DSPController User Manual
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1. The next or right key is used to go inside a submenu same as with the OK key The back or left key send the user back to the previous menu or to the main screen 3 1 3 Shortcut keys ma E ID AN E Mem E Mute The shortcut keys are located to the right of the DSPController module and allow the user accessing the most common functions in the menus The ID key goes directly to the change bus ID function The Mem key gives the user the list of the available memories to load to the DSP Finally the Mute key sets the loudspeaker system in silence immediately The functions to which the shortcut keys lead as well as the rest of them are carefully described in the following section 3 2 Functions 3 2 1 Change bus ID Using this function it is possible to change the ID number of the element in order that it can be identified in the bus for connection with a computer The possible values are 1 to 64 or The double hyphen means that the connection is not enabled This function can be reached by pressing the shortcut key ID WARNING Please remember that each system connected to the bus must have a unique ID in order to have a successful link to the computer To assign the bus ID follow these steps N m ID Enter to the function DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 11 Amate Electroacustica s Change Bus ID ID OI1 YA LN JA v Select ID Confirm and back to main screen2. the data sources can be three internal memory preset or user File or Real Time This menu allows us selecting directly the data source by clicking the arrow on the right side The following options are available Px for internal memory presets Mx for internal user memory RT for real time control Fl to load a file DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 24 Amate Electroacustica s Qu MAZIOD MUTE F1 BASIC Ww EDIT AT RealTime HUTE Fl T estFile P1 BASIC P2 FR SB EG P3 HP100 56 M1 Testi Only the not empty internal memories are shown in the list because it is not possible to load an empty memory With the pointer the desired data source is selected highlighted in blue When clicking on it the parameters will be sent to the remote element unless if the File option is chosen In this case first a dialog window will ask for the file to be loaded If the option RealTime is selected the current data in the audio control windows will be selected to be transferred If any of these audio controls has been edited the base configuration will be sent 4 5 2 Mute This button mutes the remote element independently if it is set in RealTime or not It is a useful command when it is desired to adjust some elements while muting others Q o1 mazion F1 BASIL Ww EDIT While an element is muted it is not possible to change its internal memories 4 5 3 Edit Memory Tools The Edit button opens a new wind
3. example The bus identification ID also on the top line The current memory used and its name on the bottom line On system power up a welcome message is shown for approximately three seconds DSP Controller by Master Audio During this time the data are read from the memory and loaded to the DSP while the power supply of the amplifiers get stabilised The loudspeaker will remain in mute while this process is carried out Also it will not respond to instructions from the PC or the keypad The LCD screen has a backlight which works on system power up and switches down after 20 seconds of inactivity if any key of the keypad is pressed In addition to this if the user has been navigating the menus and is not in the main screen the system will wait for 20 seconds of inactivity to get back to the main screen and switch the LCD backlight off When the LCD backlight is off it can be lit again by pressing any key of the keypad Then the desired action can be performed DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 10 Amate Electroacustica s 3 1 2 Menu navigation keys A NM IOC v There are 5 keys to navigate the menus one arrow for each direction up down left and right and a central key OK This central key is used to enter into the main menu or to confirm changes The up and down cursors have two functions to change a value when a parameter is being modified and to select an option inside a submenu
4. the acoustic enclosure LCD and keypad 3 Provide with a connection interface which allows the remote control of the DSP parameters of each system from a PC using the supplied software DSP ControllerModule masteraudio Fig 1 Built in DSPController control panel 1 1 2 The DSPController Software This software is a PC application which provides the user with a Graphic User Interface GUI With this interface the user is able to manage the DSP parameters of each speaker system remotely from the PC thus modifying its frequency response It allows the connection of up to 64 systems simultaneously It is designed for PC with Windows operating systems Win2000 and above 1 1 3 The USB 485 converter The systems with the DSPController module use the EIA communication standard RS 485 A converter is needed in order to enable a regular PC to communicate using this standard The converter is connected to one of the computers USB port and after installing the adequate drivers the computer will be able to connect to the RS 485 bus This converter and the cables needed are supplied together with the speaker systems DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 2 Amate Electroacustica s Fig 2 USB 485 converter 1 2 Basic concepts 1 2 1 Factory Preset All systems with the DSPController module are provided with at least one DSP configuration stored in its memory called factory preset The PO1 BASIC preset is the default co
5. under the audio control windows The data sources RealTime and File are volatile at the remote element If the element is disconnected from the mains when it is powered again it will load the last internal memory it used and not the RealTime or File parameters So it is strongly recommended to always make a copy of the desired configuration to the element s internal memory 5 2 Example 1 The following procedure will be followed the left channel will be adjusted in RealTime while the right channel is muted Then the configuration will be transferred to all the cabinets and set as current The steps to be followed are 1 Set all elements in RealTime In order to do that use the command Set Cabinets in RT and select all elements in the list 2 After that set elements 09 a 16 in MUTE so they will not interfere during measurement adjustment 3 In the audio controls Gain Delay Equalizer y Limiter make the desired changes 4 Unmute all the systems that were muted in step 2 Now it is possible to check the response of the whole system with the new settings 5 Use the command Save to Cabinets to store the current configuration to the internal memory of all elements In order to do that select in the first column all the elements then give a name to the memory and finally select the target memory slot For this example choose Example1 and slot 1 Accept to start the data transfer After that all elements will be set with the
6. 3 2 2 Mem Memory List Pressing the Mem key the user accesses directly to the Memory List menu Here all available internal memories can be selected to be load its parameters Gain delay EQ etc to the DSP Take the following process to load a new memory fa Mem Enter the Memory List menu Memory List P01 BASIC a A V Select the desired memor aay y Confirm andback to main screen 3 2 3 MUTE This function only accessible by the shortcut key with the same name mutes the loudspeakers until the Ok key is pressed as shown in the example below fa Mute MUTE the system System MUTED OK to unmute Cancel the mute and back to the main screen 3 2 4 Audio Settings Menu Inside this menu 4 different commands to modify the DSP parameters can be found as well as the option to save the modified configuration to a memory DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 12 Amate Electroacustica s Enter the main menu Main Menu Audio Settings Enter the Audio Settings menu LN W Select option o Audio Settings Gain Enter the submenu The parameters that can be modified are gain limiter delay and the mute The possibilities of each submenu are described below Gain Modifies the gain of each way When pressing Ok the gain of the low way can be modified LF The possible values are 12dB to 6dB in 0 5dB steps Gain LF 00 0 dB es A V Adjust the LF gain ey 9 Confi
7. CEPT CANCEL The available options are Real if the parameters in the current real time configuration must be stored or Internal Memory if a copy of the existing internal memories is desired Next the user will be prompted to introduce a name for the new memory This is the 8 character description that will identify the memory Memory Rename Mew Mame of the memory Max 8 char new name ACCEPT CANCEL After clicking Accept the new memory is stored at the remote element and the program goes back to the Memory Tools window At this moment the new memory is in the list and ready to be selected Delete a memory If a user memory should be deleted from the internal memory select it from the list and then click on Delete Please note that only not empty user memories can be deleted After the data transmission the memory is deleted and now appears in the list as free Rename a memory o rename a memory follow the same procedure as for delete oelect first from the list the memory user not empty to rename and click on Rename button The user will be prompted to introduce the new name DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 26 Amate Electroacustica s Memory Rename New Mame of the memory Max 8 char new name ACCEPT CANCEL Enter the new name max 8 characters and click on Accept to confirm the changes After that the memory is available in the list with the new name 4 6 Adj
8. DSPController PC Remote control for MA series D Software v2 4 Firmware v1 1 x x E Pol Ind Norte Perpiny 25 AN D 08226 TERRASSA Barcelona SPAIN info master audio com masteraudio www master audio com User s Manual February 09 Amate Electroacustica s 1 INTRODUCTION This manual is aimed to describe all the installation and operation instructions related to the DSPController module This module is a built in feature in all the speaker systems of the MA series version D by Master Audio If specific information about a certain model is required please refer to the User s Guide of the model itself In order to proceed with a quick start up of the system consider also reading the DSPController Quick Installation Guide This manual describes the features of the following product versions Software DSPController v2 4 Firmware DSPController v1 1 x x Should you own different product versions there may be differences between the actual product and the description written here 1 1 Components of the system 1 1 1 The DSPController module The DSPController module is built in every MA series version D cabinet and has three main functions 1 Carry out the digital audio signal processing by means of the DSP before routing the signal to the amplifiers filtering equalization limiting etc 2 Allow the user to modify the basic parameters of the DSP thanks to the control module on the back panel of
9. ID assigned in order to successfully connect the PC with the remote elements How to assign an ID is seen in Section 2 2 DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 3 Amate Electroac stica s l 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Interconnecting the system To set the remote connection with the Master Audio DSPController equipped speaker systems it is necessary to interconnect them with the supplied data cable network like cable RJ 45 to RJ 45 At the rear panel of each cabinet two RJ 45 female connectors are found with the label RS 485 BUS The one used to receive the data is labelled as IN and the other one to send data to another system is labelled as LINK It is recommended to follow this rule however it is not necessary because the two connectors are internally bridged 4 x M e10 D POWER LINK L Folo PUWER SUPPLY AUDIO SIGNAL RS485 BUS Fig 3 Connecting 4 MA210 D audio power supply and data The data signal must be sent from the PC located at the sound control to the cabinets The output of the USB 485 converter is equipped with a male DB9 connector where a DB9 to female XLR3 cable supplied is connected So balanced microphone cable with XLR connectors in combination with the supplied XLR3 RJ45 adaptors is enough to interconnect all the system This is very convenient since XLR cables are very common in audio applications The following interconnection schemes are possible 1 Daisy chai
10. Memory Load Enter the submenu The available submenus are Load Loads to the DSP the parameters stored in the selected memory It is the same function which is reached by the shortcut key Mem Memory List POI1 BASIC LN A Select memory to be loaded eo d Confirm Back to previous menu main screen Empty user memories cannot be loaded A warning screen will show up if this situation happens Memory List Memory is empty Copy Copies a memory slot to another one keeping the same name To do that first the source must be selected This can be either a preset or a not empty user memory Copy Source PO1 Factoryl DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 17 Amate Electroacustica s VW Select source slot A SJ Confirm After selecting the source the target slot must be chosen It must be a user memory either empty or not If it is not empty it will be overwritten Copy Target MO1 empty AN V Select target slot A NA Confirm Back to previous menu main screen Rename Changes the name of a user memory The name of presets or empty memories cannot be changed Empty memories always have the description empty To change a memory name follow these steps Rename MO1 MyMemory f A WV Select memory to rename pu Confirm Next use the cursors to set the new name to the memory Rename M01 MyMemory ALN A V Change highlighted character A ge nigni
