User Manual
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4. Appendix Technical Data Inputs Outputs Processor Dynamic range Distortion THD Preset Memory Software PC connection details Power dimensions mm weight kg Technical Data Analog inputs Input impedance balanced max input voltage Analog outputs Output impedance balanced max output voltage DSP Maximum Ground delay Sampling converters Digital input Analog Input to Output User presets for PC mit displays knobs Special features Switched mode power supply DAP 26 96 2 XLR 20 kOhm 12 18 dBU 6 XLR 130 Ohm 12 dBU 2 x 32 bit floating point 100 MHz clock 0 7 ms 24 bit 96 kHz 128 x Oversampling AES EBU SPDIF with Format Sample rate converter 2108 dB A lt 0 001 32 Windows 2000 XP serial RS 232 9 pin 8 digit LED chains for inputs and outputs backlighted LCD Display Navigation pad mains switch Gain pots Remote control using RS 232 or CAN Bus 90 250 Volt 50 60 Hz 483 x 44 x 330 5 For your notes nf Klingenthaler Musikelektronik GmbH Auerbacher Stra e 268 08248 Klingenthal Germany phone 49 0 37467 558 0 fax 49 0 37467 558 33 www kme sound com
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6. 1 4 normal 4 0 narrow Higher lower Q values are not recommended unless the user has enough knowledge using this special filters PEQ Il Parametric Equalizer Type II Full parametric equalizer like the types known from mixing desks PEQ II Gain 10dB Fe Gain 10dB 10 nn sc Gain 12dB d Gain 12dB Lt fiM Gain 8dB 5 m er Gain 8dB 222000 LEGATI Magnitude dB e 100 1000 10000 Centre frequency 201 Hz Aa kHz _Boost cut 12 dB 20 dB bandwidth a 01l j 20 It is recommended to set the value for Q between 0 4 wide 1 4 normal 4 0 narrow Higher lower Q values are not recommended unless the user has enough knowledge using this special filters Shelv filter A shelv filter can be found in nearly every mixing desk normally for low and high frequency adjustment They can boost or cut a wide frequency range above high shelv or below low shelf the mid frequency Furthermore we added shelv filters with adjustable bandwidth LSQ and HSQ which are corresponding to the value of the Q facto we recommend values between 0 4 and 4 0 either more flat than normal shelvs Q 0 7 or with a higher Q 1 0 to 4 0 they create an useful peak around the mid frequency Setting the bandwidth outside of Q 0 4 und Q 24 0 is not recommended LS 6dB Lo Shelv Filter 6 dB mid frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz Boost cut 12 dB 20 dB
7. LSQ 12dB Lo Shelv Filter 12 dB with adjustable Q factor midfrequency 20 Hz 44 kHz Boostcut 12 dB 20 dB bandwidth Q 0 1 20 At Q 0 7 you have a normal 12dB Shelv Filter Setting the bandwidth outside of Q 0 4 und Q 24 0 is not recommended HS 6dB Hi Shelv Filter 6 dB midfrequency 20 Hz 44 kHz E Boost cut 12 dB HSQ 12dB Hi Shelv Filter 12 dB with adjustable Q factor midfrequency 20 Hz 44 kHz Boostcut 12 dB 20 dB bandwidth Q 0 1 20 At Q 0 7 you have a normal 12dB Shelv Filter Setting the bandwidth outside of Q 0 4 und Q 24 0 is not recommended High pass and Low pass To restrict the frequency response of an acoustic system in the low or the high end the high pass which actually means low cut and the low pass filter is implemented LP Lowpass Filter 12 dB with adjustable Q factor Low Pass High Cut 30 20 Magnitude dB e 100 1000 10000 mid frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz bandwidth Q 01 200 At Q 0 7 you have a normal low pass filter like you find it in some professional mixing consoles High Cut Setting the bandwidth outside of Q 0 4 und Q 22 0 is not recommended HP High Pass Filter 12 dB with adjustable Q factor High Pass Low Cut 30 20 Magnitude dB e 100 1000 10000 midfrequency 20 Hz 44 kHz bandwi
8. h see gt m le nn ee M p J4 2 ai fee ess 7 I 4 B rl ee coho o o a EG Oo 40 AO 30 20 10 a 10 0 A s0 20 10 O0 i MEN ME BEE ox E E HERREN Bypass 10 dBu 10 dB 10 dB 10 1 Bypass 10 dBu 10 dB 10 dB 10 1 L IE ITEMS E Wp pe ete pus compressor I T a e JE 2E Compressor I T T T 2E IA E 40 dBu 0 dB 10 dB 1 1 40 dBu 0 dB 10 dB 1431 10 dBu 0 dB 0 dB 40 A 10dBu 6 dB b Limiter A limiter describes a compressor with a compression ratio of 1 infinite what does mean that no level above the threshold is allowed to pass Limiters are used for maximum protection of speaker components or maybe for securing maximum sound pressure levels prescribed by law The Knee value is comparable with the compressor too Higher knee values allow to start limiting more softly normally less audible Input dBu Input dBu Uc ccu NH E ES utput dBu Output deu h EAE LLL e oles 40 s0 20 1 0 10 40 30 20 10 D Dynamik pesn Knee Mosa Dynamik esn Knee o EN Bypass 10 dBu 10 dB 10 dB Bypass 10 dBu 10 dB 10 dB Typ AE 3 Typ H 1 1 Lu B T di dm TEM T T T Lg 40 dBu 0 dB 10 dB 40 dBu 0 dB 10 dB 10 dBu 0 dB 0 dB 10 dBu 6 dB 0 dB Attack Time Release Time This time constants show the s
9. 53 et Ese plugin a Beispiel 01 kpf Dateiname Beispiel 04 i Dateityp KME Preset File kpf 7 Abbrechen Netzwerkumg Select a file name for your preset that shall be saved and click Save We recommend saving presets to the main KME Control installation directory During upgrades and de installations of KME Control this preset files will not be deleted Close Closes the active DAP 26 plug in window A dialogue appears to ask if you want to save your last changes to the preset KME Control x 2 Do you want to save the actual preset Nein Abbrechen Selecting Yes opens the Save dialogue No closes the plug in window and Cancel returns to the plug in window without changes Exit Terminates the KME Control mainframe You will be asked if you really want to exit KME Control 2 Close KME Control Selecting No returns to the program Yes terminates the program If there are data unsaved you will be asked to save or discard them KME Control 2 Do you want to save the actual preset Nen If you are not sure that you did save your changes select Yes and use the Save function Tools some tools are only activated in online mode Copy Channel Setup Following example shows the usage of this clever tool Assuming you have created an input EQ curve and a master delay setting in Channel A and you want to copy the same settings to channel B
