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
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326 Appendix D: Troubleshooting
PRO2 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
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required device
has files that are
in use
File and
Automation
Another task is currently
accessing file(s) on the
device, that is, the internal
compact flash of the PRO2 or
USB memory stick (if
connected).
Try again.
required device is
locked
File and
Automation
Another task is currently
accessing the device, that is,
the internal compact flash of
the PRO2 or USB memory
stick (if connected).
Try again.
s
scene capacity
violation
File and
Automation
The scene cannot be stored
to the show file, as it already
contains the maximum
number of scenes allowed.
If necessary, delete one or
more of the other scenes.
The maximum capacity for a
show file is 500 scenes for a
512MB master controller
(MC) and 1000 scenes for a
1GB MC.
scene UID error File and
Automation
The file being modified is
damaged.
This is an indication of a
serious error. Contact Midas
Technical Support.
shell command
error
File and
Automation
This is a critical internal error. This is an indication of a
serious error. Contact Midas
Technical Support.
source point
scene is empty
Automation Specified source scene is an
empty ‘slot’.
Only carry out this type of
operation on a scene that is
not empty.
specified file is
already locked
File and
Automation
Another task is currently
accessing the file
Try again.
specified file was
not found
File and
Automation
The file could not be found on
the specified device, that is,
the internal compact flash of
the PRO2 or USB memory
stick (if connected).
• If the device is the internal
compact flash of the PRO2,
this could be an indication of
a serious problem. Contact
Midas Technical Support.
• If the device is the USB
memory stick, check that the
device has not been
disconnected from the control
surface.
stdio stream error File and
Automation
This is a critical internal error. This is an indication of a
serious error. Contact Midas
Technical Support.
stdio stream open
error
File and
Automation
This is a critical internal error. This is an indication of a
serious error. Contact Midas
Technical Support.
stdio stream seek
error
File and
Automation
This is a critical internal error. This is an indication of a
serious error. Contact Midas
Technical Support.
Error Message System(s) Problem Solution