RCF AX 8042, User Manual

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RCF S.P.A. THANKS YOU FOR PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT, WHICH HAS BEEN
DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE RELIABILITY AND HIGH PERFORMANCES.
This device can be installed into a 19” rack cabinet (1 unit) thanks to its rack ears.
INSTALLATION
AX 8042 is a highly versatile digital matrix and automixer based on a powerful DSP and
dedicated to installed sound systems and other audio applications.
It has 8 mic / line inputs on removable connectors with selectable 48 V phantom power
(each input from 5 to 8 has a single RCA socket) and 4 outputs (A to D, on removable screw
terminals) directly linked to the matrix audio buses, plus 2 additional outputs (E – F, on
RCA sockets) that can be separately processed and combined to any of the first 4 (A to D).
Sound processing includes parametric equalizers, noise-gates, compressors, limiters, delays,
ducking, automatic level and gain controls, priority functions, levels and gains on all cross-
points.
All parameters can be edited through a dedicated RDNET software module.
Each AX 8042 can work as a dual-room combiner with 2 independent ‘automix’ settings.
AX 8042 has 10 logic inputs (GPIN), 4 logic outputs (GPOUT) plus 2 (RL1, RL2) with a relay.
All logic inputs and outputs have removable screw terminals and are fully configurable.
Two AX 8042 (MASTER and SLAVE) can be linked each other to get a 16-input 8-output
matrix (plus 4 additional outputs) through RJ 45 digital ports on their rear panels.
Up to four TS 9918 remote controls can be connected to the MASTER AX 8042.
A slot on rear panel allows to integrate an optional RCF RDNET module to get remote
control through RDNET network.
Up to twelve BM 3003 paging microphones (linked in daisy-chain on the same line) can be
connected to the dedicated RJ 45 port, which can be used in alternative to input 1.
Each of the three BM 3003 buttons can be configured to page one or more zones (audio
outputs).
All paging microphones are interlocked one another and report in-use and busy indications.
MAIN FEATURES
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digital 8-input 4-output (plus 2 additional outputs) matrix and automixer.
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40-bit floating point DSP, sampling frequency: 48 kHz, 24-bit a/d d/a converters.
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8 mic / line balanced audio inputs with 48 V ‘Phantom’ power, with noise gates,
compressors, parametric equalizers, automatic gain controls, ducking function.
- 4 line balanced audio outputs with level controls, parametric equalizers, delays, limiters.
- 2 additional line (unbalanced) audio outputs with level controls, parametric equalizers,
delays, limiters, each linkable to one of the first 4 outputs.
- 10 programmable logic inputs (GPIN).
DESCRIPTION