dbx DriveRack VENU 360 Owner's Manual

dbx DriveRack VENU 360 Owner's Manual Manual pdf 89 page image

87Utility MenuThe Utility menu allows you to edit global system parameters and provides VENU360 system information.To edit Utility parameters:1. Press the UTILITY button.2. Use the SELECT wheel and UP/DOWN buttons to navigate themenus and edit parameters.Utility Parameters• SYSTEM INFOSelecting this option displays important VENU360 system information, such as the currently installed firmware version,network IP address, and Mac address. You can also view some of this system information via the System Info homescreen. See ‘The Home Screens’ on page 13 for more information on the System Info home screen.• ANALOG INPUT/OUTPUT CLIP LEVELS [INPUTS: +14, +20, +24, +28 dBu / OUTPUTS: +4, +8, +12, +14, +17, +20,+22 dBu]Adjust these settings to optimize the analog gain structure between the VENU360 and the connected mixer andamplifiers or powered speakers. This provides optimal analog signal-to-noise performance and device operation. Forexample, if your mixer outputs a maximum level of 28 dBu, you can set the VENU360’s Analog Input Clip Levels to +28dBu to match. Conversely, if you had your amplifier attenuators maxed out, you could set the Analog Output Clip Levelsto around +4 dBu to attenuate the analog output levels and prevent the amplifier from clipping.WARNING! The Analog Output Clip Levels will be set for you automatically when selecting your amp modelsin the Setup Wizard. To prevent amplifier clipping and loudspeaker damage, use caution when manually changingthese settings. If changing the Analog Output Clip Level settings, it’s advisable to drastically lower your mixer outputlevel before doing so and then recalibrate the gain structure and Limiter threshold’s before running the system atperformance level.• XLR INPUT FORMAT [XLR 1/XLR 2 FORMAT: ANALOG, AES 1&2/AES 3&4, SAMPLE RATE CONVERSION: OFF,ON]This menu allows you to set the input format for the XLR 1 and XLR 2 input jacks. Each jack can be configured foranalog or digital AES connections. Note that 110 ohm balanced cable should be used for AES connections.When the AES format is selected, sample rate conversion for each XLR jack can also be independently enabled/disabled in this menu. This allows the VENU360 to accommodate connections from multiple clocks or devices operatingat sample rates other than 48 or 96 kHz. See ‘Configuring XLR Inputs, Master Clock Source, & SRC’ on page19 for further information on clocking and using sample rate conversion.