DFX48 - Audio processor JBSYSTEMS LIGHT - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL DFX48 JBSYSTEMS LIGHT

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DFX48

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V1.0

Operation Manual EN

Mode d'emploi FR

Dispose of the unit and used batteries in an environment friendly manner according to your country regulations.

FR-DECLASSES L'APPAREIL

Thank you for buying this SYNQ® product. To take full advantage of all possibilities, please read these operating instructions very carefully.

FEATURES

This unit is radio-interference suppressed. This appliance meets the requirements of the current European and national guidelines. Conformity has been established and the relevant statements and documents have been deposited by the manufacturer.

Professional multi effect processor based on 24bit DSP technology
- 48 factory preset effects (36 single + 12 combined effects)
48 user editable programs & memories
- The effects can be tuned to perfection with more than possible 750 variations
- Software for easy control by any Windows® PC included.
- Tweak your effects even more with the 5 band equalizer
24bit sigma/delta AD/DA conversion with 48kHz sample rate
- Soft power on operation to avoid disturbing clicks
- Clear blue 16x2 back light LCD display
- High quality components and rugged construction make it road proof
Balanced XLR and 6,3mm jack in/outputs
- Can be used for professional PA and studio but also for DJ's

BEFORE USE

• Before you start using this unit, please check if there's no transportation damage. Should there be any, do not use the device and consult your dealer first.
• Important: This device left our factory in perfect condition and well packaged. It is absolutely necessary for the user to strictly follow the safety instructions and warnings in this user manual. Any damage caused by mishandling is not subject to warranty. The dealer will not accept responsibility for any resulting defects or problems caused by disregarding this user manual.
• Keep this booklet in a safe place for future consultation. If you sell the fixture, be sure to add this user manual.
• To protect the environment, please try to recycle the packing material as much as possible.

Check the contents:

Check that the carton contains the following items:

• User manual
• DFX-48 effect processor
• CDROM with PC-software
• Mains cable

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use or the presence of un-insulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this appliance.

This symbol means: indoor use only

This symbol means: Read instructions

This symbol means: Safety Class I appliance

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full performance or may even cause damages.
• This unit is for indoor use only.
• Don't place metal objects or spill liquid inside the unit. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on this appliance. Electric shock or malfunction may result. If a foreign object enters the unit, immediately disconnect the mains power.
• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the appliance.
• Don't cover any ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.
• Prevent use in dusty environments and clean the unit regularly.
• Keep the unit away from children.
• Inexperienced persons should not operate this device.
  Maximum save ambient temperature is 40^ . Don't use this unit at higher ambient temperatures.
• Minimum distances around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation is 2cm .
• Always unplug the unit when it is not used for a longer time or before you start servicing.
• The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only, according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.
• Check that the available voltage is not higher than the one stated on the rear panel of the unit.
• The socket inlet shall remain operable for disconnection from the mains.
• The power cord should always be in perfect condition. Switch the unit immediately off when the power cord is squashed or damaged. It must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables!
• When the power switch is in OFF position, this unit is not completely disconnected from the mains!
• This appliance must be earthed to in order comply with safety regulations.
• In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the cover. Apart from the mains fuse there are no user serviceable parts inside.
• Never repair a fuse or bypass the fuse holder. Always replace a damaged fuse with a fuse of the same type and electrical specifications!
• In the event of serious operating problems, stop using the appliance and contact your dealer immediately.
• Please use the original packing when the device is to be transported.
• Due to safety reasons it is prohibited to make unauthorized modifications to the unit.

INSTALLATION GUIDELINES:

• Install the unit in a well-ventilated location where it will not be exposed to high temperatures or humidity.
• Placing and using the unit for long periods near heat-generating sources such as amplifiers, spotlights, etc. will affect its performance and may even damage the unit.
• The unit can be mounted in 19-inch racks. Attach the unit using the 4 screw holes on the front panel. Be sure to use screws of the appropriate size. (screws not provided)
• Take care to minimize shocks and vibrations during transport.
• When installed in a booth or flight case, please make sure to have good ventilation to improve heat evacuation of the unit.
• To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full performance.

CLEANING THE APPLIANCE:

Clean by wiping with a polished cloth slightly dipped with water. Avoid getting water inside the unit. Do not use volatile liquids such as benzene or thinner which will damage the unit.

