EAW DX8 8X2 DIGITAL MATRIX MIXER WITH DSP
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EAW DX8 (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) UNOPENED BOX - NEVER USED (10)

FEATURES: THE DX8 IS A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING-BASED DIGITAL AUDIO MIXER AND PROCESSOR DESIGNED FOR USE IN A VARIETY OF INSTALLATIONS SUCH AS CHURCHES, COURTROOMS, CONVENTION CENTERS AND HOTELS. IT PROVIDES EIGHT UNIVERSAL INPUTS AND TWO BALANCED OUTPUTS ALLOWING TRUE 8X2 MIXING FOR STEREO OR DUAL ZONE APPLICATIONS. IN ITS BASE CONFIGURATION, THE DX8 INCLUDES POWERFUL SIGNAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE TO COMPLEMENT THE 8X2 MIXING STRUCTURE. THE AUTO- MIXING FUNCTION ALLOWS THE DX8 TO BE USED IN APPLICATIONS REQUIRING LITTLE OR NO HUMAN OPERATION. OPTIONAL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE IS AVAILABLE TO FURTHER EXPAND THE DX8'S CAPABILITIES, ALLOWING IT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MORE SOPHISTICATED APPLICATIONS.

EACH OF THE EIGHT INPUT CHANNELS IS CAPABLE OF BEING TERMINATED TO ONE OF TWO PHOENIX- TYPE DETACHABLE CONNECTORS, EACH OPTIMIZED TO ACCEPT EITHER MICROPHONE OR LINE-LEVEL SIGNALS. MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIERS USE XDRTM TECHNOLOGY TO OFFER STUDIO-QUALITY AUDIO PERFORMANCE. PHANTOM POWER, OF 48VDC, IS SWITCHABLE INDIVIDUALLY ON EACH MICROPHONE INPUT. TWO AUXILIARY, LINE-LEVEL INPUTS WITH TRIM ARE PROVIDED, ALLOWING ANALOG SIGNALS TO BE MIXED WITH THE A AND B MASTER MIXES. MASTER OUTPUTS DELIVER BALANCED LINE LEVEL SIGNALS TO DETACHABLE PHOENIX-TYPE CONNECTORS AS WELL AS BUFFERED UNBALANCED SIGNALS TO RCA CONNECTORS INTENDED FOR RECORDING.

THE DX8 OFFERS AN INTUITIVE FRONT PANEL USER INTERFACE, CONSISTING OF DUAL-FUNCTION LED BAR GRAPH METERS FOR EACH INPUT AND OUTPUT. INPUT METERS INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF SIGNAL BEFORE SIGNAL PROCESSING (PRE-FADER), WHILE OUTPUT METERS INDICATE ACTUAL LEVEL AT THE OUTPUT (POST-FADER). LEVELS ARE SET BY MEANS OF FRONT PANEL, UP/DOWN PUSHBUTTONS DEDICATED TO EACH INPUT AND OUTPUT. A MODE BUTTON IS USED TO SELECT BETWEEN MIX A AND B, ALLOWING ADJUSTMENT OF LEVELS TO BOTH MIX OUTPUTS FROM THE SAMESET OF INPUT CONTROLS. A THIRD FUNCTION OF THE MODE BUTTON ALLOWS THE USER TO LOCK THE FRONT PANEL CONTROLS UNTIL A SECURITY UNLOCK CODE IS ENTERED.

THE DX8 OFFERS FLEXIBLE INTERFACE OPTIONS THROUGH DEDICATED INPUTS AND OUTPUTS FOR CONTROL AND PROGRAMMING PURPOSES. TWO INDEPENDENT RS232 CONNECTORS ARE PROVIDED, ONE ON THE FRONT PANEL AND ONE ON THE REAR, FOR CONNECTION TO A COMPUTER OR CONTROL SYSTEM. A MULTI-PIN (DB25) CONNECTOR ON THE REAR PANEL ALLOWS INTERFACE BETWEEN THE 10 LOGIC INPUTS AND 10 LOGIC OUTPUTS TO SWITCHES, LEDS AND OTHER DEVICES, ENABLING HARDWARE CONTROL AND INDICATION FROM CUSTOM CONTROL PANELS. ALL LOGIC INPUTS AND OUT- PUTS ARE FULLY PROGRAMMABLE IN SOFTWARE. A PROPRIETARY REMOTE CONTROL BUS ALLOWS CONNECTION OF THE OPTIONAL DX8 WIRED REMOTES OVER A THREE-CONDUCTOR CABLE. REMOTES ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH VOLUME CONTROL AND 4-SWITCH VERSIONS AND MAY BE COMBINED IN ANY CONFIGURATION.

