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MixPre-D

User Guide and Technical Information

Sound Devices, LLC

300 Wengel Drive • Reedsburg, WI • USA
+1 (608) 524-0625 • fax: +1 (608) 524-0655
Toll-Free: (800) 505-0625
www.sounddevices.com
[email protected]

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Page 1: ...MixPre D User Guide and Technical Information Sound Devices LLC 300 Wengel Drive Reedsburg WI USA 1 608 524 0625 fax 1 608 524 0655 Toll Free 800 505 0625 www sounddevices com support sounddevices com ...

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Page 3: ...cuts 11 Specifications 12 Warranty andTechnical Support 14 CE Declaration of Conformity 15 Table of Contents Copyright and Release All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the expressed written permission of SOUND DEVICES LLC SOUND DEVIC...

Page 4: ...e oscillator when switched to the left posi tion and activates the slate microphone when in the right momentary position Microphone inputs are muted when tone or slate are activated Limiter Switch 7 Activates both the input and output lim iters Middle LIM dual mono limiter operation Right LINK stereo opera tion Threshold is adjustable See Front Panel Shortcuts Headphone Connector 8 Accepts stereo ...

Page 5: ... this output is aux level 10 dBu Tip left Ring right Sleeve ground 12V Phantom LED 5 Illuminated phantom power is set to 12 V Off phantom power is set to 48 V XLR Outputs 6 Active balanced outputs Mic or Line switchable Right output can also be set to AES Pin 1 ground Pin 2 hot Pin 3 cold XLR Output Switch 7 Sets level of output XLRs Left MIC mic level 40 dB Middle LINE line level Right AES AES di...

Page 6: ...to an XLR input on the MixPre D set the Mic Line and phan tom powering switch to the correct position Setting Input Source 48V Condenser microphones requiring phantom power MIC Dynamic microphones some ribbon microphones devices outputting mic level signal for example wireless receivers LINE Devices outputting line level signal outputs from other mixers for example Phantom Power Phantom powering i...

Page 7: ... the adjacent input The two blue High pass Filter LEDs for each input indicate the setting of the high pass filter for the adjacent input Limiters The MixPre D Limiters act solely as safety limiters Activate the Limiters using the front panel LIM switch Both input and output limiters are active with input limiters preventing overload of the input stage and output limiters preventing the MixPre D f...

Page 8: ...e stereo image L Input 1 Left Input 2 Right C Both Inputs in both channels R Input 1 Right Input 2 Left Channel 2 s Fader controls the overall level of the stereo pair Input 1 and 2 s High pass Filters continue to act independently of each other When linked Input 1 and 2 s Limiters are also linked MS Stereo Linking When MS stereo linking is selected in the Setup Menu Inputs 1 and 2 are linked as a...

Page 9: ...nel of the AES output plus the left channel of all analog outputs in cluding the left XLR main output Sampling Rate The MixPre D s digital system operates at sample rates of 44 1 kHz 48 kHz or 96 kHz When either a USB connection or AES output is enabled the operating sample rate of the MixPre D is indicated by the front panel Sample Rate LEDs If AES output is disabled and there is no USB connectio...

Page 10: ...s the best of both VU and Peak metering by seeing the loudness of the signal while simultaneously showing peaks To adjust the brightness of the meters and other front panel LEDs slide and hold the Slate Switch in the Slate position and turn the Headphone Controller Tone Oscillator Slate Microphone A single two position switch controls both the slate microphone and the tone oscillator Slate Microph...

Page 11: ...C source The MixPre D can be powered from any DC source with a voltage range of 10 volts to 18 volts If an over voltage is applied to the mixer an inter nal poly fuse is opened to prevent mixer damage The fuse is reset when the voltage is removed The external DC supply is isolated floating from the circuitry to minimize ground loop and interac tion among devices sharing the same DC source The exte...

Page 12: ...io Output section Windows Installation and Connection Before connecting the MixPre D quit all open applications that use audio Audio application that are open when the MixPre D is connected may not recognize the MixPre D until the application is restart ed Windows Vista and Windows 7 Sound Control Panel Follow 1 Start Control Panel Sound Click the 2 Playback tab Click to select the item labeled Mi...

Page 13: ...om and 12V phantom for mic inputs setting only LED Brightness Slide and hold Slate Switch to the right and turn Headphone Controller Adjusts brightness of all LEDs Sample Rate Hold Headphone Controller while switching Right Output Switch to AES Switches between 44 1 kHz 48 kHz and 96 kHz sample rates Channel 3 Assign Hold Input 1 Button and press Headphone Controller Switches destination of left c...

Page 14: ...OG BAL LINE OUTS FW800 FW400 USB BAL AES OUT 1 2 3 4 TIMECODE SYNC WORD VID IN DC IN 10 18V PIN 4 PIN 1 WORD OUT tip signal L ring signal R sleeve signal ground Mates with 1 4 inch TRS jack Hirose 4 pin DC Input 1 ground 2 not connected 3 not connected 4 DC 10 17 Volt DC input Mates with Sound Devices XL NPH and XL WPH3 powering accessories See Accessories for details Specifications Frequency Resp...

Page 15: ...sit our web site www sounddevices com products Optional MixPre D Related Accessories XL 2F 25 inch XLR F to TA3 F cable used to connect the MixPre D s balanced analog XLR M outputs to units with balanced TA3 M inputs 7 Series recorders package of two XL 4 Bag of four 4 TA3 F type connectors XL 3 TA3 F to 3 5 mm TRS used to connect the MixPre D s unbalanced stereo mic level output TA3 M to camera i...

Page 16: ...SOUND DEVICES LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitations set forth above they may not apply in all cases For all service including warranty repair please contact Sound Devices for an RMA return mer chandise authorization before sendin...

Page 17: ... 4 4 2001 IEC61000 4 4 2001 AC and DC power ports EFT Burst 0 5 kV 2kV EN61000 4 4 2001 IEC61000 4 4 2001 Signal 3m Control Measurement 3m EFT Burst 0 5kV EN61000 4 5 2001 IEC61000 4 5 2001 AC Input Ports Surge 1kV Differential Mode line to line 2kV Common Mode line to ground EN61000 4 5 2001 IEC61000 4 5 2001 Signal 30m Surge 1kV Common Mode EN61000 4 6 2001 IEC61000 4 6 2001 AC DC Power Ports Co...

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