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1.                                                Load    settings                            3 5 3  Menu      Filename template       Through this menu  you can change the root of the file name  You have at your  disposal 3 fields  For each field  you can select information of the project for  example the name of the project  the name of scene     The file will have the following name     Field 1    Field 2    Field 3   scene index   Take index   File number   Split  file index  wav    3 5 4  Menu     Meta data                Master  48kHz oc    Pj  default WD  14 02 2012  Menu  Meta Data    riter      Field Note  good take   Field Machine  n 123       Field User  john   Limiter    Automatic note  off       Recording type  Not specify   Canvas state off   Source names  Slate  lt          Gain                                                   In this menu you can enter    name for the current scene  notes on the current  scene  put    machine name in the sound report and also enter    user name           24 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    To entry data you have at your disposal a virtual keyboard if you haven t an  USB keyboard connected   Virtual keyboard     The letter selection is made via the encoder    The validation of the letter is made via the OK button     You can change the position of the cursor in the text with the keys  Band         The Stop key inserts a space in the text     If you use a compact keyboard  you can enter accent
2.                             B   35  3 12  Using the L R  lt  gt  M S transcoding 2    36  4  Technical Specifications    cesser JO  4 1  Microphone Line  mut  39  22                 eta                        40  4 3 AES INPUTS m                          40  4 4   Line Out  balanced analog outputs                                41  4 5   Line Out  unbalanced analog outputs                       sees 42  4 6  Digial outputs    eerte ete pete e Eee 42  4 7  Headphone output                    eee entente nennen 43  4 8   Direct                                              43          55 000 061   E 4MinX   User manual                425             AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 9   EXT I O   Interface for RF transmitters receivers                              45  4 10  Power supply    ertet tre             P RULES eeu 46  4 1  Time Code sse ener enne                      46  4 2  Dimensions and weight    47  2 5  Environmental ss  scien ire dE dees 47  LE MODO RR  48  By D CREDUNT  5 1  Overview of connectors and front panel elements                               49  2 2  Block                                           ke 52  2 3  Level maps EE 54  54  Files ERRORI UPS IEEE 55  SD E ETT 56  5 6  ACCESSOMIES                 57    Revision    C     Build on firmware V1 4  D     Build on firmware V1 5  E     Build on firmware V1 6 1             4MinX   User manual       55000 061   E          2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Introduction    4MINX is a portable mixer specially designed for outside 
3.                         Number 1 x 2 channels  Format 2 channels  electronically  Female 5 pin XLR  1   Ground  2   Line 1   Socket    3  Line 1      4  Line 2    5   Line 2   Maximum input level  24 dBu  Bandwith 10 Hz   50 kHz   0 dB   1 dB   Commun mode rejection 2 90 dB   1 kHz  Input Impedance  gt  10      4 3  AES inputs  Number 3  Format AES 3  Socket XLR male 3 pin Switcheraft  Digital mi h 5 d  Phantom   10 V 250mA by socket  igital microphone powering mode           49 normalization                         40 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 4   Line Out  balanced analog outputs       Number    2       Format    2 channels  electronically       Socket    Male 5 pin XLR  1   ground  2  Line 1 3    3   Line 1 3      4   Line 2 4    5   Line 2 4        Output attenuators  Pad      40 dB  balanced  separate for L and R       Maximum output level     0 dBFS     Adjustable via menu    9 dBu to 422 dBu       Source impedance     lt  1000       Output balance     gt  40 dB  20Hz   20 kHz       Accuracy     gt  60 dB  20Hz   20 kHz       Channel isolation       90 dB  22Hz   22 kHz        Signal Noise Ratio     gt  80 dB  soit THD N  lt  0 01 96           SINAD   Signal to Noise and Distortion Ratio         gt  40 dB  20Hz   20 kHz             55 000 061   E       4MinX   User manual 41                Aas    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 5   Line Out  unbalanced analog outputs    Audio signals are the same as line output I and 2           
4.                      New  9Master  48kHz DC  scene Pj  default WD  14 02 2012  Project management  Project name   Workday  Scene n   Take n   d  gt   0   X  Back                            You can create a new scene in the project when you want  The scene index is  not related to working days  It increments regardless    For all modules  the navigation between the different drop down lists is done  through the encoder as in menus  The activation of the Ok allows entering and  getting out of the various fields  The Esc key cancels any changes     3 5 2  Menu      File Management    In this menu  you can configure your records  This configuration is linked to the  active project    We work by file  Each file can be either Mono  stereo or well polyphonic   several mono tracks in the same file   The files are WAV files with the  extension BWF and iXML fields  This type of file remaining fully compatible  with a standard WAV file    For each file  you can select the sources  The number of selectable sources  depends on the number of tracks  authorized  on your machine  see  About   menu    To create or destroy files  you have at your disposal the function keys  Once  your configuration is performed  it must validate it with the F4 key          22 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                Ae    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    This is the new file management interface  Now  you can insert  delete or add       file where you want  Each source in each file is showed like that            
5.             Format 2 channels  unbalanced  Socket Mini jack 3 5mm  stereo  Output level 6dB below balanced output  Maximum output level  16 dBu   Source impedance  lt 1000             4 6  Digial outputs    3 mini XLR TA3 provide 2 digital channels 3 times     The pin allocation of the              socket is as follows                    Pin Function  1 Ground  2   Output  3   Output             The outputs levels have an AES level  4       110        The SPDIF adaptor cable  See Annex  Accessory   make audio level adaptation  to have these characteristic           42 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS                      Protocol CEI 958   SPDIF   consumer   Format Unbalanced  Transformer isolated  Connector RCA mal   Level       75     0 5V c c   Source Impedance 75 Q             4 7  Headphone output                Socket Jack 6 35mm  stereo  Maximum output level  20 dBu  Acceptable output load 2160             4 8   Direct I O  interface             55 000 061   E    4MinX   User manual       43          AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Pinout of the subD 9 pins                                                     Pin Function   1 Pre microphone amplifier channel 1  2 Pre microphone amplifier channel 3  3 Ground  4 Contact  5 power  42 5v   6 Pre microphone amplifier channel 2  7 Pre microphone amplifier channel 4  8 Ground  9 Command input  OV   2 5V    44 4MinX   User manual 55 000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 9   EXT I 
