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  • Page 1

    FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifier Owner ’s Guide Cover_ENG_GER.fm Page 1 M onday, February 12, 2007 10:16 AM[...]

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    Safety Information Please read this owner’ s guide Please take the time to follow the inst ructions in this owner’ s guide carefully . It will help you set up and operate your system pr operly and enjoy all of its advanced featur es. Please save th is owner’ s guide for futur e refer ence. WA R N IN G : T o reduce the risk of fire or electric[...]

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    Safety Information Important safety instructions 1. Read these instruc tions. 2. Keep these instruct ions – for futu re ref eren ce. 3. Heed all war nings – on the product and in the owner’ s guide. 4. Follow all inst ructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus nea r water or moisture . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilati[...]

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    4 of 36 Contents 1.0 Introduction .. ............... ................ ............. 5 1.1 The Bos e ® FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplif ier ...... .......................... ........... 5 1.2 Supplied with the product ................ .................... 5 1.3 Mixer/Amplifier ac cessories ................... .............. 5 2.0 Hardware[...]

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    5 of 36 1.0 Introduction 1.1 The Bose ® Fr eeSpace ® DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifier The Bose ® FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 Digi tal Mixer/Amplifier integrates digital signal processing with two power ed output channels. Designed as a mixe r or router for business music applications, it feat ur es an LCD pan el and controls behind the front cover for[...]

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    6 of 36 2.0 Hardware Description 2.1 Front panel with open compartment 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 7 5 2.1.1 System Contr ols 1 LCD panel – Displays menu selections for conf iguring and viewing system settings. 2 Directio nal buttons – Navigates system menus and setting options shown on the LCD. 3 SELECT bu tton – Confirms selections and settings in the[...]

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    7 of 36 2.0 Hardware Description 2.3 Rear panel 1 3 2 4 5 8 7 9 10 12 13 14 11 6 2.3.1 Audio sourc e inputs 1 LINE INPUTS – T wo unbalanced RCA aud io jacks per input (summed to mono). 2 MIC/LINE INPUTS – Balanced Euroblock input jacks. One per input. 3 MIC/LINE switch – Adjusts for the prop er signal level being used with the four Euroblock [...]

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    8 of 36 3.0 Operation Mode Options 3.1 Operation mode options Before making connections, decide how you want the sound sources distributed thr oughout th e site. This depends on whether the area is specified for one or two zones, the kind of coverage needed, and the sources to be used. The mixer/amplifier pr ovides three dif ferent modes of operati[...]

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    9 of 36 3.0 Operation Mode Options 3.1.2 Ster eo Select Mode Line-level sources can be connected using RCA jacks or Euroblock connectors. T o connect a stereo source to RCA jacks, use either the left or right RCA ja ck of eac h INPUT . Stereo Select Mode source routing is fixed, as shown below . Auxiliary output ca n be set up to: • Play constant[...]

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    10 of 36 4.0 Hardware Installation 4.1 Introdu ction This section provides instructions for installing and wiring the Bose FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifie r . 4.2 Included accessories • 3-terminal input connectors (4) – For wiring equipment to the MIC/LINE INPUT Eu r oblock jacks. • 4-terminal input connectors (2) – For wiring [...]

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    11 of 36 4.0 Hardware Installation 4.6 User interface (accessory) The FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifier is designed to be compatible with the following Bose ® user i nterfaces: •B o s e ® V olume Control User Interface (PC 041966) •B o s e ® V olume Control with A/B Select User Interface (PC 041967) 4.6.1 User interface installat[...]

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    12 of 36 4.0 Hardware Installation 4.6.1.5 User interface wiring Two volume control with A/B select user interfaces One volume control with A/B select user interface Two volume control user interfaces One volume control user interface User interface connector 6-terminal input connector mounts to REMOTE jack on the chassis 4.6.1.6 Detailed schematic[...]

