Zaxcom Mix-12, Mix-8 User Manual

Zaxcom Control Surfaces

User’s Manual

Mix-12

Mix-8

Updated: 2009-07-10 - 04:08

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TABLE OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................... 2

TABLE OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................ 3

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 4

WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH THE MIX-8 ................................................................................................................................................................ 4

WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH THE MIX-12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

MIX-8 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

MIX-12 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MIX-8 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MIX-12................................................................................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER 2 – INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................. 7

MIX-8...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Typical Setup Sequence ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

DC Power ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

MIX-12 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 3 – OPERATION ................................................................................................................................... 8

Channel Strip ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Trim rotary fader ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Pre-fader Input meter ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Adjusting the Meter Brightness ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Linear fader .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

BUS key ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

BUS key - Input page Shortcuts .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

BUS key - Output page Shortcuts .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

PFL key ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

EQ key ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

EQ key Shortcuts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12

CH key (Channel) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12

CH key Shortcuts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Faders 9 through 12 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Keyboard ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

OUT# rotary faders ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

REC and STOP keys............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

TONE key ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Reassigning the Tone Key .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

TALK1, TALK2 and SLATE keys ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER 4 – ZAXCOM WARRANTY POLICY AND LIMITATIONS ........................................................... 15

Table of Figures

Figure 1-1 Mix-8 Top View & Back View ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Figure 1-2 Mix-12 Top View & Back View ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 3-1 Input (#) – BUS page (Analog/Digital) ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 3-2 Output Channel – BUS page (Analog) ...................................................................................................................................... 11

Figure 3-3 Input (#) – EQ page (Analog/Digital) ......................................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 3-4 Input (#) page – (Analog/Digital).................................................................................................................................................. 13

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Table of Tables

Table 3-1 Mix-8 Fader - Channel Association ................................................................................................................................................ 8

Table 3-2 Mix-12 Fader - Channel Association .............................................................................................................................................. 9

Table 3-3 Input Channel BUS, Matrix Symbols ............................................................................................................................................ 10

Chapter 1_____________________________________________ Zaxcom Control Surfaces User’s Manual

Chapter 1 – Introduction

The Zaxcom Deva Mix-8/Mix-12 are control surfaces for the embedded digital audio mixer in a Deva IV, Deva V,

What’s included with the Mix-8

What’s included with the Mix-12

Mix-8 Features

Mix-12 Features

Deva 5.8, Deva 16, Fusion 10 and Fusion 12 location recorders.

The Mix-12 is fully digital. All mixing is performed in the digital domain using a floating point DSP ensuring the highest quality audio.

 RS-422 cable  12 VDC Power Supply  User Manual on CD-ROM

 Easily controls fader levels  Control of input trims  True digital mixing console  Zero time offset design for no phase distortion channel-to-channel  No audio cabling from mixer to recorder  Floating point DSP digital mixing with no internal clipping or quantization issues  Unlimited routing  No sample rate issues between mixer and recorder  Cross points can be pre- or post-fader with phase inversion  All cross points are cross faded (never any clicks or pops)

 Power: 8 to 16 VDC (12 VDC @ 500 mA)  Size and weight: (H x W x D – while looking at the controls)

o 6.88” x 10.56” x 3.13” – 174.8 mm x 268.2 mm x 79.5 mm – 4 lbs – 1.8 kg

 True digital mixing console  Three band shelving EQ with two notch filters and high pass per channel  Soft knee compressor with makeup gain  All cross points are cross faded (never any clicks or pops)  Cross points can be pre- or post-fader with phase inversion  Zero time offset design for no phase distortion channel-to-channel  No audio cabling from mixer to recorder  Floating point DSP digital mixing with no internal clipping or quantization issues  Unlimited routing  No sample rate issues between mixer and recorder  Integrated RECORD and STOP keys  Integrated QWERTY keyboard for metadata input

 Power: 8 to 16 VDC (12 VDC @ 500 mA)  Size and weight: (H x W x D – while looking at the controls)

o 12.38” x 17” x 4” – 314.5 mm x 431.8 mm x 101.6 mm – 8.6 lbs – 3.9 kg

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Getting to Know your Mix-8

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6.

1. LINEAR fader 4. One complete channel strip consisting of:

2. TRIM knob TRIM (#2), Meter (#3) and LINEAR fader (#1)

3. Pre-fader input meter (CLIP, +10, 0 -10) 5. Power connector

6. Serial port – RS-422 Ports

Figure 1-1 Mix-8 Top View & Back View

+ 10 hidden pages

Zaxcom Mix-12, Mix-8 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

What’s included with the Mix-8

What’s included with the Mix-12

Mix-8 Features

Mix-12 Features

Getting to Know your Mix-8