THE DX8 IS SUPPLIED WITH PC SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO ALL OF THE SYSTEM'S SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATIONS. THE SOFTWARE OFFERS STEREO AND MONO MIXER VIEWS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE TWO 1/3-OCTAVE EQUALIZERS, TWO 5-BAND PARAMETRIC EQUALIZERS AND TWO COMPRESSORS DEDICATED TO THE TWO MASTER OUTPUTS. IN ADDITION, IT ALLOWS CONFIGURATION AND RECALL OF UP TO 16 PRESETS, 8 INPUT PRIORITY LEVELS, 8 MUTE GROUPS AND 8 CONTROL GROUPS. FORCE ON AND OFF FUNCTIONS ARE PROVIDED, WITH A SELECTION OF RELATIVE OR ABSOLUTE CHANGES, WHICH CAN BE USED WITH THE PRIORITY SETTINGS TO CREATE SOPHISTICATED AUDIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. ALL SETTINGS AND TEXT LABELS ARE RETAINED IN THE DX8 AS WELL AS STORED TO THE COMPUTER'S LOCAL DRIVE.
THE DX8 IS UL AND CE APPROVED AND DESIGNED FOR CONTINUOUS USE IN PROFESSIONAL FIXED INSTALLATION SYSTEMS. AN INTERNAL AUTO- RANGING POWER SUPPLY ALLOWS CONNECTION TO MAINS VOLTAGES FROM 90Ð240VAC AT 50/60HZ WITHOUT REQUIRING JUMPER OR SWITCH SETTING CHANGES. A 24VDC INPUT IS PROVIDED FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE BACKUP BATTERY POWER IS REQUIRED. SWITCHOVER TO BACKUP POWER IS AUTOMATIC AND SILENT.

FEATURES
32-BIT DSP AND 24-BIT ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERSION
¥ 8 BALANCED XDRTM MIC/LINE INPUTS WITH TRIM
¥ 2 BALANCED LINE INPUTS DIRECT TO MIX BUS
¥ 2 INDEPENDENT MIX BUSES AND BALANCED OUTPUTS
¥ 2 UNBALANCED RECORD OUTPUTS
¥ 8 UNBALANCED DIRECT CHANNEL OUTPUTS
¥ INDIVIDUAL LEVEL/PEAK METERING ON EACH INPUT AND OUTPUT
¥ 3-BAND SWEEPABLE HI/LO SHELVING AND A MID-PEAKING EQ ON EACH INPUT
¥ 2-BAND SWEEPABLE SHELVING EQ ON EACH OUTPUT
¥ 31-BAND GRAPHIC EQ ON EACH OUTPUT
¥ 5-BAND PARAMETRIC EQ ON EACH OUTPUT ¥ ONE FULLY VARIABLE COMPRESSOR ON EACH OUTPUT
¥ INDEPENDENT AUTOMIXING FUNCTION FOR EACH OUTPUT TO MAXIMIZE ACOUSTIC GAIN AND PREVENT FEEDBACK
¥ 10 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC INPUTS
¥ 10 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC OUTPUTS
¥ 2 INDEPENDENT RS-232 INTERFACE PORTS
¥ 48VDC PHANTOM POWER SWITCH PER INPUT ¥ 24VDC BACKUP POWER INPUT
¥ HARDWARE EXPANSION PORT ACCEPTS OPTIONAL MODULES
¥ PC SOFTWARE APPLICATION INCLUDED

APPLICATIONS
¥ MEETING ROOMS
¥ HOTELS
¥ HOUSES OF WORSHIP
¥ BOARD ROOMS
¥ COURTROOMS
¥ MULTIZONE PAGING/MUSIC SYSTEMS
¥ MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITIES


EXTRAS: NO

MODIFICATIONS: NONE

HISTORY: BRAND NEW

COMMENTS: N/A

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED