Dolby Laboratories DP570 - Manual (Page 20)

8 Dolby ® DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool User’s Manual
Getting Started Installing the Remote Software
2.4.3 Hardware Connection
To connect the DP570 to its remote control device, use a serial cable from your computer to
either the front‐panel
Remote RS-232 port or the rear‐panel Remote RS-485 port. For
connector and pin descriptions, see the Front‐Panel Remote Connector on page 71 and the
Rear‐Panel Remote Port on page 73.
2.4.4 Configuring the Unit for Remote Operation
A DP570 arrives preconfigured to communicate with the remote application at 115,200
baud, using a unit address 8280.
The remote response from the unit is fastest at 115,200 baud, so we recommend using that
rate if possible. The unit does support slower communication rates. The unit address is
only important when more than one DP570 is attached to the same COM port. Contact
Technical Support if you need assistance with unit addressing in that situation.
You can change the default remote operation settings from the unit front panel on the
System Settings
portion of the Setup menu. Follow these steps.
1. At the main status screen, shown in the Default Status Menu Screen on page 16, press
the Setup button.
2. At the main Setup menu press until the LCD second line reads System
Settings (seven times).
3. Press Enter .
4. Press . The second line reads Baud Rate. Press Enter if you need to change it.
Then press until the baud rate you wish to use appears in the display. Then press
Esc to return to the main system settings menu.
5. Press twice. The second line reads Unit Address. Press Enter if you need to
change it.
6. Enter a new unit address using the procedures for text entry explained in detail in
Entering Text on page 19.
2.4.5 Beginning and Ending Remote Operation
To begin remote operation, on the front panel press and release Shift once so that the button
lights up, then press . While in Remote mode, the front‐panel LED labeled Remote
glows green, and setup commands cannot be made from the unit front panel. The status
menus, discussed in
Monitoring Status Using the Front Panel on page 15, continue to
display accurate unit status in Remote mode.
Note: You can use a USB‐to‐serial adapter to connect the serial cable to a laptop. However,
these adapters occasionally cause enough delay to interfere with data
communications. This problem is mostly likely to occur during firmware upgrades.
Take care to establish the best possible connection before beginning an upgrade.