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Described below are the functions of the front panel control buttons and encoders for the DPA480.

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Getting Started

As soon as the DPA480 is turned ON the device model name will appear in the LCD screen:

and a status bar will show the progress of the DPA480 initialization process:

After the first time activation, the DPA480 will show on the LCD :

4 IN 8 OUT

SPEAKER PROCESSOR

4 IN 8 OUT

P01: Default

Summary of Contents for DPA480

Page 1: ...DPA480 User Manual...

Page 2: ...ng Started As soon as the DPA480 is turned ON the device model name will appear in the LCD screen and a status bar will show the progress of the DPA480 initialization process After the first time acti...

Page 3: ...for more than one second Input Channels A or B or C or D are either muted or unmuted The red LED will illuminate when the Channel is muted When the MUTE LED is OFF then the related Input Channel is UN...

Page 4: ...Recall a Program Recall a Program 01 Empty Program 32 Empty Program 2 2 PROGRAM UTILITY Save a Program Save a Program 01 Empty Program 32 Empty Program 2 3 PROGRAM UTILITY Delete a Program Delete a P...

Page 5: ...steps 10 4 us steps 480 0000mS 000 9984mS 5 In A B C D Name Phase Phase Normal Phase Normal PM1 N A Phase Normal Invert 6 In A B C D Name RMS Cmp Bypass On Bypass On PM1 N A Byp On Off PM1 N A Thresho...

Page 6: ...N A Frequency 20Hz 20000Hz Type Low Pass Q PM1 N A Frequency 20Hz 20000Hz PM1 N A Gain Fixed Q 0 1 5 1 Type Hi ghPass1 Hi ghPass2 PM1 N A Frequency 20Hz 20000Hz Type Hi ghPass Q PM1 N A Frequency 20Hz...

Page 7: ...n Off 30Db InD Level 0dB Off PM1 N A 0 dB On Off 30Db 3 Output x Name Gain Gain 0 0 dB Gain 0 0 dB PM1 N A 18 dB 0 1dB 12dB 0 9dB Step 1dB Step 0 1dB 4 Output x Name Delay Delay 0 000 ms Delay 0 000 m...

Page 8: ...d Pass Notch Filt All Pass 1 All Pass 2 Type Peaking_Eq PM1 N A Frequency 20Hz 20000Hz PM1 N A Gain 15dB 15dB Q 0 4 128 Type Hi Shelv 1 Hi Shelv 2 PM1 N A Frequency 20Hz 20000Hz PM1 N A Gain 15dB 15dB...

Page 9: ...e DPA480 Start Up and General Configuration UTILITY MENU From the System Utilities Sub menu pushing ENTER and then using the PM1 encoder for scrolling will give access to the following pages Input Sou...

Page 10: ...seconds ms or Distance in meters m By pressing ENTER button and rotating the PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to select the measurement unit to be used for the delay which will be confirmed by pushin...

Page 11: ...by pressing the ENTER button You can store up to 32 presets in the DPA480 memory By pressing ENTER button and rotating the PM1 encoders it is possible to scroll through all current available presets...

Page 12: ...elected preset and the following transitory screen will appear Once loaded the DPA480 will exit to the Recall a Program screen automatically and the above screen will disappear Note at any time it is...

Page 13: ...e User can set a Preset Name by using the PM3 encoder to choose a character and the PM2 encoder to move between the available locations for the character s positioning The following is an example of a...

Page 14: ...ge allows you to delete a preset already stored in the DPA480 memory By pressing the ENTER button and rotating the PM1 encoder it is possible to scroll through the previously saved presets and the ava...

Page 15: ...terface USB RS485 or TCP IP to be used for controlling the DPA480 From Interface Utilities press ENTER button to access the Interface Setup Interface Setup this screen allows you to choose the communi...

Page 16: ...unit s functions and controls to those who have only access to the appropriate Password Press ENTER button and then use the PM1 encoder to scroll between options Show Parameter Pressing ENTER button...

Page 17: ...word from the Change Password sub menu Press ENTER to access the Change Password page Use the PM2 encoder to move between available locations and the PM3 encoder to choose a character The current posi...

Page 18: ...ith Password sub menu There s limitation to the editing function if the DPA480 is locked with password All functions for this unit are banned including MUTE A B C D and MUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 buttons Pr...

