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FPGA-based processing platform
Outline Dashboard v. 1.9.2
Device Firmware: 0.95
Document Review: 1.7
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  • Page 1 NEWTON FPGA-based processing platform Outline Dashboard v. 1.9.2 Device Firmware: 0.95 Document Review: 1.7 OPERATING MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    7.1. AUTOMATIC MODE ..........................19 7.2. MANUAL MODE ............................19 7.3. NETWORK SERVICE ORDER ........................20 7.4. OUTLINE DASHBOARD NETWORK MANAGER ..................21 7.5. FIRST CONNECTION TO NEWTON WITHOUT DHCP SERVER ..............21 8. OUTLINE DASHBOARD | OVERVIEW ................22 8.1. INTRODUCTION ............................22 8.2. STARTING OUTLINE DASHBOARD......................22 8.3.
  • Page 3 9.1.3. NETWORK STATUS: VIRTUAL, ONLINE, OFFLINE ........................29 9.1.4. NETWORK SETTINGS ................................30 9.2. DEVICES ALIGNMENT ..........................31 9.3. NEWTON WORKSPACE MENU (COPY, PASTE, FLAT DSP, FLAT GROUPS, RESTORE DEFAULT, RESET INPUT STATES) ..............................32 9.4. NEWTON MAIN WINDOW ........................33 9.4.1. INPUT DSP PATCH ..................................34 9.4.2.
  • Page 4 11.2. EDIT GROUP PARAMETERS ........................74 11.3. CHECKING GROUP SETTINGS FROM NEWTON’S HOME TAB .............74 11.4. GROUPS OVERVIEW ..........................76 11.5. NOT ALIGNED GROUPS .........................77 11.6. REMOVING A CHANNEL FROM A GROUP .....................77 12. OUTLINE DASHBOARD | CUSTOM PANELS ..............78 12.1. ADDING A CUSTOM PANEL TO THE WORKSPACE ................78 12.2.

  • Page 5: Newton | Important Safety Instructions

    1.2. CONFORMITY AND WARRANTY All the Outline electro-acoustic and electronic devices are in conformity with the provisions of EC/EU directives (as stated in our CE declaration of conformity). The CE declaration of conformity is attached to the product warranty certificate and is shipped with the product.

  • Page 6: Newton | Welcome To Outline World

    2.3. SIGNAL FLOW Newton processing offers the possibility to handle up to 216 input and output sources on various pro- tocols. Newton offers the possibility to define, for each processed input, a priority backup strategy. The full processing involves 16 input channels and 16 output channels. Newton offers a high flexibility in terms of output routing, allowing to feed to the outputs also signals in the middle of the processing path.

  • Page 7: Clocking Newton

    SSRC are used to down-sample the outputs from 96 kHz (Newton fixed sample rate) to 48 kHz. This results in the possibility to use Newton to feed 64 signals of Madi and Dante to other devices, as well as driving longer cable lengths with AES3 protocol.

  • Page 8: Newton | Installation

    Carefully open the shipping box and check for any damage to the device or the supplied accessories. If you find any damage, please do not hesitate to notify your dealer or distributor. Each Outline prod- uct leaves the factory only after an accurate testing procedure.

  • Page 9: Mounting In A Rack

    3.5. MOUNTING IN A RACK Newton has been designed for 19" standard rack mounting and occupies one unit (44.5 mm). It is very important to keep the ventilation ports free. Newton has front and back ears that should be used in case of transportation or high vibration in- stallations (such as cruise ships).

  • Page 10: Newton | Specific Overview

    The front panel offers a quick and easy to consult experience, thanks to its simplicity. As for the rear panel, to facilitate reliable temporary portable connections, Outline also offers an optional series of cabled expansion rack panels, providing access to all the analog and digital signals available on rug- ged, industry standard connectors.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    – User) – This configuration adds a temporary IP address to Newton (192.168.1.34) that is useful for the first connection without DHCP server. e. Blink : this LED can be activated from Outline Dashboard to identify different Newton units in the same networks.
  • Page 12 10. GPIO : General Purpose Input Output (2 In and 2 Out) on a female DB9 connector, remotely pro- grammable. For future developments. 11. Analog inputs / outputs : female DB25 connectors, TASCAM® standard, for analog input and out- put sources. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 13: Newton | Connection And Processing

    5. NEWTON | CONNECTION AND PROCESSING All processed signals and direct outputs can be routed out of Newton using any of the available audio standards (e.g. signals to be received over MADI, processed and then transmitted over plus an additional AES3 output for backup purposes). This direct out,...

