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U.K. MAINS PLUG WARNING

A molded mains plug that has been cut off from the cord is unsafe.
Discard the mains plug at a suitable disposal facility.  NEVER UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU INSERT A DAMAGED OR CUT
MAINS PLUG INTO A 13 AMP POWER SOCKET.  
Do not use the
mains plug without the fuse cover in place.  Replacement fuse cov-
ers can be obtained from your local retailer.  Replacement fuses are
13 amps and MUST be ASTA approved 

to BS1362.

LITHIUM BATTERY

WARNING

CAUTION!

This product may contain a lithium battery. There is danger of
explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only
with an Eveready CR 2032 or equivalent. Make sure the bat-
tery is installed with the correct polarity. Discard used batter-
ies according to manufacturer’s instructions.

ADVARSEL!

Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosjonsfare. Ved utskifting benyttes kun
batteri som anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten.  Brukt batteri
returneres apparatleverandøren.

ADVARSEL!

Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering.
Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri av samme fabrikat og
type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren.

VAROITUS!

Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda
paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppin.
Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.

VARNING!

Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batteri-
typ eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattil-
lverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruk-
tion.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

ELECTROMAGNETIC

COMPATIBILITY 

This unit conforms to the Product

Specifications noted on the Declaration of

Conformity.  Operation is subject to the fol-

lowing two conditions:

• this device may not cause harmful inter-

ference, and 

• this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.  

Operation of this unit within significant elec-

tromagnetic fields should be avoided.

• use only shielded interconnecting cables.

DECLARATION OF

CONFORMITY

Manufacturer’s Name:

dbx Professional Products

Manufacturer’s Address:

8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, USA

declares that the product:

Product name:

dbx 2031, dbx2215 and dbx2231
Note: Product name may be suffixed by
the letters-EU.

Product option:

None

conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Safety:

IEC 60065 (1998)

EMC:

EN 55013 (1990)
EN 55020 (1991)

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage
Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC as amended by
Directive 93/68/EEC.

Vice-President of Engineering        
8760 S. Sandy Parkway

Sandy, Utah 84070, USA

Date: July 1, 2003

European Contact:

Your local dbx Sales and Service Office
or

Harman Music Group
8760 South Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah  

84070  USA

Ph: (801) 566-8800
Fax: (801) 568-7583

Summary of Contents for 20 Series

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODO DE EMPLEO 20 SERIES EQUALIZER LIMITER with TYPE III NR...

Page 2: ...source at installation Connect this equip ment only to the power source indicated on the equipment rear panel To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock refer servicing to qualified service personne...

Page 3: ...plosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Anv nd samma batteri typ eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattil lverkaren Kassera anv nt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruk tion IMPORTANT SAFE...

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Page 5: ...ION 2 INSPECTION 2 OPERATING CONTROLS 2 CONNECTING THE EQ TO YOUR SYSTEM 4 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 4 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 5 OPERATION AND APPLICATIONS NOTES 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FACTORY SERVICE...

Page 6: ...ackage AC power cord Operation Manual Registration Card Four rack mount screws and washers If any of these items are missing please contact dbx customer service at the number provided on the back cove...

Page 7: ...r threshold setting PeakPlus Limiter Threshold Control This control engages the PeakPlus limiter It sets the threshold level at which 1 gain reduction will begin to occur Its design is borrowed from t...

Page 8: ...the inputs and outputs can be used for balanced or unbalanced connections The use of more than one connector at a time for the inputs could unbalance balanced lines cause phase cancel lation short a c...

Page 9: ...ed or unbalanced sources and the outputs can be used with either balanced or unbalanced loads provided the proper cabling is used A balanced line is defined as two conductor shielded cable with the tw...

Page 10: ...iers as the last element in the chain should be set only as loud as necessary in order to avoid inducing unnecessary noise into the system All active equalizers by nature of design add noise when boos...

Page 11: ...FRAN AIS OPERATION MANUAL 7 20 SERIES GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS...

Page 12: ...ara tre dans l appareil ou le syst me auquel il est connect en cas de tension importante entre le ch ssis et la terre De s rieux risques de blessures graves et m me de mort existent en cas de contact...

Page 13: ...ABLE DES MATIERES INTRODUCTION 10 V RIFICATION 10 R GLAGES 10 RACCORDEMENT DU CORRECTEUR VOTRE SYSTEME 12 PANNEAU ARRIERE 12 CONSIDERATIONS SUR L INSTALLATION 13 UTILISATION ET NOTES DE FONCTIONNEMENT...

Page 14: ...nt les articles suivants Correcteur graphique avec num ro de s rie identique celui port sur l emballage Cordon d alimentation Mode d emploi Quatre vis de montage en rack avec rondelles R GLAGES Faces...

Page 15: ...e niveau du signal en sortie du correcteur exc de ce seuil R glage de seuil du limiteur PeakPlus Ce r glage active le limiteur PeakPlus Il d finit le seuil au del duquel une r duction de 1 sera appliq...

Page 16: ...cation Ces trois types de connexions d entr e et de sortie peuvent tre utilis s indiff remment pour des raccordements sym triques ou asym triques L utilisation simultan e de plus d un connecteur d ent...

Page 17: ...us pour travailler un niveau nominal de 4 dBu Les correcteurs d entr e et de sortie peuvent tre indiff remment connect s des sources sym triques ou asym triques condition d effectuer un c blage correc...

