AMC DSP 88, User Manual

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Functions description
USB
This is a standard Type B USB connector. Device driver from the provided software CD must be installed
prior to usage.
RS232
This is a standard female DB \9 socket. A straight through cable is required for PC connection.
Mute (Channel Menu) Buttons
This button is for mute or un-mute input and output channel. When an input channel is muted, a red LED
comes on for indication. When the <<
Menu or Menu>> key is held down, the Mute Buttons selects the
corresponding channel for the LCD menu display and is acknowledged by a green LED below the button.
The last modified menu will be displayed on the LCD. Multiple channels can be linked or unlinked by
pushing the desired channels. This eases programming for same parameters across multiple channels.
Multiple Inputs can be linked together and multiple outputs can be linked together. Inputs and Outputs are
linked separately.
Channel Menu LED
Menu LED indicates the activated channels for data modification.
Peak Level LED
Peak LED indicates the current peak level of the Signal: Signal, -12dB, -6dB, -3dB, Over/Limit. The Input Limit
LED references to the device's maximum headroom. The Output Limit LED references to the threshold of
the output limiter.
LCD
Display shows all the necessary information to control the unit.
Menu Buttons
There are 6 menu keys:
<<Menu
Go to previous menu screen. Holding this button down while pressing Mute key you go to the specify
channel menu.
Menu>>
Go to next menu screen. Holding this button down while pressing Mute key you go to the specify channel
menu.
<<Cursor
Go to previous cursor in the menu screen.
Cursor>>
Go to next cursor in the menu screen.
Enter/Sys
Enter/Sys is used only in the System Menu to proceed with selected actions. Sys enters the System Menu
from the main menu.
Exit
Exit to the Main Menu .
Rotary Thumb Wheel
Rotary thumb wheel changes parameter data values. The wheel has travel velocity sensing which ease large
incremental data modifications. For modifying delay and frequency (1 Hz resolution), pressing the
Enter/Sys
key simultaneously will increment/decrement the data value by 100 times.