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XD360 Operation Manual
The XD360 Extreme Drive is designed to provide flexibility, sonic excellence and
intuitive controls for loudspeaker and EQ management. The XD™ software with
USB PC connectivity offers total control of your system with the processing
flexibility required for both installation and live use. The XD360 is a next
generation tool for critical sound processing between the mixer and power amp.
As a primary loudspeaker management system, the XD360 can control systems
from a basic stereo setup to a 6-way concert system and everything in between.
The System Quick Setup makes output routing and crossover configuration easy.
Loadable Speaker Presets tuned for specific Carvin speaker cabinets provide
optimized settings to get the most out of each element in your system. The XD360
includes 6 parametric EQ's on each input, 4 parametric EQ's on each Output with
high and low crossover filters; Bessel, Butterworth or Linkwitz-Riley (6 to
48dB/oct.), Limiter with Threshold, Phase, and Delays up to 120mS for distance or
for individual driver alignments.
The XD360 provides a high contrast 2x24 graphic display for programming from
the front panel. For remote settings, use the intuitive USB PC interface (go to
carvin.com/XD360 for the online demonstration). Onboard memory capacity has
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Summary of Contents for CARVIN XD360 Extreme Drive
- Page 1 6-way concert system and everything in between. The System Quick Setup makes output routing and crossover configuration easy. Loadable Speaker Presets tuned for specific Carvin speaker cabinets provide optimized settings to get the most out of each element in your system. The XD360 includes 6 parametric EQ’s on each input, 4 parametric EQ’s on each Output with...
- Page 2 enough storage to contain up to sixteen complete 3x6 system configurations with settings for multiple loudspeakers and line arrays, or to store unlimited configurations on your PC. Premium 24-bit A/D and D/A converters offer low noise and full 20-20kHz bandwidth with extremely low latency processing. The XD360 provides the serious tools needed for loudspeaker management.
- Page 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and Functions 2. Safety and Warranty Information 3. Rear Panel Connections and Features AC power Ground lift switch Audio XLR Inputs Audio XLR Outputs 4. Front Panel Controls and Settings 4.A. System Menu / Quick Setup System Type Copy Channel Save System...
- Page 4 5. Computer/Serial Control and Graphic User Interface 5.A. Software Minimum Requirements Installation 5.B. Serial Connections Connect to Device Upload Firmware to Unit 5.C. Controlling Audio from the Graphic Interface Sync to Software Sync to Hardware System Load/Save Input Settings Load/Save Copy/Paste Flat Gain...
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Page 5: Warranty Information
LIMITED WARRANTY Your Carvin processor is guaranteed against failure for 1 YEAR unless otherwise stated. Carvin will service and supply all parts at no charge to the customer providing the unit is under warranty. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer. -
Page 6: Rear Panel
XLR inputs A, B, C: Connect to audio sources. USB type B jack: For connection to a PC using Carvin’s XD360 control software with a full screen graphic interface and for XD360 firmware updating. XLR outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: Connect to audio inputs. - Page 7 4. Front Panel: SIG LED’s (INPUT signal indicators) Indicate that a signal is present at the rear A, B, or C XLR INPUT connector. PK LED’s (INPUT peak indicators) Indicate an input is being overloaded from the external source at the rear A, B, or C XLR INPUT connector.
