User Manual ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 Ultra High-Precision Digital 24-Bit/96 kHz Loudspeaker Management System
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual Table of Contents Thank you........................................................................ 2 Important Safety Instructions....................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer.............................................................. 3 Limited Warranty............................................................ 3 1. Introduction................................................................ 5 2. Control Elements.......................................
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel.
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ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 1. Introduction To operate a loudspeaker system that consists of several speakers for the various frequency bands requires different input signals for the individual loudspeakers. This requires a frequency crossover network that devides the input signal into several frequency bands. For this purpose, the ULTRADRIVE PRO provides up to six outputs. Multi-way speaker systems are used in many applications—including stereo systems, cinemas, discotheques and concert halls.
(8) ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual (7) (9) 2.2 Rear panel (6) (18) (10) (21) Fig. 2.4: Mains connector and RS-232/RS-485 interface (6) Use these buttons to call up the DCX2496’s menus (e.g. SETUP, RECALL, etc.). The only exception is the COMPARE button, which allows you to compare the edits made with the previously selected presets. When COMPARE is active, no value changes can be entered. (7) The PAGE buttons select single pages from one menu.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 3. Quick Start This chapter is for those who cannot wait to use their new DCX2496 in a practical application. You will find a description of how you can explore your DCX2496 and its versatile and intuitive features below. This chapter is just a starting point for future excursions. So, please read the entire user’s manual to take full advantage of all your DCX2496’s features and functions. Please work your way through the following six chapters (3.1 to 3.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual Use the buttons to the left of the output LED displays (SETUP, MUTE etc.) to enter the various menus. Most of them include several pages, which you can select with the PAGE buttons. The PARAM button selects individual parameters from one page, the data wheel edits them. Confirm new settings with OK, or cancel your selection with CANCEL. This operating structure is the same for all menus so it will not be repeated in each section of the manual.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual The following link options (output configurations) are available: 1. MONO (no stereo links) OUT Configuration MONO 123456 LINK-Activation OUT Stereo Link OFF not available activated by enabling SHORT Delay 1➟2➟3➟4➟5➟6 “OUT STEREO-LINK” Link (Chassis) Sb ➟ L ➟ LM ➟ M ➟ HM ➟ H on SETUP-page 1/6 Fig. 4.4: Output configuration MONO 2. L(1) M(2) H(3) L(4) M(5) H(6) Fig. 4.5: Output configuration LMHLMH Link: L(1) > L(4) / M(2) > M(5) / H(3) > H(6) 3.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual When this function is On, the display provides a warning note that shows both the new link to be activated and the name of the inputs that will be overwritten (black field). Use the data wheel to edit the link to be activated (black field). The values of input A will be transferred to the following inputs. In the AUTO-ALIGN sub-menu you can mute or open all outputs.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual Press OK or CANCEL to subsequently copy further pages in the same way. ◊ Only similar pages with identical parameters can be copied. If you select a SOURCE PAGE that is not available in the DESTINATION CHANNEL, the display will read NOT AVAILABLE under DESTINATION PAGE. To lock a parameter page you must activate the PAGE LOCK function (ON). The unit will prompt you to enter a password.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual On this SETUP page you can activate the GLOBAL LOCK function (ON), enter a password, then confirm with OK. Now, if you try to edit any parameter, the display will prompt you to enter your password. The process follows the same logic as the PAGE LOCK routine. 2. LINK (RS-485) Fig. 4.27: Setup ➠ Miscellaneous Fig. 4.23: Setup ➠ Global Lock ◊ Activating PAGE LOCK and/or GLOBAL LOCK automatically locks all STORE DCX2496 LINK (RS-485) = RS-485 and RECALL pages.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual Please use this mode on the first unit when several ULTRADRIVE PROs are linked to each other via LINK A and B, and the first unit in the chain is connected to a computer via the RS-232 interface. In this configuration, the last AND the first unit in the chain must have their TERM switch ON, since both are integrated into the system via only one LINK interface.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 4.3.4 DYNAMIC EQ (FILTER) As the DYNAMIC EQ is a highly complex module, its parameters are allocated to two pages—the FILTER and the DYNAMICS parameters pages. The DYNAMIC EQ influences a specific frequency range of the signal, depending on the volume level. It can either boost or cut this frequency range, depending on the gain setting made by the user.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual The following SUM pages are 100% identical to the IN A/B/C pages 2/5 to 5/5 (see chapters 4.3.2 to 4.3.5)! 4.5 OUT 1-6 menu Press one of the OUT 1-6 buttons to enter the OUTPUT menu of the respective output. Here, you can set the IN-OUT configuration, X-OVER POINT or, as with the input signals, the EQ and DYNAMIC EQ parameters. 4.5.1 GENERAL Use the TYPE parameter in the top left corner of the display to define the type of curve at the lower (left) slope.