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Table Of Contents

Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction
- About this manual
- Training
- PRO Series user documentation
- PRO Series host software version
- Warranty and registration
- Service and support
Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems
- Introducing The PRO X
- Overview
- Key features
- Applications
- System components
- System buses
- Processing
- Audio physical connections
- Surround capabilities
- Network
- Reliability (redundancy)
- Control software
- GUI
- Integration of third party hardware/software
Chapter 3: About The Control Centre
- Overview of the control centre
- Bay and GUI layout
- Control surface
- Front and rear panel connections
- External interfaces and peripheral devices
- Mix buses
- Automation
Getting Started
Chapter 4: Setting Up The System
- Initial set-up procedure
- Unpacking the equipment
- Making up a rack
- Wiring instructions
- Powering the system
- Switching the control centre on/off
- Setting up the ID of the unit(s)
Basic Operation Of The PRO Series
Chapter 5: Before You Start
- Principles of operation
- Operating modes
- Saving your work
Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre
- About channel operation
- About GUI operation
- Common GUI screen elements
- Parameter values displayed on touch
- Operating the GUI screen controls
- Using the GUI menu
- You can open the GUI menu at either GUI screen or you can go directly a GUI menu screen by using a screen access button.
- Text editing
Chapter 7: Navigation
- An introduction to navigation
- Navigating the input channels
- Navigating the mix buses
- Navigating the output channels
- Navigation via the GUI
- Fault finding a problem channel
- Pro X Centre Control
Chapter 8: Patching
- Introduction
- Terms used in PRO X patching
- About the Patching screen
- Patching tooltips
- About the patching procedure
- Configuring the devices
- Configuring the snake type
- Setting up the I/O rack devices
- Attempt auto assign
- How to patch
- Working with patch connectors
Chapter 9: Basic Operation
- Setting a mic amplifier’s input gain
- Setting the high and low pass filters
- Input equalisation (E zone)
- Input dynamics processing (D zone)
- Output processing
- Using VCA/POP groups
- Setting up a mix
- Using fader flip
- Setting up the effects rack
- Simple routing to master stereo outputs
- Scene and show management (automation)
- Configuring the inputs and outputs
- Using copy and paste
- User library (presets)
- Surround panning
- Two-man operation
- Saving your show files to a USB memory stick
- Security (locking mode)
- Security (locking mode)
Advanced Operation And Features
Chapter 10: Stereo Linking
- Changing the linking options
- Linking the master channels
- Link Matrix to stereo/mono fader
Chapter 11: Panning
- Stereo panning
- SIS™ (LCR) mode
- Surround panning
- Speaker placement
Chapter 12: Soloing
- Using solo A/B
- Solo hierarchy
- Solo in place (SIP)
Chapter 13: Muting
Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications
- Monitors (A and B)
- Solo system
- Signal generator
- Talk osc/routing
- Talk mic
Chapter 15: Graphic Equaliser (GEQ)
- Overview of the GEQs
- About the Graphic EQs screen
- About the GEQ window
- GEQ front panel features
- Configuring the number of GEQs (and effects)
- Copying settings between GEQs
Chapter 16: Internal Effects
- Overview of the internal effects
- About the effect window
- Working with the effects
- Effect configuration
- Effect programs
- Delay effect
- Virtual DN780 Reverb effect
- Flanger effect
- Phaser effect
- Pitch Shifter effect
- SQ1 Dynamics effect
- 3-Band Compressor effect
- Submonster
- DN60 Spectrum Analyser
- Tape Saturation
- Variable Phase
- Dual Stereo Delay
- Ambience Reverb
- Vintage Room Reverb
- Chamber Reverb
- Hall Reverb
- Plate Reverb
- Stereo Graphic EQ
- Dynamic EQ
- Matrix Mixer
- Stereo Chorus
- UNCL.D
- Loudspeaker Processor
- De-esser
- TC M350
- MIDAS Spectrum Analyser
- MIDAS Automixer
Chapter 17: Control Groups
- VCA and POP groups
- Auto-mute (mute) groups
- Talk groups
- About the control group screens
- Programming the groups
- Configuring the groups
Chapter 18: Copy And Paste
- Channels versus scenes
Chapter 19: Assignable Controls (I Zone)
- About the I zone
- Controlling a rotary control
- Using the I zone to control an internal effect/GEQ
- Controlling an internal effect via the I zone
- Controlling a GEQ via the I zone
Chapter 20: Scenes And Shows (Automation)
- About automation
- Automation controls
- Automation screen
- Using the right-click menu
- Scene contents
- Point scenes
- Numbering and navigation
- Global scene
- Initial snapshot scene (safe scene)
- Date and time
- Scene cue list
- Editing scene properties
- Adding a new scene
- Copying and deleting scenes
- Changing the order of the scenes
- Overriding store scope
- Using patching in automation
- Using zoom
