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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION READ THE FOLLOWING: KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL WARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT bE ExPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIqUID AND NO ObjECT FILLED WITHI LIqUID , SUCH AS vASES, SHALL bE PLACED ON THE APPARA- TUS. CLEAN ONLY WITH A DRY CLOTH. DO NOT bLOCK ANY OF THE vENTILATION OPENINGS. INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUC- TIONS. DO NOT INSTALL NEAR ANY HEAT SOURC- ES SUCH AS RADIATORS, HE
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DecLaratIon of conforMIty ® manufacturer’s Name: Lexicon manufacturer’s Address: 8760 s. sandy parkway sandy, utah 84070, usA declares that the product: product name: Lexicon pcm 92 Note: product name may be suffixed by the letters-eu. product option: None conforms to the following product specifications: safety: iec 60065 (7th ed. 2001) emc: eN 55013 (2001+A1) eN 55020 (1998) supplementary information: the product herewith complies with th
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Warranty This warranty is valid only for the original purchaser and only in the United ® States. If outside the United States please contact the local Lexicon distribu- tor. 1. The warranty registration card that accompanies this product must be mailed within 30 days after purchase date to validate this warranty. Proof- of-purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer. 2. Lexicon Professional warrants this product, when bought and used solely within the U.S., to be free from defec
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INtRodUctIoN ................................................................... 1 the FRoNt P ANeL .............................................................. 3 the ReAR P ANeL ................................................................ 5 USING the PM92 c ............................................................. 7 Powering Up the PCM92 .............................................. 7 The Preset Screen .......................................................... 7 Selecting Your Audi
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MIDI SysEx Implementation ........................................ 24 the ALGoRIthMS ................................................................ 27 Chamber (Stereo and Mono) ......................................... 27 Random Delay (Stereo and Mono) ................................ 27 Hall (Stereo and Mono) ................................................ 28 Random Hall (Stereo and Mono) .................................. 29 Plate (Stereo and Mono)...........................................
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INtRodUctIoN Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the PCM92 Reverb/Multi Effects Processor! Building on the legendary design of the venerable PCM81 and PCM91, and the breakthrough technology of the PCM96, Lexicon brings you the highly-anticipated PCM92 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor. An artful blend of heritage and innovation, this powerhouse processor deliv- ers 28 new and legendary Lexicon reverbs, delays and modulation effects. Designed to bring the highest level of sonic quality
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the FRoNt P ANeL 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Gain LEDs Each pair of Gain LEDs indicate input signal strength of each of the PCM92’s inputs. If the Audio Source is set to Analog (in the Audio Setup menu), they show analog levels. If Audio Source is set to Digital, they show digital levels. Range is from -18dB, -12dB, -6dB, -3dB, and 0dB. 2. MACHINE Button The PCM92 can be configured as a single system or as 1-4 “machines”, each of which can run its own preset. The Machine button cycles th
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9. BACK Pressing this button moves you up one level in the menu tree. Note that when a System preset is loaded, this button takes you to the System Mode Category Selection menu. When a Machine preset is loaded, the Back but- ton takes you to the Machine Mode Category Selection menu. 10. LOAD Press this button to load the selected preset. You can also press the Select knob to load a preset. 11. COMPARE This button is used to compare an edited preset against its unedited self. When a preset i
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the ReAR P ANeL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. POwER JACK Standard 3-pin IEC power connector. 100-240V, 50-60Hz automatic switching to correct voltage range. 2. ETHERNET INPuT This RJ-45 connection is used to network PCM92 devices and control them via Ethernet. 3. MIDI IN Receives MIDI information from other MIDI equipment such as master keyboard controllers, MIDI foot controllers, sequencers and synthesizers. MIDI THRu Passes any MIDI data received without change. MIDI OuT Transmits MIDI data to other
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USING the PcM92 PoWeRING UP the PM92 c 1. Plug in the power cord. 2. Press the Power button. ® 3. The Lexicon logo appears, and remains until the boot process is com- plete. Next, the Preset screen appears, showing the currently loaded pre- set. the PReSet ScReeN The Preset screen is the starting point for many of the instructions in this manual, so it’s a good idea to know how to get to the Preset screen. In most cases, pressing the Back button one or more times will take you back to the
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SeLectING yoUR AUdIo SoURce ANd cLocK SoURce 1. Press the Machine button until the words “System View” appear in the Display. 96 48 1:ConcertHall->Flange 1:Single Stereo Config ((System View) System View) 2. Press the Select knob. The System Menu appears. System Menu Version 1.0 48 +Audio Setup +System Control +MIDI Control 3. With Audio Setup highlighted, press the Select knob. The Audio Setup menu appears. 48 |:Audio Setup Audio Source: ANALOG
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System Presets and Machine Presets also have a User category, where you can access user-edited presets. Presets in the User category are stored on the PCM92. To select a different category 1. From the Preset screen, press the Back button. The Category Selection screen appears. Note that there are different Category Selection screens for System Presets and Machine Presets: Category Selection Screen - System Presets 96 System Category Selection Default Configurations * Combined Mon
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Note that pressing the Back button or the Select knob have different results depending on what kind of preset is loaded. The following diagram shows what happens when you press the Select knob, Back button, and Machine button in both System View and Machine View. System Category Machine Category Selection View Selection View Press Press Press Press Select Back Select Back Press Machine Press Machine Button Button Machines 1-4 System View (Machine Presets) (System Presets) Press Press Press P
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When a Machine Preset is loaded, the selected machine is highlighted in the Configuration icon, and three of the loaded preset’s parameters appear at the bottom of the Display. 48 0:Med Hall 0:Med Hall 1:PreDelay 1:PreDelay :14ms :14ms 2:MidRT 2:ReverbTime :1.59s :1.59s 3:RvbOutFreq 3:RvbOutFreq :4750.0Hz :4750.0Hz Configuration Icon (Machine Preset) Press the Machine button repeatedly to cycle through the virtual machines in a System Preset, and eventually back to the System Preset. edItI
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StoRING A PReSet Once you’ve edited a preset, you can store it on the PCM92. 1. From the Preset screen, press the Store button. The Save As screen appears. Select Knob -> Change Position ʻAʼ Knob -> Change Letter Save As: Single Stereo Config 2. Turn the Select knob to select a letter to change. 3. Turn Knob A to change the selected letter. Press Knob A to toggle between uppercase, lowercase, special characters and numbers. Press Knob B to clear the selected character space.
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7. Turn the Select knob to choose a Machine Preset and press the Select knob to load it. 8. Press the Machine Button to choose the next Machine Preset (if there is one) and repeat steps 5 through 7. 9. Repeat step 8 for each virtual machine in your System Preset. 10. Press the Machine Button until your System Preset is selected. 11. Press the Store button and follow the Storing a Preset procedure described on page 12. 13
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dSP coNFIGURA tIoNS The PCM92 processor can be divided in up to four virtual machines, each of which can run its own algorithm. This lets you route signals from each input through a variety of algorithm combinations. The PCM92 can use up to two physical inputs and two physical outputs at a time; configurations for the physical inputs and outputs are described below. SINGLe MoNo IN SteReo oUt A mono signal is split into a stereo signal. SINGLe SteReo The left and right inputs are sent thr
