Dcm Commander Windows Pc Software; System Control Overview; Software Installation; Starting The Program - QSC DCM series User Manual

Digital cinema monitor & crossover system

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VII. DCM WINDOWS SOFTWARE

A. System Control Overview

To access the powerful crossover and system calibration functions contained within the DCM hard-

ware, one must use the DCM Commander Windows control software which communicates via an

RS-232 serial port.

A typical cinema installation should require this setup procedure ONLY during the initial installation of

the system. One particular advantage of this remote programming methodology is the ability to cali-

brate one DCM unit and easily download ALL of these settings to any number of additional DCM units

that are similarly equipped.

To aid in calibrating the crossover settings, the DCM Commander control software includes files for

many well known cinema speakers. These files will automatically set the DSP filters and transducer

alignment delay settings within the DCM hardware according to the settings recommended by the

speaker manufacturer for optimum sound performance. Select these speaker files for each of the

physical locations (L,C,R, SL, SR, SUB), and a large portion of the system calibration is finished! NOTE:

QSC will be updating these files regularly as new models are introduced from speaker manufacturers

or settings are improved.

B. Software Installation

Place the DCM Commander diskette marked DISK 1 of 2 in your computer disk drive. Select Start |

Run... and type in A:/setup.exe and click on OK. Follow the instructions when DISK 2 of 2 needs to

be inserted.

NOTE: If a CDROM version is supplied, merely select the correct drive letter and double-click on

setup.exe.

C. Starting The Program

Select Start | Programs | QSC DCM | DCM Commander. This will cause the program header (with

version number) to appear.

D. Working with Configuration Files

A Configuration is the complete set of parameter settings which change the audio routing, cros-

sover filters, gains, delay, diagnostics, and monitor behavior within the DCM hardware unit.

If you have just received your DCM hardware unit and DCM Commander software, your unit will

be set to default crossover settings. You must reprogram these settings to match your speakers

and installation.

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