6.        Channel couple   AES 1 amp 2  AES 3 amp 4      Return Line In couple of signals                                                                                                           Note  The selection can SU 9 Master  48kHz Dc  be affected on one of             default WD  14 02 2012  function key   F1 to F4     15 00 26             by a press on it  ux GL  5 Gain    Ch1   Ch2   Ch3   Ch4  A second bank is TE   Le     2048 al         available by pressing the pre 152           Shift UR  2  You have a total of 8     En  monitoring presets        Note  When presets are 505  PMaster  48kHz DC  available  you should LR        default WD  14 02 2012  press twice the Monitor   BUS   L R  monitoring key to access AUX      L R  to this menu  UL  R R  Pre 1 amp 2 L R  L R M 5  M S  MS                Note  press the monitoring key to swap between sources and mode              10 4MinX   User manual 55000 061  E                   AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    To set a shortcut key  you have just to press it under this display  The current  selected source and mode will be saving on this shortcut key     Example   Set preset F1    Bus    Master  48kHz       mav    UR   PJ  default WD  14 02 201    AUX  L R  Pre 1 amp 2  L R                         2 3 3  Headphone monitoring    The headphone can be plugged into a stereo 6 35mm jack socket  By pressing  twice the monitoring key and vertically moving the cursor with the rotary  the  monitor mode can be selected among the following     
7.       hess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 6 2  Menu   Time Code   Option     In this menu you can set the Time Code mode of operation      Off  all the records begin to OhOm0s    Free Run  Time code runs independently on its current value    Ext TC  4MinX following continuously an external code  including judgment  time    Ext Tc   cont  4MinX synchronizes to an external TC and continues to run the  TC even if the source is disconnected    You also have the option to configure video format which is associated with   23 976  24  25  29 97  30  29 97 drop or 30 drop frames per second     Set Time Code menu specify its value for the  free run  mode or when 4MinX  is used as a generator of time code  An adaptation of LEMO5points to two  sheets BNC cable is available as an option     Led bicolor on the right side of the 4minX gives you the State of the Time Code  module configuration       1 second 1 second       Time code not set          Time code set             Reader mode       Low Voltage  TC not set                                                        Low Voltage   TC set           Recovery    mode                   28 4MinX   User manual 55 000 061  E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 6 1  Menu      Snapshots       You can create configurations memories  All configurations related to audio  and audio files will be stored in each memory     3 6 2  Menu      Tone     Allows to adjust the level of the tone generator between  6dBFS to  20dBFS    3 6 3  Menu      Display  
8.      The menu  Brightness  allows both adjust the brightness of the screen and all of  DEL present in the face before     The  Metering thresholds  menu allows setting the threshold for each LED of  the bargraph  These same settings are used for the display of the levels on the  TFT screen    The  Bargraph mode  menu offers you the possibility to change the display  mode of the audio levels on the screen between VU mode and dBFS mode    In VU mode  the 0dB level corresponds to the threshold of the yellow led     The  Bargraph count  menu allows you to benefit of 4 additional bargaphs in  mode  full   4 Additional bargraphs are blue instead of green     The    Bargraph display    menu allows you to select between 2 mode the  bargraphs sources   The    Tracks    mode follow file tracks configuration and teh  User    take in care selection made on    Bargraph sources  menu     The  Bargraph sources  menu offers you the possibility to customize the  sources of 8 bargraphs on the screen    Note  the 4 mic line inputs bargaphs led show the post fader level  cannot be  changed     3 6 4  Menu   Function keys    This menu allows you to configure function keys for the    recording    mode   You can assigned 2 functions by touch  through the use of the  shift  key before  pressing the function key     Here is a list of the available functions     For mic line inputs  o Gain  filters  phase  Limiter  solo          55 000 061        4MinX   User manual 29                2             AUD
9.     L R   Normal stereo listening         L L  left signal on both ears               right signal on both ears        L R   mono sum  L R  on both ears      useful for mono compatibility and phase coherence checking      M S   M S sum  normally left signal  on both ears       M S   M S sum  normally right signal  on both ears      e M S  listening of encoded signals  sum and difference     The L R amp  gt M S matrixing is used for example to listen a conventional stereo  signal  L R  when monitoring M S microphones  or when monitoring outputs  that have been M S encoded         Alternatively  when the mixer is operated in normal stereo mode   encoding the signals for monitoring can be used to check the stereo  correlation  by comparing the relative amplitude of the M and S signals          55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 11                2             AUDIO SYSTEMS    2 4  Internal alignment signal generator    An integrated double oscillator can deliver    sinusoidal 1 kHz on the left and a  400Hz on the right to outputs  This can be used to align analog equipment  connected to these outputs  This signal is activated on all outputs  analog and  digital      The peak level of the generator is  18dBFS  EBU digital reference level  by  default but can be adjusted by menu from   12 to  20dBFS      A function key can be set to have a direct access to the    2 5  Intercom   Slate microphone  A microphone is integrated in 4MINX s front panel  its amplified signal can be  ins
10.   Add  new file       Insert  new file       Delete  selected          Load  settings                    Type  Sources                Ol         gt      input 1  post        File management       B         BUSR                Input 2  post   Input 3  post                      1  post                    If you select a file by Ok  you can change the type  You can change all or only  one source  You should use the rotary do go on the field whose be modify   displayed in red         To validate source s  of the selected file  you should press F4 0       Add  new file          File management       File Type   Sources          Insert  new file          Delete  selected          Load          Bs       BUS R          Input 1  post   Input 2  post   Input 3  post            Line 1  post                                settings       Validate             changes          File management                 5      inputi  pest  Zi    5 e       input 2 jer   7     3  Input 3  post     Input 4  post   Line 1  post   Line2  post           AES 1  post   AES 2  post   AES 3  post   AES 4  post   Input 1  pre   Input 2  pre               r SHIFT              Or press Esc to cancel modification           55 000 061   E       4MinX   User manual       23          Chess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    If the file is not valide  you have a       in the sources field     Add File management  new file     File  Type  Sources      Hs            Insert  new file              Es         Delete  selected        
11.  paragraph     Note  A 9V  600mA power supply is available on the connector           6 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    2 1 4  AES Inputs    4MINX can accept AES3 digital audio input on its    Dig  In     XLR 3 pins    Signals can be routed or mixed in the bus as others inputs or send to any  outputs     The input 1 amp 2 can be used to synchronize the 4minx on another machine  This  feature can be set in the synchronization menu  it is necessary to specified in the  same menu the frequency of the AES signal  Both digital inputs are using     sample rate convertor when you are in master mode     Note  Don t forget to set the right sample frequency on the synchronization  menu when you want to use the AES input as synchronization          55000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 7                2             AUDIO SYSTEMS    2 2  Analog outputs    2 2 1  Main outputs  Line Out     4Minx have 2 stereo line outputs on XLR 5 pins  By menu  you can set  source for each channels between all inputs  bus  monitoring     The signals are electronically balanced  they can be unbalanced with no  impact on performance  as long as the level stays below  19dBu     The maximum output level  which corresponds to the maximum digital  level  OdBFS  is adjustable via the menu  from  9dBu to  22dBu     Also via the menu  a 40dB attenuator can be inserted on each output  channel  so providing a    microphone level    signal     2 2 2  Unbalanced  Line Out     T
