Trantec S5.
Initial Setup Minimum PC Requirements 1.6 GHz CPU, 256 MB Memory, 1 available USB port, Windows XP Recommended PC >2.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista) memory, 2 available USB2 ports, Windows XP or Vista. Important: If you are using a non-English language version of Windows you must select the ‘.’ decimal number separator symbol in the ‘Regional and Language Option’ section of Control Panel. For instructions on how to do this go to Appendix B at the end of this document. 1.
v. The installation should then unpack all the files and copy them to the hard drive. Click OK to complete the process. The application can be run by clicking ‘Start’, ‘All Programs’, ‘Trantec S5 Monitoring’, Trantec S5 Monitoring. You may wish to create a desktop shortcut to C:\Program Files\Trantec S5 Monitoring\S5.exe. vi. Before you can monitor your S5 series microphones you must connect the USB system and install the hardware driver. Page 2 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.
2.1 Trantec USB driver installation for Windows XP During installation, the USB driver files are copied to the ‘Trantec USB Driver’ folder within the ‘Trantec S5 Monitoring’ program folder. For the USB system to work, every Trantec receiver must appear to your PC as a unique device. For this reason it is necessary to load a driver for every receiver you wish to use. If you will be using more than one S5 Series receiver you should connect a USB 2.0 hub to a USB port on your PC.
iii. From the following window, click the box "Include this location in the search" and then click on the 'Browse' button. Browse to ‘C:\Program Files\Trantec S5 Monitoring\Trantec USB driver’ folder. Click ‘OK’. The correct driver location is now selected, click "Next". iv. Ignore the warning message. Click on the 'Continue Anyway' button. v. The Installation will now complete showing the following Window. Click on the 'Finish' button to close the Found New Hardware Wizard.
2.2 Trantec USB driver installation for Windows Vista During installation, the USB driver files are copied to the ‘Trantec USB Driver’ folder within the ‘Trantec S5 Monitoring’ program folder. For the USB system to work, every Trantec receiver must appear to your PC as a unique device. For this reason it is necessary to load a driver for every receiver you wish to use. If you will be using more than one S5 Series receiver you should connect a USB 2.0 hub to a USB port on your PC.
iii. Click ‘Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)’ Click Browse then use the dialog box to find ‘C:\Program Files\Trantec S5 Monitoring\Trantec USB Driver’ folder. Click ‘OK’. The correct driver location is now selected, click "Next". iv. Ignore the warning message. Click on the 'Install this driver software anyway' button . Page 6 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
The Installation will now complete showing the following Window. Click on the 'Close' button to close the Found New Hardware Wizard. Whenever you connect Trantec S5 receivers from now on the driver should install automatically requiring no further input. Page 7 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
3. Basic operation. (Windows XP and Vista forms have a slightly different appearance) It is important that you read ‘Appendix A - General notes on connecting your USB system’. This will help to avoid any issues you may find when starting to monitor your S5 series system. When the application starts, the PC will check the USB sub-system to discover any S5 series receivers. If no Trantec USB hardware is detected then a warning window is presented.
Once the system information is confirmed, the display will adjust depending on the number of connected receivers. If a receiver is in a muted state, the panel graphics will appear as shades of grey. Below are examples of a 4-way and a 12-way display showing two receivers that have been manually muted. 4 Receiver Display 12 Receiver Display Page 9 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
Below is a view of a single receiver panel from an 8-way display. The panels indicate: i. The RF signal level for both A and B diversity channels. The bars are scaled in micro-volts. A single red bar element indicates the current mute level. ii. The audio VU level scaled in decibels iii. Diversity LEDs labelled A and B indicating the current receiver channel. iv. The battery level. When approximately one hour of life remains, the indicator flashes red. v. The name associated with the performer/receiver.
4. Working with files Each time the application starts, a ‘Default’ frequency file is generated which contains a set of data that lies within the frequency ‘Band’ of your receiver. This file can be copied, renamed and edited to your own requirements see section 4.4 below. Note: You cannot edit the ‘Default.frq’ file directly so that it is always there for reference. Simply copy, rename and edit the file. The S5 file functions work with the same " *.
When all the parameters have been entered click the 'Add' button. This data is then added to a grid below and the parameter boxes are cleared for your next set of user parameters. This data is immediately saved to your file. Repeat the previous steps until you have entered the entire frequency set. Once you have entered all the data then simply click the ‘Finish’ button or close the file editing window. 4.
4.4 Copying an existing file Click on the 'File', 'Open' menu. Click on the file you wish to copy using the right hand mouse button. From the Pop-up menu, click 'Copy'. Now right hand click on the area where the files are listed and select 'Paste' from the menu. The new file will be called "Copy of nnnn.frq" where 'nnnn' is the name of the file you selected. If you then right click on this filename you can choose 'Rename' from the menu and change the name. Do not change the ‘.frq’ file extension. 4.
Uploading data from a receiver Click “Upload file from Rx” from the ‘File’ menu. A blank file operations window will then appear. Use the drop down list to select the receiver from which you wish to upload data. Click the button labelled "Upload from Rx". The Status label should read "Number in Set" followed by the number of frequencies. The data grid is then filled with any data transferred from the receiver. If you wish to save this data, click on the 'File', 'Save' menu.
Appendix A General notes on connecting your USB system • If you connect your receivers one at a time as you load the drivers you should not experience any issues. Once your system is connected however, you should NOT unplug or rearrange USB connections. If you need to change the order of connections you should: 1. Disconnect all your receivers from the USB hubs and power them down. 2. Disconnect your USB hubs from the PC and power them down. 3. Shut down your PC. 4.
• On some USB 2 hubs, the ports are not physically numbered in the same order as the connection to the USB system as a whole. This can lead to an unexpected display output. For example: on a D-Link DUB-H7 hub the port numbered 1 is actually connected to Port 5 on the USB system. The following Hubs ARE connected in correct order. Belkin F5U237 Seven port hub. (Physically stackable and provides a very compact 12 way connection from two hubs) D-Link DUB-H4 Four port hub.
The Windows XP ‘Category’ view The following window will appear Select ‘Change the format of numbers, dates, and times’. From the Classic view, or from the window above, the following window will appear (In this example the region is Germany). Page 17 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
Click ‘Customize’. Under ‘Decimal symbol’ use the dropdown to select the ‘.’ full stop symbol. Click ‘Apply’ then ‘OK’. Page 18 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
Once again click ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’. 2. For Windows VISTA Open ‘Control Panel’ and select ‘Regional and Language Options’. The Windows Vista ‘Classic’ view Page 19 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
The Windows VISTA ‘Control Panel Home’, choose ‘Clock, Language, and Region’. The following window will appear. Select ‘Change the date, time, or number format’. From the Classic view, or from the window above, the following window will appear (In this example the region is Germany). Page 20 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
Click ‘Customise this format…’ Under ‘Decimal symbol’ use the dropdown to select the ‘.’ full stop symbol. Click ‘Apply’ then ‘OK’. Page 21 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.
Once again click ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’. Page 22 – S5.5 Monitoring Software Manual Rev 1.2 for Software Ver 1.