MX Series — MX36 Operating Instructions Page 3
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CONTENTS
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ........................................................................ 4
THANKS ............................................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 5
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................ 6
INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE IMPORTANTES ...................................................7
Installing Your MX36: Unpacking ....................................................................... 8
Additional Symbols and Warnings ............................................................................................ 8
Installing Your MX36: Electrical Considerations ............................................... 9
Installing Your MX36: Mechanical Considerations ........................................... 10
Connecting To Your MX36: Analogue Line Inputs and Outputs ......................... 11
Operating Your MX36: Initial Set-up and Switching On .................................... 12
Switching On… ......................................................................................................................... 12
Operating Your MX36: The Basics ..................................................................... 13
Outside Your MX36: Front Panel Controls and Indicators ................................ 14
Local Mic / Stereo Line Inputs ................................................................................................ 14
Input / Backup Source Select ................................................................................................. 16
Console Select ......................................................................................................................... 17
Line Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 18
Outside Your MX36: Rear Panel Connections ................................................... 20
Inside Your MX36: Configurations and Routing ................................................ 21
Overview of Audio Routing ...................................................................................................... 21
Operating Your MX36: Working with Failover and Redundancy ....................... 23
Operating Your MX36: With and/or Without Redundancy ................................ 24
Example Setup ........................................................................................................................ 24
Conditions That Trigger a Source Change in Redundancy Mode ........................................... 25
Working without Redundancy ................................................................................................. 25
Operating Your MX36: Increase Console Capacity with Cascade Mode ........... 26
Operating Your MX36: Increase Channel Capacity with Parallel Mode ........... 27
Looking After Your MX36: Maintenance .......................................................... 28
Looking After Your MX36: Warranty ................................................................ 28
Performance Of Your MX36: Specifications ...................................................... 29
Appendix I: Microphone and Stereo Line Input DSP Filter Responses ............ 30
Appendix II: Upgrading Firmware ..................................................................... 31
Communications Set-up ......................................................................................................... 31
Download the Files ................................................................................................................. 31
Connect To The Unit ................................................................................................................ 32
Choose What To Load .............................................................................................................. 32
Start The Update! .................................................................................................................... 33
What If It All Goes Wrong… ..................................................................................................... 33
Appendix III: Dante I-O Channels Mapping ...................................................... 34