Operation Manual

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Operating the D3500
Loading Presets with the MASK function
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Note: The Mask function is a Global parameter so it will
stay active and affect all the presets you load, until the
Mask is disabled.
To eliminate the masked function, press Load and select
PGM 10 again. Press and hold Store until the display reads
Set Mask. Press the Limiter button to select it (yellow LED
on). Press Store once again.
Press Load and select PGM 11, press Load again. Press
Limiter and notice that the Limiter settings from above
have reset to their original values.
Using the A/B Feature
After you load a preset you may want to make some
changes to the equalization curve or perhaps to one or
more of the digital effects. Once you make some changes
you may want to compare the edit with the original pre-
set saved in memory. You can compare the current set
with the preset that is stored in memory by using the A/B
switch. Try the A/B function to compare and preset to an
edit by following these steps:
• Press the LOAD switch and select any preset, then press
LOAD again to recall the preset into memory.
• Play some music through the D3500.
• Next, press the EQ button.
• Now, select a filter using the Filter Select buttons.
• Use the Filter Control Knobs to adjust the filter.
• At this point you will notice that the green LED on the
A/B switch is lit, indicating that there has been a change to
the original preset.
• Now, press the A/B switch again and the green LED will
flash indicating that the D3500 has now returned all the
EQ faders and effects parameters back to the positions
that were saved in the presets. You can continue to press
the A/B switch to toggle back and forth between the
saved preset and the new sound.
If you like the new edited preset, you can use the STORE
function to save the new preset either under the current
memory location or a new one.
MIDI and D Net
For expanded system control, the D3500 uses standard
MIDI, as well as Samson’s D Net communication protocols,
to transmit and receive digital control information to and
from additional D class units, other MIDI devices, or per-
sonal computers. You can use standard MIDI cables for
IN, OUT and THRU to configure a system using traditional
MIDI protocol. If higher speed communication is needed,
you can install the optional DN1, D-Net interface cards
and use standard XLR cables to configure a high-speed,
bi-directional data hook-up using Samson D-Net protocol.
The MIDI and D-Net control parameters are configured by
accessing the various menus
with the MIDI switch, located
on the D3500’s front panel.
When you press the MIDI switch several times you will
be scrolling though the various MIDI setup menu items
including MIDI enable, Channel, Omni, System Exclusive
and Program. The following section details each of these
modes and their associated parameters.
Setting the D3500 to Transmit and Receive MIDI
To enable the D3500 to send and receive MIDI data follow
these steps:
• Press the MIDI switch until that LCD reads MIDI OFF.
• Use the Data Wheel to select MIDI ON. Press store.
Setting the D3500 to Transmit and Receive Data Using D Net
In larger systems, the D3500 and other D class units can be
configured with an optional DN1 D-Net interface card for
high-speed communications. D-Net follows a similar pro-
tocol as MIDI, only at a much higher data rate. The beauty
of the D-net interface is, not only is it 30 times faster than
MIDI, but both send and receive are covered using a single
standard XLR cable.
To enable the D3500 to send and receive D-Net data fol-
low these steps:
• Press the MIDI switch a few times until the LCD reads
Midi
•
Use the Data Wheel to select D. Net.
Press store.
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