Marani DPA360P, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ch may be used for tuning sound reinforcement systems during installation Each output offers up to 7 band of parametric equalization in addition to the crossover filters which themselves provide slopes from 6dB Octave up to 48dB Octave Each output path also features RMS compressor Peak Limiter and configurable delay The DPA360P supports a full matrix mixing mode where inputs may be routed mixed in...

Page 3: ...e progress of the DP360P initialization process The DP360P will start with a completely flat condition of the all processes After the initialization the DP360P will show on the LCD that no Program Preset has been created yet and that the program preset loaded is an empty one which means flat condition for the all available processes First time activation will default to the first of the Empty Prog...

Page 4: ...n the push and hold time When the A B C and D buttons are pushed and held for more than one second Input Channels A B C are either muted or unmuted The red LED will illuminate when the Channel is muted When the MUTE LED is OFF then the related Input Channel is UN MUTED A momentary push of the A B C buttons enters the Editing Mode for the Input Channels see later for the Input Channel Editing detai...

Page 5: ...will be available 3 1 1 PROGRAM UTILITY Recall a Program Recall a Program 01 Preset 01 32 Preset 32 3 1 2 PROGRAM UTILITY Save a Program Save a Program 01 Preset 01 32 Preset 32 3 1 3 PROGRAM UTILITY Delete a Program Delete a Program 01 Preset 01 32 Preset 32 4 UTILITY MENU Interface Utilities 4 1 INTERFACE UTILITY Interface Setup Interface Setup Source USB Source RS485 4 1 2 INTERFACE UTILITY Int...

Page 6: ...ected filter Through the PM3 it is possible to select one of the 17 available filters type Once selected the filter Type and NOT in Byp mode pressing again the ENTER button can be accessed the selected filter s editing page 5 1 Input A B C EQ x X from 1 to 5 Byp Off Type Y 5 1a If selected a Peaking_Eq filter then the filter can be set by the following parameters Input A B C EQ x up to 5 filters a...

Page 7: ...Freq and Q parameter indepndently For proceeding with the editing of a custom filter Cell the PM1 is here used foir the Cell selection So a Cutom Filter can be set in its parameters as follow 1 1b 1 If selected a Custom_2nd filter Output x Name HPF Custom_2nd F 250Hz 2nd order Cells selection Filtx F 250Hz Q 0 3 2nd Ord Cell x x 1 Freq 20Hz Q 0 05 x 1 20kHz 10 00 1 1b 2 If selected a Custom_3rd fi...

Page 8: ...ltx pressing the Enter Button can be accessed also for the Custom Filters the page for the fast frequency setting as available for the NOT Custom Filters and which way of working is described at the point 1 1a 3 Out x EQ x X from 1 to 7 Byp Off Type Y Y Peaking_Eq Hi Shelv_Q Lo Shelv_Q Byp Off Type Y PM1 N A Off Peaking_Eq On Notch Filt Through the PM2 it is possible to Byp the single selected fil...

Page 9: ... dB 8 Output x Name RMS Cmp Thr 12 0dBu Rto 1 1 Thr 12 0dBu Rto 1 1 PM1 N A Threshold 20 0dBu Ratio 1 1 10 0dBu 32 1 9 Output x Name RMS Cmp A 5ms R 0 2s Kn 2 A 5ms R 0 2s Kn 2 Atk time 5ms Rel time 0 1s Knee Hard 00 200ms 3 0s Soft 100 10 Output x Name Limiter A 5ms R 0 2s 20dB A 5ms R 0 2s 20dB Atk time 5ms Rel time 0 1s Amp 10 0 dB 200ms 3 0s 20 0dB OFF 11 Output x Name Delay Delay 0 000 ms Del...

Page 10: ...isplayed with NO Asterisk Pushing the ENTER button on an unselected option will mean an asterisk will then appear and this option will now take over as the currently selected running option System Utilities Sub menu this sub menu allows to access several operations related to the DP360P Start Up and General Configuration From the System Utilities Sub menu pushing ENTER and then using the NAV PM1 e...

Page 11: ...ressing the ENTER button and this will force the DP360P to begin to load this selected preset and the following transitory screen will appear Once loaded the DP360P will exit to the Recall a Program screen automatically and the above screen will disappear Note at any time it is possible to quit the recall action by pressing the ESC button Save a Program this page allows you to store a new preset i...