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual The POLARITY parameter determines whether the phase of an output signal is INVERTED or not (NORMAL)—just as if you had inverted the polarity of your speakers. Use the PHASE parameter to adjust the precise phase position at the upper X-OVER frequency of the currently selected output. This fine adjustment is necessary when two output signals are not perfectly displayed by 0° or 180° with regard to each other. 4.5.5 DELAY Fig. 4.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 4.8.1 INTERNAL/CARD Fig. 4.50: Store ➠ Delete/Format Fig. 4.46: Store ➠ Internal/Card In this menu, STORE TO selects the bank to which the preset is stored: INTERNAL or CARD. The window on the right-hand side lists the presets already stored in the internal memory or on a PCMCIA card. You can allocate a memory location to the preset, give it a NAME and overwrite an existing configuration or select an unused memory location.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 5. Audio Connections Fig. 4.55: Store ➠ Copy ◊ Locked DESTINATION PRESETS cannot be overwritten. In this case, the display informs you that the process cannot be completed. Since SOURCE PRESETS will not get lost during the copying process, it does not matter whether they are locked or not. When all settings have been made and confirmed with OK, the DESTINATION PRESET is directly overwritten and the display indicates the name of the new preset.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.1 Stereo tri-amp operation Left Stereo output Right In A In B XENYX X2222USB Mixing Console Out 1 2 3 4 5 6 High (3) EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier High (6) Mid (2) Mid (5) Low (1) Low (4) Loudspeaker left Loudspeaker right Fig. 6.1: Stereo 3-way operation Stereo Tri-Amp operation is one of the most popular applications.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.2 Stereo bi-amp operation plus mono subwoofer Right Stereo output Left In A In B XENYX X2222USB Mixing console Outputs: 1 2 3 4 5 (6 is not used) High Left (2) Right (4) High Right (3) Mid Left (1) Mid EUROLIVE B1800X PRO EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier SUM (A + B) signal (5) Low Mono bass (amplifier mono bridged) Mono subwoofer Fig. 6.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.3 3x bi-amp operation (LCR/Triple Bi-Amping) XENYX X2222USB Mixing console Center channel Left In B In A Outputs: 1 2 3 In C 4 5 6 Low Low High Right Low High High EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier High (2) Left Low (1) Mid High (4) (Center) Low (3) High (6) Right Low (5) EUROLIVE B1520 PRO Fig 6.3: 3x2-way operation [LCR/Triple Bi-Amping] Three 2-way speakers driven from three inputs.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.4 Stereo operation plus mono subwoofer Right Stereo output Left In A Outputs: 1 XENYX X2222USB Mixing console 2 In B 3 (4, 5 and 6 not used) High (1) EUROLIVE B1800X PRO B815NEO Left active loudspeaker B815NEO Right active loudspeaker Passive mono subwoofer SUM (A + B) signal Low (3) EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier (mono bridged) Output 4 usable as additional mono delay line output. Output 5 + 6 usable as additional stereo delay line output.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.5 Stereo operation plus 2 subwoofers Left Stereo output Right In A In B XENYX X2222USB Mixing console Out 1 2 3 4 (5 and 6 not used) EUROLIVE B1220 PRO Left passive loudspeaker Right passive loudspeaker High (2) High (4) EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier EUROLIVE B1800X PRO Left active subwoofer Right passive subwoofer Low (3) Low (1) Output 5 + 6 usable as additional mono delay line outputs. Fig. 6.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.6 Stereo bi-amp operation plus subwoofer and additional monitor Monitor output Right Left Stereo sub master In A In B Outputs: 1 2 XENYX X2222USB Mixing console In C 3 4 5 6 High (2) High (4) Left Right Mid (3) Mid (1) Low (5) SUM (A + B) signal In C signal Active mono subwoofer EUROLIVE F1220A Full Range mono monitor Fig. 6.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.7 Mono 6-zone distribution mode XENYX X2222USB Mixing console Mono master output In A Outputs: 1 2 3 (Sub) (Low) (1) Left (2) Right 4 (Low Mid) 5 6 (High) EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier (3) Left Identical full range mono output signals (High mid) (Mid) (4) Right (5) Left (6) Right EUROLIVE B1520 PRO Fig. 6.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.8 Stereo 3-zone delay line Main amplification Right Right Stereo master Left Stereo sub master Left In A In A XENYX X2222USB Mixing console All loudspeakers: full range Outputs: 1 2 (Low) 3 4 5 6 Delay line 1 Left (1) Right (2) EUROLIVE B1520 PRO (High) EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier (Low) Delay line 2 Left (3) Right (4) (High) (Low) Delay line 3 Left (5) Right (6) (High) Fig. 6.
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual 6.9 3.0 Channel surround Left Stereo sub master Right Out 5/6 identic In A In B In C Mono surround channel In C Signal XENYX X2222USB Mixing console Outputs: 1 2 3 4 5 6 EUROPOWER EP2000 Stereo power amplifier Low Full range (mono) Right (6) 2x mono surround High Left (5) Surround rear High EUROLIVE B1220 PRO Right (4) Stereo high frequencies High Left (2) Surround front Low Left (1) Right (3) Stereo low frequencies Low Fig. 6.
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ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual With two DCX2496 units you can even realize today’s most popular surround format: 5.1. In addition to the speaker cabinets and power amps (or active speakers as in the simplified illustration shown here), all you need is a surround decoder to play back pre-produced 5.1 material such as DVDs, or a mixing console with six outputs (e.g. stereo out plus four subgroups).
ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual Converters A/D Converter Resolution 24-Bit Delta-Sigma AKM Oversampling 64x Dynamic range 112 dB typ. D/A Converter Resolution 24-Bit Delta-Sigma AKM Oversampling 64x Dynamic range 112 dB typ.
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