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User’s Guide
for the
CRATE PRO AUDIO
PX700DLX/
PX900DLX
Powered Mixer
with
Digital Signal Processing
In order to achieve maximum performance from
your new Crate Pro Audio Mixer we recommend
that you read this user’s guide prior to its use.
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer Congratulations. You are now the proud owner of one of the most compact, user-friendly, and efficient powered mixers available, the Crate Pro Audio PX700DLX/PX900DLX with Digital Signal Processing. In order to derive the most benefit from the mixer, and to fully understand and appreciate its flexibility and versatility, please familiarize yourself with the mixer by reading through this User’s Guide prior to its use. And Thank You, from Table of Contents: Feature
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer Features: The Input Channels: • Peak/Signal LEDs for optimum level settings • Three bands of equalization • Monitor, effects, and main level controls • Gain control • Pad switch (channels 1-4 only) to accommodate “hot” signals • 1/4” balanced low impedance and XLR balanced high impedance input jacks • Color coded knobs for ease of reference The Master Section: • Separate 7-band graphic eq’s for Monitor/Main 2 and Main/Main 1 (switchable) • Separate Master level co
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer The “Mono” Input Channels (1-4): 1. PEAK/SIGNAL LED: This LED will illuminate green when a signal is present at the High or Low Z inputs. When the sig- 1 nal nears clipping, the LED will illuminate red. (See Gain control, #8.) 2 2. HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level for the channel. This control allows for 15dB of cut or boost at 12kHz. 3 3. MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level for the channel. This control allows for
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer The “Stereo” Input Channels (5-7/5-9): 12. PEAK/SIGNAL LED: This LED will illuminate green when a signal is present at the High or Low Z inputs. 12 When the signal nears clipping, the LED will illumi- nate red. (See Gain control, #19.) 13 13. HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level for the channel. This control allows for 15dB of cut or boost at 12kHz. 14 14. MID:Use this control to adjust the midrange fre- quency level for the channel. This cont
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer The Master Section: 23 22 24 26 25 28 27 34 29 30 31 32 33 35 22,27. GRAPHIC EQ’S: These seven band graphic equalizers allow is connected to the Main Output jack (#44). Also, the customization and shaping of the output signals to match room Monitor/Main 2 graphic EQ (#22) controls the signal to power acoustics and enhance the sound. Use the selector switch (#25) amp #2, the output of which is connected to the Monitor Output to determine where the equalization will
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer The Master Section (continued): 43 37 36 40 41 42 38 39 44 36. DSP SELECTORS: Use these switches to select the type of 40. AUX IN: Use this jack as the return jack when using an exter- digital signal processing effect to be applied – vocal, large hall, nal effects device, or to feed another mixer’s signal into the and small hall are reverberation effects; delay is a digital delay PX700DLX/PX900DLX. This jack is post-input channel, pre-eq, effect. and pre-power amp
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PX700DLX/PX900DLX Powered Mixer Technical Specifications MAXIMUM VOLTAGE GAIN 86dB Ch In (Lo-Z) to Power Amp Out (Ch 1-4) (PAD OFF) 66dB Ch In (Lo-Z) to Main Out, Monitor Out (Ch 1-4) 72dB Ch In (Lo-Z) to Effect Out (Ch 1-4) 50dB Ch In (Lo-Z) to Rec Out (Ch 1-4) 54dB Ch In (Hi-Z) to Main Out, Monitor Out (Ch 1-4) 25dB Aux In to Main Out 73dB Mic In to Main Out, Monitor Out (Ch 5-7/5-9) 28dB Line In to Main Out, Monitor Out (Ch 5-7/5-9) INPUT CHANNEL EQUALIZATION ±15dB Maximum High: 12kHz (shelv