11. Shelf a Shelf is a constant enhancement of a frequency range starting on a selected frequency called fc The affected frequencies are the range below fc in the case of a Low Shelf or the range above fc in case of a High Shelf The parameters that can be modified by the user are apart from fc the gain between 12 and 12dB in 0 25dB steps and the order 1 or 2 which determines how sharp is the transition between the enhanced and not enhanced ranges Fig 12 and Fig 13 show the response of each shelf m Fig 12 Low Shelf response 1 order red and 2 order blue for f 1000 Hz En gd eg eg Contr Fig 13 High Shelf response 1 order Tu DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 30 Amate Electroacustica s To learn more about the bypass and bypass all functions please refer to section 4 6 5 of this manual 4 6 4 Limiter The DSP built in limiter is the responsible for controlling at each moment the power delivered to the loudspeakers in order to avoid damaging them The default limiter settings OdB FS allow the maximum power delivery without danger for the loudspeakers However it may happen that the user wants to limit the power of the system below its maximum In this case the limiter controls slide potentiometers can be used to separately adjust the maximum power for the low and h
12. TOD Click on Accept and the file will be loaded to the selected IDs 4 7 4 Windows Menu This menu just gives access to the program windows that may be open These can be Main Window Gain Delay Equalizer and Limiter If one is selected from this menu it will be activated and shown in the foreground 4 7 5 Option Menu Language Allows changing the language of the user interface Three languages are available English Spanish and German EO Language Choose a language ACCEPT CANCEL 4 7 6 Help Menu Help Topics Contains the help file about the DSPController commands About Shows the program version and additional information DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 35 Amate Electroacustica s 5 PRACTICAL EXAMPLES In this chapter some examples on how to use the DSPController software in a real application are given In these examples a sound system consisting of 16 elements is assumed with the following configuration 8 elements on left channel IDs 01 to 08 8 elements on right channel IDs 09 to 16 lt is also assumed that all 16 systems have been successfully linked to the PC green led lit on the main window 5 1 What should be kept in mind In order that the modifications done with the software Gain Delay EQ Limiter and Polarity are transferred to the remote elements they must be in RealTime mode When the RealTime mode is set for one or more elements these get the parameters currently visible
13. al memory of the element a file stored in the PC or a real time configuration made also in the PC Whereas the first source does not require the connection to a PC the other two do It is possible to combine the different data sources For example in a 12 element system it may be possible to have four elements using the internal memory other four using the real time configuration and the last four getting the parameters from a file In the following sections the particularities of each data source are described DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 22 Amate Electroacustica s 4 3 1 Internal memory The internal memories are stored in the EEPROM memory of each system There are two kinds of internal memories Presets Px Name stored from factory they cannot be either modified or deleted Qu MAZIUD MUTE F1 BASIC w EDIT User Memories Mx Name are created and can be modified by the user Initially are empty so the cannot be selected until they are created Q MA21UD Mute M1 Test w EDIT Each memory is identified by a letter M or P followed by a number and a description of 8 characters If this option is selected as data source either Preset or User Memory the parameters are fixed 4 3 2 Real Time With this option it is possible to modify the DSP parameters of the remote element in real time from the DSPController software In order to do that select the option RT Real Time in the drop down menu of the el
14. can be performed here DSPCon 1 1 2 0 EEPROM 1 0 0 Back to previous menu main screen DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 20 Amate Electroacustica s 4 THE SOFTWARE In order to get the maximum performance out of the loudspeaker systems with the DSPController it is recommended to manage them from a PC with the DSPController software This software is supplied with each system and also available for downloading from the website www master audio com With the software it is possible to remotely control the response of all the systems by modifying the parameters of each DSP Please read carefully this chapter to learn all the possibilities offered by the remote control software 4 1 Communication To link the PC with the speaker systems it is necessary to follow the process described in Chapter 2 of this manual The communication is based on a multi drop bus where the PC acts as master and the loudspeaker systems as slaves To allow the PC identifying each of the systems attached to the bus it is necessary that each element has a unique ID see Chapter 2 to learn more about ID assignation The data transmission standard used is the well known RS 485 of the EIA It is specially indicated for industrial applications with multiple elements distributed along a big distance The PC establishes a data interchange with the microcontroller of each loudspeaker system and each microcontroller feeds the parameters to the DSP
15. d e Controladoras de bus serie universal USB E Concentrador ra z USB E Concentrador ra z USB E Concentrador ra z USB g gt Controlador de host mejorada PCI a USB SiS E Controladora de host abierto SiS 7001 PCI a USB g gt Controladora de hast abierto SiS 7001 PCI a USB Controladoras IDE ATA ATAPI amp Controladoras SCSI y RAID Controladores de disquete Y Dispositivos de sistema Dispositivos de sonido video y juegos 3 Equipo a Monitor Mouse y otros dispositivos se aladores A Procesadores i Puertos COM amp LPT F Prolific USB to Serial Bridge COMA E Puerto de comunicaciones COMI F Puerto de comunicaciones COM F Puerto de impresora LPT1 cx Teclados z Unidades de disco A Unidades de disquete 4 Unidades de DVD CD ROM g 6 Device manager view Fi This entry is only active while the converter USB 485 is connected to the computer DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 7 Amate Electroacustica s 2 4 Installing the DSPController software Access to the USB pen drive supplied with the system Under the folder Software a DSPController 2 x Setup exe file is found Double click on it and the setup wizard will start First you will be prompted for the desired installation language Seleccione el Idioma de la Instalaci n Seleccione el idioma a utilizar durante la instalaci n Welcome to the DSP Controller Setup Wizard This will install DSF Controller 2 4 an you
