Cadac CDC four - Manual (Page 8)

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Revision 1 2012-13 CDC FOUR
Introduction
What’s in the Box
The CDC FOUR console is shipped in a triwall carton. Before unpacking, inspect
that the carton has not been damaged during shipping. If there are any signs of
damage, inform the shipping agent.
Inside the carton, you should find the following items. If any are missing, contact
your Cadac distributor immediately.
• CDC FOUR mixing console
• IEC power cable (with UK/European or US connector as appropriate)
• Detachable gooseneck console lamp
• This manual
Overview
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Thank you for purchasing this Cadac CDC FOUR digital audio mixing console.
From its founding in 1967, Cadac’s products have indisputably become the
benchmark for sound reinforcement consoles. The CDC FOUR is Cadac’s first
compact digital mixer and is an all new development, based on a proprietary DSP
mix platform. It makes available many of the features of our world-famous large-
scale theatre and touring analogue desks in a compact, portable and fully-digital
package. However, you will still find the attention to detail, high quality audio
circuitry and reliability on which the reputation of the Cadac brand is built.
The CDC FOUR’s basic configuration is 32/4/2, with 16 mic/line mono channels
and 8 stereo channels. It also has 8 aux sends and 8 VCA groups. Input channels
can be increased for live work with the optional CDC RACK Stagebox giving up
to a further 32 inputs.
Ergonomically, the CDC FOUR employs the now-familiar concept of “layering”
to reduce the width of the mixer to less than 19”, having 16 motorised plus one
manual (stereo master) 100 mm faders. The control surface has been designed
to be as familiar as possible to operators mainly used to working with analogue