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Back to SX - S Page USER MANUAL PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE MIXING CONSOLE SONOSAX SX-S/SX-V Audio equipment man ufacture r ch de la Naz 38 CH-10252 Le Mont / LAUSANN E SWITZERLAND Tel (41-21) 651 01 01 Fax (41-21) 651 01 09 INTRODUCTION Your SONOSAX SX-S or SX-V mixing cons ole has been manufactured to deliver many years of excellent performance. The re[...]
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for SX022270 SX-S Extension Modu le FOUR CHANNEL MATRIX MODULE ADDITIONAL AUX MODULE INPUT MONITORING MODULE(SX - V only) BALANCED TRANSFORMER OUTPUT MODULE SONOSAX SX -V TIPS ON USING YOUR MIXER 1. PREPARATION 1.1 Opening the cover Release the 2 slide-locks and simultaneously slide out the cover. 1.2 Closing the cover Rep[...]
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1.5 Closing the battery compartment Replace the plastic side cover. NOTE : Certain D-Cells are longer than standard D-Cell batteries and slight difficulty may be found in clos ing the compartment if such batteries are us ed. Your nearest SONOSAX agent or t he manufactur er in Switzerland can provide assistance should a problem arise due to this dif[...]
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{ If necessary change the batteries. Using the Sonosax externa l power supply: IMPORTANT : Before turning on the uni t, make sure the voltage selector is co rrectly positi oned at either 110V or 220V depending on loca l current supply. If needed, cha nge selector position by usin g a screwdriver, a ball poin t pen or similar instrumen t. At 110V, t[...]
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Traditional professional mixi ng consoles are all based on t he same input structure. The signal from the micro phone goes through a phase reversal switch and then to a pad to attenuate the signal before goin g to the first amplification stage. Some mixers even introdu ce a transf ormer before the first stag e to simplify the circuits. Reducing th [...]
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3.2 Installa tion Procedu re Disconnect the Neutrik and dual Bantam conne ctor from the module circuit board and install them in the appropriate blank holes on the mixer's back panel. First install the Neutrik connecto r with the lock towards the top of the SX-S, then install the Bantam plug with the cables oriented towards the to p of the mix[...]
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3.8 ON Switch With S-4 on the circuit board in Power position this swi tch turns the entire power to the mod ule on and off. An audible pop will be introd uced on the mixer's output if this s witch is used during op eration. This function is useful to conserve power when only a few chan nels are being used. With S-4 on the circuit board in Mut[...]
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input pre-amplifi er. 3.15 Line out connectors Same Mini-Jacks as INSERT connecto rs. Independent a symetrical output. One of the contacts gives the modulation before fader (PRE) and the other after the fader (POST). 3.16 Input module configuration RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 4. STANDARD INPUT MODULE Differences from the ne wer Power / Mute modules[...]
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This potentiometer a llows adjustment o f the global g ain from 24dB to 85dB, and with PAD o n from -6dB to 30dB. The gain co ntrol should b e used wit h great care since the ad justment rang e is extens ive. 4.4 L.F. CUT Low frequency filter at fixed slo pe 12dB per octave. The cuttin g frequency is progressively adj ustable from 20Hz to 500Hz. NO[...]
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The PFL selector of the AUX sect ion allows modul ation control before th e AUX Master potentio meter. 5.4 EXT or T ape return This stereo input is con nected directly to the main outputs , before the MASTER Fa ders. This input is inte nded for Tape Return or for inte rconnecting 2 SONOSAX SX-S. It connects with a Mini-Jack, and is adjusted by the [...]
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6.1 The Extension module includes: { Communication with Boom operator over a "private line" with sid etone { Mono feed with the ability to talk to the agency folk { Special feed for video assist { Additional line o utput for a back up recorder { Subaudable tone on sla te { Internal or e xternal slat e mic { MS decoding for the mixer'[...]