16. depending on the instructions received from the PC Should the computer hang or the communication be lost the loudspeakers will still reproduce the sound because the communication system is completely independent of the signal processing subsystem 4 2 Software layout After executing the program DSPController exe a presentation screen is shown After that the main window is presented DER Ip w EDIT d A Main Contro o na 03 na Q9 5na wv EDIT wv EDIT v EDIT o na o na v EDIT v EDIT o na o N v EDIT v EDIT 4 Nvs 12 Na VY EDIT OA EDOIT Q5 Q5 Ww EDIT v EDIT i na 27 na v EDIT v EDIT o na 28 Nea v EDIT v EDIT L vx E 5 Na i3 Ns vw EDIT v EDIT e na Q1 v EDIT v EDIT o na 15 Nva v EDIT v EDIT 0 N A Q5 v EDIT v EDIT 22 ns N A v EDIT v EDIT Q o7 N w EDIT v EDIT e na i na v EDIT v EDIT v EDIT v EDIT 182 3384 7 DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Amate Electroacustica s This window is divided into two parts on the left side are the boxes representing each remote element On the right hand the direct access buttons to the most usual commands and the audio controls are found The Main Window cannot be either closed or minimized because it shows and give access to the basic information of the system Each box on the left hand side stands for a loudspeaker system show
17. e Electroacustica s 2 3 Installing the hardware The first step is to directly connect the USB 485 converter to a free USB port of the computer The operating system will find a new hardware called USB to RS422 485 adapter and will launch the Found New Hardware Wizard The drivers are found in the supplied USB pen drive so it must be inserted in a USB port during the installation process The installation process follows these steps 1 The converter is detected and the installation of the driver called Prolific USB to serial Bridge begins 2 Sometimes the operating system prompts for connecting to Windows Update select No and continue with Next 3 Then select the option Install from a list or specific location Advanced 4 Select Search for the best driver in these locations and check the option Search removable media floppy CD ROM 5 The driver has been installed Now click Finish 2 3 1 Checking the installation In order to check that the converter has successfully been installed and the assigned COM port number go to the Device manager under Control Panel System Properties and Hardware A new entry is shown as following Ports COM amp LPT Prolific USB to Serial Bridge COMx where x stands for the port number Each time the converter is connected it will get the same COM port number See also Fig 6 E Adaptadores de pantalla Adaptadores de re
18. ements desired Qu MAZIUD MUTE HT RealTime Ww EDIT Only the elements selected in mode RT Real Time will be aware of the parameter changes done on screen When one element is selected in RT mode it will get immediately the parameter set present on screen at that moment under Gain Delay Equalizer and Limiter controls 4 3 3 File From the computer it is also possible to load a parameter set previously stored in a file Just select the option Fl Filedesc in the drop down menu of the desired element Q v MAZIUD Mute Fl TestFile w EDIT The configurations stored in a file have always an 8 character descriptor which is shown when the file is loaded The file name on the disk drive can be different to this descriptor and as long as the operating system allows DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 23 Amate Electroacustica s 4 3 4 Backup of parameter sets The RealTime and File data sources are volatile at the remote element because the data from the PC are stored on the volatile memory of the system RAM This means that if an element has loaded a File or RealTime configuration and is disconnected from the mains the next time it is powered up it will load the last internal memory that was selected When the elements are disconnected from the mains they are only able to keep the configuration stored in their internal memory because this is non volatile EEPROM The configurations stored in a file can be res
19. er Q which is the relationship between the centre frequency and the 3dB bandwidth of the bell see Fig 8 The bigger is Q the narrower is the bell Q values can be adjusted between 0 5 y 20 in 0 1 steps De l Bw Fig 8 Q factor in function of centre frequency and bandwidth The gain of the bell can be adjusted between 12 and 12dB in 0 25dB steps 30B Gain 1 I i P4 i i I i l 1D f Fig 9 Response of a parametric EQ centred in fc BW is the bandwidth at 3dB Filters filtering is necessary when it is desired to limit in some way the spectrum reproduced by the loudspeakers For each filter it is possible to select the type the shape the order and the cut off frequency The available filters are Butterworth LP low pass 1st or 2nd order Butterworth HP high pass 1st or 2nd order Linkwitz Riley LP low pass 2nd order Linkwitz Riley HP low pass 2nd order The response of each filter is shown in Fig 10 and Fig 11 d EO D Eni Ess Eq Carini Fig 10 Response of the low pass filters 1 order Butterworth red 2 order Butterworth blue and Linkwitz Riley green for fcz10 kHz DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 29 Amate Electroacustica s WO Fig 11 Response of the high pass filters 1 order Butterworth red 2 order Butterworth blue and Linkwitz Riley green for fcz100 Hz Low amp High
20. et to the new configuration named M02 Example2 8 Save the configuration as file following steps 6 to 8 of example 1 Give File2 as profile name and name the file as My example 2 dsp 5 4 Example 3 In this example the configurations done in the previous examples want to be compared one channel against the other Example 1 will be set to left channel and Example 2 to right channel Two options are available here the first 1 Select in the element box of IDs 01 to 08 the memory MO1 Example1 from the drop down menu 2 Proceed in the same way with elements 09 to 16 but now choosing M02 Example2 The second option will be using the previously stored files as following 1 Use the command Load File to Cabinets and select the file My example 1 dsp select elements with ID 01 to 08 to load the file After clicking on accept the configuration of these elements will be FI File1 2 Use the same procedure with elements 09 to 16 but now choosing the file My example 2 dsp Check that these elements now have FI File2 DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 37 Amate Electroacustica s 6 RESOURCES The following documentation and software is available for download from Internet Ask Master Audio s Commercial Department for further details MA206 ENGLISH www master audio com download MA CA T 206 pd MA 206 brochure www master audio com download MA MAN2061 15ENG pdf MA 206 User s manual MAW115D ENGLISH www mas