10. Enter NO password in the field New password and click OK The password will now be deleted Attention If you forget the password there is NO chance to re activate the unit unless you send it in to the K M E support for factory re initialisation All user data presets inside the unit will be lost afterwards Firmware Update For future upgrades of your DAP 26 you can use the firmware update which renews the DSP software inside the unit Reset Presetdata to Factory defaults Close x n While programming do not interrupt the powersupply Otherwise the DAP26 may be permanently damaged The firmware update is easy to do If you have received a new firmware file with an e mail from the K M E support or by download from the Internet you can program it to your hardware using the Firmware update procedure from the main menu If there is a firmware update manual included to the firmware download please read this file first and follow the manual whilst doing the update procedure Attention The unit must be connected using RS 232 COM port Firmware update is NOT possible by using CAN connection Click Open File and navigate to the location of the new firmware file mhx n Suchen in a KME Control ex E3 Klick Open and then Program DAP Do EXACTLY the action the program is asking you to do Transmitting the firmware to the DAP may take several minutes Attent
11. background Incorrect all pass filtering may not damage the sound system but affect the sound in a negative way The mode of action is presented here AP All pass filter Type This filter creates a quite flat smooth phase shift over the whole frequency range with a characteristic 90 pole at the centre frequency 150 AP 100 Phase Grad 100 150 100 1000 10000 Frequency Hz mid frequenoy 20 Hz 44 kHz AP Il All pass filter Type Il This filter creates a steep phase shift at the centre frequency The course of the phase curve may be affected by the Q factor Allpass II Phase Grad 100 1000 10000 equency Hz Fr mid frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz bandwidth Q 0 1 j 20 The software KME Control KME Control is a flexible software mainframe to be completed with different plug ins which can control different K M E products At present there are plug ins for the DAP 26 and the RCM Network Remote Control Module available Installation Start the program KME Setup exe which you have received together with the DAP 26 Installation CD or from the Internet download Setup Sprache ausw hlen x A Wahlen Sie die Sprache aus die w hrend der I Installation benutzt werden soll Willkommen zum KME Control Setup Assistenten Dieser Assistent wird jetzt KME Control 0 9 auf Ihren Computer installieren Sie sollten alle anderen Anwendungen beenden be
12. up down arrows behind the fields or entering the delay values into the fields As delay units you can select us ms s cm m and feet While the sound velocity is depending on temperature this field corresponds to the delay units cm m and feet mata PEG Equalizer IH A summe me our 1 our2 our 3 our 4 our s ours Bypass Type FAY PEG 2 Bypass Type ti PEG E Freq 1000 0 24 Bypass Type FAY PEG Freq 1000 0 H Bypass Type ri PEG Freq 1000 0 lt 4 Bypass Type ra PEC r Freq 1000 03 Freq 1000 04 TEE RT v3 Gain 0 024 i uL i ls i Us Gain O10 In this window you find 9 register cards where you can make the EQ settings for the corresponding channel For each channel you may combine any 5 filters of the available filter types The filter types are described in the chapter filters To activate a filter first select the channel in which you want to add the filter by selecting a register card Then activate one of the 5 filters by clicking into the grey Bypass field below the red field labelled Filter X This field will change to green to signalise the filter is working oelect in the field Filter type the filter algorithm you want to use and adjust the values for Freg Gain and Q Select the register card Magnitude to view the influence of the activated filters to the frequency response of the selected channel Signalflow Magnitu
13. 26 to the CAN port interface box Use such cable also for linking the CAN bus from unit to unit Do not forget connecting the CAN terminator plug to the free connection port of the last unit otherwise the CAN transmission could be disturbed Note By using a self made cable make sure to connect the pins needed for CAN transmission They are different than in RS232 mode unless using 9 wire cable This cable can be used connecting the DAP 26 to the CAN port interface box using your multicore system i e XLR Use such cable also for linking the CAN bus from unit to unit Do not forget connecting the CAN terminator plug to the free connection port of the last unit otherwise the CAN transmission could be disturbed Digital Audio Input Digital Audio Output DIGI TAL OUTPUT INPUT The digital input accepts digital audio signals according to AES EBU with a bit rate of 16 to 24 and a sampling frequency of 32 to 96 kHz using an internal format sample rate converter chip The digital audio output loops the selected input analog digital as a 24 bit 96 kHz AES EBU signal for cascading additional units or recording the signal to a studio digital recorder All digital connections are transformer balanced for maximum protection against ground loops Digital Audio Connection Cable AES EBU w 110 Ohms We do not recommend using normal microphone cable for AES EBU connections also when it seems to work Only specified 110 O
14. LED using a suitable tool OUTPUT INPUT You can now run the KME Control software and activate the communication see software 9 pole D sub cable 1 1 as supplied with the DAP 26 The pins shown in this drawing have to be connected the other pins may be connected but do not affect the communication at all The maximum length of such a cable MUST NOT EXCEED 5 meters or the communication may be interfered Remote use PC with USB port and K M E CAN Interface CAN Port CAN Bus 1 gt 250 m Ds OUTPUT oO RR INPUT o INPUT 6 5 4 3 2 1 zeda B A AFTER the installation of the KMEControl mainframe software you can connect the USB port on your computer with the K M E CANport interface using the supplied USB cable All necessary device drivers will be loaded automatically when connecting the interface for the first time Make sure that the yellow LED does not light before connecting the CANport interface to your DAP 26 using the supplied or a modified cable Connect the supplied CAN terminator plug to the lower socket of your DAP 26 If there are more DAPs daisy chained connect the CAN terminator plug to the free connector of the last device in your CAN chain You can now run KMEControl software and activate the communication see software lo CAN Bus Link cable This cable can be used connecting the DAP
