LF FILTER CENTER AUDIO BALANCE OUTPUT TO V...

Page 8: ...UP A MAIN RIGHT SPEAKER GROUP B AUX iPhone iPod MP3 BGM PLAYER 4 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER A 4 CHANNEL 4 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 3 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 2 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 1 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL 4 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER POWER A 4 VOD HITBOX PC 3 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER A 3 CHANNEL 3 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB V...

Page 9: ... helps justifies all enhancement of audio entertainment It provides the application to enable the ideal music and audio connection By using the DX 8000 in small medium or large format allows optimization of any sound systems without loss of quality The small format is great for compact system that uses less power such as the home living room or café shop INPUT PIN1 SIGNAL GND PIN2 SIGNAL PIN3 SIGN...

Page 10: ...UB CENTER RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT VOCAL MONITOR BASS GROUP A GROUP B 10 MEDIUM FORMAT The medium format gives additional enhancements for speakers requiring higher power and bass INPUT PIN1 SIGNAL GND PIN2 SIGNAL PIN3 SIGNAL CH 1 BRIDGE IN CH 2 BRIDGE IN BRIDGE CH 1 OUTPUT CH 2 OUTPUT CH 1 CH 2 2 CH POWER AMP REAR VIEW 4 CH POWER AMP REAR VIEW HD VOCAL LOUDSPEAKER DFS 912 CENTER MONITOR DFS 306 CENT...

Page 11: ...ONITOR BASS GROUP A GROUP B DX 8000 REAR VIEW INPUT PIN1 SIGNAL GND PIN2 SIGNAL PIN3 SIGNAL CH 1 BRIDGE IN CH 2 BRIDGE IN BRIDGE CH 1 OUTPUT CH 2 OUTPUT CH 1 CH 2 2 CH POWER AMP REAR VIEW 4 CH POWER AMP REAR VIEW HD VOCAL LOUDSPEAKER DFS 915 WIRELESS MICROPHONE 11 CENTER MONITOR DFS 306 CENTER MONITOR DFS 306 CENTER MONITOR DFS 306 CENTER MONITOR DFS 306 LARGE FORMAT The large format is perfect fo...

Page 12: ...dB 3d B 12 dB 32 dB Pow er 0 0 0dB VOL A 4 4 C HA NN EL PO W ER AM PL IFI ER PO WE R CH AN NE L 1 0dB 3d B 12 dB 32 dB Pow er 0 0 0dB VOL CH AN NE L 2 0dB 3d B 12 dB 32 dB Pow er 0 0 0dB VOL CH AN NE L 3 0dB 3d B 12 dB 32 dB Pow er 0 0 0dB VOL A 3 3 C HA NN EL PO W ER AM PL IFI ER MIXER DX 8000 TV AUX iPhone iPod MP3 PLAYER AT T 9 4 2A M 88 Ent erta inm ent Aut o Prio rity Wir ele ss HD Vid eo Con...

Page 13: ...nt and distribution of songs video on an as needed basis This is the main workhorse of the KTV commercial business All songs copyright have to be consented before installed into VOD If there s a humming sound after you turned on the machine you may have mistakingly hooked up the audio input into the video input or vice versa Before connecting the source i e AUX VOD BGM turn off the power for all m...

Page 14: ...AIN SELECTOR 3 CH POWER AMPLIFIER A 3 CHANNEL 3 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 2 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 1 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL 3 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER POWER A 3 4 CH POWER AMPLIFIER A 4 CHANNEL 4 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 3 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 2 0dB 3dB 12dB 32dB Power 0 0 0dB VOL CHANNEL 1 0dB 3dB 12dB 32...

Page 15: ...BUTTON Clockwise Parameters increase Counter clockwise Parameters decrease Press once Enter key is for access or confirmation Press and hold 3 seconds Special confirmation SHORTCUT CONTROL Setting Control 1 EQ 2 DELAY 3 POLARITY 4 GAIN 5 LIMITER 6 X OVER System Control 7 BACK 8 SYSTEM 9 PROGRAM LED INDICATOR 6 Band LED Output Level shows status of output CLIP When signal is in THD the red light wi...

