Xilica Audio Design XP 4080, User Manual

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Page 2: ...nding prong The wide blade or the third prongs are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM BEING WALKED ON OR PINCHED PARTICULARLY AT PLUGS CONVENIENCE RECEPTACLES AND THE POINT WHERE THEY EXIT FROM THE APPARATUS 11 ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED BY THE MANUF...

Page 3: ...6 Technical Specifications 7 Install XConsole 8 Launch XConsole 9 Connection Troubleshoot 10 11 Firmware Upgrade 12 13 Export Import Files Going Online 14 Front Panel 15 Channel Menu 16 22 System Menu 23 28 Quick Reference 29 Contact and Support 30 ...

Page 4: ...e s maximum headroom The output limit LED references to the threshold of the output limiter 6 LCD display The LCD display shows device information and settings 7 Menu The Menu Left and Right buttons are used to scroll through the device menus 8 Cursor The Cursor Left and Right buttons are used to scroll through device parameters 9 Enter Sys The Enter button is used to confirm actions or enter the ...

Page 5: ...3 1 Power switch Power ON OFF the processor using this switch 2 Power supply Insert the plug connector into the socket Connect the cord into a 90 240 VAC 50 60Hz power source 3 Ethernet Connect the device to the network using a standard RJ45 Ethernet Cat5 cable 4 Outputs Output connections are established using XLR connectors Outputs dependent on model 5 Inputs Input connections are established us...

Page 6: ...UTS OUTPUTS 1 2 3 1 Power switch Power ON OFF the processor using this switch 2 Power supply Insert the plug connector into the socket Connect the cord into a 90 240 VAC 50 60Hz power source 3 Ethernet Connect the device to the network using a standard RJ45 Ethernet Cat5 cable 4 Outputs Output connections are established using Euro Phoenix 5 08mm type connectors 5 Inputs Input connections are esta...

Page 7: ...rosstalk 80dB 1kHz Distortion 0 002 1kHz 4dBu Processor 40 bit floating point Sampling rate 96kHz Propagation delay 1 5ms Analog converters High performance 24 bit Connectors XP2040 4080 XLR USB RS232 RJ45 Ethernet IEC power socket XP8080 Phoenix connector included USB RS232 RJ45 Ethernet IEC power socket Power 90 240 VAC 50 60Hz Mounting 1RU with vent between units Dimensions 19 x1 75 x9 483x44x2...

Page 8: ... Open the downloaded zip file 3 Then open the XConsoleSetup_v0904 exe file 4 An installation window will appear Click Install to continue 5 Allow the program to complete the installation process This may take a several minutes 6 When complete Windows will ask for permission to allow firewall access The suggested setting is to allow XConsole to communicate in Private networks such as home or work A...

Page 9: ... Locate the XConsole application on your Desktop or Applications folder Double click the application to launch the software Devices will display as a list on the left Double click a device to open the device parameters ...

Page 10: ...ole and the device will now be connected In addition the COM port has to be COM1 to COM8 To check if there is another software running taking the COM port 1 Open Terminal Either click Command Prompt in XConsole or type Command at the Windows start button Search programs and files area 2 Close XConsole if it is opened 3 Type Mode COM where COM is the Com Port shown in Device Manager for Silabs If t...

Page 11: ...he Ethernet menu The device IP Address can be viewed To configure the device network settings use the cursor arrows and jog wheel to change the values 3 Click Enter to save changes To view the IP address in XConsole 1 Open XConsole 2 Double click the connected device in the Device list The device window will pop up 3 Select the Device button located at the bottom left of the window The device IP A...

Page 12: ...he current device firmware To view the current software version click on the About tab at the top of the software Firmware Upgrade Procedure Save any design files from the device onto your computer as all programmed data on the device will be erased during the upgrade process After the firmware upgrade is completed the design file can be loaded back into your device 1 The device must be online and...

Page 13: ...y take several minutes DO NOT POWER OFF THE DEVICE Powering off the device during a Firm ware Upgrade can result in a complete corruption of the processor Once the Firmware file has completed the device will need to be manually switched Off and On again The software will also need to be rebooted ...

Page 14: ...arameters 2 Click Preset located at the bottom left of the window 3 There are three options Transfer Presets from PC to Device Transfer Presets from Device to PC Presets within Device only Select an option and click Proceed It is recommended to back up project files to an external location Saved project files will have a xdat extension at the end of the file name ...

Page 15: ...on more than one channel from the same input or output group can be selected to link the channels together The green LEDs below the for the mute buttons are lit for the linked channels Any modification of the data will be applied to all linked channels To cancel linking simply deselect the desired channel while holding the Menu or Menu buttons or press the Exit key to deselect all channels When a ...

Page 16: ...ystem menu LEVEL The level or gain ranges from 40dB to 15dB in 0 25dB steps POL The polarity or phase can be normal or inverted DELAY The maximum delay permitted is 62400 samples Each sample is approximately 10us 1 96k The equivalent delay time is displayed to the right in parenthesis The delay time unit can be set to ms ft or m in the System menu I1 _______ Mic LEVEL 0dB I1 _______ Signal LEVEL 0...

