User manual ROLAND M-DC1

[. . . ] 28 Operation in offline mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Work flow in offline mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Online mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Operation in online mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Synchronization in online mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Work flow in online mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Warning/error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3 Introduction About M-DC1 M-DC1 is application software that runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows 7. It lets you edit M-380 project files, and remotely control the M-380. [. . . ] The button corresponding to the currently shown screen or popup is shown in blue. CH DISP button METER button EFFECTS button PATCHBAY button DCA GROUP button MUTE GROUP button TALKBACK/OSC button MONITOR button GATE/EXP button COMP button EQ button AUX SENDS button HELP button Accesses the CHANNEL DISPLAY screen. Accesses the COMPRESSOR popup or LIMITER popup. Accesses the HELP popup. Scene memory buttons fig. ScrScene. eps These buttons perform scene memory operations for M-DC1. SCENE button PREV button NEXT button RECALL button STORE button Accesses the SCENE screen in the basic screen area. This button is shown in blue while the SCENE screen is displayed. Recalls the mixer parameters from the currently selected scene number. Stores the current mixer parameters to the selected scene number. 11 Names of things and what they do Fader layer buttons fig. ScrLayer. eps These buttons switch the layer operated by fader modules 1­24. The currently selected layer is shown in blue. SENDS ON FADER button CH1-24 button CH25-48 button AUX/MTX button or AUX/DCA button Accesses the SENDS ON FADER panel. Assigns CH1­CH24 to fader modules 1­24. Assigns CH25­CH48 to fader modules 1­24. Assigns AUX1­AUX16 and MATRIX1­MATRIX8, or AUX1­AUX16 and DCA1­DCA8 to fader modules 1­24. Fader modules 1­24 fig. ScrFader1-24. eps Use these faders to operate the input channels, AUX channels, MATRIX channels, and DCA channels. SEL button SOLO button MUTE button Fader Selects the corresponding channel. The button of the selected channel is shown in green. To change the S-4000S module configuration, proceed as follows. fig. ScrReacConfS4KS. eps 1 In the REAC Config dialog box, click the "Config" button. fig. S4KSConf. eps The "S-4000S Config" dialog box will appear. 2 Use the Slot1­Slot10 pulldown menus to specify the module for each slot. The pulldown menu gives you the following choices. · · · · · Blank (empty slot) SI-AD4 (4ch Analog In) SI-AES4 (4ch Digital In) SO-DA4 (4ch Analog Out) SO-AES4 (4ch Digital Out) 3 Press the "OK" button to close the S-4000S Config dialog box. If an error is displayed in step 3, one of the following situations may have occurred. Correct the mistake, and click "OK" once again. · A module of a differing type is incongruously located between modules; e. g. , input module, output module, input module · A module of a differing type begins at an even-numbered slot · Only the odd-numbered slot of adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered slots is blank 22 Using M-DC1 Initializing the settings 1 From the "Setup" menu, choose "Initialize. " fig. ScrInit. eps The "Initialize" dialog box will appear. 2 Place a check mark in the sections that you want to initialize. · · · · Mixer Parameter System Setting Scene Memory User Library 3 Click "OK. " A message box will ask you to confirm the initialization operation. fig. ScrInitConf. eps 4 Click "OK" to execute the initialization. 23 Using M-DC1 Preference settings Here's how to make preference settings within M-DC1. The settings you make here will not be reflected in the M-380 console. 1 From the "Setup" menu, choose "Preferences. " fig. ScrPref. eps The "Preferences" dialog box will appear. 2 Select the desired items in the "Preferences" dialog box. Level Meter If you select this, level meter data will be received in online mode. Confirmation These enable/disable various confirmation messages that appear in the basic screen area. A particular type of confirmation message can be enabled by selecting the corresponding check box. Scene/Library Store Scene/Library Recall Patchbay Change Confirmation messages when storing a scene or library Confirmation messages when recalling a scene or library Confirmation messages when changing the input/output patchbay settings If the processing load of M380 RCS is too great in online mode, you can lighten it by clearing the Level Meter check box. Ch Select These items specify what will happen when you select a channel. The items you select will be enabled. Channel SELECT follows SOLO button Channel SELECT changes with Layer Selection CHANNEL DISPLAY follows CH SELECT button When you press [SOLO], that channel will be selected. When you select a fader layer, the most recently selected channel of that layer will be selected. Pressing [SEL] will make the CHANNEL DISPLAY screen appear. Home Screen This chooses the home screen. The screen you select here will be the home screen. CHANNEL DISPLAY METER The CHANNEL DISPLAY screen will be used as the home screen. The METER screen will be used as the home screen. The home screen is what appears when you click the button of the currently displayed screen (the button shown in blue). 24 Using M-DC1 Fader Layer This chooses the fader layer buttons (p. 12). [CH1-24] [CH25-48] [AUX/DCA] [CH1-24] [CH25-48] [AUX/MTX] CH1-24, CH25-48. [. . . ] Can't get an online connection with the M-380 console (p. Can't get an online connection with the M-380 console (p. 32) The console might be busy doing something else intensive. The USB connection or cable has been changed in some way as to cause a disconnect. [. . . ]