Page 12: ...pear returning to the following screen If during the Preset Storing process you want to overwrite an existing memory location select this location in the Save a Program page then ENTER and you will be asked if you want to overwrite this preset with the following ENTER to Overwrite screen displaying the currently stored preset and location If you wish to proceed press ENTER again and the DP360P wil...

Page 13: ...enu allows you to access several options related to the DP360P operating mode and to manage the presets stored and recallable within the PC Card when inserted in the front panel related Socket If NO CARD INSERTED in the Socket then the unit if trying to access the Sub Menu pressing the Enter button will show the following If a CARD IS INSERTED in the Socket and properly formatted then it is possib...

Page 14: ...ring a Multi Units connection through RS485 is given turning the PM1 counter clockwise and adjusting the ID Num to assign to the Unit from 01 up to 32 Security Sub menu this sub menu allows the User to set the parameters shown lock the DP360P and set a Password therefore limiting the unit s functions and controls to those who have access to the appropriate Password Press ENTER and then use the NAV...

Page 15: ...ock icon indicating that the DP360P is locked User Password from the User Password sub menu Press ENTER to access the User Password page Using the PM2 or PM3 encoders to choose a character and the NAV PM1 encoder to move between available locations you can enter a 6 Character Password Name The current position of the cursor for the characters to be entered is shown by a blinking underscore During ...

Page 16: ...use of the Mute A B C and MUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 buttons The only access available is to the parameters of the input output channels accessible by pressing the edit button ONLY to READ the values no editing possible if the be shown flag in the Show Parameter Sub Menu has been selected Once Locked by Password the keylock icon will appear on the default LCD screen and no menu pages will be accessible with...

Page 17: ...by Remote Control ONLY through the Pc Sw coming with the Unit Source page The Dpa360P can assign to each input channel independently the input source Particularly 4 sources for the Input are available Analog coming on the Input XLR connectors Digital coming on the S Pdif RCA cpnnectors White Noise or Pink Noise generated internally The Input source can be selected pressing ENTER and using the PM2 ...

Page 18: ...ation at the cutting frequency and a slope of 6dB Oct 9 Low Pass_2 Low Pass filters of the 2nd order with 3dB attenuation at the cutting frequency and a slope of 12dB Oct 10 Low Pass_Q Low Pass filters with Variable Q 11 High Pass_1 High Pass filters of the 1st order with 3dB attenuation at the cutting frequency and a slope of 6dB Oct 12 High Pass_2 High Pass filters of the 2nd order with 3dB atte...

Page 19: ...ng once more the ENTER Button it is possible to access the page of the Frequency Fast Setting Here the NAV PM1 encoder will increment decrement the Frequency value by step of one thousand Hz the PM2 by steps of one hundred Hz and the PM3 by steps of one Hz Hi_Shelv_Q Filter These Symmetrical Shelving filters present level of the selected Gain Attenuation at the selected cutting frequency and a slo...

Page 20: ...value by step of one thousand Hz the PM2 by steps of one hundred Hz and the PM3 by steps of one Hz Menu Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 Output Channels Editing access by pushing the 1 2 3 4 5 6 buttons From the Default Screen it is possible to access the Output Channel menu by pressing the 1 2 3 4 5 6 button Once pressed the related blue EDIT LED will turn ON The Sub Menus pages can now be scrolled through by ...

Page 21: ...ncy value by step of one thousand Hz the PM2 by steps of one hundred Hz and the PM3 by steps of one Hz HPF sub menu Custom Filters from the sub menu page using the PM2 encoder it is also possible to set the HPF as Custom Filter where this means that the HPF is builded as cascade of IInd Order Cells which number is depending from the filter s order and where for each Cell can be set independently t...

Page 22: ...ge Pressing the ENTER Button the filter type fields and the Cutting frequency fields become accessible for the filter s type selection and the Cutting Frequency fine setting The available shapes and orders for the Low Pass Filter that are accessible by rotating the PM2 encoder are listed below Bypass Low Pass Filter Bypassed Buttw_1st Butterworth Filter 6dB Oct Slope Buttw_2nd Butterworth Filter 1...

Page 23: ... High Cut Frequency can be set on both the cascaded Cells and the Q on the second one 3 Customm_4th builded using 2 IInd order Cell where High Cut Frequency and the Q be set on both the cascaded Cells The following is an example of a LPF sub menu screen with the filter set at 400Hz as Custom_4th on Output1 using the name Low see later for assigning a Name to the outputs From this Page to access th...