CONNECTIONS

Connections can be made with balanced/unbalanced jack or XLR-cables. Please only use good quality cables to minimize noise and interference. The DFX-48 can be connected in two ways:

• Between a line level audio source and the input of your mixer.
• To the channel effect sends or AUX of a PA-mixer (effect send switched in post fader mode)

VIA PA-MIXER EFFECT SEND / AUX (set the direct signal level to 0% )
BETWEEN AUDIO SOURCE AND MIXER INPUT (set the direct signal level to your own taste)

Connector wiring:
UNBALANCED XLR

BALANCED XLR

UNBALANCED JACK

BALANCED JACK

FUNCTIONS (FRONT)

1. SIGNAL METER: indicates the level of the input signal, please check n°14 to see how you can adapt the input sensitivity.

1. MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY: Indicates the status of the several function settings.

STANDARD EFFECT DISPLAY

A Shows program number + name
B Shows the different effect parameters
C Flashes when you can save the new settings

A Shows one of the 5 frequencies of the equalizer
B Shows the gain of the equalizer (+/-12dB)
C Flashes when you can save the new settings

1. EDIT WHEEL: used to browse the different effect programs. To select an effect you must confirm your choice by pressing the ENTER button (9) within 5seconds. The edit wheel is also used to adjust the different effect parameters.
2. PROGRAM BUTTON: used to select the different effects. Press this button to shift between the user editable programs (display shows U01 to U48) and factory preset effects (display shows P01 to P48).
3. LOCK BUTTON: press this button for some seconds to lock all buttons (on the right of display line1 a "key symbol" appears). Press this button again for some seconds to unlock all buttons ("key symbol" disappears)
4. BYPASS BUTTON: press this button for some seconds to bypass the effect signal, only the original (direct) signal will pass.
5. PARAMETER BUTTON: each effect uses different parameters, with the parameter button you can browse these parameters. When a parameter is followed by a flashing " · ", it can be changed with the EDIT WHEEL (3). When "SV" appears on the display, you can use the ENTER button (9) to save the new settings see point 9 for more information.

6. EQ/RESET BUTTON: This button has two functions:

7. EFFECT EQ: the sound of each effect can be modified using a 5band equalizer. The equalizer has 5 fixed frequencies (62Hz, 250Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 8kHz) that all can be adjusted from -12dB to +12dB in 1dB-steps. When "SV" appears on the display, you can use the ENTER button (9) to save the new equalizer settings, together with the other effect parameters see point 9 for more information.

8. RESET USER PROGRAMS: to reset all user programs to the original factory settings, press the RESET button until the display shows "PRESS [ENTER] TO RESET DATA". Press the ENTER button (9) to confirm. Attention! ALL your personal settings will be lost!!!

9. ENTER BUTTON: used for several functions:

10. Confirm effect of choice: to confirm your choice while browsing the different effect programs.

11. Save modified parameters: when you change the parameters of an effect, "SV" starts flashing in the lower right corner of the display to indicate that you can save the adapted settings. You should follow these steps:

a. Press the ENTER button (9): On the display one of the user programs (U01 - U48) starts flashing.
b. Use the EDIT WHEEL (3) to select the user program (U01 - U48) you want to store your settings to.
c. Press the ENTER button (9) again to confirm: the display shows "STORING DATA"
d. Done: new settings are stored.

• Batch setup of direct signal: when the effect unit is used with the effect send/return of a PA-mixer, you only want to send the effect signal back to the mixer and not the original (direct) signal. This means that the direct signal in the output of the DFX-48 should be off (or 0% ). Follow these steps to do this for all user programs at once:

a. Press the ENTER button (9) until the display shows "BATCH SETTING DIRECT: xx%".
b. Use the EDIT WHEEL (3) to set the level of the original (direct) signal. (for example: 0% )
c. Press the ENTER button (9) again until the display shows "SETTING BATCH DIRECT, PLS WAIT"
d. Done: new level for the original (direct) signal is stored.

1. ON/OFF SWITCH: used to switch the unit on/off

FUNCTIONS (rear)

1. MAINS INPUT with IEC socket and integrated fuse holder, connect the supplied mains cable here.
2. USB CONNECTOR: used to connect the processor to a PC or laptop. With the included PC-software you can set all effect parameters via your PC and name the effects yourself. See further for more information on the PC software. The USB connector can also be used to upgrade the firmware of the unit.
3. BALANCED OUTPUTS: can be used with XLR or JACK cables, both can be used with balanced or unbalanced wiring (see chapter "connections" for more information)
4. INPUT LEVEL ADJUST: use a SMALL screwdriver to adjust the input of the unit to the desired level.
5. BALANCED INPUTS: can be used with XLR or JACK cables, both can be used with balanced or unbalanced wiring.

