Sony 2-190-733-11 User Manual
2-190-733-11 (1)
SRP-X500P Manager
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.0
Before using the software, please read this User’s Guide and the Operating Instructions of the
SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer thoroughly and retain them for future reference.
SRP-X500P
© 2004 Sony Corporation
Table of Contents
Overview.................................................................................3
Features ...................................................................................... 3
Using the supplied CD-ROM..................................................... 3
Operating conditions .................................................................. 3
Preparation.............................................................................4
Installing the SRP-X500P Manager........................................... 4
Uninstalling................................................................................ 4
Names and Functions of Controls on Screen.....................5
Common operation section ........................................................ 5
BLOCK screen........................................................................... 6
PANEL VIEW screen ................................................................ 9
OVER VIEW screen ................................................................ 10
REMOTE FADER screen........................................................ 15
PARALLEL/PROJECTOR CONTROL screen....................... 16
SCENE MEMORY screen....................................................... 18
About the Mixer’s Internal Preset Memory........................19
SYSTEM TYPE preset memory .............................................. 19
PROJECTOR PROTOCOL preset memory ............................ 20
To Control the Projector Whose Protocol Is Not Preset to
the Mixer ........................................................................21
Appendix ..............................................................................25
Factory settings (SYSTEM TYPE 0)....................................... 25
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Overview
Operating conditions
The recommended operating environment for using the
SRP-X500P Manager is as follows.
Features
The SRP-X500P Manager is a program which allows you
to make parameter settings for the SRP-X500P Digital
Powered Mixer.
Various effector settings
Detailed settings on equalizer, automatic gain control,
compressor, etc. can be performed. The SRP-X500P
Manager is provided with visual aids including graphs to
allow easy operation.
Remote settings
Settings for the REMOTE PARALLEL connector on the
rear of the SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer and settings
for projector control can be performed.
Scene memory
You can store the settings as scene files to the internal
memory of the SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer. You
can change the settings at a time by recalling the scene.
OS Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
CPU Celeron 400 MHz or higher
RAM 128 MB of RAM or greater
Available hard
disk space
20 MB of available hard-disk space
Notes on use
• The PC must be preinstalled with one of the OS listed
above. Operation of this software when the OS has been
upgraded is not guaranteed.
• Operation this software is not guaranteed in every PC,
even if the recommended environment is satisfied.
Using the supplied CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains the following files.
SRP-X500P Manager
This is a program for setting the SRP-X500P parameters
from a PC.
SRP-X500P Manager User’s Guide
This is a PDF file containing information on the functions
and operations of the SRP-X500P Manager. Can be
viewed on a PC.
SRP-X500P Operating Instructions
This is a PDF file containing information on the functions
and operations of the SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer.
Can be viewed on a PC.
To open these PDF files, Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader
must be installed on your PC.
To get Adobe Reader, go to the website of Adobe Systems
Incorporated (http://www.adobe.com/).
Overview
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Preparation
Installing the SRP-X500P Manager
1
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
of the personal computer.
2
Open the SRP-X500P Manager\English folder
double-click the Setup icon.
“Welcome to the SRP-X500P Manager setup
wizard.” screen appears.
3
Click “Next”.
“Select Installation Folder.” screen appears.
Uninstalling
1
Click the Start menu and select “Settings (S)”. Then
click “Control Panel” to open it.
2
Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon and
select “SRP-X500P Manager” from the list of the
“Install/Uninstall” tab.
3
Click “Add/Remove (R)...”.
This completes the uninstallation.
Note
When using Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition, be sure to log on as the user
having administrator authority, then perform the
installation or uninstallation.
Note
The SRP-X500P Manager folder is created in
C:\Program Files. To change the installation
destination, click “Browse...”.
4
After specifying the installation destination, click
“Next”.
“Confirm Installation.” screen appears.
5
Click “Next”.
Installation stars.
6
After “Installation Complete.” screen appears, click
“Close”.
“Confirm Installation.” screen appears.
Installation of the SRP-X500P Manager is now complete.
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Preparation
Names and Functions of Controls on Screen
Common operation section
The controls shown below appear on all the screens.
A Menu bar
The titles of the menus are displayed.
You can perform operations that are common to the basic
settings and each setup screen.
a File menu
This software allows you to save the parameters of up to 8
scenes and the information in a single setup file (*.x5p).
New: Creates a new setup file. Cannot be selected when
communication between the SRP-X500P Manager
and the SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer (referred
to as “mixer” hereafter) is active.
Open: Opens an existing setup file. When “Open” is
selected while the communication between the SRPX500P Manager and the mixer is active, all parameters
within the current setup file is transmitted to the mixer.
Open scene: Opens the specified scene number from the
8 scenes in the existing setup file.
A Select a setup file.
B The information contained in the selected setup file is
displayed.
C Select the scene number.
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D The index of the selected scene number is displayed.
E Click the Open button.
Save: Saves the new data by overwriting the existing data.
Save as: Saves the data under a different name.
Exit: Exits the SRP-X500P Manager.
b Communication menu
Activates/deactivates the communication between the
SRP-X500P Manager and the mixer. Also specifies the
port number for RS-232C communication.
Connect: Activates communication. Cannot be selected
when the communication between the SRP-X500P
Manager and the mixer is already activated.
Disconnect: Deactivates communication. Cannot be
selected when the communication between the SRPX500P Manager and the mixer is already deactivated.
Port select: Specifies the port number for RS-232C
communication to be used for SRP-X500P Manager
operation.
c Options menu
Factory preset: Resets all parameters to the default
settings.
Password setting: You can set a password.
A Enter a password.
B For confirmation, enter the same password again.
C Click “OK”.
Note
If you enter the wrong password, you cannot start the SRPX500P Manager. Be sure to take a note of the password.
