Page 2 - SAFETY RELATED SYMBOLS; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY RELATED SYMBOLS C A U T I O N R I S K O F E L E C T R I C S H O C K D O N O T O P E N This symbol, wherever used, alerts you to the pre-sence of un-insulated and dangerous voltages with-in the product enclosure. These are voltages thatmay be sufficient to constitute the risk of electricshock ...
Page 3 - PREFACE
Dear Customer: PREFACE Thank you very much LTO AUDIO TEAM 2 Thanks for choosing MAXIDRIVE3.4 3 - Way Stereo Digital Crossover and thanks for choosing one of the results of LTO AUDIO TEAM job and researches. For our LTO AUDIO TEAM, music and sound are more than a job...are first of all passion and le...
Page 4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 .. 2. FEATURES ........................................................................................................................
Page 5 - Navigation cursor keys
1. INTRODUCTION 2. FEATURES 3.1 The Front Panel 3. CONTROL ELEMENTS 4 Single rack unit Delay lines up to 2.5s for each input and up to 300ms for each output Stereo digital input in AEX/EBU format A/D and D/A converters for a 117dB dynamic range Slot for a memory card for the storage of more presets ...
Page 6 - AC inlet and fuse holder
5 8.ENTER key The key allows you to access to the selected editing . P ou can edit and confirm value of parameter. page ressing this key, y the required 10.Input Level LEDs The LEDs are used to indicate the level of input A/B. In order to get an up-front distortion-free signal, you keepthe signal qu...
Page 7 - Configuration of the system; LTO editing software; M A X
6 4. GETTING STARTED 4.1 Configuration of the system Meanwhile, the system will restore the exact operating conditions at the time of switching off. 16.RS485 OUT This is the standard serial communication interface port. It allows outgoing communication between a MAXI-DRIVE3.4 and PC or other MAXIDRI...
Page 10 - Sum; Number Of PRESETS
9 Numbers and indicate the respective outputs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 In the example: The signal connected to Input is assigned to outputs and . A 1 3 The signal connected to Input is assigned to outputs and . B 2 4 The of the signal on inputs and is assigned to outputs and . Sum A B 5 6 The system is ther...
Page 11 - Load Preset; A X; LOCK
1 0 4.8 PRESET Modifications 4.9.System Protection 5.THE MENU MAP CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION 5.1.Preset Menu Load Preset Store Preset Dump Out Preset Incoming Dump menu PRESET U 2 x 2 W + 2 M A X A 1 3 B 2 4 S 5 6 2 M U 2 x 2 W + 2 A X A 1 3 B 2 4 S 5 6 2 T U 2 x 2 W + 2 M A X A 1 3 B 2 4 S 5 6 2 P T...
Page 14 - S E N D; # 2 S i d e F i e l d; I n c o m i n g D u m p; P r e s
5.1.3 Dump Out PRESET To download a PRESET:Use to reach the required PRESET. DIAL Press ENTER. Note: The menu page remains unchanged to allow other to be dumped. PRESETS All the Preset s data (name, configuration, parameter values, etc.) are immediately transmitted to the unitsconnected to the seria...
Page 15 - Parameters; I n p u t D e l a y; DELAY
5.2.Delay Menu Use this menu to work on the systems delay lines. The practical differences between and Delay Input Delay Output A Delay is only a processor by means of which a signal is deliberately delayed by a programmable length of time.From a technical point of view, the Delays applied to the in...
Page 16 - Output Delay; The values can be set in the following ranges:; Delay Unit UTILITY; unit; us
Output Delay only delays the signal of a specific output.Also called Channel Delay, output delay is mainly used to compensate for the distancebetween different blocks of the same sound system (for example clusters) or to correctinternal alignment of a speaker enclosure components. 5.2.1 Input Delay ...
Page 17 - menu; to the configuration of the PRESET and according to; Ganging; O U T P U T D E L AY; OUTPUT DELAY; D E L A Y
1 6 The values can be set in the following ranges: The values can be set in the following ranges: 5.3 Edit menu The values can be set in the following ranges: menu EDIT Input Gain Input EQ Xover Output EQ Output Gain Output Pol. Output Limiter Parameters Parameters Parameters Parameters Parameters P...
Page 18 - CLIP
1 7 Allows to adjust the amplification of the signal fed in through Inputs A and B.Editing values are in the range +6dB ~ -30dB, with 0.5dB steps. 5.3.2 Input EQ Input equalizer with 5 parametric filters. Allows to alter the overall tone of the signal connected to the respective input.Also called th...
Page 19 - which has a fixed cut.
1 8 b. Centre Frequency / Cutoff Frequency Peaking Low Shelving High Shelving Notch c. Bandwidth Allows to choose the width in octaves of the Peaking or Notch type curve. It s not used with Shelvingcurves. Peaking Notch d. Gain Allows to control the boost or cut of the selected frequencies.It's not ...
