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PRO6 Control Centre

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Midas,
Klark Teknik Building,
Walter Nash Road,
Kidderminster.
Worcestershire.
DY11 7HJ.
England.
Tel: +44 1562 741515
Fax: +44 1562 745371
Email: info@uk.telex.com
Website: www.midasconsoles.com
PRO6 Control Centre - Quick Reference Guide
DOC04-DL3 Issue A - September 2008
© Telex Communications (UK) Limited
In line with the company's policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be
subject to change without notice. This Operator Manual was correct at the time of writing. E&OE.

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  • Page 1: Quick Reference Guide

    Fax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@uk.telex.com Website: www.midasconsoles.com PRO6 Control Centre - Quick Reference Guide DOC04-DL3 Issue A - September 2008 © Telex Communications (UK) Limited In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
  • Page 5 DY11 7HJ. hereby declares that the following product Product Type Number Product Description Nominal Voltage(s) Current Freq. PRO6 Control Centre 115V AC 2.9A 50/60Hz 230V AC 1.5A is in conformity with the regulations of the following marked EC-directives and bears the...
  • Page 7 Midas™ or Klark Teknik™ product, as well as other software that we provide for installation on the product. The Midas™ or Klark Teknik™ product will not operate in accordance with its documentation without this software.
  • Page 8 Linux EULA. If you wish to receive a computer-readable copy of the source code for the Linux programs that have been provided with your Midas™ or Klark Teknik™ product, send a check or money order (no cash accepted), your address, and $10.00 to cover the cost of optical media, postage and handling, to:...

  • Page 9: Safety Warnings

    Switch the power off first. General precautions Before switching the PRO6 Control Centre on or off, make sure that all monitor loudspeaker In the event of ground loop problems, power amplifiers are turned off or muted.

  • Page 10: Audio Connections

    XLR connector shells should be of metal construction so that they provide a screen when connected to the console and, where appropriate, they should have Pin 1 connected to the cable screen. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 11 RF requirement. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 12 Precautions PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    PRO6 control surface ........7...
  • Page 14 Wiring instructions ........59 Powering the PRO6 system ....... .61 Switching the PRO6 Control Centre on/off .

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Introduction Volume 1: PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: Introducing The Pro6

    Welcome to the PRO6 Control Centre. The PRO6 Control Centre is a user-friendly, state-of-the-art, high performance digital console specifically designed for live use. The PRO6 Control Centre, which forms an integral part of the PRO6 Live Performance System, was conceived by Midas to offer audio professionals high-performance audio equipment, designed to provide no-compromise sonic quality with a feature set that offers all essential facilities and functions.

  • Page 18: System Components (Standard Supply)

    • 8-off mains cables. About this guide This is the Quick Reference Guide for the PRO6 Control Centre. Its purpose is to quickly familiarise the user with the PRO6 Control Centre, show how to set up the PRO6 Live Performance System and then show how to carry out some basic operations on the PRO6 Control Centre in order to produce some audio.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2: About The Pro6 Control Centre

    The PRO6 Control Centre has a combined control surface and GUI that provide an array of easy-to-use controls for the precise manipulation of audio. The PRO6 Control Centre is of modular construction and is built on a robust Midas steel frame chassis similar to those used for established Midas analogue products. The frame houses three full size bays with a smaller one on the right.

  • Page 20: Bay And Gui Layout

    This is further helped by the modular nature of the bays and GUI independence. Either of the GUI screens can be used to operate the whole PRO6 Control Centre, even if none of the control surface hardware is working. The unit offers the facility of universal input, N+1 redundant power supplies with three latching mains connectors.

  • Page 21: Pro6 Control Surface

    PRO6 control surface PRO6 control surface The control surface of the PRO6 Control Centre is divided into areas (see Figure 2) whose function is, largely, dependent on bay location. Each bay has assorted control elements with local feedback and/or support from the two centrally located GUI display screens.

  • Page 22: Gui

    GUI menu. This menu provides access to all the screens that you will require to set up, configure, manage and operate the entire PRO6 Control Centre, all from a single drop- down list of easy to follow options.

