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Behringer ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 Sync Manual

Ultra-high precision digital 24-bit/96 khz loudspeaker management system
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    This manual was created to facilitate better understanding of how the DCX2496 remote software works when used with multiple units. It will help answer questions about synchronization, link modes and remote software handling. Apart from that, it gives simple examples about what to do when connecting and synchronizing one or more DCX2496s to a personal computer for using the DCX remote editor software.

  • Page 3: General Tips

    RS-232 RS-485 Before you launch the remote software, you first have to select the correct link mode on SETUP page 6/6 (behind the entry “PORT”) on the DCX2496(s) hardware. Here you can select between three modes: and 2 DCX2496 for PC editing...………...……………page 19 DCX<RS485>2...
  • Page 4 In this mode, you connect the first DCX2496 to the COM port of your PC via a RS-232 cable; the 2 via the LINK connectors A or B on the rear of each DCX2496. It doesn’t matter if you … DCX2496 is daisy chained via the...
  • Page 5 LINK A or B, both connections are parallel. The first and the last DCX2496 with an RS-485 (!) connection has to be terminated (back: TERM = ON), the DCX2496s in-between have to be set to TERM = OFF. In the example below, the units 1 and 3 have to be set to TERM = ON, the middle unit 2 has to be set to TERM = OFF.

  • Page 6: Detailed Explanation Of The "Connect" Page

    The most frequent source of error in communication between the PC remote software and the DCX2496 hardware are wrong settings of DCX2496 parameters DEVICE ID and PORT on the hardware (described above) as well as incorrect usage of the PC software in CONNECT menu (described below).
  • Page 7 “Recognized Devices” & “Device Information” On the left window “Recognized Devices” you can select the particular DCX2496 that you wish to edit. In this example, there is only one unit, called “DCX2496,” so you can’t select another DCX2496. On the right you will find the “Device Information” of the selected “Recognized Device.”...
  • Page 8 DCX2496. o “Direction: PC->DCX2496” is used only to store the current PC settings to the DCX2496, or if you want to transmit the data edited offline to the DCX2496. o With the three “Data” clickable boxes, you can select what kind of data should be transmitted from/to PC: only the current set or all presets from internal bank or card bank.

  • Page 9: Quick Info About Standard Handling

    --------------- o HINT: Normally you should stay in “Direction: DCX2496 -> PC” mode and select “Stay Synchronized.” This way, you can edit from your computer and also in the hardware. More about this subject can be found in the remote editor software’s help file (press F1 on your PC while the...
  • Page 10 Under “Synchronizing,” check … o only “Current Set” if you wish to edit the running preset only o “Current Set” + “Internal Presets” if you want to load the DCX2496 internal memory bank to the remote software as well o all three check boxes (including “Card Presets”) if you want to dump the card presets to your computer as well o ATTENTION: If you select “Card Presets”...

  • Page 11: How To Backup Your Dcx2496 On The Pc

    ATTENTION: If you checked the “Card Presets” box and the PCMCIA card inside your DCX2496 is not formatted, you will get an error message if you try to synchronize If you now wish to make parameter changes on your second or third DCX2496, please go back to “Connect”...

  • Page 12: How To Copy Dcx2496 Data To Another Dcx2496

    Copying of all data from DCX2496 #1 to DCX2496 #2 is finished -------------------------- Example 1: PC to 1 DCX2496 via RS-232 1. Connect the DCX2496 via the RS232 port with a standard 9-pin RS232 cable to a COM port of your computer. 2. Power up the DCX2496 and the PC.
  • Page 13 5. Go to the “Connect” page 6. If the DCX2496 hardware was not found automatically, change the “Communications Port” and click “?Search DCX2496s.” 7. Now you should see the following screen:...
  • Page 14 8. You have different “Synchronizing” options: Loading Presets and/or the current set from the DCX2496 to the PC: o Select the “Direction” DCX2496 -> PC o Select the “Data” you wish to transfer (Current Set and/or Internal Presets and/or Card Presets) o Click “Synchronize”...

