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1 Welcome
Welcome and thanks for purchasing the Grace Design m905 reference monitor controller. We build all
of our products to be completely reliable and straightforward to use, so you can concentrate on doing
great work. While you will find the m905 is fairly straightforward to use, it is a very powerful unit and a
great deal of user configuration is possible, so we recommend that you spend some time reading this
manual to help avoid any common user difficulties.
In the event that you do encounter any technical difficulties with this or any of our products, feel free to
call us at 303-823-8100. Our office hours are 9:00 to 5:00, Monday through Friday, MST, or you may e-
mail any technical questions to: [email protected]. Also, please check out our website for complete
product information, owner’s manuals and technical documents http://www.gracedesign.com
Grace Design has been creating high quality products for the recording industry for 25 years. The
technology in the m905 is the result of extensive research, listening, testing and careful refinement. Your
m905 represents a combination of pristine audio performance, robust mechanical construction and
complete reliability. We sincerely hope it helps you achieve a new level of excellence in your work!
Contents
1 WELCOME
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2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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3 SAFETY MARKING SYMBOLS
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4 SERVICE INFORMATION
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5 M905 FEATURES
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m905 Audio Control Unit Rear Panel
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Audio Control Unit Front Panel
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Remote Control Unit (RCU)
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m905 Graphical User Interface
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7 UNPACKING AND INSTALLING
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Your m905 Box Will Contain
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Open and Inspect the Box
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Register Your Unit
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8 CONNECTING THE M905
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Power Connections
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Power-Up Sequence
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System Connections
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9 NORMAL OPERATION MODE
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Input Selection
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Volume Control, Preset & Headphone Mute
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Speaker Output Selection
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Monitoring Option Controls
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Display
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Save / Recall of User Configuration
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Optional IR (infrared) Remote Control Operation
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Analog Only Option
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Phono module option
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10 SETUP MODE
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Entering and Exiting Setup Mode
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Input Setup
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Speaker Setup
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Dim Setup
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SUB / DAC / METER setup
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CUE Output Setup
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Headphone Setup
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Talkback Setup
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Mute / (solo)
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11 GENERAL SETUP
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Display Setup
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IR (infrared) Remote Setup
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DIGI LOOP Setup
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Digital Input Setup
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System Setup
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SPL Meter Setup
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12 ABOUT CROSSFEED
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13 COMMUNICATION ERROR HANDLING
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14 COMPUTER AUDIO SETUP
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Asynchronous USB Audio
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USB Up Channel Setup
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Computer Audio Requirements
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Using the m905 for DAW playback
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15 UPDATING FIRMWARE
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Updating RCU Firmware
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Updating ACU Firmware
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Updating XMOS Firmware
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16 SPECIFICATIONS
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17 BLOCK DIAGRAM
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18 PCB JUMPER LOCATIONS
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19 WIRING DIAGRAMS
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20 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
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21 WARRANTY INFORMATION
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22 MANUAL REVISIONS
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