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Table of Contents
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................................................................7
STANDARD AUDIO TOOLBOX CONNECTORS AND CONTROLS....................................................................................7
RACK-MOUNT AUDIO TOOLBOX CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS .............................................................................8
AUDIO TOOLBOX PLUS CONNECTORS AND CONTROLS..............................................................................................9
QUICK START.............................................................................................................................................................10
Out of the box: Using the RTA.............................................................................................................................10
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ...............................................................................................................................................12
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................12
Microphone Input .................................................................................................................................................12
XLR and 1/4” Combo Left Input..........................................................................................................................13
XLR and 1/4” Combo Right Input .......................................................................................................................13
RCA phono plug Inputs ........................................................................................................................................13
XLR Audio Output ................................................................................................................................................13
1/4” Balanced audio output jack .........................................................................................................................13
RCA phono plug output ........................................................................................................................................13
1/4” Stereo Headphone Output Jack / Built-in Speaker.....................................................................................13
MIDI Inputs and Outputs .....................................................................................................................................13
POWER – STANDARD AUDIO TOOLBOX ....................................................................................................................14
Power Input Jack..................................................................................................................................................14
Power Switch ........................................................................................................................................................14
STANDARD BATTERY HOLDER.................................................................................................................................14
Rechargeable Battery Pack..................................................................................................................................14
ATB-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................14
POWER – RACK MOUNT AUDIO TOOLBOX ...............................................................................................................15
AC Power Input ....................................................................................................................................................15
Changing the AC Voltage.....................................................................................................................................15
AC Power Switch (Rear panel) ............................................................................................................................15
DC Power Switch (Front panel) ..........................................................................................................................16
POWER – AUDIO TOOLBOX PLUS ..............................................................................................................................16
Power Input Jack..................................................................................................................................................16
Power Switch ........................................................................................................................................................16
Internal Rechargeable Battery System ................................................................................................................16
OPERATING THE AUDIO TOOLBOX ...........................................................................................................................18
Power on and off & software upgrade mode.......................................................................................................18
Encoder.................................................................................................................................................................18
Focus.....................................................................................................................................................................18
Menus & Navigation ............................................................................................................................................18
TIPS FOR USING THE AUDIO TOOLBOX .....................................................................................................................19
Using the “Gen” and “Mem” jump fields...........................................................................................................19
Saving favorite user settings ................................................................................................................................19
ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................................20
SOUND LEVEL METER ...............................................................................................................................................20
Description ...........................................................................................................................................................20
How to use the Sound Level Meter ......................................................................................................................20
How to use LEQ mode..........................................................................................................................................21
How to Use the Noise Dosimeter.........................................................................................................................21
REAL TIME ANALYZER (RTA) ..................................................................................................................................22
Theory ...................................................................................................................................................................22
Description ...........................................................................................................................................................22
How to use ............................................................................................................................................................22
Overlay curves and Difference mode...................................................................................................................23
Memories ..............................................................................................................................................................23
Real-time Interface ...............................................................................................................................................24
FFT ANALYZER .........................................................................................................................................................24
Theory ...................................................................................................................................................................24