12. 0     setting  22 dBu    3   18 d     20  Std level    i Min  gain zT  30     setting  9 idBu   i    40      50        50         67        70          54 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    5 4  Filters                                            TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT PRETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT                                                                                                             B  20  Hz   Blue No filter   Black 50Hz 18dB Oct Analog  Green 50Hz 12dB Oct Digital   Red 80Hz 12dB Oct Digital   Pink 120Hz 12dB Oct Digital  Dark blue 160Hz 12dB Oct Digital  Cyan 200Hz 12dB Oct Digital  Green 300Hz 6dB Oct Digital                      55000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 55                425             AUDIO SYSTEMS    5 5  Limitor                                         22                                                    11111 HULL  4 5  5                                40 35 30 25 20 15 10  0  5  10  15  dBu  Black   No limitor  Blue Threshold set to  6dBFs  Green   Threshold set to  8dBFs  56 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    5 6  Accessories  Many accessories are available  including     Power supply AC DCconvertor       NPF 960 Battery             55 000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 57                Chess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    NPI holdster for       battery       Car adaptor power cable       Adaptor cable XLR5 to 2 XLR3 for line outputs          58       4Mi
13. 2dBFs   6dB is the minimum value to accept the  full dynamic input range           55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 17                2             AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 4 2  Menu      Audio Output         For each line from I to 4    o The maximum output level can be set between  9dBu to   22dBu          40dB attenuator can be added       For each Extended outputs on I O connector  MiniCon     o The maximum output level can be set between  20dBu to   10dBu         AES out mode      AES format      Pro    or    Consumer       3 4 3  Menu      coupling       In this menu you can select microphone coupling between   For 2 inputs  Stereo or M S coupling on inputs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4  For 3 inputs  Double M S  inputs 1  amp 2 amp 3    For 4 inputs  Link between 1 2 3 4 or SoundField   option for the SPS200  microphone     3 4 4  Menu      Routing       Under this menu  we can set inputs sources mixing together in the  stereo bus  Mix down  and in the auxiliary 2 channel bus    AUX       Note  The master has no effect on the auxiliary bus  An automatic attenuation is  made depending of the number of selected sources     For each analog and digital output you select one of any inputs  the mixing bus   monitor or play back sources    Last point  you can specify on witch outputs the slate will be send              18 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 4 5  Menu      P1 P4 function     Under this menu  you can assign many features on the P1 to P
14. 4 potentiometers    1  Youcan have a panpot feature on the microphone input I to 4   When you select this feature  the selected input is automatically  routed in the mix down with panpot  When you disable it  the  selected input is routed in L amp R in the mix down     2  Youcan configure a gain adjustment on the input line 1  amp  2  both  can be coupled on a single potentiometer or separated on 2  potentiometers  The line input accepts a maximum level of    24dBu and gain adjustment covers a range of   15dB to 90dB    3  Youcan configure a gain adjustment on the AES input 1 amp 2 or  384  Each couple can be coupled on a single potentiometer       separated on 2 potentiometers  The gain adjustment covers a range  of   15dB to 90dB     3 4 6  Menu    Mixdown limiter       Under this menu  you can enable or disable a limiter and or a compressor on the  mixdown     The user can adjust many parameters  At first you should set the limiter  threshold  Adjustable from  2dBFS to  20dbFS   after that the compressor  threshold  adjustable from  40dBFS to the limiter threshold  and last parameter   the compression of the compressor  Disable to 1 6      To simplify the configuration  we have defined 3 profiles for the reactivity of  the limiter   compressor  Slow  normal and fast    3 5  Menu      Recording       This menu allows you to manage records on a shoot  Each shooting can be  associated with a project  in the project you can create work days  These work  days can follow or not 
15. 425             AUDIO SYSTEMS                    Portable Mixer Recorder    User manual       AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS  18 22  avenue Edouard Herriot     Kepler 4     92350 Le Plessis Robinson   FRANCE  T  l   33 1 41 36 12 00     Fax  33 1 41 36 12 69     Web  http   www aeta audio com             55 000 061   E 4MinX   User manual                Specifications subject to change     All rights reserved by AAS July 12 55000061E 4MinX en docx    2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Index    1  Technical Characteristic                                                                    2  Functions eT       M      21        EEE 3  2 2  Analog OC 8  pi ME            eege Eeer 9  2 4  Internal alignment signal generator        12  2 5  Intercom   Slate microphone                  12  2 6  Alimentation    ice dee e e etie ete eres eres 12    3  Operating mode   Detailed description                           14    3 1  Switching on and                enitn                     14  3 2  General principles    eret tede               dee 14  3 3  Menu structure  rse insenere               e          15  3 4  Menus    Audio  Susa Herne RUG eid 17  3 5  Menu  lt  lt  Recording          eee nere ederet deste                   19  3 6  Menu    Settings       cei erem pe kr pr ere      Ro      NER UN rese 27  3 7  Menu EG e 30  3 8  Recording interface    dee t tiers teste tae ite        32  3 9  RECORGING eC                                33  3 10  UI                      M      33                         
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17. IO SYSTEMS          Meta data  o         o Scene name  o          of take  o Canvas    Other functions  o Slate  Tone        3 7  Menu      Tools       3 7 1  Menu   Power down    It is imperative to go through this menu to turn off the machine if you don   t  want to lose settings and configurations     3 7 2  Menu   Sleep    This menu allows putting the 4Minx in standby  In standby  the consumption is  reduced to 1 5W  All microphones power are cut and the 9V for the wireless  transceivers et receiver is turn off    By pressing during 2s the Esc key you return to the normal operating mode in  10s    3 7 3  Menu   Eject media    TO AVOID ANY PROBLEM WITH THE FILE TABLE ON THE SD CARD   IT IS IMPERATIVE TO PASS THROUGH THIS MENU BEFORE  REMOUVING THE SDCARD OF ITS HOSTER    3 7 4  Menu   Format media    Through this menu  you can format quickly your SD card with FAT32 file  system     3 7 5  Menu   Reset settings    This action will destroy all configurations registered in the machine   You can also  via this menu  return to the  factory configuration            30 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Note  restart requested after this action   Note  The audio files in the memory card are not destroyed     3 7 6  Menu   Import export configurations    With these two menus  you can import and export your projects and your  configuration of machine on the SD card     Note  A reboot of the machine is necessary after importing a configuratio