21. gh In the Equalizer window an independent bypass for each equalization cell is available as well as a bypass all command which cancels the effect of the five cells at a time While the bypass is active the control which is affected is disabled changes colour to light grey and a small red led nearby the button us lighted Please note that it is not possible to save the RealTime configuration to the remote elements while a bypass is active because this could lead to confusion Hereby the gain window is shown before activating a bypass The gain is 3 5dB for the low way and 2dB for the high When the bypass is active right picture both slide potentiometers are disabled Now at the remote elements the gain will be O for both ways until the bypass is disabled Gain Untitled 4 7 Menus The menus are located on the top right part of the program window and contain the file managing connection and other useful commands 4 7 1 File Menu New Processor Settings This command deletes all contents in the audio parameter windows Gain Delay Equalizer etc Useful to start a new project from scratch Open Processor Settings This command opens a previously created DSP parameter file dsp The parameters are read from the file and translated into the DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 32 Amate Electroacustica s audio control windows Gain Delay EQ and Limiter On the bottom left part of the program window t
22. he profile name of the file will be shown as well as in the title bar of all audio control windows All elements in RealTime mode at the moment the file is loaded will receive automatically the parameter set in the file Save Processor Settings Saves the changes made to a file loaded by using the previous command Save Processor Settings As Saves the current parameters in the audio control windows to a file in the disk drive The user will be asked for a Profile name which is an 8 character descriptor to identify the file when it is loaded to an element Profile Name Profile Name Inew name SUBMIT Exit Exits the DSPController program At this moment all data which have not been saved either to the internal memory of the elements or to a file will be lost The loudspeaker systems continue working independently of the connection with the computer At any time it is possible to connect the computer again and run the program to re establish the link 4 7 2 Connection menu Connect Disconnect Click on Connect to start the connection process between the computer and the remote elements During this process the elements attached to the bus are identified The same will happen when clicking the Connect button on the main window The system scans for 64 elements but the process can be stopped at any time after the existing connections have been established When the connection is active Disconnect is shown instead C
23. ig DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 18 Amate Electroacustica s gt Next character Confirm lt Previous character After finishing his process confirm the new name and go back to the main menu Rename MO1 NewName Confirm lt Back to previous menu main screen Delete This command deletes a slot from the system s internal memory Only not empty user memories can be deleted presets are protected After deletion the memory slot appears in the list with empty in its description Delete MO1 MyMemory A V Select slot to be deleted NE Lo Confirm Back to previous menu main screen 3 2 6 System Menu Contains two functions related with the DSPController module system To access this submenu Enter Main menu select System Menu e 5 DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 19 Amate Electroacustica s Main Menu System Enter System Menu LN W Select option i System Change Bus ID Enter the submenu Change Bus ID Allows changing the identification number of the element in the bus ID Is the same function reached with the shortcut key ID explained in section 3 2 1 Change Bus ID ID OI1 WARNING Please remember that each system connected to the bus must have a unique ID in order to have a successful link to the computer Version Info Shows the Firmware and internal memory EEPROM data versions It is only system information so no action
24. igh ways x Limiter Untitled The adjustment can be moved from the OdB Full Scale down to 20dB FS in 0 5dB steps To learn more about the bypass function please refer to section 4 6 5 of this manual 4 6 5 Polarity It is possible to change the polarity to each element connected to the bus The polarity can be either positive 0 or negative 180 This feature is very useful when cancellations are detected due to different location of subwoofers But it should be used very carefully since may lead to critical sound cancellations and poor performance of the system J Polarity Untitled WARNING Wrong polarity settings can reduce WARNING Wrong polarity settings can reduce drastically the perfarmance of the system drastically the performance of the system DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 31 Amate Electroacustica s 4 6 6 Bypass Each of the audio controls describes in the previous sections can be bypassed by clicking the bypass button The bypass cancels temporally the changes made while it is active The values are restored when the bypass button is clicked again This is useful to listen to the influence of the parameter modification at the loudspeakers Of course the bypass influences only the elements that are set in RealTime mode and to the parameters belonging to the control window where they are located For example the bypass at the Gain window only cancels the effect of the gain controls low and hi
