INTERNATIONAL LIMITED WARRANTY

ARX Systems (ARX) warrants to the first purchaser of any ARX equipment that it is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. ARX’s sole obligation under this warranty shall be to provide, without charge, parts and labour necessary to remedy defects, if any, which appear within twelve (12) months from date of purchase, and for a further twelve (12) months supply parts only.

This is our only warranty. It does not cover finish or appearance items, burned voice coils, or if the equipment has been, in ARX’s sole judgement:

•Subjected to misuse, abuse, negligence or accident;

•Repaired, worked on, or altered by persons not authorized by ARX;

•Connected, installed, adjusted or used for a purpose other than that for which it was designed. This includes running a speaker system with the ISC leads disconnected, or with a non-ARX crossover, or with the wrong processor.

This warranty gives you and us specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may apply.

Warranty Service Procedure

Should it become necessary to have your equipment serviced under the terms of the warranty, please follow these steps:

1. Call your ARX distributor for a Return Authorization (RA) number;

2. Carefully repack the unit, in its original packaging where possible, including a note with a description of the problem, and a copy of the receipt showing date of purchase. Attach these to the actual unit itself. Don’t forget to write your name and address clearly, and include a phone number where you can be contacted during normal business hours. Make it easy for our service technicians to contact you if they have a question. Also, use plenty of packing material - better to be safe than sorry.

3. Send the unit freight prepaid to ARX Systems, at the address given you with your

RA number. We will pay the return freight when the serviced unit is returned to you.

4. We strongly recommend you insure the package. We can’t fix it if it gets lost! Send it by UPS, Fedex, DHL or any similar service that can track the package. Parcel Post is not recommended

If Warranty Registration Card is missing, please write to ARX in the country of purchase, stating model and where purchased, or to ARX, PO Box 15, Moorabbin, Victoria

3189, Australia.

Or you can Email us at: [email protected]

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MIXXMaster

Multi Channel

Master Mixer

TM

OWNER’S MANUAL

ARX Systems Pty Ltd, PO Box 15,

Moorabbin, Victoria 3189, Australia

Phone: (03) 9555 7859 Fax: (03) 9555 6747

International Fax: +61-3 -9555 6747

On the Web: www.arx.com.au

Email: [email protected]

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS FIRST

THIS IS A DUAL VOLTAGE UNIT. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU CHECK THAT THE VOLTAGE ON

THE FUSEHOLDER COVER BELOW THE AC CONNECTOR ON THE REAR OF THE CHASSIS IS

SET CORRECTLY BEFORE CONNECTING IT TO AC POWER.

THIS IS SET FOR 100 V

AC TO 120 V AC

OPERATION

THIS IS SET FOR 220 V

AC TO 240 V AC

OPERATION

To change, pull fuseholder out and rotate 180 o , then push in again. Do not insert power cable into unit until voltage has been correctly set. Do not connect power cable to AC power until voltage has been correctly set

WARNING SYMBOLS USED

ON THIS EQUIPMENT

This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of important operating instructions contained in this owner's manual

This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

Complies with 89/336/EEC EMC Directive, amended by 92/31/EEC and

93/68/EEC; meets the following standards:EN 55013 : 1990, Sections

3.2 and 3.5, EN 55020 : 1988, Sections

4.3, 5.4, 6.2, 7.0, 8.0., and EN 60950 :

1994 Low Voltage Directive

Complies with Australian Standard AS/

N25 1053

Our policy is one of continuous improvement, and therefore designs may change without notice. However, unless otherwise stated, specifications will always equal or exceed those previously given.

This symbol indicates that a Slow Blow fuse is used in this equipment. Replace with same type and value only

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Specifications

Inputs 2 channel Mic/Line plus 3 x stereo channel Line Mixer Microphone inputs:

Electronically Balanced on XLR Connectors; nominal 2 K Ohm impedance

Stereo Line/Aux Inputs: Hi Z Buffered inputs on ¼" Jacks

Mic Priority Switchable Channel 1 override; 20dB attenuation to all other channels

Input Gain Variable 20dB to 60dB on Mic/Line channels by rear panel trim control, plus Mic/Line input switch (-20dB pad)

Channel Level oo to +6dB Gain

Channel Pan True L & R constant level Control

Mic and Line Channel EQ

Low 100Hz

Mid 800HZ

15dB Cut/Boost Shelving

15dB Cut/Boost Bell, Broad Q

High 10KHz 15dB Cut/Boost Shelving

Frequency Response 20-20KHz ±1dB

Distortion Below .005% 100Hz to 10KHz

Master Outputs Signal/Noise -90dB unweighted

Phantom Power +48VDC switchable on all Microphone Inputs

Mic Channel Outputs 150 Ohms Line Level Balanced TRS jack connector

Master Outputs Electronically Balanced XLR 300 ohms Line Level

Max Output Level +20dB

Open Buss Outputs Virtual Earth Signal Level, 5 pin DIN connector with shielded cable