15. MPT Input Channels DSP functions in the input channels Delay Channel 1 3 Value 0 2 000 ms Time delay in the input and all output channels routed to this input channel Master Delay Mute Channel 1 3 Value Mute Off Mute On Mute in the input and all output channels routed to this input channel Master Mute Gain Channel 1 3 Value 60 dB 10 dB Gain in the input and all output channels routed to this input channel Master Gain The output level pots are to be used independently Filters Channel 1 3 Filter 1 5 Type Filter type see chapter Filters Frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz Q bandwidth 0 1 20 Gain boost cut 20 dB 12 dB Equalizer of the Input and all output channels routed to this input Master EQ This EQ can be used as main equalizer for the PA system More information to the filters is given in the chapter Filters Output Channels DSP functions in the output channels Delay Channel 1 6 Value 0 500 ms Time delay in the output Mute Channel 1 6 Value Mute Off Mute On Mute of the output Gain Channel 1 6 Value 60 dB 10 dB Gain level of the output Phase Channel 1 6 Phase 0 In Phase 180 Out of Phase Polarity of the output Filter Channel 1 6 Filter 1 5 Type Filter type see chapter Filters Frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz Q band
16. User Manual DAP 26 Digital Audio Processor KME Control Remote Software Mainframe OUT 1 ouT2 ours ouT4 ours oute KLINGENTHALER DIGITAL 2 N AN 1 R 232 OUTPUT MUSIKELEKTRONIK PUSH mb maoe m aenur A ah eS i um Um M Ae N4D SN Me w NM WES NM WM SM S eM We 7 x ae Li gt INPUT ite 85 264V AC FUSE BEFORE 50 60Hz 1AT OPENING OUTPUT INPUT DAP 26 HW DAP 26 MC KME Control DAP 26 Plug Manual Rev Stand Version 1 2 r0026 Version 1 1 r0052 Version 1 00 Build 0073 Version 1 00 Build 0149 Version 1 00 EN 12 04 2005 service kme sound com Functional units The DAP 26 offers a lot of functional units for general audio processing using a powerful DSP mainframe such as 9 filter banks with each 5 configurable filters of 9 different types 6 crossover units with two combinable filters out of 3 types 3 master delays up to 2000 ms 685 meters 6 channel delays up to 500 ms 170 meters and 6 dynamic processors compressor limiter noise gate All this functional units can be programmed either directly on the hardware unit or by using the real time control software KMEControl Switches and Knobs Front side Input level meters Two 10 digit digital level meters help to set the correct input level on the analog audio inputs or to monitor the digital audio input level The graphic below shows different peak input levels on your unit ii a too less input lev
17. above but use the Low Cut Filter instead using the same parameters This setting would look like this Signalflow Magnitude Phase Dynamik Magnitude 100 Hz 500 Hz 10 kHz UT B OUT 1 our 2 OUT 3 ouT 4 ours our s Bypass Bypass Type Linkwitz Riley Type Butterworth v Order 4 As you can see the output channel 1 contains only the bass frequencies below 120Hz The settings may be copied to channel 4 using the Copy Parameter dialogue or setting it manually The same result you may obtain much easier by using the Quick Setup dialogue here 2 Way Stereo Attention For inexperienced users we do not recommend experimenting around with the crossover section when you are online with the DAP 26 and a sound system is connected and running In this case all settings are transmitted to the DAP in real time and a wrong filter may damage the speakers ne Dynamik Dynamik outa ou ours ora ours ours AT ms Hoisegate Dynamik CT ms Limit Knee Gain Ratio Thresh Bypass uay Bypass 02 T RT ms HT ms YH 500 0 00 0 Limiter 0005 0 0 2 1 Don D dg D als 65 ABU In this window you can activate the dynamic processing units of all output channels To activate a dynamic processor simply select the register card of the channel you want to process and click the grey Bypass button The red fields will change
18. ay on your PC screen Help Help Topics This menu opens the help window containing a quick reference to most program functions E Hilfe Dl x T c g f Ausblenden unudck Drucken Optionen Inhalt Indes You can terminate the help window using the C ose button on the top right corner About DAP 26 The About function shows the version number and revision of the DAP 26 plug in This information may be required contacting the K M E support DAP26 Plugin Version 0 60 Build r0092 Klingenthaler Musikelektronik GmbH Copyright C 2004 Click OK to close this window or click the blue link to visit the K M E homepage requires active Internet connection Going Online using RS 232 as an example assuming the communication line RS232 is already connected and working oet the Connection field of the DAP 26 plug in to RS232 and the Com Port field to COM1 or the COM port your DAP 26 is connected to Click Connect Connection E5232 Comport com Corect If you did set a password in a previous session you will be asked for it KME Control x i Wrong Password After entering a wrong password you will get a notice window for two times You have three trials after that you need to restart the software and initialise the communication again If you forgot the password you will have to send the hardware unit to the K M E support for factory re initiali