18. O   Interface for RF transmitters receivers       Socket    12 pin  Neutrik MiniCon       Audio signals for transmitters    Unbalanced  2 channels  line level       Maximum level    Adjustable via menu   20 dBu to  10 dBu       Source impedance       1            The pin allocation of the    EXT I O    socket is as follows                                                                    Pin Function Direction  1 L signal to RF transmitter Output  2 Not used     3 Analog signal ground     4 Analog signal ground     5 R signal to RF transmitter Output  6   Input 4bis Input   7   Input 4bis Input   8  9V output Output  9   Input 3bis Input   10 Analog signal ground     11   Input 3bis Input   12   Input   55000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 45                425             AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 10  Power supply       Socket Hirose     10 7   45 female 4 pins       Nominal Voltage 12V       8 V to supply 4MinX and 10V minimum             Voltage for the battery charger       Maximum Voltage 18 V                The power socket has following pin allocation                    Pin Function  1  Ground  2  3   External DC for the internal battery charger  4   4Minx external DC input                4 1  Time Code                                  Pin Function Direction  1 Ground  2  LTC Input  3 ASCII Input output  4 Tuning Output  5 LTC Output             46 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 2  Dimensions and weight          Dimensions 260 x 75 
19. calendar days    At each new record  the take counter is automatically increased    If you want to split into  subgroup  records  can select different scenes  In  contrast to the  take   there is no auto incrementing          55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 19                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 5 1  Menu     Project Management       This menu allows you to manage your projects  We have 3 parts  the first to  manage projects  the second to manage working days and the last to manage  scenes  Access to the different parties is making through the function keys  Via  the main interface  below  you can change project and working day  The  validation of a project is necessary to enable it  The validation is done through  the function F4 key                                                 Master  48kHz DC  Project   Pj  default WD  14 02 2012  Project management  Workday Project name  rm Workday E   S  SES Scene n   Take n   mA  o    p   Load                            1  Project management                                     Nan   Master  48kHz a   project Pj  default WD  16 07 2012  EE Project management  Remove  project Project name Workday  Sound  report Scene n  Take n    1 M 28 T  Back                           This module allows to create a new project  the work day will be the  day of the machine  date system              20 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS      You        destroy a project  But to destroy the current project  it 
20. creen       The monitoring audio level of left and right signals are showing at the    bottom of the display    Just over them the level of the four mixer channels is shown                                          Gai   PMaster  48kHz Dc        Pj  default WD  14 02 2012     14 59 18 SD   05135 Left    Sp el a  ME   sana E 211121271      Gain  Chl  Ch2  Ch3  Ch4    Q BUS L R            0       20dB             Limiter     50  40  30  20  10 0         Slate  1  2  3  4  Solo   Tene                       Levels are displayed on large scale bargraphs covering  50dBFS to  OdBFS     By menu you can set 4 metering level threshold  Minimum  nominal   yellow  red     They are measured with fast PPM ballistics     In addition  peaks are held on for about 4 second   peak hold     function     An    OVL    icon shows up whenever the level reaches  3dBFS or more     Input number are display in red when you enable a coupling between  us  when 2 stereo or M S coupling are selected  the second is show in  blue      If you select pre fader by menu for the input  a    P    is display          55000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 9                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    2 3 2  Configuration    The    Monitor    function allows the selection of signals inside 4MINX for  displaying their levels on the screen and monitoring them on headphones    Just by pressing monitor key and moving the rotary  you can select the  following signal sources for monitoring        Input I to 4  in post or in pre fader
21. e        Keys Function          Headphone    Display monitoring shortcut or source list          Headphone    twice Display listening mode                      Stop          lt  lt     False take     Stop          gt  gt    New scene     Shift        OK    To inhibit or activate the recording of a file  The    navigation between files is made by the encoder and the  switch between the tow state by OK   red   recorded  green    set but not recorded           Shift         Esc    Change the display information of the SDCARD state                Shift         Fx    Access to the second key function feature             55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 35                   Chess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 12  Using the L R  amp  M S transcoding    This chapter shows examples of situations where L R lt  gt M S matrixing can be  used and the effect of matrixing in these situations  Due to the flexibility of  4MINX  this is not an exhaustive view and other configurations are also    possible     3 12 1  Case 1  standard stereo engineering    This is the most common application  In this case  mono microphones or normal   L R  stereo microphone couples are used  and the output of the mixer is in    standard stereo format     L R    Mono    Stereo    L R    Monitoring  L R    L R  2M S matrixing is not needed in such an operating mode        2  However  L R lt  gt M S matrixing may be used occasionally for monitoring   as a way of visually checking the stereo image coherence on the 
22. ed characters in notes field       Te Master  48kHz DC      Set current scene name    n   train  Del                 k  x             Clear     gt         ocr                    0 5     a     rao           lt                    N                             Enter                   Note  When the  Automatic note  option is enabled  at the end of each  recording  the note entry appears  This allows modifying quickly the note  between each takes  You can at the same time mark your scene as good via the  F1 key   circled       You can specify the nature of the record via the menu  Recording type   This  information can be used in the name of the file       canvas is available in this menu too  The canvas has the following format   sequence number   letter scene take  The canvas is automatically incremented  at each new take and it is resetting on a new scene creation  The canvas can be  used also in one field of the recording file name           55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 25                Chess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 5 5  Menu     File format       You can specify the number of bits of the BWF file  16 bit or 24 bit files in this  menu    3 5 6  Menu     pre record       4minX supports up to 10s of pre record  based on the number of tracks and  sampling frequency  Pre record is automatic reset on each configuration change   The total duration of your records will be increased by the value of the selected  pre record     3 5 7  Menu     Backup False take       If yo
