User manual XTA AUDIOCORE VERSION 5.70

[. . . ] Contents THANKS INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION STARTING THE SOFTWARE CONNECTING UNITS TO THE COMPUTER Using Midi. . . Using RS485. . . 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 TYPICAL INTERFACE SET-UPS RS232 Connection (Single Unit) RS485 Connection RS232 Connection (Multiple Units) Midi Connection 9 9 10 11 9 CONFIGURING A UNIT SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS AND GOING ON-LINE Configuring the Units Themselves Configuring the Computer and Software Going `On-line' Uploading Data from Connected Units Working Off-line and Downloading Changes to the Units 12 13 THE DEVICE WINDOW AND EDITING BLOCKS MENU BAR AND TOOL BAR SUMMARY GUIDES EDITING INPUT AND OUTPUT GAINS EDITING DELAY SETTINGS EDITING LIMITER SETTINGS EDITING EQ AND CROSSOVER SETTINGS Editing with Curve Drag Features Modifying Curve Dragging Behaviour Editing with Direct Filter Control Parametric or Shelving Filter Behaviour Crossover Settings Additional Controls and Solo Function Swapping Bandwidth Units Readout Tool Bar Guide 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 17 13 13 14 14 14 SECURITY FEATURES AND PASSWORD LOCKOUT COPYING AND PASTING SETTINGS MEMORY STORE AND RECALL Erasing a Memory Options for Memory Access 27 29 30 30 30 GLOBAL GANGING SETS 31 Page 2 Audiocore Version 5. 70 ARRAY CONTROL Starting Array Control Setting up Zones Control and Details of Zones Array Control Options Scan System Flash ID's Cycle Outputs Temperature Check System Monitor External MIDI Recall Background Image Option Printing from Audiocore Smart Tips 33 33 35 36 37 39 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND FUNCTIONS 39 APPENDIX 1: UPDATES TO VERSION 5. 70 Refresh Button SiDD Access Button Input/Output Names and Unit Names Stored in Units 20uS Input Delay Adjustment PEQ and High/Low pass Editing: Full Filter Control Option Memory Schemes Option Additional COM ports and new `Advanced Settings' 44 44 44 44 45 45 46 46 Audiocore Version 5. 70 Page 3 Thanks Thank you for choosing the XTA for Windows TM software. Please spend a little time reading through this manual, so that you obtain the best possible performance from your purchase. All XTA products are carefully designed and engineered for cutting-edge performance and world class reliability. If you would like further information about this or any other XTA product, please contact us. [. . . ] Enter a password of up to four characters. It is advisable that the user and supervisor have different passwords. Remember that the supervisor has the ability to clear (and overwrite) the users password. Pressing `OK' will then display the actual screen where locking decisions are made. Each category has a choice of either `No Locking', 'Changes Locked' where the parameter is still viewable but cannot be adjusted, or `Display Locked' where the parameter cannot be accessed, its entry being replaced by a `Locked!' message. It is also possible to secure parts of the system software to prevent, for example, memory recalls or updates to the stored system configurations. Once the locks have been set up, there are two possible courses of action. If `Stay Open' is pressed then the system will remain unlocked, but a previews of the locks will be in evidence in the relevant places. Parameters which will lock when the lockout level is `closed' (using the `Close Level' button) appear highlighted in pink. Audiocore Version 5. 70 Page 27 Note that, even if the locks are selected to stay open, there will be a prompt to confirm whether the lock states are to be transmitted to the units. If `Yes' is selected, all the units will become locked with the password chosen. If subsequently the lock level is `closed', the software will ask for confirmation of the password once more, and then the dialogue shown on the left will appear as before. Note that unless the system is on-line, no prompt to send lock status to units will appear. Once locked, each units will display a confirmation message on the bottom line of its display, and the software will change all locked parameters to grey text boxes. Considering the Equalisation screen previewed earlier, it will change to be displayed as shown below. This demonstrates both levels of lock - the high and low pass filters are locked at the `Changes Locked' level, whilst the parametric filters are locked at the `Display Locked' level. Remember that it is not possible to lock the units after the software has been locked. As mentioned earlier, the supervisor ultimately has control - only those parameters not locked by the supervisor are available to the user. Page 28 Audiocore Version 5. 70 Copying and Pasting Settings To speed up the configuration of units, it is possible to cut and paste various processing blocks from one channel to another within a unit, or if the processing and configurations permit, from one unit to another. To copy settings, place the mouse over the required section of the device window for the source unit. Click the right mouse button and a list of possible operations will be displayed, as shown here. In this case, the mouse was placed over the general (blue) background area of the device window, so the selection is to copy the entire device. Placing the mouse over a particular section will change selections available. To paste to another device, simply repeat the operation ­ move the mouse over the required part of the destination device (or the background for an entire device paste operation) and right click. The three types of copying and pasting are: On background ­ copies/pastes all device settings; On input section ­ copies/pastes input EQ sections on that channel' On output section ­ copies/pastes EQ sections on that output channel. [. . . ] The complementary button exists in SiDD's software. These buttons will not be available unless both packages are running at the same time. Input/Output Names and Unit Names Stored in Units Users of DP226's, DP224's (and DP6i's) will now be able to store the named inputs and outputs, shown on the default unit layout window in Audiocore, within the unit itself. Next time the unit is connected to the system, the names chosen for the channels, and a unit name will be uploaded from the unit. [. . . ]