19. d RS232 CAN for serial communication with a PC COM port Make sure that nothing is connected to the lower port in RS232 mode The DAP 26 is not in RS 232 mode LED does not light Solution Operate the switch beside the connectors to activate RS 232 mode The yellow LED must light up if you want to use RS 232 communication There is another problem Solution Contact the K M E support Signal Flow Sianalflowv ee Phase Learnt te IN A zT XX ac gt ea e gt i Del AUWER PEG Gain Dynamik OLIT 4 Gain D gt IN A B zT KK Ex gt a 63 Del AOWER PEG Cain Dynamik OUT NB al XL a en F ie H Q gt c nca Del AOWER PEG Gain Dynamik OUT 3 ain D 5 el PEG S i ud X d i gt ne Del AER PEG Gain Dynamik OUT 4 Man DERA a 94 e gt z Del SOYER PEQ Gain Dynamik OLIT 5 iain Del PEG n XX D p G bis Dei AQWER PEG Gain Dynamik OUT amp IH A J The register tabs can be accessed out of all functional modules The tab Signal flow includes the routing matrix and the activation of all other audio modules by clicking Magnitude The tab Magnitude is active within the modules Equalizer and Crossover and shows the frequency response of the selected channel affected by crossover networks and or filters This tab includes drag and drop functionality with the mouse Phase The tab Phase is active within the modules Equalizer and Crossover and shows the phase respon
20. d again it is faded in quickly and automatically Filter features The DSP of the DAP 26 comes with many different filter types which are combinable as desired In the following you can find some short information about the filters and their usage Context between bandwidth and the Q factor Bandwidth Q comment 0 Q Bandwidth octaves factor factor octaves 39 or wide a 03 narrow Parametric filters The so called parametric filters are widely used in professional audio equipment for example in mixing desks or speaker processors The curve of this filter is described with certain parameters mainly the centre frequency the bandwidth and the gain boost cut of the filter Combinations of these parameters can control the frequency response of an acoustical system PEQ I Parametric Equalizer Type Full parametric equalizer with different bandwidth for boost normal and cut more narrow to create more subtle changes in the audio material We recommend using this filter for standard audio requirements PEQ X Gain 10dB Q eT mm Gain 10dB Q 10 d i Gain 12dB Q m E b Gain 12dB Q pt Hit Gain 8dB Q 5 uw TE Gain 8dB Q 4 Hn ASSEN Magnitude dB e 100 1000 10000 Frequency Hz Centre frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz Boost cut _ 12 dB 20 dB bandwidth Q 0 1 20 It is recommended to set the value for Q between 0 4 wide
21. de Phase Dynamik Magnitude 50 Hz 100 Hz Filter 1 Filter Filter 3 Filter 4 Filters Result The coloured triangles are named with the specific filter number It is possible to move this points with the mouse and monitor the acoustic changes in real time after releasing the mouse button when the DAP26 is online Signalflow Magnitude Phase Dynamik Magnitude 100 Hz 500 Hz 10 kHz Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 4 Here is an example how to create a classic mixing desk type equalizer using the filter banks of the DAP 26 Pult PEQ Magnitude dB 100 1000 10000 Frequency Hz Filters 1 4 are to be set to the values specified below The remaining filter could be used as a Low Cut i e at 80 Hz Signalflow Magnitude Phase B rramii Magnitude I I I 500 Hz Filter 1 i Filter 3 Filter 4 Filter5 IN A summe me our i our 2 our 3 our 4 ouT s our Bypass Bypass Bypass T a E T F r YPE wg gt 1206 ra k YPE gm ou 1206 MOWER XOVER OUT 1 out 2 our 3 our a ours ours Bypass Bypass ype Buttervvarth r ype Butterworth T Freq 1000 Freq 1000 Order Hd Order iH In this window you find 6 register cards for setting up the crossover functions of the output channels Each filter bank consists of a LowCut and a HighCut type filter which can be activated and programmed to your needs The set up of t
22. dth Q 0 1 201 At Q 0 7 you have a normal low pass filter like you find it in some professional mixing consoles Lo Cut Setting the bandwidth outside of Q 0 4 und Q 22 0 is not recommended BP Bandpass Filter with adjustable Q factor The band pass filter is rarely used in professional audio technology The band pass filter lets in opposite to the notch filter pass a audio band defined by the mid frequency and bandwidth Band Pass 20 Magnitude dB 30 40 100 1000 10000 Fre mid frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz bandwidth Q 0 1 20 BS Notch Filter The notch filter filters out a frequency range defined by the mid frequency and the bandwidth With a Q factor above 5 this filter is very narrow allowing the user to filler out unwanted frequencies i e mains hum at 50 Hz and certain harmonics completely With a Q factor below 5 the filter response is quite wide but this set up is seldom used in professional audio systems Band Stop 20 Magnitude dB 30 40 100 1000 10000 uency Hz Freq mid frequency 20 Hz 44 kHz bandwidth Q 0 1 20 All pass filters do not change the frequency response of an acoustoelectric system at all but the phase response They can be used to influence the phase response This is a complex field in filter theory and so all pass filters should only be used by engineers who have enough theoretical
23. e limiter works with a ratio of infinite 1 what means that the input level may be theoretically be increased by any value without a change in the output level which can be specified using the threshold and gain slider The knee value describes the shape of the regulation curve A knee value of 0 means a hard compression limiting the processing starts immediately after exceeding the threshold level a higher knee value describes a curve which is more soft and sounds normally better depending on the program material The attack release time draw the speed of the gain regulation mechanism A longer attack time will let some signal peaks pass which may sound more powerful a short attack time will give more protection to the speakers A longer release time is advantageous for maximum protection of speaker components on the other hand a short release time increases the average sound level using the compressor algorithm Noisegate Channel 1 6 Type Bypass Gate On Threshold 85 dB 35 dB Close 1 ms 1000 ms Hold 1ms 10000 ms Noise gate of the output Due to the setting of threshold level the noise gate can be used for gating disturbing background noise or even audio sources of low level Just set the threshold to the level you want to gate set a hold time the processor waits this time before fading out the audio signal and a close time length of the fade out itself When the audio level is above the threshol
