American Audio DX5R manual

DX5R ™ Pr ofessional Pr eamp Mixer American Audio 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .AmericanAudio.us Revised 4/05[...]

DX5R™ Main Features • Equipped with high quality Crossfader • User Replaceable Crossfader • Selectable V oltage 115v~230v • High Headphones Output • Cue Mixing • Extremely clean signal to noise ratio • T wo T ur ntable Ground Pr ongs • Fader “Q-Start” Compatible • Rotary Channel Gains • Subwoofer Output © American Audio ?[...]

ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, [...]

1. For adult use only - Keep out of the reach of children. 2. Water and Moisture - The player should not be used near water - for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet base- ment or near a swimming pool, etc. Do not spill water or other liquids in to or on to your mixer. 3. Ventilation - The Mixer should be situ ated so that[...]

Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for pur chasing the American Audio ® DX5R™ mixer . This mixer is a rep- resentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affor dable price. The DX5R™ comes with a 1 year limited warranty! Please read and understand this man[...]

American Audio® would like to thank for your pur chase of this gr eat product. For those of you that ar e to impatient to read the entir e user manual we have compiled these quick start instructions. W e hope that you will at least read through these instructions to familiarize yourself with the basic understand- ing of the unit. The DX5RTM is par[...]

DX5R™ Controls and Features 1. MIC 1 ON/OFF - This button is used to turn the microphone signal on and off. 2. MIC 1 (MICROPHONE 1 INPUT) - This jack accepts a standard XLR 3-pin balanced male plug. The volume output level for this microphone is contr olled by the MIC 1 VOLUME KNOB (1). 3. MIC 1 VOLUME (MICROPHONE 1 VOLUME LEVEL) - This rotary kn[...]

DX5R™ Controls and Features Cont. section a re use d t o measure incoming signal lev els. Use these ind icator to visually main tain an a v erage signal out put of +4dB. A consist ent a verage outp ut lev el of +4dB will prod uce a clean output signal . 8 . MASTER VOLUME CONTROL - This rotar y knob is used to control t he master output le vel (v [...]

LED ne xt to the Cu e Sele ct or But ton w ill glo w when a channels cue mode is acti vat ed. The Cue func- tion sends a channels incom ing signal to the headphones. The cue v olume lev el is adjust ed by the CUE LEVEL KNOB ( 2 4). Be sure the CUE MIXING KNOB (23 ) is in the “C UE” position to hear a selected channels source . 1 8 . FEA TH ER F[...]

DX5R™ Controls and Features Cont. © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DX5R™ Instruction Manual Page 10 25. POWER CONNECTION - This connector is used to supply main power to the unit via the included detachable power adaptor . Use only the supplied AC power adaptor . This cor d is designed to fit in one direction only . Do not attempt[...]

power is shut off before change the position of the Line Level Selector Switch. 31. SUBWOOFER FREQUENCY LEVEL - This knob is used to adjust the subwoofer frequency level. The fr equency level output can range from 80Hz to 200Hz. This adjustment will only affect the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT JACK (33). 32. SUBWOOFER OUTPUT JACK - This jack is used to send a [...]

DX5R™ Controls and Features Cont. © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DX5R™ Instruction Manual Page 12 turntable use MM pick-up cartridges) may be connected to these jacks as long as the LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWITCH (31) is in the “PHONO 1” position. CD players or T ape Decks and other line level instruments may be connected to the[...]

DX5R™ T ypical Mixer Set-Up CASSETTE DECK T U R N T A B L E PARA METER T IME PARAMETER RATIO EJECT POWER CUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RELOOP SINGLE LOOP REMAIN NONSTOP TOTA L ELAP SED M T S PROGRAM LOCK KEY SYNC . BEAT F PITCH BPM CUE AUTO BPM OFF ON FX MI X BOP ENTER PA N FLAN GER SKID P HASE FX SELECT S GL/CT N TIME REV.PLAY TEMPO LOCK 4%/8%/16% TRA[...]

DX5R™ T ypical Mixer Output Connections Set-Up Speaker Cables XLR Balanced Cables © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DX5R™ Instruction Manual Page 14 ASSIGN CH LINE 7 LINE 8 CUE CUE ASSIGN CH 0 10 5 CUE BOOTH LEVEL MASTER LEVEL PHONES CUE MIXING CUE PGM 0 0 10 POWER LINE 5 LINE 6 PHONO 2/LINE 3 LINE 4 PHONO 1/LINE 1 LINE 2 40 CUE MA[...]

Due to fog r esidue, smoke, and dust, cleaning the mixer should be carried out periodically to optimize light output. 1. Use normal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe down the outside casing. 2. Use a cleaner specially designed for electronics to spray in and around the knobs and switch. This will reduce small particle built up that can effect [...]

1-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Y ear (365 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, includi[...]

T echnical Specifications - Model: DX5R, 4 Channel Rotary Audio Mixer . POWER SUPPL Y : AC 115/230V , 50/60Hz (External 18V~800mA Power Supply) DIMENSIONS: 254 (W) x 308 (D) x 102.5 (H) mm WEIGHT : 5.5 Lbs./2.8Kgs CROSSF ADER: Optical detecting fader start control - Low Residue Resistance Crossfader . POWER CONSUMPTION: 12 Watts T ypical / 16 W at[...]

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