Specifications

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5. Browse
Directories may be browsed to search for Apogee speaker type configuration files (.cfg). Configuration
files for all Apogee speaker types will automatically download from the CD-ROM to a default directory
recognized by the DLC24 Speaker Configuration Software during the installation process. Otherwise they
may be downloaded from the Apogee web site, www.apogee-sound.com.
6. Description of Channel A / Description of Channel B
This is the user-defined default name that will appear in the Channel and Status Windows in ADAM.
It can be renamed in ADAM.
7. Create Download File
By selecting this button, the user can save the user-created speaker configuration to a configuration
download file (.cdl). This file will be used to download the speaker configuration to the DLC24. If the file
is saved successfully, a dialog box will appear saying, “Download file created!”
8. COM 1
Select the proper COM port of the PC in order to download the configuration download file (.cdl).
9. Scan Network
Select Scan Network to search and detect any units on the network. In order for a DLC24 to be detected,
it must be properly connected to a PC using either an RS-232 or RS-422 connection. Refer to
PC Interface Connection (page 7) for more information.
10. Download
Once a unit is detected using Scan Network, select the unit and press Download. A dialog box will
appear asking, “Downloading will replace the existing configuration. Do you wish to proceed?” Press
“Yes”. If the download is successful, another dialog box will appear saying, “Download finished.”
DLC24 Speaker Configuration Software (cont’d)
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System Example
This system example is provided to efficiently
outline how to utilize the system structure of
ADAM. It is provided in this manual as a
teaching tool and does not exist as a tutorial in
the software. It includes a center cluster of
two speakers in a horizontal array along with
one subwoofer and four front fill speakers
mounted at the stage lip. At this point in time
the speakers should be wired up and on, the
software loaded and running in Designer
mode, and all the loudspeakers in the network
should have been discovered.
Begin by creating a room and naming it “Main
Hall”. Next, highlight the newly created room
and create an Array and name it “CTR Cluster”.
Repeat this process and create a second array
under the Main Hall and name it “Front Fill”.
For the purpose of this example, seven generic
speakers are shown to represent the center
cluster, subwoofer, and four front fill speakers.
Next, select and drag speakers into the newly
created room structure. Drag the two center
cluster speakers into the array labeled “CTR
Cluster”. Drag the four front fill speakers into
the array labeled “Front Fill”. Drag the sub-
woofer into the room labeled “Main Hall”. If
you select the “Main Hall” from the speaker
groupings menu, you will see the Room master
channel, a channel for each array, and the
panel for the subwoofer on the room level.
If you select the “CTR Cluster” from the
speaker groupings window, you will see the
array master channel as well as the two
speaker panels that make up the array.
If a controller is not connected properly or is
not powered up, a red “X” will appear next to
any speaker associated with that controller.
When the controller is connected properly and is powered up, a green dot will appear next to each speaker associ-
ated with that controller. When a speaker is not operating in a normal manner (e.g., experiencing a clipping condition),
a red dot will appear next to the room, the array, and the subarray that the speaker is located in, as well as next to
the speaker itself.
Save the system using the “Save As” command from the File pull down menu. Each time the software is
launched from the start menu, it will start with a new unconfigured network.
Note: If a padlock icon appears in the channel/loudspeaker panel window, then the Control Selector
Switch is in the “Front” position. To remove the lock, switch the Control Selector Switch to “Remote”.