Operating Manual - nX, nXe, and nXp Power Amplifiers
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9.1c File Menu
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A project file (*.cpj) contains a snapshot of all current settings for live and virtual Ashly devices. It also contains
stand-alone control objects and their settings, as well as drawn or linked graphical objects placed on the project canvas.
[File>Open Project]
- opens a project file (*.cpj) from the computer
[File>Save Project]
- saves all data on the project canvas, and can additionally save all presets on devices in the project
[File>New Project]
- clears the canvas, clears all data, and clears all project tabs other than the "Ashly Project" tab
[File>Print Setup]
- This determines the target printer for an individual device's parameter settings report, available by right-
clicking on any live device in the device network tree. All current device settings are written into the printable report.
[File>Warnings]
- These three software warning messages can be turned off; <DSP Channel Disable>, <Sampling Frequency
Change>, and <DSP Full>. Ashly recommends leaving all three warning messagess turned on.
[File>Log]
- The Log Control allows the user to adjust what parameters are logged to the Ashly Event Logger, which maintain
a log of all changes made to a Protea
ne
System while
Protea
ne
Software is running. For most users this is not important; however,
this does allow a user to know what has happened in the past to the system. The Event Logger uses the Windows Event Handling
System to log events, which can be viewed and cleared using the Windows Event Logger (Start>Control Panel>Administrative
Tools>Event Viewer>Protea NE Software).
9.1d Network Menu
[Network>Scan For Devices]
- This command looks on the local network (using the broadcast address) for any Ashly network
enabled device. Any devices it finds will be added to the network device tree. This scan is done automatically when the software
is started. A button of the same name and function is also found beneath the network device tree.
[Network>Network Config]
- Adjusts the metering refresh rate, server retries, server timeout, and heartbeat timer.
9.1e Project Menu
[Project>Tab Page>Add, Remove, Rename, and Clear]
- Multiple project tabs can be used within the same project to represent
different racks, rooms, buildings, etc, and are managed using these four commands.
[Project>Save/Recall Preset To/From All Devices]
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This is used to save or recall all device parameters in the current project,
based on preset number. When using <Save Preset to All Devices>, a unique preset file is created for each device and saved to
the same preset
number
across all devices, overwriting the current preset parameters for that number. When using <Recall Preset
From All Devices>, the chosen preset number will be recalled from each device.
9.1f Add Item Menu
[Add Item>Design Mode]
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With Design Mode checked On, virtual Ashly devices can be placed on the canvas and configured
before
connecting to the live network devices they will control. This way, a complete system installation can be set up ahead of
time in software and saved as a project to be applied later. To apply the prepared project file, use the following steps:
1) Connect all Ashly devices to the network and launch the software, verifying that all devices appear green in the network device tree.
2) Open the project file and link one device at a time by dragging each network device from the device tree onto its virtual
device icon represented on the canvas. You will be prompted by the message <
Copy all settings from canvas device to online
device?
>, after which all virtual device settings will be applied to the live networked device. A live device icon on the canvas
is indicated by a green surrounding box, whereas a virtual device has no green surrounding box.
With Design Mode unchecked, all device icons, control objects, and display objects on the canvas are locked in place.
