Allen & Heath Xone:23C manual

1 USER GUIDE Publicat ion AP 9433_1[...]

2 Limi ted O n e Y ear W arran ty This product is warranted to be free from d efect s in materials or workmanship for peri od o f one year from the date of purchas e by th e original owner. To ensure a high level of perfo rmance and rel iability for which this equipment has been designed a n d manufactured, read this User Guide before ope ratin g. [...]

3 P A CKED ITEM S Check that you have recei ved the following: MixVibes Software Voucher This contains the lic ense number that allows y ou to download an d use Mixvibes with your Xone:23C Xone:23C mixer Power supply IEC Lead This is country s pecific and will vary with mains vol tage/territ ory Power Supply 12V - 2.5 Amps Type A-B USB Lead To conn[...]

4 CONTEN TS Congratulations on purcha sing the Allen & Heath Xone:23C perf ormance DJ m ixer. To ensure that yo u get the maximum benefit from the unit please sp are a few minutes familiarizing yoursel f wit h the con trols and setup procedures outlined in this us er guide. For further information please refer to the add itional information ava[...]

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6 INTRODUCTION T O THE XONE:2 3C The Xone:23C is a hig h performance 2+2 channel VCA mixer desig ned around the latest analogue circuitry, with microprocesso r contr ol o f all signal ro uti ng and f eat ur ing a h igh sp eci fi cat io n USB so undc ard, i nco rp or ati ng an X: LI NK control in terface port. It is equipped wi th a versi on of the [...]

7 INPUT CHA NNEL CO NTR OLS Input l evel control s Adjust so t he aver age music level lights the 0 LED on th e me ter, w ith the beats lighting the +3 t o + 6 L E D . T u r n d ow n i f the +10 Red LED is illu- minated. Each input has its o wn separat e level cont rol, so make sure to full y tu rn d own (anticlockwise) the input you don’t want f[...]

8 MAST ER CO NTR OLS Mast er output Le vel Sets the signal level to the main XLR m ix output Monit or output Leve l Sets the signal lev el for the local monitor (booth ) output Headpho ne level Sets the level of the he ad- phone output. Warni ng! V ery high lev el c an cause hea ring damage! Crossfader curve s witch Pu sh t o t he l e ft for a pro [...]

9 MIC AND F IL TER CON TR OLS Filter Reso nance c ontr ol C h an g e s t h e “Q ” or sh ar p n e s s of the VCF. Mild will give a smoot h filter sound, Wild will make the filter sound more p r onounced (sharper “Q”) Filter type s elect HPF - allows signals above the cut-off fr equency to pass. LPF - allows signals below the cut-off fr equen[...]

10 RE AR P A NEL CO NNEC TIONS Pho no input s For connection to tu rntables only; this in put has R IAA equalization fo r moving ma gne t cartridg es. Note: An internal m odification can conve rt these to L ine (se e page 18) Effe cts SN D out pu t Connect this outpu t to the input of an ex- ternal ef fects unit. Line input For connec tion to a lin[...]

11 Driv er in stal la tion Mac            Driv ers Although the Xo ne:23C is class compliant and will work on a Mac witho ut drivers, fo r best per for mance we reco mmend you do wnload t he dedicated dr iver s from our website: www.allen-heath.com/xone23cdrivers When the drive r s have downloaded , extract them to [...]

12 Driv er in stal la tion Mac            Check ing t he A udio MI DI Set up To confir m that the Xone:23C is p roperly installed or to configure the Aud io or MID I. With the mixer switched on and connected t o your computer , open the AUDIO MIDI utility - (to find this ut ility type “Audio MIDI” into spotlight[...]

13 Driv er in stal latio n PC            Driv ers In order to access all the soundca rd channels on your Xo ne:23C you will need to install the dedicated AS IO driver , which can be downloaded from our website: www.allen-heath.com/xone23cdrivers When the drive r s have downloaded , extract them to a fold er and clic[...]

14 Driv er in stal latio n PC            Check ing t he A udio MI DI Set up To confir m that the Xone:23C is properly installed open Windows D evice Ma nager (click on the start button, the n right cl ick “com puter” and select “p roperties”, then select “Device Manager”) Select the d river tab to see d [...]

15 FIL TER REFE RE NCE The VC F Filters A voltage controlled filte r is an aud io filter where the cut-o ff frequency is altered by a DC control voltage rather than a va riable resistor. This produces a much wider operating range a nd more control over the filter respons e to create unli mited combinations of tona l ef fect. Filt er T yp e Sel ect [...]

16 It is mo s t important that the system level set tings are correctly set. It is well known that many DJs push the level t o maximum with m eter s peaking hard in the belief t hat they are ge tting the bes t fr om the sys tem. THIS IS NOT THE CAS E ! The best ca n only be achieved if the system levels are set within the normal operating range a n[...]

17 The connectio n to earth (ground) in a n audio system is important for two rea sons : SAFETY - To prot ect the opera tor from high voltage electric shock, and AUDIO PERF ORMANC E - To minimise the effect of earth (ground) loops which result in audible hu m and buzz, a nd to shield t he aud io signals f r om int erfe ren ce. For safety it is imp [...]

18 SER VICING How to replace the crossfader If the crossfader is subject to a lot of use it will, in time wear out and need replacing. Int ermittent o r noisy operation is an indication t hat it is becoming worn. Usin g a propriety fa der cleaner such as CaigLube might temporarily restore use, but DO N OT use on a new fader as it will wash away the[...]

19 REPLA CEMEN T P AR TS Reconfi guring the soundca rd for use wit h D VS To re configure th e m ixer to w ork wi th DV S so ftware you n eed t o route the audio s ignal s fro m the turntabl e pre-amplifi e rs directly to the soundcar d using the short thr ee-way harnesses supplied with the m ixer. Ref err ing to pa ge 18, undo t he scr ews sec uri[...]

20 REPLA CEMEN T P AR TS USER-REP LA CEABL E P AR TS AB8172 PO T NU T BK (19 plac es - under knobs) AJ 5320 XO NE FA DER KNOB (3 plac es - fader s) AJ 7304 XO NE KNOB (SML) (11 pla ces) AJ 7305 XO NE KNOB (LG E) (8 places) AB9256 2. 5x9 A B TO RX (10 pla ces ) on fr ont panel and r ear chas sis pa nel The di agram abo ve sh ow s all o f th e re pla[...]

21 Tips Using your com puter f or both track repla y and FX The default configura tion for the internal s oundcard on the Xone:23C a llows for tw o stereo channels fr om the computer and two stereo channels back. The channels from the com pu ter are primarily used to replay audio files, and channel 1-2 to the co mputer us used to record the main m [...]

22 SPECIFICA TIONS Co nnecti ons Inputs Connection Impedance Nominal Level Ma ximu m Leve l Phono RCA 47K/330pF 7mV-100mV Line RCA 20K ohm -10 to +20dBu FX RTN RCA 10K ohm 0 to +20dBu Mic XLR <2K ohm -42 TO –12dBu Outputs Main Mix Balanced XLR 100 ohms +4dBu +28dBu Monito r RCA 100 ohms -2dBu +22dBu Record RCA 100 ohms -2dBu +19dBu FX SND RCA [...]

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24 PRODUCT R E GISTRA TION Regi steri ng your product Pleas e go to www.allen-heath.com/register.as p and reg ister your product’s s erial number and your details. By registering with us a nd becoming an o fficial Regis tered User, you will ensure tha t any warrant y cla im you might make is actioned quickly and with the minimum delay. Alternativ[...]

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