25. ing the basic information about it connection status parameter set loaded etc The element with ID 01 will be represented by the box 01 and so on and they will be referred as element box Each element box holds the following information Red green Led indicating the status of the connection Click on this LED to connect disconnect the unit ID number from 1 to 64 Model of the connected system Drop down menu to select the origin of the DSP parameters Mute button Edit button Element box with no connection o nos Element box with connection Q MAZIUD MUTE F1 BASIC yw EDIT At first only elements 1 to 32 are shown in the main window On the bottom left side of the window a tab changes the view to elements 33 to 64 On the right hand side the direct access buttons to the commands Connect and Save to Cabinets are found Below them the audio control buttons Gain Delay Equalizer Limiter and Polarity are located Each of these buttons opens a new window where the corresponding parameters can be changed Other commands of the program like the ones related with file managing and connection setup are located on the menu bar at the top right part 4 3 DSP parameters source Each element with the DSPController module has an internal memory where several parameter sets can be stored Then each parameter set that can be loaded into the DSP of the remote elements can have three different sources the intern
26. licking there the connections with the remote elements are reset Refresh Connection Works like the connect command but can be used without clicking on disconnect before It updates the connected elements and their memory list Configure Connection Configures the communication port COM through which the computer will be sending the data It is mandatory to select from the list the COM port in which the USB 485 converter has been assigned Remember that the converter must be connected to the computer during this operation in order that the right port appears in the list If the port number is unknown for the user please go to your computer s Control Panel and double click on System There select the Device Manager under the Hardware tab Under Ports COM amp LPT an entry called Prolific USB to Serial Bridge COMx must exist where x is the right port number 4 7 3 Commands Menu Set Cabinets in RT This command is used to set several elements in RealTime at a time When executing this command the following window shows up DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 33 Amate Electroacustica s set Cabinets in RealTime E Select Cabinets UT MAZTOD L2 MA2ZTUD O4 MATOD ACCEPT From the active elements list select the elements to be set in RealTime mode use Control key for multiple selection Clicking Accept will send the RealTime data to the selected IDs Save to Cabinets This option helps the use
27. n connection see Fig 4 for details The signal is brought from one cabinet to the other In this case the following accessories are needed 1xAdaptor RJ45 to XLR Female 2xAdaptors RJ45 to XLR Male 2 Y connection using a Y adaptor see Fig 5 The signal is divided in two branches one per channel For this configuration the following adaptors are needed 2xAdaptors RJ45 to XLR Female 1x Y Adaptor 1 XLR Male to 2 XLR Female All cable adaptors RJ 45 to XLR as well as the Y are supplied together with the system s connection kit and the USB converter DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 4 Amate Electroacustica s 2 2 Assigning IDs to the cabinets WARNING Always perform this operation before connecting the system to the PC Each cabinet to be connected to the system must have a unique identification ID in the bus If two or more cabinets with the same ID are connected to the system at the same time the connection will not be possible In order to assign the ID to a cabinet go to the rear panel DSPController module of each system Section 3 2 1 describes in detail the procedure but the main steps are as following 1 Power the system on and wait until the welcome message switches to the main screen 2 Press the ID key on the left of the keypad The following screen will show Change Bus ID ID 3 With the up and down cursors change a valid ID between 1 and 64 It is stro
28. new memory in this case MO01 Example1 Following with this example now it is also possible to store this configuration to the computer s disk to use it later Just follow these steps 6 Select in the menu File gt Save Processor Settings file 7 Give a profile name 8 characters when prompted In this example write File1 8 Name the file for example Manual Example 1 dsp and click OK 5 3 Example 2 Imagine now that with the same system as is Example 1 a new event must be performed but the hall conditions are different Being the same system as in 1 it may be a good idea to take the configuration done before as starting point DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 36 Amate Electroacustica s 1 Load the file My example 1 dsp using File gt Open Processor Settings File Select the file and click OK 2 Now the parameters contained in the file are loaded to the audio control windows 3 Set all the elements in RealTime like in example 1 If desired one channel can be muted 4 Now all elements have received the parameters from the file and are set to RealTime 5 Readjust the parameters depending on the new conditions of the hall 6 Save the configuration to the internal memory of all the systems as described in step 4 of example 1 Remember to remove all the mutes before doing that Now give the name Example2 to the configuration and store it to slot 2 7 Now all the elements are s
29. nfiguration and it is loaded the first time the system is connected It is optimized to obtain the maximum performance of the system in a general situation Presets cannot be erased from the memory so they are always available as a reference 1 2 2 Remote control The communication system used for the PC remote control is completely independent of the audio reproduction path Thus it is not necessary to have a permanent connection between the PC and the speaker systems in order to reproduce the sound The remote control offers a lot of possibilities to adjust the system change parameters in real time save several configurations modify the DSP parameters on each element separately etc 1 2 3 The data bus and the ID The connection between the PC and the remote elements the speaker systems with the DSPController module is attached to a common bus The same cable brings the data from the computer to the elements and vice versa The speakers systems are all connected in daisy chain to the bus and the PC as well through the USB 485 converter Since all elements are identical and connected to the same bus the bus master the PC needs a mechanism to separately address the connected elements This consists of assigning a number to each element of the bus which will be called ID The ID of each element of the bus is a unique number between 1 and 64 0 is reserved for the PC It is mandatory that each element connected to the bus has a unique
