DMX8 USB Mixer
Installation Guide
for use with
FTR Touch
Page 1: ...DMX8 USB Mixer Installation Guide for use with FTR Touch ...
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Page 3: ...ded with this equipment To reduce the risk of electric shock never disable this important safety feature Canadian Deviations clause 1 1 1 All equipment installations are required to be in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code CEC Part 1 CAN CSA C22 1 US Deviations clause 1 1 1 All equipment installations are required to be in accordance with the National Electrical Code NEC ANSI NFPA 70 and...
Page 4: ... Product Outline 1 Installing the DMX8 USB Mixer 1 Voltage Selection 1 Location 2 Environment 2 Software 2 Connections 2 Testing 3 Configuring FTR Touch Recording Settings 4 DMX8 Configuration Panel 5 Settings 6 Adjusting Levels 7 Troubleshooting 8 Specifications 9 Appendix A 11 ...
Page 5: ...ion make sure you have the following DMX8 USB Mixer DMX8 USB Mixer Installation Guide for FTR Touch this guide Hi Speed rated USB cable to connect DMX8 USB Mixer to computer supplied Power cable suitable for your region supplied Microphones or other input sources as required Microphone cables wired correctly for the DMX8 XLR connectors Note DMX 8 drivers are pre installed on FTR Touch The standard...
Page 6: ...s detail the procedures for installing the hardware and configuring the pre installed device drivers on the FTR Touch unit Connections Connecting the equipment involves the placement and connection of microphones or other input devices and cables connection to FTR Touch and any monitoring equipment and the testing of the complete system Microphones Place microphones as close as practical to the us...
Page 7: ...t Level LED on the front panel of the DMX8 USB Mixer As each microphone is tested the LED should flash green It is acceptable for the LED to flash red occasionally with loud speech If the microphones are placed close together the voice test should be accompanied by a scratch test Before speaking lightly scratch each microphone and observe which LED on the front panel lights This ensures the correc...
Page 8: ...uration panel make the required changes See DMX8 Configuration Panel in the following section for details 4 When all required changes are made touch the close button in the top right corner of the configuration panel Note Scene controls are not available from FTR Touch If you touch the scene controls your current settings are saved and the configuration panel is closed 5 If all other settings are ...
Page 9: ...ntom power on or off as required Set input levels to suit the connected input device Assign the eight inputs to any combination of four recording channels which are captured by FTR Touch Set recording channel levels Assign the eight inputs to any combination of 4 monitoring channels which are accessed from the rear panel of the DMX8 Set monitor output levels ...
Page 10: ...1 or 2 as required For 4 channel recording switch inputs to Recording Channels 1 4 as required Monitor Channel Select the Monitor channels that the inputs will be mixed to Input Level Adjust the level of each input Recording Channel Level Adjust the level of each Recording channel using the level meter as a guide Monitor Channel Level Adjust the level of each Monitor channel Scenes Scenes are not ...
Page 11: ... channels that each input will be mixed to Each input can be mixed to any of the 4 recording channels 2 For each recording channel adjust the Recording Channel Level slider It is important to adjust these sliders so that an adequate signal level well above any background noise but below the clipping threshold is obtained To adjust the recording channel levels 3 Start with all the Recording Channel...
Page 12: ...eck and adjust the input and recording channel levels using the DMX8 Configuration Distortion is usually caused when the input or recording level is set too high Ensure the input type is correct for the type of microphone you are using Hum or buzz in the recording Usually caused by electrical interference to the microphones or cables Ensure all cables and microphones are moved away from possible s...
Page 13: ...able Noise Gating Available Trim Control Software controllable 90dB range 0 5dB steps Mixer Recording Device Source Selection Any combination of the 8 inputs for each of 4 Recording outputs to USB Monitor Source Selection 1 to 4 Any combination of the 8 inputs for each of the Monitor outputs 1 to 4 Monitor Source Selection All All 8 inputs mixed down to 1 output A D and D A Conversion Conversion 1...
Page 14: ...for power on One LED per input channel Green indicates audio activity Red indicates compression threshold is reached Computer Interface Operating System Support Windows XP Home SP1 Windows XP Professional SP1 USB Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 required for full functionality Audio Wave Devices 2 or 4 mono recording devices 1 or 2 stereo Mixer Control Full function software control running on host computer G...
Page 15: ...8 Front and Rear Panels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 POWER DMX8 USB Mixer Input Levels ForTheRecord FTR Pty Ltd Front Panel Rear Panel 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MONITOR All USB Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 ANTEX ELECTRONICS UN2468 3 INPUTS 115 230V 50 60Hz 25 WATTS ...
Page 16: ... Environment 2 Location 1 Microphones 2 Monitoring Equipment 3 Recording Equipment 2 Testing 3 Levels Input 7 Monitor Channel 7 Recording Channel 7 Mode Dial 4 Safety Notices iii Voltage Selection iii Warning iii Scenes 6 Settings 4 Specifications 9 11 Troubleshooting 8 ...
