User Manual ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE Ultra-High Precision Digital 24-Bit/96 kHz Loudspeaker Management System
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual Table of Contents 3 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual Important Safety Instructions Thank you ....................................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ...................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer ............................................................. 3 Limited warranty ............................................................ 3 1. Introduction ..........
4 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 1. Introduction 5 ◊ If the unit is damaged, please do NOT return it to us, but notify your To operate a loudspeaker system that consists of several speakers for the various frequency bands requires different input signals for the individual loudspeakers. This requires a frequency crossover network that divides the input signal into several frequency bands. For this purpose, the ULTRADRIVE provides up to six outputs.
6 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 3. Quick Start 7 3.3 Muting Input/Output Channels (Mute) This chapter is for those who cannot wait to use their new DCX2496(LE) in a practical application. You will find a description of how you can explore your DCX2496(LE) and its versatile and intuitive features below. This chapter is just a starting point for future excursions. So, please read the entire user’s manual to take full advantage of all your DCX2496(LE)'s features and functions.
8 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual The following link options (output configurations) are available: 1. MONO (no stereo links) 9 OUT Configuration MONO 123456 LINK-Activation OUT Stereo Link OFF not available activated by enabling SHORT Delay 1➟2➟3➟4➟5➟6 “OUT STEREO-LINK” Link (Chassis) Sb ➟ L ➟ LM ➟ M ➟ HM ➟ H on SETUP-page 1/6 Fig. 4.4: Output configuration MONO 2. L(1) M(2) H(3) L(4) M(5) H(6) Fig. 4.
10 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual Press OK or CANCEL to subsequently copy further pages in the same way. ◊ Only similar pages with identical parameters can be copied. If you select a SOURCE PAGE that is not available in the DESTINATION CHANNEL, the display will read NOT AVAILABLE under DESTINATION PAGE. 11 To lock a parameter page you must activate the PAGE LOCK function (ON). The unit will prompt you to enter a password.
12 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual Please use this mode on the first unit when several ULTRADRIVE PROs are linked to each other via LINK A and B, and the first unit in the chain is connected to a computer via the RS-232 interface. In this configuration, the last AND the first unit in the chain must have their TERM switch ON, since both are integrated into the system via only one LINK interface. 13 4.3.
14 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual With the OUT GAIN parameter you can control the internal output level of the sum signal. This signal is also taken pre-EQ, pre-Dynamics, etc. and is then routed to output channels 1-6. The gain setting also ranges from -15 to +15 dB. Thus, you can use one parameter to quickly adjust all inputs together in their adjusted balance at the same time. 15 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 4.5.2 X-OVER POINTS 4.5.
16 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 4.8 STORE menu 17 4.8.2 DELETE/FORMAT ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 4.8.4 PRESET-LOCK Use this menu to store previously created presets in the internal memory. On the following pages we present the most useful applications for your ULTRADRIVE PRO, using a few practical examples. For each example there is an appropriate preset available, which you can use as a starting point for your own set-ups.
18 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 19 6.1 Stereo tri-amp operation ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 6.
20 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 21 6.3 3x bi-amp operation (LCR/Triple Bi-Amping) ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 6.
22 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 23 6.5 Stereo operation plus 2 subwoofers ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 6.
24 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 25 6.7 Mono 6-zone distribution mode ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 6.
26 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 27 6.9 3.0 Channel surround ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 6.
28 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 29 6.11 5-way mono operation plus 1 additional mono signal ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 6.12 5.
30 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual With two DCX2496 units you can even realize today’s most popular surround format: 5.1. In addition to the speaker cabinets and power amps (or active speakers as in the simplified illustration shown here), all you need is a surround decoder to play back pre-produced 5.1 material such as DVDs, or a mixing console with six outputs (e.g. stereo out plus four subgroups).
32 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 9. Block Diagram *The DCX2496LE does not have an INPUT C jack. 33 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual 10.
34 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496/ ULTRADRIVE DCX2496LE Responsible Party Name: MUSIC Group Services NV Inc.
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