User`s manual

AEQ FORUM - DIGITAL AUDIO MIXER FOR BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. O VERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. F UNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 4
2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT............................................................................... 6
2.1. D ESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL SURFACE .............................................................................. 6
2.1.1. Channels..................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.2. Monitoring and Control Section ................................................................................ 11
2.1.3. VENTILATION GRILLE ............................................................................................ 17
2.1.4. Wrist-rest and side trims........................................................................................... 17
2.2. R EAR P ANEL O VERVIEW AND C ONNECTIONS ....................................................................... 18
2.2.1. Power Supply............................................................................................................ 19
2.2.2. Common System I/O´s ............................................................................................. 19
2.2.3. Audio Input/Output modules ..................................................................................... 27
2.2.4. Wiring........................................................................................................................ 33
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERNAL MENU........................................................................... 34
3.1. CLOCK M ENU ................................................................................................................... 34
3.2. LOGIN / LOGOUT M ENU .................................................................................................. 36
3.3. MEMORY M ENU ............................................................................................................... 37
3.4. M AIN M ENU ........................................................................................................................ 38
3.4.1. INFO Menu ............................................................................................................... 39
3.4.2. SETUP Menu............................................................................................................ 40
3.4.3. SELECT Menu.......................................................................................................... 40
4. CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE ............................................................................................ 49
4.1. ADMINISTRATION MENU ................................................................................................. 51
4.1.1. CONFIGURATIONS sub-menu ................................................................................ 51
4.1.2. USER CONFIGURATION sub-menu ....................................................................... 52
4.1.3. Sub-menu - ABOUT FORUM SETUP ...................................................................... 54
4.2. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION M ENU ........................................................................... 54
4.2.1. BOARD CONFIGURATION sub-menu..................................................................... 55
4.2.2. MIXER BUS CONFIGURATION sub-menu ............................................................. 59
4.2.3. I/O CONFIGURATION Sub-menu ............................................................................ 61
4.2.4. MONITORING CONFIGURATION sub-menu.......................................................... 64
4.2.5. NTP Client Configuration Sub-menu ........................................................................ 66
4.3. PROGRAMMABLE CONFIGURATION M ENU ................................................................. 67
4.3.1. ROUTING CONFIGURATION sub-menu................................................................. 68
4.3.2. PROGRAMMABLE KEYS Sub-menu....................................................................... 70
4.3.3. MIC GROUP CONFIGURATION sub-menu ............................................................ 77
4.3.4. PRESET CONFIGURATION .................................................................................... 79
4.3.5. Sub-menu SNAPSHOT CONFIGURATION............................................................. 85
4.4. FIRMWARE UPGRADE MENU .......................................................................................... 90
4.4.1. TREE VIEW sub-menu............................................................................................. 91
4.4.2. UPGRADE VIEW sub-menu..................................................................................... 93
4.4.3. LOG VIEW Sub-menu .............................................................................................. 94
5. REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE......................................................................................... 95
6. STANDARD AEQ PRODUCT GUARANTEE......................................................................... 96