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Page 8: Quick Setup
4.A. SYSTEM MENU (QUICK SETUP): Press the SYSTEM / QUICK SETUP button to open the SYSTEM menu. Use the PREV/NEXT buttons to move through the menu. Press EXIT to return to the INPUT/OUTPUT screens. Page 1 - > QUICK SETUP: QUICK SETUP mode will allow you to quickly configure a full system, without having to set routing and crossover parameters from each Output screen. -
Page 9: Save System
< - Page 3 - > LOAD PRESET SPEAKER: You can recall speaker presets optimized for specific Carvin speaker cabinets and load them to OUTPUT channels. The presets contain optimized settings for crossover frequencies, EQ, Delay (alignment), and Threshold (Limiter) which are tuned for the specific speaker elements in the speaker cabinet. -
Page 10: Utility Menu
4.B. UTILITY MENU: Press the UTILITY button to open the UTILITY menu. Use the PREV/NEXT buttons to move through the menu. Press EXIT to return to the INPUT/OUTPUT screens. Page 1 - > DELAY UNITS ~ Press Up/Down to display delay times in Seconds, Feet, or Meters. Press NEXT for Page 2 or EXIT to return to the INPUT/OUTPUT screens. -
Page 11: Input Settings
4.C. INPUT SETTINGS: Pressing any INPUT SELECT button (A,B or C) will bring up that input’s screen at any time, except if using the SYSTEM or UTILITY menus you must press EXIT to escape. Press the PREV/NEXT buttons to select a parameter to edit and then press the Up/Down to change the value. -
Page 12: Parametric Eq (Peq)
INPUT SCREEN PAGE 2, 3, 4: Input # PEQ# PEQ frequency PEQ level PEQ bandwidth PEQ# PEQ frequency PEQ level PEQ bandwidth Parametric EQ (PEQ): The six bands of Parametric EQ on each Input are typically used as “Main System EQs” and can be more effective than multi-band graphic EQs. The first cursor position “1”... -
Page 13: Output Settings
4.D. OUTPUT SETTINGS: Pressing any OUTPUT SELECT button (1- 6) will bring up that output’s screen at any time, except if using the SYSTEM or UTILITY menus you must press EXIT to escape. Press the PREV/NEXT buttons to select a parameter to edit and then press the Up/Down to change the value. - Page 14 OUTPUT SCREEN PAGE 2: Output # LPF frequency Filter type dB/oct. HPF frequency Filter type dB/oct. LOW PASS (LPF) and HIGH PASS (HPF) FILTERS (CROSSOVER) LPF: Set the Low Pass Filter frequency (Hi Cut). HPF: Set the High Pass Filter frequency (Low Cut). Filter types: BUTTER 6 : Butterworth 6db/octave slope (1 order)
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Page 15: Mute Button
OUTPUT SCREEN PAGE 4, 5: Output # PEQ# PEQ frequency PEQ level PEQ bandwidth PEQ# PEQ frequency PEQ level PEQ bandwidth Parametric EQ (PEQ): The four bands of Parametric EQ on each Output are used to EQ each speaker independently. The first cursor position “1”... -
Page 16: Software Installation
5. COMPUTER CONTROL / GRAPHIC INTERFACE The XD360 has a USB port allowing use with Carvin’s XD™ software. 5.A. THE CARVIN XD™ SOFTWARE MINIMUM COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Windows XP or later. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION: Download the software from: www.carvin.com/XD360 To install the XD360 software: 1. - Page 17 XD360 hardware memory. To perform a XD360 firmware update: 1. Download new firmware to your computer from www.carvin.com/XD360. 2. Save the file in a known location on your computer. 3. Click on the “UPLOAD FIRMWARE” button at the top right of the screen.
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Page 18: Sync To Software
5.C. CONTROLLING the XD360 from the GRAPHIC INTERFACE: SYNC TO SOFTWARE (top right area of screen) Click on this button to transfer the computer screen settings to the XD360. All changes made on the computer screen will change the XD360. SYNC TO HARDWARE (top right area of screen) Click on this button to display the settings from the XD360 onto the computer... - Page 19 INPUT SETTINGS (top 1/3 of screen, after SYSTEM) Click on A, B, or C. LOAD/SAVE: Load preset input settings or save them to your computer. COPY/PASTE: Copy output settings from one output to another. FLAT: sets the input to 20Hz-20kHz, all PEQs flat and volume full (0dB). GAIN: Set input level from 0dB (full) to -60dB(off) PEQ: Set Parametric EQ’s for Gain (boost/cut), FREQuency and BandWidth.
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Page 20: Sample Setups
6. SAMPLE SETUPS: BI-AMP MONITORS... -
Page 22: Specifications
7. SPECIFICATIONS: INPUTS: Female XLR connectors, 10kOhm, balanced Maximum Input +18 dBu Digital Controls: Gain: 0dB to -60dB in 0.5dB steps Delay: 0-120mS (max. system delay) in XXuS steps (0-XXXft in 0.XXin steps or 0-XX meters in Xmm steps) 6 Parametric EQs: 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 12dB in 0.5dB steps, 0.04 to 3.0 octaves(Q) OUTPUTS: Male XLR connectors, 150 Ohms electronically balanced... - Page 23 CARVIN SPEAKER SETTINGS...
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