- Show files
- Rehearsals
- Safes
Chapter 21: Scope (Automation)
- About scope
- About the Recall Scope screen
- Selecting scope parameter sections
- Saving scope parameters in a scene
- Using store scope
Chapter 22: Events (Automation)
- About events
- About the Edit Event window
Chapter 23: Crossfades (Automation)
- About the crossfade Edit Event window
- Crossfade set up section in the Edit Event window
- How a crossfade operates
- Crossfade groups
- Global events
- Manually controlling a crossfade
Chapter 24: User Libraries (Presets)
- About the Preset Manager screen
- Managing user libraries
- Deleting presets from a user library
Chapter 25: File Management
- About the Files screen
- About the Master Controller File Synchronisation window
Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The PRO X
- Using multiple digital consoles
- Synchronising the consoles
- Sharing Mic Splitter A and B inputs
- Using an external USB mouse
- Using an external USB keyboard
- Using an external monitor
Chapter 27: Changing The User Settings
- Setting the meter preferences
- Configuring a virtual soundcheck
- Restoring the PRO X defaults
- Checking the PRO X build information
- Setting the configuration preferences
- Changing the user interface preferences
- Configuring the channels, groups and internal units
- Changing the default input/output names
- Adjusting PRO X illumination
- Setting the time and date
Chapter 28: Delay Compensation (Latency)
- Insert compensation
- GEQ compensation
- GUI Delay Compensation options
- Monitor Mode (Align with Masters)
- Zones
- Master to matrix post-processing option
- Solo bus delay compensation
- Typical configurations
Description
Chapter 29: Panel Connections
- Front panel connections
- Rear panel connections
Chapter 30: Inputs
- Input channel routing
- Input channel areas of the control surface
- Input fast strips, channel strips and mix buses
- Inputs on the GUI
- Input metering
- Safes
Mic amp input gain (preliminary input processing)
- Dynamics (D zone)
- Insert
- EQ (E zone)
- Mixes
- Master controls, solo/mute and fader
Chapter 31: Outputs
- Output channel areas on the control surface
- Output fast strips, channel strips and mix buses
- Outputs on the GUI
- GUI channel strips
- Output metering
- Talk
- Dynamics and EQ
- Mute, safes, level and solo
- Output channel configuration controls
- Mixes
- Masters
Chapter 32: GUI Menu
- GUI menu flowchart
Appendices
Appendix A: Application Notes
- Spatial imaging system (SIS™)
- PRO X compressor modes (dynamic)
- PRO X input channel EQ modes
- PRO X output channel EQ modes
Appendix B: Technical Specification
- PRO X general specifications
- PRO X audio performance specifications
- PRO X system inputs and outputs
- PRO X input and output characteristics
- PRO X main processing functions
- PRO X status functions
Appendix C: KLARK TEKNIK DN370 GEQ
- Notes
- Using the GEQ
- Audio signal path
Appendix D: KLARK TEKNIK DN780 Reverb
- Parameter application notes
- About the special effects programs
Technical Specifications
Appendix E: I/O Modules
- DL441 analogue input module
- DL442 analogue output module
DL443 analogue Jack I/O module
- DL444 analogue D-type I/O module
- DL452 digital I/O module
Appendix F: Replacing A Module
- Replacing a module
Appendix G: Troubleshooting
- No audio
- Diagnostics
- About the Diagnostics Inspector window
- Swapping the active network
- Swapping the active master controller
- Synchronising the files
- Mapping a GUI screen to another bay
- Troubleshooting automation
- Error messages
Appendix H: Updating PRO X Host Software
- About the PRO X updater
- About the updater screen
Appendix I: Documentation
- System user documentation
- Supplementary documentation
Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope
- Introduction
- Auxes (Aux Sends)
- GEQ rack
- Effects rack
- Groups
Appendix L: Parameters Affected By Automate Patching
Appendix M: Parameters Protected By Safes
- Inputs
- Auxes (Aux Sends)
- Returns (Aux Returns)
- Matrices
- Masters
- Groups
Appendix N: Parameters Affected By Copy And Paste
- Inputs
- Aux
- Return
- Matrix
- Master
Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking
- Inputs
- Aux
- Return
- Matrix
Appendix P: Parameters Copied Through Scenes
- Inputs (input channels)
- Aux Returns (return channels)
- Aux Sends (aux channels)
- Matrix (matrix channels)
- GEQs
- Effects
- VCA/POP (groups)
- Masters (master channels)
- Misc (miscellaneous)
Appendix Q: Service Information
- Routine mai ntenance
- Cleaning the control centre
- Cleaning a GUI screen
- Equipment disposal
- Glossary
- A
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- C
- D
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Master routing

This section shows all the parameters of the master routing aected by copy andpaste.

Fader processing

area in GUI

channel strip

Item Control Parameter

1 MUTE switch Mute on/o

2 B switch Solo B on/o

3 Fader Level