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C1500, C2500, C3500

 

Getting Started Guide

 

 
 
 

 Before starting please check www.allen-heath.com for the latest dLive 

firmware and documentation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AP10826 Issue 3 

Summary of Contents for dLive C1500

Page 1: ...C1500 C2500 C3500 Getting Started Guide Before starting please check www allen heath com for the latest dLive firmware and documentation AP10826 Issue 3 ...

Page 2: ...arranty period Repair or direct replacement of the product under the terms of this warranty may be fulfilled with functionally equivalent service exchange units This warranty is not transferable This warranty will be the purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy and neither Allen Heath nor its approved service centres shall be liable for any incidental or consequential damages or breach of any express...

Page 3: ...e for download at www allen heath com Check for the latest version of this Getting Started Guide You can also join our Allen Heath Digital Community to share knowledge and information with other dLive users General precautions Protect the equipment from damage through liquid or dust contamination Cover the Surface when it is not being used for a long period If the equipment has been stored in sub ...

Page 4: ...TANT Read before starting 3 Packed items 4 Contents 4 1 Introduction 5 1 1 dLive Surfaces 5 2 Rear Panel 7 3 Front Panel 10 3 1 Harmony UI 12 3 2 Screen modes 13 3 3 Fader strip 14 3 4 Working with the Mix 15 4 Connect and power up 16 4 1 MixRack connection 16 4 2 Recall a Template Show 16 4 3 Expander connection 16 4 4 Connect a laptop or wireless router 17 5 Dimensions 18 6 Technical specs 19 ...

Page 5: ...of built in audio I O and audio networking ports DX Expanders can be added to the system for extra I O 1 1 dLive Surfaces There are different sizes of dLive Surface available The C1500 C2500 and C3500 feature the same I O and differ only in the number of faders and touchscreens The S3000 S5000 and S7000 offer more I O an extra I O Port redundant power supplies and dual redundant gigaACE and DX con...

Page 6: ...Surface Getting Started Guide 6 AP10826 Issue 3 C1500 12 faders 6 layers 72 strips Single screen C2500 20 faders 6 layers 120 strips Single screen C3500 24 faders 6 layers 144 strips Twin screen ...

Page 7: ...l using the I O or Processing Preamp screen Line outputs 6x line level balanced XLR outputs Nominal level 4dBu Signals can be patched to any output socket using the I O screen Digital outputs Stereo AES3 output 48kHz or 96kHz switchable Signals can be patched to any output socket using the I O screen I O Port Audio interface port 128x128 channels Fit one of the option cards available for system ex...

Page 8: ...it in place using a star Torx T20 screwdriver to refit the clamp around the cable Kensington Lock A slot for fitting standard Kensington anti theft security devices DX link EtherCon port for connection of a DX expander over Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 3 Layer 2 compliant A single Cat5e or higher cable carries 32x32 channels of 96kHz audio and control Use the I O screen to patch signals from or to the D...

Page 9: ...Surface Getting Started Guide 9 AP10826 Issue 3 Audio Sync Locked Indicates a valid clock source 15 ...

Page 10: ...lity Read the Harmony UI paragraph below for further information Main PAFL meters LCR meters with PAFL active indicator Press PAFL Clear to cancel any active PAFL USB ports The upper port is dedicated to stereo WAV file recording and playback The lower port is for data transfer of Show files Libraries event logs and firmware updates Phones Analogue volume control for the headphones output SoftKeys...

Page 11: ...ps across 2 banks to stay in sync when changing layer Safes Hold down and press a strip Mix key to make the channel safe from Scene recall To make only a selection of parameters safe use the Scenes Scene Safes screen Freeze in Layers Hold down and press a strip Mix key to lock a channel in place across all layers GEQ on Faders Presents the GEQ for a selected mix on the faders Press to toggle betwe...

Page 12: ...eas of the screen display values and status of the corresponding controls some are configurable or user assignable widget areas Tapping on any of these areas will open the associated tab in the main screen area Home Press to restore a familiar state of the Surface Home restores default active layers screen modes active Mix strip rotary mode and channel LCD view Home does not affect channel process...

Page 13: ... area to toggle between the 3 layers Note that the Soft Rotaries can be configured to follow channel selection active Mix or to be locked to a specific channel 3 2 Screen modes The screen mode buttons select the menus for the main screen area Meters Access to Input meters FX meters Mix meters RTA spectrogram and 4 customisable meter views FX View load and set up the 16 RackFX units The Back Panel ...

Page 14: ...hannel is muted by a DCA or Mute Group Sel Selects the channel for use with the Processing and Routing screens The channel strip controls become active to control processing for the channel The currently selected channel is displayed in the top left corner of the Processing screen Mix Puts the send levels and assignments of the associated channel or masters onto the fader strips or strip rotaries ...

Page 15: ...s on or off or all sources pre or post fader by pressing the Master strip Mix or Sel key All sends to one master Master faders Aux3 Sel Mix IP 1 IP 2 IP 3 IP 4 IP 5 IP 6 IP 7 IP 8 Aux1 Aux2 press Mix Assign Routing ON all press Sel Pre Post PRE Master Mix all Aux4 view Access Aux FX Matrix mix on faders hold down Press an Input Channel strip Mix key Use this to work with Aux and FX sends The Input...

Page 16: ...ormats to load as a quick starting point These present the familiar architecture and logical layout of well equipped analogue consoles To load a Template Show go to the Utility Show Manager screen select one of the available Template Shows touch Recall and confirm Recalling a Show overwrites all the system settings including the bus configuration control layout current parameters all Scenes and Li...

Page 17: ...e MixRack and Surface must have compatible IP addresses Factory defaults are MixRack 192 168 1 70 Surface 192 168 1 71 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 For direct wired laptop connections set your laptop to a static compatible IP address for example 192 168 1 10 For wireless connections set your router access point to a compatible IP address for example 192 168 1 254 and its DHCP ra...

Page 18: ...ns 573 3 410 70 R 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 94 3 664 6 10 0 1 4 9 5 0 145 0 321 1 15 00 B A C1500 480 6mm 18 9 C2500 774mm 30 5 C3500 885mm 34 8 B C1500 377 5mm 14 9 C2500 657 5mm 25 9 C3500 717 5mm 28 2 C A C C1500 302 5mm 11 9 C2500 582 5mm 22 9 C3500 642 5mm 25 3 ...

Page 19: ...te 96kHz 20 PPM Outputs ADC 24 bit Delta Sigma DAC 24 bit Delta Sigma Analogue XLR Outputs Balanced Latency 0 7 ms MixRack XLR in to XLR out Input to Mix Output Impedance 75Ω 5 samples Surface to Mixrack GigaACE hop Nominal Output 4dBu 0dB meter reading 8 samples DX32 to Mixrack DX hop Maximum Output Level 22dBu Residual Output Noise 92dBu muted 20 20kHz Operating Temperature Range 0 deg C to 35 d...

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