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    13 of 36 4.0 Hardware Installation 4.7.1.2 Euroblock connections A microphone or other balanced audio source can be connected to the MIC/LINE INPUT 1-4 Euroblock terminals input using one of the following cable types. XLR 3 1 2 3 Phone Plug (Balanced) T R S T R S RCA T S Source Connector MIC/LINE IN 12 Phone Plug (Unbalanced) T S T S TS 4.7.2 DIREC[...]

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    14 of 36 4.0 Hardware Installation 4.7.3 P AGE source input A microphone or another paging source can be connected to the P AGE INPUT jack using one of the following cable types. Normally Open Switch (latching) XLR 3 1 2 3 Phone Plug (Balanced) T R S T R S RCA T S 12 Phone Plug (Unbalanced) T S T S TS PTT PTT PTT PTT PTT 4.7.4 OUTPUT connections Us[...]

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    15 of 36 4.0 Hardware Installation 4.7.5 AUX output connection The signal and any applied processing from any of the four inputs can be output using the line-level AUX OUTPUT jack. This output can feed into another amplifier or other equi pment used in the installation. Connector AUX OUT XLR 3 1 2 3 Phone Plug (Balanced) T R S T R S RCA T S 12 Phon[...]

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    16 of 36 5.0 System Setup 5.1 System setup intr oduction This section provides instructio ns on adjusting system settings for preferr ed operation. T o make these settings, the system must be connected to power and th e POWER switch set to ON. POWER sw itch POWER LED Rear connection panel AC power cord jack Front control panel Note: When the system[...]

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    17 of 36 5.0 System Setup 5.3 Mixer Mode settings Here is an overview of common st eps to follow in setting up the Mixer Mode: A. Choose this mode. B. Set up inputs. C. Set up outputs. D. Choose EQ settings. E. Set up Page Input, if applicable. F. Set up Direct Input, if applicable. G. Set up Master Volume, if applicable. Setup menus unfold as you [...]

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    • For Input V ol Lvl • For Input Bass Adj and Input T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. • For AGCEnable Choose N (n o) or Y (yes). B Mixer Input Set-up Select each Input that has a sour ce connect ed (1, 2, 3, & 4). C Mixer Output Set-up • For Input Mix Choose N (no) or Y (yes) . • For Output V ol Lvl • For[...]

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    Select each Output to be used (1, 2, or Auxout). • For Spk r E Q Move up or down to choose the EQ setting needed. An asterisk (*) mar ks the selection made. • For Dynamic EQ Enable Choose N (n o) or Y (yes). Note: Dynamic EQ maintains tonal balance at all listening levels. The equaliza t ion adjusts automatically for the output le vel setting. [...]

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    Mixer Page In Set-up E • For Page V ol Lvl • For Page Bass Adj and Page T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. • For Page Enable Choose N (no) or Y (yes). • For Page Ducking Lvl Adj Adjust the value from -50 dB to 0 dB in increment s of 1 dB. • For Output Lvl Adj Adjust the value to +/-20 dB in incr ements of 1 dB. [...]

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    • For Output Linked Choose N (no) or Y (yes). Note: Y links Output 1 and Output 2 gains for control using the Output 1 gain knob. • For Vo l A d j Adjust the value from -4 0 dB to +10 dB in increments of 1 dB. • For Bass Adj and Tr e b A d j Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. Mixer Direct In Set-up F Mixer Direct In Set-up F [...]

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    22 of 36 5.0 System Setup Press SELECT ( ) to confirm the mode selection. An asterisk (*) marks the selection made. B next page C next page D page 24 E page 24 F page 25 Choose Stereo Select Mode A 5.4 Stereo Select Mode settings Here is an overview of common st eps to follow in setting up the Stereo Select Mode: A. Choose this mode. B. Set up inpu[...]

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    23 of 36 5.0 System Setup B Stereo Select Input Set-up Select each Input that has a source connected. C Stereo Select Output Set-up Select each Output to be used (1/ 2 or Auxout). • For Input V ol Lvl • For Input Bass Adj and Input T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increment s of .5 dB. • For AGCEnable Choose N (n o) or Y (yes). Note: [...]