  • Page 23: Front Panel Connections

    USB keyboard for text editing on the GUI. Rear panel connections A connector panel on the rear of the PRO6 Control Centre has three main sections (see below). On the left are three mains power inlet and ventilation assemblies, with a DC power switch above.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2: About The PRO6 Control Centre PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 25 Operation Volume 1: PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3: Working With The Pro6 Control Centre

    GUI operation. As you will probably have had experience on analogue consoles, you will already be familiar with most of the PRO6 controls and their operation. Therefore, this chapter only deals with the GUI controls that may be new to you.

  • Page 28: Operating The Gui Screen Controls

    Chapter 3: Working With The PRO6 Control Centre Click Moving the pointer to a specific point of the GUI screen and pressing the left button is called “clicking”. This is fundamental to GUI operation and forms the basis of many of its operations, such as switching a button on/off, selecting list and menu items, text editing etc.

  • Page 29: Using The Gui Menu

    Move the pointer over the arrow on the right of the menu option. The submenu will appear automatically to the right of the arrow. Click an option in the submenu to select that option. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 30: Text Editing

    Chapter 3: Working With The PRO6 Control Centre Accessing a GUI menu screen using the screen access buttons You can access some of the GUI menu screens simply by pressing a button, instead of using the GUI menu. This is done by using the screen access buttons in the primary navigation zone.

  • Page 31: Chapter 4: Navigation

    ‘hidden’. So, navigation is required to access these hidden channels whenever you need them. The way the PRO6 is set to operate may alter the function of some of the navigational controls. For more information, see “Operating modes” on page 31.

  • Page 32: About The Navigational Controls

    Figure 6: Input channels in the input bays About the navigational controls The PRO6 navigational controls can be broadly divided into two main areas: those that operate the channels currently populating the control surface (quick access buttons and LCD select buttons) and the ones that navigate channels to/from the control surface (scroll buttons and output select buttons)—although there may be some overlapping.

  • Page 33: About The Navigation 'Select' Sections

    Some may be more suitable than others in a given situation and there may even be a combination of methods you an use. Experience should guide you to the most appropriate and the ones you most prefer. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 34 Note: Items A to G are replicated on the far right side of the control surface, although the master bay’s input select section also has an area B button. Figure 7: Location of the navigational controls on the control surface PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 35 Do one of the following: • Press its LCD select button. • Press any of its quick access buttons. This will also assign the channel to the channel strip and its processing area to the GUI channel strip. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 36 For example, if the channel is an input, press INPUT. In the channel select (lower) section, type in the channel’s number. For example, press 4 and then 7 for channel 47. Press ENTER. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 37: Chapter 5: Patching

    Patching is a GUI-only feature that allows you to carry out all the routing requirements of the PRO6. The GUI main menu has a Patching option that takes you to the Patching screen (shown below), which contains all of the available patching connectors on the PRO6.

  • Page 38: Function Buttons

    Unlike the NONE button, which merely removes the current selections (highlighted in yellow), CLEAR SEL. goes a step further by removing the patch as well. This will stop any audio that may have been going through the patched signal. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 39: About The Patching Procedure

    • Snake selection: Configure the PRO6 according the type of ‘snake’ you are using for the X and Y networks (see “Configuring the PRO6 with the snake type” on page 27). This is important, as the PRO6 Control Centre will not work unless the snake type is correctly configured.
  • Page 40 Repeat step 3 to step 5 for the other cards. If you want, you can configure other I/O devices by repeating step 2 to step 6. Otherwise, click OK (bottom of configuration window) to save the configuration changes and close the window. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 41: Configuring The Pro6 With The Snake Type

    The snakes must be correctly configured before operating the PRO6. Otherwise it will not work. You can connect the DL371 DSP to the PRO6 Control Centre with either copper or fibre-optic snakes. The PRO6 needs to be configured with this information before operation can begin.
  • Page 42 For example, “Analogue 8 Input”. If there is more than one device options: drop-down list, repeat for the remaining ones, making sure they match the actual cards fitted. Click OK. This will save any changes and close the input/output setup window. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 43: How To Patch

    To quickly check the destinations of a source patch connector, click it. This will select it and all of its destinations. A green triangle will appear under the name of any tab in the To section that contains a destination(s). PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 44 If the new patch is carrying a signal, this audio may be heard, depending on the settings of the PRO6 Control Centre. Note: You can also carry out single patching operations by using the CLEAR SEL. and AUTO functions.

