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Dugan Model E-3A User Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Dugan Model E-3A Automatic Mixing Controller helps professional audio mixers

handle multiple live mics without having to continually ride their individual faders.

This signal processor can be patched into the input insert points of an audio mixing

console. Then each mic channel is processed in the Dugan controller and returned

to the console for mixing. Alternatively, internal mix buses in the Model E-3A can be

used to sum channels.

The Dugan detects which mics are being used and makes fast, transparent cross-

fades, freeing the mixer to focus on balance and sound quality instead of being

chained to the faders. The Model E-3A crossfades unscripted dialogue which eliminates

cueing mistakes and late fade-ups. It also reduces comb filtering from adjacent mics

while avoiding the choppy and distracting effects common to noise gates.

The Model E-3A supports a broad spectrum of live mixing applications:

• Conference reinforcement, video trucks

• Houses of worship

• TV news and sports panels, reality and game shows

• Wireless mics for theater

• Boardrooms and civic meeting rooms

• Teleconferencing and distance learning

The Model E-3A includes three patented automatic mixing algorithms:

• Dugan Speech System

™

reduces noise and feedback in dialog applications

• Dugan Music System

™

reduces ambient noise, bleed, and feedback when mixing a

musical group

• Dugan Gain Limiting

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protects against feedback when using the Music System

Summary of Contents for E-3A

Page 1: ...Dan Dugan Sound Design Model E 3A Automatic Mixing Controller User Guide Release Date September 2017 Version 1 5 Author Rob Wenig ...

Page 2: ...lug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 11 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs conve nience ...

Page 3: ... documentation or other than in accordance with industry standards Defects caused by unauthorized modifications misuse negligence act of God or accident are not covered by this warranty Software is provided as a convenience but due to the wide variety of computer systems cannot be guaranteed to work This Limited Warranty is exclusive and no other warranty is expressed or implied Dan Dugan Sound De...

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Page 5: ... Patching 12 Dugan Music System 13 Insert Patching 14 Chapter 3 Quickstart 17 Front Panel 17 System Reset 17 Audio Connections 18 Patching Console Inserts 18 Setting Console Input Gains 19 Linking 20 Chapter 4 Installation 21 Rack Mounting 21 Back Panel Connectors and Switches 21 Model E 3A Modes 23 Linking 25 Word Clock 25 Power 26 Mix Matrix Outputs 26 ...

Page 6: ...ess 33 Chapter 6 Dugan Control Panel Software 35 Top Pane 36 Adding Units Manually 37 Setting Controls 37 Naming Units and Channels 37 Channel Pane 38 Level Indicator 39 Bypass 39 Channel Modes 40 Preset 41 Channel Groups 42 Override 42 Meters 43 Weight Controls 43 Master Pane 46 Reset 47 Meters 47 Clock Source 47 System 48 Mix Buses 49 Group Master Controls 51 Master Panels 51 ...

Page 7: ...t 58 Music System Threshold Input Channel 58 Music System Threshold Input Level 58 Auto Mix Depth 58 Setting up the Music System 58 Completing Setup of the Music System 60 Controlling Ambience 61 Gain Limiting 61 Gain Limiting and the Music System 61 Gain Limiting and the Speech System 62 Musical Theater 62 Chapter 9 Front Panel 63 All Channels Screen 64 Top Row 64 Channel Block Selection 64 Eight...

Page 8: ... 68 Back Panel Switches 68 Automix Channels 68 Reset to Default 68 Sync Source 69 Network Setup Screen 69 Mix Bus Matrix 70 Mix Bus Matrix Masters Screen 70 Mix Bus Matrix Screen 71 Mix Bus Matrix Eight Channel Screen 71 Scene Memory Screen 72 Chapter 10 Updates 75 Appendix A Connector Pinouts 77 Appendix B Specifications 81 ...

Page 9: ...instead of being chained to the faders The Model E 3A crossfades unscripted dialogue which eliminates cueing mistakes and late fade ups It also reduces comb filtering from adjacent mics while avoiding the choppy and distracting effects common to noise gates The Model E 3A supports a broad spectrum of live mixing applications Conference reinforcement video trucks Houses of worship TV news and sport...

