DS-EQ215 USER’S MANUAL PARAMETER IN ® DS-EQ215 OUT EQUALIZER ESCAPE Dual Channel 15 Band EQ 19" (482mm) DIGITAL USB
Contents Introduction..........................................................................................1 Safety Instructions................................................................................ 2 Getting Started with Front Panel Controls......................................... 3 - 8 Using the PC Interface.................................................................... 9 - 13 MIDI Program Table.............................................................................
Safety Instructions This symbol indicates that there are important Operating and maintenance instructions in the Literature Accompanying This Unit This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage Constituting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. ! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. READ these instructions. KEEP these instructions. HEED all warnings. FOLLOW all instructions. DO NOT use this apparatus near water. CLEAN ONLY with dry cloth.
Overview Described below are the functions of the front panel control buttons and encoders for the DS-EQ215 Parametric Equalizer.
Getting Started Using Front Panel Interface Brief description The DS-EQ215 is a graphic/parametric 2-channel EQ with 15+15 filters and channel link possibility. Its filters are symmetrical, and High/Low pass filters are included. A delay line for each channel is also available. Its settings are stored into 16 Factory and 16 User Presets. The device can also be linked to a controller using MIDI, RS232, or USB.
To load the selected preset press ENTER. To leave sub-menu press QUIT. During preset loading, the display will show: Wait: Loading . . . . . . If the user tries to load an empty preset, a warning will be given: Error: Preset Empty SAVE PRESET MENU: Within this menu, use the NAVIGATION encoder to select the desired location between the user presets. By pressing enter, it is possible to save the preset.
Link : Are You Sure? Yes = Enter; No = Quit If confirmed, this command will wipe out Right channel settings, replaced by settings identical to the Left channel. Config Communication It is possible to select the remote control interface to use. Use the PARAMETER encoder to select one of the following: RS-232, USB, or MIDI Channel 1 through15. Use the PARAMETER encoder to change the setting. Also check the corresponding setting on the back panel hardware switch. To exit, press QUIT.
Flat Equ L/R This function resets all parametric filters of the Left/Right channel. After pressing ENTER, the following will be shown: Flat L: Are You Sure? Yes = Enter; No = Quit Flat R: Are You Sure? Yes = Enter; No = Quit Press ENTER to confirm, QUIT to cancel. Copy L to R / R to L This function copies the settings of one channel to the other.
Upon selecting H/L pass and pressing enter, the user accesses the menu: Left Left LP Filter Order 1 LP Filter Order 1 The NAVIGATION encoder selects Freq. Order. Left LP Filter Order 1 Left F20.0 LP Filter < Order 1 > The PARAMETER encoder varies the parameter value. Delay This sub-menu edits a delay line (from 0ms to 199.987ms step 21 us). Left Delay <199.94ms 65.981ms> The NAVIGATION encoder allows to select the value of hundreds, tens, units and decimals.
Using the PC Interface Using the DS-EQ215 Software l l l l l l Load the Software “SetupDS-EQ215V1.0.0” either with the included CD or via the Galaxy Website. Double click on “Setup”, choose “Run” the software will load. Go to programs and double click on DS-EQ215V1.0.0 Connect the SDS-EQ215 with the USB cable to your computer. Turn on the DS-EQ215, the driver software will load automatically. When the driver has finished loading, click once on “connect”.
The software will look for active devices and show them in a list. To edit Double click on the desired device in the ID list. The Main Page will load.
The device will also be locked out from front panel control at this point. You may choose to “Load Preset from PC”, “Save Preset to PC”, “Store Preset to Device”, “Read Preset from Device” From the main page you can choose the section you want to adjust by clicking on the associated block. Once you have accessed the block you can adjust parameters by either using the sliders, arrows, or typing the values in directly. Select the noise gate block to access the noise gate parameters for each channel.
Select the PEQ block to access the filter parameters. Select the Delay block to access the left and right delay parameters.
Select the Limiter Block to access the left and right Limiter parameters.
MIDI Program Table Edit using the following steps: I. Be sure about the selected equalizer mode 2. Select the channel controller 0 3. Select the number of the filter controller 14 4. Change the amplitude of the selected filter controller 17 5. Change the frequency of the selected filter controller 18 6. Change Q value of the selected filter controller 19 Repeat the steps 3,4,5,6 for each filter you wish to edit.
Specifications FUSE: REPLACE WITH 800mA SAME TYPE FUSE USB Inputs: 2 TRS Unbalanced Input Max Level: 9dBu Outputs: 2 TRS Unbalanced Output Max Level: 9dBu AID and DIA Resolution: 20 bit Process Resolution: 24x32 bit Processes: Equalizer Display: LCD 2x20 alphanumeric Connectivity: RS232/MIDI/USB SIN Ratio: >90 dBA (Bypass) THD+N: <0.01 % @ -6 dBFS (Bypass) Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz +1- 0.5dB Dimensions: 7.75" x 19" x 1.75" (196.85 x 482.6 x 44.45 mm) Weight: 5.51lb (2.
THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY WARRANTY Information can be viewed online at http://www.galaxyaudio.com/warranty.php DS-EQ215 Specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice. For the most up to date manual and information visit www.galaxyaudio.com. 1-800-369-7768 www.galaxyaudio.