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    24 of 36 5.0 System Setup • For Page V ol Lvl • For Page Bass Adj and Page T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. • For Page Enable Choose N (no) or Y (yes). • For Page Ducking Lvl Adj Adjust the value from -50 dB to 0 dB in increment s of 1 dB. • For Output Lvl Adj Adjust the value to +/-20 dB in increments of 1 dB[...]

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    Stereo Select Direct in Set-up F • For Vo l A d j Adjust the value from -40 dB to +10 dB in inc rements of 1 dB. • For Bass Adj and T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. 25 of 36 5.0 System Setup 5.0 Setup.fm Page 25 Monday, February 12, 2007 8:54 AM[...]

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    26 of 36 5.0 System Setup 5.5 Dual Mono S elect Mode settings Here is an overview of common steps to follow in setting up the Dual Mono Select Mode: A. Choose this mode. B. Set up inputs. C. Set up outputs. D. Choose EQ settings. E. Set up Page Input, i f applicable. F. Set up Direct Input, if applicable. Setup menus unfold as you move right to the[...]

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    27 of 36 5.0 System Setup • For Input V ol Lvl • For Input Bass Adj and Input T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. • For AGCEnabl e Choose N (no) or Y (yes). Note: AGC defaults to N. AGC is recommende d for use with low-level sources (i.e., microphone with low sensitivity ). B Dual Mono Select Input Set-up Select each[...]

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    Dual Mono Select EQ Set-up Dual Mono Select Page in Set-up E D • For Dynamic EQ Enable Choose N (n o) or Y (yes). Note: Dynamic EQ maintains tonal balance at all listening levels. Th e equalization adjusts automatically for the output level setting. • For Sp kr E Q Move up or down to choose the EQ setting needed. An asterisk (*) marks the selec[...]

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    Dual Mono Select Direct In Set-up F • For Vo l A d j Adjust the value from -40 dB to +10 dB in increments of 1 dB. • For Bass Adj and T reb Adj Adjust the value to +/-6 dB in increments of .5 dB. 29 of 36 5.0 System Setup 5.0 Setup.fm Page 29 Monday, February 12, 2007 8:54 AM[...]

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    30 of 36 5.0 System Setup 5.6 Overview of Ut ility Mode settings In Utility Mode, there ar e two global system options: Lockout and Restore Factory Defaults. Also, current system firmware and EQ versions are viewable. The Lockout option allows the system settings to be locked to prevent unwanted changes. This Lockout function can be disengaged by p[...]

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    31 of 36 6.0 User Interfaces 6.1 User interface use Bose has designed two user interface controls f or use with the Free Space ® DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifier . • Bose volume con trol user interface is for use when only volume control is req ui red. • Bose volume con trol with A/ B select user interfac e is for use in Stereo Select Mode or [...]

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    32 of 36 7.0 Troubleshooting Table No Power • T ur n on power . • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. Power is on, but no sound • Make sure the source is tur ned on. • V erify that there is an input sign al fr om th e source. The audio input sig nal indicator on the fr ont of the chassis should be gr een. • Check the outp ut signal in[...]

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    33 of 36 8.0 Reference 8.1 Factory Default Settings Input 1 Bass 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB -6 dB ~ +6 dB Tr e b l e 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB -6 dB ~ +6 dB AGC Enable N N N Input 2 Bass 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB -6 dB ~ +6 dB Tr e b l e 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB -6 dB ~ +6 dB AGC Enable N N N Input 3 Bass 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB -6 dB ~ +6 dB Tr e b l e 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB -6 dB ~ +6 dB AGC Enable N N N I[...]

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    36 ©2007 Bose Corporation, Th e Mountain Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM298725 Rev .00 pro. Bose.com E4 Back.fm Page 37 Mo nday, February 12, 2007 11:01 AM[...]