miniDSP 8x8 User manual
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3. to go ahead At anytime during the operation you can decide to unlink the channels by simply clicking on the link tick box 4 3 5 Parametric Equalizer EQ band selection Select one of the 6 x Parametric Equalizers e Filter type Select between Peak Low Shelf High Shelf e Bypass Disables the equalization but doesn t reset the settings A handy tool to check the influence of equalization on your system without resetting to zero Note that the bypass button is per band Bypass not overall e Linking feature Similar fo the crossover dialog box you can link up two EQ settings together Basic Advanced radio button Toggles from basic mode i e input frequency to advanced custom biquad input PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 10 20 50 100 200 10000 EQ BAND SELECTION Basic Advanced Toggle from basic EQ1i Freq 10 PARAMETRIC EQ BAND to Advanced EQ2 Freq 10 EQ band selection EQ3 Freq 10 Filter type Select the EQS Freq 10 Frequency 10 Gain Bypass ane i Per Band es Freq 10 bypass EQ Basic mode miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P14 mwds p PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 10 20 100 200 10000 EQ BAND SELECTION Advanced EQi Freq 10 PARAMETRIC EQ BAND EQ2 Freq 10 biquadi EQ3 Freq 10 b0 1 Per Band b1 0 bypass EQ EQ4 Freq 10 b2 0 yp 1 0 EQS Freq 10 meas EQ6 Freq 10 Adva
4. DIF 1 S PDIF 2 Per channel monitoring Per channel Level control Per channel PEQ button Per channel mute button 4 2 Matrix Tab The matrix DSP object is the DSP object linking inputs to outputs While very typical on commercial DSP products it may be new for some of you The following section will summarize the basics of configuration Matrix switchers work as a matrix where Rows are inputs Columns are outputs And the status ON OFF of the buttons at the crosspoint of rows inputs amp columns outputs will define the routing and mixing of the audio to one of 8 outputs miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice mamds p The following configuration shows how the matrix should be configured for a 1 to 1 configuration Input 1 routed to output only Inout 2 routed to output 2 only ENC i Crosspoint Crosspoint buttons ON buttons OFF Routing Analog Out Digital Out Analog In Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 Analog inputs in Input 1 Rows Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 7 Input 8 Digital In Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 Digital inputs in Rows S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 Note how labels of input channels and output channels followed on the Matrix mixer to simplify y
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6. UT xpansion port for miniDIGi miniAMP comm EE my ce D aae PE 28 gat oS TaT amy Peter e te gt zag 5 Z Reset button RCA Inputs Phoenix Inputs RCA Outputs Phoenix Outputs Unbalanced Balanced Unbalanced Balanced 253mm FRONT VIEW INPUTS Gyo ch4 ons Che said Ch ch4 chg che l Ch2 Cch4 Ch agagaadcanaa A ee Chi Cha Chs Ch L3 S ee ee LS s s s v6 Chi Cha t Che Ch t Chi Cha ChS Ch RCA inputs Phoenix Inputs RCA Outputs Phoenix Outputs Unbalanced Balanced Unbalanced Balanced miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice PS mwas p 2 2 Typical setup The following diagram is a typical connectivity diagram for a basic setup with analog inputs analog outputs To prevent any damage make sure the board is turned OFF before doing any connection modifications Analog Digital Audio source e g PC CD player Preamp gt MiniUSB cable To Amplifiers of multi way speakers or External processors miniDSP 8x8 Platform OUTPUTS PC MAC for initial configuration only Not required afterward 2 2 1 DC Power connectivity miniDSP 8x8 requires a 12V regulated power supply of at least 1 5A 18W Be careful to apply the correct polarity to the Terminal block connector as below For a quick confirmation take a look underneath the PCB for the silkscreen labels 12V
7. ations are subject to change without prior notice P16 mirn id sp List of supported IR commands Command Learned Master mute these first To program a command 2 simple steps Master Mute Volume Up Volume Down Digital source 1 Digital source 2 Digital source 3 Contig 1 Config 2 Config 3 Config 4 Volume Up 1cB increments with ramping down when holding button Volume Down 1dB decrements with ramping down when holding button Digital Source 1 2 3 used for a new O card OUT OF SCOPE of this beta testing Config 1 2 3 4 Used to select one of the config built under the software Make sure you ve previously pre configured e While connected and synchronized Press the LEARN button e Point the remote to the IR receiver and press the button to learn the command A dialog box will confirm a successful learning and a green arrow appears once the command learned In case the platform fails to learn the remote command you most likely do not have a Philips RC6 Sony Nect compatible remote Please try another remote A N Feature such as Config 1 4 selection will only work when the unit is not connected synchronized to the plug in i Command for Digital source selection Is for future only and does not apply to any miniDIGI setup U miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P17 mirn id sp 5 Troubleshooting The following s
