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MIDI OUT
MIDI THRUM
IDI IN
RS232
CONTROLLER INTERFACES
OUTPUTS
INPUTS
RoHS
PS266
SOUND REINFORCEMENT
ACOUSTIC RESEARCH
CONTROLLED RADIATION
User’s Manual
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6. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
6.1 Connection to the AC mains supply and power absorption
Check that your mains power supply is sufficient for the power
requirement of your controller.
The voltage of the electric mains must correspond to the voltage
indicated on the back of the processor. Maximum current
absorption is limited by internal fuses.
6.2 Conection to an external PC
The
Digital Speaker software
allows the user to create, modify and cancel audio
configurations (
presets
) inside the PS266 processor through a user friendly
interface from PC, in a visual and consequently easier way.
The connection between the PC and the processor occurs through an RS232
(serial) port and a proprietary protocol.
The connection of PS266 processor to the PC occurs through an RS232 (serial)
interface by a cable with DB-9 male
→
female DB-9 connector.
The installation CD, included to each digital processor PS266, is necessary to
install the software.
Note
: if a RS232 serial port is missing in the PC, it will be possible to use an USB-
RS232 adapter, available on sale. In this case, after the driver installation, a virtual
serial (COM) interface is created, to be selected on
Config
→
RS232
menu before
using the software.
Serial (COM) port must be included between COM1 and COM4.
If virtual serial port is not included between them, please refer to adapter manual
or operating system manual, for the modification process.
Content
Each CD contains the files necessary to the software installation.
System Least Requirements
• IBM compatible PC
• Pentium I 133 Mhz
• 64 MB RAM
• 500 MB available on hard disk
• VGA graphic card
• Serial port
• Mouse
• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, WIN 7 (or previous versions)
Installation
Software installation occurs as usual in Windows systems.
1. Insert the program CD
2. Double-click on the
PS266_V2.30.exe
icon (or the next ones)
3. Follow the instruction of the user friendly and intuitive installation program.
Attention
: before proceeding with the connection of the processor to the PC
(and before triggering the Digital Speaker program), it is necessary to configure
the processor to the
MIDI MODE PCPort
and
MIDI Channel 1
.
Figure 4. PC - PS266 connection scheme
To do it, use the PREV/NEXT keys by scrolling the SET UP menu and set the
field as indicated, by using the rotative encoder.
Once the processor has been set so, trigger the Digital Speaker program
and connect to the processor by clicking on the fourth icon in the Toolbar.
If the processor has not been indicated, the following error
message will appear, by clicking on the “arrow” icon.
6.3 Graphic Interface Description
• Menu
The Menu bar includes the following items (from left to right):
1.
File
: it allows to exit from the program (
Exit
);
2.
Config
: it allows to manage the several functions of the software.
The items of the drop down menu are as follows:
2.1
Figuration
: it manages the configurations of the processor
They can be:
•
Mono
: 1 input and 6 outputs
•
2 Channel - 3 Way
: 2 inputs (Left and Right) and 3 outputs per channel
•
3 Channel - 2 Way
: 2 inputs (Left and Right), 2 stereo outputs per channel
plus 2 mono outputs (Sum A+B).
