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On the DUAL PRIMARY speaker, you can also enable input level links of inputs 1, 2 and BT: this 

will gang input levels on both speakers. This option is useful when you are sending audio from 

an external source, i.e. a stereo mixer, avoiding left/right balance loss. 

These settings are automatically imposed to the SECONDARY speaker, to make sure the system 

is consistent. 

 

When  selecting  PRIMARY  Bluetooth  mode,  the  speaker  tries  to  connect  to  an  available 

SECONDARY speaker. If this fails, the DUAL CONNECT button forces an explicit connection trial. 

 

CLEAR LIST dismisses all previously paired smartphone, so that a connection sequence can be 

restarted again. 

 

When  setting  the  Bluetooth  PRIMARY  mode,  some  options  are 

available: 

 

 

On  the  LiveRemote  app,  PRIMARY  and  SECONDARY  speakers  are 

visible,  but  only  PRIMARY  (and of  course  SINGLE)  speakers  can  be 

selected for connection: 

 

 

 

 

The  DUAL  system  is  set  in  LEFT/RIGHT  mode;  Bluetooth  audio  is 

running in stereo (one channel per speaker), and MAIN output level 

of the speakers are linked.  

You can use this setting to maintain a proper stereo image. 

You can swap L and R channels by changing label assignment (which 

is PRI = LEFT, SEC = RIGHT by default). 

 

 

 

 

The DUAL system is set in ZONE mode; Bluetooth audio is summed to 

mono  and  sent  to  both  speakers.  MAIN  output  levels  are 

independent.  

You can use this setting to allow independent level control of the two 

zones. 

You  can  swap  ZONE  1  and  ZONE  2  by  changing  label  assignment 

(which is PRI = ZONE 1 , SEC = ZONE 2 by default). 

 

        

Troubleshooting the Bluetooth connection 

 

If for some reason the LiveRemote app is not connecting to the speaker, there may be three possible actions to follow: 

 

1)

 

Device Scan list on the LiveRemote app is showing an outdated list: please press SCAN again to verify device presence 

 

2)

 

The speaker is already connected to another smartphone: please double check 

 

3)

 

If  the  connection  fails,  there  is  the  possibility  to  clear  all  connections,  both  saved  and  current,  by  clicking  on  CLEAR  LIST.  After 

performing a CLEAR LIST, redo the SCAN on LiveRemote and connect to the desired unit. CLEAR LIST is available in all Bluetooth modes. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ART 9-AX Series

Page 1: ...ART 9 AX Reference Guide 1 ART 9 AX Reference Guide Date Sept 20 2022 Rev 1 8 Reference Manual for Firmware version 1 19 This document applies to the following RCF products ART 910 AX ART 912 AX ART...

Page 2: ...te audio and control via Bluetooth and a touch based color display allow full management of the following internal functions 6 input digital mixer o input processing and internal reverb o Dual COMBO X...

Page 3: ...PLAY to modify Timeout to Idle and Time to Home Page values both in seconds 2 OPERATING MODES OVERVIEW The flexible digital ART 9 AX engine offers several different operating modes covering a wide ran...

Page 4: ...ther LEFT or RIGHT when fed from an external stereo signal pair MIX OUT can be either the main output or the crossover subwoofer feed EDIT mode is forced to EASY no input EQ and Compressor no output E...

Page 5: ...Edit Touch Screen Gestures On some pages gestures are enabled to allow a faster navigation A 3 dot graphical element helps in understanding if a gesture is available As an example on the MIXER view a...

Page 6: ...turns red to indicate a muted state This can be useful when controlling from the LiveRemote smartphone app which also features a MUTE button Gesture a right to left swipe jumps to the REVERB page Reve...

Page 7: ...ompressor optimized for generic input signals is available To disable the compressor set it to the minimum value The other 3 controls all require a confirmation Link 1 2 when enabled links input chann...

Page 8: ...he numeric value center low of the screen An EQ INIT button is available and a global EQ on off button The MAIN output level is also available on the left Please note that when the HPF Frequency contr...

Page 9: ...e read only Internal read only presets have been created assuming specific subwoofer configurations please follow the table below to correctly configure the subwoofer unit connected to MIX OUT ART 910...

Page 10: ...TALIZATION section initializes audio parameters It is useful for working on the unit starting again from a clean setup INIT MIXER All the parameters related to input channels only are set to default v...

Page 11: ...em Settings pages allow full configuration of the ART 9 AX engine some pages are also accessible from other starting points The SPEAKER PRESET page offers the option to select the same loudspeaker tun...

Page 12: ...lay returns to the Mixer VIew FACTORY RESET it clears all parameters to the default state RESTORE BLUETOOTH in rare cases the Bluetooth connection may need to be restarted this function allows to rest...

Page 13: ...g the encoder and the confirm the choice with an encoder push which also jumps to next available position If you press OK name editing is completed The first available character is an END OF LINE spec...

Page 14: ...tereo one channel per speaker and MAIN output level of the speakers are linked You can use this setting to maintain a proper stereo image You can swap L and R channels by changing label assignment whi...

Page 15: ...eaker mono sources stereo source to 3 4 and Bluetooth audio are all mixed to mono Another speaker can be driven with independent level delay and EQ BT SINGLE MIX OUT MODE MONO parameter links OFF MIX...

Page 16: ...fer Bluetooth audio streaming in stereo remote control via the LiveRemote app and simplified parameter count Both channels are controlled in linked mode BT DUAL L R MIX OUT MODE MONO IN 1 PARAM LINK O...

Page 17: ...el and EQ controls BT DUAL ZONE MIX OUT MODE MONO Upper diagram independent feed from mixer MIX OUT is MAIN Lower diagram daisy chained feed MIX OUT is IN 1 LINK HW THRU TWO ART 9 AX for 2 ZONES with...

Page 18: ...RCF spa ART 9 AX Reference Guide 18 8 AX AUDIO ENGINE BLOCK DIAGRAM MIXER SECTION OUTPUT SECTION...

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