8. e ADC Mode Main Tab selection INPUTS Volume and RMS meter Analog Input Digital Input 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 1 2 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 7 Input 8 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 land _ kozod O oS o O og Om Om O o O 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 ai 12 12 Main control 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 window 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P 10 mamds p Main input page for the miniDSP 10x10 plug in The main control page can be summarized in few core sections File Access to Load Save configuration Restore Access to restore the whole system or only the current selected configuration preset Help Link to the help file Main control tab Allows selection between input matrix and output control windows Main control window Contains controls for the selected tab Synchronize button Allows you to go online and gain control of your system Master Mute Mufe all inouts amp Outputs signal 4 1 2 Preset Memory selection The miniDSP 8x8 allows the user to create up to 4 preset memories for a quick reconfiguration of the processor Under each configuration all setti
9. form Once the new plug in installed please browse to Program Files MiniDSP MiniDSP 8x8 firmware_tools Windows Three files can be found there Upgrade steps Upgrade Tool excecutable Firmware file The firmware upgrade summarizes to few simple steps Unplug the DC power Press and hold the reset button while pluging the power to the board Release the reset button Connect the USB to the Open Upgrade Tool Click Open Hex File Choose the lastest hex file Click Program Verify Reset Device That s all You re ready to move on to using a new firmware SOND DOARARON 4 6 IR remote learning feature This feature is enabled on platforms enabled with the correct firmware and latest plug in Please check the plug in information to make sure it currently supports the feature In an effort to keep the platform compatible with the most common IR standards and not ask users to add another remote to your pile we implemented an IR learning feature This feature allows you to use any remote compatible with the NEC Philips RC6 and Sony IR standards Learning an IR commands goes as follow 1 Connect amp synchronize the board to the newly downloaded plug in 2 Under the new IR Remote Plug in click on the IR Learning menu to reach the following dialog box 3 Ten commands are available for control from a remote They include miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specific
10. iguration click cancel and go to the settings tab to load one of your previously saved configurations If you previously installed a different firmware version on your kit this button will display Synchronize amp Upgrade Meaning the MiniDSP kit firmware will be upgraded to the current plug in firmware along with the current settings you have b Restore to Default With this option the software application resets all settings back to factory default and reload the firmware Warning that all current settings will be lost and there are no ways to be able to recover them In either synchronization steps the following dialog box will pop up It s very important that you do not un plug the board in the middle of a firmware upgrades or you may corrupt the configuration Loading configuration to the board Please do not un plug the board or close the application Once the board fully synchronized a Successful connection to the board message pops up From this point on all changes to the configuration will be real time and live therefore giving you the chance to hear the effect of your equalization filtering tuning Let s move on to the architecture of the software to understand how to setup your system 4 Plug in Architecture Connect amp Master Mute 4 1 1 Main Page l Synchronize Main Menu EP MiniDSP 8x8 JES MINI DSP HD 8x8 File Restore Help Preset Memory j ion i i i ig Master Volume selection Disabl