Page 10: ...d separately and the Dugan Model K Control Surface be directly controlled from its own front panel link with other Dugan automatic mixing controllers to create a larger system partition channels into one to three groups that can span linked units create separate systems that do not interact i e for separate studios conveniently connect multiple devices via three network ports be powered by PoE ...

Page 11: ...um gains that sum to equal one mic at full gain The result sounds like passing one mic around among the speakers When several people talk at once the gain is shared Figure 2 1 Four snapshots of a three mic system The bottom row represents the automixer s virtual faders Figure 2 1 shows the Speech System automatic mixing in action with a three mic system with no speaker one and two speakers No one ...

Page 12: ...s down or the console channel is muted Most analog consoles only have pre fader inserts You can use Dugan automixing with these consoles but you must be careful to mute channels by muting on the Dugan not the console Pre compressor TheDuganSpeechSystemworksontheleveldifferencesbetween channels Compression reduces level differences between channels making auto mixing less effective It is OK to patc...

Page 13: ...th three back ground vocalists No one singing The system keeps all channels at a low gain One person singing The system fades their gain to full while the other two inputs stay low Figure 2 3 The Dugan Music System the bottom row represents the automixer s virtual faders A different person singing The system fades their gain to full while the previous singer s mic fades down and the other input st...

Page 14: ... to remain stable while adjusting the mix with the faders Pre compressor The Dugan Music System works better with consistent ambi ence caused by bleed from neighboring voices and instruments It is OK to patch post compressor if only occasional peak limiting occurs However if compression is active during normal singing or playing better results will be obtained by patching the Dugan pre compressor ...

Page 15: ... them to a gain threshold and reduces the gain appropriately Figure 2 5 NOM and gain reduction NOM 1 left NOM 4 right Conventional automatic mixing implementations always assume an NOM of 1 The Dugan s unique implementation allows you to set the number of mics that will operate at full gain before gain limiting occurs For example if there is enough gain before feedback to tolerate four open mics t...

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Page 17: ... that can be pushed or turned The cursor is a box around a selected item that is moved using the navigation arrow buttons NOTE Pressing the ENTER button or the knob performs the same function We will refer to the item which is easiest to use in the context System Reset This System Reset command sets all parameters to factory default settings and clears label text We recommend executing a System Re...

Page 18: ...gital breakout adapter cable to connect to the console Figure 3 1 Model E 3A back panel Patching Console Inserts To interface the Model E 3A using AES connections In the console s internal patching system route each Model E 3A channel as a post fader pre compressor insert to each mic channel see figure below Figure 3 2 Post fader pre compressor insert patch for the Dugan Speech System on a Yamaha ...

Page 19: ...gan Control Panel allows you to select a block of eight channels to view in detail 3 Use the navigation arrows or turn the knob to select the desired block Figure 3 3 All Channels screen 4 Press the ENTER button or the knob to switch the display to that eight channel block The Eight Channels screen appears Figure 3 4 Eight Channels screen 5 When no one is talking set each console preamp so there i...

Page 20: ...he others slaves 1 Designate one unit as the master by setting the NORM SLAVE switch on the back panel to NORM up 2 Designate any other units as slaves by setting their NORM SLAVE switches on the back panel to SLAVE down 3 Use ADAT Toslink cables to link units in a ring network see below Note that all LINK IN and OUT connectors are used to create the ring Figure 3 5 Linking multiple Dugans LINK IN...

Page 21: ... For the left unit remove the four screws from the right side of the top and bottom lids 2 Attach the top and bottom joining plates to the left unit 3 For the right unit remove the four screws from the left side of the top and bottom lids 4 Attach the top and bottom joining plates to the right unit 5 Attach the appropriate short rack ears to the left and right units Back Panel Connectors and Switc...

