Extron Electronics DMP 128 User Guide - Manual (Page 9)

• Device manager — Device Manager in the DSP Configurator Software enables
easy configuration of multiple Extron DSP products, including two linked DMP 128
processors, by toggling between graphical user environments for each unit.
Processors can be grouped into folders for organizing as separate rooms or buildings.
Settings for multiple Extron DSP products in the Device Manager can be saved to a
single file.
• Flexible control options — The DMP 128 can be controlled using the DSP
Configurator Software and a PC connection to the Ethernet port, the RS-232 serial
port, or the USB 2.0 port on the front panel. The DMP 128 can also be controlled
through a control system with Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS)™ commands, and
by accessing the internal Web pages.
• Copy and paste for processing blocks — To help speed audio system design
and setup, parameter settings can be quickly copied between individual processing
blocks or identical groups of blocks within the graphical user environment, using
conventional cut-and-paste commands.
• Building Blocks processor settings — A collection of pre-designed processor
settings optimized for a specific type of input or output device, such as microphones
and Extron speakers, with preset levels, filters, dynamics, and more. Flexible building
blocks are available on each I/O strip and allow system designers to fully customize
and save their own building blocks, further streamlining audio system design and
integration.
• Live and Emulate operation modes with configuration file saving — Live
mode allows integrators to connect to the DMP 128 and make live parameter
adjustments while hearing or metering them in real-time. This avoids the need to
compile and upload a configuration file to the DSP. Emulation mode allows settings to
be configured offline, then uploaded to the DMP 128. The software also downloads
configuration files from the mixer for archiving. Settings for two DMP 128 processors
linked together can be saved to a single configuration file.
• 32 DSP Configurator presets — Using the DSP Configurator Software, any
parameters for DSP processing, levels, or audio routing can be saved as presets.
These settings can be saved for the entire system, or any selected group of inputs,
outputs, mix-points, and DSP blocks.
• 20 digital I/O ports for remote control or feedback — Twenty configurable digital
I/O ports are provided, so that the DMP 128 can be programmed to sense and then
respond to external triggers such as mic activation, muting, and recall of presets.
• Triple matrix design provides output, virtual, and expansion routing options —
Employs a triple matrix design that offers substantial flexibility in routing, mixing, and
processing audio input sources. An output matrix allows any of the twelve inputs to
be mixed to any or all eight outputs. If desired, any of the inputs can first be directed
into a virtual matrix, which routes the inputs to eight virtual buses, before being mixed
back into the output matrix. Virtual buses allow inputs to be processed together as
a group. When two DMP 128 processors are linked together via the expansion ports
over shielded CAT 6 cable, inputs and virtual buses of one unit can be routed to the
other processor through an expansion matrix, for additional processing or matrix
mixing into the outputs.
• Group masters — The DMP 128 provides the capability to consolidate gain or mute
control throughout the system. Gain or mute controls can be selected and added to a
group master, which can then be controlled by a single master fader or mute control.
Each group master can have up to 16 members, and up to 32 group masters can be
created.
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