Martin Audio DX1.5, Manual

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Page 2: ...oudspeaker Management System 8 Selecting a specific preset 9 Amplifier power amplifier gain DX1 5 primary limiter and ClipLim settings 10 Front Panel functions l r 11 Rear Panel functions l r 12 Opera...

Page 3: ...d VW 1 and have a current carrying capacity not less than the marked rating of the apparatus 2 Electrical compliance An example of this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following...

Page 4: ...available for all controls The DX1 5 is also equipped with AES EBU digital inputs and includes a sample rate converter capable of accepting anything from 32kHz up to 192kHz 5 Features Superb audio qua...

Page 5: ...unications interface setup SYSTEM Sub menu Used to view unit s status and select various global options such as PEQ Q or bandwidth units delay units and output metering point pre post mute SECURITY Su...

Page 6: ...your original presets if you need to If you are not familiar with the Martin Audio DX1 5 please read the DX1 5 User Guide You should have extracted the following files to a suitable folder on your ha...

Page 7: ...puter to the external socket on the rear of the unit 2 On the DX1 5 use the blue Menu Back Next and Enter keys to go into the Interface Sub menu and then into External Interface 3 Once entered setup a...

Page 8: ...y adjusting the Com Serial Port number and clicking the Connect button again It is usually quicker to do this by trial and error as Com port numbering can be a mystery to the average PC user 6 Click o...

Page 9: ...will communicate with the DX1 5 and ask for confirmation Click OK You ll see the green block writing progress bar proceeding from left to right and on the DX1 5 front panel you ll see graphics shuffli...

Page 10: ...ns See section 14 Editing Audio Parameters Input Channels for operating details 9 Amplifier power amplifier gain DX1 5 primary limiter and ClipLim settings Amplifier power We suggest you specify an am...

Page 11: ...power amplifier s and loudspeaker s peak capability set the ClipLims as follows Subwoofers Slow 6dB Above Low mid LF Medium 6dB Above High mid HF Fast 6dB Above If you have specified an amplifier smal...

Page 12: ...item In this way three presses on MENU from the default screen will jump back to the last parameter adjusted Different menus are selected using the BACK and NEXT keys or with the FREQ encoder ENTER k...

Page 13: ...put All are fully balanced pin 2 hot 3 cold 1 screen Recessed AES input switch to select AES digital inputs Red LED will illuminate in the hole when AES inputs are selected along with the correspondin...

Page 14: ...power has permitted the inclusion of more processing blocks even considering the extra inputs and outputs and the doubling of sample rate To reduce set up time and aid usability several standard confi...

Page 15: ...the display shows Design a Crossover Routing Free Assign And then press ENTER The EDIT key will illuminate for output 1 as will any relevant input EDIT keys showing which inputs are feeding output 1 T...

Page 16: ...set to 500mS the maximum available output delay for any output fed from input A will be 150mS x 1mS x 0 01mS The display will show for instance InA Input A Delay Base Delay 0 00mS Input Parametric EQ...

Page 17: ...en any input and output is 650 00mS For example if the input delay on channel A is set to 500mS the maximum available output delay for any output fed from input A will be 150mS x 1mS x 10uS x0 3uS The...

Page 18: ...filters parametric bands 8 9 need to be bypassed or set to 0dB If they are not the message Bypass PEQ s 8 9 To Access 48dB Slopes will be displayed Freq Slope The display will show for instance OP1 Ou...

Page 19: ...ack Release Threshold The display will show for instance OP1 Output 1 Limiter Atk 2 0mS Rel x16 22dB Output D Max ClipLim The clip limiter is designed to sit at a threshold just above the standard lim...

Page 20: ...ing 1 3 2 4 Selecting Free Assign and then pressing ENTER will begin the process of ganging outputs together using the following simple rules All outputs are ganged to the lowest number so to gang 3 5...

Page 21: ...ear in the GLOBAL MEMORY Sub Menu and its operation warrants a little more explanation Selecting to Store or Recall using the Global Memory option offers the possibility of storing various combination...

Page 22: ...a time using the pc loader software Your Martin Audio distributor or dealer will let you know if updates are necessary 19 AES Inputs DX1 5 units have AES input facilities via input XLR A built in as s...

Page 23: ...the two input streams to be at different rates if necessary 20 Warranty Martin Audio DX1 5 Loudspeaker Management Systems are warranted against manufacturing defects in materials or craftsmanship ove...