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Redbox RB-DMX4 User Handbook

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Warranty and Liability

Important: the purchaser is advised to read this clause

The Company agrees to repair or (at its discretion) replace Goods which are found to 

a. 

be defective (fair wear and tear excepted) and which are returned to the Company 
within 12 months of the date of despatch provided that each of the following  
are satisfied:

  notification of any defect is given to the Company immediately upon its becoming 

i. 

apparent to the Purchaser;

  the Goods have only been operated under normal operating conditions and have 

ii. 

only been subject to normal use (and in particular the Goods must have been 
correctly connected and must not have been subject to high voltage or to ionising 
radiation and must not have been used contrary to the Company’s technical 
recommendations);
the Goods are returned to the Company’s premises at the Purchaser’s expense;

iii. 

any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property of  

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the Company;

  no work whatsoever (other than normal and proper maintenance) has been 

v. 

carried out to the Goods or any part of the Goods without the Company’s prior 
written consent;
the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or specified by  

vi. 

the Purchaser;
the Goods have been assembled or incorporated into other goods only in 

vii. 

accordance with any instructions issued by the Company;
the defect has not arisen from a design modified by the Purchaser;

viii. 

the defect has not arisen from an item manufactured by a person other than  

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the Company.  

In respect of any item manufactured by a person other than the Company, the Purchaser 
shall only be entitled to the benefit of any warranty or guarantee provided by such 
manufacturer to the Company.

In respect of computer software supplied by the Company the Company does not 

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warrant that the use of the software will be uninterrupted or error free.

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Summary of Contents for Redbox RB-DMX4

Page 1: ...Redbox RB DMX4 4 x 4 Channel Digital Audio Mixer Router User Handbook...

Page 2: ...the vendor Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or trans...

Page 3: ...UT 3 4 Source Select Button Indicators Input Presence LEDS 4 INPUT GAIN Pots 4 MONITOR Button Output Presence LEDs 4 MONITOR Button Modes 4 Display Mode 4 Monitor Output Select Mode 5 Output Gain Mode...

Page 4: ...erial Control Indicator LED 5 Fig 2 7 RB DMX4 Headphone Output Level Control 5 Fig 3 1 RB DMX4 Rear Panel DIPSwitch Block 6 Fig 5 1 RB DMX4 Rear Panel 9 Fig 6 1 Serial Port Default Settings 11 Fig 7 1...

Page 5: ...any s premises at the Purchaser s expense iii any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property of iv the Company no work whatsoever other than normal and proper maintenance has been v ca...

Page 6: ...Company and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its accuracy beyond that set out in Condition a Subject to Condition e no representation condition warranty or other term express f or impli...

Page 7: ...ected for damage before use Where an item is found to have transit damage notify the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of the shipment Packing materials should be kept for inspection a...

Page 8: ...is important that the correct rating and type of fuse is used Incorrectly rated fuses could present a possible fire hazard under equipment fault conditions The fuse rating for the RB DMX4 is 230 or 1...

Page 9: ...uired operating voltage and mains lead After the product code add UK for 230V UK 3 pin to IEC lead EC for 230V European Schuko 2 pin to IEC lead US for 115V 3 pin to IEC lead AU for 230V Australasian...

Page 10: ...can be used for large Redboxes such as the RB DMX4 Fig D RB RK3 Large Redbox Rear Rack mount Kit Note When fitting the rear mounting rack kits a notch has been left on the inside of the right hand rac...

Page 11: ...tor 6 Remove the 2 screws from the bottom of the sync card pillars and making sure to keep the plastic washers in place at the bottom of the pillars fit the 20 way pin header into the 20 way connector...

Page 12: ...ead mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium and halide containing compounds PBB polybrominated biphenyl and PBDE polybrominated diphenyl ether Elimination of these substances will result in more environme...

Page 13: ...input audio level There is one LED for each channel There are also 4 presence LEDS around the MONITOR button which give an indication of output level Additional gain can be added by accessing the OUTP...

Page 14: ...to monitor the two input pairs as stereo channels as well as controlling the input gain as a pair giving tied audio levels The RB DMX4 has been designed to have a passive signal path through the main...

Page 15: ...an input to that channel simply lift the DIPSwitch for the desired input channel In total 4 mono channels can be mixed together on each mono output channel This allows many mixing configurations and...

Page 16: ...g the level of gain applied MONITOR Button Modes The MONITOR button has three modes of operation with different functions Display Mode Monitor Output Select Mode and Output Gain Mode Display Mode Disp...