11. mwas p miniDSP 8x8 USER MANUAL a e www minidsp com miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P mamds p Contents 1 FE OS Te MMM MM ON snd nia tsa sn ak rk nents orn rv E on nav cs anv env cs nm nv E km EAT 3 2 BO Fs OM Uae ested ine a E sok GR Gain ec sk GE Ga ated a Gn ok GbR nth a Ga esto GE GAS ic seth GE GAS nk ba Gesa ek GRE Soak ea beast CRG stodacee 5 2 1 EM ES UNS MVNO sea EE cnet decal defo deta E nsade dinate sections E E E enna danfodiaetas aateensdoneniesee saad ae 5 2 2 By NS ropes yr as Goo nea spss Gees spas esas ss ea eo 6 2 2 1 DETON T O eaaa E A E E A eeten 6 2 2 2 Audio CONnnNnectivity eesssssessssesssssrrrcctttrrrsesssssttttttttttttsss esteet ttt t ttes estat tetet ttt sesse eaS eE E EEEE SES SSES ESEE EEEEEESES ESEESE EE EEEEEEEEEE ESEESE EEEEEEEEEEE EEEE eee Eeee 7 2 2 3 Potentiometer for Master volume CONTTOL cccccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessesseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeasseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 2 2 4 POM MS HIS OME e E EAE EN E OEE EEE EENE IENE E EAE EEEE E 8 3 AN a T e E E E E E 9 4 PUG MA C1 9 I ee IUE aar 10 4 1 1 E E EE E E A 10 4 1 2 Preset Memory SS racer terrace aac ene cts nate aaratente oa ect date anv AAEE EAREN EAA AANA taut ENAERE EEE PANEER ENEAS TAEAE NANE ANE ATEAREN EASA 11 4 1 3 Igy 0 ala E EA Eee Pe ne ee ep Or 1 4 2 W T e ee ere 11 4 3 T A A AA E A A
12. nced mode for custom biquad programming The Advanced mode can be used for your custom filters of external software such as Room EQ Wizard REW For more information about the auto tuning feature of the miniDSP please check miniDSP s website for the followina application note 4 3 6 Compressor Limiter Output 1 Typical Comp Limiter settings Threshola dBFs 40 50 Comp Limiter metering Attack Time ms shows real time amount of attenuation by comp limiter 1 Hold ms Comp Limiter chart Release Time ms 100 Bypass Comp Limiter A compressor Limiter allows dynamic range compression of the signal to prevent damage of your speakers Extensive information is available online on the use of compressor limiter Please take the time to familiarize yourself with such processing block before using it 4 3 7 Master volume control The master volume allows control of all 10 outputs channels Analog digital of the miniDSP unit It is enabled when a 10k logarithmic potentiometer is connected to the ADC input port See the connectivity section for more information Master Volume Disable ADC Mode WARNING Make sure to DISABLE the master volume control if you do not have any potentiometer connected to your unit Doing otherwise will make the platform unstable volume very low 4 4 Load Save Restore a configuration 4 4 1 Load configuration Use this feature to load a previously saved configuration The file mus
13. necting anything to the outputs of the MiniDSP loudspeakers other output sources Doing so will insure that you have the software correctly configured and won t cause any damage to your system Once again miniDSP can not be responsible of any damages the board make cause to your system Finally MiniDSP is a very flexible board and 99 of typical questions we receive at the tech support department are already answered in this user manual So please take the time to carefully read this User manual Thanks for your understanding WARRANTY TERMS miniDSP Ltd warrants all our products to be free of from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the invoice date Our warranty terms do not cover failure of the product due to an external trigger misuse servicing or usage outside of the recommended use With this said make sure to carefully read the user manual when customizing the board Any board damage investigated as failure to follow proper installation may void the warranty So if in doubt please make sure to contact us first miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P 4 mimds p 2 System Connectivity 2 1 Board connectivity TOP VIEW 12V DC in ADC volume PIN USB portfor miniUSB port REM In REM OUT control front panel Bg a ioonnto 1o0ntto mal mhiDSP H YNY gids com og 12S IN amp O
14. ngs of the platform are saved Placed at the top of the user interface the use of configurations couldn t be easier Simply toggle between configurations by clicking on the config button The currently selected configuration Configuration Selection Contig 1 Config 2 Config 3 Config 4 WARNING By toggling configurations you may go from a working configuration i e correct volume setup Eq to an unknown or improperly configured configuration We therefore recommend that you perform a quick configuration offline without S being connected synchronized to the processor to prevent any damage to your equipment 4 1 3 Input Tab The first step in configuring your MiniDSP consists in making sure audio is being fed to the input correctly To do so click on the button labeled inputs The RMS meter will quickly indicate the average value of the input signal in ABFS i e relative to the full scale of the ADC or 24bit 12S signal Individual faders control the digital gain at the input and per channel mute status This meter displays CB full scale dABFS values and will saturate at OCBFS full scale of the ADC Do make sure to keep the signal below OdBFS red color and with enough headroom say 10dB to prevent saturation during the typical audio peaks of a music source INPUTS Volume and RMS meter Analog Input Digital Input Custom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 Label Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 7 Input 8 S P
15. nvert Compressor limiter S delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms delay in ms Output delay 0 15ms 0 15ms 0 15ms 0 15ms 0 15ms 0 15ms 0 15ms 0 8ms 0 8ms gt Bic Ble Ble Ble Ble Ble Bile Bhi Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 Dist 0 4 3 1 Custom Label The custom label feature allows you to input a user defined label for each output channels A handy feature to remember the output configuration of your system 4 3 2 Monitor Allows you to monitor the input meter of that specific channel on a RMS meter Note that the information is shown in dBFS 4 3 3 Output volume A fader control for 12 to 70dB digital gain control Similar to the input volume control 4 3 4 Crossover Controls for the Low amp High pass filters are available when clicking on the Xover crossover button The log scale graph gives you the equivalent response of the applied filter By pointing the mouse anywhere on the plotted curve the dB attenuation and respective frequency are displayed Bandpass OUTPUT CHANNEL 3 Linking Features M Liny Enabled m a out cu3 E 1000 2000 5000 10000 20000 Basic Advanced HIGH PASS FILTER SETTINGS LOW PASS FILTER SETTINGS Cut off frequency 1000 Cut off frequency 5000 es BB Fiter Type Fiter Type Low Pass Filter Bypass filter BYPASS Bypass filter r BYPASS settings High Pass Filter
16. onment PC with 1GHz or higher processor clock soeed recommended Intel Pentium Celeron family or AMD K6 AMD Athlon AMD Duron family or compatible processor recommended 512 megabytes MB of RAM or higher recommended USB 2 0 port Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device Microsofts Windows Vista SP1 XP pro SP2 Win7 Microsoft NET framework v3 5 Adobe AIR environment latest version Adobe Flash player latest version MAC Environment Intel based MAC with 1GHz or higher processor clock soeed recommended 512 megabytes MB of RAM or higher recommended USB 2 0 port Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device Mac OSX 10 4 or higher Adobe AIR environment latest version Adobe Flash player latest version Package content Your miniDSP package includes 1 x miniDSP 8x8 1 x USB cable 1 x Step by Step startup guide miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P3 mamds p DISCLAIMER WARNING An incorrect miniDSP configuration could easily damage your audio system MiniDSP can not be responsible for any damage that may result from the improper use of this product As with any other product we do recommend that you carefully read the manual and other technical notes to insure you fully understand how to operate the board As a general guideline you should first configure your miniDSP board before con
17. our routing Let s illustrate the concept of configuration of this block using a 3way configuration 2 subs where both Left amp Right signals are being mixed combined Analog Out Digital Out Analog In Left M Left H Right L Right M Right H Subi Sub2 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 Left Example of a mixing scenario where multiple crosspoints were enabled into a single column 4 3 Output Tab miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P 12 mamas p MINI DSP HD 8x8 File Restore Help ie aster volume control Configuration Selection Config 1 Config 2 Config 3 Config 4 Master Volume Disable ADC Mode Analog Output Digital Output 4 5 1 2 2 3 6 7 8 Custom label e p gt Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 Monitor Si onion JEL Monitor monitor 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Land Load Lend Land kased Oo Oo Oo o oO Oo a a 12 12 12 712 12 12 12 12 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 Output volume 2 aa 48 48 48 48 48 48 PT 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 Crossover control PEQ control So M e M e Beco reo reco eco O Mute control e Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Polarity control u Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert I
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19. roduction miniDSP 8x8 is a Digital Audio Signal Processor DSP capable of performing a wide range of applications from filtering equalization to time alignment Typically located between an audio source CD player Receiver Preamp PC etc and the amplifier a miniDSP will provide unparalleled tuning flexibility to improve your audio system s performance Using a PC Mac machine and a USB connection you will be able to control your platform from the plug in an intuitive software application allowing real time modification to your configuration Besides its audio specs a great part of our product concept lies in its simplicity of use The sequence of steps required to control a miniDSP can be summarized as follow Connect the board to your PC Mac machine using a USB cable Launch the plug in to configure settings as required Click Connect amp Synchronize your PC to the board Once synchronized any change is real time and does not require any Synchronization All settings are also automatically saved to both the DSP and the Flash for long term memory Once happy with your configuration you can disconnect the board from your computer since from this point on the audio configuration will run as last modified in on line mode and recalled following every reboot Enjoy Minimum System Requirements for software installation MiniDSP software requires in a PC MAC environment with the following minimum requirements PC Envir
