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DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 1 Antex Electr onics Corpor ation 19821 Hamilton Avenue Torrance, California 90502 www.antex.com Copyright © 2008 Antex Electronics Corporation. All Rights Reserve d. No portion of this manual may be repro duced without prior wr itten c onsent f ro m Antex Electronics.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 3 ins ide . R efe r all s er v ic i n g to qua lif ied se r vic e perso nnel. • A produc t and cart combination s hould be moved with care. Qu ick stop s, exce ssiv e force, an d unev en surfaces may ca use the product and cart combination to overtur n.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 5 General description: Th e D MX- 4 is a 4 c ha nne l mic r op ho ne pre am plif ie r wit h 4 analog to digital conver ters (A/D). The DMX-4 connect s to a PC vi a a USB 2.0 c onnecti on so that audio can be record ed on to the PC ’s ha rd dri ve.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 7 What’s a ”d B” and w hy sho uld I ca re? Througho ut this manual, the term “dB” is use d. This stands for decibel. You may think, “but I just want to record a legal procee ding. I don’t want to be a recording engineer.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 9 Enter the User Name and Or ganization, click “Nex t”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 10 Unle s s y ou nee d to chan ge the de st inat io n f old er , c lick “Next”. The next dialog box will say “Ready to Install the Program” .
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 11 Make sure either the USB cable is unplugged, or power is remo ved from the DM X-4. Then cli ck “OK”. If you see a dialog box li ke the o ne above, cl ick “Contin ue Anyway”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 12 Make sure the USB cable is plugged in and the DMX-4 is powered up.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 13 The “In stall the softw are au tomati call y (Recomm ended)” sh o uld be se lec te d. Clic k “ Ne xt ”. Af te r th e dr ive r is lo ad ed , c lick “F in ish ”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 14 The New Hard ware Wi zard will open ag ain, this tim e to load the audio driver.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 15 Af te r th e dr ive r has loa de d, clic k “ Fin is h” . If you ge t a message asking if yo u want to restart your comput e r, cl i ck “Yes”. After t he compu ter re starts, t he i nstall ation is com plete. There shoul d be a sh ortcut on your d esktop for th e Antex Mixer program.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 17 Cl ic k “C hange ” to c hange the de stina tion f olde r, ot her wise , cl ick “Ne xt”. The next dialog box will say “Ready to Install the Program” . Cli ck “Install”. After the program is installed, a dialog box will appear tha t sa ys “In stallS hie ld Wiz ar d Co mplet ed”.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 19 The same dialog box will appear when the second driver is loa de d. Cl ick “I nsta ll this dr iv er s o ft w are a nywa y”. Make sure the USB cable is plugged in and the po wer i s sw itche d on. Clic k “O K”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 20 The inst a llat io n is n ow co mplet e.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 21 USB Connect ion • Th e U SB s pec ifica tio n li mits the le ngth of the US B cabl e to 5 m eters ( abou t 16 feet ), th erefor e the DMX-4 should be placed near the computer . The cable supplied is 6 fee t long. • The USB p ort on th e com puter must be USB 2.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 23 typically receive a mix of all inputs except him or herse lf. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 24 Using th e Antex Mixer P rogram.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 25 Adjust ing th e Recor ding Lev el Ha ving th e pr oper reco rdin g lev el is e sse ntial t o mak ing good, intelligible recordings. If the level i s too low, the record ing wi ll cont ain a lot of hiss wh en it i s played b ack lou d e no u gh to h ear.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 27 is done digitally in your PC, and not in the DMX-4 cir cuitr y. Wh en “ Line ” is se lect ed , the gain is f ixe d at 0dB for inputs 1 and 2. If you attempt to move the slider with the mouse, it will snap back. Inputs 3 and 4 do have a gai n adjustm ent from –8dB t o +31.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 29 CHANNEL 1 RCA MONITOR + - MONITOR CHANNEL 3 + - -102 -> 25.5dB CHANNEL 4 -102 -> 25.5dB CHANNEL 2 DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 30 Specifications: Inputs: Number 4.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 31 Gain adjustment -102 to +25.5dB THD+N -84dB (note 2) No te 2. A we ighted . Tes t cond itio ns: T es t signa l of – 30dBV amplitude input into micro phone input. Input gain slider set to +30dB, Monitor gain slider set to 0dB.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manua l 33 EVENT, S HALL THE COMPANY’S LI ABILITY EX CEED T HE PURCHASE PRI CE PAID BY PURCHASER FOR THE PROD UCT. This W arranty is in lieu of all other express w arranties or liab ilitie s.
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