Operation Manual

244 Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The PRO Series
PRO Series Live Audio Systems
Owner’s Manual
Sharing DL431 Mic Splitter A and B inputs
If you are using two Midas digital consoles with a DL431 Mic Splitter, you must
configure the consoles to use either the A or B inputs of the mic splitter. Although it
doesn’t matter which inputs each console uses, they can’t use the same ones. Also,
both consoles must be synchronised.
>> To configure two PRO Series Control Centres for use with DL431 Mic
Splitters
In a dual FOH and MON system it may be easier and more convenient to always set the
FOH control centre to master, and to use the mic splitter A inputs for FOH and the B
inputs for MON. Also, although the sync method doesn’t matter in this case, it is easier
to sync the two consoles using the DL431 Mic Splitter, as described below.
1 Mute the PA at the amplifier/speaker. Refer to the WARNING at the beginning
of this section.
2 Configure the AES50 Sync option of the DL431 Mic Splitter’s main menu to
Cable Sync A.
3 On the FOH control centre, configure it by choosing
home
PreferencesGeneral at the GUI and then selecting the following
options:
• Under the DL431 Mic Splitter Inputs
heading, click the “Use A Inputs” option
(shown right).
• Under the Master/Slave Status heading,
click the “Master” option.
4 On the MON control centre, configure the port for
the DL431 Mic Splitter (see “Device set-up
procedure” on page 93).
5 Configure the MON control centre by choosing homePreferencesGeneral
at the GUI and then selecting the following options:
• Under the DL431 Mic Splitter Inputs heading, click the “Use B Inputs”
option.
• Under the Master/Slave Status heading, click the “Slave” option.
•Open the Sync Source drop-down list and select the port that you configured
for the DL431 Mic Splitter in the previous step.
Using an external USB mouse
You can operate a GUI screen using an external USB mouse instead of its trackball (in
the primary navigation zone). To use the USB mouse, plug it into one of the USB
sockets (left of GUI screens, see “Saving your show files to a USB memory stick” on
page 123). The top USB socket is for the left GUI screen and bottom one is for the GUI
screen on the right. You can rest/operate the mouse in the primary navigation zone.
Using an external USB keyboard
You can use a USB keyboard with either GUI screen. Use one of the USB keyboard
sockets at the front of the PRO Series Control Centre (see “Front panel connections” on
page 265) as necessary.