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Once the DSP signal chain and audio format are confi gured, the DCP can be connected to an Ethernet LAN for local or remote management using
the QSControl.net
™
suite of applications or via a custom application or control system using the DCP 3rd Party API. Alternately, an SNMP-based
management system may be used to monitor and control the DCP.
A local Ethernet connection to a Windows laptop or PC that is running QSC’s Venue Manager Application provides the system designer with access
to status, health and performance of the local system. Changes to Presets, audio levels and some automation control objects can be made through
Venue Manager access.
DCP fi rmware updates can also be performed through the Venue Manager Application. For more venue-specifi c needs, QSC’s QSCreator Application
allows the system designer to create custom control screens with varying levels of password protection (authentication rights). QSCreator screens can
be as elaborate as the system designer’s imagination and can be created to depict the physical layout of the auditorium or the entire cinema complex.
Since the QSControl.net
™
suite of applications provide accessibility to the DCP’s network interface, these applications can be used to manage an entire
sound system consisting of multiple DCP products, QSC amplifi ers, QSC speakers and other QSC network enabled products such as BASIS, RAVE and
DSP 300 series products. Management can be localized (within the theatre complex) or remote, depending on the network implementation deployed.
Alternately, an SNMP management system may be used to monitor and control DCP products.
Local Ethernet connection to DCP
The image above illustrates a Windows
®
laptop connecting to the DCP via a network switch. The DCP is also connected to the network switch via its
rear panel QSControl
™
port. The Windows
®
machine is running QSC’s QSControl.net suite of applications, which includes Venue Manager, QSCreator,
Notify and the QSControl
™
3
rd
Party API.
CAT-5
Cables
QSControl Port on DCP
Rear Panel
QSControl.net
Venue Manger
QSCreator
10/100 Mbps
Ethernet Switch