24. el b input level OK c maximum input level d too much input level clipping may occur The analog input circuit contains a limiter unit for preventing the A D converters from clipping Nevertheless the analog input level must not exceed the red LED of the input level meter to prevent reproduction of a distorted signal Set the source level that only the yellow LEDs light up in peaks Display A 4x20 back lighted LCD display shows the navigation menu You can set all software parameters on the unit itself Arrows in the lower right corner show the directions to navigate to submenus see appendix navigation structure Use the navigation pad to move between the menus Press the OK button to select a parameter if you are asked by the unit Navigation Pad The navigation pad is to be used for accessing and changing parameters on the display of the hardware unit Press the OK button if you are asked by the software See also the appendix menu structure Level meter 1 6 Level correction 1 6 Mute switch 1 6 The level correction pot adjusts the output level of the corresponding channel by 6 dB This is done on digital signal level and independent from the gain correction in the software plug in Pressing the mute switch mutes the corresponding output channel The level meter still displays the output level to avoid unintentional triggering of the switches There is a 10 digit LED bar graph for eac
25. fen oder zu ndern Ziel Ordner C ProgrammeS KME Control Setup T yp Vollst ndige Installation Ausgew hlte Komponenten Installiere KME Control Installiere DAP26 Plugin Installiere RCM Plugin Startmenu rdner KME Deutsch In this window you can check all installation details before you proceed If everything is set up right click the Installation Button to start the software installation on your computer A Setup KME Control Beenden des KME Control Setup Assistenten Setup hat die Installation von KME Control auf Ihren Computer abgeschlossen Die Anwendung kann ber die installierten Programm Verkn pfungen gestartet werden Klicken Sie auf Fertigstellen um das Setup zu beenden M Starte KME Control Fertigstellen After the installation has finished successfully this window is shown You can select if you want to start KME Control now by clicking the Finish Button You can also deselect the checkbox if you want to start KME Control later Installation Problems e Program cannot be installed following window appears i The Application KME Control is already installed Please Uninstall first KME Control De install an older version of KME Control first Select Start Programs KME or your installation folder Remove KME Control and follow the de installation assistant Sem J i The Application KME Control is already running Please exi
26. h output channel which displays the following information C a there is an output signal on channel X if the mute switch is not activated b the signal on output X exceeds the maximum output level if the mute switch is not activated c there is an output signal on channel X the dynamic processor Compressor Limiter is activated and works Mains switch Use this switch for powering up the hardware unit We included a power up delay which prevents clicks or plops in the speakers efficiently nevertheless we recommend switching on your power amplifiers after the DAP The backlighting of the display shows that the DAP is switched on and the mains power is within the useable range If the display does not light check your mains voltage and or the mains fuse which is located in the mains connector Connectors Rear side CAN 1 RS 232 2 ob Je CAN 2 O WW 2 INPUT ol fo INPUT e INPUT 6dB B A e6 66 66 There are all connectors located on the rear side of the unit Analog inputs level select switch INPUT INPUT 6dB B A The audio inputs of the DAP 26 are electronically balanced Unless it is necessary we do not recommend unbalanced audio connections The inputs have to be operated with an nominal audio level of either 775 mV 0 dB or 1 55V 6 dB which you can select using the switch beside the connector b corresponding to the signal level your source un
27. he hardware unit by clicking the store preset button The software sends the preset back to the DAP 26 and stores it in the internal memory When there is a communication problem between the DAP 26 and your PC the following window will be displayed Communication ERROR Please verify that the COM Port select is correct and the DAP is correct connected OK There might be one or more of the following problems the DAP 26 is switched off Solution switch on the DAP you want to communicate with the DAP 26 is not connected to the selected COM port Solution check the connection between the DAP 26 and your computer Did you use the correct COM port Is there any software to be installed using a USBtoRS232 converter on systems without native COM ports refer to the manual of the specific converter e COM port is used by another application Solution Some programs especially serial MIDI device drivers block COM ports If possible deactivate all programs you do not need at the time you want to use your computer programming a DAP 26 Try using another COM port or use a USBtoRS232 converter connected to the USB port of your computer You are using the wrong cable Solution Do only use cables according to the K M E specification to avoid communication errors or even damages of both the DAP 26 or your computer You are using the wrong communication port on the DAP 26 Solution Only use the upper connector labelle
