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 Surface Getting Started Guide 

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AP9899 Issue 3 

 

  

Preamp

 – Peak indicator and dedicated preamp controls for analogue Gain, 

Digital Trim, 48V, Pad and polarity. 

  

Filters

 – HPF and LPF Frequency and In switch. 

  

Insert

 – Insert In switch and Assigned indicator. The indicator is lit when any 

of the channel Insert points is assigned. 

  

Lib – Press to access the preset Library for the channel or processing block in 

focus. A popup menu lets you Recall, Store, Overwrite or Delete libraries. Press Lib 

again to exit. 

Setup – Hold down and tap on any highlighted area of the screens to configure it. For 

example, touch a widget area to set up functions, views or controls. Touch on the 

main screen area to access options further to those displayed. 

Listen – Hold down and tap on any highlighted area of the screen to listen to that 

point in the signal path of the selected channel. The signal temporarily overwrites the 

PAFL bus and associated meters. 

  

PEQ

 – In switch, peak indicator and Width, Frequency, Gain controls for the 

4 bands of parametric EQ.  

A dedicated area of the screen displays the PEQ parameters and/or response curve, 

either individually for the 4 bands or full range. Hold down Setup and touch this area 

to configure. Press View to toggle between the configured views. 

  

Touch & Turn

 – Touch a parameter or setting in the main screen area and 

adjust its value with the rotary control. 

  

Help

 – Press to display a brief contextual help for the active screen. 

  

Soft Rotaries

 – 2 blocks of 3 assignable rotaries over 3 layers, per screen. 

Each block has its own In switch and peak indicator.  

A dedicated area of the screen displays the parameters for the assigned controls and 

thumbnail  indicators  where  available.  Hold  down  Setup  and  touch  this  area  to 

configure. Press the keys on top of the rotaries, or swipe within the widget area to 

toggle between the 3 layers. 

 Note that the Soft Rotaries can be configured to follow channel selection, active 

Mix or to be locked to a specific channel. 

 

3.2

 

Harmony UI – system screen 

The  system  screen  (right  screen  on  the  S5000  and  S7000)  displays  status,  system  setup,  memory 

management menus and more. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main screen area 

Содержание DLIVE S3000

Страница 1: ...Surface Getting Started Guide S3000 S5000 S7000 Before starting please check www allen heath com for the latest dLive firmware and documentation AP9899 ...

Страница 2: ... Heath website www allen heath com legal Repair or replacement under the terms of the warranty does not provide right to extension or renewal of the warranty period Repair or direct replacement of the product under the terms of this warranty may be fulfilled with functionally equivalent service exchange units This warranty is not transferable This warranty will be the purchaser s sole and exclusiv...

Страница 3: ...e for download at www allen heath com Check for the latest version of this Getting Started Guide You can also join our Allen Heath Digital Community to share knowledge and information with other dLive users General precautions Protect the equipment from damage through liquid or dust contamination Cover the Surface when it is not being used for a long period If the equipment has been stored in sub ...

Страница 4: ... starting 3 Packed items 4 Contents 4 1 Introduction 5 1 1 dLive Surfaces 5 2 Rear Panel 7 3 Front Panel 10 3 1 Harmony UI processing screen 12 3 2 Harmony UI system screen 13 3 3 Fader strip 15 3 4 Working with the Mix 16 4 Connect and power up 17 4 1 MixRack connection 17 4 2 Recall a Template Show 17 4 3 Expander connection 17 4 4 Connect a laptop or wireless router 18 5 Dimensions 19 6 Technic...

Страница 5: ... with the addition of built in audio I O and audio networking ports The system can be expanded by adding up to 3 DX32 modular racks and is compatible with the ME personal mixing system 1 1 dLive Surfaces There are 3 sizes of dLive Surface available All feature the same I O and differ only in the number of faders and touchscreens dLive Surface features at a glance Fully assignable layout Harmony UI...

Страница 6: ...Surface Getting Started Guide 6 AP9899 Issue 3 S3000 20 faders 6 layers 120 strips Single screen S5000 28 faders 6 layers 168 strips Twin screen S7000 36 faders 6 layers 216 strips Twin screen ...

Страница 7: ... using the I O screen Digital outputs 3x stereo AES3 outputs 48kHz or 96kHz switchable Signals can be patched to any output socket using the I O screen I O Ports 2x audio interface ports 128x128 channels each independently assigned Fit one of the option cards available for system expansion digital mic splitting recording or distributed audio networking Refer to www allen heath com for a list of av...

Страница 8: ...n to the audio should one fail On early dLive units remove the 4 screws securing the blank panel using a star Torx T8 screwdriver Heed the safety warnings printed on the panel A plastic P clip cable clamp is provided to secure the mains cable Slot the cable in or lock it in place using a star Torx T20 screwdriver to refit the clamp around the cable Network 2 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports Connect a l...

