User Manual

PC Software Remote Control Panel (RCP) Features

The preamp comes with software featuring a handy little utility we call the

Remote Control Panel (RCP). As its name would indicate, it lets you control the

features of the preamp remotely via a compatible personal computer. You'll need

Microsoft Windows* 95/98, NT or a higher operating system version to run this

software. Beyond that, your computer must have a serial port available (a Com

port or RS 232 interface).

Though we put our software through the paces on a number of different

computers and it ran flawlessly on each, we can't guarantee that this will be the

case with every brand and configuration of computer on the market.

Installation

Insert the included 3 ½" diskette into your computer's 3 ½" disk drive. Launch

Windows Explorer* and create a directory named "ENGL" or something similar on

your hard disk (that is disk drive C).

Copy the "Remote.exe" file from the diskette into this directory on the hard disk.

Launch the software via a double-click onto the file icon in Explorer or create a

link to the EXE file, drag or copy it onto the desktop, and launch it from there.

Note: Many of the features and functions of the Remote Control Panel are

identical to those on the preamp, so we won't bore you with detailed

descriptions. To keep a long story as short as possible, we'll refer to the Remote

Control Panel by its acronym RCP in the following.

The buttons labeled Preamp Defeat, Clean Lead, Gain Lo Hi, Bottom, Contour,

Bright, Clean Ultra Bright, Modern Classic, Recording Out Bass and Recording Out

Treble are the virtual versions of the sound-shaping buttons of the same name on

the preamp. The status of these features is indicated by a red LED located above

every button.

A mouse click onto the buttons activates or deactivates its given function.

The faders Gain, Bass, Lo Mid, Hi Mid, Treble, Effect, Volume and Master are the

virtual versions of the sound-shaping knobs of the same name on the preamp.

Read and heed: Be sure to bear the following rules in mind when you're

controlling the preamp remotely via PC:

1. Switch the preamp off before you connect it to the PC!

2. Once you've connected the PC to the preamp's D-Sub 9 port—it's labeled "P.C.

Remote Control"—be sure to launch the PC Remote Control software before

you switch the preamp on. Otherwise the preamp's main microcontroller will

activate Software Download mode. That would be bad because it could

damage or even delete this chip's software.

3. Use the enclosed D-Sub 9 cord on which connectors are wired the same as the

preamp port, i.e. the pin assignments are a perfect match.

* Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.