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- Page 1 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Upgrade Installation Instructions & Release Notes...
- Page 2 Customer Support Tel 781-280-0300 Fax 781-280-0495 (Sales) This document should not be construed as a commitment on the part of Lexicon, Inc. Fax 781-280-0499 (Service) The information it contains is subject to change without notice. Lexicon, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors that may appear within this publication.
- Page 3 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Installation Intructions MPX 500 Version 2 Software Upgrade Software Installation Instructions Note: Installation of the MPX 500 Version 2 Software Upgrade will reset the system configuration to factory-default settings. To preserve System Parameter settings and User Bank programs, perform the following steps: 1.
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Page 4: Safety Summary
Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in these instructions violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the instrument. Lexicon, Inc. assumes no liability for failure to comply with these requirements. GROUND THE INSTRUMENT... -
Page 5: Safety Symbols
MPX 500 Version 2 Software Installation Intructions SAFETY SYMBOLS Denotes important information. It calls Note: attention to a procedure, practice, Following are general definitions of safety symbols used condition, or the like which is essential to on equipment or in manuals: highlight. -
Page 6: Step 1 - Open The Unit
STEP 1 - OPEN THE UNIT Contents Using a size 1 Phillips head screwdriver, remove This update kit includes: the screws (Lexicon Part No. 640-02812) on the top and bottom of the unit (three on top, three on • 1 MPX 500 EPROM bottom). - Page 7 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Installation Intructions Bottom View of Unit Remove the screw (Lexicon Part No. 640-02812) Front and nut (Lexicon Part No. 643-01732) closest to the AC receptacle. This is the only screw with a nut attached. Back Screw &...
- Page 8 Lexicon, Inc. STEP TWO - INSTALL THE EPROM Using a wrench or nut driver, remove the five plastic nuts (Lexicon Part No. 643-11682) Refer to the illustration below to locate the attached to the 1/4-in. connectors. EPROM on the MPX 500 main board (location U9).
- Page 9 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Installation Intructions Hold the body of the EPROM and, exerting CAUTION Pin 1 gentle pressure downward, roll it slightly to EPROMs inserted backwards will force the pins into a position parallel to the be destroyed. Incorrect insertion work surface (see diagram below).
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Page 10: Using The Documentation
MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. Note: THE COMPRESSOR Installation of the MPX 500 Version 2 Software The new software contains a compressor that is available Upgrade will reset the system configuration to with all presets. It sits in the Wet component of the signal factory-default settings. -
Page 11: The Level Meters
MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes The compressor is a stereo effect that acts on both L and As with other Edit parameters, the four Compressor R channels simultaneously, using the sum of the two parameters can be controlled via MIDI commands. The channels as its trigger. - Page 12 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. THE COMPRSSR BANK In all of these presets, the Adjust knob (knob 1, Edit page 2) controls "gain make-up" within a range of 0dB (none) to Presets 240, 241, 246, and 247 are compressor-only.
- Page 13 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes THE LIVE-FOH BANK longer echoes/delays) and one that can be set manually with a knob labelled Delay (generally The Live-FOH Bank contains presets that are quicker and used to create a "slap" of perhaps 60-135ms). The more intuitive for live-sound engineers to operate.
- Page 14 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. THE USER BANK Installation of the MPX 500 Version 2 Software Upgrade will reset the system configuration to factory-default The Version 2 Software expands the User Bank to hold 64 settings. To preserve System Parameter settings and User programs, instead of the original 30.
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Page 15: Errata Notes
MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Errata Notes MISCELLANEOUS • On page 19, the MPX 500 User Guide incorrectly states • Version 2 is designed to recognize Version 1 System that Memory Protect Mode prevents changes to the Parameter and User Bank dumps. This feature allows User Bank or the System Parameters. - Page 16 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. Reverb Parameters Adjust Function varies from preset to preset. Adjust usually controls several parameters but may also provide a set of special values for a single control (for example "Fast" and "Slow" for a parameter that can also be set to any value via another control).
- Page 17 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Diffusion Controls the degree to which initial echo density increases over time. High settings of Diffusion result in high initial buildup of echo density. (Echo density is also affected by Size, with smaller spaces sounding denser.) Size Sets the rate of echo density buildup after the initial period (which is controlled by Diffusion).
- Page 18 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. Inverse Parameters Duration Determines the length of time in milliseconds that passes before output cutoff occurs. LowSlope, HighSlope Found only in the Inverse programs. LowSlope determines the shape of the reverb envelope for low frequencies.
- Page 19 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Depth Controls volume modulation. Waveform Determines how the volume is modulated with time. Values are Sine (smooth modulation with polarity reversal), Rectified Sine (smooth modulation with no polarity reversal), Triangle (linear ramp up and down), Sawtooth (linear ramp up with sudden reduction), and Square (level modulations between maximum and minimum).
- Page 20 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. Flange Parameters Speed Controls how rapidly the two Flange voices move. Depth Controls how much Flange effect is created by adjusting the level of the two Flange voices. Sweep Determines the maximum amount of time-delay applied to each voice.
- Page 21 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes -L-, -R/S- continued This is more demanding, and will often achieve better performance with a mono pitch shift than with a stereo pitch shift.Thus the MPX 500 contains programs for both. The Edit pages for the mono mode programs offer both "Left"...
- Page 22 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Lexicon, Inc. Miscellaneous Efx Bal Controls the relative amounts of these two effects in the dual effects programs. In a parallel, mono split, or dual mono routing configuration, this simply splits the signal feeding into the two effects.
- Page 23 MPX 500 Version 2 Software Release Notes Notes:...
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