OPERATORS MANUAL RPE 228
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1. 00111011 109 01101101 159 10011111 209 11010001 10 00001010 60 00111100 110 01101110 160 10100000 210 11010010 11 00001011 61 00111101 111 01101111 161 10100001 211 11010011 12 00001100 62 00111110 112 01110000 162 10100010 212 11010100 13 00001101 63 00111111 113 01110001 163 10100011 213 11010101 14 00001110 64 01000000 114 01110010 164 10100100 214 11010110 15 00001111 65 01000001 115 01110011 165 10100101 215 11010111 16 00010000 66 01000010 116 01110100 166 10100110 216 11011000 17 00010001 67 01000011 117 01110101 167 10100111 217 11011001 18 00010010 68 01000100 118 01110110 168 10101000 218 11011010 19 00010011 69 01000101 119 01110111 169 10101001 219 11011011 20 00010100 70 01000110 120 01111000 170 10101010 220 11011100 21 00010101 71 01000111 121 01111001 171 10101011 221 11011101 22 00010110 72 01001000 122 01111010 172 10101100 222 11011110 23 00010111 73 01001001 123 01111011 173 10101101 223 11011111 24 00011000 74 01001010 124 01111100 174 10101110 224 11100000 25 00011001 75 01001011 125 01111101 175 10101111 225 11100001 26 00011010 76 01001100 126 01111110 176 10110000 226 11100010 27 00011011 77 01001101 127 01111111 177 10110001 227 11100011 28 00011100 78 01001110 128 10000000 178 10110010 228 11100100 29 00011101 79 01001111 129 10000001 179 10110011 229 11100101 30 00011110 80 01010000 130 10000010 180 10110100 230 11100110 31 00011111 81 01010001 131 10000011 181 10110101 231 11100111 32 00100000 82 01010010 132 10000100 182 12. Connection of one of these to ground causes both Channels of the unit to recall a preset Memory Multiple units may be controlled by connecting these terminals in parallel Either momentary or latching switches may be used A latching switch should only close one contact at a time Use of a latching switch results in an additional Memory recall upon power up REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION RPE 228 MADE IN U S A RANE CORP CE ACN001 187 837 OUTPU Channel 2 Audio Input and Output are balanced The center terminal is chassis ground Channel 1 Audio Input and Output are balanced The center terminal is chassis ground DEFAULT switch recalls Memory 1 for both audio Channels This may be useful in case of computer failure and dupli cates the function of the number 1 Remote Memory Switch without the need for an external switch REMOTE SWITCH provides the ability to recall one of 8 Memories using contact closures RW 232 OUTPUT connects to the RW 232 INPUT on other units RW 232 INPUT connects to the computer or to the RW 232 OUTPUT of other RW 232 units RW 232 DEVICE ADDRESS identifies each unit uniquely by assigning it a number from 1 to 250 Refer to the Device Address Table on the following page Chassis Ground Point is prov
3. brings up a selection menu of up to 15 RaneWare units connected to the computer Simply select the device you wish to control Device gt Name Device Change the Device and Channel Names North End Device Name Channel 1 Name flen Annex Channel 2 Name Right Annex Devices and channels can also be given custom names tailored to your installation If your installation changes by adding more RaneWare units choose Device gt Select and the POLL button to make the computer recognize currently connected units in the system When multiple units are connected assign each unit a unique Device Address number See page Manual 4 Security The RPE can be operated on a daily basis either through a computer or through the contact closures To preserve preset security with a computer operator the software can be locked under Device and a system password can be assigned under System gt Change Password The default password is please Change the System Password a New Password Old Password Cancel With the device locked and a user tries to change a curve this friendly screen appears Please Enter the System Password Please enter the magic word System gt Edit Installation Info Site Installation Info Ea Jose Cuervo Plaza Site Bass 0 Matic Ballroom System Engineer Kirk Cancel Help Project This selection allows you to enter the Project name installation Site and Syst