  • Page 45: Basic Operation

    Chapter 6: Basic Operation This chapter is intended to familiarise you with the PRO6 Control Centre by showing you how to carry out some basic operations in order to get some audio out of it. Note: As the operation of both input bays is principally the same, this chapter will generally only show the operation of the 12-channel input bay.

  • Page 46: Hints And Tips

    “MONO AUX”. Hints and tips • Check what is hidden: On the PRO6, unlike on an analogue control surface, some of the settings and parameters will be hidden from view (stored in the computer memory of the PRO6). At various times during a mix we recommend that you select and view unused parameters to make sure there are no hidden surprises, for example, a reverb send left from a previous mix.

  • Page 47: Saving Your Work

    (if any) will not subsequently be restored, and any unsaved changes to it will be lost. • Saving a show copies the show file onto the internal solid-state disk of the PRO6, which provides you with a ‘permanent’ copy. Although this memory is recalled on PRO6 power up, in extreme circumstances, such as a system failure, this may be lost.

  • Page 48: Setting A Mic Amplifier's Input Gain

    Chapter 6: Basic Operation Setting a mic amplifier’s input gain The PRO6 Control Centre has two input gains per channel, one is the remote gain for the analogue mic pre (stage box gain) and the other is the digital trim (console gain).

  • Page 49: Setting The High And Low Pass Filters

    12dB (button extinguished). The GUI the required value, in the range 2kHz to shows the current value. 40kHz. Adjust the high pass filter control knob to the required value, in the range 10Hz to 400Hz. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 50: Input Equalisation (E Zone)

    (deep, classic and warm); see Note below. Press EQ to switch on EQ (button will illuminate). Note: bright and deep use psychoacoustic phenomena to generate steep slopes that sound natural. These filters are called “minimum harmonic disruption filters”. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 51: Input Dynamics Processing (D Zone)

    Operate the controls in the D-zone to Use MODE to try different compressor adjust the compression parameters, such types (corrective, adaptive, creative and as attack and release. You could also set vintage). PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 52 This will select the channel and adjust the gate parameters, such as attack, open the gate processing area in the GUI’s release, threshold, ratio/range and hold. channel strip. Press ON to switch the gate on. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 53: Using Vca/Pop Groups

    LCD select buttons of the Press the VCA group’s LCD select button to input channels you want to assign to the exit the group. VCA group. For example, “Kik 1”, “Sn1”, PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 54 • Type in a new name by clicking within the name field of the group. The pointer will change to a white flashing “I”-shaped cursor, which will appear at the end of the name field. Type in the new name via the keyboard (maximum six characters). PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 55: Setting Up A Mix

    Setting up a mix The PRO6 has 32 configurable mix buses (16 aux and 16 matrix), each of which can be used as aux mixes, subgroups or mix minus. All the mixes can also be set up as stereo pairs or mono.
  • Page 56 Select the input channel (see “Selecting channels, mix buses and groups” on page 21). At the GUI, click within the appropriate sends section (aux or matrices) in the overview display (see Figure 10 on page 41) to open its processing area. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 57 GUI channel strip (refer to “To select the mix bus mode” on page 42). You can choose linking options for the pair after pressing the adjacent LINK OPT. button. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 58: Setting Up The Effects Rack

    Klark Teknik Square ONE Dynamics, which is an 8-channel analogue dynamics processor. Used for the precise manipulation of compression parameters, it also includes gating for creative and corrective applications, and channel linking for stereo/multi-channel operation. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 59 In the Change Device Type window, click From and To sections of the Patching your chosen device type. For example, screen. For information on how to patch, “DN780”. see Chapter 5 "Patching" on page 23. Click OK. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 60: Simple Routing To Master Stereo Outputs

    Figure 11: Typical Automation screen displays >> To access the Automation screen Do one of the following: • At the GUI, choose home Automation Automation. • In the primary navigation zone, press the automation/filing screen access button. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 61 We recommend that you save your show settings regularly (see “Saving a show versus storing a scene” on page 33). The PRO6 will indicate that there are show settings to be saved by changing the background colour of the SAVE button to red.
  • Page 62 When using the jogwheel the next LCD button will illuminate yellow and will track the scene currently highlighted in yellow in the cue list. In this case, pressing this button will only have an affect if a non-empty scene is currently highlighted. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 63 An OK button will appear at the bottom of the window, to the left of the Cancel button. Click OK. This will store the scene, saving any changes you have made, and close the window. (Clicking CANCEL will close the window, ignoring any changes.) PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 64 Chapter 6: Basic Operation Additional control — managing events You can use the MIDI or GPIO functions of the PRO6 to control the parameters of an external device (outgoing), and conversely you can use an external device to control the PRO6 (incoming). Also, by using the PRO6’s unique ‘internal’ event option, you can trigger events from within the showfile itself.