Page 16: ...DEO INPUT TERMINAL 3 video input sources BGM VOD and AUX VIDEO INPUT TERMINAL 3 video input sources BGM VOD and AUX 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MICROPHONE INPUTS SUPPORT inch XLR JACK Share the same microphone gain controls with MIC 1 and MIC 2 in front panel VOLTAGE SELECTOR Grid voltage corresponding switch REMOTE CONTROL All channels can be controlled through connecting central console and the device ...

Page 17: ...ed within a range of 18 feet 6 meters from the remote sensor and within angles of up to 30 degrees PRESET BUTTONS The 6 buttons allow custom audio presets to be saved MASTER VOLUME Microphone and music volume control MICROPHONE MASTER VOLUME Microphone Master Volume control MICROPHONE FEEDBACK CONTROL Five selectable stages of microphone feedback MUTE Mutes music only not vocal EFFECT MASTER VOLUM...

Page 18: ... be used to return to the previous menu without having to start over again MIC MODE microphone functions MICROPHONE VOLUME OFF MUTE Press MIC button to mute the volume light will be red To un mute press the button again light will turn off PRESS HOLD THE MIC BUTTON FOR 2 SECONDS THE LCD WINDOW WOULD APPEAR AS FOLLOWS LCD PANEL OPERATION 1 Turn on the DX 8000 by flipping the power switch to the ON ...

Page 19: ...irm it 8 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for seven clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at EQ7 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC EQ7 settings Press knob to confirm it 9 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for eight clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at EQ8 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC EQ8 settings Press knob to confirm ...

Page 20: ...s Press knob to confirm it 12 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for eleven clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at Polarity press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Polarity settings Press knob to confirm it 13 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for twelve clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at H LPF press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC H L...

Page 21: ... appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at Rev Pr Del press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Reverb Pr Del settings Press knob to confirm it 8 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for seven clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at Rev Level press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Reverb Level settings Press knob to confirm it 9 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for eight clicks ...

Page 22: ...o Rep L Echo Dam L Echo Damp 0 00 Range Pol or Pol Eff L Echo Dam L Echo Pol L Echo Polarity Pol Range 0 ms 400 ms Eff L Echo Pol R Echo Del R Echo Del 168 ms Range 0 ms 250 ms Eff R Echo Del R Echo Pre R Echo Pre Del 0 ms Range 0 99 Eff R Echo Pre R Echo Rep R Echo Repeat 80 Range 0 00 0 50 Eff R Echo Rep R Echo Dam R Echo Damp 0 00 Range Pol or Pol Eff R Echo Dam R Echo Pol R Echo Polarity Pol 1...

Page 23: ...s pointing at EQ3 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Music EQ3 settings Press knob to confirm it 5 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for four clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at EQ4 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Music EQ4 settings Press knob to confirm it Mus Mus M Vol EQ1 Mus Mus M Vol EQ1 Mus Master Vol 100 Mus EQ1 0 0dB 40Hz 6dB Oct Mus EQ1 EQ2 Mus EQ2 0 0dB ...

Page 24: ...Mus Limiter Noise Gate Mus Noise Gate 80dBu 6 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for five clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at EQ5 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Music EQ5 settings Press knob to confirm it 7 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for six clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at EQ6 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Mus...

Page 25: ...ess knob to confirm it C Once the arrow is pointing at EQ4 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ2 Type Hi Shelf setting Press knob to confirm it M L EQ1 EQ2 NOTE Press hold button for 2 seconds Turn knob to right three clicks Turn knob to right five clicks Turn knob to right seven clicks Turn knob to right nine clicks Turn knob to right eleven clicks Turn knob to right thirteen clicks Turn knob to rig...

Page 26: ...15 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct M L EQ6 Type Hi Shelf M L EQ6 0 0dB 3544Hz 6dB Oct 26 3 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for two clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ3 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ3 Type PEQ setting Press knob to confirm it B Once the arrow is pointing at EQ3 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ3 Type Lo Shelf setting...