Page 20 - Low Pass Filter; LPF; Signal segment obtained with the combination of LPF and HPF.; X o v e r; O u t p u t 1 - L o w P a s s F i l t e r; L P F; O u t p u t 1 - H i g h P a s s F i l t e r; H P F
1 9 The values can be set in the following ranges: 5.3.3 Xover Low-pass and high-pass filters.Made up of a combination of a low-pass filter and high-pass filter, the crossover allows to divide theinto segments that can be used by the individual section of a sound system (for example audio signal Hig...
Page 21 - X O V E R
2 0 Each filter has the following editable parameters: Type of filter Allows to choose three different types of filter and different attenuation slopes: Butterworth (But) at 6, 12, 18 or 24dB per octave, Bessel (Bes) at 12, 18 or 24dB per octave, Linkwitz-Riley (LR) a 12, 24 or 48dB per octave. By s...
Page 24 - m e n u; on the corresponding; LIMIT; matter what the threshold value is.
2 3 5.4 UTILITY Menu 5.4.1 GANGING SUBMENU G a n g i n g I n p u t G a n g i n g O u t p u t G a n g i n g m e n u U T I L I T Y G a n g i n g L o c k M e m o r y C a r d I n p u t G a n g i n g O u t p u t G a n g i n g D e l a y U n i t L i m . T h r e s h . U n i t L o c k F o r m a t C a r d P r...
Page 26 - D e l a y U n i t; Measurement units for Input Delay
b. Output Ganging Used to enable/disable Ganging function on the outputs.The settings are: 2 5 5.4.2 UNITS SUBMENU Used this submenu to choose the measurement units to be used with certain functions. a. Delay Unit Used to set the measurement units in which Delays are expressed (DELAY menu).The optio...
Page 27 - I n p u t S e l e c t
2 6 5.4.3 Misc. Setup submenu Use this submenu to set a series of system options. a. Input Select Used to choose which MAXIDRIVE3.4 should use. inputs The options include: The inputs selected become and . Any signal on the inputs not selected is ignored. Input A Input B b. Output Meters Used to deci...
Page 28 - L o c k; when switched on, the system automatically; Normal; when switched on, the system restores the last
2 7 c. Temperature Used to key in the value of the environmental temperature of place of installation.The system uses this value to automatically compensate for the differentials due to the difference speed ofsound Transmission according to the air temperature.This allows to set the delays during th...
Page 30 - M e m o r y C a r d; password
Note: in the event of an incorrect password, the display prompts again, encrypting all the characters again. Protection is unlocked and the system enters default status. 5.4.5 MEMORY CARD SUBMENU Allows to the Multimedia Memory Card. format The Card can't be used by the system. How to at the Card fo...
Page 31 - PRESET Change RX; The Format Card page appears; P r e s e t C h a n g e R X; PRESET
3 0 ATTENTION! ENTER. Formatting cancels any data contained in the Card. In the Memory Card submenu, press Note: in the event of an error or a Card fault, if there is no Card in the slot or if the Card is removed during formatting, the display shows the following message: Note: since the system must...
Page 32 - SERIAL; BALANCED JACK
3 1 S E N D A C C E P T I G N O R E . . P r e s e t # 2 P r e s e t # 3 P r e s e t # 4 P r e s e t # 5 P r e s e t # 6 P r e s e t # 7 P r e s e t # 8 P r e s e t # 9 . . # 2 M y S e t u p # 3 M y S e t u p 5 # 4 L i v e S e t 1 # 5 L i v e S e t 2 # 6 M o n i t o r # 7 M o n i t o r 2 # 8 M o n i ...
Page 33 - Configuration; GROUND; Special attentions for R 232 interface:
7. APPLICATION The following diagrams show the MAXIDRIVE3.4's various system configurations, as if to say, the various input andoutput hardware combinations. # 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Name DEFAULT 2X2W+MAX 2X3W 2X3W+MSB+MAX 4W+2MAX 4W+BSB+2MAX 5W+MAX 5W+BSB+MAX 6W 6W+BSB Configuration A135 B24...
Page 34 - AUDIO MIXER; The following examples will help you well use and connect the unit.; S I G N A L
CH-A CH-B C L I P S I G P O W E R ON OFF C L I P S I G P R O T CH-A CH-B C L I P S I G P O W E R ON OFF C L I P S I G P R O T LTO R R PROFESSIONAL HIGH POWER STEREO AMPLIFIER PROFESSIONAL HIGH POWER STEREO AMPLIFIER CH-A CH-B C L I P S I G P O W E R ON OFF C L I P S I G P R O T CH-A CH-B C L I P S I...
Page 36 - MONO AUX; SIGNAL; HIGH LEFT
CH-A CH-B C L I P S I G P O W E R ON OFF C L I P S I G P R O T CH-A CH-B C L I P S I G P O W E R ON OFF C L I P S I G P R O T LTO R R PROFESSIONAL HIGH POWER STEREO AMPLIFIER PROFESSIONAL HIGH POWER STEREO AMPLIFIER CH-A CH-B C L I P S I G P O W E R ON OFF C L I P S I G P R O T CH-A CH-B C L I P S I...
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