User's Guide
ADI-96 PRO © RME
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9.9 Remote Control
Function
Complete remote control of the
ADI-96 PRO
through a Windows PC. Visualisation of all
external/internal levels. Storing/loading/editing of setups.
Application
Connect the COM-port of your Windows PC and the RS-232 interface of the
ADI-96 PRO
using the supplied D-type 9-pin cable. Start the Windows software
adipro.exe
and choose the
currently used port of the PC (COM1/COM2). The
ADI-96 PRO
requires no further set-
tings, requests of the software
Remote Control
via the serial interface are automatically de-
tected.
Operation/Settings
After starting the software the
ADI
can be set by both the PC software or the keys on the de-
vice itself. Any change at the device is shown immediately in the software, all changes in the
software are immediately shown on the
ADI
's display.
Each function is activated by a single mouse click on the corresponding ON/OFF button.
Changing the parameters is done by a double click onto any parameter, which brings up a win-
dow to enter new values using the keyboard. Another method is to keep the left mouse button
pressed when moving up or down from any parameter field. The corresponding value will
change according to the movement of the mouse. Press the shift key while moving the mouse
to change the values in bigger steps.
The picture shows the Windows software Remote Control in
Dual Mono A/D
mode. The pro-
gram includes an extensive online help which describes all functions and elements of the user
interface. Most interesting and helpful is the visualisation of the 'control voltages' of Expander,
De-esser and Auto Level Control. At Expander and De-esser two LED chains indicate the ac-
tual Gain Reduction. The LED chains of the ALC indicate the amount of amplification. The LED
chains are a valueable help when setting up the functions. Their constantly updated states are
also shown as numerical values in the corresponding fields.
The display of the actual Look Ahead state found in the Delay section depends on ALC, EXP
and Delay. Look Ahead is already active at 0.1 ms delay time, but has no effect at such a small
value. Therefore LA EXP ON is shown at 1 ms, LA ALC at 4 ms or above.
At the bottom of the software the input and output level is displayed according to the setting
'Meter Mode'. This meter displays a level range of 80 dB in steps of 1 dB.
Storing / Loading / Editing of Setups
The software provides the following functions: reading setups from the
ADI-96 PRO
, sav-
ing setups on the PC's storage media, loading setups from PC into
ADI-96 PRO
.