Page 24: ...ted Filter can be activated or bypassed The DP360P allows the user to select anyone of the filter s type listed above and assign them independently using the 5 available filters In order to select the filter s type it is necessary to use the PM3 encoder rotate it clockwise or counter clockwise to select the desired filter So in order to define the filter type for the filter number 1 x 1 it is nece...

Page 25: ...ing the Filter s Low Cut Frequency Gain and Q Low Cut Frequency the selectable frequencies range is from 80Hz to 20kHz in steps of 1Hz and can be adjusted by rotating the NAV PM1 encoder Gain the selectable range of the Gain is from 12dB to 12dB in steps of 0 5 dB and can be adjusted by rotating the PM2 encoder Q the selectable Q range is from 0 3 up to 20 0 in steps of 0 1 and can be adjusted by ...

Page 26: ... Level is selected the LED meters will show from bottom up the Level of the signal When the RMS Compressor s activity is selected the LED meters will show from top down the activity of the RMS Compressor Limiter on the output When the Peak Limiter s activity is selected the LED meters will show from top down the activity of the Peak Limiter on the output Name page from this screen it is possible t...

Page 27: ...back to the Main Source Page after the above selection the screen will appear as follow Gain page from this screen it is possible to set the Output Channels Level from 18dB to 18dB press ENTER an arrow will appear on the left of the screen then use the PM2 or PM3 buttons The value set on this screen will only affect the input level of the selected Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 The following is an example sc...

Page 28: ...ack Time A Release Time R and Knee type Once pushing ENTER the above screen will change as follows The Attack Time A can be edited using the NAV PM1 encoder the Release Time R the PM2 encoder and the Knee type the PM3 encoder Attack Time A the selectable range of the RMS Compressor s Attack Time is from 5ms to 200ms in steps of 1ms from 5ms to 20ms then 5ms from 20ms to 30ms then 10ms from 30ms to...

Page 29: ...00mS by steps of 1mS or 20 8uS To set the Delay time press ENTER an arrow will appear on the left of the screen then use the PM2 encoder to set the Delay Time in steps of 1mS and the PM3 for setting the fine Delay Time in steps of 20 8 microseconds The following is an example screen for the Delay page where the Delay Time of Output Channel 1 is set to 160 1872mS Polarity page from this page it is ...

Page 30: ... Master channel Note The LINK function is NOT a COPY function If we want to edit the limiter of the Output channels 1 2 4 we can enter the editing mode of Output Channel 1 by pressing the related Edit button and turning on the Blue LED below the Output Channel 1 LED meters This assigns the role of Master and displays this channel s parameters on the LCD Then press the Edit button of Output Channel...

Page 31: ...initialize Once completed the DP360P will resume regular operation as though it was a new unit from the factory and no previously programmed parameters will be available for use GND and USB LIFT switches The DP360P on its back panel is providing a couple of switches allowing to connect or left unconnected the power Supply Main GND and the USB connectors GND to the chassis MAIN LIFT GND Switch Actu...

Page 32: ...ler will check if the Preset is initialized available or not yet created B If YES then the microcontroller will send back to the User eg Crestron AMX Remote Control the same frame used by the command RX STX ID_M ID_N CMD D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 ETX F0H C3H XX 1BH NPreset 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H F7H So in this case if the user gets back EXACTLY what was sent the preset is existing and loaded on...

Page 33: ...XX 0 31 ID device Chn 0 7 Channel selected 0 1 2 3 In1 In4 2 9 Out1 Out8 when Channel 0 1 2 3 selected then Vol Input Gain when Channel 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 selected then Vol Output Vol Phs Phase only if the Chn 1 Value 0 1 where 0 direct 1 inverse 180 Vol Gains from 0 to 180 12dB 6dB step 0 1dB B If the command has been properly executed and the Gain Volume modified then the microcontroller will send ...

Page 34: ...le XLR Maximum Input Level 20dBu Analog Output Signal Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Bal Male XLR Maximum Output Level 20dBu Digital Processing DSP SAM3716 24bits data x 96 bits coeff A D D A Converters Cs42888 24bit Sampling Frequency 48kHz S PDIF Stereo Digital Input 32kHz 44 1kHz and 48kHz Sources Accepted S N 110dBA THD N 0 005 Frequency Response Bypass 20Hz 20kHz 1 dB Power Supply Switching Power Su...

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