28. he CAN Bus part of this manual for additional information The mainframe window with loaded DAP 26 plug in UN als STAT p mp FIERET os ent TO T gr aset epp pt SINIT E E e ii feme Example Connecting two DAP 26 on different COM ports Functions in the main Window Menu bar KME Control DAP26 1 TY File Tools Quick Setup Window Help Hiat DAP2B5 O RCM File Open Preset Opens a preset from a local drive of your computer You are being asked if you want to overwrite the actual which means the preset inside the active window preset If you are not sure that you want to discard your last changes select No and save your preset to disc using Save Preset KME Control E 3 Overwrite this Preset Nein If you choose Yes the Open dialogue window will be opened Navigate to the location of the preset file you want to load and click Open The only files to be loaded are KPF which means K M E preset file Ad x n Suchen in a KME Control ex E3 A Dateiname Beispiel_01 etzwerkumg Dateityp KME Preset File kpf Abbrechen Select the preset you want to load and click Open Save Preset oaves your actual preset to a disc of your computer You can send this preset file to the technical support later or archive it for future use Datei speichern unter 2 x Speichern in a KME Control
29. he crossover section shall be described using an easy example Assuming that you want to set output channels 1 amp 2 for the bass and 3 amp 4 for the mid high systems Prior to the crossover adjustment you already set the correct signal flow in the routing matrix see below IN A m mem IN B m IN A z IN B mm IN A a IN B miim To assign an output to a bass channel simply activate the High Cut Filter by clicking into the grey Bypass button below the red control field labelled High Cut This field will change to green when the filter is activated We recommend using the filter type Linkwitz Riley for any standard crossover applications For this example set the filter frequency to 120 Hz This can be done by entering 120 into the Freq field or by using the mouse in the graphical Magnitude display clicking on a curve and dragging it to the correct position This operates in real time when the DAP 26 is online This example would look in the software like this Signalflow Magnitude Phase Dynamik Magnitude 100 Hz OUT 1 OUT 4 OUT 6 OUT 1 our2 our 3 oura ours ours Bypass Bypass Type Linkwitz Riley As you can see the output channel 1 contains only the bass frequencies below 120Hz The settings may be copied to channel 2 using the Copy Parameter dialogue or setting it manually To operate channels 3 amp 4 as Mid High outputs proceed as described
30. hms digital audio cable will give a proper connection without data loss and digital drop outs Switching the inputs to digital Follow this navigation scheme for selecting the digital audio input of the DAP 26 This is one of the few actions that can only be used on the hardware unit itself Mains power connector fuse KLINGENTHALER C MUSIKELEKTRONIK MADE IN GERMANY DAP 26 CAUTION PULL PLUG 85 264V AC FUSE BEFORE 50 6 T OPENING Connect the supplied mains power cable to this socket If the supplied cable is not conform to your local mains allocation use another cable which fits to the necessary specification or ask a technician to change the mains plug The DAP 26 works with all types of mains power between 100 and 250 volts without pre selection If the fuse breaks replace it by using an 1 amp slow blow fuse of the 5x20 shape Do NOT use fuses different to that type and do NOT try things like patching the broken fuse with aluminium foil etc because this may lead to risk of fire or electric shock If the new fuse burns out again then there might be a damage inside the unit There are no user serviceable parts inside the DAP 26 Contact the K M E support in this case Handling Functional units digital All of this functional units are to be set directly in the hardware unit or using the K M E Control software The names refer to the MENU PRO
31. ion Do not interrupt the mains power and or the serial connection between the DAP and your computer during the update process Avoid running unnecessary programs on your computer during the update After the DAP has received the complete new firmware it does the update procedure and the new functions will be ready after powering the unit off and on again Remote Watch only available in online mode The function module remote watch shows the front of a remote located DAP 26 with its meters and output gain pots in real time In this mode the user may control input output levels or compressor limiter thresholds from the remote location only useful when connecting the units by CAN Bus for distances up to 400 meters Quick Setup The menu Quick setup contains pre prepared configurations for various PA applications They include routing and crossover standard settings for all channels This may save time creating new set ups To load a set up from the list just click on it You are being asked if you want to overwrite the actual preset KME Control 7 Overwrite this Preset Select No if you want to save your actual preset first Selecting Yes loads and initialises the selected set up The different quick set ups are described in the appendix Quick Setup Window You find window based commands like New Window Cascade Tile and Arrange Icons in this menu Use them to change the style of displ
32. its work with Jack to XLR balanced audio connection Use one of this cables for connecting the analog audio inputs of the DAP 26 to your mixer stagebox or to another signal source Switching inputs to analog factory preset BRE Choose an optio DES s MZ V NNN ge Value Follow this navigation scheme to activate the analog audio inputs factory preset after using the digital audio input sometimes This is one of the few settings that can only be done on the hardware unit itself Analog outputs 1 6 ea 66505 The analog audio outputs 1 6 are electronically balanced male XLR sockets We do not recommend connecting unbalanced destination devices to the DAP 26 The nominal output level is reached if the yellow LED in the level meter lights up XLR to XLR balanced audio connection Computer connection selector RS 232 CAN CAN 1 RS 232 file Q programming the unit on PC using RS 232 RS 232 COM 1 INPUT E INPUT B A 6dB 168 66 82 oL 14 IPAS ANS Zu Connect the DAP 26 to a free COM port of your PC using the supplied RS232 cable You must only use the upper connector labelled RS232 CAN Make sure that the yellow LED beside the connector GLOWS BEFORE connecting the unit to your PC If the LED does NOT glow operate the switch which is located just below this