Page 19: ...rs the user desire by using 3 encoders Once the user leaves this page the above mentioned parameters would be saved to the DPA480 systems automatically Remark 2 Exit this page by pressing ESC button A...

Page 20: ...screen will only affect the input level of the selected Channel A The following is an example screen for the Gain page that has set the Gain of Input Channel A to 0 0dB Delay page from this page it i...

Page 21: ...3 encoder with its range from 10dBu to 20dBu By rotating PM1 encoder one more time user can enter setting interface 3 of RMS Compressor RMS Compressor ratio can be set by PM2 encoder with its range ro...

Page 22: ...ation filter By using PM2 encoder it is possible to set the flat on or off for the current parametric equalization filter By using PM3 encoder user can set the current parametric equalization filter s...

Page 23: ...qualization filter is selected as Hi Shelv Q Lo Shelv Q by rotaing PM1 encoder user can enter the setting interface 6 of current input parametric equalization filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is...

Page 24: ...otaing PM1 encoder user can enter the setting interface 11 of current input parametric equalization filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to set current input PEQ filter s frequency from t...

Page 25: ...on filter is selected as All Pass 2 by rotaing PM1 encoder user can enter the setting interface 16 of current input parametric equalization filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to set cur...

Page 26: ...n value of the selected option is AUTOMATICALLY loaded during the encoders use and stored as the current value once leaving the page Audio Signal Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Name page from this screen it i...

Page 27: ...9984mS by steps of 1mS or 10 4us To set the Delay time press ENTER button an arrow will appear on the left of the screen then use the PM2 encoder to set the Delay Time in steps of 1mS and the PM3 for...

Page 28: ...nter into the setting interface 4 of RMS Comp User can set RMS Cmp s release time from 0 1 sec to 3 sec by using PM2 encoder and set its attack time by using PM3 from 5ms to 200ms By rotating PM1 enco...

Page 29: ...ill appear on the left of the screen then enter into the setting interface 1 of High Pass filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to set output channels High Pass filter frequency from 20Hz...

Page 30: ...LR 24 dB Oct BS 24 dB Oct BW 36 dB Oct LR 36 dB Oct BW 48 dB Oct LR 48 dB Oct EQ Byp page in this page it is possible to set EQ Bypass of output channels with its selectable status of ON and OFF Foll...

Page 31: ...f 20Hz to 20kHz By rotaing PM1 encoder again user can enter the setting interface 3 of current input parametric equalization filter By using PM2 encoder user can set the gain of current parametric equ...

Page 32: ...ass 2 by rotaing PM1 encoder again user can enter the setting interface 8 of current output parametric equalization filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to set current output PEQ filter s...

Page 33: ...ion filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to set current output PEQ filter s frequency from the range of 20Hz to 20kHz By rotaing PM1 encoder again user can enter the setting interface 14...

Page 34: ...filter By using PM2 or PM3 encoder it is possible to set the Q factor of current parametric equalization filter from 4 to 104 Note 1 After selected the desired choice with 3 encoders the choice would...

Page 35: ...nk the Slaves by pressing their related Edit buttons All Linked channels will be selected ready for adjustment when their Blue LED is lit in the Editing mode Now all Slave channels and only those sele...

Page 36: ...y stored information and changed parameters will be permanently lost Use the following procedure to perform the factory reset 1 While the DPA480 is switched OFF simultaneously press the ENTER ESC UTIL...

Page 37: ...the primary menue as the following content 1 2 push ENTER button LCD shows as the below display reflecting the way how unit is connected with computer Rotate PM2 and PM3 encoder to change the interfa...

Page 38: ...the PC s controlling Pannel network coonect local open the dialogue box of Local attribute please refer to the following picture Select Internet Protocol TCP IP in use the following subjects under th...

Page 39: ...the IP address display the set PC IP Host Address 192 168 0 2 Set the IP device same as the IP address of the DPA480 Note that in the example the IP address of DPA480 is set as 192 168 0 100 so the I...

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Page 41: ...ons Analog Input Signal ChA ChB ChC ChD Bal Female XLR Maximum Input Level 20dBu Analog Output Signal Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Ch7 Ch8 Bal Male XLR Maximum Output Level 20dBu Sampling Frequency 96kHz S...

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