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dbx DriveRack PA+ Quick Start Manual

dbx DriveRack PA+ Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide

Two-Way Setup
An illustrated guide to setting up your DriveRack
PA+
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using two amplifiers (high and low).

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    ® ® Quick Start Guide Two-Way Setup An illustrated guide to setting up your DriveRack ® using two amplifiers (high and low).
  • Page 2 Typical Stereo 2-Way Sound System Setup Console USER Stereo 2Way High Amp Low Amp High Speaker Low Speaker...
  • Page 3 USER Stereo 2Way Remove the DriveRack PA+ from its box. Rack mount the DriveRack PA+ and connect power cable. Connect the console Left and Right outputs to the DriveRack PA+ inputs. Low Amp High Amp Connect the DriveRack’s Left and Right High outputs to the inputs of the High Amp and the Left and Right Low outputs to the inputs of the Low Amp.
  • Page 4 USER Stereo 2Way 5A - Turn on the console. Turn the console master faders down. 5B - Turn on the DriveRack PA+. 5C - Turn the amplifiers on with left and right channels all the way down. USER Stereo 2Way 6A - Now let’s create a system design to match your speakers.
  • Page 5 Graphic EQ Setup Select GEQ as DUAL MONO or STEREO. ˘STEREO LINKED 9A - Turn the Data Wheel to select between DUAL MONO 9B - Press the NEXT PG button. and STEREO Linked Graphic EQ. (Stereo Linked typical) Main Speaker Select Main PA JBL JRX100 ˘JRX115 Passive...
  • Page 6 High Amp Level Adjust knob same as your amp ˘56% 13A - Set your amp input gain so it matches the dial shown 13B - Press the NEXT PG button. in the LCD display. You may also turn the Data Wheel to change the display to match your amp dial setting if desired.
  • Page 7 Load New Preset Press Select to Load ˘New Preset Press the Data Wheel. “Loading” At this point you are ready to load your new will appear in the display, and you preset. Press in on the Data Wheel to load will move on to the Auto-Level this new preset.
  • Page 8 Turn the Data Wheel until pink noise is playing through your speakers at performance level (the same volume you intend to use during your performance). The words “SET TO PERFORMANCE LEVEL” will appear in the display when you have passed the minimum threshold. Set level higher as needed. AUTO-LEVEL Pink Noise Mic Level...
  • Page 9 DriveRack PA+ SYSTEM SETUP WIZARD <NEXT PG> to advance <RTA> skips SETUP Press the NEXT PG button. AUTO-EQ Connect RTA Mic to: RTA MIC INPUT <NEXT PG> to advance 25A - Connect the RTA-M mic here (if it 25B - Press the NEXT PG button. isn’t already connected).
  • Page 10 AUTO-EQ Pink Noise Mic Level TURN UP LEVEL Pink Level ˘-InfdB 28A - Turn the Data Wheel until pink noise is playing 28B - Once your performance through your speakers at performance level (-5 dB to +5 level is reached, press the NEXT dB).
  • Page 11 DriveRack PA+ AFS WIZARD <NEXT PAGE> to advance 31A - The first screen of the AFS Wizard appears on the 31B - Press the NEXT PG button. display. Please turn down the mixer gain. Press <NEXT PG> when done. 32A - Turn down the mixer Master or Main level faders. 32B - Press the NEXT PG button.
  • Page 12 Slowly increase the mixer gain to the desired level. F F F F F F L L L L L L With the mixer channel faders down, set the master mixer level to zero (0). Turn up channel level until feedback begins. The AFS will start to populate the Advanced Feedback Suppression fixed filters.
  • Page 13 NAME: JRX115 2X4 DATA - SELECTS CHAR PREV/NEXTPG - LEFT/RIGHT PRESS STORE TO ADVANCE 38A - Turn the Data Wheel to change 38C - Press STORE to advance. numbers and letters. 38B - Press the NEXT PG or PREV PG buttons to move between characters.
  • Page 16 Printed in China 18-0684V-B...