Page 27: ...ms 60 0 ms M L Delay 0 000 ms M L Delay CH Pol Range Pol or Pol M L CH Polarity Pol 10 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for nine clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at MIC Pol press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC Polarity settings Press knob to confirm it 11 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for ten clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is p...

Page 28: ...IC Direct M L MIC Direct 100 Range 0 100 M L MIC Direct Music Vol M L Mus Volume 100 Range Link Ril Bessel BTWorth Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 12dB Oct 48dB Oct M L Music Vol HPF M L HPF Link Ril 20Hz 12dB Oct Range Link Ril Bessel BTWorth Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 12dB Oct 48dB Oct M L HPF LPF M L LPF Link Ril 20Hz 12dB Oct Range 30 0dBu 19 9dBu M L LPF Limiter M L Limiter 8x 100ms OFF OUTPUT LEVEL M...

Page 29: ...dB 15 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct S L EQ2 Type Hi Shelf S L EQ2 0 0dB 112Hz 6dB Oct 3 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for two clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ3 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ3 Type PEQ setting Press knob to confirm it B Once the arrow is pointing at EQ3 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ3 Type Lo Shelf setting ...

Page 30: ... 3 00oct Range 30 0dB 15 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct S L EQ6 Type Lo Shelf S L EQ6 0 0dB 3544Hz 6dB Oct Range 30 0dB 15 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct S L EQ6 Type Hi Shelf S L EQ6 0 0dB 3544Hz 6dB Oct 7 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for six clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ7 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ7...

Page 31: ...o Range 0 100 S L Eff Scale Eff Vol S L Eff Volume 100 15 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for fourteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at MIC Direct press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC Direct settings Press knob to confirm it 16 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for fifteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at Music Vol...

Page 32: ...1 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ1 Type Lo Shelf setting Press knob to confirm it C Once the arrow is pointing at EQ1 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ1 Type Hi Shelf setting Press knob to confirm it 2 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for one clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ2 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ2 Type PEQ setting Press knob to confirm...

Page 33: ... 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct CEN EQ4 Type Hi Shelf CEN EQ4 0 0dB 631Hz 6dB Oct 5 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for four clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ5 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ5 Type PEQ setting Press knob to confirm it B Once the arrow is pointing at EQ5 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ5 Type Lo Shelf setting Pres...

Page 34: ...ms 60 0 ms CEN Delay 0 000 ms CEN Delay CH Pol Range Pol or Pol CEN CH Polarity Pol 10 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for nine clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at MIC Pol press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC Polarity settings Press knob to confirm it 11 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for ten clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is p...

Page 35: ... it 16 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for fifteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at Music Vol press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Music Volume settings Press knob to confirm it 17 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for sixteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at HPF press ENTER ESC knob to adjust HPF settings Press knob t...

Page 36: ...20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct SUB EQ4 Type Hi Shelf SUB EQ4 0 0dB 44Hz 6dB Oct Adjusting BASS SUB Mode 1 Press and hold the BASS SUBWOOFER buttons for 2 seconds the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ1 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ1 Type PEQ setting Press knob to confirm it B Once the arrow is pointing at EQ1 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ1 Type Lo...

Page 37: ...t 3 00oct Range 30 0dB 15 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct SUB EQ6 Type Lo Shelf SUB EQ6 0 0dB 66Hz 6dB Oct Range 30 0dB 15 0dB Range 20Hz 20000Hz Range 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct SUB EQ6 Type Hi Shelf SUB EQ6 0 0dB 66Hz 6dB Oct 7 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for six clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows A Once the arrow is pointing at EQ7 press ENTER ESC knob to adjust EQ7 Ty...

Page 38: ...o Range 0 100 SUB Eff Scale Eff Vol SUB Eff Volume 100 15 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for fourteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at MIC Direct press ENTER ESC knob to adjust MIC Direct settings Press knob to confirm it 16 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for fifteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Once the arrow is pointing at Music Vol...

