SOLIDYNE 462
dsp - broadcast digital processor
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Chapter 3
Starting up and operation
3.1 Basic actions
3.1.1 Using the JOG wheel
All the installation settings and each parameter of
audio processing are managed with the JOG
wheel into a friendly graphic interface.
The frontal panel presents a big blue screen of dot
matrix, and a rotating control (JOG) with push
button. Their use is very simple:
•
Turn the JOG control to select an option or to
change values (i.e.: changing levels; select
Yes/No; etc.)
•
To confirm an option/value
press the JOG
briefly
. It’s like make “click” with the mouse.
•
Push and hold the JOG by a second
to enter
to the Main Menu or to cancel a screen. It’s the
equivalent to double-click with a mouse.
3.1.2 Processing
programs
462dsp/AM has
15 presets
programs and
15 user
memories. Programs from 00 to 14 are programs
made by the engineers of Solidyne,
ready to be
used on the air
. There are different adjustments
for different programs styles. Each program has a
name that identifies it but the
names are only
indicatives
. Processing programs are described
with detail later.
You can customize the programs copying it to the
user banks (15 to 29) and edit them. By default,
user memories are “empty” (strictly speaking with
“flat” processing adjustments). You can create a
new adjustment changing the values of each
parameter on the user memory; or copying a
preset to the user memory (recommended). See
“4.3.1 – Copy programs”
3.1.3 Modes of control
The processor can be controlled of many ways:
a)
Manually controlled from the frontal panel.
c)
The programs can be created and edited using
the
462dsp/AM VirtualRack software
. This
software allows saving the 462’s programs in
the Hard Disk (files .462) that you can send by
e-mail, so that other radios of your chain share
the customized adjustments. In addition; this
software allows creating a
scheduling
programming
, to change the processing
program at certain hours from the day. Virtual
Rack runs in background using very few
resources. In fact this software can run on the
On-Air computer.
d)
Connecting the PC to Internet, you can
controls the software via “Shared desktop”
Windows feature.
3.1.4 Access
password
You can define a password of 3 characters
(letters, numbers and signs) to avoid that non
authorized people make changes on the
programming adjustments.
Each time that you try to access to the main menu
the processor will ask you for the password.
Note that
you don’t need the password to
change the current preset on-air
. Please see
“3.2.3 - Processor Setup”.
3.2 INSTALLATION SETTINGS
a)
On start up, the 462dsp/AM shows by a few
seconds the boot screen indicating the firmware
version:
Once started; the processor present the main
screen; described in the item 3 of the Chapter 1.
The unit always starts loading the last used
program.
b)
Pressing and holding the JOG you accede to
the
Main Menu.
Once into main menu; turn the JOG until select
the desired option. The selected option is marked
by
a little arrow
that appears
below the icons
.
Touch briefly the JOG to confirm the selection.
