Aviom A360 User Guide

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© 2013 Aviom, Inc.
A360 Channel Manager
User Guide
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Version 2.00
Table of Contents
A360 Channel Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Feature Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing A360 Channel Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A360 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Start the Installation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Welcome Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Software Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Updating or Removing the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
What Gets Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using A360 Channel Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Window Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mixer Conguration Editing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A360 Channel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mono/Stereo Radio Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Network Slot Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mono Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Stereo Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ambience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Channel Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Disk-Based Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Load From Drive Drop-Down Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A360 Mixer Conguration Number to Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Load Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Save To Drive Drop-Down Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A360 Mixer Conguration Number to Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Save Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
What Gets Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Copying Mixer Congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recalling a Mixer Conguration on the A360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sample Input List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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A360 Channel Manager

Aviom’s A360 Channel Manager™ is a PC software application designed to simplify the configuration of A360 Personal Mixers that will be used in Custom mode. A360 Channel Manager allows Pro16e™ network slots to be assigned to the mix channel buttons of the A360 as well as its Dual Profile Channel™ and One-Touch Ambience™ buttons. The resulting Mixer Configuration file can be saved to a USB memory stick for loading into the A360 Personal Mixer.
Version 2 of the A360 Channel Manager application also supports user-created mix presets saved to a USB memory device from the A360 Personal Mixer. This provides an easy way to back up mix files to a computer and transfer mix presets from one A360 to another. Twenty mix presets are saved with each mixer configuration.
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Feature Overview

The A360 Channel Manager software features include:
Simple, one-page interface
Mono and stereo mix channel support
Support for up to 64 input sources in the Pro16e network
Assignable Dual Profile Channel
Assignable One-Touch Ambience button
16 Mixer Configurations can be stored per USB device
Stores 20 user-created mix presets in each configuration
Allows easy backup of user mix presets created on the A360 Personal Mixer
Provides an easy way to transfer mix presets from one A360 to another
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Installing A360 Channel Manager

It is recommended that you quit all running Windows applications before starting the Aviom A360 Channel Manager installation process.
Check the Aviom website (www.aviom.com) for the latest information about software and firmware updates and the complete line of Aviom Pro16® and Pro64® Series products.

Computer Requirements

The minimum computer system requirements for running the Aviom A360 Channel Manager application are listed below.
Windows
Intel® or AMD® processor — 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster •
Intel, AMD, or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset•
Microsoft® • Windows® 7 or 8
2 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit systems) or 4 GB RAM (64-bit systems) •
15 MB of free hard disk space for full installation •
VGA Video (1024 x 768) - 256 colors •
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver•
One available USB port for storing and loading configuration files •
Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0•
If your PC does not have the .NET Framework components installed, an Internet connection may be required to download and install these Microsoft components.
The free Adobe® Reader (or equivalent) is required to open the included User Guide.
Mac OS
There is no official support for A360 Channel Manager running on Apple® Mac computers.

A360 Requirements

Firmware version 2.x or higher is required when using this version of A360 Channel Manager. Get firmware updates from the Aviom website; see the A360 Personal Mixer User Guide for information about updating the firmware in a Personal Mixer.
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Start the Installation Process

Before installing the software, quit any running Windows applications. Locate the installer file, named “A360_Channel_Manager_Installer.exe,” and double-click it to begin the installation process. If an older version of A360 Channel Manager is already installed on the computer, it will be uninstalled during the new installation process. (Any user-created files are preserved.) You can uninstall a previous version of A360 Channel Manager manually by using the tools built into the Windows OS Control Panel.
During the install, most screens give the option of navigating back to the previous step to review settings or make changes before continuing. To do this, click the B to finishing, click the ca n c e l button; no software components will be installed.)
a c k button. (To exit the installer at any time prior

Welcome Screens

When the Welcome screens appear, click ne x t to continue and install A360 Channel Manager or click ca n c e l to exit without running the installer.
Click the Next but ton to continue the installation process.
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Software License Agreement

When the Software License Agreement page appears, read the agreement completely, click the I a c c e p t t h e t e r m s I n t h e l I c e n s e a g r e e m e n t radio button, and then click the ne x t button to continue the installation.
Accept the Software License Agreement to continue.
If you do not accept the software license agreement, the installer will exit without installing Aviom A360 Channel Manager.
Following the license agreement, the current ReadMe document will be displayed. Click ne x t to continue the installation, click Ba c k to return to the previous page of the installer, or click ca n c e l to exit without installing the software.
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Install

At this point, the installer has enough information to install the A360 Channel Manager application and its supporting files. On the screen that follows the ReadMe document, click the In s t a l l button to begin the installation. Click Ba c k to return to the previous screen to review settings, or click ca n c e l to exit the installer.
Click the Install button to start the software installation process.
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Software Security

If the PC prompts that verification is required to continue the software installation process, click Ye s to proceed or click no to exit without installing A360 Channel Manager.
Click Yes to continue the installation.

Finish

When the install has finished, the following screen will be displayed. Click the FI n I s h button to complete the installation process.
Click the Finish button to exit the installer.
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After the installer closes, A360 Channel Manager is ready to use (assuming that all required Microsoft updates and .NET Framework components are correctly installed).
Launch A360 Channel Manager by double-clicking its icon either from the desktop or in the A360 Channel Manager application folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Aviom\A360 Channel Manager), or by selecting a360 ch a n n e l ma n a g e r from within the Aviom folder in the All Programs section of the PC Start menu.
No t e : The default location for the installation is
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Aviom\A360 Channel Manager\A360 Channel Manager.exe
A desktop icon is installed automatically.

Updating or Removing the Application

When a new version of A360 Channel Manager is available, the old version of the application will be removed automatically in the process of installing a new version.
An uninstall shortcut is placed in the All Programs menu.
As a precaution, back up any files in the A360 Channel Manager folder that you wish to save before proceeding with the uninstall and update procedure. The uninstall utility removes all program files, product-specific update files, application icons, log files, registry entries, and text files associated with A360 Channel Manager. It does not delete any user-created files.
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