Page 39: ...p 13 Boot Mus M Vol System Setup 15 Sub MIC Regard System Setup 14 Sub LPF Limits System Setup 16 MIC Mode Set Adjusting SYSTEM Mode 1 Press the SYSTEM button the LCD Window would appear as follows Press ENTER ESC knob to adjust 1 Backlighting setting Press knob to confirm it 2 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for one click the LCD Window would appear as follows Press ENTER ESC knob to adjust 2 Au...

Page 40: ...m Setup 6 Max Mast Volume Max Master Vol 100 Parameters Optional Current Group Data User Data U1 U10 Factory Data P 1 P 10 Range 10 100 7 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for six clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Boot Master Volume setting Press knob to confirm it 8 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for seven clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows P...

Page 41: ...ows Press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Max Music Master Volume setting Press knob to confirm it 13 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for twelve clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Press ENTER ESC knob to adjust Boot Music Master Volume setting Press knob to confirm it 14 Turn ENTER ESC knob to clockwise for thirteen clicks the LCD Window would appear as follows Press ENTER ESC knob to adjust ...

Page 42: ...d in another room That means while all the songs and equipments are stored inside the equipment room the user can use the computer in the KTV room to control all the sound effects The mixer DX 8000 was designed with professional karaoke usage in mind To give users more control over their mixer the team at Better Music Builder has created the Effect Control Software Suite The software allows users ...

Page 43: ...n the software that comes with the DX 8000 Below is the interface of the software HELP If you need help operating the software or the mixer click on the HELP button located on the top right in the interface of the software After clicking the HELP button a pop up window will appear ...

Page 44: ...EFT 8 ohm 350Wx2 CENTER 8 ohm 150Wx2 MIC 2 MIC 1 MIC 3 MIC INPUT Better Music Builder Passionate about Music IR FEEDBACK AUDIO VIDEO EFFECTS PROCESSOR DX 8000 High Definition Live Sound MIC EFFECT MUSIC EQ GAIN BACK DELAY LIMITER SYSTEM POLARITY X OVER PROGRAM OUTPUT LEVEL CLIP LIMIT 0dB 12dB 24dB EDIT CLIP LIMIT 0dB 12dB 24dB EDIT KARAOKE PROCESSOR PROF AUDIO ENTER ESC MIC VOLUME MIC 1 4 MIC 2 5 ...

Page 45: ...Q8 5018Hz EQ9 10KHz Also high cut and Low cut filter is added Both Music and Mic have independent Gain Control from 0 to 100 Both Music and Mic have independent Limiter Control 30dBu 20dBu stepover 0 1dBu Mic comes with 4 levels Feedback functions Open range 10dBu to 119dBu stepover 1dBu Each channel has Independent Mute Control Same Phase or reversed Phase Each Output Channel can be set up as 7Ba...

Page 46: ...V or display monitor 8 VIDEO IS FLICKERING REMEDY Check to see if the AV cable is damaged Use a better AV cable We recommend connecting video to the TV or monitor directly for best results 9 VIDEO SIGNAL OUT RECOMMENDATIONS REMEDY if you have more than 2 RCA outputs to the display we recommend using a signal amplifier to stabilize video quality 10 POWER CAN NOT BE TURNED ON REMEDY Check to see if ...

Page 47: ...kmanship However our warranty does not cover defects due to normal wears damage in transit improper use abuse or failure to follow the proper instructions for maintenance This warranty is void in the event of unauthorized repairs alternations modifications and removing of the product label Please also note that our warranty does not cover any shipping cost for the return of defective products to u...

Page 48: ...als Disposal Disposal of this material can be regulated because of environmental considerations For disposal or recycling information contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance EIA http www eiae org Disposal Of Waste Equipment By Users In Private Households In The European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be dispose...

Page 49: ...ation in order to avoid risks in breaking the equipment with improper installation and safety protection purposes We also provide educational and technical information on audio equipment and technologies For example we provide free installation diagrams to make it easier to connect the system In addition to get best connections for the sharpest image and sound quality we provide hot tip for choosi...

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Page 51: ...4 Better Music Builder All rights reserved Legal trademark 384140314000 Thank you for purchasing this unit To make full and effective use of this unit please read this Owner s Manual carefully before operating it Please retain this manual for future reference Passionate about Music Better Music Builder com ...