4. input port No interface boxes are required just a cable and your computer e RaneWare 232 can be fully demonstrated and used without an actual RPE 228 attached e A RaneWare 3 4 floppy comes with each unit Installation is simple and follows standard procedure with both Windows 3 1 and 95 The latest version is downloadable 24 hours a day from Rane s Internet web site Attp vww rane com SOFTWARE OPERATION Step by Step Installation If you have the RaneWare 3 5 floppy disk insert it in your drive In Windows 3 1 Program Manager under File select Run On the command line type A install Click OK This starts installation In Windows 95 use Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel If you downloaded RaneWare from the web decompress the file first Create a new directory named RANEWARE and move the RW232 EXE file to this new directory Now tun this file and all the separate files will decompress Locate INSTALL EXE click OK Installation now proceeds as file locations are verified Starting RaneWare A RaneWare program group is now created containing RaneWare the RaneWare Address Calculator and RaneWare Help When the software is first installed RaneWare Help appears Here any questions can get answered Subsequent activation does not bring up RaneWare Help until you ask for it But let s get on with the program Close the Help file and welcome to RaneWare 2 RaneWare Help File File Edit Bookmark Help
5. not ground the chassis through the line cord Make sure these units are grounded by tying the Chassis Ground Point to a known earth ground A star washer guarantees proper contact For more information on balanced interconnection and grounding please refer to RaneNote 110 Sound System Interconnection next section 10802 47th Ave W Mukilteo WA 98275 5098 TEL 425 355 6000 FAX 425 347 7757 WEB http www rane com All features amp specifications subject to change without notice
6. 0110110 232 11101000 33 00100001 83 01010011 133 10000101 183 10110111 233 11101001 34 00100010 84 01010100 134 10000110 184 10111000 234 11101010 35 00100011 85 01010101 135 10000111 185 10111001 235 11101011 36 00100100 86 01010110 136 10001000 186 10111010 236 11101100 37 00100101 87 01010111 137 10001001 187 10111011 237 11101101 38 00100110 88 01011000 138 10001010 188 10111100 238 11101110 39 00100111 89 01011001 139 10001011 189 10111101 239 11101111 40 00101000 90 01011010 140 10001100 190 10111110 240 11110000 41 00101001 91 01011011 141 10001101 191 10111111 241 11110001 42 00101010 92 01011100 142 10001110 192 11000000 242 11110010 43 00101011 93 01011101 143 10001111 193 11000001 243 11110011 44 00101100 94 01011110 144 10010000 194 11000010 244 11110100 45 00101101 95 01011111 145 10010001 195 11000011 245 11110101 46 00101110 96 01100000 146 10010010 196 11000100 246 11110110 47 00101111 97 01100001 147 10010011 197 11000101 247 11110111 48 00110000 98 01100010 148 10010100 198 11000110 248 11111000 49 00110001 99 01100011 149 10010101 199 11000111 249 11111001 00110010 100 01100100 150 10010110 200 11001000 250 11111010 50 Manual 4 la A e 7 Ww ewa RANEWARE REQUIREMENTS e RaneWare 232 works under Microsoft Windows 3 1 95 or NT on a PC or laptop with an unused serial port e RaneWare 232 needs a fully wired DB9 cable less than 50 long connecting from the serial port of a computer to the RPE 228 communications
7. ANE OPERATORS MANUAL RPE 228 REMOTE PROGRAMMABLE EQUALIZER GNAL CUP CO QUICK START Read this section if you want to install and operate the RPE 228 without wading through the detailed descriptions in this manual If the control software has not yet been installed on your computer refer to SOFTWARE OPERATION on page Manual 5 first Turn the amplifier s down or off until all connections are complete Connect balanced audio INPUTS and OUTPUTS to the handy Euroblock connectors on the rear Connect the RW 232 INPUT jack on the rear to a serial COM port on a PC compatible computer using a standard 9 pin RS 232 cable a short one is supplied with the unit which is intended to connect between units in a rack The cable or adaptor must not be a null modem type Locate the RW 232 DEVICE ADDRESS switch on the rear panel If this unit is to be tested by itself set it to 1 by setting all switches off down except switch one labeled 1 on the chassis the right most switch If there is more than one unit refer to SETTING THE DEVICE ADDRESS to set a unique number Apply power by connecting the RS 1 remote power supply to the red telephone style jack on the rear of the unit CAUTION don t connect anything but an approved RANE power supply to this jack If the RS 1 and the RPE 228 are getting power the front panel yellow POWER light will be on Start your computer run Windows and launch our software b