  • Page 14: Madi Coaxial And Madi Optical

    Newton accepts 28/56 or 32/64 channels over MADI coaxial (75 Ω cable BNC con- nection) and MADI optical (multimode, dual SC connector). The two Madi streams are independent and any input sample rate is accepted.

  • Page 15: Ethernet Switched 100/1000 Base-T And Dante

    (respectively 4 in/out and 8 in/out). All three Newton versions share the same mother- board and it’s possible to upgrade from Newton 16 to Newton 16+4 or Newton 16+8 by just adding the analog input and output boards. The input sensitivity can be set to +20 dBu or +26 dBu (adjustable via Outline Dashboard software) with two balanced 25 (24+1) pin connectors (d-sub25 connector) to 3-pin XLR connectors (standard TASCAM®) –...

  • Page 16: 19" Rack Cabling Panels

    19” RACK CABLING PANELS Cabling panels are available as accessories for a quick connection of all the available audio protocols of Newton on standard 19” rack size. The panel called CABLANWT-ANL offers 8 analog input and 8 analog output connectors on a single rack unit panel and is equipped with two cables with DB25 male connectors.

  • Page 17: Outline Dashboard | Installation

    Outline’s IT team developed Outline Dashboard , a step forward in loudspeaker systems control. One Newton or a distributed network of Newtons can be controlled via Outline Dashboard . This software offers real time monitoring of the units’ status and quick access to all their parameters. Outline Dashboard has been developed for MacOS and extensively uses native multi-touch gestures includ- ing Virtual Spaces and Mission Control.

  • Page 18: Newton And Control Pc Setup

    Ethernet connection between your control PC and Newton. By default, Newton is set up in DHCP mode, thus an active DHCP server is required in order to set valid IP addresses to the devices connected to the same network. Otherwise Newton can be set up with a static IP address (manual mode).

  • Page 19: Automatic Mode

    • all the IP addresses must belong to the same subnet according to the subnet mask. E.g. if Newton has the fixed IP address 192.168.1.69 and 255.255.255.0 as a subnet mask, the Control PC must have a different IP address on the same subnet (192.168.1.xxx) and the same subnet mask.

  • Page 20: Network Service Order

    In case different networks are active in the control PC (e.g. a cabled and a Wi-Fi network), a proper network service order must be configured. Outline Dashboard will scan only the first service in the list. If an active Internet connection is available on any network interface, the Mac will use that service for the network scan, regardless of its position in the service order list.

  • Page 21: Outline Dashboard Network Manager

    7.5. FIRST CONNECTION TO NEWTON WITHOUT DHCP SERVER In order to enable the factory default fixed IP address on Newton, push the home button seven times till the four “user” LEDs become blue. By doing this, an additional IP address (192.168.1.34) is assigned to Newton, so it is possible to con- nect to it using a Control PC in manual IP mode as explained in the section above.

  • Page 22: Outline Dashboard | Overview

    Outline Dashboard files in your computer. Before opening a new project, please be advised that, at the time of this writing, Outline Dash- board always reads the settings from the hardware unit. Therefore, in order to send the set- tings from the project to the hardware units please use the workaround described in section 13.7.

  • Page 23: Starting A New Project

    8.4. LIBRARY In the Library the following elements are available: • Virtual Loudspeakers (coming soon) • Virtual Processors • Virtual Outline X series amplifiers (coming soon) • Groups and Custom Panels • On-line devices OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 24: Workspace

    The bottom part of the workspace is a status bar that shows contextual information such as the net- work scanning. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 25: Inspector

    . When no elements are selected, the inspector shows the details of the project. Here it is pos- sible to edit some important parameters: author name, description, location, rating and the picture. These details are reported in the project list on the initial Outline Dashboard splash screen. 8.7.

