Unit Groups; Creating A New Group; Deleting A Group; Changing The Program Password - IMG STAGE LINE MEGA-DSP08 Bedienungsanleitung

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Overview window with group

6.3.1 Unit groups

Multiple speaker systems may be grouped so
that they can be controlled (e. g. muted) simulta-
neously. Changes made to the settings of a
speaker system in a group will automatically
apply to all speaker systems of this group. It is
always possible to assign a speaker system to
another group.

6.3.1.1 Creating a new group

1) To create a new group, call up the menu item
"Tools ± New Group".
2) In the window displayed, enter the desired
group name in the field "Enter the name of the
new group:".
At the end of the list of speaker systems,
an additional row for the group appears (row
"Group: ...").
3) In each row of the speaker system to be
included in the group, select the new group
from the list in the column "Group".
This procedure can also be used at any
time to remove a speaker system from a
group (select „Not Grouped") or to assign a
speaker box to another group.
The row "Group: ..." indicates the number
of speaker systems (members) that currently
belong to the group.
4) Use the button [Open] at the end of the row
"Group: ..." to show a list of all group mem-
bers beneath the row; use the button [Close]
to hide the list ( fig. 3 – the list includes two
members).

6.3.1.2 Deleting a group

To delete a group, click the button [Delete]
( fig. 3) in the row of this group. A confirmation
box appears, asking you to confirm the deletion.
If the group to be deleted includes speaker sys-
tems, an additional note will let you know that the
entry "Not Grouped" will be assigned to the
speaker systems.

6.3.2 Changing the program password

To change the password for starting the pro-
gram:
1) Call up the menu item „Tools ± Change Soft-
ware Password".
2) In the window displayed, enter the current
password in the field "Enter Old Password:"
(the pre-defined password is "monacor").
3) In the window displayed, enter the new pass-
word in the field "Enter New Password:".
4) In the window displayed, re-enter the pass-
word in the field "Confirm New Password:".
Make sure to remember the password!
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6.3.3 Demo mode

If no speaker system is connected to the com-
puter, a virtual speaker system can be created
for demonstration purposes. To do so, call up the
menu item "Tools ± Enter Demo Mode".
In the list, a virtual speaker system named
"Mega DSP" with the designation "DEMO..."
in the field "Reference" is shown. As with real
speakers, the configuration window can be
called up by means of the button [>>] (
To remove the virtual speaker system from
the list, call up the menu item "Tools ± Leave
Demo Mode".

6.3.4 Firmware update

To ensure a smooth communication between
the control program and the speaker system,
both units must be equipped with matching
firmware versions. If the control program is
newer, the firmware (operating system) of the
speaker system may be updated by means of
the control program. With this update, all settings
in the speaker system will get lost. To keep the
settings, save them on the computer (
ter 6.5.5) before starting the update.
Note: Firmware updates are performed at your own
risk. After a firmware update, the functions of the unit
may differ from those described in this instruction
manual.
CAUTION: Switch off the signal sources or
reduce their output level so that the volume is not
unexpectedly high after the settings have been
reset.
To update the firmware of a speaker system, call
up the menu item "Tools ± Enable Update". On
the right-hand side of the list, the column
"Update" appears.
1) In the row of the speaker system to be
updated, click the button [>>] in the column
"Update".
2) A message appears which informs the user
that it is not allowed to switch off the speaker
system or to interrupt the connection during
the multi-step update process. If the update
fails, it must be started again.
Click the button [OK] to start the update, or
click [Cancel] to cancel the update.
3) Upon completion of the update, another mes-
sage appears. Confirm this message.
If the program determines that the firm -
ware of the speaker system is up to date, the
settings will not be reset to the factory set-
tings.
4) To reset the model-specific factory settings
(preset 1 – 5), call up the configuration win-
dow of the speaker system and select the
function "Hardware ± Load Factory Presets"
( chapter 6.5.7).
To hide the column "Update" in the list, call up
the menu item "Tools ± Disable Update".
Note: Resetting to the factory settings will also affect
the network settings and the password of the speaker
system; i. e. it may initially not be possible to access the
speaker system via the computer.

6.3.5 BGM player

Use the menu item "Tools ± BGM Player ± Open
File/Open Directory" to call up a small utility pro-
gram for playing audio files on the computer.
"Open File" will play a single file; "Open Direc-
tory" will play all files included in the directory.
To play audio files on a speaker system,
connect the audio output of the computer to the
audio input (12) of the speaker system to be
used.

6.3.6 Exiting the program

To exit the program, call up the menu item "File
± Quit" or close the program window.

6.4 Configuring the speaker

CAUTION!
fig. 5).
Combined with the control program, the signal
processor is an effective tool for making very
detailed but also major changes to the trans-
mission properties of the speaker system.
Therefore, each modification to the param-
eters should be performed with care and
expertise. At the worst, extreme changes to the
settings may damage the speaker system.
1) To configure a speaker system, click the but-
ton [>>] in the column "Launch" of the list
( figs. 2, 3).
2) A dialog window appears. The name of the
corresponding speaker system and its MAC
address are shown in the list field.
chap-
If desired, select another speaker system.
3) In the field beneath "Password", enter the
password for the speaker system selected.
The password is factory-set to "monacor" and
can individually be changed for each speaker
system ( chapter 6.6.2 or chapter 5.1.4).
4) The main window (fig. 5) for the speaker sys-
tem selected appears. The colour field on the
left-hand side, next to UNIT CONNECTION,
indicates the connection status of the
speaker system. When the colour field is
green, a data connection is established. A
red colour field indicates that the connection
is interrupted and that it is not possible to
modify settings; if the user tries to make
changes, an error message will appear.
Click the buttons [IN-A] and [IN-B] to
switch to the configuration windows of the
two input signal paths (fig. 6). Click the button
[ MAIN ] to return to the main window.
Any settings changed on the screen are instantly
transferred to the speaker system, provided that
a data connection exists. The settings can be
saved as presets on the computer (
6.5.3) or in the speaker system (
6.5.2). In addition, it is possible to define if the
speaker system, when being switched on, is to
load a specific preset or the state it was in when
switched off ( chapter 6.6.4).
Figure 4 shows a block diagram of the path
a signal takes through the amplifier system.
Starting with the two inputs on the left-hand side,
the signals, after A / D conversion, pass the input
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