If you forget the password, uninstall the software and then
reinstall it from the supplied CD-ROM.
BLOCK screen
The BLOCK screen shows the internal block diagram of
the mixer. You can click the button to turn each function
on or off while monitoring overall settings on this screen.
d Help menu
About: The version of the software appears.
B Screen selection tabs
Click to select the setup screen for each parameter.
C CONNECTION indicator
Lights up green when the communication between the
SRP-X500P Manager and the mixer is activated.
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Names and Functions of Controls on Screen
A MIC INPUT setting section
a Indicators
These are the indicators of microphone input.
RF: Lights up green when the RF signal is input to the
wireless tuner unit which is installed in the mixer.
AF: Lights up yellow when the audio signal is input to the
wireless tuner unit which is installed in the mixer.
WL: Lights up green when the signal is input to the mixer
from the wireless tuner unit installed to the mixer. As
long as this indicator is lit, the mixer selects the signal
input from the wireless tuner unit.
+48V: Lights up red when the +48 V ON/OFF switch on
the mixer is set to ON.
b Index name input box
You can enter an index name for each input channel. Up to
eight alphanumeric characters can be entered.
c TRIM indication
Displays the reference level of the input channel specified
by the TRIM control on the mixer within the range of –60
dBu to –30 dBu.
d Level meter
Displays the signal level of the input channel.
e LCF, FR/EQ, and AGC buttons
Click to turn each function on or off. The button lights up
green when it is set to on.
f MUTING button
Left-click to turn muting function on or off. The button
lights up red when it is set to on.
g Fader level indication
Displays the fader level of the input signal. The displayed
value is the summation of the level of the INPUT fader and
remote fader specified by the software and the input level
control setting on the mixer.
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B LINE, AV/RGB INPUT setting section
a TRIM indication
Displays reference level specified by the TRIM control on
the mixer.
b Level meter
Displays the signal level of each input channel.
c AV/RGB SELECTOR buttons
Click to select one of the AV/RGB channels (A to E). The
button for the selected channel lights up green.
d SIGNAL DEFINE indication
Displays the signal format specified in the PROJECTOR
CONTROL setting section of the REMOTE PARALLEL/
PROJECTOR CONTROL screen.
e PROJECTOR PROTOCOL indication
Displays the projector protocol setting specified by the
PROJECTOR PROTOCOL selector on the mixer and
model name of the projector.
For details on the MUTING button, fader level indication,
entering the index name for the input signal, see “A MIC
INPUT setting section” of the BLOCK screen (page 7).
C ROUTING setting section
With this section, you can select an output path for each
input signal by assigning each input channel to an output
channel.
Left-click a channel button to turn the corresponding
channel on or off. Right-click the button to specify the
sending level of the input signal to the output channel.
When the channel button is set to on and the sending level
is set to 0 dB, it lights up green. The button lights up blue
when it is set to on and the sending level is set to –3 dB to
–20 dB.
D OUTPUT setting section
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Names and Functions of Controls on Screen
a DELAY button
Click to turn the delay on or off. The button lights up green
when the delay is set to on.
Note
The total amount of delay time to be set for the total output
channel must not exceed 160 ms (54.7 m or 181.9 feet).
For details, see “DELAY amount setup box” (page 13).
b PROTECTION indicator
Lights up red when the PROTECTION indicator on the
mixer lights up red.
d CLIP indicator
Lights up red when the CLIP indicator on the mixer lights
up red.
e LINK check box
Check the muting, compressor, delay, and output fader
settings for the SPEAKER 1 and 2, SPEAKER 3 and 4,
LINE 1 and 2, or LINE 3 and 4 to link with each other.
c ATT indication
Shows the attenuation level specified by the SPEAKER
OUT controls on the mixer.
PANEL VIEW screen
The PANEL VIEW screen shows the settings performed
through the front panel of the mixer and the system type
setting,
f 70V LINE check box
Check to set the SPEAKER 3 and 4 channels to 70V LINE.
A FRONT PANEL VIEW display section
Shows the settings performed through the front panel of
the mixer.
If you save the current status of this section to the setup
file, position of the controls and switches of the mixer can
be recalled later. Then, by setting the controls and switches
so that the markers representing them on the screen light
up green, the front panel status can be easily reproduced.
B SYSTEM TYPE display section
Shows the image of the system type specified by the
SYSTEM TYPE selector on the front panel of the mixer.
C PROJECTOR PROTOCOL display section
Displays the projector number specified by the
PROJECTOR PROTOCOL selector on the front panel of
the mixer and index name of the projector.
D INFORMATION input section
Up to 128 alphanumeric characters can be entered.
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OVER VIEW screen
The detailed settings on equalizer, automatic gain control,
etc., for each channel can be performed.
A MIC INPUT setting section
a TRIM indication
Displays the reference level of the input channel specified
by the TRIM control on the mixer within the range of –60
dBu to –30 dBu.
b Level meter
Displays the signal level of the input channel.
c Indicators
These are the indicators of microphone input.
RF: Lights up green when the RF signal is input to the
wireless tuner unit which is installed in the mixer.
AF: Lights up yellow when the audio signal is input to the
wireless tuner unit which is installed in the mixer.
WL: Lights up green when the signal is input to the mixer
from the wireless tuner unit installed to the mixer. As
long as this indicator is lit, the mixer selects the signal
input from the wireless tuner unit.
+48V: Lights up red when the +48 V ON/OFF switch on
the mixer is set to ON.
d Index name indication
Shows the index name of the input channel entered in
index name column of the BLOCK screen.
e AGC (Automatic Gain Control) button
Left-click to display the AUTO GAIN CONTROL setting
screen.
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Names and Functions of Controls on Screen
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