AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL
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1. Lilli L Ww UT Ln Re Lin Li CUE CUE CUE CUE CUE CUE n n n i UL u u 4 E 3 E g Ls 3 T 9 NH 3 d 0 0 i 0 0 5 1 60 0 12 0 430 60 gle o EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ Q l o 20 30 20 20 20 30 9 BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL 20 o 20 o 20 o 20 o 20 o 20 o 20 o 20 o CUE a DYN y DYN n DYN DYN DYN B DYN DYN DYN 40 o 40 40 o 40 0 o 40 o 40 o 40 o 2 E GAIN GAIN GAIN 5 GAIN GAIN GAIN E GAIN GAIN o f o 9 t 5 2 T T m m E N When a channel is selected a section with the following parameters appears all of them can be modified except the first one ANA1 04 03 01 Analog Stereo GAIN li PHASE BALANCE Line name and information Input gain Signal phase Signal balance panorama Access button to signal processes Button to modify the sending mode of the stereo input signal toward the stereo outputs that is routed to The options that appear successively when you press the button are L L R R and R L If you press the button once more it returns to the normal working mode L R the L input channel is sent to the L output channel and the R input channel is se2. Equalization FADER 01 TB MIC DErl iy pei d FADER 02 MIC 1 Emera FADER 03 MIC2 Hanm FADER 04 MIC3 1 d 11111 Set Fader For each input module type for example digital FRO2 or hybrid FR33 slot number for example 11 channel number within that slot for instance 01 input s logic name for example DIG 1 signal type for example DIGITAL and configuration details for example Digital Stereo are displayed When an input is selected its parameters gain phase and balance the sending mode of the stereo input signal toward the stereo outputs that is routed to the normal working mode is L R and processing status can be checked and adjusted in the lower area of the screen In order to activate or deactivate a process just click on the button with each process name When it is active the button will appear in yellow when it is not it will be displayed in white Whenever any parameter of a process needs to be changed click on the round button just at the right of its name to enter the process configuration screen for more information please consult the console user s manual or the AEQ FORUM SCREEN application manual 14 AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL amp AEQ When the selected input is not assigned to a fader a list of all the console channels and the associated inputs is also displayed at the right By selecting one of them and clicking on the Set Fader button the selected input is as
3. PROGRAM AUDITION AUX 1 and AUX 2 the SELECT button allows you to access to information regarding channel status and modify some parameters the CUE button the channel ON OFF button the graphical fader Each channel includes the following indicators display that shows the assignated signal name and status for balance or panorama active channel ON AIR indicator LEDs that indicate activation or change of equalizer EQ balance BAL dynamics DYN or gain GAIN BAL 22 o a DYN 40 o oO When the SELECT key of a channel is clicked on the PROGRAM and AUDITION vumeters are pushed to the right while AUX 1 AUX 2 MPX 1 and MPX 2 vumeters disappear opening a windows where the selected channel status is presented In order to return to the previous situation just click on the channel SELECT button again AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL Forum Virtual ANA1 FRO4 05 01 Analog ic NL I MPX 1 CUE Reset GAIN D 6 UU E RNa Onr NP S sumo d mu L BALANCE v o EON PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION ad I I RESET aL Aa 86 5 2 rs HE ausu AUXI AUX2 AUX 1 AUXI AUX2 L L Aao wo lo Conto GHD CUE TB MIC MIC 1 MIC2 DIG 01 ANA1 AOIP01 USB 01 TEL 01 TTR
4. amp AEQ AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL USER S MANUAL ED 03 15 V 1 0 23 03 2015 Firmware Version Base CPU v1 54 or higher Software Version AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL v1 12 or higher CONTENTS 1 INSTALLING AND RUNNING THE APPLICATION 3 1 1 Installation System 2 2 c daten da Ea uc Pes o ore 3 RUNNING NE DIC ANON NER E 3 2 IDLE SCREEN E 6 CONFIGURA TION MENU a aS 12 Mme uis 12 SS NCMO 12 E 13 SNMP M 13 3 a E E 14 RU EE 15 SM bpII 15 SP oO 16 scu 17 ST MP aiite MR T decane uuu EEm 17 2 AEQ FORUM VI RTUAL 1 INSTALLING AND RUNNING THE APPLICATION 1 1 Installation System requirements AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL application is available in two different versions for the following operating systems e iOS e Windows The iOS version can be downloaded from Apple Store while the Windows versio
5. M AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDIDON PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION CUE CONTROL 4 uses jussus ijo alo Io ale AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 ilo lo Glo lo Galo gt uj eee e iS e i i 10 2 m 30 LEVEL E 920 L 5 1 INF INF INF INF Q EQ EQ EQ EQ o o o o _ 20 BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL m m nm m O O o 4 AUD SEL Lao DYN Cs DYN z DYN DYN DYN DYN DYN nm ca a 2 TALKBACK 250 1 250 4 250 GAIN GAIN d GAIN GAIN gt 45 a n o o o v wv wv MON HP TEL1 PROGRAM L AUDITION E The PROGRAM and AUDITION vumeters are always displayed whereas the rest of them are only shown when no channel is selected by means of the button 3 Programmable Keys The console s programable keys are displayed together with their function names Ring Wait 1 7 ET Reset EEG WENNS MD ORD20 The keys operate in the same way as they do in the console control surface except for the MPX keys that operate in LATCH mode instead of in PTT mode so the SELECT and programmable keys don t need to be pressed at the same time AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL 4 Cont
