Carvin dxmixer Manual De Usuario

Congratulations on your selection of CARVlN products:  “The Professional’s
Choice.”  Your new DX series console demonstrates CARVIN’s commitment to
producing the highest quality & most sophisticated engineering in the audio
industry today.  Its wide acceptance and use by industry professionals illustrates
the basis for CARVIN’s recognition as “The Professional’s Choice.”

Professionalism can only be measured by people from the results they achieve
through their efforts and knowledge.  It is not something that automatically hap-
pens when buying a new or more sophisticated console.  Rather, it’s what you
do with the equipment and how well you do it that ultimately makes the point.
We are certain your new CARVlN console will deliver the performance neces-
sary for you to achieve solid results, and ultimately enjoy a high degree of pro-
fessional gain and enjoyment.

To compliment your new console and help you acquire that knowledge, we’ve
included this manual.  All of the information you need to be up and running is
right here!  You’ll find using this manual easy and convenient.  We’ve gone to
great lengths to make it so.  We’ve attempted to present the technical aspects of
your new console accurately and in “plain English”.  But, if you have any ques-
tions that are not answered here, please call us at our toll free number.  Our
sales staff is well versed in the technical aspects of our products and are waiting
to assist you with any questions you may have.  We sincerely wish to ensure
your complete satisfaction and enjoyment with your new console.

If you would like to comment on features or performance of your new console,
please feel free to contact us.  Comments from our customers has helped us
improve and further develop our products and our business.

Please, send in the warranty card.  Although it is not absolutely necessary to
ensure warranty protection, it will allow us to better know how you are using our
equipment while keeping a ready reference for our files.  Sending in the warranty
card also helps us to mail out literature and information that may be of interest to
you as a professional musician.  Let us know where you are so we can keep in
touch!

In this manual there are plenty of diagrams and descriptions to aid you in under-
standing your new console.  So, with this manual in hand you hold the key to
proper operation of your new console, and to achieve truly professional results.

May you enjoy many years of enjoyment, success, and fun with your new
CARVIN console!

If you’re like most new owners, you’re probably in a hurry to plug your DX mixer
in and use it.  Here are some brief instructions to get you going quickly. With the
mixer unplugged, turn the unit off and complete the following procedures:

Check and change if necessary the
AC Line Voltage to the proper volt-
age.  The AC Line Voltage is listed
on the fuse holder in the AC connect
receptacle.  To change the AC oper-
ating voltage remove and rotate the
fuse holder so that the desired volt-

age reads right side up. Use only a grounded (3 prong) power outlet to prevent a
shock hazard. This gives the quietest grounding for your mixer.  

For low level balanced devices such as microphones, plug into the
balanced MIC XLR input.  Use a 3 conductor shielded mic cable.   For
high output level devices such as Tape Recorders, CD’s, Keyboards
and Wireless mic receivers, plug into the LINE 1/4” input jacks.  Use a
2 conductor shielded cable.

Connect the  L E F T / 3 and R I G H T / 4 balanced XLR outputs
to the balanced XLR inputs on your power amp.  If your
power amp can not accommodate balanced XLR connec-
tions, there are unbalanced 1/4” phone jacks on the rear of
your D X Series mixer (except powered models). 

Adjust all faders and gain controls of your mixer to the off position.  Adjust
all EQ tone controls—Hi, MID and  LOW and the 9 Band Graphic EQ to
their center  positions.  Adjust all the Channel  P A N Assign controls to
their center positions. Turn the mixer’s power switch to the on position
and check that the power indicator LED illuminates.  Your mixer is now on

and ready to operate.

Bring up the level of the LINE MIC gain control until the channel peak
indicator LED PK illuminates, then back off this control by one number.  It
is normal for the peak indicator to occasionally flash during use.  Set the
L - R / 1 - 2 switch to the  L-R STEREO MASTERS. Bring up the channel
fader level to a nominal setting of “0”, this is Unity Gain for the channel
fader. 

Bring up the STEREO MASTER faders to the desired volume level, and
monitor the levels by depressing the  L / R button in the  M E T E R S s e l e c t
block.

120-240 VAC

50-60 Hz  140VA

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