20. rsed clockwise decreasing volume simply swap the ground and 3 3V pins on the potentiometer E Potentiometer Diagram f S Center tap Mute Invert GROUND Master Volume am ni EE Tac m Disable ADC Mode Eaj pee om Mhh Once the potentiometer connected you will need to enable the master volume control by ADC in the plug in In the output section of each configuration make sure to enable the ADC mode as shown above 2 2 4 Front panel USB port For integrations requiring a panel mount USB connector the miniDSP includes a 5 pin 0 1 2 54mm pitch connector Such connectors are very typical in the computer industry and look as shown below Although a standard connector you should confirm the pin out with your manufacturer or you could easily cause damage to your computer or miniDSP kit Pin 1 is here a Pin out should be Pinl Vcc 5V H E a Ej Eg Pin2 D 33 E Pin3 D iE HE Pin4 Gnd miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp diam pns are 1OuT prior Notice P8 mintid sp Pin5 Gnd In most cases the pin4 5 can be identified by a black wire but once again DO check with the spec of the connector to prevent any short circuits 3 Software Setup miniDSP platforms are controlled and configured over a USB connection Our software so called plug in must be purchased from our online webstore separately The following section will highlight the step
21. s required to configure the miniDSP plug in amplifiers to your miniDSP outputs until you understand each object Get to know the software first then start playing audio f In order to familiarize yourself with the software first do not connect any 1 The first step consists in downloading the following required frameworks o Microsofte NET framework v3 5 or up PC only o Latest version of Adobe AIR environment Mac Win o Latest version of Adobe Flash player Mac Win g Your Cartis currently empty 2 Next go to the User Downloads section of the miniDSP website The purchased plug in will be available for download once logged in with the credentials for your account 3 Double click on the air file to install the plug in The following dialog box will pop up EJ Application Install la MiniDSP 8x8 Installation Preferences v Add shortcut icon to my desktop v Start application after installation Installation Location C Program Files miniDSP Once the configuration finalized the plug in will automatically boot up 4 You can now connect the miniDSP board to one of the USB 2 0 port of your PC The device will be recognized as a HID driver and does not require any driver installation 5 The next step is fo gain control of the board by synchronizing the PC configuration to the board Please read carefully the following section to understand how this process works By default all pl
22. settings e Cut off frequency Select the 3dB frequency by either entering the value or using the up amp down arrows of the numeric box Filter types miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P13 mamds p o Linkwitz Riley LR Available in 12 24 48dB oct o Butterworth BW Available in 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48dB oct o Bessel Available in 12dcB oct Each filter has different phase and amplitude characteristics We recommend you to look online for more information about the specifics of each filter e Bypass button allows you to Enable Disable the filter Make sure to bypass the filter if you do not need the filter enabled a Linking feature allows you to link real time the settings of two crossover windows a handy feature for stereo environments requiring synchronized changes to both left and right channels Step 1 Select the channel you would like to link to from the drop down menu The linking feature will link these two channels together Select Channel Input Channel 2 Input Channel 3 Input Channel 4 Step 2 Click on the Link tick box to enable the linking Note that the environment will warn you that all current PEQ settings of the current channel will be copied over to the linked channel Warning Linking of channels will copy all current filter settings to the selected mirroring channel Would you like
