Operating Manual - NE Two Channel Power Amplifiers
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5. PROTEA
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SOFTWARE
Protea
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software offers a comprehensive suite of tools for controlling Ashly NE amplifiers as well as other Ashly products.
Standard amplifiers
without DSP have Ethernet control and monitoring of amplifier functions including level, mute,
polarity, password protected security functions, and network property management. Device options also include Flash Repro
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gramming, Link Group Configuration, and Power On Delay. Factory installed digital audio options such as CobraNet, Dante,
or AES3 are auto-detected, and appropriate software user interfaces are displayed.
Amplifiers with DSP
offer the same controls as standard amplifiers with the addition of DSP functions including Speaker
Load Analysis, Dynamics controls, Matrix Mixing, Gain and Remote Gain functions, FIR filter, Graphic ,and Parametric EQ,
Crossover functions, Delay, Metering, and a Signal Generator, and can be custom configured on a per channel basis, as well as
through linked channels.
Complete details of DSP features can be found in the Protea
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software online help.
Device Options Menu
Flash Reprogram
- This amplifier can be flash reprogrammed by downloading a firmware file from the Ashly website, then
running Flash Reprogram. The amplifier’s current firmware version number can be seen by clicking on the Network Properties
tab of the amplifier’s software interface. When the amplifier is put into flash reprogram mode, all audio functions are suspended and
the amp is placed in Standby until flash reprogram is completed. If there is a problem with the amplifier after flash reprogramming,
restart Protea
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software or perform an amplifier factory reset (see page 5). NOTE: A factory reset will erase all passwords and
presets stored on the amplifier, be sure to first save all presets to a computer.
Link Group Configuration
- Linking allows for multiple signal processing function blocks to track each other. For ex
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ample - if two graphic equalizer blocks are “linked”, any change made to a control within either of the equalizers will result in
an identical change to the other. Blocks may be linked within one Ashly
device, or across multiple networked devices. Linking
of multiple devices is managed through LINK GROUPS.
Each NE two channel amplifier will support up to 16 Link Groups. DSP function blocks may be assigned to these groups
though Protea
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Software. Once assigned to a group, all matching functions within the group will track parameter changes,
however more than one function type may be assigned to a group. Each Link Group may be assigned a name by the user, and
also be assigned a color for easy identification. For further details about linking, see the online help in Protea
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software.
Power On Delay
- Use this feature to delay the amplifier turning on after power is provided, as well as after the amplifier
is turned on from software standby mode. Delay is measured in mS, with the limit at 655,350 mS, or about 11 minutes. The
power amplifier should always be the last device to power up, after other system components have turned on and stabilized.
The amplifier must first be on for this change to take effect.
Note: The Power On Delay feature is ignored when the amplifier
is held in standby by the back panel Remote Standby contact closure.
Preset Options
- The Preset Options tab in the main amplifier window allows amplifier setups to be saved to and recalled
from the amplifier as well as a computer. Presets are a snapshot of all current settings on a given amplifier.
Sub Presets
- Sub Presets are user defined groups of DSP functions within one channel or across multiple
channels.
Sub Presets allow the end user to instantly recall a pre-determined set of DSP parameters to quickly address changing environ
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mental conditions, without the risk of making undesirable or irrecoverable system changes.