6. all the vumeters are only sent by this interface 3 4 DATABASE By clicking on the Devices option a list of the devices configured to be controlled by this software is presented The screen will look like this Back COMMANDS Logout STATUS Multiplex SETUP Memory Inputs Devices Total 2 Add Device Del Device 17 AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL amp AEQ A new console can be added with the Add Device button The parameters of an existing console can be modified by means of the Edit Device button A console can be deleted from the device list by clicking on the Del Device button The DEMO device that allows you to operate against a dummy console cannot be edited or deleted The following screen will appear when adding or editing a console Add Devices 172 26 34 1 x User Name ADMIN Password The parameters to be defined are the following ones Studio Name the name that identifies the console and that will appear in the device drop down menu of the access screen IP Address the IP address of the console to be controlled IMPORTANT NOTE The ETH port of the console is mandatory for connecting to FORUM VIRTUAL as all the vumeters are only sent by this interface By default the IP address associated to that port is 172 26 34 1 Auto Login when this option is enabled the initial Login screen parameters are aut
7. d DEVICE NOT FOUND In case there s connection but the license of the console is not activated the following indication will appear FORUM NOT LICENSED AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL If the console has been successfully connected it will be checked then for a proper active license to use AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL This license resides in the console not in the software so the same software will work or not depending on the console it s trying to connect to In case there s connection and the license is activated a Login screen like this will appear User Name Password eS If the Auto Login option is configured in the devices section for the selected device this screen will appear only temporarily and as soon as all the configuration data is received from the console it will give pass to next screen On the other hand if that option is not activated the user must type in a valid user and password to continue The User Name field must be filled in with the user name defined in the console configuration software By default the user is ADMIN The Password field expects a key associated to that user The password is defined in the console configuration software By default the password for user ADMIN is 1234 The button with the left blue arrow allows you to return to the device selection screen The user must click on this button to leave the application Windows version only or when the device to be cont
8. lution is 1920x1080p although the program will adapt to other resolutions In any case it is strongly recommended that the monitor aspect ratio is 16 9 1 2 Running the application Once the AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL application is installed by default in C Program files ForumVirtual you can start it up by double clicking the icon displayed on the desktop Diri Forum Virtual The application will also be accesible from the Start menu Once the application starts an access screen as the following one will be displayed AEQ FORUM VI RTUAL Select Mixer This screen allows the user to select which device the application will connect to In order to do so just click on the drop down menu and select one of the available options In case that the desired option is not presented in the menu just select the DEMO option and the intended device will be added afterwards as a new device The way to do so will be explained later in chapter 3 4 of this manual In order to be able to connect to the console the PC must have a compatible IP address within the same network In most cases if you can successfully issue a PING command to the frame the application will be able to connect to it This screen also shows the application s version Once the console is selected in the drop down menu just press on the POWER button to connect to it In case it s not found an error message will be displaye
9. n has the following appearance depending on the configuration that has been sent from the console configuration software 15 AEQ FORUM VI RTUAL Back Mixers COMMANDS Logout Audition STATUS Aux 1 Multiplex d SETUP Aux 2 Memory Inputs d Studio Outputs g Control Mixers d MPX 1 Clock d MPX 2 IP r MPX 3 DATABASE MPX 4 Devices d MPX 5 MPX 6 MPX 7 MPX 8 Total Mixers 15 3 3 5 Clock By clicking on the Clock option the PC or iPad and console time and date are displayed Set Time By clicking on the Set Time button console time is synchronized to the device s time For Windows version the leftmost clock will be labeled PC while for iOS versions it will say iPad 16 AEQ FORUM VI RTUAL amp AEQ By clicking on the IP option the parameters associated to the 2 Ethernet ports of the console are shown and can be modified IP address subnet Mask and Gateway 3 3 6 IP IP Address IP Address 172 31 34 1 172 26 34 1 Mask x 255 255 0 0 x 295455400 i x Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The configured parameters are sent to the console by clicking on the Set 1 button A message indicates that these changes will not be active until you turn off and on the console IMPORTANT NOTE The LAN port is usually utilized to configure the console while the ETH port is mandatory for connecting to FORUM VIRTUAL as
