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HARDWARE and SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE DM84 Digital Audio Processor Fill in for your records: Serial Number: Purchase Date: Rio Rancho, NM, USA www.lectrosonics.com...
DM84 Installation Guide Important Safety Instructions This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure -- voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature.
Introduction ........................................ 5 Unpacking the Unit ....................................5 Items Included in the box: ..................................5 Hardware Installation ....................................6 Installing the DM84 System Into a Rack ..............................6 Cables ........................................6 Audio Connections ....................................6 Audio Connection Guidelines ................................6 Audio Inputs ......................................
DM84 Digital Audio Proces- Power cable sor, its components and software menus and setup screens. To get the most out of the DM84 system, it is 5-pin de-pluggable connectors: suggested to review the information presented in the 6 each for the DM84 DM84 Series Reference Manual.
Installing the DM84 System Into a Rack Audio Connection Guidelines Unbalanced and balanced input connections use the The DM84 occupies a single rack space and there are following guidelines. no special ventilation requirements. Mount with 4 rack screws using the appropriate mounting holes. It is...
Programmable Gain Preamplifiers with Software Switchable Phantom Voltage When the DM84 output is connected to a balanced input, wire it as indicated in DM84 Out to Balanced +15 VDC Input (3-Wire). Select Mic or Line (as appropriate) via the software GUI.
DM Out Destination activity or the current state of a programmable input or some other feature of the DM84. Each programmable output is the electrical equivalent of a contact closure to Shield ground. When a programmable output is “active”, it conducts current to ground.
DM84 Installation Guide DM84 Rear Panel This device complies with 1: GND 6: IN 9 11: OUT 5 16: IN 4 21: OUT 2 U.S. Patent Number: 5,414,776 Part 15 of the FCC rules. 2: IN 1 7: IN 11...
DM84 Installation Guide DM84 Location of Communication Ports Expansion Port Digital Audio Network Interface Interconnection Diagram 1 - GND 1 - GND 6 - IN 20 6 - IN 20 11- OUT 13 11- OUT 13 16 - IN 15...
Win- USB Driver Installation Windows XP dows Logo Testing, click Continue Anyway. When the DM84 is connected to a Windows XP com- ® puter system for the very first time, the Windows "New...
DM84 Installation Guide 2. Windows discovers the previously installed USB driver. It is likely that a dialog will open warning you that the driver has not passed Windows Logo Testing. Click Continue Anyway. 5. When the driver installation is complete, the final page of the Wizard appears.
Hardware Wizard automatically opens. Use the following procedure to install the LecNet2™ USB driver using the Wizard. 1. Connect a cable between the DM84 processor USB port and the computer system . Place the LecNet2™ Installation Disk in the computer system’s CD-ROM drive and click Next>...
DM84 Installation Guide Initial Setup Connect Menu The initial setup of a DM84 system is a relatively simple three step process: connect the unit to the computer, turn on the computer and select the appropriate control panel, preset the input, matrix and output. This process assumes that LecNet2™...
Front Panel Gain Controls The gain of input and output audio channels is adjust- able from the front panel of the DM84. This feature is useful for system setup and adjustment, and may be left enabled to allow users to “touch up” gains as needed during operation.
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This warranty does not apply to used or demonstrator equipment. Should any defect develop, Lectrosonics, Inc. will, at our option, repair or replace any defective parts without charge for either parts or labor. If Lectrosonics, Inc. cannot correct the defect in your equipment, it will be replaced at no charge with a similar new item.
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