dbx ZonePRO App Guide User Manual

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ZonePro 640/641 Application Guide

Notes - Restaurant/Bar Application

1. The ZonePro 640 is located in the manager’s office and provides source selection for the

waiting area.

2. Both the restaurant and the bar area have ZC controllers. The bar is using them for

source selection and volume control, the ZC-1 in the restaurant is used for volume
control, and the ZC-3 is used for scene changes.

3. Paging is done from the hostess station and is pre-assigned to thebar, and the waiting

area.

4. The Zone Controllers for the bar and restaurant are wired with CAT5 cable in series with

the bar ZC-3 and ZC-1 as ID #2, and #3, and the restaurant ZC-3 and ZC-1 as ID #1 and
#4.

5. Scenes have been created that accommodate changes in the venue such as a volume boost

in the bar for happy hour as well as the regular volume boost in the restaurant for the
lunch time rush and the dinner crowd.

6. The ZC-3 in the restaurant is used to change between scenes as needed.
7. The Schedule function has been used to load the Rest. Boost scene automatically at the

beginning of the lunch and dinner periods.

8. EQ, Feedback Suppression and Compression are used on the hostess mic to help improve

intelligibility and reduce unwanted feedback in the system.

9. Limiting is used in the bar area to provide system protection.
10. AutoWarmth

is engaged in the bar to maintain the bandwidth even when the level

drops, while Auto Gain Control is being used in the restaurant and waiting areas to
maintain the signal level.

11. EQ is used in all zones to make the system sound as good as possible.