23. eight and small dimensions  1 9 kg  260 x 75 x 195 mm   4 Mic Line transformerless inputs  very low noise   128dBu   Adjustable input gain  10 dB steps  0 to  50 dB   High pass filters on each channel    Maximum overall gain  90 dB  useful for dynamic and ribbon  microphones    Maximum input level   19 dBu without pad   Input headroom  40 dB  independent of input stage gain   LED for overload warning on each input channel   Fast limiter on each input  40 dB operating range  with LED indicator  Stereo or M S coupling on inputs 1 amp 2 et 3 amp 4   Stereo  lt  gt  M S encoder decoder on inputs 1  amp  2  3  amp  4   4 main line outputs  maximum level adjustable from  9dBu to  22dBu    2 return or auxiliary line inputs  maximum acceptable level adjustable  from  9dBu to  22dBu   for OdBFS     separate Stereo  lt  gt  M S encoders decoders  for monitoring  2 unbalanced outputs  level 6 dB below the balanced outputs     3    QVGA TFT sereen with adjustable brightness  displaying large  scale bargraphs  50 dB dynamic range     High performance headphone amplifier  with selectable source and  listening mode    Long operating range on Li Ion DV battery and charger inside  3 AES3 digital outputs  stereo  24 bits  up to 96 kHz    2 AES3 digital inputs with phantom  10V for AES42 microphones  with sample rate convertor              4MinX   User manual 55 000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    2  Functions    The functions of the analog and digital mixer are shown on the func
24. erted into the analog digital outputs  replacing the normal audio signals   See  audio routing  Slate     A function key can be set to have a direct access to the feature     2 6  Alimentation    4MINX operates from Li Ion DV battery type NPF 9x0  The integrated charger  can recharge it from an external DC supply in less than 7 hours  depending of  the battery capability      The DC Bat LED becomes red to show the proper operation of the internal  charger  This LED becomes green at the end of the charge  If you don t want to  charge the battery  you should use a dedicated power cable without connection  on the Charger dc input pin  See connectors paragraphs   which may be  desirable e g  if the external source is itself derived from a battery pack     4MINX can operate from an external source of 8 V to 18 V DC voltage   4MINX draws constant power from the external source when the voltage  changes  10V minimum is need for charging    The same LED becomes green to indicate the presence of the external  power source  4MINX switches automatically between its internal battery and          12 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    the external source  without any noise  priority is given to the external source  when it is available      The low battery level can be adjusted by menu from 6 4v to 7 4v  When this  threshold is reached     warning message is display on the screen and the  battery icon is set in red     Whenever the battery voltage goes d
25. f recorded files      Filename template      template of recorded files      Meta Data      Management and entry of medata for BWF files     File format      Configuration of number of bites in the files      Pre record      pre record time configuration       Backup false take      Enable false take backup          55000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 15                Chess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS          Backup to USB     Enable the backup of the current working day  on an USB disk         Settings          Synchronization     to set synchronization source and the sample  rate frequency           Tone generator      Adjust the tone generator level           Time code      Set all time code configuration  mode and video  rate           Snapshots     Manage snapshots  user memories            Display settings      Configuration of bargraphs and brightness  adjustment          Function keys      Assign feature on assignable F1 to F4 key        Recording BIP     Enable disable BIP on record start and stop         Date      To change the system date          Time      To change the system hour          Keyboard auto lock      Automatic lock of the   and   keys after  10s          USB keyboard      keyboard language selection        Tools        Power down      to switch off the unit        Sleep     to put the 4Minx in Sleeping mode           Eject media     Un mount SD card before removing it from its  holster  NEEDED TO AVOID PROBLEMS          Format media      to format the SD ca
26. he same signals of the first    stereo    line output as found on the XLR5M  socket are also fed to a 3 5mm stereo mini jack socket  These signals are  unbalanced  and their level is 6dB below those on the balanced XLR5M   Their  typical use is for linking the mixer to a semi professional recorder  Mini Disc   cassette  DAT     or connecting a second headphone    2 2 3  Analog outputs for radio transmitters    The L and R mix buses or any inputs can output on the    EXT I O     socket  on the left side of the unit   with a separate adjustment of the maximum  level for each channel from  20dBu to  10dBu  which allows a suitable  adaptation to most radio transmitters  These outputs are asymmetrical     2 2 4  Digital outputs    4MINX delivers 24 bit stereo digital outputs  it is possible  via the menu  to  select either a    Pro    mode or    Consumer    mode  depending on the type of  equipment the signals are fed to     A balanced and transformer isolated AES output  110Ohm impedance  is  available on the  Dig  Out  socket  It is possible to connect this AES output to a  SPDIF input through an adaptor cable  optional  see Annex               8 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E             2 3  Monitor    2 3 1  Display screen    The display screen of 4MINX is    3    color QVGA TFT display  This  technology features    very wide viewing angle and fast response time  The  display brightness is adjustable  it has latest technology for a perfect outside    used     On the main s
27. is  necessary to select another project before  Only information related to  the project is destroyed but not audio files are destroyed         You can generate a report of the complete project in HTML and CSV  format on SD card trough the Sound report menu       Project   my   project    Sene runi                                 CR ET E2 REN ENES    11 xx first scene  1    06 12 0300 00 09FALSE 1 BUS  1          1 MIXY L  2 MIXY R  3 mic  L 2JBUSR AES42 n1  4 mic AES42 n2 13 57 56  Note  My note  12 xx first scene1 2 06 12 4700 00 06TRUE  1 BUS             JPost  1 MIXY     21         R  3 mic 2012103 21  L 2 BUS R AES42   1            AES42 n2 13 58 22  Note  My note   1 3 xx first scene1 3    06 13 0600 00 14FALSE 1 BUS    von eo  1 MIXY L  2 MIXY R  3 mic  2012 03 21  L 2 BUS R AES42   1            AES42 n2 13 58 50  Note  My note    2  Work day management        mem    Master  48kHz DC  workday Pj  default WD  16 07 2012    Project management          Delete  workday       Sound  report                Back                        This module allows creating a new work day with the date system     You can destroy a workday  ATTENTION  all information and  AUDIO files of this day will be destroyed  It is the only way to destroy  audio files       Can generate a report of the day s work in HTML and CSV format on  SD card via the Sound report menu              55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 21             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3  Scene management                   
28. layed  Pressing again the    Esc    button brings you back to the  normal meter display mode   You can navigate inside the menus and across lists using the rotary    To change an item  first move towards it using the rotary until the item is  highlighted  then select the item by pressing the  OK  button or push down the  rotary  Change the selected item or value using the rotary  and press again the             button to confirm the change    Press the    Shift    button to leave a menu from one level   Press the    Esc    button to leave a menu  repeat the press to return to the normal  meter screen    In some case  F1 to F4 keys can be used as function key          14 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                425             AUDIO SYSTEMS          Gain 9 Master  48kHz DC  W   Pj  default WD  14 02 2012  Menu       Filter       Limiter   Slate       Shortcut list  Solo   Tone                          3 3  Menu structure    The menu is divided in 4 sections        Audio configuration with       Audio input      Analog and digital inputs settings      Audio Output      Analog outputs settings      Coupling      analog input coupling between input 1 to 4     Routing      Output routing  amp  bus mixing      P1 P4      P1 to      potentiometers function      Master      Master gain level       Mixdown limiter     Limiter Compressor configuration        Recordings       Project management      To create  delete and modifie a project     File management      Configuration o