10. n is provided by the AEQ dealership network Both of them feature a Demo mode in this mode the application operates against a dummy console allowing for the evaluation of the product and user training In order to work with a real console activation of its license is required by means of Forum Setup application please consult console user s manual AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL application has been designed to be used in tactile devices but it can be used with a mouse as well The iOS for iPad and Windows for Windows 7 8 and 8 1 versions have the same appearance except for very small particularities and of course they provide the same functionality iOS requirements AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL app for iOS must be installed on an iPad with iOS 5 or later operating System Correct presentation cannot be guaranteed with older versions A minimum free storage space for applications of 7Mb is required Windows requirements AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL software for Windows must be installed on a PC running Windows 7 8 8 1 or later operating system Correct presentation can not be guaranteed with older Windows versions The installation process simply consists on running the provided installer and following the on screen instructions as they come up A minimum free hard disk space of 15Mb is required and any processor supported by the above mentioned operating systems with more than 2Gb RAM is enough for correct performance Optimal screen reso
11. nt to the R output channel This button will appear only for stereo signals When the button is clicked on the following screen appears 10 AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL In order to activate deactivate a process just click the button with its name When the process 15 active it will appear with a blue background otherwise the button will have white background If any of the process parameters needs to be changed just click on the o button right by its side The process configuration screen then appears 20 30 40 506070 100 200 300 400 Once inside that configuration screen equalizer in the example in addition to modify the process associated parameters the ON OFF button N at the top left area allows you to activate deactive the process and the bd button at the top right area allows you to return to the previous screen or simply by clicking on the graphical representation Changes are applied to the audio in real time provided that the process is active Depending on the selected process the configurable parameters and the associated graphical representation will be different For more information please consult the console user s manual or the AEQ FORUM SCREEN application manual this button located at the right top corner The configuration available options are almost the same as the ones displayed in the main display of the Control and Monitoring module of the physical console alth
12. o ias Ba B B s Hr 03 OF ibi ot 03 OF sige 3 E DYN Lz DYN DYN mmo n rp ae GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN b b LI o o o o WON TELI The system can be remotely controlled from this screen When the console is not located in the same network the best option is to establish a VPN connection to ease connectivity and guarantee reception of the vumeters Otherwise their correct reception cannot be guaranteed through a network such as Internet as they are transmitted as UDP traffic Next the remote control screen is described As its format and functions are very similar to those in the physical FORUM control surface please refer to the corresponding chapters of the console user s manual for more details about the functions and configuration of the surface The screen 15 divided into 5 sections 1 Faders block indication Looks like this Forum Virtual The selected block is displayed with white background while the remaining ones appear with black background When clicking on a block the channels of that selected block can be displayed and controlled AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL Forum Virtual PROGRAM I AUX1 1 CLER Oc vex CUE REE PRingwat eae I RESET MPX 2 PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRA
13. omatically fulfilled and if they are correct after a few moments the application goes directly to idle screen The next 2 parameters only appear when this option is enabled User Name the used name defined in the console configuration software by default the user is ADMIN Password the key associated to that user also defined in the configuration software by default the password for user ADMIN is 1234 If the Auto Login option is enabled and you want to work with a different user after opening the application you should access to configuration menu and use the Logout option in COMMANDS to return to the Login screen and then enter manually the new user and password 18 AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL
14. ough now they are presented in a much more accessible than from the console itself In order to leave the idle screen and access to the configuration menu just click on 11 AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL 3 CONFIGURATION MENU By clicking on the configuration menu button from the idle screen the application and console configuration options are accessed A screen like this is presented Devices Devices Total 2 a Add Device Edit Device 059 Del Device The Back option top left allows you to return to the idle screen 3 1 COMMANDS The Logout option allows you to return to the Login screen From that screen you can change the user return to the access screen in order to change the console to be controlled or simply to exit the application Windows version only as in iOS the device has a dedicated physical button to leave any application 3 2 STATUS The Multiplex option presents the current status of the system multiplex buses More or less signals will be represented depending on the number of console configured channels and the number of multiplex buses configured by means of the configuration software When a signal is routed to a multiplex bus the cross point will appear in red When the signal is not connected it will appear in white The multiplex option has an appearance like this 12 AEQ FORUM VI RTUAL 3 3 SETUP A number of console configuration o
