8. Software Installation
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The control panel shows the model name (not editable), and firmware
version for the device. The device properties panel also have an editable
Configuration Name, and Loudspeaker name, the latter will appear in the
tree menu after editing. Each panel will in addition have a complete set of
controls relating to the adjustable parameters within the device (press the
EQ/DELAY tab to access this section). Each control will contain the current
parameter value (see
Parameter Synchronisation
).
Single parameters may be adjusted ‘live’ whilst ‘On-line’.
Controls have standardised properties that allow them to work in a
consistent way across various control panels for different devices. Many
controls will allow the mouse wheel to be used for fine adjustments, or
the keyboard as an alternative (see
Keyboard Shortcuts
). When using
the keyboard or the mouse wheel, it is necessary to have the control in
question ‘in focus’. You can bring a control into focus either by tabbing to
it (using the Tab key), or by clicking on it with the mouse. Focus is often
shown as a dotted rectangle around part of the control.
Drop-Down Selector Boxes
These are for selecting one item from a number of possibilities in a list.
Click the arrow on the right-hand end of the control to cause it to display
a list of the options. Click on the text for that option to select it. If there are
many options to choose from, a scroll-bar will be shown, allowing you to
scroll up and down the list by clicking the scroll arrows. Note that once the
control is highlighted, the PGUP, PGDWN and Arrow keys or the mouse
wheel may also be used to change the selection.
Spin Boxes
The value would normally be adjusted by clicking on the top button to
increase the displayed value, or on the bottom button to reduce the
displayed value. Holding the mouse button whilst on a button will after
a short delay cause the repeat mechanism to repeatedly increment or
decrement the value. Alternatively, values may be typed into the value box
directly. To do this, click in the value box and type in the new value. The
value you type in may include a minus sign, a decimal point, and/or an
engineering multiplier, such as ‘k’ to signify a multiplication of 1000. This
may appear at the end of the typed string, or may be used instead of a
decimal point (such as 6k2 to mean 6200). For the value to be accepted,
you can either click outside the control (such as on another control),
or press the Enter key. Once a control button is highlighted, the PGUP,
PGDWN and Arrow keys a mouse wheel may also be used to adjust
the value.
Buttons
Buttons generally have two states; depressed (active) and non-depressed
(inactive). Generally, the button will apply the condition that is labelled
when it is depressed. The space bar may be used to activate a highlighted
button.
Faders
Faders provide a linearly traversing button, which may be dragged using
a pressed mouse to adjust the value. These sometimes also have an
associated value box for showing the numerical value of the parameter.
Once the control is highlighted, the PGUP and PGDWN keys may be used
for coarse adjustment, and the Arrow keys or the mouse wheel may be
used to for fine adjustment. Also see
VNET Control Panel
.
