Quick Start Guide

42 43PRO X Quick Start Guide
Switching The Control Centre On/O
Carry out the following to switch the control centre on or o in a safe manner,
observing all WARNINGS and Cautions.
>> To switch on the control centre
Caution (1)!
A minimum of two power supply modules must be
supplying power to the control centre for correct operation.
Caution (2)!
Before switching on, check that all monitor loudspeaker
power ampli ers are turned o or muted.
After connecting up the audio cables, carry out the following:
1. Plug the three mains cables into the mains power outlets.
2. Observing Caution (1)! above, plug the connectors (see Wiring
Instructions) of the mains cables into the mains sockets on the rear of the
cont
rol centre. (The green LED next to each mains socket will illuminate if its
mains supply is on.)
3. Observing Caution (2)! above, apply power to the control centre by
switching the D.C. POWER switch on. The control centre will boot up and,
when the de
fault GUI screens are displayed, it is ready for use.
>> To switch o the control centre
1. Make sure you have saved any shows, scenes or settings you require (see
Saving Your Show Files To A USB Memory Stick).
2. At the GUI, choose home > Preferences > Shutdown System.
3. At the Shutdown ENTIRE system? prompt, click OK.
4. After the shutdown sequence has nished, switch o the D.C. POWER switch
(rear of control centre).
5. Disconnec
t the mains cables from the rear of the control centre.
Setting Up The ID Of The Unit(s)
After connecting up your system, you may need to set up the ID of the unit(s) in
the rack, such as the Neutron DSP Engine, as each unit must have its own unique
ID number.
NOTE: The I/O unit doesn’t have to be connected in the system for you to
set up it
s ID, as the procedure can be carried out o ine.
>> To set up the ID of a unit
Although the programming menu of each type of I/O unit may look slightly
di erent, the procedure for setting up its ID is basically very similar. For full
instructions on how to set up the ID of eac
h particular I/O unit, refer to its
operator manual.
1. If necessary, switch on the I/O unit.
2. Press MENU and hold for approximately two seconds to enter the
main menu.
3. If necessary, use the down arrow button to navigate to the set ID option.
4. Pre
ss SELECT to enter the set ID option.
5. If necessary, use the down arrow button to navigate to the desired
ID number.
6. Press SELECT to select the ID number.
7. Press MENU repeatedly to exit the main menu. (The unit will automatically
exit programming mode af
ter 20 seconds of inactivity, that is, if none of the
programming buttons are pressed within that time.)
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
No Audio
If you have set up your system and followed all of the instructions for
obtaining audio, but you are not hearing anything through the speakers,
check the following:
Make sure the appropriate ST buttons in the input fast strips are on
Make sure the appropriate ST buttons in the source a/b panels
(monitors section of the master bay) are on
Make sure nothing is muted
Make sure no faders are set to minimum
Check that the VCA/group master faders are at unity gain
Use solo at selected points in the signal path to try and pinpoint
where the signal is being lost
Check for correct signal routing by making sure channel sources/
destinations are correctly assigned.
If you still don’t have any audio, contact MIDAS Technical Support.
Diagnostics
You can view the Diagnostics screen to get an overview of the current health
and status of the system. The Diagnostics screen shows real-time connectivity
of the system, the health of connected nodes and whether a device is con gured
or not.
The status LED at the to
p of the screen, which is constantly displayed while the
control centre is switched on, is linked to the status of individual items on the
Diagnostics screen. You can click on it to see what is causing the error.
Item Element(s) Description
1 CONFIG button Opens the AES50 Device Con guration window.
2Column titles
The columns house the following: Uncon gured contains any units that have not been con gured during the patching procedure;
Con gured contains con gured units; Link shows the router/unit connection; Stage Router/FOH Router contains the appropriate
router and any associated rack units; and Hy
perMAC shows the router/router connections.
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