8. LO x History RPE 228 RPM 26v Contents Search Contents Welcome to RaneWare for Windows premier audio industry software that programs devices and sound systems It was developed by Rane Corporation to meet your system needs through the application of our growing family of RW 232 programmable products The latest version of RaneWare is always available on our world wide web site at http Awww rane com The following Help Topics are available Overview Introduction nmunications Interface Menus And Button Bar Button Bar Reference Copyright and Trademark Notices How to Use Help For more information on these products Manual 5 The startup splash screen stays up for a few seconds then Polling begins the first time you run the program This process checks if any RPEs are connected to the serial port If a Device is found you are in control If not with an RPE connected read the Help file Reference Troubleshooting Hints If you don t have an RPE connected you can still use RaneWare offline Polling System Progress x Testing ddress 17 Devices Found 0 After Polling the Graph Editing window appears RaneWare OFFLINE RPE 228 I ix System Device Views Help 1f2 aja 5 6 7 JE 1oj11 i2 13 14 15 16 D i Store toea Device 7 8k Sk 2Sk Yk 63k 1k 16k Channel 1 Sos MNN Hl 200 IM k I Hill ie Coe AE T Je
9. When active the Editing window provides e Memory Recall amp Storing EQ Band Editing e Low amp High Cut Filter Adjustment Input amp Output Level Control Bypass amp Mute e Local Edit Mode which allows you to alter the EQ without immediately changing the unit e Display of current control settings using the right mouse button The menus also provide e Extensive On Line Help e Device Selection e Device Naming e Device Settings Backup to computer disk e Memory Channel Copying EQ Curve and Report Printing e Device Locking Three different Device Editing Channel Views e Changing Password mi Manual 6 Changing curves Go ahead grab any slider with the mouse cursor An accurate representation of the full audio frequency response is portrayed in the graph Once a filter band is selected clicking above or below the slider can make fine half decibel adjust ments The up down cursor keys can also make these adjustments while the left right keys move from one band to the next Clicking the Select key changes the audio Channel being controlled Channel 1 appears in red Channel 2 appears in yellow Checking the Both box under Graph Display shows both Channels at the same time but only the active Channel s sliders can be operated Go ahead play You ll find Low and High Cut filters Input and Output level controls Mute and Bypass switches just like our other high end equalizers Only now you can instantly
10. ble shields to the center terminal on the terminal block Connect shields at both ends of the cables There is a 6 32 screw provided for chassis ground Connect a wire from this point to a known earth ground such as an amplifier chassis This may not be necessary when installed in a rack with other grounded units The RPE 228 requires a Rane RS 1 or compatible power supply provided with each unit Optionally our model RAP Manual 2 10 power supply provides power for up to ten units at a time To control the units from a computer use nine pin RS 232 cables which are 50 feet or shorter The cable must not be a null modem type A short cable is supplied for connecting adjacent units Daisy chain up to 16 units at a time by connecting the COM port on the computer to the INPUT connector on the first unit and the OUTPUT connector of each unit to the next unit s INPUT The DEVICE ADDRESS switch identifies each unit with an address and must be set uniquely for each unit The switches form a binary code from 0 through 255 Only the numbers 1 250 may be used The place values of each switch are marked on the rear panel To set a specific address refer to the Setting the Device Address section The REMOTE SWITCH interface provides contact closure control for up to eight preset memories No computer is required after the initial setup There are nine screw terminals one is chassis ground and the other eight are for Memories 1 8
11. em Engineer for a given project All of these are printed on the Device Report printouts Click in the edit box or hold the Alt key and press the underlined character to type new names Similar to the password the Site Installation Info is stored in the computer not in each unit The Site Installation Info is also stored with backup Memories when you save a unit s Memories to a file System gt Site Control Panel Setup Presets can be customized with names through System gt Site Control Panel Setup Here each Memory can have a logical name Site Control Panel Setup PANEL TITLE Indigo Montolla Fencing Club aj Full House a Just After Noon j Half House 10 Afternoon E Empty House aj Late Afternoon aj Early Morning 12 Early Evening 5 Mid Morning 13 Evening Late Morning aaj Late Evening ml Just Before Noon 15 Night Noon a6 Late Night F Always Allow Exit Help I System Exclusive I Auto Start Manual 7 This Site Control Panel is all an operator needs to see to recall memories If only a few presets are required blanking an entry in the Site Control Panel Setup removes the button from this screen reducting the number of buttons A pass word is not required to operate the RPE from this screen If more than 16 memories are needed they can be saved to disk and recalled later For mobile sound trucks presets for a particular venue can be saved to disk and loaded when returning to that venue Memory names are s
