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PRESONUS DigiMAX LT manual

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  • Page 1

    Copyright © 2002, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DigiMAX LT Eight -Channel Mic-Preamplier with adat™ Lightpipe Output USER ’S MANUAL 1.0 dB POWER 1 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 1 SAMPLE RATE EXT CLOCK 32k 44.1k 48k GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 2 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 3 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48[...]

  • Page 2

    1 Overview .................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 1 1.2 F eatures .................................................................................... 2 2 Controls & Connections .........................[...]

  • Page 3

    1 OVERVIEW 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus DigiMAX L T Eight-Channel Mic -Preampli- er with adat™ Lightpipe Output. This preamp was designed using state of the art components to deliver crystal clear audio for an indenite period of time. W e believe the DigiMAX L T to be an exceptional sounding unit and an exception[...]

  • Page 4

    1 OVERVIEW 2 1.2 FEATURES Dual Servo Mic Preamps Each channel of your DigiMAX L T provides ultra low noise and wide gain control allowing the user to boost a desirable signal without increasing un wanted background noise. 48V Phantom Power Each channel of the DigiMAX L T has 48V of phantom power available. When the phantom power switch is engaged, [...]

  • Page 5

    3 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 2 2.1 FRONT PANEL dB POWER 1 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 1 SAMPLE RATE EXT CLOCK 32k 44.1k 48k GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 2 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 3 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 4 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 5 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 6 GAIN 0 60 -20 -10 PAD +48V CLIP 30 7[...]

  • Page 6

    CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 2 4 Clip - The LED labeled CLIP indicates at a signal level of +22dB . Care should be taken to av oid using signal levels that cause this LED to become activ e. Signal levels that reach or ex ceed this amount of output will cause undesirable artifacts (distortion) in the channel output signal that is being indicated by th[...]

  • Page 7

    Digital Optical Output An adat™ optical output (lightpipe) is provided on the rear panel of the DigiMAX L T . Eight simultaneous 24bit outputs are possible when using the optical out. Word Clock Out/In The word clock output and input are accessed through separ ate BNC con- nectors. The internal sample rate can be set to send 32k, 44.1k, or 48k. T[...]

  • Page 8

    3 OPERATIONS 3.1 DYNAMIC MICROPHONES Dynamic microphones are characteriz ed by lower output levels. Hence, more gain is needed to amplify a dynamic microphone to oper ating level. Occasionally it is necessary to add the -20dB pad to the microphone to av oid distortion (e.g. when recording percussion). Do not use phantom power when using dynamic mic[...]

  • Page 9

    OPERATIONS 3 7 it ‘click’ once. The cable will appear to be ‘half plugged in’ . Using the insert in this fashion will not break the signal chain and will allow the lightpipe output to function correctly . Insert Jack As Analog Outputs Example 2 In the event that you do not need the lightpipe output, y ou can use the inserts as analog output[...]

  • Page 10

    on the recorder that says external clock or by setting a drop down menu option to receive sync from an external source or lightpipe. In the event that you w ant to slave the DigiMAX L T to another device you would need to do two things. First, press the EXT CLOCK button on the front of the unit. Second, you would hook a BNC cable from the word cloc[...]

  • Page 11

    OPERATIONS 3 9[...]

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    4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Number of Channels ............................................................... ................. 8 Input Input Impedance, XLR Input ............................................................. 1.3k Ω Input Impedance, Line Level Input...................................................... 10k Ω Connectors .........[...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4 As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus reserves the right to change any specication stated herein at any time in the future without prior notication. 11 Input ........................................... 100/120/220/240VAC (F actory Congured) Power .......................................................[...]

  • Page 14

    5 PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY IN THE UNITED STATES PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warr ants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. This warr anty is enforceable only by the original retail purchaser . T o be protected by this warr anty , the purchaser must co[...]

  • Page 15

    PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY 5 OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES PreSonus Audio Electronics products are warr anted only in the country where originally purchased, through the authorized PreSonus distributor in the country of original purchase, against defects in material and workmanship. The specic period of this limited warr anty shall be that which i[...]