29. level  meter display  If matrixing the monitored signal  the    left    bargraph shows  the L R sum  while the    right    bargraph shows the L R difference  For  common stereo production  the L R level should be much lower than the  LAR level  especially when mono compatibility is desired  On the  contrary  L R level higher than L R level would warn about a possible  problem in sound pick up  e g  one microphone in a stereo couple is phase    reversed            36       4MinX   User manual       55 000 061   E          2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 12 2  Case 2  stereo recording using M S microphones    In this case  M S stereo microphone couples are used  typically the association  of a directional cardioid transducer for the          channel and a bidirectional   figure of 8  transducer for the    5    channel   but the output of the mixer is in  standard stereo format  The M should be connected on the input 1 or 3 and the S  on the input 2 or 4    The M S coupling mode should be enabling in the menu  The output signal is a  stereo signal in this case     M S M S L R    M S  Stereo       Monitoring  L R    Matrixing is also needed for monitoring a normal stereo signal on the  headphones  monitoring set in    M S    position   except for monitoring the  output  OUT  because it is already decoded to L R format           55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 37                Aas    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 12 3  Case 3  M S recording using M S microphones    In this case  M S 
30. n     Note  Via the export menu debug  you can retrieve all the information relevant  to analyze problems on the SD card directory    3 7 7  Warning    You have 3 sub menu to set warning threshold       Warning threshold for the NP F battery    Warning threshold for the external DC power      Warning threshold for remaining SD card disk space     3 7 8  Update  Check on the SD card an update file and launch the update if it is found          55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 31                425    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 8  Recording interface    56    7       Master  48kHz              V   par EAN EX       D   24 11 2011       Pj  my project    SD   06h12 Left            9        zie              OdB   OdB   OdB    Ch  0dB                   BUS L R  iter  50  40   1     1   2  3   4   Slate                               15 04 11   ex san HEN el  H        ch2 y Cha  Sain                     ogs    E        30 0  10       1   Show monitoring source and listening mode  2   Recorder state   Stop  Recording  Pause  play  3   Function keys   show the name of the function on the first line and in     the  second function accessible with the shift key   4   Synchronization and sample rate frequency indication       Time Code or system hour      Project name and work day    5  6   Last recorded scene and take index   7  8      USB disk icon and USB keyboard icon    9   SD SFHC card information  10   Files tracks status             11 4 mic line configuration status for the selec
31. nX   User manual       55 000 061   E          2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Adaptor cable from 2 XLR3 to XLR5 for line inputs    AES adaptor cable from TA3 to XLR3    Specific adaptor cable for wireless microphone receiver and transmitter             55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 59                425    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Compact keyboard   QZERTY       Micro USB cable adptor to HOST interface       hamad    Carring Bag       Other  on request     Adaptor cable for AES output to SPDIF on RCA   Adaptor Time code cable between Lemo 5 and 2 BNC connectors  MiniCon 12pins alone             60 4MinX   User manual 55 000 061   E             NOTE    2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS                                                    55 000 061   E       4MinX   User manual       61          AETA    AUDIO SYSTEMS     superior sound since 1978       02012 AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS www aeta audio com    
32. nsducers often have different sensitivity     The input gain adjustment is kept separate for channels odd and  even     The odd channel control adjust the couple level    The event channel control adjusts the stereo image width  In the  center detent position  a coherent couple should provide a  normalized 110  angle    Whenever inverting the phase of channel even  after decoding  from M S to L R the stereo image is reserved LER    Manual routing is inhibited and the signals are routed and   decoded as follows    Input impair is the          signal  input pair is the    S    signal   Input impair   Input pair     5  is routed to the Left bus    Input impair   Input pair  M S  is routed to the Right bus     Limiters    A limiter can be inserted into each channel  after the channel fader  This is a  fast limiter with a dynamic range wide enough to stand the 40 dB overhead of  the input stage  The activation of the limiter is shown by an LED     As long as the signal level stays below the limiter threshold  little effect is seen  on the signal  When the limiter is triggered  its output stays 6dBFS below the       converter clipping level for up to 40dB input overdrive     It can thus be seen as a    safety    limiter  that may be left active all the time     The threshold        be adjusted through the menu from    12dBFS to  3dBFS          55000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 5                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Note  In case of use specific coupling the limiters are coupling 
33. outing to Left or Right bus  or Center  i e  L and R   with pan pot  or  not routed at all    The  risk of overload  LED begins to light at 12 dB below overhead   Attenuator   20dB   can be enable on the mic line input 1  amp  2    The 50Hz analog filter can be enabling in the same time as the digital  filtering  In this case rate will be 32dB Oct below 50Hz     A limiter can be inserted into each channel  post fader   Its activation  is shown by a green LED that turns red when the signal begins to limit     Stereo and M S    Via menu selection  channels 1 and 2  3 and 4 can be used as    independent channels or coupled for stereo or M S operation  When used as a  couple of stereo or M S channels  the channel impair becomes the master   controlling the level of both channels  The channel pair provides    5dB  adjustment of the balance in L R mode  normal stereo   or the stereo width in  M S mode     In normal stereo mode  the transducers usually have matching sensitivity     e Any change of the input gain on one channel induces the same on  the other channel     e The even channel control controls the balance between L and R  channels by     6dB             4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    e Input odd is routed to the Left bus  input pair is routed to the    Right bus    e        even input is routed on the mix down Left and the odd on    the mix down right  But  Over writing these routing remains  possible     In    M S    mode the tra