33. just select Input A gt Input B select the modules you want to copy here delay and PEQ and click the Copy button ready Same procedure also works for the outputs Inputs Outputs IN A z N OUT 1 gt Te OUT 1 Parameter J EE Gain Route PEQ Delay Delay xOver PEQ Gain Dynamik Phase Noisgate Set Password only in online mode The tool Set password protects your DAP 26 from programming by other persons This may be useful for a rental system to prevent the customer from changing the settings and possibly damaging parts of your PA system Setting a password is quite easy Go online to the connected DAP 26 first and then select Set password The following window should appear Enter a 4 digit only numbers are accepted password in the field New password Enter the password again into the field Confirm password and press OK Your DAP 26 is now password protected When trying to connect the DAP 26 to the computer again you are asked for the password to enter Without this password you can not change any setting in your DAP Changing or deactivating the password is just as easy Connect the DAP to the computer and activate online connection You are asked for the password Enter the password and select Set password in the menu Enter NO password in the field new password and click OK The password will now be deleted
34. meters Hold Time und Close Time affect the regulation process Hold Time describes the time the unit waits before fading out signals below the threshold level and the Close time describes the speed of the fade out Set this constants to taste depending to the program material transmitted tructure on the hardware un ion S t Append
35. odules may vary with different software releases To work with the DAP 26 you must install the DAP plug in You cannot deselect the installation of the mainframe KME Control A Setup KME Control Startmen Ordner ausw hlen IN Wo soll das Setup die Programm Verknupfungen anlegen H m Das Setup wird die Programm VerknUpfungen im folgenden Startmenu Ordner anlegen Klicken Sie auf weiter um fortzufahren Klicken Sie auf Durchsuchen falls Sie einen anderen Ordner ausw hlen m chten km El Durchsuchen Keinen Ordner im Startmen erstellen Deutsch Zur ck Abbrechen Select the entry in your Start Menu We recommend accepting KME Click Continue gt A Setup KME Control Zus tzliche Aufgaben ausw hlen IN Welche zus tzlichen Aufgaben sollen ausgef hrt werden T m Wahlen Sie die zus tzlichen Aufgaben aus die das Setup w hrend der Installation von KME Control ausf hren soll und klicken Sie danach auf Weiter Zus tzliche Icons v Erstelle Desktop Icon Erstelle Quick Launch Icon lt Zur ck Abbrechen Select if you want to create a Quick Launch icon or an icon on your desktop A Setup KME Control Installation durchf hren ZA Das Setup ist jetzt bereit KME Control auf Ihren Computer zu installieren H m Klicken Sie auf Installieren um mit der Installation zu beginnen oder auf Zur ck um Ihre Einstellungen zu berpr
36. peed of the regulation process inside the compressor limiter algorithms A longer Attack time will let some peaks pass before compression limiting occurs which may increase the average SPL level while a short attack time will give more overload protection to the components The Release time should be adjusted to the program material used Speaker and Amp Parameter In this window you find a level power calculator Speaker and Amplifier Data Impedance E Ohm Amplifier Power 600 uy Box Power 400 ay Amplifier Gain 32 0 24 ap W Balanced Signal DAP 26 maximum Output Voltage 1 73 Vrms Maximum RMS output Power 598 Watts CAUTION Box Power is lower than your your output Power Amplifier Power is greater than your Power needs The values entered in this window do not affect the outputs at all but give useful information about the correct threshold level in the dynamic section together with the output level of the selected channel c Noisegate The noise gate can be activated by clicking into the grey Bypass field The threshold slider will occur and the control field will change the colour to green when the noise gate is activated The operation is easy just set the threshold level the minimum sound level above i e disturbing background noise All audio material with a level below the threshold value will be faded out to silence audio material above the threshold will not be processed The para
37. sation Please refer also to the chapter Set password of this manual If everything is OK with the communication the following window will appear showing that data is exchanged between the DAP 26 and your PC If the connection is set up you are being asked if you want to copy the actual preset which you probably just made in your PC to the DAP 26 Click Yes if you want to do so DAP26 2 Copy Preset to DAP If you select No you can load a preset from the DAP 26 to make changes Before any data is loaded from the hardware unit to your PC you are being asked if you want to save your actual work KME Control 2 Do you want to save the actual preset TN Selecting Yes opens the Save dialogue selecting No starts the transmission of the presets from the DAP 26 to the PC You can select the number of the preset to change While you are in online mode you cannot change any settings in the DAP 26 by hardware The unit is locked the display shows To make settings on the hardware unit you have to go Offline pressing the Disconnect button Clicking into the Preset list box allows the user to load another preset into the software plug in by selecting one out of the list Preset E Ma hame Store Preset nae Connection FS232 n ComPort Cow The selected preset will be loaded When you have made your changes to the preset you can save the preset in t
