User guide

821030: AMPx-S8 Series User Guide

Chapter 3 Audio Configuration

Muting the Speakers

• DM3: This downmix is the same as DM1 except that the

surround level is fixed at –3 dB. DM3 is equivalent to the

Japanese ARIB Set 3 downmix formula. See Figure 3–9 below.

Figure 3–9 DM3 Mix Diagram

• 4+4: In this downmix Channels 1 through 4 are summed to

the left speaker and Channels 5 through 8 are summed to the

right speaker.

• MXA and MXB: Select one of these two downmixes to

custom mix by adding Channels 1 through 8 into the left or

the right speakers using the Speaker Assign buttons.

• MIX: This mode appears whenever the Speaker Assign

buttons are pressed. The selection made in this mode is lost

whenever another mode is selected, or a preset is recalled.

Presets saved in MXA or MXB mode are recalled in this mode.

Muting the Speakers

The AMPx-S8 Series monitor provides two methods for muting the

internal speakers:

1. Plug in a pair of headphones, or

2. Press the

Mute button.