34. own to 6 4 V  4MINX is automatically  shut off  This prevents damaging the battery by discharging it too deeply     4MINX   s power consumption and hence its battery range depend much on the  operating conditions  such as the number and powering mode of the  microphones  headphone impedance and listening level  etc    However  as an example  starting with a full charged battery  4MINX will  operate for at least 7 hours  Sony NP F970  with dynamic microphones   including ribbon microphones  and a 600    headphone  In such condition   4MINX draws less than 500mA from a 14 4V external source     4MINX draws a near constant power  not a constant current  from the external  source when the voltage varies          55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 13                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3  Operating mode     Detailed description    3 1  Switching on and off    Hold down the    Esc    button for more than 2 seconds  the screen will light up  and display the AAS logo after few seconds and after the application start     To switch off the unit  you should go in the menu tools  power down   Like that  you will preserve the integrity of the systems and limits the risks to  have defective audio files     Note  It is possible to switch off the unit by holding down the              button for  more than 10 seconds  This should be use only for emergy used     3 2  General principles    To enter the menus  push  just shortly this time   the  Esc    button  The main  menu is then disp
35. rd         Reset settings      Load factory configuration         Import      Load settings and projects form the SD card          Export      Export settings and projects to the SD card           Warning Threshold     Set threshold warning level of the battery   the external DC level and the disk space          Update firmware      update the firmware from the SD card          16 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    About      Show system information   version  configuration  IP address    Shortcut list   Show shortcut key features    3 4  Menu      Audio       3 4 1  Menu      Audio Inputs     For each microphone 1 to 4    o The microphone gain can be set from 0 to  50dB by 10dB  step    An analog filter at 50Hz 18dB Octave        be enable  A limiter can be enable  A 48Volts phantom power can be enable or a Tonader 12V     The phases can be inverted         0 0       Specific settings for microphone input 1 and 2   An 20dB  attenuator   PAD   can be enable     o Specific settings for microphone input 3 and 4   The input  connectors can be switch from standard XLR 3 pin to the  MiniCon 12 pins    For the line inputs  1 and 2     o The maximum level can be set between  9dBu and  22dBu    For each AES inputs   1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4    o 10V phantom poser can be enable   AES42 normalization   o    fixed gain can be set between OdB to 36dB by 6dB steps       Limiter Threshold      Adjust the microphone limiter threshold  between  3dBFs to  1
36. recording     4Minx is new kind of product on this market  It can be use as a traditional  mixer  but can be use as a multi tracks recorder  In same time  it can manage  digital audio treatment in real time     This equipment is suitable for sound production  with its remarkable audio  features and its full compatibility with    M S    and    surround    systems   4Minx have 4 Mic Line inputs  with all power phantom and limitor  2 digital  inputs AES3  Digital inputs support the normalization AES42 for digital  microphones  10v phantom power      4Minx has many outputs  6 analog channels and 6 digital channels AES3     The routing capability for each input and each output give complete liberty to  the user     The multi tracks recorder can grow up to 8 tracks on SD SDHC card and can  make a backup on external USB disk  You should use SD SDHC card Class 10  or similar to avoid problems     A project management included in the unit gives the opportunity to make many  sounds recording without problem     4MinX has a keyboard and a 3  TFT high quality display  offer a simple and  nice user interface  On 4Minx the user can set its own mixer interface in regards  inputs and outputs need in his configuration     To start a work quickly  you can read the quick start delivery with the unit  It  will provide you all details step by step to start a record           55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 1                2             AUDIO SYSTEMS    1  Technical Characteristic    Light w
37. stereo microphone couples are used  and the output is kept in  M S format for recording  In this way  further stereo image processing is made  possible with studio equipment in later production     M S M S M S    Stereo       Monitoring  L R    The mixer buses process M  Mid  and S  Side  signals  L  R lt  gt M S matrixing is  not applied at the MAIN output  Outputs kept configured in  L R    mode    Monitoring is here set in    M S    mode  as matrixing is needed for monitoring a  normal stereo signal on the headphones and meters              38 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    4  Technical Specifications    4 1  Microphone Line inputs             Number 4  Format Electronic symmetrical input  Socket XLR3 Femelle  3 points       Microphone powering modes     Phantom   48 V   Tonader  T12 V       Maximum input level   with  Pad                 on input 1 and 2  PD   Maximum input level   input 3  amp 4     19 dBu   Input headroom 40 dB   Input stage gain  menu setting  0 to 50 dB  10 dB steps  Equivalent input noise  EIN      128 dBu     Gin   50 dB      200 Q  22 Hz   22 kHz        Maximum gain   analog in to out    90 dB       Bandwidth    10 Hz   50 kHz   0 dB   1 dB        Common Mode Rejection     gt  90 dB Q I kHz       Mic Input impedance     gt  2               Line Input impedance        gt  10kQ             55 000 061   E       4MinX   User manual 39                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 2  Line input                         
38. t panel     1 Channel change setting keys   2 Channel gain 9   3  Panpotor other feature 10   4 Channel adjustment  amp  status 11   5 Master gain  amp  bus level L R 12   6 External DC Charge  LED 13   7   Function keys 14   8 Recording keypad 15  4Minx   s back panel    1 Battery socket    2  NP F Battery          55 000 061   E       4MinX   User manual       49          Chess    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS             50       4MinX   User manual       55 000 061               2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS          Left Panel    I  Mic Ligne inputs   XLR3F    2 Digital inputs AES 3   42  XLR3F    3  Minicon 12pins interface for wireless transmitter receiver  4 Digital outputs AES 3            Right panel    5 Stereo headphone output   6 Auxiliary stereo output  unbalanced   7           Line    outputs  balanced   8  LineIn Return inputs   O Direct outputs from the 4 channel   10 External power input   11 Ethernet interface   12 SD SDHC CARD holster   13 USB host   14 Micro USB 2 0 OTG   15 Time Code input output   Optionel     16 Word clock input   Optionel    55000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 51                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS       5 2  Block diagram          52       4MinX   User manual       55000061  E                      sa0Jnos 8    dr    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS                   PRE 1504 SAV  2 8L 150d SAV  28 L150d au      1504     180d  2 04     1804    PRE 94d SAV  281 Old SAV    6  281 94g eur   e o   ved                               28       au  H    www aeta audio com       
39. tion function key       microphone    Chx change to blue when 48V is selected and change to red for    T12              4MinX   User manual    55 000 061   E             2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 9  Recording    To record     project must be validate  by default  default  project   and having     configuration files valid   by default  Mix down      This information must be  available on the work screen  above  point 7 and 10     To start a recording  you should press  REC  key  The first pressure  the  recorder is set to  READY   and it waiting for    confirmation by    second   REC  press    The record can be put in pause  by a  REC  press and resume by another               press   Recording is stopped by a double  STOP  press     The current time or time code and recording time are refreshed every second   There is also the duration available for    new record  See part 9   ensuring that  the remaining disk space is sufficient     3 10  Player    A short  Play  key press show the player module screen                                        Next  2 Master  48kHz DC  take        default WD  14 02 2012         06 04 49 06 05 07 SD   05h35 Left               Freon                 5  ol 71  lt 1  take      al   Q BUS L R i  Show  menu  Exit                      You can browse between take in the current scene via the F1 and F2 function  keys  You can see on the display  the current reading position and the total  duration or final Time code of the file  The progress bar allo
