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1>. With the DPA unit powered up and connected to your PC's serial port as described, run the PC Editor

program by selecting the MAXI EOITOR icon in the Windows PROGRAMS menu.

2>. The PC Editor should now load. A welcome screen will appear. This closes after 5 seconds (or click on

it). Select NEW from the FILE menu. A window will open showing several different model names, because

the same software is used for some of our pro audio models. Select DPA amp and click OK.

You will then be presented with 2 options NEW UNIT and NETWORK SCAN.

If your DPA unit has already been installed and set-up and you now wish to view and/or modify some param-

eters, do the following:

Select NETWORK SCAN. The program will scan your PC's serial ports. When Done, it will present a list of IDs.

The ID number of the DPA unit is 1 (this cannot be changed). The ID list will show if the DPA unit (ID 1) is correctly

connected or not. Pressing OK will prompt the system to retrieve (upload) all the parameters and all previously

saved USER PRESETS from the DPA unit to your computer. A window will automatically open on your computer

screen. You can now view the settings and edit them (depending on the Lock mode).

If your DPA unit has not been set-up yet, or if you want to replace the existing set-up, you can create

a new named profile (NEW UNIT) within the PC Editor. Here's how:

Select NEW from the FILE menu, then DPA amp and click OK. Select NEW UNIT. In the window that appears,

type a new name for the unit you are creating (this is optional). The GANGING (* more Info rmation follows)

option should generally be left at their default settings (unchecked).

Press OK and a window corresponding to the unit you have just named will open up with the factory default set-up

configuration and the block diagram.

Choose ONLINE from the ACTIONS menu and the PC will scan the serial port to verify that the DPA unit is

correctly connected. The NETWORK SCAN window should show the system status (UNIT CONNECTED or N-

OT CONNECTED). Pressing OK will cause all the parameters set in the PC Editor to be downloaded to the DPA

unit. An ONLINE icon will appear to show that the DPA unit and PC are now ready to transfer control data in

real- time.

* Ganging: The inputs and each pair of outputs be "ganged" (linked together) as stereo pairs, so that changes

are simultaneously applied to both channels. This is achieved via the MODIFY UNIT option in the

ACTIONS menu of the PC Editor. However, if you intend to use the channel delay function for speaker 'time

alignment' then you should NOT gang the channels.

Every time a download is made to the DPA unit , the user presets in the internal memory (and any unsaved set-

up you were working on) are overwritten. Selecting OFFLINE from the ACTIONS menu will cause the PC to be

disconnected from the DPA unit . Be aware that immediately selecting ONLINE again will prompt the PC Editor

to perform a new scan of the network and automatically download the settings from the PC to the DPA unit .

If you do not wish this to happen (i.e. if you do not wish to overwrite the current data in the DPA unit ), then you

must initiate a new session by closing the current window and then selecting NETWORK SCAN (File >New > DPA

unit > Network Scan) so that the DPA unit uploads to the PC.

Every time an upload is made, all the USER PRESETS stored in the DPA unit are transferred to the correspo-

nding numbered presets within the PC Editor.

5.4 Edit Mode (Password Protection)

DPA unit incorporates a password system and your installer may have set a password to ensure that vital settings

are not altered. In this case you will NOT be able to alter any of the parameters via the PC Editor.

In the PC Editor, select FILE > OPTIONS and then the LOCK tab. This will present you with a menu:

Full Edit:

This is the DEFAULT mode. No password is set at the factory. From here you can lock the unit by clicking the

Total Lock buttons. A text box will open, allowing you to enter a password of your own choice. Click OK. impor-

tant that you remember this password.

Total Lock:

No editing is possible in this mode. To disable the lock, click within the empty Full Edit button. A text box will open,

type the password that was used to set lock mode. press OK.