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ART 9-AX Reference Guide Date: Sept 20, 2022 Reference Manual for Rev.: Firmware version 1.19 This document applies to the following RCF products: ART 910-AX ART 912-AX ART 915-AX RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
AX AUDIO ENGINE BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................... 18 1. QUICK START The ART 9-AX series combines the powerful ART 9 active speaker with a compact yet advanced digital mixer, that adds ample flexibility and several functions to the product. Remote audio and control via Bluetooth and a touch-based color display allow full management of the following internal functions: ...
After a longer time, the touch screen goes in idle mode, where the screen shows two indicators (signal presence, clip), the RCF logo or the speaker volume when modified. A click on the encoder resumes from screen idle mode, showing the Mixer view again.
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All available modes can be enabled by either using the STEP-BY-STEP CONFIGURATION or using the dedicated submenus: SETTINGS > SYSTEM SETTINGS > BLUETOOTH SETTINGS > SYSTEM SETTINGS > AUDIO SETUP > MIX OUT MODE More details are available in the Operating Modes Reference section, later in this document. RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
Output Edit Top to Bottom Mixer View (home page) System Settings and subpages Top to Bottom Mixer View (home page) (except LOAD/SAVE, CROSSOVER) Step-by-Step Configuration Top to Bottom Mixer View (home page) (not on subpages) RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
Gesture: A left-to-right swipe returns to Mixer view, only if reached with the opposite gesture; when the Reverb page is reached with navigation, a top-to-bottom gesture returns to Mixer View. The two cases differ by the lower left button (see above). RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
If BLUETOOTH mode is set to DUAL, the EQ section is disabled, because EASY is the only available EDIT mode in DUAL Bluetooth setup. Gesture: A top-to-bottom gesture returns to Mixer View. Right-to-left and left-to-right gestures allow navigation between first and second page of Input Channels 1 and 2. RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
MAIN and MIX outputs. When clicking the OUT button on Mixer View, a selection is required between MAIN output edit and MIX OUT edit (see below). The fader label changes accordingly. MAIN MIX OUT RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
LPF Enable, normally ON. You can turn the LPF off when the external SUB already has internal filtering. Crossover Frequenc: OFF, 20 Hz…. 160 Hz Additional, non-editable filtering is inserted when an RCF model is selected, for optimal TOP/SUB matching. For USER 1 and USER 2, SAVE is enabled, while other presets are read-only.
Depending on intermediate selections, it will require from 3 to 5 steps; the last step will show all choices, which are going to be applied only after pressing the OK button. If you press the CANCEL button, no changes will be applied. RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
ART 9 equivalent. The only control that can be accessed is the SPEAKER PRESET. BLUETOOTH and CROSSOVER pages are already detailed in other sections of this document. RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
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(XOVER OUT, STEREO) then the Delay Link is permanently enabled. Delay value is expressed in ms; when clicking on the encoder, the current delay value indication alternates between meters and milliseconds. Maximum delay value is 136 ms, corresponding to 46.6 meters. RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
In SECONDARY Bluetooth mode, a summary of settings is visible: LEFT/RIGHT mode: LEFT or RIGHT ZONE mode: ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 Input Level Link for (matching the settings on PRIMARY) IN 1, IN 2, BT (as set on PRIMARY) RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
If the connection fails, there is the possibility to clear all connections, both saved and current, by clicking on CLEAR LIST. After performing a CLEAR LIST, redo the SCAN on LiveRemote and connect to the desired unit. CLEAR LIST is available in all Bluetooth modes. RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
Two speakers, stereo system; a stereo source fed to inputs 1 and 2 LINK 1-2 = ON is handled as a stereo signal, stereo source to 3-4 and Bluetooth audio are handled in stereo. MIX OUT is RIGHT RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
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Two SUB + TOP systems are remotely controlled and fed from a stereo source, with Bluetooth streaming in stereo. BT = DUAL, L/R MIX OUT MODE = XOVER IN 1 PARAM LINK = ON RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
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LiveRemote app and independent EQ section for both zones. Each zone has independent level and EQ controls. BT = DUAL, ZONE MIX OUT MODE = XOVER MIX OUT is SUB RCF spa ART 9-AX Reference Guide...
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