40. tional  diagram that can be found in annex Erreur   Source du renvoi introuvable     Erreur   Source du renvoi introuvable    On next paragraph  we will  describe in detail all inputs and outputs of the 4MinX    2 1  Audio Inputs    2 1 1  Input  Mic Line     Each of these four inputs is available on a 3 pin female XLR socket  and  is electronically balanced  Each input support 48V phantom power or T12  power  If no powering is active  unbalancing an input has no negative impact on  the performance       Each input has its own volume control on the front panel  generally  named    fader        Specificities            3 and 4 can also be fed from the    EXT I O    socket  in which  case no microphone powering is available      Input 1 and 2 can stand very strong audio levels thanks to a 20 dB  attenuator  When it is enable  the input level can grow up to  39dBu     Functions of the  MIC Line  inputs    The following functions are available on each input  via a selection in the menu           55 000 061     E 4MinX   User manual 3                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    Input stage gain setting  OdB to  50dB  10dB steps   Phantom power for a microphone  48V  or    Tonader 12V     Analog high pass filtering  50 Hz cut off frequency  18dB octave     Digital high pas filtering  50 Hz to 200Hz 12dB octave and 300 Hz   6dB octave  suitable for compensating proximity effects in directional  microphones    Polarity inversion  phase reversal   Fast limiting  with  soft knee        R
41. together  which  is the required mode for applying simultaneous and identical gain reduction to  both channels in    stereo    and M S modes  in order to preserve the coherence  of the stereo image     2 1 2  Line inputs return    Two inputs are available on    5 pin female XLR socket  and are electronically  balanced  It is possible to unbalance an input without negative impact on the  performance  Each channel has its own maximum level adjustment in the menu  from  9dBu to  22dBu  for OdBFS   Theses inputs can be use as a return from  video camera but can be use as more analog entries for the mix down or the  recorder  It is possible to have a fader control on each input through      to       In  this case  we provide you 15dB more gain     2 1 3  Embase    EXT I O     R  cepteurs         The  EXT I O  socket is available for the connection of an optional  extension box  This device can be used to interface 4MINX with radio  transmitters and or receivers     When the extension device is plugged into the  EXT I O  socket  the  mixer can use  for channels 3 and or 4  inputs from the EXT I O socket instead  of XLR inputs 3 and 4  In this case NO microphone power is apply on these  inputs     The extension device feeds these inputs with two balanced signals  For  safety  no microphone powering is inserted into these inputs on the EXT I O  socket but all others settings are the same     On this interface  you have 2 asymmetrical outputs  Theses outputs are  described on the need
42. u enable this function  false take will be saved in a  trash  sub directory of  the project  The files keep the same name indexed by a   vi If you make several  consecutive false take on the same index  we add an another   x  on older files    3 5 8  Menu   Backup to USB       If you connect a memory key or an external hard drive on the USB port  you  have the opportunity to make a backup of audio files of the current day  The  transfer is done in background  You can stop the transfer and resume at a later  date  where you are    The State of the  backup  is shown by icon in the main window instead of the    external USB drive icon      Symbol red round  backup running  Symbol red pause  backup in pause  H Symbol yellow exclamation Point  problem   Symbol green round  synchronization made    Note  It is strongly recommended to use the mini USB connector to reduce the  transfer time           26 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 6  Menu    Settings       3 6 1  Menu      Synchronization       In the  Mode  menu  you can choose the mode  Master   operation on the  internal clock  or select an external sync mode  AES or a word clock  Time  code Option     In the  Frequency  menu  you can select the sampling rate frequency from  32kHz to 96 kHz    Note  It is imperative to select same sampling rate as the external source of  synchronization for the proper functioning of the machine              55000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 27       
43. ws you to follow  the temporal evolution of reading  To coming back in record  you get out of the  reading module via the F4 key          55 000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 33                AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    To start reading  you should press again the play key  The  pause  is  accessible by pressing the same key  The advance and return keys allow to  reposition in the file with a step of 5 s or   and 1 minute if the  shift  key is  enabled     Only registered sources will appear in the monitoring  Shortcuts are  created automatically with the recorded file types  The bargraphs on the screen  display the levels of all recorded channels     If you want to replay an another day of work and another project file   you can select it via the accessible menu by the F3 key                                                Te master  48kHz DC  good take                                           Set Workda  CIRCLED  14 02 2012 1   i        Taken  3 e  Call last     OKO Information  recorded      1 3 3 wav 0 e 7  TC 06 04 49   D 00 00 18  good take  Select  files                               It was under this module that you can mark the take as  good   via the button   Set Circled     If files are available on the SD card  they appear in the field  Take Information   and the information provided from metadata information           34 4MinX   User manual 55000 061   E                2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    3 11  Shortcuts    To optimize the use of 4minx  some shortcuts are availabl
44. x 195 mm   including connectors   10 2     3 0     7 7      Weight 1900 g                4 3  Environmental    4MINX can operate from   20   C to  55   C ambient temperature   4   F to  131   F      4MINX complies with EC directives regarding safety  EMC and hazardous  substances  RoHS          Safety   compliant with EN60950      Susceptibility  compliant with EN50082 1     Emission  compliant with EN55022  class                 55000 061  E 4MinX   User manual 47             425             AUDIO SYSTEMS    4 4  Options    4 4 1    XLR3 or Hirose 10 pins    On request 4MinX can be equipped with XLR3M in place of XLR5M outputs   In this case  only two channels will be available instead of the 4 channels     Upon request  replacing the female base XLR5M outputs 3 4  4MinX can be  equipped with a base 10 pins Hirose RM15TRD 10S  for wire connection for   Go  Return   unbalanced  with a two channels analog recorder  The entrance is  style accessible on the XLR 5F                                         1   Left output   3 Right input    2   Left output   6 Right input    3   Right output   7 Left input    4   Right output   8 Left input    9   Ground 10   Ground  48 4MinX   User manual 55 000 061   E                   5  Annexes    2    AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS    5 1  Overview of connectors and front panel elements    Monitoring menu access  Display        On Off     Escape key and OK  key    Rotary interface    Headphone volume control  Slate microphone    Shift key    4MinX s fron
    
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