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CLOUD ELECTRONICS LIMITED CX263 Installation and Setup Guide ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 MICROPHONE MUSIC SOURCE MUSIC SOURCE MUSIC SOURCE MUSIC LEVEL MIC 1 LEVEL MIC 2 LEVEL MUSIC LEVEL MIC 1 LEVEL MIC 2 LEVEL MUSIC LEVEL MIC 1 LEVEL...
General Description The Cloud CX263 is a stereo/mono mixer with a single stereo zone output and two mono zone outputs. It has application where up to six line sources are to be distributed to a single stereo and two mono zones.
The Cloud CX263 occupies one unit of standard 19” equipment rack. The microphone inputs and all zone outputs are balanced. Ventilation holes on the base of the unit should not be obscured. The CX263 is 150mm deep but a depth of 250mm should be allowed to clear connectors.
3 POLE RL-1 CONNECTOR To connect a RL-1 plate to one zone of the CX263, the unit must be internally configured to route the 1 2 3 source selection functionality to either the front panel control, or to the CDI-S200 serial interface module.
• Remove the mains cable from the rear of the product before removing the top panel. • Only reassemble the unit using screws identical to the original parts. NOTE: The release time constant jumper is common to all zones on the CX263. J8-J10 SETTINGS J3 SETTINGS...
This provides the facility for paging microphones, such as the Cloud CPM-4, to be connected to the CX263. The access contacts work on a short-to-ground system, which is compatible with the majority of paging microphones. If the microphone 1 input...
• Only reassemble the unit using screws identical to the original parts. NOTE: The CX263 does not provide a power supply pin on these access contacts, so any paging microphone used with the CX263 will need to use its own external supply.
CLOUD ELECTRONICS LIMITED 6.6 Microphone 1 priority The microphone 1 input on the CX263 is automatically configured to take priority over both the music signals and the microphone 2 input. When the priority circuit is triggered, the microphone 2 input signals are effectively muted. See the next section for details of the effect on music signals in the zone.
The stereo zone on the CX263 (Zone 1) can be configured to run in mono. When the zone is configured to run in mono, both left and right outputs from the zone will present the same summed mono signal.
Installation and Setup Guide CLOUD ELECTRONICS LIMITED Optional Modules There are only two types of internal optional modules which can be fitted to the CX263: M CDI-S200 serial interface card M Bose Active Equalisation Modules 9.1 CDI-S200 serial interface card The CDI-S200 is an RS-232 compliant, serial interface option card for the CX263.
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The manual will arrive with the module, but can also be requested from info@cloud.co.uk if lost. Current Consumption: The CX263 can provide up to 80mA of power to internal modules. If this limit is exceeded, the unit will eventually overheat and then shutdown. The current consumed by a CDI-S200 card is 34mA.
Location of Jumpers J12-15 Current Consumption: The CX263 can provide 80mA of power to internal modules. If this limit is exceeded, the unit will eventually overheat and then shutdown. Below is a table detailing the types of equalisation module available and their relative current consumption.
CX263 Zone Mixer Installation and Setup Guide CLOUD ELECTRONICS LIMITED Technical Specifications Line Inputs Frequency Response 20Hz-22kHz, +0, -0.5dB Distortion 20Hz-22kHz, <0.05% Typical Sensitivity 100mV (-17.8dBu) to 1.5V (+6dBu) Input Gain Control 24dB range Input Impedance Ω Headroom >20dB Noise...
CX263 line inputs. The transformer should be mounted close to the CX263 and the unbalanced output lead should be kept as short as possible. Where both the source and destination units are earthed, it is important to isolate the primary and secondary windings to avoid a potential ground loop;...
12.4 Connecting RL-1 remotes to the CX263 In order to connect an RL-1 remote to the CX263, the source selection function needs to be routed to either the front panel source selection switch or to the serial interface module. This can be accomplished by setting one of the following internal jumpers:J19-24 to either the ‘FR’...
Only reassemble the unit using screws identical to the original parts. In the interest of continuing improvements Cloud Electronics Limited reserves the right to alter specifications without prior notice. Cloud Electronics Limited 140 Staniforth Road Sheffield S9 3HF England Telephone +44 (0) 114 244 7051 Fax +44 (0) 114 242 5462 E-mail: Info@cloud.co.uk...
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