DeBalance 8 Owner's Manual v3.0 CE ©2010ARX®
DeBalance 8 Owner's Manual v3.0 CE ©2010 ARX®
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Rear Panel Connectors
• Channels 1 - 2 Unbalanced RCA Output sockets. Pin + (Hot), Sleeve
Ground
• Channels 1 - 2 Balanced XLR Input sockets. Pin 2 HOT +, Pin 3 Cold –,
Pin 1 Ground
• IEC 3 pin AC connector and integral fuseholder. Replace fuse with
correct value only: 100 - 120 V AC 1 amp, 220-240 V AC 0.5 amp.
Please also refer to voltage details on Page 2
Front panel
• Channel 1 and 2 Gain Mode switch
• Unity Gain LED and +4dB to –10dB status LED. One of these will always be
illuminated if the unit is connected to AC mains power
Channels 3 to 8 identical
Architects’ and Engineers’ Specifications
Channels 3 to 8 identical
The unit shall be an 8 channel device that electronically converts balanced audio signals to unbal-
anced signals. 4 switches on the front panel (1 per pair of channels) shall offer the option of unity
gain or +4 dB to -10 dB level matching.
It shall be mounted into a standard 1 RU all steel chassis with extruded aluminium front panel.
All Inputs shall be Balanced 3 pin XLR type, wired Pin 2 + (Hot), Pin 3 – (Cold), and Pin 1 Ground.
All Outputs shall be unbalanced RCA (phono) connectors, wired Tip + (Hot), Sleeve Ground.
The Signal to Noise ratio shall be -96dB unweighted, and -102 dB A weighted.
The Input impedance shall be 44K Ohms Balanced, and the Output impedance shall be 150 ohms
Unbalanced. Dynamic Range shall be 120dB.
Maximum Input headroom shall be +24 dB, and maximum Output Level shall be +24 dB. THD
shall be 0.003% @ 100Hz, 0.025% @ 1KHz, and 0.0032% @ 10KHz.
AC power range shall be switchable 100 to 120V or 220 to 240V AC, using a standard three pin IEC
connector, with built-in fuse and voltage change switch.
The unit shall be the ARX DeBalance 8