Power 100-120/220-240 VAC 50/60HZ 8VA (8 watts) 3 pin IEC connector with removable cable

Complete online documentation is available on the ARX website: www.arx.com.au/mixxmaster.htm

Specific queries can be emailed to the factory at [email protected]

ARX® is a Registered Trade Mark of ARX Systems Pty Ltd. MIXXMaster™ is a trade mark or ARX Systems Pty Ltd. Any other names and trademarks are used for information purposes only, and no other intent is expressed or implied

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Front Panel

• Level controls for microphone channels 1 and 2

• Low, Mid and High EQ controls for microphone channels, and 3/4 Line in channels

• Pan controls for microphone channels, and Line 1 stereo channel

• Level controls for 3/4 Line in stereo channel, and 5/6, 7/8 stereo channels

Rear Panel

• Master Output controls

• Status LEDs

• Numbered marker panels for labelling channel assigns

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• Balanced XLR Input socket, channels 1 and 2. Wired: Pin 2 HOT +, Pin 3 Cold -,

Pin 1 GROUND

• Input Mic/Line switch (-20dB pad)

• Gain trim control. 3 indicates optimum standard microphone setting

• Line In Phono type RCA connectors for Channels 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8. Wired: Centre

Pin +, Sleeve GROUND

• Input 1 override switch. When switched in, any signal appearing on Channel 1 will automatically override the rest of the system. Ideal for paging and Evac systems.

• Input for Push-to-Talk connector

• Master/Slave mode switch

• Phantom Power on/off switch to all microphone inputs

• Open Buss In and Out 5 pin DIN connectors. Use shielded cable supplied ONLY

• Left and Right outputs-to-Mono switch

• Left and Right XLR outputs. Pin 2 HOT +, Pin 3 Cold -, Pin 1 GROUND

• IEC 3 pin AC connector and integral fuseholder. Replace fuse with correct value only: 100 - 120 V AC 1 amp, 220-240 V AC 0.5 amp. Please also refer to voltage details on Page 2

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Gain Trim

The Gain Trim control is preset at the centre mark for a typical vocal microphone (for example a Shure SM58), and should be suitable for a wide range of microphones with similar output levels. If you are using a microphone that differs markedly from this norm, then you may need to adjust this control.

Turn it to the RIGHT to increase the sensitivity, for microphones that have a LOWER output, and turn it to the LEFT to decrease the sensitivity, for microphones that have a HIGHER output.

Note: Use a plastic TV type trimmer or a fully insulated screwdriver ONLY.

Adjust the gain in small increments. Remember that where Gain is concerned, a little movement is a LOT of change!

Pressing the Mic/Line switch IN actvates a -20dB pad, making the input suitable for Line levels.

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing this ARX MIXXmaster Mixer. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed creating it. As with all ARX equipment, it has undergone extensive factory calibration and ‘burn in’ before shipping. To ensure continued trouble free use, please familiarise yourself with the contents of this manual before using yourMIXXMaster.

About the MIXX series

The MIXX series from ARX consists of two innovative new products using the exclusive new

ARX “open buss“ architecture. This neat idea allows mixing and zoning systems of any complexity to be easily constructed using only two standard products:

• The MIXX 4 channel Microphone mixer

• The MIXXMASTER multi channel Microphone/Line Mixer.

Each MIXX series product can be used as a stand alone Audio Mixer, but together the MIXX series form a powerful Mixing/Zoning System second to none in user-friendliness, simplicity and total flexibility. Each unit has access on the rear panel to the open buss. Just connect up a MIXX with a MIXXMaster unit as necessary, to give you the number of channels and outputs you require. The MIXX/MIXXMasters can easily be configured to suit your exact requirements.

And we even include the leads!

If you are using more than one MIXXMaster, then designate one of them as the Master and the other(s) as Slaves by pressing the rear mounted switch.

Each Microphone and Stereo Line input has 3 way EQ, plus Balanced Low Noise Microphone inputs. The MIXXMaster also has 3 stereo channels of Unbalanced Line inputs, as well as

Balanced Master outputs. On the MIXX, the Mic Channels also have a direct output, ideal for recording applications, as well as Balanced Master outputs..

Switchable Phantom power is available on all Mic Inputs.

Please Note: When using the headphone out socket of an mp3 player into the front panel mini jack, reduce the level on the mp3 player until you have audibly checked that it is not overloading the input.

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