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ART 9-AX Reference Guide 

 

The encoder just below the touch screen is primarily dedicated to speaker level 

control;  when  navigating  into  the  edit  pages,  if  parameters  are  selected  the 

encoder allows to change parameter values. 

The Mixer view is the default page that appears when turning on the unit; during 

edit, after a specified time interval of inactivity, the screen returns to the Mixer 

view.  After touching any of the on-screen faders, their value can be modified with 

the encoder. 

After a longer time, the touch screen goes in 

idle mode

, where the screen shows 

two indicators (signal presence, clip), the RCF logo or the speaker volume when 

modified.  A  click  on  the  encoder  resumes  from  screen  idle  mode,  showing  the 

Mixer view again. 

Touching button (1) brings you to the 

SETTINGS

 menu, while button (2) jumps to 

the 

BLUETOOTH STATUS

 page. 

 

  

 

The 

SETTINGS

 view allows a full 

configuration of the unit; this is explained 

in detail in the following chapters. 

The 

BLUETOOTH STATUS

 page allows a quick 

check of current status, and allows pairing with 

a smartphone running the LiveRemote app 

(available for iOS and Android). 

Note: go to SETTINGS > SYSTEM SETTINGS 
> UTILITIES > DISPLAY 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 range of use cases. 

MIX OUT MODE

 essentially relates to the internal digital mixer and processor behaviour, and its associated MIX OUT connector. 

BLUETOOTH SETUP

 relates to communication between one or two ART 9-AX products with the associated 

LiveRemote

 control app, that runs 

on iOS or Android smartphones. It can be set in 

SINGLE mode

 (only one Bluetooth speaker is available) or in 

DUAL mode

 (two ART 9-AX 

speakers are available). 
 

Single Mode 

 

If only one ART 9-AX speaker is available, then 

BLUETOOTH

 should run in 

SINGLE mode

. The LiveRemote app controls a single speaker, with all 

functions available. The speaker can operate in one of the following MIX OUT modes: 

MIX OUT mode

 

 

MONO 

Default operating mode of ART 9 AX. 

The internal mixer operates in mono; MIX OUT is available for sending the mixed output to other speakers.  

Bluetooth audio feed is mixed to mono. 

STEREO 

The internal mixer operates in stereo; MIX OUT is dedicated to the other output (default is MIX OUT = RIGHT). 

Bluetooth audio feed is reproduced in stereo. 

XOVER 

The internal mixer operates in mono; the digital crossover is enabled and MIX OUT becomes a subwoofer feed. 

Bluetooth audio feed is mixed to mono. 

 

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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