30. ngly recommended to choose an organised numeration and write it down It will be then easier to identify the cabinets later when working with the computer Change Bus ID ID O1 4 Once the desired ID has been selected confirm your selection by pressing OK The main screen will show again MA210D ID 0O1 POI1 BASIC Repeat this operation in all cabinets to be connected always assigning a different ID to each one The ID is stored in the internal memory until it is changed again In the case that in the next installation the position of the cabinets is modified during montage a new identification progress may be needed Once the ID assignation has been carried out the system is ready to be connected to the computer The next chapter covers how to setup the hardware on your computer DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 5 Amate Electroacustica s XLR3 M XLR3 F BALANCED MIC CABLE XLR3 M XLR3 F pijas 4 x MA 210 0 4 x MA 210 D INPUT LEFT CHANNEL RIGHT CHANNEL XLR3 M XLR3 F SLRS F XLR3 M BALANCED MIC CABLE PC LAPTOP USB 495 CONVERTER Fig 4 Connection using XLR RJ45 adaptors 4 x MA elo D 4 x MA elo D i O38 IL 06 ID OF ID OG TD RJ48 FIGHT CHANNEL INPUT XLR3 M XLR3 F BALANCED MIC CABLE ADAPTOR ft n ee ee i ERE ee PC LAPTOP UsSB 485 CONVERTER mc Se eel Fig 5 Connection using the Y adaptor DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 Amat
31. ow where it is possible to select the data source load a file or manage the internal memories of the element Loudspeaker 01 MA210D X t Real File Unloaded F1 Factory M1 Test WRITE free m DELETE free RENAME free Source selection using the checkboxes round the data source is selected Real File or Internal Memory In order to select RealTime just click on its checkbox If a file should be loaded first select it from the disk drive by clicking on the load button nearby In case an internal DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 25 Amate Electroacustica s memory is desired click its checkbox and select a no empty memory from the list below When clicking on Exit the data of the selected source will be transferred to the DSP Memory list Below the internal memory checkbox a list with all available internal memories is shown with both presets and user memories also free slots Here it is possible to manage these memories write delete and rename Write a memory To write data to a new memory first select from the list the TARGET memory for the data Please note that it cannot be a preset because they cannot be overwritten If a not empty memory is selected it will be overwritten Then click on the Write button and a new window will show up to select the data SOURCE Memory Write Select data source i Real t Internal Memory P1 Factory M1 Test AC
32. r computer t is recommended that vou clase all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue ar Cancel to exit Setup abil Cancel Follow the instructions of the wizard in order to set the installation directory and the start menu location 13 Setup DSP Controller Ready to Install Setup is now ready ta begin installing DSF Controller on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location CNArchivos de pragramasD SP Controller Start Menu folder DSP Controller 1 Cancel The wizard copies the files to the hard drive and finishes the process with a success message DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 8 Amate Electroacustica s 15 Setup DSP Controller Completing the DSP Controller Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing DSF Controller on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed Icons Click Finish ta exit Setup Finish In order to execute the program go to Start gt Programs gt DSPController or double click the file DSPController exe in the program folder 2 5 Selecting the port and connecting the converter After executing the program for the first time it is necessary to configure the port to which the data will be sent This port must be the same to which the USB converter has been installed To do that select in the menu Connec
33. r to store a real time parameter configuration to the internal memory of several elements The following window will show up Save Processor settings to internal Memory A Only cabinets in Real time and nat muted can be selected 1 Select Cabinets 2 Enter name 3 Select Memory 01 MA2100 02 MAZ1UD Test o ACCEPT CANCEL First of all the destination IDs must be selected from the available cabinets Then in step 2 a name must be given for the memory The last step is to select the slot to which the memory will be stored the same for all selected elements If any of the elements already has a valid memory in this slot it will be overwritten by the new one After clicking Accept the data is transmitted Once this process is finished all the selected cabinets are removed from RealTime mode and have the new memory as current data set WARNING Only elements which are in RealTime mode and not in MUTE are available for this command The rest will not appear in the list Load File to Cabinets Use this command to load a parameter set of a dsp file to several elements In the emerging window select first the file to be loaded with the Load button Then select the IDs of the elements to which the file should be loaded use the Control key for multiple selection DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 34 Amate Electroacustica s Load file to cabinets 1 Select File TestFile 2 Select Cabinets 01 MA2700 04 MA2
34. rm and go to HF Following that appears the option to modify the high frequency gain HF Gain HF 00 0 dB ALN A V Ajstthe HF gain ey 9 DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 13 Amate Electroacustica s Confirm lt Back to previous menu main screen Limiter This command allows adjusting the limiter depending on each application requirements He default value is OdB low and high frequency which means that the loudspeaker is delivering its maximum power without distortion A value down to 20dB below the maximum power can be set here in 0 5dB steps Limiter LF 00 0 dB YY Confirm and go to HF Next the screen to repeat this action but this time with the high frequency is shown Limiter HF 00 0 dB WV Adjust the HF limitader A SF Confirm lt Back to previous menu main screen Delay The delay command adds a delay to the audio signal path This is useful for example to align satellites with subwoofers when they are not at the same position The maximum delay is 8 7m and can be set in 0 1m steps Delay 0 0 m i Adjust Dela DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 14 Amate Electroacustica s Confirm Back to previous menu main screen Mute Ihe mute command is used to separately mute the low frequency and high frequency loudspeakers of the cabinet This is useful to check the loudspeakers or making measurements When the mute is set to Off the loudspeakers are acti