Страница 9: ... Use the I O screen to patch signals from or to the DX expanders Word Clock I O BNC connectors for syncing from an external audio clock or providing a clock to other devices USB USB A port for file transfer archive and firmware update using standard USB drives Screen Out VGA port for connection of an external monitor The external monitor can mirror either of the touchscreen views Use the Surface S...

Страница 10: ...e or twin 12 capacitive touchscreen with gesture control and daylight visibility Read the Harmony UI paragraph below for further information Main PAFL meters LCR meters with PAFL active indicator Press PAFL Clear to cancel any active PAFL USB ports The upper port is dedicated to stereo WAV file recording and playback The lower port is for data transfer of Show files Libraries event logs and firmwa...

Страница 11: ...trip rotaries can control preamp Gain Pan Sends to the active Mix and 4 assignable functions Assign these using the Surface Control Preferences screen The colour of the rotary LED matches the active function e g red for Gain yellow for Pad it follows the colour of the active Mix when in Sends mode The Sends function puts control of send levels to the active Mix on the strip rotaries while the fade...

Страница 12: ...it to 0dB or off Assign Hold down and press a strip Mix key to toggle its assignment to the active Mix on or off Pre Post Hold down and press a strip Sel key to toggle sends to the active Mix pre or post fade Toggle all channels on off or pre post by pressing a master Mix or Sel Assignments and pre post settings for the selected channel or Mix are also available in the Routing screen LCD Display m...

Страница 13: ...in controls for the 4 bands of parametric EQ A dedicated area of the screen displays the PEQ parameters and or response curve either individually for the 4 bands or full range Hold down Setup and touch this area to configure Press View to toggle between the configured views Touch Turn Touch a parameter or setting in the main screen area and adjust its value with the rotary control Help Press to di...

Страница 14: ...n area Meters Access to Input meters FX meters Mix meters RTA spectrogram and 4 customisable meter views FX View load and set up the 16 RackFX units The Back Panel view lets you patch each unit as inserted or send return I O Patch system inputs and outputs by tapping on crosspoints Scenes Access to Scene Manager Cue Lists and Scene Safes Ganging Create up to 16 gang groups to link selected paramet...

Страница 15: ...hannel is muted by a DCA or Mute Group Sel Selects the channel for use with the Processing and Routing screens The channel strip controls become active to control processing for the channel The currently selected channel is displayed in the top left corner of the Processing screen Mix Puts the send levels and assignments of the associated channel or masters onto the fader strips or strip rotaries ...

Страница 16: ... on or off or all sources pre or post fader by pressing the Master strip Mix or Sel key All sends to one master Master faders Aux3 Sel Mix IP 1 IP 2 IP 3 IP 4 IP 5 IP 6 IP 7 IP 8 Aux1 Aux2 press Mix Assign Routing ON all press Sel Pre Post PRE Master Mix all Aux4 view Access Aux FX Matrix mix on faders hold down Press an Input Channel strip Mix key Use this to work with Aux and FX sends The Input ...

Страница 17: ...s a quick starting point These present the familiar architecture and logical layout of well equipped analogue consoles To load a Template Show go to the Utility Show Manager screen select one of the available Template Shows touch Recall and confirm Recalling a Show overwrites all the system settings including the bus configuration control layout current parameters all Scenes and Library presets If...

Страница 18: ... MixRack and Surface must have compatible IP addresses Factory defaults are MixRack 192 168 1 70 Surface 192 168 1 71 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 For direct wired laptop connections set your laptop to a static compatible IP address for example 192 168 1 10 For wireless connections set your router access point to a compatible IP address for example 192 168 1 254 and its DHCP ran...

Страница 19: ... C S3000 624 5mm 24 6 S5000 870mm 34 3 S7000 1080mm 42 5 113 1mm 4 5 352 9mm 13 9 A S3000 870mm 34 2 S5000 1115 4mm 43 9 S7000 1325 4mm 52 2 B S3000 744 5mm 29 3 S5000 990mm 39 S7000 1200mm 47 3 477 1mm 18 8 64 2mm 2 5 479 2mm 18 9 728 5mm 28 7 A C 413mm 16 3 B ...

Страница 20: ...ed Latency 0 7 ms MixRack XLR in to XLR out Input to Mix Output Impedance 75Ω 5 samples Surface to Mixrack GigaACE hop Nominal Output 4dBu 0dB meter reading 8 samples DX32 to Mixrack DX hop Maximum Output Level 22dBu Power Residual Output Noise 92dBu muted 20 20kHz Mains Voltage Operating Range 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 90dBu muted 20 40kHz Mains Power Consumption 300W max MPS16 V1 300W 250W max MPS16 V...

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