Page 18: ...btenir la courbe de r ponse recherch e Les potentiom tres course longue des correcteurs permettent des r glages pr cis de la courbe de r ponse Pour obtenir un rapport signal bruit optimis les r glages...

Page 19: ...DEUTSCH OPERATION MANUAL 15 20 SERIES GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS...

Page 20: ...schweren Verletzungen oder zum Tod f hren ADER FARBE Standard Alt L PHASE BRAUN SCHWARZ N NULLLEITER BLAU WEISS E SCHUTZERDE GR N GELB GR N NETZSTECKER Verwenden Sie aus Sicherheitsgr nden vom Netzkab...

Page 21: ...EMENTE 18 ANSCHLIESSEN DES EQUALIZERS AN IHRE ANLAGE 20 R CKSEITE 20 ANSCHLUSSHINWEISE 21 BEDIENUNGS UND ANWENDUNGSHINWEISE 22 SERVICE UND KUNDENDIENST 22 TECHNISCHE DATEN 31 BLOCKSCHALTBILD 32 OPERAT...

Page 22: ...zer geliefert wurde folgende Teile enth lt Equalizer entsprechend der Seriennummer am Karton Netzkabel Bedienungsanleitung Registrierungskarte 4 Stk Befestigungsschrauben und Unterlegscheiben Falls et...

Page 23: ...LIMITER THRESHOLD Regler des PeakPlus Limiters eingestellten Wert bersteigt PeakPlus THRESHOLD Regler Schaltet den PeakPlus Limiter zu Der Regler stellt den Pegel ein ab dem das Signal im Verh ltnis 1...

Page 24: ...drei Arten von Ein und Ausg ngen k nnen Sie sowohl symmetrische als auch asymmetrische Ger te anschliessen Wenn Sie mehrere Anschl sse desselben Ein oder Ausgangs gleichzeitig ben tzen k nnen dadurch...

Page 25: ...che Signalquellen und an die Ausg nge symmetrischer oder asymmetrischer Ger te anschliessen Symmetrische Kabel sind zweipolige geschirmte Kabel bei denen die beiden Innenleiter dasselbe Signal f hren...

Page 26: ...ximalen Rauschabstand jedes Ger tes ausn tzen Um unn tiges Rauschen zu vermeiden stellen Sie die Lautsprecher Endstufen als letztes Glied der bertragungskette nur so laut wie unbedingt n tig ein Alle...

Page 27: ...ESPA OL OPERATION MANUAL 23 20 SERIES GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS...

Page 28: ...NCION Si la puesta a tierra queda inactivada ciertas condiciones de fallo de la unidad o del sistama al que est conectado pueden dar como resultado el voltaje total de l nea entre el chasis y el punto...

Page 29: ...DEL ECUALIZADOR A SU SISTEMA 28 DESCRIPCION DE LOS PANELES POSTERIORES 28 CONSIDERACIONES PARA LA INSTALACION 29 NOTAS SOBRE OPERACION Y APLICACIONES 30 APOYO TECNICO SERVICIO DE FABRICA 30 DIAGRAMA...

Page 30: ...d del ecualizador con n mero de serie correspondiente al anotado en el paquete Cord n de alimentaci n para CA Manual de operaciones Tarjeta de registro Cuatro tornillos para montaje en bastidor y aran...

Page 31: ...el limitador PeakPlus cuando el nivel de se al de la secci n de EQ gr fico excede este ajuste de umbral del limitador Control PeakPlus THRESHOLD Este control acciona el limitador PeakPlus Fija el nive...

Page 32: ...zados para conexiones balanceadas y desbalanceadas La utilizaci n de m s de un conector a la vez para las entradas puede desequilibrar l neas bal anceadas causar cancelaci n de fase cortocircuitar un...

Page 33: ...es y cableado Los ecualizadores de la Serie 20 est n dise ados para niveles nominales de 4dBu Los ecualizadores pueden utilizarse con fuentes balanceadas o desbalanceadas y las salidas con cargas bala...

Page 34: ...su nivel nominal de operaci n comenzando con el primer elemento del sistema que es generalmente el pupitre mezclador Cada elemento debe hacerse fun cionar a su nivel operacional nominal para aprovecha...

Page 35: ...phic Equalizer Block Diagram 12 20 96 VCA VCA 40Hz GRAPHIC EQ PeakPlus TM Limiter Detector Timing TYPE III NR Detector Timing PeakPlus TM Threshold 20Hz 20kHz EQ Bypass 6dB 15dB Range CLIP Input Gain...

Page 36: ...In 6 and 15dB range Signal to Noise 100dB unweighted ref 4dBu 22kHz measurement bandwidth Dynamic Range 118dB unweighted Noise Reduction Out 6dB range Signal to Noise 94dB unweighted ref 4dBu 22kHz me...

Page 37: ...imen Power Consumption 2031 15W 2215 28W 2231 28W Consommation Leistungsaufnahme Consumo de energ a Mains Connection IEC receptacle Connecteur secteur Prise ch ssis IEC Netzanschluss IEC Kaltger tebuc...

Page 38: ...Notes 34 OPERATION MANUAL...

Page 39: ...Notes OPERATION MANUAL 35 20 SERIES GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS...

Page 40: ...RIES GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS 8760 South Sandy Pkwy Sandy Utah 84070 Phone 801 568 7660 Fax 801 568 7662 E mail customer dbxpro com World Wide Web www dbxpro com A Harman International Company Part No 18 22...

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