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37. this manual 4 6 3 Equalizer The equalizer module is aimed to correct the frequency response of the system It consists of 5 identical equalization cells each allowing different equalization shapes On the graphic each cell is represented by its number You may click and drag this number to change the EQ parameters or enter the data manually in the number fields Equalizer Untitled a Eq 15 Sonat ens es are 12 4 ta o Equalizer 1 l Butterworth HP fc 80 mi Order 2R Equalizer 4 High Shel fe 1800 H Gain 4 m Order x fc 18650 H On the top side of the window a graphic draws the result of the frequency response of each equalization cell as well as the resulting response thicker line in white Each cell can be configured independently as parametric EQ PEQ filter low pass or high pass or shelf lo or high A bypass and delete button is available for each cell Equalizer 1 Qo PEU fe 2502 Gain oS afp 052 Now the different equalization shapes available are described DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 28 Amate Electroacustica s PEQ the parametric EQ is a bell shaped correction curve By modifying its centre frequency the width and the gain of the bell all kind of corrections can be achieved A generic shape is depicted in Fig 9 The bell width is determined by the value of the paramet
38. tion Configure connection A screen like in Fig 7 is displayed There it is possible to select the COM port from all the available ports in the computer ACCEPT CANCEL Fig 7 Port configuration window WARNING It is recommended to make the port selection process before connecting the USB converter to the loudspeaker systems The USB converter must be only connected to the computer during this process If the port to which the converter is connected is unknown please refer to Section 2 3 1 of this guide In the Device Manager it is possible to check the port number Once the port has been configured the converter can be connected to the bus and the loudspeakers can be powered up to begin with the connection DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb 09 9 Amate Electroacustica s 3 THE REAR PANEL 3 1 Description of the controls The DSPController panel has the following look DSP ControllerModule masteraudio From left to right the main LCD screen the indicator LEDs and the navigation keys keypad and the shortcut keys are found Ihe functions of each module are described here in the following sections 3 1 1 L CD screen The 2x16 character LCD screen informs about the status of the system and allows accessing the menus On system power up looks like the following drawing MA210D ID 0O1 POI1 BASIC The information on the main screen is The model of the cabinet on the top line to the left MA210D in the
39. tored by connecting the PC to the remote systems again and loading the file to them o0 it is strongly recommended to always store a copy of the desired parameter set in the internal memory of each cabinet in order to avoid data loss in case of a mains failure 4 4 Connection process Once all elements have been physically connected to the PC and to the main the connection process can begin select the Connect command in the DSPController software The computer will scan the bus in order to identify which elements are connected to by their ID A window depicting the process will show up Sending Data a Checking Box 8 1 of B4 STOF The systems looks up for 64 boxes but the process may be stopped at any time by clicking on Stop In this way it is not necessary to wait until element 64 if fewer elements are connected Once the connection process finishes each element with active link lights its led at the element box in green The model and the current memory used are also shown From now on these elements are ready to get instructions Also a single element may be connected to the bus by clicking on the LED located in its control box 4 5 Element options In each element box has some control options available as described in the following sections 4 5 1 Drop down menu The source of the parameters which are sent to the DSP of each element is determined by the drop down menu in each element box As seen before
40. usting the DSP parameters With the audio control buttons the response of the connected elements can be modified by sending new parameter values to their DSPs It is important to remember that only the elements in RealTime mode will be aware of the changes made When an element is set in RealTime mode it will receive the current parameter set visible in the Gain Delay Limiter and Equalizer windows 4 6 1 Gain The Gain control allows the user adjusting the gain of the low way and the high way of the loudspeaker system Two slide potentiometer like controls are used The adjustment can be made from 12 to 6dB in 0 5dB steps By default both controls are set to OdB A Mute control for each way is available too To learn more about the bypass function please refer to section 4 6 5 of this manual Gain Untitled 4 6 2 Delay 4 Delay Untitled Om Mi Delay in meters Om Delay in milliseconds 0 ms BYPASS DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 27 Amate Electroacustica s The Delay control inserts a delay to the input signal of up to 25 5 milliseconds equivalent to 8 7 m This is useful to align speaker systems that are at different distances because of installation requirements Both low and high ways are delayed with the same value which can be selected from 0 to 8 7m in 0 1m steps The default setting is Om To learn more about the bypass function please refer to section 4 6 5 of
41. ve and are muted when set to On Mute LF Off No Confirm and go to HF mute Mute HF Off ZTN V Switch HF mute Off On Confirm A e Back to previous menu main screen Save After building a configuration with the previous submenus it is possible to store the changes to the internal memory of the system To do that select the Save submenu under the Audio Settings menu The following screen will show up Save MO1 empty as V Select target slot Confirm DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 15 Amate Electroacustica s Both an empty memory and a previously stored memory can be selected In this case the data will be overwritten by the new ones Next the name of the new memory must be set Save MO1 Aempty A v Change highlighted character SE gt Next character confirm lt Previous character After writing the new name confirm it The new memory is stored in the list and can be selected as explained in section 3 2 2 with the Mem key Save MO1 MyMemory Confirm Back to previous menu main screen 3 2 5 Memory menu The commands under this menu allow the user managing the internal memories of the system To enter this menu just follow these steps from the main screen Enter Main menu A Select Memory Menu m d Main Menu Memory Enter Memory Menu DSPController Version 1 2 ENG Feb09 16 Amate Electroac stica s l A m Select option pum
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