User Manual

"File menu", Save

Save stores what we call "sound settings" (that term covers all settings and

statuses that shape the sound of the preamp) on the RCP in a file with the

extension "ENT".

You have to name each file before you can store it on hard disk or another

storage medium.

A tip from the designer:

This option of storing "sound settings" elsewhere isn't just a frill, it actually comes

in handy out there in the real world. Here's a case in point: Once you have

programmed your sounds to MIDI presets, a reasonable proposition would be to

create a backup of these presets on hard disk or CD.

You can use the Receive or Up and Down buttons to send the settings of the MIDI

presets from the preamp to the RCP, and then store the contents of every preset

under a unique name or the preset number (for example, preset1A.ENT). If you

take the time to do that, you can safeguard your sounds against disaster and

doom. For example, in the unlikely event that the onboard flash memory chip

crashes, you can restore your original settings by loading them back to the

preamp once a new flash memory chip has been installed. Here's another

potential application: You could send settings in a "sound setting" file over the

Internet to another guitarist who is also the proud owner of this preamp. Or you

could dump your sound files to floppy disk and carry them with you into the

sound studio for a recording gig (provided of course that the studio owner has

the same impeccable taste as yours and an ENGL E580 preamp at hand).

"File menu", Quit

This command closes the Remote Control Panel and quits the applications.

Remote control panel is ended and closed. The Com port is released so that it can

be put to some other use.

"Options" menu, RS 232 Com Ports

A click on this menu item opens a window called Preferences that lets you view

the currently selected Com port. You can select the desired Com port here. The

default is Com 1. If you select another Com port, you must confirm your selection

by clicking OK.

Click Cancel to close the window without changing the setting.

A tip from the designer:

You may have to configure the Com port depending on if and how your PC is

using Com port 1. Some systems use Com port 1 for the mouse or an analog

modem. If that is the case with your rig, you'll have to use Com port 2 to connect

your PC to the preamp and select this Com port on the Panel. Remote control via

RCP will only work if you have selected the right Com port.

"Options" menu, Serial Number

This menu item lets you check out the serial number of the preamp.

Although perhaps not the most thrilling feature you'll ever encounter, it will come

in handy if your preamp's flash memory chip develops a defect. In that case, the

service technician needs the serial number to make sure the main processor

adjusts the opto-controller ICs correctly. The information it needs to do this is

stored in each flash component of every preamp. The serial number is quite

significant for another reason. More on this later.