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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
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7 Configurator Tool
The LGK-3901/DSK-3901 is configured via the Configurator Tool version 1.2 (or higher). This Windows-based
application allows the user to control the start-up state of LGK-3901/DSK-3901. The card will then always restart in a
known state.
The Media Conversion Suite (MCS) CD that ships with LGK-3901/DSK-3901 contains a copy of the Configurator
Tool software.
7.1 Opening a Configuration
The validity of any configuration file depends critically on the hardware device capabilities of the LGK-3901/DSK-
3901 and the software options that are currently installed. This is defined via a Capabilities File, which is always
generated by a running card. It may also be saved as a local file (see section 7.9).
Note: This section is related to the USER PRESETS front panel menu which is described in section 4.15.
After executing the Configurator Tool a configuration should be opened. This can either be a new (default)
configuration, or an existing configuration from a card or local file. This is done via the File menu as follows:
• File > New > From Device…
o Creates a new (default) configuration based on device capabilities from a running card.
• File > New > From File…
o Creates a new (default) configuration based on device capabilities from a local file.
• File > Open > From Device…
o Opens an existing configuration from a running device.
o This may either be the “active configuration” or a configuration saved on the card (section 4.15.2).
• File > Open > Advanced…
o Opens an existing configuration either from the running device or from a local file.
o This is validated against the device capabilities either from a running device or from a local file.
Note: The “active configuration” is the current state of the card.
During commissioning the front panel will often be used to define the majority of settings on LGK-3901/DSK-3901.
The current state (or “active configuration”) can then be opened into the Configurator Tool in order to tweak
particular system settings (see section 7.2).
7.2 System Settings
The System Settings tab is used to view and edit a configuration once it is opened inside the Configurator Tool. The
left-hand pane contains entries for the following groups of main features:
• Standard
• Audio
o AB Mixer
o Fader Positions
o Rates
o Audio Follow Video