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DX0.6 User Guide Loudspeaker management system...
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If servicing is required, contact qualified service ▪ Don't block the ventilation openings. ▪ personnel. Install in accordance with Martin Audio instructions. ▪ At the end of this unit's life, please use a recycling ▪ Don't remove the protective earth from the power centre.
DX0.6 User Guide Table of Contents Introduction ............................5 Features ............................5 Getting started ............................6 Desktop app ............................ 6 Connecting your processor and computer ................... 6 Setting up using the front panel ......................7 Connecting your system ........................7 Remember ............................
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DX0.6 User Guide Output channel menu ........................25 Output name ..........................25 Resetting a channel to factory defaults ..................... 26 Output source ..........................26 Output gain ........................... 26 Output polarity ..........................27 Output delay ..........................27 Peak limiter ........................... 27 Program limiter ..........................
DX0.6 User Guide Introduction The DX0.6 is a digital audio processor with an extremely Six impedance balanced XLR outputs with 12dB of ▪ low noise floor, high dynamic range and powerful internal gain, polarity invert, 200ms delay, high and low pass DSP.
DX0.6 User Guide Getting started There are two ways to set up your DX0.6. You can: Connecting your processor and Use a desktop app running on a computer connected computer ▪ to your DX0.6. This allows you to access all of the...
Setting up using the front panel out of the speakers. To set up your DX0.6 using the buttons and screen on the When powering up your equipment, turn on the ▪ front panel, you need to: amplifiers last.
DX0.6 User Guide Front panel 1. The LCD display allows you to view and update the 6. Output meters. Each output has a bar graph of LEDs settings on your processor. that acts as a meter. These meters are the same as...
DX0.6 User Guide Back panel 1. Power. To turn the unit on, plug it in and press this As with most Ethernet ports, there are two LEDs that switch to "I". To turn it off, press this switch to "O".
DX0.6 User Guide Utility menu You can use the utility menu to configure the main settings of the processor. To use the utility menu 1. Note that before you start, you can press PM1 or PM2 and nothing will happen. You can also rotate PM1, PM2 and PM3 and nothing will happen.
DX0.6 User Guide System utilities From the system utilities menu, you can set up the To select internal signal generation, rotate PM2 right following: so that Signal Gen appears on the bottom line of the screen. Input source (page 11) ▪...
You set linked channel mode for inputs to ON. ▪ When you link channels, any setting differences remain You update the gain for channel A to +2db. The DX0.6 ▪ unchanged. When you edit a linked channel, the DX0.6 will automatically update channel B to have a gain of automatically updates linked channels to use the same +5dB (to maintain the offset of 3dB).
DX0.6 User Guide To choose linked channel mode 4. To use the current mute status rather than the preset mute status when you recall a preset, rotate PM2 to 1. Press PM3 to display the Utility Menu. 2. System Utilities will be on the bottom line of the To use the mute settings in the preset when you recall screen.
To download the latest firmware, go to the same location output level is likely to be relatively low so the meters will and choose DX0.4 and DX0.6 Control Software. The give you very little information. The limiter threshold is firmware is bundled with the software.
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DX0.6 User Guide To view the firmware version 1. Press PM3 to display the Utility Menu. 2. System Utilities will be on the bottom line of the screen. Press PM1 to select. 3. Rotate PM1 until Firmware Version appears on the bottom line of the screen.
DX0.6 User Guide Program utilities From the program utilities menu, you can choose: Recall a program (page 16) ▪ Save a program (page 16) ▪ Recall a program 4. Rotate PM1 until the appropriate preset location This allows you to recall a system preset or to recall a appears on screen.
Then press PM1 to display the IP address. 5. If you've finished, press PM2 twice to exit the menu system. Device name This allows you to give your DX0.6 a name of your choice. The name can be up to 16 characters.
DX0.6 User Guide The IP address will be all zeros if: The processor isn't connected to ▪ an Ethernet network. The processor is connected to ▪ an Ethernet network, the TCP/IP 4. Press PM2 to exit. mode is set to dynamic IP and 5.
