User manual M-AUDIO STUDIOPHILE CX8

[. . . ] StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide English ! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION ! RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE N'OUVRIR PAS ATTENTION: ! PRECAUCION: RIESGO DE ELECTROCHOQUE NO ABRIR LA TAPA CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL AFIN DEVITER UN CHOC ELECTRIQUE ET LES CONSEQUENCES GRAVES QUI POURRAIENT ENRESULTER, TENTEZ PAS D'OUVRIR L'APPAREIL ET DE TOUCHER AUX COMPOSANTS INTERNES SANS LA PRESENCE D'UNE PERSONNE QUALIFIEE. PARA REDUCIREL RIESGO DE SACUDIDAS ELECTRICAS, NO DEBERA QUITARSE LA TAPA (NI PARTE POSTERIOR). CONSULTESE AL PERSONAL CAPACITADO PARA LAS REPARACIONES INTERNAS. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. ADVERTENICIA: PARA EVITAR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIO O SACUDIDA ELECTRICA, NO DEBERA EXPONERSE ESTE APARATO A LA LLUVIA O HUMEDAD. [. . . ] These anechoic* measurements represent performance of the speaker in an "ideal" environment similar to that found in a high-end recording studio with carefully tuned acoustics. In the real world, however, the acoustics of your specific studio (or the placement of your speakers within the studio) may cause your monitors to exhibit too little (or too much) bass, midrange, or treble. To help compensate for this, the rear-panel switches contour the frequency response of the speaker specifically to your studio. These switches are covered in detail in the "About the Rear-Panel EQ Contour Switches" section of this guide. It's in the details: Did you know the shape and materials of a speaker cabinet can greatly affect the overall sound of a speaker?Your CX monitors feature thick walls and a carefully placed internal brace to prevent the speaker from resonating at low frequencies. This means that the speaker cabinet itself will not ring along with the low frequency sounds in your mix (such as a kick drum or a bass). Furthermore, the rounded ("radiused") edges and contoured waveguide surrounding the tweeter are not just cosmetic touches intended to improve the appearance of the speaker. These features help spread high frequencies evenly around the room and widen the "sweet spot" between the two speakers. 5 4. HF Trim Switch: This switch allows you to adjust the high-frequency response of the speaker to your specific studio. See the section entitled "About the RearPanel EQ Contour Switches" to learn more about this switch. MF Boost Switch: This switch allows you to contour the midrange response of the speaker to your specific studio. See the section entitled "About the Rear-Panel EQ Contour Switches" to learn more about this switch. LF Cutoff Switch: This switch sets the low-frequency cutoff point of your CX monitor. See the section entitled "About the Rear-Panel EQ Contour Switches" to learn more about this switch. 8 9 10 Front Panel 11 Power LED: This blue LED illuminates when the monitor is receiving power and the rear panel Power Switch 4 is in the "ON" position. 11 8 StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide English 6. Connection Diagram M-Audio CX monitors feature balanced XLR/TRS "Combo" and unbalanced RCA-type analog inputs on the rear panel. Connect the outputs of your mixer, audio interface, or other line-level device to these inputs. AudioInterface Audio Interface (Balanced TRS to to Balanced (Balanced TRS Balanced TRS TRS) Mixer Mixer (Balanced XLR Balanced TRS) (Balanced XLR toto Balanced TRS) ControlRoom Router Control Room Router (Balanced TRS to Balanced (BalancedTRS to Balanced XLR) XLR) PreamplifierProcessor Preamplifier Processor (Unbalanced RCA Unbalanced RCA) (UnbalancedRCA to to Unbalanced RCA) NOTE: the XLR/TRS and RCA inputs are summed (i. e. , mixed together) before arriving at the CX amplifier and it is possible to have two sound sources connected to a speaker at the same time. However, it is recommended that you do not play audio through both connectors simultaneously as this may overload the inputs and result in clipping (distortion) at the inputs. TIP: If your mixer, interface, or other audio source features both XLR/TRS and RCA-type outputs, use the XLR or TRS connectors instead of the RCA connectors whenever possible. XLR and TRS cables incorporate a "balanced" design that carries a signal over three conductors ("hot, " "cold, " and "ground") instead of two conductors as found in RCA cables ("hot, " and "ground"). This results in lower noise, higher rejection of radio-frequency (RF) interference, and better overall fidelity. If XLR/TRS jacks are unavailable, use RCA-style cables but try to keep the cables as short as possible. 9 7 Setting up CX Monitors . The configuration and placement of your CX monitors within your studio may affect the performance of the speakers. Use the following tips to achieve the best possible performance out of your CX monitors: Speaker Placement Place the CX monitors so that the two speakers and the engineer form an equilateral triangle when viewed from above. [. . . ] If your mixes sound good in the studio and on other speakers (car stereos, "multimedia" computer speakers, etc. ), leave this switch in the default position. If your mixes sound good in the studio but they sound "dull" and lack high-frequency "sparkle" on other playback systems, set this switch to "-2dB. " Alternatively, if your mixes sound good in the studio but sound too "crispy" or "brittle" and contain too much high-frequency content, set this switch to "+2dB. " Setting this switch to either "+2dB" or "-2dB" allows the CX monitors to compensate for a mixing environment that is either too "live" (i. e. , too much high-frequency reflection from the walls and other surfaces) or too "dead" (i. e. , not enough high frequency sound is being reflected around the room). MF Boost Switch 9 This control engages a midrange boost from 1. 5 KHz - 2. 5 kHz with a 2 dB peak at 2 kHz. This switch can be set in the following ways: Out In This default setting allows incoming signals to bypass the midrange boost circuitry (the midrange of a signal is not affected). [. . . ]