dbx DriveRack 480, User Manual

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Inputs 1-4
The input section of the 480 DriveRack™ offers four electronically balanced XLR connectors.
Inputs 3 and 4 offer Line/RTA switches that allow you to run a real time audio analyzer micro-
phone directly into the input of the 480 DriveRack™. The four XLR inputs of the 480
DriveRack™ also offer Pin 1 lift switches which lift the ground of the selected XLR input pair
when pressed.
WARNING - For proper operation of the RTA microphone, the RTA button must be depressed
and the ground /lift switch must be in the grounded position. When the RTA button on the back
panel is depressed, 48V phantom power is applied to pins 2 and 3 of the XLR connector. To
maintain a proper ground return for the phantom power, the ground/lift switch must be in the
grounded position. This will prevent the possibility of electrical shock.
LCD Display
The large LCD display of the 480 DriveRack™ provides the user with all of the vital processing
information of the DriveRack™ including: signal routing, configuration modes, effect block edit-
ing and RTA displays. The top left corner of the display indicates network device ID numbers.
The reverse background number indicates the number of the slave unit being controlled, while
Mst indicates that the unit is set to act as the master.
Function Buttons
The function buttons of the 480 DriveRack™ allow access to all editing and navigating functions
of the 480 DriveRack™.
Parameter Knobs
The parameter knobs of the 480 DriveRack™ allow the user to edit parameters of selected
effects of the 480 DriveRack™. The parameter knobs of the 480 and 480R DriveRack™ units
also incorporate light display Logicators™ which surround the knob itself and indicate levels of
parameter and effect activity. The parameter knobs of the 480 DriveRack™ also provide the
1.2 Front Panel (480)
Getting Started
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