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DX0.6 User Guide 2. Rotate PM1 until Network Utilities appears on the bottom line of the screen. Then press PM1. 3. Rotate PM1 until LAN mode appears on the bottom line of the screen. Then press PM1. The mode is either DHCP (for dynamic IP) or Static 4.
DX0.6 User Guide Security utilities This allows you to log in or out of your processor as an Admin or Expert. If you haven't logged in (or you've logged Processor passwords are six out), you are a Basic user. characters long.
For numbers, rotate PM3 to the left of the upper case letters. As soon as you make a change, the When you rotate PM3, the order of the characters is DX0.6 saves the change. You don't need as follows: to do a separate step to save changes. Input channel menu...
DX0.6 User Guide Input noise gate Input gain The input gain allows you to adjust the entire system The input noise gate allows you to automatically reduce levels up and down. You can use this to compensate for the level of background noise from the inputs. This allows variations in the signal level of the program material from you to reduce hum or hiss.
DX0.6 User Guide To change the input polarity 1. Press the A or B button until the button goes blue and the channel menu appears. For details, see Input channels (page 21). 2. Rotate PM1 until Polarity appears at the top right of the screen and press PM1.
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DX0.6 User Guide 2. If EQ is off, you need to switch it on. For details, see Enable input EQ (page 23). You can only edit Q for some EQ types. You can only switch on EQ bands if EQ is on.
As soon as you make a change, the factory defaults (page 26). DX0.6 saves the change. You don't need to do a separate step to save changes. Output channel menu The output channel menu allows you to set up the following: Name&FCP.
Output channels (page 25). exactly the audio quality intended when the Martin Audio Research and Development team designed the speaker. 2. Rotate PM1 until Source appears top right. Then You can also create your own locked presets so that no press PM1.
Peak limiter (page 27). Note that we quote the figures for the power rating for Martin Audio speakers in AES Watts with the peak rating 4X (6dB) higher than the AES figure. To set the program limiter You set the peak limiter by setting a threshold and a release time.
DX0.6 User Guide Rotate PM3 to change the Threshold in 0.2dBu high pass filter to roll-off low frequencies that a full-range ▪ steps, This allows fine control. loudspeaker cannot efficiently reproduce and that may cause damage to the speaker. 3. To change the release time, rotate PM1 so that Rel Time appears on the bottom line of the screen.
You can use output EQ to adjust the response of a particular loudspeaker or transducer and to correct for room anomalies in multi-room setups. In addition to output EQ, the DX0.6 has ten bands of input EQ. For details, see Ten band input EQ (page 23).
Left and right from the mixer feed inputs A and B of suitable for gigging bands and DJs in pubs, bars and small the DX0.4 or DX0.6. The outputs feed two independent clubs. The DX0.4 is configured to run the system in stereo amplifiers, this time each amplifier is a Martin Audio and the system is driven actively bi-amped.
Outputs 1 to 4 is covered by the CDD6. This system uses the DX0.6 as from the DX0.4 or DX0.6 are routed to inputs 1 to 4 on the system processor taking a feed from a signal source the amplifier.
DX0.6 outputs 1 and 2 go to VIA5002 inputs 1 and 2. ▪ Short XLR cables connect the DX0.6 outputs to the amplifier inputs. DX0.6 outputs 3, 4, 5 and 6 go to VIA5004 inputs 1, 2, ▪ 3 and 4. DX0.6 outputs 1 and 2 connect to VIA5002 inputs 1 ▪...
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The system uses a DX0.6 to provide the processing required with channels 1 and 2 for the front and rear processing for the left sub, channels 3 and 4 for the right sub and channels 5 and 6 for the left and right X12 speakers.
DX0.6 User Guide Troubleshooting No power Check the pan control on the signal source. It may be ▪ turned too far to one side. If you’re using a stereo signal Make sure the power cord is securely seated in the IEC source, it may be delivering an out-of-balance stereo ▪...
DX0.6 User Guide Technical specifications General Processing Input impedance 20k Ohm balanced Output filters High & Low Pass, –6dB/Octave to –48dB/ Octave Output Imp 100R Slope types: Butterworth, Bessel, Linkwitz- Max input level +20dBu Riley Max output level +18dBu Output...
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