Page 22: ...the unit while allowing AES through put without unpatching AUD IN OUT 1 8 These ADAT connectors carry eight channels of audio I O LINK IN OUT or AUD IN OUT 9 16 These ADAT connectors carry proprietary linking data They can also be re assigned as eight additional audio channels WORD CLOCK IN WORD CLOCK OUT These carry word clock signals in and out 10 100BASE T Three Ethernet connectors one accepts ...

Page 23: ...exibility to manage your other requirements such as mirroring inputs to outputs linking and mix buses NOTE It is not necessary to select channels here that you plan to use for mix bus outputs AES Mode You can choose 8 channels 1 8 any number of additional AES channels up to 16 Sixteen additional automix channels are available using the ADAT I O 8 channels using ADAT I O AUD IN 1 8 for a total of 2...

Page 24: ...ts 9 16 for AES input mirroring ADAT Mode You can choose 8 or 16 channels of automixing using ADAT connectors The table below shows how the inputs and outputs can be allocated by selecting the number of channels on the Channels Setup screen Table 4 2 Back panel switch set to ADAT AES I O ADAT I O Channels 1 8 9 16 1 8 9 16 Linking 8 AES M 9 16 AES Linking enabled M 9 16 AES Linking disabled M M 1 ...

Page 25: ... NORM up 5 Designate any other units as slaves by setting their NORM SLAVE switches on the back panel to SLAVE down 6 Use ADAT TOSLINK cables to link units in a ring network In the figure below note that all LINK IN and LINK OUT connectors are used to create the ring 7 When the connections are complete and the switches are set power on the Dugans Figure 4 2 Linking Dugan units Word Clock By defaul...

Page 26: ...er a very long cable 20 ft remove the top lid and move the switch to ON see below Figure 4 3 Word clock input termination switch Power A power connector accepts a locking power cable In an emergency the Model E 3A can accept power supplies within the range 12 24 VDC 2 A minimum center pin positive Mix Matrix Outputs An internal mix matrix can route processed or unprocessed inputs to six mix buses ...

Page 27: ...omputer with a single cable In either case you will need these two Java applets located on the thumb drive shipped with the Model E 3A The Dugan Utility helps you set an IP address It is also used to update the firmware see Chapter 10 Updates The Dugan Control Panel offers convenient monitoring and operational capabilities If you do not have the thumb drive download the latest files from http www ...

Page 28: ... to communicate If you must leave the Windows firewall on open this port 3 Launch Dugan Utility yyyymmdd jar The Dugan Utility dialog appears Figure 5 2 Dugan Utility If the Dugan Utility does not launch install the latest version of Java from http www java com en This link locates you to obtain the necessary Java Runtime Environment If you are asked to download the Java Development Kit you are in...

Page 29: ...st pane again If you see Unit Reachable YES this unit is ready to use with the Dugan Control Panel If you have additional Dugan units to connect select the next unit in the list and repeat Step 5 If you are finished with installation proceed to Chapter 6 Dugan Control Panel Software If you see Unit Reachable NO proceed to the next step 10 De select the Use DHCP parameter 11 Match the first three g...

Page 30: ...o communicate If you must leave the Windows firewall on open this port 3 Turn off the computer s WiFi during this process because it often interferes You can turn it back on after the connection has been established 4 Launch Dugan Utility yyyymmdd jar 5 If the Dugan Utility does not launch install the latest version of Java from http www java com en This link locates you to obtain the necessary Ja...

Page 31: ...he next unit in the list and repeat this step If you are finished with installation proceed to Chapter 6 Dugan Control Panel Software If you see Unit Reachable NO proceed to the next step 8 De select the Use DHCP parameter 9 Match the first three groups of the IP Address with the computer and assign your own number to the last group 10 Click Send New Params to Unit The Model E 3A will reboot 11 Cl...

Page 32: ...is in the same subnet as the computer first three groups are the same If it is in the same subnet note the IP Address and proceed to step 1 below If it is not in the same subnet continue 6 Deactivate the DHCP button 7 Match the first three groups of the IP Address with the computer and assign your own number to the last group This number must not have been assigned to another device in this networ...

