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Table of Contents Introduction 1 Hardware Interconnections 1 Software Installation 5 Launching Wireless System Manager 7 Quick Start 8 Monitor Mode 10 The Simple Monitor Screen 11 Monitor Mode Tool Bar 12 Monitor Mode Menus 13 Time Domain Mode 14 Spectrum Analyze Mode 15 Produced by On The Right Wavelength for Samson Technologies Corp. Copyright 1998, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed April, 1998 Samson Technologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P.O.
Introduction / Hardware Interconnections Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson Wireless System Manager! This remarkable accessory package for the Samson Synth Series 6 UHF Wireless System includes Windows 95-compatible software and all required hardware for complete computer control and remote monitoring of up to eight Samson UR6D (or UR6DX) dual receivers (for up to sixteen-channel operation).
Hardware Interconnections All required cabling is included in the WSM package: one PC connector cable, four long 8-pin mini-DIN connector cables, and seven short 8-pin mini-DIN connector cables: WSM PC connector cable WSM 8 pin mini-DIN connector cables As shown in the illustration on the left, begin by connecting one end of the PC connector cable to the joystick/MIDI port of your computer’s Sound Blaster 16 card and the other end to the “PC” connection on the IF6P.
Hardware Interconnections As shown in the illustration on the right, if you are using multiple UR6D or UR6DX receivers (WSM can control up to eight of them), use short 8-pin mini-DIN cables to connect the “Remote Out” of the first receiver to the “Remote In” of the next one, daisy-chain fashion. Then connect the “Remote Out” of the last UR6D or UR6DX receiver to the IF6P “1 In.” If you are only using a single UR6D or UR6DX, connect its “Remote Out” to the IF6P “1 In.
Hardware Interconnections If you need to remote your receivers at a distance from the computer, you need to use the IF6R interface as well as the IF6P. There are two ways of interconnecting the IF6R and IF6P. The first option is to use a CAT5 cable (up to 200 meters in length), plugged into the “2” connection of both interface boxes.
Software Installation Before installing your WSM software, you need to make sure that the external MIDI port on your Sound Blaster 16 card is enabled. To do so, click on the Start button and go to Settings -> Control Panel. Once the Windows Control Panel is open, select the “Multimedia” option, as shown in the illustration on the right. As shown in the illustration on the left, when the “Multimedia Properties” dialog opens, click on the “Advanced” tab.
Software Installation If all is working correctly, when you click on the “Settings” button, a dialog similar to the one shown on the left will appear. At this point, you have enabled the Joystick/MIDI port on your Sound Blaster 16 card and have verified that the required Creative Labs software driver is installed and operating correctly. Click OK in all open dialog boxes and close the Control Panel.
Launching WSM Before launching WSM, make sure all receivers are interconnected correctly (as per the instructions given on the preceding pages) and powered on. Then boot up your computer and double-click on the “Shortcut to WSM” icon to launch the program. Because WSM uses all driver resources of the Sound Blaster 16 card’s Joystick/MIDI port, it is not possible to launch multiple instances of the program. When launched, WSM will automatically load the most recently created “.WSM” file, if one exists. (.
Quick Start To Monitor Conditions In Connected Receivers Transport Tool Bar icons From Monitor Mode, click on the Play icon (the far left icon) in the Transport Tool Bar. All RF and AF Level meters in the Monitor screen are now active and show continuous changes in RF and AF levels. To Change Conditions in Connected Receivers Double-click on any parameter you wish to change, or use the Setup menu Channel option to open the Channel Setup dialog (see page 10 in this manual for more information).
Quick Start To Perform An RF Spectrum Analysis Go to Spectrum Analyze Mode, either by selecting it from the Window menu, or by clicking on the Spectrum Spectrum Analyze icon in the Tool Bar. If you are using both UR6D and UR6DX receivers simultaneous- Analyze Mode icon ly, call up the Group Select dialog either by opening the Setting menu or by clicking on the Group Select icon in the Tool Bar, then choose the frequency range (standard UR6D frequencies or “X” UR6DX frequencies) you wish to analyze.
Monitor Mode In Monitor mode, you can remotely monitor and control up to eight connected UR6D or UR6DX UHF wireless receivers. The main areas of the Monitor Mode screen (as shown on page 7 of this manual) are as follows: 1: Menus - The Monitor Mode screen provides seven menus (File, Monitor, Timer, Setup, Display, Window, and Help) that provide numerous options. See page 13 in this manual for more information about each menu item.
The Simple Monitor Screen When in Monitor Mode, the WSM screen shows a lot of information—so much, in fact, that there may be times when you want a simpler screen display with less data and larger meters (for example, when your computer monitor is a distance away from your working position). For this reason, WSM provides an alternative Monitor screen, called, appropriately enough, the Simple Monitor screen (shown below).
Monitor Mode Tool Bar WSM’s Tool Bar provides graphic icons that allow you to carry out various operations with a single mouse click. Though available in all screens and in all modes of operation, you can opt to turn it on or off by checking or unchecking the Tool Bar option in the Display menu (see page 13 for more information). Not all Tool Bar icons are functional in all modes, however. Those that cannot be used in a particular mode of operation will be grayed out.
Monitor Mode Menus Each screen and mode of operation also provides a number of menus.
Time Domain Mode Time Domain Mode icon Time Domain Mode allows you to view data that has been recorded in Monitor Mode. To enter Time Domain Mode, either select it from the Window menu, or click on the Time Domain icon in the Tool Bar. To determine which parameters you wish to see graphed out, select “Drawing Condition” from the Settings menu, or click on the Drawing Condition icon in the Tool Bar. You will then be Drawing shown the Time Domain Configuration dialog.
Time Domain Mode / Spectrum Analyze Mode At any time, you can opt to graph different parameters for the selected receiver, or to view the data for a different receiver altogether, simply by calling up the Time Domain Configuration dialog again. To determine the actual time of any point in the graph, simply move the cursor to that point and click.
Spectrum Analyze Mode You can opt to perform the analysis one time only or to loop it continuously. To perform the analysis once only, choose “1 Time” from the Analyze menu, or click on the Analyze Once icon (the left-most icon) in the Spectrum Analyze Tool Bar. To repeat the analysis continuously, Spectrum Analyze Tool choose “Loop” from the Analyze menu, or click on the Loop Analyze icon Bar (the center icon) in the Spectrum Analyze Tool Bar.
FCC Rules and Regulations Samson wireless systems are type accepted under FCC rules parts 90, 74 and 15. Licensing of Samson equipment is the user’s responsibility and licensability depends on the user’s classification, application and frequency selected. This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry & Science Canada.
