Galaxy Audio DS-EQ230 User Manual
DS-EQ230
USER’S MANUAL
DS-E Q230
L IN
R IN
L OUT
L COMP
R OUT
R COMP
®
Dual Channel 30 Band EQ
USB
19"
(482mm )
DIGITAL
DIGITAL
USB
Contents
Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................1
Safety Instructions................................................................................ 2
Overview.......................................................................................3
Getting Started with Front Panel Controls........................................ 4 - 27
Using the PC Interface.................................................................. 28 - 34
Volume Controls Table................................................................. 35 & 36
Specifications..................................................................................... 37
Introduction
Introduction
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Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions
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READ these instructions.
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CLEAN ONLY with dry cloth.
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or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
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polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type
plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wider blade or the third
prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
PROTECT the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs,
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convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
ONLY USE attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
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REFER all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the
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has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been
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Overview
Described below are the functions of the front panel control buttons and encoders for the
DS-EQ230.
DS-E Q230
1 2
1 - LCD Display
2 - Navigation/Parameter 1 Key
3 - Parameter 2 Key
4 - Enter Key
5 - Escape Key
6 - Utility Key
7 - Parameter 3 Key
8 - Left Input Edit/Mute Key
L IN
R IN
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5
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6 7 8 9 10
L OUT
R OUT
11 12
L COMP
R COMP
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9 - Right Input Edit/Mute Key
10 - Left Output Edit/Bypass Key
11 - Right Output Edit/Bypass Key
12 - Left Comp Edit/Bypass Key
13 - Right Comp Edit/Bypass Key
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Getting Started
Getting Started
As soon as the DS-EQ230 is turned ON the device model name will appear in the LCD screen:
DS-EQ230
Equalizer 30+30
A status bar will show the progress of the DS-EQ230 initialization process:
DS-EQ230
The DS-EQ230 has eight factory pre-set: “Default Flat”, “Default Classic”, “Default Disco”,
“Default Jazz”, “Default Pop”, “Default RnB”, “Default Rock” and “Default Vocal”.
After the initialization, the DS-EQ230 will show on the LCD the first of the embedded preset, or
the last one selected prior to the unit being turned off.
First time activation will default to the first of the preset:
DS-EQ230
Default Flat
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• Encoders and ENTER, ESC buttons
The DS-EQ230 is equipped with 3 Relative Encoders, “NAV/PM1”, “PM2” and “PM3”. These
encoders allow you to navigate the user interface and edit sections of the processor. They allow
the user to navigate within the screen for the selection of sub-menus, pages and parameters and to
select the values to be assigned during the editing operations.
The “ENTER” and “ESC” buttons allow the user to confirm or NOT confirm the operations
performed by the encoders.
• UTILITY, LIN/RIN and LOUT/ROUT/LCOMP/RCOMP buttons
The UTILITY button allows the User to enter the Sub-menus and set the general characteristics of
the Equalizer. The LIN and RIN buttons allow the User to enter the Editing Menus of the Equalizer’s
Input Channels or to MUTE the Equalizer’s Outputs.
LOUT/ROUT and LCOMP/RCOMP buttons, allow the User to access UTILITY functions related to
the Equalizer (LOUT/ROUT) or to enter the Editing Menus of the Equalizer’s Compressors Section
(LCOMP/RCOMP).
The BYPASS functions allows to bypass the Equalizer setting (LOUT/ROUT) or the Compressor
setting (LCOMP/RCOMP).
As understood, the LIN/RlN as well as the LOUT/ROUT and LCOMP/RCOMP buttons have double
functions dependent on the push and hold time.
When the LIN/RIN buttons are pushed and held for more than one second, Input Channels LIN or
RIN 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 LIN/RIN buttons enters the Editing Mode for the Equalizer’s Channels
(see later for the Equalizer ’s Channel Editing details).
The blue “EDIT” LED will now be ON.
When the LOUT/ROUT buttons are pushed and held for more than one second, the Equalizer will
go into bypass and the red LED will illuminate indicating bypass. To remove from bypass push and
hold again for more than one second, the red LED will turn off indicating the Equalizer is now in
circuit.
When the LCOMP/RCOMP buttons are pushed and held for more than one second, the
Compressor will go into bypass and the red LED will illuminate indicating bypass. To remove from
bypass, push and hold again for more than one second. The red LED will turn off indicating the
Compressor is now in circuit.
A momentary push of the LOUT/ROUT buttons enters Utilities’ functions for the Equalizer ’s
Channels (see later for the Equalizer’s Utilities Functions details). The blue “UTILITY” LED will
now be ON.
A momentary push of the LCOMP/RCOMP buttons enters the Editing Menu for the Equalizer ’s
Compressor Section (see later for the Compressor ’s Editing details). The blue “EDIT” LED will
now be ON.
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• DS-EQ230 Menu and Sub-Menu Structures
As stated above, the start-up default screen is the following factory preset:
DS-EQ230
Default Flat
From this point, sub-menus are accessed using the “UTILITY”, “LOUT/ROUT”, “LCOMP/RCOMP”,
“ENTER” and “ESC” buttons and all parameters and values are navigated by the “NAV/PM1”,
“PM2” and “PM3” encoders. Please refer to the following menu structures:
• Menu "UTILITY" [access by pushing the "UTILITY" button]
From the “Default Screen”, it is possible access the “UTILITY” menu pushing the “UTILITY” button
and the Sub-Menus pages can be selected just rotating clockwise and counter-clockwise the
“NAV/PM1” encoder.
Once selected the sub-menu page, using the “ENTER” button can be accessed the Sub-Menus
pages, again “scrollable” using the “NAV/PM1” encoder and accessible for the parameters’ editing
pushing again the “ENTER” button.
Through the “ESC” button, it is any time possible to go back to the action and page preceding the
“ENTER” button use.
Once inside the Sub-Menus pages, the several options can be scrolled and using the “PM2” or
“PM3” encoders and selected/confirmed pushing the “ENTER” button.
Note: In every Sub-Menu the option currently selected/running will have an asterisk “*” showing to
the right of the description on the LCD screen
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Options that are not selected/running will be displayed 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
DS-EQ230 Start Up and General Configuration:
UTILITY MENU
- System Utilities -
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From the “System Utilities Sub-menu”, pushing “ENTER” and then using the “NAV/PM1” encoder
for scrolling will give access to the following pages:
- Power-On Procedure: this gives you the ability to select the option that will apply when
the DS-EQ230 powers up after being switched on:
SYSTEM UTILITY
- Power-On Procedure -
By pressing ENTER and rotating the “PM2” or “PM3” encoder, it is possible to choose between
two options: “Fade In On” or “Fade In Off".
The currently running option will be displayed with an asterisk to the right of the option description.
To change the option simply ENTER on the option not displaying the asterisk and that option
Will become active and an asterisk will now appear to the right of the option description.
The following two options are available:
FADE-In = Off ... when the DS-EQ230 is turned on, all Outputs regardless of their status before
The Unit was switched off, will be MUTED or UNMUTED automatically. Meaning the DS-EQ230
will have no active Outputs or active Outputs, during the start-up process, depending from the
Outputs’ previous status.
FADE-In = On ... when the DS-EQ230 is turned on, all Outputs not previously muted before the
Unit was switched off will be active. Meaning the DS-EQ230 outputs will be controlled by a volume
ramp to avoid any sudden sound.
If the option “Fade-In=On” is selected, the screen will show the following:
Power-On Procedure
Fade-In: On
*
Delay Time/Distance: this page allows you to select the measurement unit to be used for the
Delays: Time (in milliseconds “ms”) or Distance (in meters “m”):
SYSTEM UTILITY
- Delay Units -
By pressing ENTER and rotating the “PM2” or “PM3” encoder, it is possible to select the
measurement unit to be used for the delay, which will be confirmed by pushing the ENTER button.
The following screen shows the selected delay measurement is Time (milliseconds):
DPA-240A
Delay Units
1x2 WAY X-OVER
Unit : Time (ms)
*
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Ramps on changes: this page allows you to activate or de-activate Fading-in and Fading-out
ramps on the input/output volumes when any parameter changes:
DPA-240A
SYSTEM UTILITY
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Ramps on Changes -
When connected to the DS-EQ230 by the PC remote control software, it is possible to request
sudden parameter changes where the difference between the old parameter and the new one
Can cause unwanted “click” noises (big differences in volume changes) or “bumps” (big
differences in Hp/lp filters cutting frequency values) as the DSP reconfigures.
The Fading-In and Fading-Out ramps eliminate any potential clicks and bumps.
This function can be de-activated when the unit needs to be used in “live” conditions and small
parameter adjustments are requested “on the fly” during live performance.