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6.3 The Boom Box The Boom Box connects to the SX-S extension modul e via a 2-pair cable with 6-pin Neutrik conne ctors. On the Boom Box is a boom-operator's headphone Jack (6,3 mm, st ereo), a standard XLR female plug to conne ct to a talkback mic, or to the Boom mic if used with Y-splitt ers on the SX-S end. A button provides the boom operato[...]
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6.8 Slate butto n The slate bu tton rout es the slate microphone t o the main L & R outp uts, and if jumper 9 is installed, also to the AUX mix-bus (jumper 9-slate to AUX). By selecting pos. 4 on the DIP mini-switch a 27 Hz slate tone is sent to the main mix, and AUX (if jumper 9 is insta lled), every time you press the slate button. 6.9 Guest [...]
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The Tape / direct switch sele cts between monitoring the Aud io signal before the tape or after the ta pe (off-tape- monitoring). Thi s allows you to immediately check the recorded program material, provided your recorder has the tape monitoring feature. A Dip swi tch provides you with the choice of a manual or an automatic Tape/direct function. In[...]
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installation in an existing SX -S mixer. 6.17 SX022251 SX-S Extension bo x The Extension Box is a si gnal distributio n box (300mm x 56mm x 40 mm) shipped with 1,5m of cable with the necessary connectors. Variou s connectors are installed in th e distribution box to interface the SX-S mixer with the Extension Module directl y with the Stelladat, Na[...]
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{ SX981134 Conical head screw M3x8 (4x) { SX642403 24 kOhms 1% R0805 Resistor (2x) { SXS351220 22pF 1% C0805 (1x) { SXS644990 49,9 Oh ms 1% R0805 Resistor (1x) { SXS641503 15 kOhms 1% R0805 Resistor (1x) { SX860131 Bantam mini-jack pre -wired (1x) { SX140002 NPN-Transistor BC 550 C When install ing an SX022270 SX -S Extension Modu le in an SX-S mi [...]
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To make the external slate Mic operatio nal you will need to solder in R-7=15kOhms (R-5=49.9) a nd C-11=22pF remove R-10 on the exten sion module operato r board. Unsolder the intern al mic on Connectors J-10 & J-11. Then connect J-12 to th e Bantam jack. Make sure that Jumper 2 is in position 2,3. NOTE: The internal Slate Mic is de activated b[...]
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8. FOUR CHANNEL MATRIX MODULE The four-channe l matrix provides four outputs and four ta pe returns to acco modate 4-track recorders while still allowing a normal ster eo or two-tr ack mix. Connection s to the 4-track device is made throu gh a 10 pin LEMO connector and Le mo to XLR adaptor cable. 8.1 Channel assign Swit ches: The first 9 rows of sw[...]
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9. ADDITIONAL AUX MODULE The Aux Module provides 2 a dditional Auxiliary Ou tputs available on two Bantam Jacks on the rear of the mixer. 9.1 AUX Send potent iometers The signal of each of the Inpu ts can be directed to th e 2 Auxilia ry Outputs through the potentiome ter pairs marked 1 through 8. 9.2 External In put If fitted the signal from one e[...]
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{ P-13 is the Gain control for the Tbk mic. RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 10. INPUT MONITO RING MODULE (SX - V only) Click here for Picture The 8-Input monitoring mod ule provides monitoring for 8 different external stereo sources. Switches 1 through 8: these switches select the input source, the signals ar e switched to the monitoring circuit. 10.1 [...]
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A switch will select between the right Outp ut or the AUX Bus. 11.3 Limiter A switch will select normal operation or a limi ter which limi ts the level to the nominal opera ting level (1,55 or 4,4 Volts depending on th e output level selected). 11.4 Left and Aux / right LEDs These LEDs illuminate to ind icate limiter activity. RETURN TO TABLE OF CO[...]
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12.4 VCA option The SX-V modules can be mounted with VCAs inste ad of plain faders. A DB25 computer type connector allows control of the VCA with an external DC voltag e (for exampl e a video editor). The control voltage ranges from 0 to 5 volts. When used with an external controll ers, the faders must be positione d at 0dB. RETURN TO TABLE OF CONT[...]