  • Page 15: Example 2: Pc To 1 Dcx2496 Via Rs-485

    TIP: In the above screenshot the “DCX2496” has been renamed “My Main DCX #1.” Example 2: PC to 1 DCX2496 via RS-485 1. Connect the DCX2496 via the RS485 port (LINK A or B) with the RS-485 card on your computer and set the TERM switch on the DCX2496s rear to “on.”...
  • Page 16 7. Now you should see the following screen: 8. You have different “Synchronizing” options (identical to Example 1): Loading Presets and/or the current set from the DCX2496 to the PC: o Select “Direction” DCX2496 -> PC o Select the “Data” you wish to transfer (Current Set and/or Internal Presets and/or Card Presets) o Click “Synchronize”...
  • Page 17 Then click “Synchronize” and wait until the transfer is complete Then click “Return” to go back to the main editor Please keep the “Stay Synchronized” box always active! TIP: In the screenshot, the “DCX2496” has been renamed “My Main DCX #1.” __________________________________________________________________________...

  • Page 18: Example 3: Pc To 2 Dcx2496S (Pc1 St Dcx2 Nd Dcx)

    1. Connect the first DCX2496 via the RS232 port to the COM port on your computer. 2. Connect the first DCX2496 via its LINK A (or B) port (RS485) to the LINK A (or B) port (RS485) of the second DCX2496.
  • Page 19 9. a) If both DCX2496s were not found automatically, change the “Communications Port” and push “?Search DCX2496s.” b) If only one DCX2496 was found automatically, push “?Search DCX2496s” (without changing the Communication Port). 10. Now you should see the following screen:...
  • Page 20 A EQ curve of preset 20 at DCX2496 ID 2 Preparation: To check the correctness of changes on the DCX2496 displays, select IN A and then page 3/5 (“IN A -> EQ 3/5”) on both DCX2496s.
  • Page 21 1. Rename both DCX2496s to “First Device” (the DCX2496 with ID 1) and “Second Device” (the DCX2496 with ID 2) by clicking on the text behind “Name.” This way, you can easily identify both DCX2496s. The individual names are stored on the DCX2496 hardware even after you power them down, so these names will appear even when you start the remote software again (even on a different computer).
  • Page 22 With “Quick Synchronize to DCX,” the PC software receives all the information (parameter settings) from the current DCX2496#1 preset directly sent from the hardware (in our case “preset 19 > F1220”). Now the screen looks like this: If you now move the small white rectangle in the curve using the mouse, you can see the curve instantaneously changing on the DCX2496 LCD as well.
  • Page 23 Internal Presets” > and then selecting the desired preset. b) If you want to use one of your own user presets stored in the internal memory of the DCX2496#1, please do the following: Select the following items on the “Connect” page: Then, click “Synchronize”...
  • Page 24 Here you can also clear or lock presets. --------------------------------------------------------- Procedure 2 (Edits on DCX2496 ID 2): First we have to change the PC remote control mode from Device ID 1 to ID 2. 1. Go to the “Connect” page 2.
  • Page 25 5. Select EQ page, IN A button and then “Quick Synchronize to DCX” Using “Quick Synchronize to DCX,” the PC software gets all the information (parameter settings) from the current DCX2496#2 preset directly from the hardware (in our case “preset 20 > F1520”).
  • Page 26 Example 4: PC to 2 DCX2496s (PC<RS485>1 1. Connect the first DCX2496 via its LINK A port (RS485) to the RS485 port of your PC card. (This will only work with a true RS-485 card, not a standard network card like those found in laptops!) DCX<RS485>2...
  • Page 27 2. Connect the first DCX2496 via its LINK B port (RS485) to the LINK A (or B) port (RS485) of the second DCX2496. 3. Push the TERM switch only on the second DCX2496 to ON. 4. Power up both DCX2496s and the PC.
  • Page 28 BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH. BEHRINGER is a registered trademark. © 2003 BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH.