LEVEL 8 Owner's Manual v 2.21 CE ©2003 ARX®
LEVEL 8 Owner's Manual v 2.1 CE ©2003 ARX®
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Rear Panel Connectors
• Channels 1 - 8 Unbalanced Jack Input sockets. Tip + (Hot), Sleeve
Ground
• Channels 1 - 8 Balanced XLR Output sockets. Pin 2 HOT +, Pin 3 Cold –,
Pin 1 Ground
• Unity Gain or –10 to +4dB Gain Mode switch
• 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
• Unity Gain status LED
• –10dB to +4dB status LED. One of these will always be illuminated if the
unit is connected to AC mains power
Architects’ and Engineers’ Specifications
The unit shall be an 8 channel device that electronically converts unbalanced audio
signals to balanced signals. It shall be mounted into a standard 1 RU all steel chassis
with extruded aluminium front panel.
All Inputs shall be unbalanced jack connectors, wired Tip + (Hot), Sleeve Ground.
All Outputs shall be Balanced 3 pin XLR type, wired Pin 2 + (Hot), Pin 3 – (Cold), and
Pin 1 Ground.
The Signal to Noise ratio shall be -94dB unweighted, and -100 dB ‘A’ weighted.
The Input impedance shall be 100 K Ohms, and the Output impedance shall be 300
ohms. A switch on the rear panel shall offer the option of unity gain or -10 dB to +4 dB
level matching. There shall be corresponding status LED indicators on the front panel.
Maximum Input headroom shall be +21 dB, and maximum Output Level shall be +26 dB.
THD shall be 0.025%, 0 dB @ 1KHz.
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 LEVEL 8
