SONOSAX SX42 - Manual (Page 5)

SX42 User's Manual Page 5 of 26
1.
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of your SONOSAX SX42 professional portable mixing
console, which has been manufactured to deliver many years of excellent performance. The
reliability of the SONOSAX SX42 is due to a high-tech design, combining the highest
components density as possible, with a meticulous hand assembly.
As with all SONOSAX products, the SX42 portable mixer is built without any compromise in
quality, using only the best components available and a severe quality control. The result of this
research and development project is an ergonomic mixing console with extraordinary
characteristics.
The information and instructions contained in this manual are necessary to ensure safe
operations of your equipment and to maintain it in good working condition; please read it
carefully.
2.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The SONOSAX SX42 is an ENG/EFP mixer of the last generation, designed in 2002, using the
latest available technologies, with the unequaled SONOSAX design and ergonomics.
Our 25 years of experience have helped us to develop and build this mixer which is designed to
obtain a minimum of 10 years life-span, despite an intensive use under the worst possible
conditions. It can be used in the rain and it's resistant to water splashes and compliant to the
IP45 standard.
Built in a strong, rugged and anodized aluminum case, the SONOSAX SX42 mixer provides the
best solution whenever top performance, versatility and small size are important. All
potentiometers are especially made for SONOSAX and watertight according to IP45. All
switches are achieved with an original and very innovative SONOSAX design. There are
magnets outside the box, controlling Reed contacts inside the box. All the Reed-type switches
are watertight (IP45) and airtight. All capacitors are of professional type, with low loss and a
long life-span.
2.1
Key Features
♦ Ultra-low noise 4 inputs, 2 outputs, portable ENG/EFP mixer
♦ Low consumption, battery or 12V DC powered mixer
♦ Electronically balanced, transformerless inputs and outputs
♦ High quality rotary fader on each input/output channel
♦ Watertight IP45 Reed contact switches and faders
♦ Discrete mic preamps with +48V phantom power on all input channels
♦ A MS decoder is available on inputs 1-2 and 3-4
♦ Signal/Overload LED indicator on each channels
♦ Large scale level-meter indicators with tempered glasses
♦ A link function allows you to control audio levels with only one fader for
two channels and also for both output channels
♦ Two separate limiters are present and linkable on both output channels