Operation Manual

8. Software Installation
VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0
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PodWarecommunicateswithVNETusingaserial‘COM’portasa‘network’
connection.Whenanetworkconnectionisopenandactivelyconnectedtoa
compatibledevice,thesystemissaidtobe‘OnLine’.WhilstOn-line,youcan
controltheconnecteddevicein‘realtime’,andcontinuouslyreceivestatus
informationfromthedevice.Whengoingonline,theapplicationwilltakea
fewsecondswhileitcopiesthesettingsinthedevicetothecontrolpanel.
(SeeParameter Synchronisation)
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TogoOn-line,youcaneitherselectDevice/Onlinefromthemenu,orpress
theOnlinetoolbarbutton,whichisaredtriangle.Ifalliswell,thetrianglewill
turngreen,indicatingthatyouare‘On-line’.
YoucanhoweveroperateyoursystemwithoutgoingOn-line.Youcansend
thecurrentcontrolssettingstoadeviceusingDevice/Send(SeeMenus),or
byclickingtheSendtoolbarbutton(seeToolbar).Theseactionsclearlystill
requireanetworkconnectiontobepresent.
Parameter Synchronisation
PodWareaimstoalwaysensurethatthecontrolsettingsinthevirtualcontrol
panelarealwaysafaithfulrepresentationofthesettingsintheconnected
device.Toachievethis,theparametersinthedevicearecopiedtothe
controlpanelwhengoingonline.Thistakesafewsecondstocomplete
(seeCommunications).Whilstonline,anychangestothecontrolsettings
willresultinchangesinthestoredparametersinthedevices,thusretaining
synchronisation.Whenaleisopenedonline,thenewsettingsarenotonly
setinthecontrolpanel;theyarealsotransferredtothedevice.
Controlling Devices
When‘online’thetreemenuswillshowtheconnectedVNETspeakersonthe
network.Doubleclickingonthemodelonthetreeviewwillopenthecontrol
panelforeachrespectivedevice.Each‘open’panelwillalsoappearonthe
treeviewunderpanels.Whenonline,Podwaregathersinformationfromthe
connecteddevices.Anyparameterswhichhavebeenadjustedbytheuserin
previoussessionswillbeshown.
Eachcontrolpanelcanbepositionedonthescreentorepresentitsactual
locationpositioninthevenue.Whensavingdatathecontrolpanels
co-ordinatesarealsosavedsothatitappearsinthesamelocationon
thescreenwhendataisrecalled(seeSaving & Recalling Data).
Thepanelsshownontheoppositescreenshotallowsyoutoviewwhatis
goingoninsidetheVNETproduct.Aswellasamutebutton,therearelimiter
meterswhichindicatesignallevelrelativetothelimiterthresholdsetting,input
levelmeter,clipindicatorswhichshowwhenanamplierisclippingthesignal
duetooverlyhighlevels,driverstatusindicatorsshowingthestatusofeach
driver(‘A’isLF&‘B’isHF),atemperaturemetershowingthetemperature
oftheampliers,anda’Status’indicatorshowingwhenanamplieris
protectingitselffromdamageduetoabnormaloperatingconditions.
Thearrowbutton(>>)atthetoprighthandsideofthecontrolpanelwill
‘expand’thecontrolpaneltorevealahostofparameterswhichcanbe
viewed&adjusted.