2X32 DIGITAL MIXER Preliminary User Manual

Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions.......................................

3

Legal Disclaimer..............................................................

3

Limited Warranty............................................................

3

Introduction....................................................................

4

1. Operational Overview................................................

5

2.

Callouts.....................................................................

12

 

2.1 Channel Strip.......................................................................

12

 

2.2

Input Channel Banks........................................................

13

 

2.3

Display and Monitoring..................................................

14

 

2.4

Group/Bus Banks...............................................................

15

 

2.5

Scenes, Assign, Mute Groups........................................

16

 

2.6

Rear Panel Connections..................................................

16

3.

Hook-Up Diagrams...................................................

18

4.

FX Descriptions.........................................................

20

5.

Topic Guide...............................................................

26

 

5.1 Starting up, shutting down,

 

 

and firmware updates.............................................................

26

 

5.2

Default setup for connecting to monitoring

 

 

and P.A. systems........................................................................

26

5.3How do I connect a microphone, process its signal and send it out to the

P.A. system?.................................................................................

26

5.4 How do I add one of the 8 internal

 

effects to the sound?...............................................................

27

5.5 How do I use an outboard effects processor?........

27

5.6 How do I set up live stage monitoring?....................

27

5.7 Everything you ought to know about

 

Solo and monitor sources......................................................

28

5.8 Using Mute Groups...........................................................

29

5.9 Mix Buses, Sub Groups and DCA Groups..................

29

5.10

User Assignable control section................................

29

5.11 How do I share signals over

 

AES50 Supermac network? ..................................................

30

5.12

What kinds of Utilities are available?........................

30

5.13

How do I set up a Matrix for a delay

 

column/tower or a remote zone mix?...............................

31

5.14

Using the X32 in recording and production

 

studio environments................................................................

31

5.15

Remote control................................................................

32

5.16

Recording a 2-track directly with the console......

32

5.17

Saving and recalling scenes.........................................

32

6. XUF FireWire400/

 

USB Interface Operation Guide...................................

33

6.1 Configuring the XUF card

 

for use in the console...............................................................

33

6.2 Configuring the PC to Interface

 

with the XUF Card.....................................................................

36

6.3 XUF Specifications............................................................

38

7. X32 Main Display......................................................

39

7.1 Overview...............................................................................

39

7.2

Home Screen.......................................................................

42

7.3

Meters Screen....................................................................

46

7.4

Routing Screen...................................................................

47

7.5

Setup Screen.......................................................................

51

7.6

Libraries Screen..................................................................

54

7.7 Effects Screen......................................................................

55

7.8

Mute Group Screen...........................................................

56

7.9 Utility Screen.......................................................................

57

7.10 Monitor/Talkback Screens: ..........................................

58

7.11 USB Screen.........................................................................

60

7.12

Assign Screen...................................................................

62

7.13 Scenes Screen...................................................................

63

Block Diagram...............................................................

65

8. Specifications...........................................................

66

Dimensions....................................................................

67