Page 17: ... The frequency steps can be selected in the System Menu BW The EQ bandwidth ranges from 0 02 to 3 61 octaves in steps of 0 01 octave The equivalent Q value is automatically shown besides the octave value DEG For first degree all pass AP 1 filter the bandwidth will set the phase shift at the centre frequency The phase shift is gradually changed from 180 degrees above the centre frequency to the spe...

Page 18: ...s one of the 31 available bands The frequency corresponding to each band is also shown LEVEL The GEQ level or gain ranges from 30dB to 15dB in 0 25dB steps BYPASS This control will un bypass Off or bypass On the entire GEQ for this channel I1 _______ GEQ1 GEQ 1 f 20 I1 _______ GEQ1 LEVEL 0 00dB I1 _______ GEQ1 BYPASS Off ...

Page 19: ...12 24 36 or 48dB octave only TYPH The three available filter types for the high frequency crossover point low pass are Butterworth Linkwitz Riley or Bessel FRQH The filter cut off frequency for the high frequency crossover point low pass ranges from 20Hz to 30kHz in either 1Hz steps or 1 36 octave steps The frequency steps can be selected in either the System menu SLPH The filter slope for high fr...

Page 20: ... 0 1ms steps then ranges from 1ms to 100ms in 1ms steps RELEASE The compressor release time can be set at 2X 4X 8X 16X or 32X the attack time RATIO The compressor ratio is the slope in which the signal is compressed It ranges from 1 1 to 1 40 01 _______ Comp THRESH 20 0dB 01 _______ Comp ATTACK 10ms 01 _______ Comp RELEASE 8XAtck 01 _______ Comp RATIO 1 1 ...

Page 21: ...iter threshold ranges from 20dBu to 20dBu in 0 5dB steps ATTACK The limiter attack time ranges from 0 3ms to 1ms in 0 1ms steps then ranges from 1ms to 100ms in 1ms steps RELEASE The limiter release time can be set at 2X 4X 8X 16X or 32X the attack time 01 _______ Limit THRESH 20 0dB 01 _______ Limit ATTACK 10ms 01 _______ Limit RELEASE 8XAtck ...

Page 22: ...he current output channel It can be used to mix the input source in dB or disable it Off If more than one input sources are enabled they will be added together as the source for the current output channel 5 8 available for 8080 model only I1 _______ Source IN1 Off ...

Page 23: ...ry The program name is displayed to the right of the program System Menu The System menu allows the user to control and change parameters that are related to the system behaviour and general operation To access the system menu Make sure you are first in the main menu Press the Exit button to return to the main menu any time Press the Enter Sys key SYSTEM Recall P 1 ___________ ...

Page 24: ...ogram to NAM A descriptive name of up to twelve characters can be assigned to each program SYSTEM Store P 1 SYSTEM Store NAM ____________ Mic Pre amps An optional microphone preamp can be added to the series The user can select line input or mic input from this menu Only available for 2040 M 4080 M 8080 M models only Applies to phantom power as well IN1 8 The user can choose between Line input or ...

Page 25: ...will automatically receive at 48V DC voltage This will not affect Line input since they are disconnected physically Copy channels from the source to the target When the source and targets are both inputs and outputs all audio parameters will be copied When the Source or the Target is an input while the other is an output only the Level Polarity Delay EQ Crossover and Channel name are copied SOURCE...

Page 26: ...s It can be 36 steps octave or All frequencies 1Hz resolution DELAY UNIT This sets the time unit for input and output delay to ms ft or m Eth IP A unique IP address should be assigned to each unit in the network Eth GW The gateway address of the network Usually this should be the IP address of your router switch hub address Eth SM This sets the subnet mask used by your network General Settings Eth...

Page 27: ...this at 0 Communication Settings SYSTEM Comm DEVICE ID 1 SYSTEM Comm BAUD RATE 115200 SYSTEM Comm NETWORK ID 0 The password is four characters in length The factory default of a new unit does not require a password The device can be protected for unauthorized parameters and or system abuse The security settings can be controlled and stored in the device with the XConsole GUI only When the correct ...

Page 28: ...t can be switched to bypass mode This menu displays the device name firmware version and security code When no password is set the factory default code is 11110000 When another combination of characters is displayed a password is set in the device and certain functions are disabled for the user to modify Factory Settings ISO Settings INFO SYSTEM Reset CURRENT Yes SYSTEM ISO THRESHOLD 102 SYSTEM IS...

Page 29: ...er FTRL Off Butterworth Linkwitz Riley Bessel XOver low freq XOver FRQL 20 30 000 1 Hz XOver low slope XOver SLPL 6 48 6 dB octave XOver high type XOver FTRH Off Butterworth Linkwitz Riley Bessel XOver high freq XOver FRQH 20 30 000 1 Hz XOver high slope XOver SLPH 6 48 6 dB octave Compressor threshold Comp THRESH 20 20 0 5 dBu Compressor attack Comp ATTACK 0 3 100 0 1 1 ms Compressor release Comp...

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