Owner's Manual

DME Designer Owner’s Manual
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Changes from V2.0 to V3.0
 General
• DME8i-ES/DME8o-ES/DME4io-ES support.
• The DME Designer and DME-N Network Driver installers have been combined, so the
appropriate DME-N Network Driver version is now installed automatically with the DME Designer
application.
• The following connections to the Slave DME units are now possible when a DME Satellite unit is
assigned as the Device Group Master:
- USB/Ethernet connection to the computer (DME Designer).
- Cascade connection to control from the PM5D console (DME64N only).
 Component
• Ambient Noise Compensator component added (page 377).
• Audio Detector component added (page 379).
• Auto Gain Control component added (page 380).
• Auto Mixer II component added (page 429).
• Simple Mixer component added (page 448).
• Room Combiner component added (page 458).
• Matrix Mixer and Router component variations added.
 Main Panel Window
• To allow project information to be easily reproduced on a different computer, it is now possible to
export and import all necessary files at once, rather than only project files with the “.daf”
extension (page 44).
• A Device Information window that lists the status of all devices has been added (page 188).
• It is now possible to individually set each user control to determine whether it will open
automatically when the project file is opened (page 88).
• In accordance with the above change, the Startup User Control item has been removed from the
Security dialog box.
• It is now possible to assign Direct Parameter Value to the GPI input function, and assign Direct
Parameter Value and Audio Detector to the GPI output function (page 108, page 118).
• An option that automatically saves the project file (.daf extension) in the DME unit when going
online has been added (page 94).
• It is now possible to control internal DME-24N/DME8i-C/DME4io-C/DME8i-ES/DME4io-ES head
amps from a PM5D or other compatible mixing console (page 137).
• Remote control from AMX, Crestron, and similar controllers is now possible via Ethernet
connection only for DME Satellite units. (page 167).
• The display format of the parameter values displayed in the Remote Control Setup List and
Parameter List dialog box can now be switched between the internal settings and the values
displayed in the editor windows (page 135, page 143).
• The Event Logger window can now display additional error messages shown on the DME display
panel (page 79).
• It is now possible to set the DME unit so that the internally stored event log is not erased
(page 76).
• Improvements have been made to the additional error message information shown in the Event
Logger window.
• The DME unit internal clock and DME Designer time display now support daylight saving time
(DST) (page 179).
• Firmware updates can now be applied to entire device groups, for improved speed and
efficiency.