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Minimum System Requirements for Q-Sys™ Designer
Q-Sys Designer is the software with which you create the designs for a Q-Sys system. After the system is designed, tested and deployed on the Core,
Q-Sys designer is not required for that system to operate. Q-Sys Designer runs in a PC environment with the following minimum requirements.
Software
Microsoft
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Windows
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Vista
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SP1
Microsoft
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Windows
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XP
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Professional Version 2002 SP3
Microsoft
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.NET Framework 3.5 SP1
PC Hardware Requirements for Windows Vista Home Premium / Business / Ultimate
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
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1 GB of system memory
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40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
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Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
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» WDDM Driver
» 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
» Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
» 32 bits per pixel
CD-ROM or DVD drive
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Keyboard and Microsoft
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Mouse or compatible pointing device
PC Hardware Requirements for Windows XP Professional
PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);
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Intel
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Pentium
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/Celeron
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family, or AMD K6
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/AMD Athlon
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/AMD Duron
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family, or compatible processor recommended.
128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
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1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space
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Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
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CD-ROM or DVD drive
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Keyboard and Microsoft
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Mouse or compatible pointing device
Installing Q-Sys Designer
Start your PC.
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Close any running applications.
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If you have an internet connection, you can download the latest software at www.qscaudio.com/products/software/QSys or place the Q-Sys
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Designer CD into your CD-ROM/DVD drive.
The software should auto-run. If not, select
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run
from the
start
menu. Browse to the file named
setup.exe
on your CD-ROM/DVD drive
Click the
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Install Q-Sys Designer
button.
Follow the on-screen prompts/instructions.
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Quick Start Guide
This is intended to give a high-level procedure for getting a simple Q-Sys system connected, running a Q-Sys design, and passing audio. The following
procedure assumes that you have a Q-Sys Designer file with components properly connected, but not necessarily configured.
Set up network. For more information about Network Requirements see Help File Networking Topic; for a list of qualified switches see Page 12.
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Connect PC, Core and I/O Frame to the network.
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Connect DataPort amplifiers and loudspeakers.
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Power up the equipment.
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On the PC:
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A. Open Internet Explorer.
B. Start Apple
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Bonjour™. The Q-Sys Core and I/O Frame should be listed in Bonjour.
C. In the Bonjour list, double-click the Q-Sys Core. The Web Management Interface opens to the Core’s home page.
D. Review/configure the Core’s network settings.
» A new Core is shipped with both LANs enabled, and the addressing set to Automatic.
» DHCP Server - If there is a DHCP server on the network, the IP Address is automatically assigned.
» Link-Local address – if there is not a DHCP server on the network, the address is automatically assigned in this range:
169.254.0.0 – 169.254.255.255.
» Static IP Address – you assign a static IP Address, Mask and Default Gateway.
E. The Core is shipped with a default Name, rename the I/O Frame to match the name in your design.
F. In the Bonjour list, double-click the Q-Sys I/O Frame. The Web Management Interface opens to the I/O Frame’s home page.
» A new I/O Frame is shipped with both LANs enabled, and the addressing set to Automatic.
» DHCP Server - If there is a DHCP server on the network, the IP Address is automatically assigned.
» Link-Local address – if there is not a DHCP server on the network, the address is automatically assigned in this range:
169.254.0.0 – 169.254.255.255.
» Static IP Address - you can assign a static IP Address, Mask and Default Gateway.
G. The I/O Frame is shipped with a default Name, rename the I/O Frame to match the name in your design.
H. Start Q-Sys Designer.
1) Open your design file.
2) Select the Core in the Inventory list, and verify the configuration.
3) Ensure that the Core’s Name in your design matches the Name in Bonjour.
4) Select the I/O Frame in the Inventory list, and verify the configuration.
5) Ensure that the I/O Frame’s Name in your design matches the Name in Bonjour.
6) Ensure that the amplifiers are properly connected in the design and configured correctly. The connections and configuration should
match the physical connections.
7) Ensure that the loudspeakers are properly connected to the amplifiers in the design, and configured correctly. The connections and
configuration should match the physical connections.
8) There are many ways to pass audio through the Q-Sys system, your design should contain one or more ways to do this. If not, refer to
the Online Help and add one of the components that would allow you to pass audio.
9) Save the design to the Core and connect (Press F5).
10) If the Core’s firmware does not match that of Q-Sys Designer on your PC, you are prompted to update the firmware. Note: To download
the latest Q-Sys Designer software and firmware, go to http://www.qscaudio.com/products/software/QSys.
I. Test the system.
» Before trying to pass audio, place the System Mute component in your design, Run the design (F5), and click the Mute button. When
you attempt to pass audio for the first time, you can un-mute the system and the output will ramp up to the level of the settings in your
design. If the system begins to get too loud, you can press the mute button again and make necessary adjustments.
