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VP-8IP / Sep 2013
C O N T E N T S
How Do the Tweakers Work? .....................................................................................3-9
What Causes a Guru Control To Stop Before Reaching 0 or 10? ..............................3-9
The Six Tweakers ......................................................................................................3-11
AGC Depth .............................................................................................................3-11
Compression ..........................................................................................................3-11
Density ....................................................................................................................3-11
Loudness ................................................................................................................3-12
HF EQ .....................................................................................................................3-12
LF EQ ......................................................................................................................3-12
Guru Caveats ............................................................................................................3-13
Understanding the Difference Between Factory, Legacy, and Guru Presets ............3-13
The Other Two Pages of Guru... ................................................................................3-14
Additional Notes On
VP-8
iP
Network to GUI Connectivity... .....................................3-17
Unlocking the Front Panel... ........................................................3-17
Contacting Wheatstone Technical Support... ............................3-18
Pro GUI – What It Is And How to Obtain It... ...............................3-18
Architecture of the
VP‑8
iP
Pro GUI ..............................................4-4
Network Configuration ..................................................................4-4
Getting Started ...............................................................................4-4
Connecting the
VP‑8
iP
and the Pro GUI ......................................4-5
Using a LAN Connection ............................................................................................4-5
Configuring the
VP-8
iP
IP Address .........................................................................4-5
Adding Devices ......................................................................................................4-7
Connecting Directly Without a LAN ............................................................................4-9
PC System Requirements ..........................................................................................4-9
Wireless Connection ..................................................................................................4-9
The Really Remote Connection! ................................................................................4-10
VPN ...........................................................................................................................4-10
The
VP-8
iP
and Internet Security Concerns ..............................................................4-10
About DHCP and the
VP-8
iP
.....................................................................................4-10
About Ports and the
VP-8
iP
.......................................................................................4-11
Using the
VP‑8
iP
Pro GUI .............................................................4-12
Dynamic Displays Region ..........................................................................................4-13
Frequency-Domain Graph ....................................................................................4-13
VP-8
iP
Graphical Interface Operation ..................................................................4-14
First, a short tutorial .........................................................................................4-15
Bargraph Metering................................................................................................4-16
Selectable Meter ..............................................................................................4-16
AES And TX Output Meters ..............................................................................4-17
60dB Range ......................................................................................................4-17
Display Signal Selection .......................................................................................4-17
Input .................................................................................................................4-17
PreDelay ...........................................................................................................4-17
Audio ................................................................................................................4-18
Gain Reduction .................................................................................................4-18
Controls ............................................................................................................4-18
Chapter 4 -
VP‑8
iP
Pro GUI