Crown Audio IQ-MSD Turbo Software User Manual

Page 3

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software

Page 3

Contents

1 Introducing IQ–MSD Turbo ................................................................................ 11

1.1

System Requirements ............................................................................................................... 12

1.2

About This Manual ................................................................................................................... 12

1.3

Technical Support ..................................................................................................................... 13

1.4

Installation ................................................................................................................................. 14

1.5

For Experienced Users ............................................................................................................ 15

1.6

What’s New in Version 1.4 ........................................................................................................ 15

2 Using Turbo......................................................................................................... 17

2.1

Basic Concepts ......................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.1

Text Screens ............................................................................................................... 18

2.1.2

Graphics Plates ........................................................................................................... 20

2.1.3

Perspective ................................................................................................................. 21

2.2

Starting the Program ................................................................................................................. 22
2.2.1

Optional Command Line Parameters ........................................................................... 22

2.3

Establishing Communication ...................................................................................................... 23

2.4

Setting Turbo’s System Parameters .......................................................................................... 25

2.5

Using Control Blocks ................................................................................................................ 30
2.5.1

The Parts of a Control Block ........................................................................................ 32

2.5.2

Navigating Control Blocks & Setting Controls .............................................................. 32
• Moving from One Control Block to Another .............................................................. 32
• Adding a New Control Block .................................................................................... 33
• Selecting a Control or Text Line ............................................................................... 33
• Setting an On/Off Control .......................................................................................... 33
• Setting a Level Control ............................................................................................. 33
• Setting a Range Control ........................................................................................... 33
• Moving from a Control Block to a Sub-block ............................................................ 33

2.6

Using Sub-blocks ...................................................................................................................... 34
2.6.1

Navigating Sub-blocks & Setting Controls ................................................................... 35
• Moving from One Sub-block or Sub-block Screen to Another .................................. 35
• Moving Among Sub-blocks of Similar Components .................................................. 35
• Locally Copying & Pasting in a Mixer Sub-block ..................................................... 35
• Globally Copying & Pasting Between IQ Components ............................................. 36
• Restore Default Settings to All the Sub-blocks of an IQ Component .......................... 36
• Moving from a Sub-block Back to a Control Block .................................................... 36

2.7

Activating Emergency Mute ...................................................................................................... 37

2.8

Using Graphics Plates ............................................................................................................... 38
2.8.1

The Graphics Plate Control Block Screen ................................................................... 39

2.8.2

Using the Graphics Plate Control Block from the Graphics Plate .................................. 40

2.9

Saving and Loading Dataframe Files....................................................................................... 42

2.10 Printing the IQ System Settings ................................................................................................. 43
2.11 Checking Memory .................................................................................................................... 44