23. signal 20dcBu Maximum Output signal OdBFS RCA connector 2Vrms or 0 9Vrms depending on output DIP switch position Phoenix Terminal block 4Vrms 14 dBu with an unbalanced signal 8Vrms balanced with a signal 20dBu Balanced connection In Out Follow connectivity as shown on underside of the board o S gt Cable Shield o gt Positive cable o gt Return cable Sensitivity Jumpers for unbalanced inputs A set of jumpers is available to modify the input sensitivity i e max input from 2Vrms to 0 9Vrms for unbalanced inputs only Sensitivity is the maximum signal before an input saturates so if your signal is too small e g MP3 player you can optimize your gain structure by modifying the input jumpers to 0 9Vrms for a more sensitive input configure your jumper accordingly By default note that all boards are configured without jumpers i e 2Vrms setting so both unbalanced and balanced can be used A Note that this jumper configuration should not be used when a balanced signal is used Please make sure to carefully Board Layout arrangement for input jumper configuration th Iel TE i F k al ras fpasa J as E p sw3 P aml Hy a E te Er Template jumper O E m configuration per channel id had a EEL Ps2 en a Tal eg alae x SA ne can foo ll g eel eo T A rl pa race ca HE z BISE T al g am ARBAB ow N IN NU cs fe bid wd coe Ni 7 X NY y y A
24. t be as xml format and previously saved from this plug in For complexity reasons inter plug in compatibility is not available miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P15 mirn id sp 4 4 2 Save configuration Use this feature to save your audio settings configuration The following dialog box allows you to save the file anywhere on your PC as a xml format All 4 memory preset configurations will be saved 4 4 3 Restore Factory default Use this feature to restore the board back to factory default Warning that all configurations will be restored back to default from this action 4 4 4 Restore Factory default Use this feature to restore the board back to factory default Warning that settings of all four configurations will be blanked back to default 4 5 Firmware upgrade In order to enable some new features the miniDSP may require to be flashed with a new firmware All the required tools F and firmware files are already included in the in the installation folder of the latest plug in starting from 10x10 b5 release j D So the first step to make sure you have everything you need is to install the new plug in by logging to the UserDownload section Note that firmware upgrade tools is Windows only at this point of time A mac tool is in the works Du A warning may be shown during synchronization if you have the incorrect firmware loaded on your plat
25. ug ins start in offline mode meaning changes made on the user interface do not affect your configuration It is designed in such a way that you can visually confirm your configuration before loading it fo the MiniDSP kit You should also know that plug ins can only synchronize from PC to board and are not able to retrieve a configuration from the kit In other words make sure your favorite configuration is saved on your PC if you ever decide to change the configuration 6 Once the configuration checked the next step is to Connect amp Synchronize by clicking on the Green button on the top right Note that this button is ONLY active in an unconnected mode Once connected it will disappear since no more synchronization will be required from there on Connect amp Synchronize gt Providing your board is connected to the PC with a USB cable the following important dialog box pops up with 4 options miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong Email info minidsp com Features and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice P9 mirn id sp A miniDSP kit with Serial 900026 was detected Please choose from one of the following options a Synchronize With this option the current plug in configuration will be loaded flashed to the MiniDSP and your plug in turned to On line mode Warning that it will overwrite whatever configuration was previously loaded on the board If you d like to load a different conf
26. ymptoms were found to be the most likely cause of issues Item Symptoms Troubleshooting recommendation If not solved go to item No audio on outputs Make sure that audio signal is shown on the RMS input 3 meters Double check that input amp output mute buttons are not enabled Confirm that master mute is not enabled Confirm that you are synchronized and live 2 No audio on RMS input Check your connectivity 10 i Ane Double check the strength of your input signal a Confirm that master mute is disabled 3 Audio on input RMS Make sure the matrix mixer is set to send audio to the output 10 meters but no audio on channels in a mixer plug in outputs Check the output mute status for each channel configuration Confirm the version of the file Cannot connect to the Reset the board by powercycling the unit board Make sure the unit is seen in the device manager as a HID device Air Microsoft net SP2 XP Software running in Adobe Air environment most likely requiring a version 10 background but not update Connect your PC to the Internet to automatically showing get an update 10 Problem unsolved by Have a look at our forums to see if someone else already above suggestions had this issue Send us an email info minidsp com with a clear a Cannot install software Confirm that you installed the required frameworks Adobe explanation of the symptoms and descriptions of the troubleshooting steps you al
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