The following screen shows the Fading ramps function is Off, and therefore de-activated:
Ramps on Changes
DPA-240A
Ramps on changes
1x2 WAY X-OVER
Ramp : Off
*
Software Version: this page allows you to confirm the Software Version running on the
DS-EQ230:
DPA-240A
SYSTEM UTILITY
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Software Version -
Program Utilities Sub-menu - this sub-menu allows you to access several options related to
the DS-EQ230 operating mode and to manage the presets stored and recallable within the Unit:
DPA-240A
UTILITY MENU
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Program Utilities -
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By pressing the ENTER button and then using the “NAV/PM1” encoder the following pages can be
accessed:
Recall a Program: this page allows the Loading of a preset program.
The DS-EQ230 contains 8 Factory presets occupying the first 8 positions of the Preset list which
setting is shown in the “A-Appendix”.
The 8 Factory presets are the following
1. Default Flat
2. Default Classic
3. Default Disco
4. Default Jazz
5. Default Pop
6. Default RnB
7. Default Rock
8. Default Vocal
You can store up to 24 presets in the DS-EQ230 memory starting from the location 09 up to the
location 32.
Through the “Recall a Program” page, the Factory and the available user’s preset can be recalled
for the DS-EQ230 filters’ setting:
DPA-240A
PROGRAM UTILITY
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Recall a Program -
By pressing ENTER and rotating the “PM2” or “PM3” encoders, it is possible to scroll through all
current available factory and user presets.
If NO USER PRESETS are stored yet, the screen will show ONLY the factory presets:
Recall a Program
01: Default Flat
If presets have previously been stored by the user, any one of them can be recalled starting from
the location 09:
[ENTER] to Recall
09: PRESET1
By using the “PM2” or “PM3” encoder it is possible to scroll through the stored presets. Once the
desired preset appears on the screen select it by pressing the “ENTER” button and this will force
the DS-EQ230 to begin to load this selected preset and the following transitory screen will appear:
DS-EQ230
1x2 WAY X-OVER
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Once loaded, the DS-EQ230 will exit to the “Recall a Program” screen automatically and the above
screen will disappear:
DPA-240A
PROGRAM UTILITY
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Recall a Program -
Note: At any time it is possible to quit the recalling action by pressing the “ESC” button.
Save a Program: this page allows you to store a new preset in the DS-EQ230’s memory:
DPA-240A
DPA-240A
PROGRAM UTILITY
1x2 WAY X-OVER
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Save a Program -
By pressing the ENTER button and rotating the “PM2” or “PM3” encoder, it is possible to scroll
through the previously saved presets and the available empty locations (identified by “Empty
Memory”).
If no user presets are stored, the “Save a Program” screen will show empty memory locations for
all 09-32 presets as shown in the example below for location 10:
Save a Program
10: Empty Memory
When storing an edited configuration for the DS-EQ230, select the location for a preset from the 24
available by using the “PM2” or “PM3” encoders.
Once the desired location appears on the screen press ENTER again to reach the “Set Program
Name” page.
In this page the User can enter a Preset Name (up to 16 Characters) by using the “PM2” or
“PM3” encoder to choose a character and the “NAV/PM1” encoder to move between the 16
available locations for the character’s positioning.
The current position of the cursor is shown by a “blinking underscore”.
The following is an example of a screen while entering the preset name “Velvet Club” in
location 10:
DPA-240A
[ENTER] to Save
DPA-240A
Set Program Name
1x2 WAY X-OVER
10: Velvet Club
1x2 WAY X-OVER
10: Velvet Club
?
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To store the Preset Name press the “ENTER” button again.
The above action will take you to the “Enter to Save” page showing the selected location for the
preset and the final edited name:
[ENTER] to Save
DPA-240A
[ENTER] to Save
10: Velvet Club
1x2 WAY X-OVER
10: Velvet Club
?
Pressing “ENTER” again, will store the preset in the selected location with the chosen name and
the following transitory screen will appear on the LCD:
Saving to Memory . . . . .
10: Velvet Club
Once the preset is stored, the above screen will disappear returning to the following screen:
DPA-240A
DPA-240A
PROGRAM UTILITY
1x2 WAY X-OVER
1x2 WAY X-OVER
- Save a Program -
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:
[ENTER] to Save
DPA-240A
[ENTER] to Overwrite
DPA-240A
10: Velvet Club
1x2 WAY X-OVER
10: Velvet Club
1x2 WAY X-OVER
?
If you wish to proceed press “ENTER” again and the DS-EQ230 will go ahead with the “Set
Program Name” page and the subsequent overwrite on completion of the previously described
storing process.
Note: At any time it is possible to quit the storing action by pressing the “ESC” button.
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