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DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 1 Antex Electro nics Corporation 19821 Hamilton Avenue Torrance, California 90502 www.antex.com Copyright © 2008 Antex Electronics Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this manua l may be reproduce d without prior written co nse nt from Antex Electronics.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 3 ins ide. Refe r al l se rvic ing to q ualif ied ser vic e personne l. • A product and cart combination sho uld be moved with care. Qui ck stops, exces sive forc e, and u neven surfaces may cause the pro duct and cart combination to overturn.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 5 General description: The DMX -4 is a 4 c han nel mic ro pho ne pre amp lifie r w ith 4 analog to digital converters (A/D). The DMX-4 connects t o a PC via a U SB 2.0 conn ection so th at audi o can be r ecorded onto th e PC’s h ard d rive.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 7 What’s a ”dB” and why should I care? Throughout this manual, the term “dB” is used. 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 Manual 9 Enter the User Name and Organization, click “Next”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 10 Unle ss you nee d to c h ange the des tinat ion fo lder , clic k “Next”. The next dialog box will say “Ready to Install the Program” .
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 11 Make sure either the USB cable is unplugged, or power is removed from th e DMX-4. Th en cl ick “OK”. If you see a dialog box like the one above, cl ick “Continue An yway”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 12 Make sure the USB cable is plugged in and the DMX-4 is powered up.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 13 The “In stall the softwa re automa tical ly (Recom mended) ” sho uld b e se lec ted . Clic k “ Nex t”. Aft er t he dr ive r is loa d ed, clic k “F inis h”. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 14 The New Hardwa re Wi zard wi ll open agai n, this ti me to load the audio driver.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 15 Aft er t he dr ive r h as loa de d , cl ick “ Fin ish” . If you get a mess age asking if you want to restart yo ur compute r, cl i ck “Yes”. After th e comput er rest arts, th e instal lation is compl ete. There sh ould be a short cut on y our deskt op for the Antex Mixer pr ogram.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 17 Clic k “ Cha n ge ” to c han ge th e de stin atio n fo lde r, oth erwis e, clic k “ Next ”. The next dialog box will say “Ready to Install the Program” . Click “In stall”. After the program is installed, a dialog box will appear that say s “In sta l lShie ld W izar d Co mple ted ”.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 19 The same dialog box will appear when the second driver is lo ade d. Cl ick “I ns tall this driv er soft ware anyw ay” . Make sure the USB cable is plugged in and the power is swit che d o n. Clic k “ OK” . DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 20 The inst alla tio n is now comp let e .
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 21 USB Connect ion • The USB spec ific at ion l im it s th e le ngt h of the USB cable t o 5 mete rs (ab out 16 feet), th eref ore the DMX-4 should be placed near the computer. The cable supplied is 6 feet long. • The USB p ort on the compu ter must b e USB 2.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 23 typically receive a mix of all inputs except him or herself. DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 24 Using the Antex Mixer Program.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 25 Adjusting the R ecordi ng Level Hav ing t he p ro per r e cord ing le ve l is es sent ial t o ma king good, intelligible recordings. If the level is too low, th e recordi ng will contain a lot of hi ss when i t is pl ayed back loud eno ugh t o he ar.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 27 is done digitally in your PC, and not in the DMX-4 cir c uitr y. Whe n “Line ” is sele cte d, th e ga in 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 adjustment fr om –8dB to +31.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 29 CHANNEL 1 RCA MONITOR + - MONITOR CHANNEL 3 + - -102 -> 25.5dB CHANNEL 4 -102 -> 25.5dB CHANNEL 2 DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 30 Specifications: Inputs: Number 4 C.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 31 Gain adjustment -102 to +25.5dB THD+N -84dB (note 2) Not e 2. A we ight e d. Te st co ndit ions : Te st s ig nal o f – 30dBV amplitude input into micropho ne input. Input gain slider set to +30dB, Monitor gain slider set to 0dB.
DMX-4 USB Mixer User Manual 33 EVENT, SHAL L THE COMPA NY’S LIABIL ITY EXCE ED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY PURCHASER FOR TH E PRODUCT. This Wa rranty is in lieu of all other ex press wa r r a n ties or liabil ities.
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