PC SOFTWARE

The PC-software is so easy to use that it doesn't need a lot of explanation. If you are familiar with the use of all parameters than you can use it right away, we will just give you some basic explanations.

Use a standard USB-cable to connect the USB-slot on the rear of the DFX-48 to one of the USB-slots of your PC.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE:

Very important: before you install the Windows® software you should install a driver to ensure the USB communication!

- Part1 - installing the USB driver

AUTOMATIC installation:

• First connect the DFX-48 with your PC via USB and switch the DFX-48 on.
• Windows will detect new hardware and ask you if it can search and install a driver via internet: accept this option. Windows will try to install the driver automatically. After some time windows will inform you if it could install the driver or not.
• Proceed with the manual driver installation if the driver could not be found and installed.

MANUAL installation:

• Don't yet connect the DFX-48 to your PCI!
• The installation file for the driver can be found on the supplied CDROM or you can download it from the SYNQ-website (see download section of the DFX-48 product page).
• UNZIP the file and double-click the exe-file named "PL-2303 Driver Installer.exe" and follow the instructions to install the driver properly.

To check if the driver is installed, open the Windows device manager and check if the driver is available, you can also check which COM-port is emulated (in most cases it will be COM3, as shown on the picture) To be able to see the driver listed, you should connect the DFX48 to your PC and turn it on.

Remark: depending on the hardware inside your DFX-48 the drivename shown in windows can be different!

- Part2 - installing the DFX-48 PC-software

The DFX-48 PC-software can be found on the supplied CDROM or you can download it from the SYNQ-website (see download section of the DFX-48 product page).
- Double-click the file named "DFX48Setup_V101.exe" and follow the instructions to install the software.

Part3 - first time use

• First connect the DFX-48 with your PC via USB.
• The USB output of the PC will be treated by the software as an RS-232 connection. Therefore you will have to set the correct RS232 port when you use the software for the first time:
• Start the PC software. In the left upper corner you will notice the icon on the right, indicating that the software is not connected to the processor.
• Open the "FILE" menu and select the "RS-232" option.
• Normally you should choose "COM3". To be sure you can check the COM-port in the Windows® device manager.
• Open the "FILE" menu again and select "CONNECT" or simply click the icon on the main screen.

If the software can connect to the processor than you should see the sign on the right. If this doesn't work, you should also select some other COM-settings and try again to establish a connection.

CHECKING THE SOFTWARE VERSION

Open the "HELP" menu and select the "About" option. In the popup window you can see the software version and program build:

USING THE SOFTWARE:

Keep in mind that the software is always connected to the processor so all parameters and settings you change in the software are immediately sent to the DFX-48! This means that you have "live" interaction with the effects of your audio system. On the screen you can see that the PC software has a very easy interface with clickable icons.

1. CONNECT ICON: click this icon to connect / disconnect from the DFX-48. A red cross is shown when the processor is disconnected. Note: the DFX-48 must be connected while using the PC-software!
2. PRESET: here you can choose of the 48 standard effects. With the other buttons/sliders you can adapt the effect and save it with a new name to the processor and/or the hard disk of your PC.
3. REVERB/ECHO/GATE: choose one of the 27 parameters and further adapt them if you like.
4. CHORUS/FLANGE/DELAY: choose one of the 27 parameters and further adapt them if you like.
5. PITCH: choose one of the 25 parameters and further adapt them if you like.

6. DISTORTION: choose one of the 14 distortions and further adapt them if you like.

7. DIRECT: used to make the right balance between the original and effect signal.

8. EQUALIZER: a 5band equalizer to further modify the effect signal; Press the FLAT button to switch the equalizer off.
9. EFFECTS LIST: list with names of the effects currently loaded in the DFX-48.
10. OPEN FILE: used to load previously stored effects from hard disk in the PC-software (and DFX-48) so you can use them and/or further adapt.

11. SAVE FILE: you can save all effects to a file in one time or just one particular effect. A popup window appears:

12. Only save memory xx: only the effect you selected in the EFFECTS LIST (9) will be saved to hard disk. You can name the file whatever you like, the extension ".ef" will be added.

