Peavey MediaMatrix X-Frame 88

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Full-Scale Output Drive
What about the outputs? The outputs are easy....just set the drive level you want. The full-scale DPU levels will be available at
the output of the X-Frame™ 88 at your choice of analog levels, so you don’t take a performance loss if you need a lower output
level to match the input sensitivity of your power amplifier. Likewise, if you use the X-Frame 88 to drive line-level audio over
long distances and need to use a higher drive level, you still get the same, full-scale performance. Also, the setting of the Full-
Scale Output Drive level does not affect the levels coming into the X-Frame 88 or the levels inside the DPU.
In our previous example, we would be getting +23.0 dB at the input to the X-Frame 88’s digital to analog (D/A) converter. This
is full-scale, as determined by the input, and the DPU processing. The actual analog audio level at the X-Frame 88’s output is
determined by the position of the Full-Scale Output switch. Remember, it doesn’t matter which output setting you choose, you
still get full-scale performance. Just like the input side, these switches allow you to “shift” your dynamic range upward or
downward to match your application. If you choose a +6 dBu setting, then the full-scale analog output level will be + 6.0 dBu.
As in our example, a +18.0 dBu setting would give you unity gain and the output level of the X-Frame 88 would be exactly the
same as the input level of +18.0 dBu.