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USER’S MANUAL

ENGLISH 

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Summary of Contents for PC260

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Page 3: ...Cables 13 Balanced Input Output Connections Recommended 13 Un balanced Input Output Connections Not recommended 13 Digital Input AES EBU Connection 13 USB Cable 13 PRONET Cable 13 OPERATING MODE 14 R...

Page 4: ...o comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is ope...

Page 5: ...rowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to const...

Page 6: ...ld result in some hearing loss To ensure against potentially dangerous exposure to high sound pressure levels it is recommended that all persons exposed to equipment capable of producing high sound pr...

Page 7: ...nels Absolutely do not obstruct the ventilation holes Blocked ventilation can cause damages and fire Do not locate sensitive high gain equipment such as mixer preamplifiers recorders or AD DA conversi...

Page 8: ...8 OVERVIEW USB PORT display preset recall and save page scroll data value select and input mains ac power output connections pronet network connections terminate button digital audio input...

Page 9: ...9 PROCESSING MENU ESCAPE BUTTON CHANNEL SELECT BUTTONS CHANNEL MUTE BUTTONS LED METERS EXTERNAL MIC INPUT FOR RTA output connections ground lift button input pad button input connections...

Page 10: ...al Failure to do so may result in improper performance loss or injury CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS FRONT PANEL 1 USB port USB port for connection to a PC running Windows XP Vista Seven 32 or 64 bit Using...

Page 11: ...s so the Clip red LED should never light If the PC260 s input does clip reduce the output level of the connected mixer The 6dB PAD button at the rear panel can be used for adjusting the input level al...

Page 12: ...ong distance or multiple unit applications See PRONET section further in this manual 21 PRONET Network IN connector This is a standard RJ45 CAT5 connector with optional NEUTRIK NE8MC RJ45 cable connec...

Page 13: ...nectors these are high quality connectors and are compatible with standard RJ45 plugs Node connections are made using standard RJ45 connectors and CAT5 cable Long runs should be solid core but standar...

Page 14: ...s The PC260 comes with Factory presets including the settings for PROEL loudspeaker systems A factory preset is identified by a F letter after the number Only the the input processing parameters can b...

Page 15: ...om the same user preset If the previously loaded preset was a factory preset the cursor starts from the first user preset Use the DATA knob to select the user destination Locations that already have p...

Page 16: ...meters per second V is the speed of sound and T is the temperature of the air This formula finds the average speed of sound for any given temperature celcius The speed of sound is also affected by oth...

Page 17: ...b Press SETUP again for confirming all data Press ESC or PG UP DW buttons to escape from this page without changing the lock status FULL EDIT This is the defult LOCK level when you turn on the PC260 f...

Page 18: ...ue is present only in the output channels and can be set between 6dB to 6dB This parameter can be adjusted also if the PC260 unit is in PARTIAL lock status The PHASE value can be set between 0 normal...

Page 19: ...us slopes with the FREQ parameter set at 1 kHz FREQ Frequency offers a selectable frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 KHz DELAY PC260 offers input and output delay Master A and B input delay is useful fo...

Page 20: ...the response TYPE of the equalizer by changing the shape or Q of the single cells The behaviour of each type is shown below The EZCurve type is based on the Proel s EZCurve analog Graphic Equalizer s...

Page 21: ...ignal passes thru the filter cell unchanged Please note that changing the filter TYPE the gain parameter goes to zero this avoids excessive sound changes during a performance Attention must be paid to...

Page 22: ...a typical band pass filter with 6dB slope Note that the response is fundamentally NOT a flat topped response so it is not constructed from a high pass and low pass The graph shows the response at 1KHz...

Page 23: ...e first page of the filter MODE SIDECHAIN and BYPASS are in the second page The first page shows also the input LEVEL meter and the second page the GAIN meter When Input A and Input B channels are lin...

Page 24: ...ogram and set an appropriate threshold level GAIN METER The GAIN meter shows the amount of gain reduction of the filter Depending on how the filter MODE is set ABOVE BELOW you can see the filter actio...

Page 25: ...ust them if some audible artefacts are noted MODE This parameter is used to set the dynamic processor as compressor Comp or limiter Lim When it is set as limiter the RATIO parameter is not available b...

Page 26: ...the speaker in order to avoid the signal clipping an event that can seriously damage or destroy a speaker 4 A typical professional amplifier has two operating modes that can be selected by a switch i...

Page 27: ...Press the SPLM button to access the first page of the Sound Pressure Level Management where you can select the PROGRAM to edit or activate using the DATA knob rotate press In the following page use ag...

Page 28: ...and A XLR balanced cable the lenght depends by the distance between the measurement mic and the PC260 A track with a pink noise record pink noise is a special random noise where each octave carries an...

Page 29: ...ed live or disco system PC260 2 x 2 xover 1 zone advanced live or disco pub system L R L L L L high mid low R R R high mid low amp1 1 2 1 2 amp2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 amp3 LOW sub out MID sat out HIGH sat o...

Page 30: ...the Driver folder within the Pronet application folder by default is C Program Files Proel Pronet Driver or if you changed it your path Driver Please refer also to Installation and Drivers paragraphs...

Page 31: ...device in a Pronet network you have to re set correctly the termination Note 2 Each device is issued from the PROEL factory has ID 1 Often also a device that returns from a technical assistance cente...

Page 32: ...mentation When you connect the converter to the USB port of the PC the LED on the top lights RED this mean that it is powered but the converter is not working yet The first time you go online the Pron...

Page 33: ...R SIDE 4 REMOVE THE OLD BATTERY USE A PLASTIC TOOL TO LIFT UP THE POSITIVE CONTACT 5 PLACE THE NEW BATTERY INSTEAD THE OLD ONE IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT ALWAYS FOLLOW CAREFULLY THESE TWO STEPS IN ORDER...

Page 34: ...to 15 dB in 0 2 dB steps Q bandwidth 0 4 to 28 85 3 to 0 05 1 20 oct steps EQ freq 15 6 Hz 22 62 kHz 1 20 oct steps Dynamic EQ filters Maximum number of filters 3 per input Parameters EQ Param Shelf...

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