Dynacord PowerMate 1000-3 Owner's Manual page 32

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P M
OWER ATE
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PEAKER ROTECTION
This dialog is used to match the maximum continous out-
put power of the integrated power amplifiers to the con-
nected loudspeakers. By limiting the maximum output
power damaging the speakers by thermal overload can be
avoided, while the full dynamic of the amplifier is main-
tained. Please check the type plate or the technical doc-
umentation of your speakers for their rated power. When
using external power amplifiers or active speakers the
setting in this dialog has of course no affect.
HINT: If different types of passive loudspeakers are
connected in parallel you should set the ampli-
fier power to the power rating (see type plate
of speaker) of the lowest rated speaker in this
dialog.
HINT: Check the setting in the Speaker Protection dia-
log if the performance of your PowerMate sys-
tem is not as expected.
When opening the Speaker Protection dialog the current-
ly activated setting is highlighted. The factory setting is
„Power Control off", this means the output power is not
artificially limited.
Illustration 3-14: Speaker Protection dialog
Speaker Protection
Power Control off
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500W /8
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400W /8
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350W /8
Turn the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder to select the RMS
power rating of the connected loudspeaker. Each row
shows the output power for 8 Ohm speakers on the left
hand side, this value is also shown in the display in effect
mode. Additionally each row shows the corresponding
output power if an 4 Ohm loudspeaker is connected. To
deactivate Speaker Protection select the entry „Power
Control off". Press the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder to
apply the selected setting. Pressing the BACK function
key returns to the menu. Pressing the ESC function key
discards all changes and returns to effect mode.
Disclaimer:
The Speaker Protection system is designed for profes-
sional loudspeakers, e.g. speakers from DYNACORD.
The power rating given in the specifications of many
non-professional speaker
unbranded producers, are often stated as being much
higher than the loudspeaker will actually withstand.
The actual impedance of the speaker is often much
lower than the nominal impedance stated in the
specifications. In both cases, the use of incorrect or
misleading specifications may result in thermal over-
load to the voice coil of lower quality speakers, even
if the Speaker Protection was set to the given
specification. DYNACORD is not and will not be res-
ponsible for any damage to loudspeakers, even if the
Speaker Protection was activated.
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(1000W /4
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(800W /4
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(700W /4
BACK ESC
systems, e.g. from
FX C S
ONTROL ETUP
This dialog is used to configure the effect units FX 1 or
FX 2. Some parameters of the effect units can be con-
troled via the MIDI interface, additionally this dialog is
used to select the default effect which is activated when
the PowerMate is switched on.
Illustration 3-15: FX Control Setup dialog
FX Control Setup
Footswitch Ctrl.
TAP-Button Ctrl.
FX1 Start Preset
FX2 Start Preset
Turn the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder to highlight an en-
try in the left column of the FX Control Setup dialog.
Press the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder to select the cor-
responding value in the right column. Now turn the
MENU/ENTER rotary encoder to edit the value and press
the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder again to apply the new
value. The following table lists the entries of the FX Con-
trol Setup dialog. Pressing the BACK function key returns
to the menu. Pressing the ESC function key returns to ef-
fect mode.
Parameter Description
Footswitch Ctrl. Select FX 1, FX 2 or FX 1+2 to control one or both effect
units using a footswitch.
TAP Button Ctrl. Select FX 1, FX 2 or FX 1+2 to control the delay time of
one or both effect units using the TAP button.
FX1 Start Preset Number of effect loaded after power on in effect unit FX 1
FX2 Start Preset Number of effect loaded after power on in effect unit FX 2
FX1 MIDI Channel Select the channel (1 to 16) to be used for controlling the
FX 1 effect unit via MIDI. Select Omni if commands from
all channels should be accepted. Select Off if the effect
unit should not be controlled via MIDI.
FX2 MIDI Channel Select the channel (1 to 16) to be used for controlling the
FX 2 effect unit via MIDI. Select Omni if commands from
all channels should be accepted. Select Off if the effect
unit should not be controlled via MIDI.
MIDI PrgCh Count Select the setting 0 - 127 if using MIDI devices that start
counting program change commands from 0. Select the
setting 1 - 128 if using MIDI devices that start counting
program change commands from 1.
Table 3-16: FX Control Setup parameter
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EVICE ETUP
This dialog can be used for editing system parameters
and checking system properties. Some menu entries (e.g.
Display Brightness) can be edited in the Device Settings
dialog after pressing the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder.
Other entries (e.g. Firmware Info) will open another dia-
log when pressing the MENU/ENTER rotary encoder.
FX 1+2
FX 1+2
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BACK ESC