Rane RPM 26 - Manual (Page 8)

Manual-8
DEVICE MENU
This menu applies only to the single, selected device you
are editing and contains the following:
Device|Select
• 16 memories to store the settings of all signal processing
blocks.
• Independent Input and Output muting, plus a Mute All button.
• Show Names check box for displaying the user assignable
Input and Output names.
Device|Load External DSP Program
This menu pick is for future RPM 26 capabilities. We
anticipate new DSP Programs that fulfill currently unrealized
applications. To support this, the Load External DSP Program
menu pick allows downloading a new DSP Program from a
computer to an RPM 26 without the need to replace firmware
chips. At the time of printing, no new DSP Programs are
available. We are working with James Doohan on a future
DSP Program that transports audio waves through space.
Device|Backup Memories to File
This menu item allows you to create or select a file in
which all the data in a device’s memories will be saved. To
save all the data stored in the device to a disk file, select the
The DEVICE SELECTION window displays the list of
available RW 232 units, including the OFFLINE versions of
each RW 232 product. The OFFLINE versions allow you to
operate the software just as if you had an actual unit hooked
up.
If the only devices shown in the Device Selection window
are the OFFLINE ones or if the list is inaccurate, click on the
POLL button with the mouse. During polling, the program
looks for connected devices by sequentially stepping through
addresses 1 through 250 (or until you click on the
STOP
button in the Polling message box). When a device is found,
its name will be displayed in the
DEVICE SELECTION
window.
Note: Since you know what addresses were assigned, you
may stop polling as soon as it has exceeded your last device’s
address. Depending on the number of devices connected,
polling may take approximately 30 seconds for as few as 6
devices to 3 minutes for 250 devices.
Note: You do not have to poll each time the program is
run, only when RW 232 devices are added, deleted, substi-
tuted, or have had their addresses changed.
Click the device you wish to edit from among those
shown in the window, then click OK (or just double-click on
the device). The Device Edit window for the device you’ve
selected appears allowing complete control of the device.
Device|Choose DSP Program
Choosing DSP Programs is covered in more detail in the
CHOOSING DSP PROGRAMS section on page Manual-11.
There are many intuitive DSP Programs available in the RPM
26. Each can be thought of as a unique audio system.
Choose
DSP Program brings up a window allowing selection of these
various DSP Programs or systems. The following is just an
overview of the RPM’s DSP Programs.
Each of the RPM’s DSP Programs (or systems) is fixed. In
other words, the arrangement and type of the various signal
processing functions are not editable.
The RPM 26’s various DSP Programs provide:
• Display of all important control settings on one screen.
• Many useful signal processing blocks including: trim,
program compression, delay, input summing, I/O routing,
crossover, splitting, parametric EQ, limiting, pink noise
and sine wave generation.
Backup Memories to File command from the Device menu.
Type the name you want for the file in the
File name: field or
select one of the files shown in the list box. Then press return
or click
OK.
Note: You do not have to type an extension to the
filename (unless you want to). The program will automati-
cally append .RPM as the file extension. Also, the current
project name, site, and system engineer information entered
through the Edit Installation Info dialog box is automatically
saved in each .RPM file.
Backing up device memories is highly recommended. Just
like any computer data, the RPM data should be saved to a
file, especially during and after detailing system settings.
Each RW 232 device saves its own settings internally; other
than the password, no settings are stored on the computer.
Having these settings backed up separately in a file provides
extra peace of mind as well as a convenient starting point for
similar or future systems. It is also wise to save a floppy disk
copy of each device’s settings—with the RaneWare Device
Printouts—in a hardcopy file. This provides complete system
documentation as well as a convenient backup of each device
should a replacement device ever be needed.
Device|Restore Memories from File
This menu item allows you to restore all memories and
names to a device from a selected file.
Note: All saved RPM 26 data files are given the default
extension .RPM.