Page 17: ...on until it changes colour from solid green This will return the button to the Display Mode Note Make sure that you check the presence LEDs to ensure that the output is not clipping SERIAL LED Indicat...

Page 18: ...F 96 OFF OFF ON 176 4 ON OFF ON 192 OFF ON ON Synchronisation Source Selection DIPSwitches 4 6 These DIPSwitches allow you select which input sync source is used to synchronise the unit to Set the DIP...

Page 19: ...impedance headphones which are too loud in everyday use Mode DIPSwitch 10 Description Attenuated ON When ON the monitor signal is attenuated Unattenuated OFF When OFF the monitor signal is unaffected...

Page 20: ...s you would like on the RIGHT of your stereo output and select ON for OUTPUT MIX bank 2 Connect OUTPUT 1 to output equipment One to Four Mono Distribution Creating Dual Mono Outputs Connect one mono i...

Page 21: ...e an unweighted dynamic range of at least 138dB and a THD N noise of or better than 137dB The data at the outputs is presented as 24 bit wide AES EBU Inputs The 2 x stereo digital input XLR 3 pin sock...

Page 22: ...a serial port on a PC via a pin to pin cable The pin assignments are as follows Pin 2 Transmit data Pin 3 Receive data Pin 5 Ground All other pins are unused Remotes Connector The remotes connector i...

Page 23: ...gs Serial Interface Commands and Responses Most of the commands follow the same structure a 3 letter command followed by a colon followed by a parameter if any and terminated by Carriage Return with o...

Page 24: ...03 88 2k 04 96k 05 176 4k 06 192k ff Monitor Channel where 00 OUTPUT1 01 OUTPUT2 02 OUTPUT3 03 OUTPUT4 gg Sync From where 00 Input 1 01 Input 2 02 AES sync 03 Word clock 04 Video sync hh Rear DIPSwitc...

Page 25: ...nel m is a hex value built for the sum of INPUT 1 0x1 INPUT 2 0x2 INPUT 3 0x4 INPUT 4 0x8 MOD nn Sync Mode Selection ACK nn selects the synchronization mode where 00 Master Mode 01 Auto Mode 02 Auto L...

Page 26: ...n on this INPUT between 00 Mute FE 0dBFs ff Input Gain For INPUT 3 where ff is a hex value representing the current gain on this INPUT between 00 Mute FE 0dBFs gg Input Gain For INPUT 4 where gg is a...

Page 27: ...Optical SYS nn Sync Source Select ACK nn selects which sync source is used where 00 Input 1 01 Input 2 02 AES EBU 03 Word Clock 04 Video Sync Board UID Unit Id UID RB DSD1 VER Version Number VER x xx...

Page 28: ...the RB DMX4 is configured to operate via serial control by setting DIPSwitch 11 to ON See page 7 for further information Status Page Fig 7 1 Status Page This page displays the current status of the un...

Page 29: ...ge The Control Page is where you can configure your unit For ease of use the options have been split into four sections which you can visit in numbered steps 1 Select Input Sources Select which source...

Page 30: ...ures Enabled Select this tick box for the input gain and headphone monitoring to operate in stereo mode instead of mono Attenuate Monitor Output by 12dB If your headphone monitoring is too loud select...

Page 31: ...ing how much of the file has been uploaded to the unit When the unit switches to update mode the front panel display LEDs extinguish The left program LED is then used to display the status of the uplo...

Page 32: ...24 bit Front Panel Operational Controls Indicators Digital Input Select AES EBU S PDIF or TOSlink optical via INPUT 1 2 or INPUT 3 4 push buttons Mix Control Output mix selection system via front pan...

Page 33: ...e Boot up base code or firmware via rear panel DIPSwitches Connections Digital Inputs 2 x AES EBU XLR 3 pin female 2 x S PDIF RCA phono 2 x TOSLink optical input Digital Outputs 2 x AES EBU XLR 3 pin...

Page 34: ...Raw 19 W x 4 3 D x 1 7 H 1U Dimensions 59cm W x 27 5cm D x 11cm H Boxed 23 2 W x 10 8 D x 4 3 H Weight Nett 1 4kg Gross 2 0kg Nett 3 1lb Gross 4 4lb Accessories RB SYA Analogue video sync board NTSC...

Page 35: ...Redbox RB DMX4 User Handbook 23 NOTES N OT E S...

Page 36: ...w w w sonifex co uk t 44 0 1933 650 700 f 44 0 1933 650 726 sales sonifex co uk...

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