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  • Page 1

    QUICK - S T ART GUIDE X .200[...]

  • Page 2

    Part No. 0012120 Rev . 3 10/04 ©2004 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 X.2 00 Digital X Bus T able of Cont ents Intr oduction ................................................................................................................ 3 Getting Star ted ..............................................................................[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide Intr oduction Note: As new software releases be- come available, they can be download- ed from the Mackie website by going to the Digital X Bus webpage at: http://www .mackie.com/products/digitalxbus. Y ou will need a USB fl ash drive (a.k.a. thumb- drive) to transfer the installer package from your computer [...]

  • Page 4

    4 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Get ting Started I/ O Car ds 1. MIC/LINE 4 CARD This card has four female XLR balanced micro- phone inputs, and four 1/4" TRS balanced/unbalanced line-level inputs, for a total of eight analog inputs. Note that this card does not provide any outputs. 2. MIC/LINE 8 CARD The Mic/Line 8 card has two DB25 connectors, one for[...]

  • Page 5

    5 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide 4. DIGIT AL CARD This card provides eight channels of digital I/O in two formats; TDIF on a DB25 connector and ADA T optical on four TOSLINK connectors. At 44.1/48 kHz sample rates, each optical TOSLINK connector provides either eight inputs or eight outputs of digital audio. At 88.2/96 kHz sample rates, the S[...]

  • Page 6

    6 X.2 00 Digital X Bus 8. S YNC CARD The Sync card provides the digital word clock in and out on a pair of BNC connectors, and SMPTE time code in and out on a pair of 1/4" jacks. Sync data is also transmitted through the ADA T lightpipe and AES/EBU connections. The Sync card just provides another means to transmit and receive the word clock. T[...]

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    7 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide 15. P ower Swit ch This one is self-explanatory . When the POWER switch is turned ON, power is supplied to the Digital X Bus and it boots up. When turning off the Digital X Bus, you should select Shutdown from the File menu. At the end of the shutdown procedure, the touchscreens go blank, indicating that it is[...]

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    8 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Oper ational Basics Are you ready to get started? Let ’ s turn on the Digital X Bus and go over some of the general operational features before we start passing audio through it. T urning on the Digital X Bus Connect the supplied power cord to the male IEC connector on the rear panel. Plug the other end of the power cord in[...]

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    9 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide 5. Make sure channel 1 has Input 1 assigned to it. Open the Assign window (W indows > Assign). Under the Input Src drop-down box select Mic Line In. 1. 6. If the microphone requires phantom power , select the 48V button in the Assign window to turn on phantom power . Leave the – 10 dB pad off when using a[...]

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    10 X.2 00 Digital X Bus 9. Connect the Left and Right Speaker Outs (A) from the Mix Out card to the inputs of your ste- reo power ampli fi er (or powered monitor speak- ers). These outputs are balanced when using a TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) connector , or unbalanced when using a TS (tip-sleeve) connector . Use instrument/line-level cable for this conn[...]

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    11 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide 21. In the Reverb panel, click the Src L drop-down box and select Channel Post Insert > Ch. 1 Post. This places the reverb in the post-insert loop on channel 1. 22. Adjust the reverb parameters using the V -Pots at the bottom of the Effects Rack. Y ou should see the Left Input and Output meters move as you[...]

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    12 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Hookup Diagr ams One of the primary applications for the X.200 is multitrack recording. This involves tracking and monitoring, bouncing, overdubbing, and mixdown. A typical application might involve 24 inputs for tracking and 24 outputs to a multitrack recorder or DA W (Digital Audio W orkstation). In this case, you might ha[...]

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    13 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide WORD CLOCK SYNC CARD IN OUT IN OUT SMPTE A B MIX OUT CARD SPDIF SPEAKERS PHONES MIX OUT IN OUT IN LR 12 LR LR OUT AES/EBU DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A IN B OUT A OUT B DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A IN B OUT A OUT B DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A IN B OUT A OUT B MIC/LINE 4 CARD 5 7 6 8 1 2 3 4 [...]

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    14 X.2 00 Digital X Bus WORD CLOCK SYNC CARD IN OUT IN OUT SMPTE A B MIX OUT CARD SPDIF SPEAKERS PHONES MIX OUT IN OUT IN LR 12 LR LR OUT AES/EBU DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A IN B OUT A OUT B DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A IN B OUT A OUT B DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A IN B OUT A OUT B MIC/LINE 4 CARD 5 7 6 8 1 2 3 4 MIC/LINE 4 CARD [...]

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    15 Quick-Start Guide Quick -Start Guide WORD CLOCK SYNC CARD IN OUT IN OUT SMPTE A B MIX OUT CARD SPDIF SPEAKERS PHONES MIX OUT IN OUT IN LR 12 LR LR OUT AES/EBU MIC/LINE 4 CARD 5 7 6 8 1 2 3 4 MIC/LINE 4 CARD 5 7 6 8 1 2 3 4 MIC/LINE 4 CARD 5 7 6 8 1 2 3 4 I/O AES CARD I/O AES CARD I/O AES CARD OUT LINE CARD IN SERIAL NUMBER RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK[...]

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    16220 W ood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, W A 98072 • USA www .mackie.com • sales@mackie.com United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and South America: 425.487 .4333 F ax: 425.487 .4337 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000[...]