13. Save all memory: all 48 user effects will be saved to hard disk in one file. You can name the file whatever you like, the extension "met" will be added.

1. LOAD: loads all user effects from the DFX-48 to the PC-software. However normally the DFX-48 and the PC-software are

2. ENTER: used to store the effect you just made/modified to the DFX-48 so it can be used when the PC is not connected anymore:

3. In the EFFECTS LIST (9) first select the location where you want the new effect to be stored (one of the 48 available locations)

4. Press the ENTER button, a popup window opens.
5. Insert whatever name you like (maximum 12 characters!)

6. Press the OK button: the effect is stored into the DFX-48 at the location you selected.

7. EFFECT PARAMETER: all effect parameters are listed, you can select one of the parameters and adapt it very easily with the slider on the bottom of the list. You will hear the effect immediately!

8. BYPASS: simply press the green button to switch the effect on/off.

SPECIFICATIONS

Power Supply: 90Vac 240Vac, 50Hz

Fuse: 20mm glass fuse 250V 1A slow

Frequency response: 20-20.000Hz (+/-0,25dB)

THD + noise: <0.03% @ 1kHz, 0dB

S/N Ratio (IHF-A):

Input level: -20dB/+4dB

Input Impedance: 40kΩ balanced

Output Impedance: 66Ω balanced

AD/DA: 24bit Sigma/Delta Sample rate: 48kHz

SINGLE EFFECT PRESETS: number = 36

cathedral, short room 1 + 2 + 3 , room 1 + 2 , small hall 1 + 2 , large hall 1 + 2 , short plate, vocal plate, church 1 + 2 , delay 1 + 2 , triplet delay, multitap delay, gated reverb 1 + 2 , gated plate 1 + 2 , stereo echo, triplet echo, chorus light 1 + 2 , chorus medium 1 + 2 , chorus fast 1 + 2 , resonant chorus, long time chorus, Leslie slow, pitch.

MULTI EFFECT PRESETS: number = 12 Delay&reverb 1+2, chorus&reverb 1+2, flanger&reverb 1+2, chorus&delay 1+2, distortion&chorus, distortion&delay, distortion&gate, pitch&delay.

Dimensions: 482(W) x 44(H) x 152(D) mm

Weight: 2,00kg

Every information is subject to change without prior notice

You can download the latest version of this user manual on our website: www.beglec.com

MODE D'EMPLOI

FONCTIONS (FACE AVANT)

Installation MANUELLE:

MANUELE installment:

20mm glass fuse 250V 1A slow

20-20.000Hz (+/-0, 25dB)

<0.03% @ 1kHz, 0dB

95dB @ 1kHz.

-20dB/+4dB

40kΩ symmetrisch

20kΩ asymmetrisch

66Ω symmetrisch

33Ω asymmetrisch

24bit Sigma/Delta

48kHz

5pins DIN (in/thru/out)

aantal = 36

cathedral, short room 1 + 2 + 3 , room 1 + 2 , small hall 1 + 2 , large hall 1 + 2 , short plate, vocal plate, church 1 + 2 , delay 1 + 2 , triplet delay, multitap delay, gated reverb 1 + 2 , gated plate 1 + 2 , stereo echo, triplet echo, chorus light 1 + 2 , chorus medium 1 + 2 , chorus fast 1 + 2 , resonant chorus, long time chorus, Leslie slow, pitch.

aantal = 12

Delay&reverb 1+2, chorus&reverb 1+2, flanger&reverb 1+2,

chorus&delay 1+2, distortie&chorus, distortie&delay, distortie&gate, pitch&delay.

482(W) x 44(H) x 152(D) mm

2,00kg

MANUAL installation:

Delay&reverb 1+2, chorus&reverb 1+2, flanger&reverb 1+2, chorus&delay 1+2, distortion&chorus, distortion&delay, distortion&gate, pitch&delay.

48 (Anch.) x 44 (Alt.) x 152 (Prof.) mm

2,00 Kg.

Communicatiepoort (COM1)
ECP-printpoort (LPT1)
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM3)
Processors

Delay&reverb 1+2, chorus&reverb 1+2, flanger&reverb 1+2, chorus&delay 1+2, distortion&chorus, distortion&delay, distortion&gate, pitch&delay.

482(L) x 44(A) x 152(D) mm

2,00kg

Dimensoes:

Peso:

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