Operator Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - Overview
- Chapter 1: Introduction
 - Chapter 2: PRO2 Live Audio System
 - Chapter 3: About The PRO2 Control Centre
 
 - Getting Started
 - Basic Operation Of The PRO2
- Chapter 5: Before You Start
 - Chapter 6: Working With The PRO2 Control Centre
 - Chapter 7: Navigation
 - Chapter 8: Patching
- Introduction
 - Terms used in PRO2 patching
 - About the Patching screen
 - Patching tooltips
 - About the patching procedure
 - Configuring the devices
 - Setting up the I/O rack device(s)
 - How to patch
 
 - 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/POPulation groups
 - Setting up a mix
 - Setting up the effects rack
 - Simple routing to master stereo outputs
 - Automation
 - Configuring the inputs and outputs
 - Using copy and paste
 - User library (presets)
 - Surround panning
 - Area B operation
 - Saving your show files to a USB memory stick
 - External AES50 synchronisation
 - Security (locking mode)
 
 
 - Advanced Operation And Features
- Chapter 10: Stereo Linking
 - Chapter 11: Panning
 - Chapter 12: Soloing
 - Chapter 13: Muting
 - Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications
 - Chapter 15: Graphic Equaliser (GEQ)
 - Chapter 16: Internal Effects
 - Chapter 17: Control Groups
 - Chapter 18: Copy And Paste
 - Chapter 19: Assignable Controls
 - Chapter 20: Scenes And Shows (Automation)
- About automation
 - Automation controls
 - Automation screen
 - Using the right-click menu
 - Scenes
 - Scene contents
 - Point scenes
 - Numbering and navigation
 - Initial snapshot scene (scene 0)
 - 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)
 - Chapter 22: Events (Automation)
 - Chapter 23: Crossfades (Automation)
 - Chapter 24: User Libraries (Presets)
 - Chapter 25: File Management
 - Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The PRO2
 - Chapter 27: Changing The Preferences
- Setting the meter preferences
 - Configuring a virtual soundcheck
 - Configuring playback
 - Restoring the PRO2 defaults
 - Checking the build information
 - Using patching in automation
 - Selecting the surround mode
 - Setting the time and date
 - Setting the user interface preferences
 - Setting the navigation mode
 - VCA unfolding
 - Changing the default input/output names
 - On-scene store
 - Changing the signal processing preferences
 - Adjusting PRO2 illumination
 - Selecting the function of the foot switch(es)
 - Selecting the fan speed
 - Remote control server
 - Configuring the channels, groups and internal units
 
 - Chapter 28: Delay Compensation (Latency)
 
 - Description
- Chapter 29: Panel Connections
 - Chapter 30: Input Channels
 - Chapter 31: Output Channels
 - Chapter 32: GUI Menu
 
 - Appendices
- Appendix A: Application Notes
 - Appendix B: Functional Block Diagrams
 - Appendix C: Technical Specification
- PRO2 general statistics
 - PRO2 general specifications
 - PRO2 audio performance specifications
 - PRO2 system inputs and outputs
- DL251 I/O box - analogue inputs
 - DL251 I/O box - analogue outputs
 - DL251 I/O box - MIDI
 - DL251 I/O box - digital system inputs and outputs
 - PRO2 control surface - DSP/router system inputs and outputs
 - PRO2 control surface - analogue audio system inputs
 - PRO2 control surface - analogue audio system outputs
 - PRO2 control surface - digital audio system inputs and outputs
 - PRO2 control surface - control data system inputs and outputs
 - PRO2 control centre - miscellaneous inputs and outputs
 
 - Inputs and output characteristics
 - Main processing functions
 - Status functions
 
 - Appendix D: Troubleshooting
 - Appendix E: Updating The PRO2 Host Software
 - Appendix F: Parameters Affected By Scope
 - Appendix G: Parameters Affected By Automate Patching
 - Appendix H: Parameters Protected By Safes
 - Appendix I: Parameters Affected By Copy And Paste
 - Appendix J: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking
 - Appendix K: Parameters Copied Through Scenes
 - Appendix L: Service Information
 
 - Glossary
 - Other important information
- 1 Register online. Please register your new Midas equipment right after you purchase it by visiting www.midasconsoles.com. Registering your purchase using our simple online form helps us to process your repair claims more quickly and efficiently. Als...
 - 2 Malfunction. Should your MUSIC Group Authorized Reseller not be located in your vicinity, you may contact the MUSIC Group Authorized Fulfiller for your country at www.midasconsoles.com. If your country is not listed please contact the “United Kin...
 - 3 Power Connections. Before plugging the unit into a power socket, please make sure you are using the correct mains voltage for your particular model. Faulty fuses must be replaced with fuses of the same type and rating without exception.
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Troubleshooting automation 321
PRO2 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Error description messages
The following table contains the possible error description messages for both the file 
and automation systems, which will start on the second line of the error message. The 
“Error Message” column in the table contains the error message text that immediately 
follows the “response:” text. For ease of reference the table lists the error messages in 
alphabetical order.
Table 15: List of error description messages
Automation Failed to insert point scene Attempting to complete point scene 
storage by clicking OK after 
selecting “Insert before scene”.
Automation Failed to load show Attempting to load a show file.
Automation Failed to recall last scene Attempting to recall the previous 
scene to the control surface.
Automation Failed to recall Next scene Attempting to recall the next scene 
to the control surface.
Automation Failed to recall Now scene Attempting to reload the current 
scene or the current jog scene (if 
any) to the control surface.
Automation Failed to rename point scene Attempting to rename a point scene.
Automation Failed to save file Attempting to save a currently 
loaded file.
Automation Failed to save file to new 
name
Attempting to save a currently 
loaded show file to another file 
name, that is, by using the Save As 
button.
Automation Failed to store point scene Attempting to complete point scene 
storage by clicking OK after 
selecting “Store to empty scene”, 
“Overwrite scene” or “Store to 
empty scene”.
Automation Failed to unexpand point 
scene range
Attempting to unexpand point scene 
range. This is the opposite of 
expanding the point scene range 
(immediately above) and can only 
be carried out if the 10 point scenes 
to be unexpanded are empty.
Error Message System(s) Problem Solution
hexadecimal 
number
<error code in 
hexadecimal> 
unknown error 
code
File and 
Automation
Indication of a possible 
system error.
Note down the hexadecimal 
value of the error code and 
contact Midas Technical 
Support, giving them this 
value.
a
artefact clone 
policy violation
File and 
Automation
The cloning of this artefact 
(file type) is not allowed.
Avoid using this type of 
operation.
System Type Error Message Fault Condition