  • Page 26: Finding Online Device

    LED on the front panel of the related unit will turn on and off. In order to operate the Newton simply drag and drop it from the online devices list to the Workspace . OUTLINE S.R.L.

  • Page 27: System Notification And Dashboard Warnings

    8.10. HELP From this menu you can download Newton and iP24 operating manuals and send a report which will aid Outline Engineers to retrieve all archived information about any Dashboard, Newton or iP24 issue. Please compile it carefully to help us build a superior experience for you while controlling your PA.

  • Page 28: Outline Dashboard | Newton Control

    9. OUTLINE DASHBOARD | NEWTON CONTROL 9.1. CHANGING NEWTON’S GENERAL PARAMETERS Click on an item in the workspace to see and edit its general parameters in the Inspector bar. From here it is possible to quickly change the name of the unit (User Label), check the actual hardware and software versions, check the power supply status, the internal temperatures, the network settings.

  • Page 29: Newton Date And Time Synchronization

    NEWTON DATE AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION Newton has an on-board real time clock that stores the date and time for logging purposes. To see the actual Newton’s clock, click on the “eye” button on the inspector. To update it use the Sync button 9.1.3.

  • Page 30: Network Settings

    If a wrong manual IP address is set up or if the device has an unknown manual IP address it is possible to use the temporary factory default IP address as explained in chapter 7. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it...

  • Page 31: Devices Alignment

    If the devices in the project are not aligned with the real ones this window will appear automatically. With this feature it is possible to choose whether the device must be aligned with the settings of the project (PROJECT) or with the settings already loaded on the machine (NETWORK). OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 32: Newton Workspace Menu

    NEWTON WORKSPACE MENU (COPY, PASTE, FLAT DSP, FLAT GROUPS, RESTORE DEFAULT, RESET INPUT STATES) A right click on one device opens Newton’s workspace menu. From this menu you can: • Copy: all the parameters and settings of that device will be copied;...

  • Page 33: Newton Main Window

    9.4. NEWTON MAIN WINDOW A double click on one device opens Newton’s main window. This window is divided in six tabs, select- able from the buttons in the upper bar: • Home: the main section, with real time VU meters and processing overview. “Links” area for the permanent links grouping (view chapter 10.1);...

  • Page 34: Input Dsp Patch

    Newton’s architecture itself is based on a complete fail-safe design. From the input point of view Newton has the possibility to define a failover strategy with up to four priority levels for each input channel. These priorities can be selected amongst all the different audio formats: AES3, Madi Opti- cal, Madi Coaxial, Dante and Analog (for Newton 16+4 and 16+8).
  • Page 35 Warning! All input assignments will be cleared. All the assigned channels will have a yellow outline. It is possible to edit the name for each input DSP channel by simply clicking it. We will find the same name also in the Home view.
  • Page 36 (⌘) + click or shift (⇧) + click to select a batch of sources. Drag and drop these sources to any box to assign them to the batch of channels. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it...
  • Page 37 To change the priority order of a specific channel, drag and drop a single source up and down in the list. To eliminate an assignment, click and move it outside the box or right click on it and delete. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...
  • Page 38 For each source you can set different level and delay trims ( dB – ms ) to have a seamless transition between the sources. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...
  • Page 39 RESET (ALL) INPUT PATCH PRIORITY STATES When a lost protocol resumes to work, Outline Dashboard allows to reset the highest input priority for a single channel or for all the channels by means of a dedicated button. If an input patch loses a protocol priority, its box and the “Input”...

  • Page 40: Input Dsp Patch

    • mute/unmute button. Actual hardware input EQ overview Polarity and delay VU meter Level Channel name Corresponding channel number Mute / unmute OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...
  • Page 41 Peak and peak hold are enabled from Outline Dashboard preferences (section 13.6). OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...
  • Page 42 These include: EQ, delay, polarity, level, mute status and label. Group / ungroup function is not available for the input channels. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...

