Rane ECS RaneWare - Manual (Page 4)

RW Manual-4
ECS RANEWARE
There are 4 sections to the ECS controlling software:
Status (top screen section)
Port (1st tab)
Mixer (2nd tab)
System (3rd tab)
When the mouse pointer is on any of the tabs, the
current settings for that page can be copied and pasted to
any other page by clicking the right mouse button.
Metering and Status
Metering
Both front panel and RaneWare Meters show the selected
Port level. Always adjust the Inputs for a 0 dB peak reading.
Output levels are shown in dBu. Always remember, 0 dBu =
0.775 Vrms.
In RaneWare, the Level Meter pull-down selects Port
Inputs 1 through 6 or Port Outputs 1 or 3 for the Meter
display. In the Port tab, double-clicking one of the Port Input
selectors changes the Meter to this Port.
The example above shows ROOM (Port 1 Input). The
displayed name can be changed so the Input or Output
displayed on the Meter matches the device used on the given
Input or Output. Use the
Name button on the Port tab to
change it.
The front panel PORT STEP button can also change the
LEVEL meter on the ECB 62e. Pressing this for 1 second
causes the MASTER PORT STATUS LEDs to flash the
currently monitored Input or Output of the LEVEL Meter. If
this button is pressed and held for 5 seconds, the monitored
Port can be changed by pressing the button in 1 second steps.
The MASTER PORT STATUS LEDs will step through the
Inputs for Port 1 to Port 6, then Outputs Port 1 and Port 3 and
then back to Port 1’s Input.
Status Indicators
The top center of the ECS software screen (and the ECB
62e front panel) contains the following Status indicators – all
of which can be obtained via RS-232 based room control
devices. (In the ECB 62e Device Control Language of the
RaneWare Operators Manual-29 refer to the RW 232 Com-
mand Get OPSTAT.)
The three Signal indicators – Program, Port and Mic – are
used within ECS to identify the current audio state of the
system, i.e., where audio is present or absent. The patented
performance advantages and much of ECS’s automatic
functionality is derived from the system being aware of the
unit’s current status.
Program Signal indicator (PGS LED on the ECB 62e)
The Program indicator lights whenever audio is detected
at the Port 1 (Program) Output, thus indicating that audio
should be heard in the room. (If
P3 Prog Contribute on the
System tab is checked, both Port 1 and Port 3 Outputs are
used to “sense” Program audio.
Port Signal indicator (PTS LED on the ECB 62e)
The Port indicator lights whenever audio is detected at any
Port Input whose Signal Mode is set to Automatic. This
includes mixer audio entering Port 1.
Mic Signal indicator (MCS LED on the ECB 62e)
This lights whenever audio is detected at any Active Mic
whose Mic Mode is set to Automatic.
Advanced auto power down example: Use the room
controller to monitor the Port and Mic Signal status. When
either is present, reset the power down timer that eventually
shuts down the system thus saving the projector bulb, the
associated power bill and actually save money!
Master Port
Identifies the current Master Port, which is the Port that
most recently detected audio. Use Master Port Delay on the
System tab for multipoint video applications.
Master Mic
Identifies the current Master Mic, which is the Mic that
most recently detected audio. A Master Mic is a status signal
generated when audio is detected at a Mic Input for a period
of time longer than the
Master Mic Delay timer setting. If an
Input is assigned as Last On, and audio is detected for a
period longer than the Master Mic Delay timer, that Input
becomes the Master and remains on until a new Input takes
over. The old Master Mic then releases and returns to its set
Gate Depth. Use Master Mic Delay on the System tab for
video-follows-audio applications.