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Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II Digital Audio Products

9. PROTEA  SLAVE  UNITS

Four slave units are offered in addition to the 4.24G system processor.  Two are Graphic EQ slaves (GS), and

two are Parametric EQ slaves (PS).  Graphic slaves are controlled by a 4.24G main unit, 4.24RD remote control, or
Protea System Software, while Parametric slaves are controlled only with Protea System Software.  One or more slaves
can be installed in a permanent installation where the EQ, Compressor/Limiter, HPF/LPF, and Time Delay are all
pre-adjusted, then the controller or PC is removed, while settings are permanently stored in the slave's memory.  Contact
Closures (see sec. 6.4) allow scene recall without risk to preset values.  Multiple slaves can be chained together for up
to 16 mono or stereo channels.  The MIDI channel assigned to each physical channel (see sec. 7.2) is displayed on the
front panel, and is selected using the recessed momentary tactile switch beneath each LED display.  Note that channels
set to 0 (off) will continue to function as-is, but will not respond to any MIDI or RS232 control messages.

Two switches on the back panel must be properly set according to the specific application of the slave unit.  The

switch labeled "A" is for Baud Rate Select, and "B" is a Data Configuration switch (see the table on page 20).

Note:  In addition to showing MIDI Channel assignments, the front panel numerical LEDs indicate the current

firmware version (on power-up), low battery (

Lb

 

), factory reset (

Fr

 - see sec. 5.15), and channel mute (flashing).

10. PROTEA  SYSTEM  SOFTWARE

Ashly has created a powerful Protea software interface for the Windows95™ or Windows98™ environment,

providing all the functionality of the Protea Remote Control, while utilizing the additional power and portability of a
PC.   Parametric slaves require Protea System Software to initially set up the presets and scenes.   The software is
flexible enough to set up as little as a two-channel slave unit, or as much as a full 16 channel stereo graphic, stereo
parametric, or a combination of both.  Ashly's VCM-88, a high performance eight channel remote level controller, is
also addressed by Protea System Software using any Protea's DATA  THROUGH  jack into the MIDI IN of the VCM-88,
allowing control of up to 128 different audio signals.

10.1 HOW  TO  GET  PROTEA  SYSTEM  SOFTWARE

Three 3 1/2" disks containing Protea System Software are shipped free with each Protea Slave unit, or disks can

be purchased directly from Ashly for a nominal fee.  To download the same for free or to check for the latest software
upgrades on the Ashly Web site, go to <www.ashly.com> and follow the link to the Protea section, then click on the line
<Download Protea System Software>, noting which folder on your computer the file is saved in.

10.2 INSTALLING  PROTEA  SYSTEM  SOFTWARE

The installation program is the same whether from the web site or from a disk, and is called <Pssinstl.exe>.

There is currently no version available for Mac™, DOS™, or  Windows 3.1™.   To install Protea System Software,
double-click on <Pssinstl.exe> and follow the installation instructions.

10.3 CONNECTING  TO  A  COMPUTER

*** Before attempting computer control, EXACT settings must be made to hardware switches and User

Preferences on ALL Protea units involved.  See the Protea System Configuration Table on page 20 for details.

Protea System Software uses RS-232 serial data communications through the computer's serial port using a 9-

pin D-sub connector.  RS-232 will run reliably to about 50 feet.

The user must select a serial port to use from the COMMUNICATIONS menu within Protea software (ex.

com1, com2, com3, or com4) depending on the availability of ports on the computer.

DOS, WINDOWS 3.1, Windows95, and Windows98 are a trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.   Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Summary of Contents for 2.24GS

Page 1: ...24G Four Channel Graphic Equalizer System Processor 4 24GS Four Channel Graphic Equalizer System Processor Slave 2 24GS Two Channel Graphic Equalizer System Processor Slave 4 24PS Four Channel Paramet...

Page 2: ...4 24RD Remote Control Unit 6 4 3 Multi Channel Protea System 6 4 4 Computer Control with Protea System Software 7 4 5 With Third Party MIDI System 7 5 KEYBOARD CONTROL FEATURES 7 5 1 Bank 7 5 2 Chann...

Page 3: ...T BE EARTHED The exclamation point within an eqilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the de...

Page 4: ...ucts Digital Audio Products PU SH 4 24RD Portable remote control for 4 24G Master or graphic EQ slave units TwoChannel 24 Bit Digital Graphic Equalizer SystemProcessorSlave Digital Audio Products Powe...

Page 5: ...rotea System Software The second type of interface uses Ashly PROTEA SYSTEM SOFTWARE for the Windows95 98 environment which allows complete PC control through a computer s RS 232 serial port Protea Sy...

Page 6: ...y includes five audio processors a remote control and Protea System Software Various Protea units can be combined to expand the capabilities of a system adding channels utilizing remote control or con...

Page 7: ...rent dominant channel Preset 01 EQ IN Cmp Lim OUT HPF LPF OUT DELAY OUT Sig Mute 1 2 3 4 More Menu Channel A B C D Bank Four Channel 24 Bit Digital Graphic Equalizer System Processor A B C D E F G H I...

Page 8: ...equalizer consists of 28 bands of Constant Q reciprocal filters on third octave frequencies with up down keys for each band Multiple bands can be adjusted at the same time and in dividual frequencies...

Page 9: ...PF The HIGHPASS and LOWPASS filters of fer precise frequency adjustment of two 24dB oc tave filters creating accurate visual representation of the pass band The frequency indicated for each filter is...

Page 10: ...ommunication is used to connect the PC to the first Protea unit in that system Master MIDI and RS232 switch menu settings for specific products in various applications can be found in the System Confi...

Page 11: ...up The user may view but not change the current settings of all local channels user preferences and MIDI Once the proper security level has been selected press the ENTER softkey or Esc to initiate Not...

Page 12: ...if applicable that you want to copy to then press COPY again to execute the copy or ESC to exit Note The new channel which was copied to becomes the current channel and although the new channel s pres...

Page 13: ...r on Caution doing this will erase all current presets To do a factory reset on a slave unit set back panel Switch A OUT and Switch B IN then power up unit A 10 second countdown occurs on the LED char...

Page 14: ...ections and software setups used in Pro tea applications see the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION chart on page 20 6 4 CONTACT CLOSURES and Remote Scene Recall Slaves Only Protea slaves store individual presets a...

Page 15: ...rotea system channels set to that MIDI channel will respond accordingly Note Simultaneous adjustments made on a 4 24G main unit and 4 24RD remote control will be treated as first come first served in...

Page 16: ...Slave Parametric slaves will only respond to commands from Protea System Software and while both types of slaves can be used together it is best to only use PC control for such hybrid systems To conf...

Page 17: ...require Protea System Software to initially set up the presets and scenes The software is flexible enough to set up as little as a two channel slave unit or as much as a full 16 channel stereo graphi...

Page 18: ...qualified service technician The Protea processors contain an inter nal coin cell battery used to store presets and user preference settings This battery will typically last 5 years or longer The batt...

Page 19: ...d Signal Present Clip 15dBu 20dBu Audio Sampling Rate 48KHz Propagation Delay 1 46mS Remote Distance 1000 ft AC Requirements 90 125VAC 50 60Hz 180VAC 250VAC 50 60Hz switchable Environmental 40 F 120 F...

Page 20: ...4 24G RS 232 In RS 232 Slaves XLR In Out PC 1 Slave RS 232 In Out PC Multiple RS 232 to 1st In In on 1st Slave Slaves XLR to others In Out on others PROTEA Rev 2 20 Printed in USA 12 99 PROTEA SYSTEM...

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