Product manual

O P E R A T I N G I N S TR U C TI O N S
The PC-USB input Module
The PC USB module is ideal for interfacing the con-
sole with a Windows PC (XP or VISTA). Because the
hardware is Windows compatible, both Arrakis soft-
ware and 3rd party software (such as Adobe
Audition) will recognize and play/record from the
module. The Arrakis software is also controlled by
the module channel on-off switches to start and
stop the playlist just like a cart stack. The Record
button starts and stops a manual record from the
front panel of the module. Powerful Arrakis DHD-
Live software is supplied free with this module and
full automation software is available as well under
the Arrakis Xtreme-Solutions program.
3.3
Aud
Utl
Cue
Pgm
PC USB
Rec
ord
Program Bus
Assignment
Channel
On & Off
switches
Audition Bus
Assignment
Cue Bus
Assignment
Slide fader
Level control
Record
button
Utility Bus
Assignment
CHANNEL ON AND OFF
To turn a channel on, simply push the red ON switch at
the bottom of the fader. When the channel is on, the
switch will be lighted. To turn the channel off, simply
push the yellow OFF button.
CHANNEL ON AND OFF LOGIC
When the module is controlling Arrakis Xtreme soft-
ware, the channel on will start the playlist on the PC to
playing. When the channel is turned off, the playlist will
stop playing. This allows logic functionality similar to a
multideck cart machine.
OUTPUT BUS ASSIGNMENT
The green PGM and AUD and UTL buttons above the
slide fader assign the channel to any (or all) of the
main audio mixing buses: Program & Audition & Utility.
Push the button once to light the button and assign it
to the bus. Push the lighted button again to unassign
the channel from the bus.
CUE
To activate cue, click on the yellow CUE button above
the fader. To exit the cue mode, click on the CUE button
again.
Cue audio will be heard in the speaker in the VU meter
housing and in the Headphones. Cue logic automatically
switches the Headphones from the selected audio
source to the cue audio bus whenever any channel is
placed into cue.