Page 33: ...minute and if the list pane is blank click Refresh List If the list pane remains blank skip back to Manually Add Unit above If the list pane displays Dugan units continue 3 Click on the first unit in the list so it is highlighted The Network Parameters section displays information about that unit 4 If Use DHCP is selected de select it 5 Enter the desired IP address into the IP Address field 6 Clic...

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Page 35: ... noted NOTE After configuring the unit with the Dugan Control Panel it can be disconnected if you do not wish to use it All settings are retained except on power up the Preset function is invoked see page 41 Figure 6 1 Dugan Control Panel Launch the Dugan Control Panel vxxx jar If this file is not available and you have an Internet connection you can obtain the latest version from http www danduga...

Page 36: ...ects it and deselects the previous block NOTE The last block of a unit may have fewer than eight channels Figure 6 2 Top Pane If all connected units do not appear in the Top Pane see Establishing Network Connec tions If the Top Pane is full a thin scroll bar appears along the bottom To display a unit s IP address hover the mouse over the unit s name To display a unit s IP address touch and hold th...

Page 37: ...ts value to 0 on iPad touch and hold Naming Units and Channels Connected units are displayed in the top pane in alphabetical order If you wish to display them in your own order use numerical prefixes Assigned names will appear in the Dugan software To name a unit and its channels 1 Select a unit in the Top Pane 2 Select the yellow text in the Master Pane under the Dugan logo and type a name 3 Pres...

Page 38: ...scroll bar at the bottom to see additional channels or select a different block in the Top Pane Channels are either in bypass or one of three operating modes man auto or mute The active channel mode illuminates Select a channel mode by pressing the individual mode buttons or the Master PRESET button All mode transitions are made with a smooth rapid fade Figure 6 3 shows a typical system channels 1...

Page 39: ...aise all the weight controls an equal amount e g from 0 to 5 If the level LED lights red lower the console s channel input gain Bypass When bypass is active the signal passes through without automixing A bypassed channel appears inactive with all lights extinguished Figure 6 4 bypass button active Man and bypass modes are similar bypass makes an instantaneous transition which can cause an audible ...

Page 40: ...nnel modes Man In man mode there is no automixing and the signal passes through at unity gain Even though man and bypass modes perform similar functions we recommend using man during live mixing to prevent clicks Auto This is the normal Dugan automixing mode Mute The channel is muted when mute is active NOTE To find a channel causing unwanted noise in the mix scan the gain displays to locate it an...

Page 41: ...reset modes To set channel presets 1 Click the channel preset button next to the desired channel mode button 2 For all unused channels click the preset button next to the mute button Figure 6 6 Channel preset left and Master PRESET right buttons The preset indicators should mirror your normal working combination of input modes The normal condition can then be restored by pressing the Master PRESET...

Page 42: ...the desired group letter appears The channel strip background is tinted green group b or blue group c group a is not tinted Figure 6 7 A set of OVERRIDE PRESET and MUTE buttons appears in the Master Pane for each group Figure 6 7 Channels in three groups Override Override can be used to instantly mute all mics except one the host or chairperson However any number of mics can be included in the ove...

Page 43: ...s in use The weight controls do not change the mix levels When weights are balanced each mic has an equal opportunity to take over the system Figure 6 8 Weight controls The weight controls should be used to balance the channel auto mix gain indicators when no one is talking If a console preamp trimmer is turned down that channel s weight control can be turned up to re balance the automixing and vi...

Page 44: ...splay during ambience and decreases it slightly for the others makes it more difficult for others to speak when someone speaks into the channel with the higher weight setting Figure 6 9 How changing one channel s weight control during ambience affects the auto mix gains Lowering the weight control for one channel decreases the auto mix gain display during ambience for that channel and increases it...

Page 45: ...sing the weight controls If there is ongoing noise near one mic e g computer fan or air vent suppress it by reducing that channel s weight Of course you will hear that noise increase when that talker speaks To allow the chairperson to override interruptions set his her weight higher than the other channels If you set the chairperson s weight too high quiet speech from the other channels may be los...