38. se of the selected channel affected by crossover networks and or filters Drag and drop is deactivated on the Phase tab Dynamic The register tab Dynamic is activated in the dynamic processor module only It shows the characteristic of the selected compressor limiter function Functional units med O O 15 05 2004 In this window the user can rename the input and output lines of the processor or name the actual preset and add information about author date The values are stored in the hardware unit and can be read out by other users In this window the input output levels can be either set by mouse writing the specified gain value in the dB field or using the cursor keys for fine adjustment of the pre selected fader You can operate the Mute buttons Polarity switches and Stereo link Mute all buttons as desired Delay Temperature Celsius Fahrenheit Temperature C 20 04 Input Delay Unit Ins d IH A Delay m 0 0 SUMME Delay m 0 0 Delay m 0 0 zl Output Delay Unit Ins m Olll1 Delay m 0 0 OUT 2 OUT 5 Delay m 0 0 oot Delay mz 0 0 OUT Delay m 0 0 Delay m 0 0 In this window you can set the time delays for all channels This can either be done by clicking the
39. service kme sound com Technical State February 2005 The content corresponds to the state at printing Subject to technical alterations Misprints and errors expected Feb 2005 SL
40. t first KME Control Close KME Control first before trying to install a new plug in or update We also recommend closing all other programs during an installation process of new software rdner existiert bereits 2 Der Ordner C Programme KME Control existiert bereits M chten Sie trotzdem in diesen Ordner installieren nen If you receive this message you can select Yes without caring about your user presets stored in this folder to be deleted They will not be deleted even by de installation of the software To erase the software completely from your computer this folder has to be deleted manually using the Explorer window All of your user data will be lost Software operation Start KMEControl SIKME Control File Hel ee Hole Ready wM On the mainframe window you find the installed plug ins in a bar below the main menus In this example the plug ins DAP 26 and RCM are installed E KME Control Fille Help Dar 28 OQ RM Clicking on the DAP 26 symbol the plug in will be loaded into the mainframe window The plug in may be activated more than once in the actual release you can select up to four active windows limited to screen capabilities In RS 232 mode you can connect up to four DAP units to your computer if enough COM ports are present By adding the CAN Bus option the user is able to use up to 63 hardware units on one host computer Refer to t
41. to green when the processor is activated Dynamik Hoizegate Bypass ir Bypass Typ Compressor The Dynamic Window displays the response of the selected dynamic processor and includes a simple but informative level calculator Signalflow Beni Phase Dynamik Dp GEN Speaker and Amplifier Data Impedance 4 Ohm Amplifier Power 12004 yy Box Power 400 24 vy Amplifier Gain 32 0 dB v Balanced Signal DAP 26 maximum Output Voltage 0 41 Vrms Maximum RMS output Power 67 Watts Box Power is qreater than your output Power Amplifier Power is qreater than your Power needs In the following some set ups together with the corresponding curves are shown a Compressor The compressor behaves linear up to the adjusted Threshold value If this value is reached the compressor begins to control the level according to the compressing Ratio selected If the ratio is i e 4 1 then the level has to increase by 4 dB to allow the output increasing by 1 dB This is the compression mentioned With higher ratio settings the compression will be more audible which must not be negative at all The Knee value describes the point where the compression starts A knee value of 0 starts the compression exactly at the threshold level A higher knee value allows to start compression more softly normally less audible Input dew Input dB di con NN E EE ES
42. vor Sie mit dem Setup fortfahren Weiter zum Fortfahren Abbrechen zum Verlassen Abbrechen A Setup KME Control Lizenzvereinbarung IN Lesen Sie bitte folgende wichtige Informationen bevor Sie fortfahren H m Lesen Sie bitte die folgenden Lizenzvereinbarungen Benutzen Sie bei Bedarf die Bildlaufleiste oder dr cken Sie die Bild Ab T aste Klingenthaler Musikelektronik GmbH im folgenden K M E genannt LIZENZBEDINGUNGEN f r die Software KMEControl und deren Plug In Module 1 VERTRAGSGEGENSTAND K M E gew hrt Ihnen eine nicht ausschlie liche Lizenz f r das vorliegende K M E xi ch akzeptiere die Vereinbarung C Ich lehne die Vereinbarung ab j lt Zur ck Abbrechen Please accept the licence agreement and click Continue Select an installation folder in your system hard disc We recommend using the folder suggested by the installation assistant Click Continue A Setup KME Control Komponenten ausw hlen IN Welche Komponenten sollen installiert werden H m Wahlen Sie die Komponenten aus die Sie installieren m chten Klicken Sie auf weiter wenn sie bereit sind fortzufahren Installiere KME Control Installiere DAP26 Plugin 736 KB Installiere RCM Pluain 128 KB Die aktuelle Auswahl erfordert min 8 7 MB Speicherplatz Deutsch Zur ck Abbrechen oelect the modules you want to install within the mainframe The m
43. width 0 1 20 Gain boost cut 20 dB 12 dB Equalizer of the Output which can be used for correction of different speaker output ways More information to the filters is given in the chapter Filters Xover Channel 1 6 LP Type Bypass Butterworth Linkwitz Riley Bessel LP Freq 20 Hz 44 kHz LP Order 1 8 filter depending HP Type Bypass Butterworth Linkwitz Riley Bessel HP Freq 20 Hz 44 kHz HP Order 1 8 filter depending Frequency crossover networks for the different output channels Using a single filter low pass or high pass or a valid combination of both filter banks band pass a powerful tool for controlling PA systems is given to the user The user can select a filter of the types Butterworth Bessel and Linkwitz Riley For users without profound knowledge of filter theory we recommend using the Linkwitz Riley filter algorithm for most applications Dynamic Channel 1 6 Type Bypass Limiter Compressor Gain 10 dB 10 dB Threshold 40 dB 10 dB Knee O0 dB 10 dB Ratio 1 1 10 1 nur Compressor Attack 0 1 ms 1000 ms Release 1 ms 10000 ms Dynamic processor of the output Depending to the setting of the parameters a dynamic processing of the input material will occur when the audio signal level exceeds the adjusted threshold value The gain reduction works corresponding to the selected algorithm compressor or limiter Th
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