  • Page 43: Home Tab Aux Mixer

    HOME TAB AUX MIXER This control is reserved to Newton 16+4 and 16+8 and is an additional processing dedicated to the analog sources to be used as an extra input mixer. This section can be seen as a small mixer with 4 or 8 analog input and 2 outputs.

  • Page 44: Input Dsp Channels Eq

    To change the width of the filter you can also use the pinch-to-zoom gesture on the Mac trackpad. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it...
  • Page 45 A button to return to the device main window • A button to show/hide the filters list on the left • A button to show the phase response of the applied EQ OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...

  • Page 46: Matrix Mixer

    In this tab it is possible to assign one or more input DSP channels to the output DSP channels. For Newton 16+4 and 16+8 the Aux Mixer L & R are also available. The matrix mixer works like a standard “battleship game”: each point in the matrix represents the mixing point between a specific input channel and a specific output channel, with level and on/off status.
  • Page 47 3 dB you have to write “+3”. Any level between -80 to +6 dB can be accepted. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it...

  • Page 48: Home Tab: Output Dsp

    Matrix mixer assignment preview EQ overview Polarity and delay VU meter Level Channel name Corresponding channel number Mute / unmute Group assignment overview OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...

  • Page 49: Output Dsp Channels Eq

    WFIR allows to reproduce any kind of frequency response with a very precise resolution without add- ing latency. In Newton, the WFIR filters are used to create overlapping filters, in this way it is possible to create groups of Output DSP channels and use even more EQ points in the groups (see section 11.2).
  • Page 50 These are the available filter types in the WFIR layers: • RC HSH: Raised Cosine High SHelving • RC LSH: Raised Cosine Low SHelving • RC BP: Raised Cosine Band Pass • RC: Raised Cosine OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...
  • Page 51 (AP I for 1 order and AP II for 2 order), remove the bypass and adjust its parameters. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 52: Hardware Output Patch

    9.4.8. HARDWARE OUTPUT PATCH Newton’s architecture allows a high output routing flexibility that is set in the Output tab. On the left side of this panel there are all the available pick-off points and direct outputs. The pick-off points are the points in between the processing flow that can be routed to any hardware output.
  • Page 53 • After the output DSP There is also the possibility to route any of the analog input sources (for Newton 16+4 and 16+8) to any of the hardware outputs ( Direct Out section) and also to enable the In-Family Direct Out , as explained further.
  • Page 54 Output DSP. Example: Output patch recall for analog outputs list. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 55: Clock Tab

    (no processing and no sample rate conversion) with a latency of just one sample at 96 kHz (0.01 ms) for the digital protocols. E.g.: Newton can be used to split a digital protocol, or to regenerate and extend it to drive a longer distance.
  • Page 56 To modify the priority list just drag and drop any of the clock sources to the desired position in the list. In manual mode, if the selected clock becomes unavailable, then the upper available clock source will become the actual master clock. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...
  • Page 57 2 are completely independent from the master clock. Wordclock output 1 & 2 are at 96 kHz by default, but both can also be downsampled from 96 kHz to 48 kHz. Newton integrates various high-quality PLL circuits on all input protocols to reconstruct the clock also in case of excessive jitter.
  • Page 58 Reset the priority after having restored a lost clock (the upper one in the list). Like the input highest priority reset, when the lost wordclock resumes to work, Outline Dashboard allows to reset the high- est inputs priority for the Masterclock and the wordclocks with the dedicated button (yellow circle arrow).

  • Page 59: Dante Wordclock - New Dante

    “Clock Source”. *In this case, to avoid clock loop, do not select “Dante” from “Master Clock” section of Outline Dash- board software. This will cause a device mute on Dante Controller. Otherwise, it will be necessary to select “Dante”...