  • Page 65: Configuring The Inputs And Outputs

    >> To copy all parameters to a channel/all channels If necessary, select the channel from which you want to copy all of the processing areas. Right-click copy to open its menu, and then choose Copy All. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 66 >> To open the Show Editor screen Do one of the following: • From the GUI menu, choose home Automation Show Editor. • At the Automation screen, click SHOW EDITOR. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 67 • Click NONE to deselect all selected scenes. Click PASTE TO SCENES. User library The PRO6 has a user library where you can store settings, such as for the EQ or the whole channel. For example, you may wish to store the EQ settings of a singer who may be called upon to perform during a future show.

  • Page 68: Surround Panning

    1 to 6 as the surround bus channels. The channels are muted via six MUTE buttons in the master bay. PRO6 output connections are via the surround, sub, centre and front XLRs on the rear panel.
  • Page 69 Two-man operation Two-man operation The PRO6 Control Centre can be operated by two people simultaneously. In this mode of operation the 4-channel input bay is designated as area B, and operates independently of the 12-channel input bay, which is always area A. (You can have the same channel selected simultaneously in both bays.)

  • Page 70: Saving Your Show Files To Usb Memory Stick

    (USB memory stick). This provides a valuable back up should the show file stored in the internal memory of the PRO6 be lost, for example, due to inadvertent deletion or in the highly unlikely event of system failure.

  • Page 71: Connecting And Setting Up The System

    Connecting And Volume 1: Setting Up The System PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 73: Setting Up The System

    Chapter 7: Setting Up The System This chapter shows you how to set up a PRO6 Live Performance System to its default configuration.T Note: If you want to set up the PRO6 Live Performance System using a configuration other than the default, please contact Midas Technical Support for details.
  • Page 74 Chapter 7: Setting Up The System PRO6 Control Centre 3 x AES50 expansion (control surface, router, 8 x inputs, Copper ports 8 x outputs, 8 x insert Jack I/Os and 6 x monitor outputs) Dual cable redundant HyperMAC Fibre optic...

  • Page 75: Powering The Pro6 System

    After all PRO6 system interconnections have been made (refer to Figure 14 “Standard system configuration” on page 60), start up the PRO6 system: Make sure that all of the PRO6 system equipment is switched off, that is, the PRO6 Control Centre, speaker sub-system, DL351 Modular I/O unit and DL371 DSP unit.

  • Page 76: Switching The Pro6 Control Centre On/Off

    Chapter 7: Setting Up The System Switching the PRO6 Control Centre on/off Carry out the following to switch the PRO6 Control Centre on or off in a safe manner, observing all WARNINGS and Cautions. >> To switch on the PRO6 Control Centre...

  • Page 77: Setting Up The Dl351 Modular I/O Unit Id

    ID of the unit shown in Figure 15 is “1”. To change the ID number there is no need to switch on the PRO6 Control Centre, as the procedure can be carried out offline.
  • Page 78 Chapter 7: Setting Up The System Press the down arrow button to go to the ID 2 option. Press SELECT to choose the ID 2 option. Press MENU to exit menu mode. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 79: Appendices

    Appendices Volume 2: PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 81: Appendix A Troubleshooting

    This chapter gives a brief troubleshooting guide to the PRO6 Control Centre. No audio If you have set up the PRO6 and followed all of the instructions for obtaining audio, but you are not hearing anything through the speakers, check the following: •...

  • Page 82: Swapping The Active Master Controller

    At the GUI, choose home Files. Click FILE SYNC. In the Master Controller File Synchronisation window, click the MAKE ACTIVE button of the standby MC (shown in grey text). This will become the active one. PRO6 Control Centre Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 83 Thank you for reading through this Quick Reference Guide. We hope you found it useful. Please feel free to send us your comments. Our contact details and website address can be found at the front of this guide.
  • Page 84 Midas Klark Teknik Building, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Worcestershire. DY11 7HJ. England. Tel: +44 1562 741515, Fax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@uk.telex.com Website: www.midasconsoles.com...

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