Page 46: ...elow the selected device is a Model E 3A The following information is displayed below the Dugan logo the selected unit s firmware the currently running Control Panel CP J software the unit s name appears in yellow and is editable This section documents the Master Pane s controls and indicators Figure 6 11 Master Pane with three groups ...

Page 47: ... which is the most useful display during normal operation The input and output meters are only used when setting or checking levels Table 6 2 Meter modes Click on the Master meters button to cycle through the three meter display modes Clock Source The clock source button displays the currently assigned source which determines the sample rate Click on clock source to override the automatically assi...

Page 48: ...em a unit belongs to select it in the Top Pane and view its number on the system button Selecting Units to Display After dividing units into separate systems you may want to restrict the units shown in the Top Pane to those in your studio To do this 1 Hover the mouse cursor over the names of the units that you want to display and note their IP addresses 2 Ctrl click on the sign at the right of the...

Page 49: ...ally as a Music System Thresh old Input Figure 6 12 Mix bus matrix screen in Dugan Control Panel Mix Bus Masters To choose the destination of each mix bus click on the menu at the top of each mix bus master All AES and ADAT outputs are available Assigning an output to a mix bus disconnects it from its previous channel output assignment To rename the output click in the name field not the arrow mix...

Page 50: ...lude all Dugan processed channel outputs and all AES and ADAT inputs To see all available processed and un processed input signals to the mix bus matrix scroll left or right To set the gain for a mix bus matrix crosspoint enter values 96 to 0 dB in the desired matrix cells To erase all previous routing click the set to defaults button at top left This sets all crosspoints to 96 dB To set a crosspo...

Page 51: ...r override button s Remove channel s from the override group by deactivating their override button s Preset Clicking the Master PRESET button sets the channel modes man auto mute to those shown on each channel s preset buttons Use these settings to store your favorite channel mode settings When the unit powers up the channels default to their preset modes Mute Click the MUTE button to mute a group...

Page 52: ... rename and delete scenes Scenes include all Model E 3A parameters except the network setups and the name of the unit The current scene name appears at the top of the Scenes panel A at the end of the name indicates the scene has been edited Select Global to record scenes for all connected units Deselect Global to restrict scene save and recall to the current unit The Factory Defaults scene cannot ...

Page 53: ...erated name highlighted 2 If desired type a new name then press Enter To recall a scene 1 Select a scene from the list 2 Click the Recall button To save changes to the current scene click the Save button To delete a scene 1 Select a scene from the list 2 Click the Delete button To rename a scene 1 Double click the scene name 2 Type a new name then press Enter ...

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Page 55: ...s for mixing and leave the Extra Inputs returns at unity gain Hide the Extra Input faders if your console has layers Pre fader Insert If you must use a pre fader insert this section describes how to properly mute and pre listen to muted channels Muting Channels Mics must be muted by using the mute buttons on the Dugan Control Panel Pulling a fader down on the console will not properly mute a pre f...

Page 56: ...ther mics to compensate for the gain subtracted by muting a mic This occurs during ambience without input to any mic When one or more mics receive speech input the gain shifts to the active mics Pre listening to Muted Channels If your console allows listening to a mic before the insert point you can mute on the Dugan If signal through the Dugan is required to pre listen to a mic pull the fader dow...

Page 57: ... audio side chain the Music System Threshold Input Each channel has a 2 1 expansion ratio below the floating threshold If at least one channel has an active music or NOM button the music tab appears on the right margin of the Master Pane Click the music tab to open the Dugan Music System panel If more than one group has a music channel additional columns appear for each group NOTE To learn how to ...

Page 58: ... sets the maximum amount of attenuation applied by the Music System The default setting is 15 dB Setting up the Music System The Music System can be used to duck mics not in use by comparing them to an ambient sensing mic The Music System can also be used to duck the audience mics when the people on stage talk preventing PA bleed into the mix Use a submix of the stage vocal channels post Dugan to ...

Page 59: ...ensing mic 10 15 dB higher than the program mics 4 Route that input s direct out to an available AES or ADAT output 5 Patch that console output to an unused AES or ADAT input on the Model E 3A Using a Submix from the Console To use a submix from the console 1 Route the submix to an available AES or ADAT output 2 Set the submix controls to unity gain 3 Patch the console s output to an unused AES or...

Page 60: ...eshold level 5 Start with the music system threshold fader s set to 0 dB default See Setting Controls on page 37 to learn how to enter values 6 On the Channel Pane start with all channel thresh controls at 0 dB default 7 Activate the auto buttons for all channels in use and the mute buttons for unused channels 8 On each channel activate the preset button adjacent to the selected mode This preserve...

Page 61: ...t in ambience Just a few dB of attenuation may suffice to reduce bleed or feedback Gain Limiting To learn the basic concepts used in gain limiting see Chapter 2 Theory of the Speech and Music Systems Gain Limiting and the Music System The Dugan s unique implementation lets you set the number of mics allowed at full gain before gain limiting occurs This can prevent feedback as the Music System turn...

Page 62: ...ctor sings and speaks like in musical theater it is best to switch between the Dugan Music and Speech Systems If your console allows separate pre and post fader insert points 1 Patch two channels on the Dugan for each singing speaking mic One pre fader for the Music System and the second post fader for the Speech System 2 To automate switching between singing and speaking use scenes on the console...

Page 63: ...of the Dugan Control Panel except editing names It has a display navigation arrow buttons and a dual function encoder knob that can be pushed or turned The cursor is a box around a selected item that is moved using the navigation arrow buttons Figure 9 1 Dugan Model E 3A front panel NOTE Pressing the ENTER button or the knob performs the same function We will refer to the item which is easiest to ...

Page 64: ...meter display 1 Use the navigation arrow buttons to highlight the meter selection in the center of the top row It will read AUTOMIX GAINS INPUTS or OUTPUTS 2 To change the meter mode turn the knob The display changes without pressing the knob When finished use the navigation arrows to continue editing other parameters Channel Block Selection To view a block of eight channels in detail 1 Use the na...

Page 65: ...n altered to show how they work Figure 9 4 Altered Eight Channels screen clarifies how the controls work TIP Press the left and right arrow navigation buttons together to jump to the double arrows from anywhere on the screen Top Row MENU ALL CHAN and MASTER jump to their respective screens To change the meter display in the control panel 1 Use the navigation arrow buttons to highlight the meter se...

Page 66: ...lable Each control s label and value appear on the right side of the screen when that control is selected Figure 9 5 Channel controls detail To understand these controls see Chapter 6 Dugan Control Panel Software 3 level bypass meter weight speech thresh music group a b c music NOM override channel mode man auto mute man auto mute channel preset mode channel number channel name will appear in righ...

Page 67: ...king the BACK item returns you to the previous screen Group Master Controls Nine items can be highlighted The double arrow jumps to other groups if present The arrows are inactive if no other groups exist To learn about these group controls see Group Master Controls on page 51 Menu Screen This screen accesses the setup right and operational screens left WARNING Select Factory Reset ONLY if you wis...

Page 68: ...odes on page 23 and cannot be changed from this screen Automix Channels In AES mode 1 Navigate to AES Channels 2 Turn the knob to select 8 16 channels 3 By turning the knob past 16 you can add 8 or 16 ADAT channels In ADAT mode 1 Navigate to ADAT Channels 2 Turn the knob to select 8 or 16 channels To increase the number of mirrored channels activate Disable Linking Note that using 16 ADAT channels...

Page 69: ...n is not normally used as the sync master Network Setup Screen This screen lets you configure the control network parameters for this device Connect your Dugan Control Panels to this port Figure 9 9 Network Setup screen Select DHCP which asks a router to automatically supply valid IP Address Netmask and Gateway values If you wish to set the IP address settings manually navigate to each three digit...

