User guide

MUTE buttons illuminate when pressed and mute audio for that input channel.

EDIT buttons illuminate yellow when pressed. The buttons access gain on first press, last

viewed parameter on second press, then exit on third press.

Outputs 1-6 - meters show dB below limit (Green), Limit (yellow) and Limit + 4dB (Red).

MUTE buttons illuminate when pressed and mute audio for that output channel.

EDIT buttons illuminate yellow when pressed. The buttons access gain on first press, last

viewed parameter on second press, then exit on third press.

11) Rear Panel functions (l-r)

Power Switch - turns the unit’s mains supply off and on.

Mains Fuse - located in a finger-proof holder adjacent to the mains inlet.

(A spare fuse is also located inside this holder)

Important - Always replace the fuse with the correct type and rating as shown on the rear panel legend.

Mains Inlet - connected via a standard IEC socket.

External - 9 pin D-type connector for preset loading via RS232 PC link. See later for DX1.5

preset loading instructions.

Outputs 1 - 6 – a 3 pin XLR socket is provided for each output. All are fully balanced, pin 2

hot, 3 cold, 1 screen.

Recessed AES input switch - to select AES digital inputs. Red LED will illuminate in the hole

when AES inputs are selected, along with the corresponding front panel indicator.

Inputs A & B – a 3 pin XLR socket is provided for each input.

Both are fully balanced – pin 1 = screen, pin 2 = hot, pin 3 = cold. Input A is also used as a 2-

ch AES digital audio input when AES mode is selected.

12) Operating your DX1.5

Start-up procedure

Switching on the unit will display a brief message detailing the unit type and software version

running and all LEDs will briefly illuminate. The unit will then begin its countdown to the

wake-up procedure, during which time the audio will fade up to the level last set. Metering will

begin to operate when the fade-up starts.

Preliminary Set-up

The procedure below should be followed when first installing a DX1.5 unit.

Design your crossover! To do this, press MENU, and use the BACK or NEXT key to select

‘Crossover sub-menu’ and then press ENTER. Use the BACK or NEXT key to select

‘Design a crossover’ and then press ENTER. Finally, use the BACK or NEXT key to select

the desired routing and follow the set-up wizard to finalise your design.

Note that when in a menu, ENTER is always used to confirm selections. The current

selection is marked with an asterisk

‘*’.