  • Page 60: Io Config

    ANALOG INPUT / OUTPUT The analog hardware input and output circuits in Newton 16+4 and Newton 16+8 employ galvanic isolation on the ADC and DAC to avoid ground loops. Galvanic isolation between the main dig- ital board and the analog input and output boards prevents the flow of loop currents between the grounds of the input or out- puts and the digital ground of the Newton (ground loop noise).
  • Page 61 48 k. For Madi 96 kHz the frame rate is 96. N.B.: MADI Smux format not supported! TERMINATIONS A dedicated section allows to terminate the Wordclock and Video input BNC connections (75 Ω). OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 62: Direct Transfer

    DIRECT TRANSFER In this menu it is possible to set up the protocols (family) and the relative channels to be dedicated to the direct transfer function (see chapter 9.3) OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 63: Direct Transfer

    Afterwards, in your measurement software, set up a transfer function with the Pre-DSP as your ref- erence source and your Post-DSP as your measured source. Now any change applied to the chan- nel’s EQ window will be perfectly reported in your measurement software. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...
  • Page 64 (speeding up the tuning and alignment process), and can be implemented with muting the channels not involved (action select- able from the Dashboard’s system preferences menu - see chap. 13.6.2). OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 65: Smaart Api V8 Integration

    In addition to the direct transfer function, that can be implemented through any FFT analyzer soft- ware, Outline has established a collaboration with Rational Acoustics regarding the Smaart API v8 integration with Dashboard. This integration provides Smaart parameters, transfer functions and phase analysis through the Dashboard software.
  • Page 66 Example of two transfer functions of a Direct Transfer on one Newton channel and of its relative hardware output connected to a point source measured with a microphone.
  • Page 67 In this mode Dashboard will show exclusively the Smaart phase curve; Example of a point-source transfer function (magnitude and phase response) with a para- metric filter applied. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 68: Newton Control And Monitoring From The Workspace

    NEWTON CONTROL AND MONITORING FROM THE WORKSPACE From the Workspace it is possible to monitor multiple Newton units. The units are automatically ar- ranged in the available space and each one has an ID number (assigned when the unit is loaded in the workspace) and a description.

  • Page 69: Outline Dashboard | Linking Channels

    To temporary link two or more channels (from the Home window), select with shift ⇧ Outline Dashboard allows to do temporary links (gang) between the input channels and between the + click the desired channels and then modify the parameters of the selected channel simultaneously.
  • Page 70 (see the orange filter in the next pictures). Tips: in order to immediately set two linked channels to the same settings just copy and paste the actual layer on itself. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 71: Permanent Links

    10.2. PERMANENT LINKS Outline Dashboard also allows to create permanent links (link grouping) between the input channels and between the output channels. To permanently link one or more channels (from the Home win- dow), drag and drop the selected one(s) to the grouping links area. If dragged elements are more than one, the dragging icon will show the number of involved channels.
  • Page 72 To temporary bypass the permanent links group, click on the blue light on the right bar of the permanent link area. The colours at both ends of a channel strip indicate the links group the channel makes part of. The bypassed links are coloured in grey. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 73: Outline Dashboard | Output Groups

    ADDING A NEW GROUP In order to add a group to the workspace drag and drop a Newton Group to the Workspace from the Library or double click on the group in the Library . The groups will occupy a dedicated part in the Workspace , just below the units.

  • Page 74: Edit Group Parameters

    Double click on a group to see its details. The window that will pop up has a channel strip with an overview of the group’s settings. The available parameters are: EQ with 4 WFIR layers, delay, polarity, level and mute/unmute. The channel strip works like the Newton’s input and output channels in the Home tab.
  • Page 75 The following image shows a Newton with a group named “Main” connected to output channels 1 and 2, a group named “Side” connected to output channels 3 and 4 and a group named “M + S” connected to output channels 1, 2 ,3 and 4.

  • Page 76: Groups Overview

    (represented by the group letters). Further details are available and can be shown by clicking on the groups overview area. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...

  • Page 77: Not Aligned Groups

    Home tab and select “Un- group”. An alternative way to remove a chan- nel from a group is by using the two-fingers as shown below. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 78: Outline Dashboard | Custom Panels

    12. OUTLINE DASHBOARD | CUSTOM PANELS Custom panels are tools to create custom windows with a selection of faders from different devices and groups. The target of these panels is to create a tailor-made control experience, allowing the users to create their own interface.

  • Page 79: Editing Custom Panels

    You can change faders’ order using the drag and drop. You can copy, paste and flat channel settings, add the selected channel to other panel(s) and remove it from current panel using the right click. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it...