15. ptions are grouped under this section 3 3 1 Memory When clicking on the option a screen like this will appear SnapShot 1 SnapShot 2 SnapShot 3 SnapShot 4 SnapShot 5 Backup Total Memories 7 Multiplex MPX 4 AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL 13 amp AEQ It shows all the system available memories or snapshots They can also be loaded or stored from this screen The Load button allows you to load in the console the configuration previously stored in the selected memory position When it s clicked on Please Confirm a dialogue will show up asking for confirmation as the surface operation will be interrupted and all the current configuration of the console will be VW Yes overwritten The Save button allows you to store in the selected memory position the configuration of the console at that moment A confirmation dialogue will aso appear as that action will overwrite that memory position It is recommended to create a backup memory and never overwrite it in order to always have an emergency configuration available 3 3 2 Inputs By clicking on the Inputs option all the system inputs will be listed A screen with the following appearance will be displayed FR03 02 01 FRO3 02 02 FR22 09 01 FR22 09 03 FR22 09 05 FR22 09 07 FRO2 11 01 FRO2 11 03 FRO2 11 05 DATABASE FRO2 11 07 Devices Total Inputs 26
16. rol and Studio Monitoring Sections 5 CUE CONTROL g RESET Studio L O LEVEL a Control R MONITOR HP CUE HIT lir MO The CUE vumeter or the control monitoring bus vumeter when there are no channels sent to CUE together with a button implementing the CUE RESET funciton are displayed in the Control section This button operates in parallel with the one programmed in the programmable keys section Next to the Control text a button is provided that Control unfolds a list of available signals to monitor when the MONITOR SEL button is selected in the monitoring In the Studio Monitoring section next to the Studio text the same button is presented for the signals corresponding to the Studio SEL button BN d 3 3 Eg In the Studio Monitoring section also a Talkback TALKBACK section is provided and consists of four buttons and 4X X the LEVEL control This section allows for direct conversation with the studio monitors headphones MON HP TEL 1 _ TEL telephone hybrid 1 or telephone hybrid 2 Channels section 8 channels of console control surface are presented simultaneously for each block The channel has a very similar appearance as the surface so its use should be quite intuitive AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL Each channel includes the following controls the routing buttons
17. rolled needs to be changed all versions Once a correct user and password have been entered the application main idle screen is accessed by clicking on the button on the right In case user and password are not correct an error message will appear Invalid User Name or Password and the application will remain in this screen until correct ones are entered AEQ FORUM VIRTUAL 2 IDLE SCREEN This is the application idle screen where a representation of FORUM console control surface is shown Forum Virtual 09 12 PROGRAM AUDITION PROGRAM AUDITION E CONTROL g RESET alo jpg oa alo 5 ge 2585 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 1 AUX2 ijo 49 lo lo malo uuo malo lo wo mo Control SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT MONITOR HP CUE TB MIC MIC 1 DIG 1 ANA 1 TEL 01 Lil oun Lili Mill TT Li ig Litt ART Lili Y RE CUE CUE CUE CUE _ CUE CUE 1 JG lo lo lo m n jo 1 E ia 1 EL dL QE dL Gl GEN Gay amp Ge J 1111 111 ll Go aum Soe 2 OL OL Olm 0 0 0 0 5 1 60 0 12 0 1 EQ EQ BAL BAL 4 o 20 o 20 a DYN DYN y 1 o 40 o 40 a 3 d oz 658 oz oz 111111111111 9 ul e 11 amm osi Jel 2 d 1 AU F Of oi
18. signed to that fader 3 3 3 Outputs By clicking on the Outputs option all the system outputs will be listed A screen with the following appearance will be displayed Outputs FROS 07 01 FROS 07 03 FR05 07 05 FROS 07 07 FR22 09 01 FR22 09 03 FR22 09 05 FR22 09 07 9000 BB FRO2 11 01 IP FR02 11 03 DATABASE FR02 11 05 Devices FRO2 11 07 FR33 13 01 3888 188 BE Total Outputs 13 prar d 11111 For each output module type for example digital FRO2 or hybrid FR33 slot number for example 11 channel number within that slot for instance 01 output s logic name for example dig 1 signal type for example DIGITAL and signal channels number for example STEREO are displayed When an output is selected the following parameters can be configured in the bottom area of the screen e GAIN allows you to adjust the output gain of the selected signal e TONE allows you to activate a 1KHz test tone When this test signal is active the button will be displayed in yellow Otherwise it will be displayed in white 3 3 4 Mixers By clicking on the Mixers option all the internal summing buses of the system are listed This screen is merely informative as no modifications can be performed in it Together with the bus name its configuration mode will appear as well as whether it is mono or stereo This scree
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