Page 70: ...e mix buses 1 Use the arrow keys to navigate to each mix bus output title 2 Turn the knob to select the desired output Select MIX to use a mix bus internally as a Music System Threshold Input This screen includes the same controls found in the mix bus masters screen in the Dugan Control Panel see page 49 To make these settings from this screen 1 Use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired contro...

Page 71: ...us Matrix Eight Channel Screen This screen lets you set the individual crosspoints Navigate to the crosspoint and turn the knob to set the crosspoint gain between 0 dB unity gain and 96 dB off Figure 9 12 MIX BUS MATRIX eight channel screen The figure above shows how to create a mix minus for a loudspeaker above mic 4 while tapering off the gains of the mics 3 and 5 adjacent to that speaker TIP To...

Page 72: ...o the scene name field to the right of Recall In Figure 9 13 the scene name is Factory Defaults 2 Turn the knob to scroll through scenes They display in alphanumeric order 3 Press the knob to recall that scene To save the current scene 1 Navigate to the Save button 2 Press ENTER The scene updates with the current state of the unit The Save button is inactive if the scene has not been edited To cre...

Page 73: ...nit name re call the Factory Defaults scene The Factory Defaults scene cannot be modified If you make changes with Factory Defaults as the active scene click New to save the current state of the unit under a dif ferent name See Chapter 6 Dugan Control Panel Software to learn how to name and otherwise manage scenes ...

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Page 75: ...nger necessary 2 Unzip the software package It contains the Dugan Control Panel vxxx jar and Dugan Utility yyyymmdd jar The Dugan Utility contains the latest versions of both the firmware and a safety copy of the Dugan Control Panel that loads automatically into the unit To revert to a previous version launch the older version of the Dugan Utility and force an update by Ctrl clicking the Update Fi...

Page 76: ... with the firmware update process 7 If you have deselected Use DHCP click on Send New Params To Unit The unit reboots 8 Click Update Firmware The unit reboots after the update completes 9 Repeat steps 5 through 8 for each unit you wish to update NOTE To force an update when the Update Firmware button is not blue Ctrl click the button NOTE If the firmware update process fails your unit may not pass...

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Page 78: ... Gnd 6 Chs 1 2 Out Lo 7 Chs 7 8 In Hi 8 Chs 7 8 In Gnd 9 Chs 5 6 In Lo 10 Chs 3 4 In Hi 11 Chs 3 4 In Gnd 12 Chs 1 2 In Lo 13 unused 14 Chs 7 8 Out Lo 15 Chs 5 6 Out Hi 16 Chs 5 6 Out Gnd 17 Chs 3 4 Out Lo 18 Chs 1 2 Out Hi 19 Chs 1 2 Out Gnd 20 Chs 7 8 In Lo 21 Chs 5 6 In Hi 22 Chs 5 6 In Gnd 23 Chs 3 4 In Lo 24 Chs 1 2 In Hi 25 Chs 1 2 In Gnd ...

Page 79: ...9 10 Out Lo 7 Chs 15 16 In Hi 8 Chs 15 16 In Gnd 9 Chs 13 14 In Lo 10 Chs 11 12 In Hi 11 Chs 11 12 In Gnd 12 Chs 9 10 In Lo 13 unused 14 Chs 15 16 Out Lo 15 Chs 13 14 Out Hi 16 Chs 13 14 Out Gnd 17 Chs 11 12 Out Lo 18 Chs 9 10 Out Hi 19 Chs 9 10 Out Gnd 20 Chs 15 16 In Lo 21 Chs 13 14 In Hi 22 Chs 13 14 In Gnd 23 Chs 11 12 In Lo 24 Chs 9 10 In Hi 25 Chs 9 10 In Gnd ...

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Page 81: ... Sources Word clock AES Inputs 1 16 ADAT Internal Connectors Audio 1 16 Two DB 25 connectors wired to TASCAM digital audio standard ADAT Optical input and output Control Three RJ 45 Three port internal network switch One connector accepts PoE Two Link ADAT optical reassigned as audio I O in 16 channel mode Word Clock 2 x BNC 75 Ω input termination switch on circuit board shipped in OFF position Po...

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