  • Page 80: Outline Dashboard | Tips And Tricks

    Outline Dashboard allows the use of many native Mac gestures that are useful to quickly navigate between its windows. E.g. if there are many windows open in Outline Dashboard , we can see all these windows simply by using Mac’s Mission Control .

  • Page 81: Working With Multiple Devices And Windows

    This shortcut will close all other device windows. This function is available after setting up the system preferences of your Mac: in keyboard control panel (flag on “Use F1, F2.. etc.”) OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...
  • Page 82 When two or more device windows are open, you can switch between them with option (⌥) + TAB (⇥). ⋀ To switch between the open windows (i.e. EQ windows) of a device use control ( ) + TAB (⇥). OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 83: Working With Multiple Devices And Windows

    In the device main window, the number of sub-windows opened is reported in the top left corner. Click on that button to close all the windows. In Outline Dashboard the total number of windows opened is shown in the top bar. Click on that but- ton to close all the windows.

  • Page 84: Other Shortcuts

    • insert fader value with enter when a channel is selected; 13.6. OUTLINE DASHBOARD PREFERENCES The software preferences are divided into four main areas, as described below. 13.6.1. MISCELLANEOUS OUTLINE S.R.L.

  • Page 85: Palette And Security

    Two software colour themes are available for an improved readability under the sun or in poor lighting conditions. A few seconds are required when changing the colour code. Security includes a series of options allows to include or exclude some actions in Show mode and muting channels about the DT. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 86: Smaart

    • Password: if a password has been entered in the Smaart API server it must be written here; - Server Info: • API Server version; • Hostname. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy info@outline.it...

  • Page 87: Using A Project To Apply The Settings To A Real Unit

    At the time of writing this manual, every time a device is connected and associated to a project, Outline Dashboard always reads the parameters from it and overwrites any existing project setting. The same happens when an offline device becomes online again, thus overwriting any change made during the offline status.

  • Page 88: Outline Dashboard | Tablet Mode

    VNC connection between the Mac running the Outline Dashboard software and the tablet. Below you will find an example on how to connect the tablet to the Mac running Outline Dashboard software through a VNC connection.
  • Page 89 Selection Menu and to add the desire fader gain value, respectively. As for the Matrix Mixer window, in substitution of the ‘space-bar’, the Tablet Mode adds the ‘Activate button’. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 90: Hardware Details

    USCITA ARIA / AIR OUTLET USCITA ARIA / AIR OUTLET INGRESSO ARIA / AIR INLET USCITA ARIA / AIR OUTLET INGRESSO ARIA / AIR INLET OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431 25020 Flero (Brescia) Italy...

  • Page 91: Wiring Pinout Diagrams

    The system is able to sense an external free contact between pins 1-2 (GPI1a-GPI1b) and between pins 3-4 (GPI2a-GPI2b). Please note that GPI pins may only be used with the external switches be- tween the pins, as shown in the figure. OUTLINE S.R.L. Tel. +39 030.3581341 www.outline.it Via Leonardo da Vinci, 56 Fax +39 030.3580431...

  • Page 92: A: Dante Configuration

    - Switched: in this mode, it is possible to fully use Dante audio stream only on port 1 and port 2, while still controlling both Newton and Dante from each of the 4 Ethernet ports. This setting allows to have no data overload on port 3 and port 4, especially in case of 100 Mbps external devices.
  • Page 93 - Isolated Redundancy: Dante audio stream uses only port 1 and port 2 in redundant mode (i.e. port 2 is exclusively dedicated to Dante secondary network). It is possible to control Newton from ports 3 and 4, but not Dante.
  • Page 94 Newton’s switch configurations can be selected from Dante Controller: open Dante Controller software, click on “Device view” (⌘ + D) and go to “Network Config”. After changing to a differ- ent configuration, a Newton power cycle is required. OUTLINE S.R.L.
  • Page 95 PC. Once it’s possible to communicate with the Newton’s Dante board, it will be possible to assign to it a manual IP address, in case DHCP server is not available.
  • Page 96 For this reason, any current Outline product may differ in some aspect from its description, but will always equal or exceed the original design specifications unless otherwise stated.

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