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DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool User’s Manual
Controlling the DP570
3.6 Using the GPI/O Connector
YoucanusethisporttoconnecttheDP570toyourstudioconsoleorexistingcontrol
equipment.Astand‐aloneremotecontrolunit,the Cat.No.549GPI/OController,isalso
availabletoprovideeasyaccesstothefeaturesofthe
GPI/Oport.Byassigningspecific
functionstotheuser‐definablepins,youcancontrolandobtainstatusfromtheDP570.
ManyfunctionsalsoallowyoutoadapttheDP570toyourexistingenvironmentby
definingthetypeandpolarityoftheinputoroutputlogic.
3.6.1 Selecting GPI/O Functions
Table 3‐6liststhefunctionsthatcanbeassignedtoGPOpins.Somefunctionshave
restrictionsonthepolarityortriggertype.TheActiveStatecolumnindicatestheDP570
statethatcauseslevel‐triggeredpinstobeforcedtothelogiclevelindicatedinthePolarity
columnofthetable.For
example,whentheDP570entersEmulatorBypassmode,theGPO
pingoeshigh.WhentheunitisnolongerinBypassmode,thepingoeslow.
Table 3‐7liststhefunctionsthatcanbeassignedtoGPIpins.Somefunctionshave
restrictionsonthepolarityortriggertype.GPIfunctionsthat
aremutuallyexclusivemust
Table 3-6 GPO Functions Available
Function Polarity Trigger Active State Description
VRef Either Either VReferror Nosignalorinvalidsignal.(Checkforproper
termination.)
Metadatain1 Either Either Metadataerror InvalidsignalwhileunitisinExternal
Metadatamode.
Metadatain2 Either Either Metadataerror InvalidsignalwhileunitisinExternal
Metadatamode.
Emulatorbypass Either Either Bypass IndicatesBypassisactive.
DelayLED Either Either On Notyetimplemented.
Lt/Rtinput Either Either Enabled IndicatesLt/Rtinputisactive.
Dim/mute
a
a AvailableonlyinunitswiththeCat.No.548AnalogOutputCard.
Either Either Enabled IndicatesDimGainsettingisactive.
SurroundEX™ Either Either EXon IndicatesSurroundEXisactive.
ProLogic
®
Either Either ProLogicon IndicatesProLogicisactiv e.
Lspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
Rspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
Cspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
SWspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
Lsspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
Rsspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
Bsspeakermute
a
Either Either Mute IndicatesMuteisactive.
SpeakerSelect
(Multi,Stereo,Mono)
a
Either Either Speakerselected Indicateswhichspeakerisselected.
ProgramSelect(1–8) Either Either Enabled Indicateswhichprogramisselected.
PresetSelect(1–32) Either Either Enabled Indicateswhichpresetisselected.
DownmixMode
(Full,Stereo,Mono,
Phant,3‐Stereo)
Either Either Enabled Indicateswhichmodeisselected.
DynamicRange
ControlMode
(Line,RF,Custom)
Either Either Enabled Indicateswhichcompressionmodeisselected.
ReferenceLevel
a
Either Level 0dB IndicatesMasterVolume=0dB.