12. ided for chassis ground when required Units with outboard power supplies do NOT ground the chassis through the line cord Make sure that these units are grounded either to another chassis which is earth grounded or directly to the grounding screw on an AC outlet cover by means of a wire connected to a screw on the chassis with a star washer to guarantee proper contact See TROUBLESHOOTING back page Remote POWER jack is for connection to a Rane RS 1 or compatible power supply CANADIAN EMC NOTICE This Class A digital apparatus meets all require ments of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet Appariel numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of the equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense Changes or modifications not expressly appro
13. more than 16 units are daisy chained from one serial port communica tion to the furthest units may be unreliable Check that the COM port selected in RaneWare under Setup gt System Setup is the one on your computer that is connected to the unit Check that the cable is a standard RS 232 cable not a null modem type If an adaptor is used it must not be null modem The cable must be connected to the RW 232 INPUT jack on the rear of the unit Audio hum or noise Try Muting the unit If this helps significantly the problem may be with the Input connection or the equipment driving the Input If Muting has little effect the problem is likely either the Output connection or equipment driven by the Output The RPE 228 is intended to connect with equipment with balanced audio I O and chassis grounded shield common This kind of audio interconnection should maximize audio quality Connecting equipment with signal grounded shields or unbalanced connections may result in hum or noise due to induced currents in the signal path It may be possible to reduce or eliminate these problems although some experi mentation may be required Try disconnecting the audio cable shields at one end particularly between chassis grounded and signal grounded equipment Try combinations of lifting grounds on units supplied with ground lift switches or links Verify that all chassis are tied to a good earth ground Units with outboard power supplies do
14. om a PC compat ible computer There is a brief flash when using the Remote Switch Interface is used BYPASS red lights whenever the audio relay Bypass for the Channel is active This occurs for a few seconds after power up or when BYPASS is selected in RaneWare SIGNAL green indicates the presence of a significant audio signal on the Input to the Channel typically 27 dBu CLIP red flashes when an audio level for the Channel in the unit approaches the clipping level typically 3 dB below clipping RPE 228 CONNECTION When connecting the RPE 228 to other components in your system for the first time leave the power supply for last This will give you a chance to correct any mistakes before any damage is done to your speakers ears etc The RPE 228 will operate at moderately high ambient temperatures Large racks of equipment may generate excess heat requiring extra space beween units and or forced air ventilation to reduce the ambient temperature in the rack The RPE 228 has balanced Inputs and Outputs with chassis grounded shields This chassis ground is not signal ground although the two grounds are connected internally The chassis ground is intended to be connected to an earth ground The RPE 228 is intended to be connected to other balanced equipment with chassis grounded shields Connect the non inverting audio lines to the terminals and the inverting lines to the terminals Connect the ca
15. see the equalizer response If you have an equalizer connected changes are instantly heard The Device menu contains a few handy tools Flatten does just that and gives you a clean slate on either or both Channels by clicking in the submenu Copy lets you transfer a curves between Channels The Views menu lets you switch between viewing a single channel with graph and sliders or both sets of sliders on one screen or both graphs on one screen This is useful for comparing channels and stereo equalization Memories lels lalsie 7 e shojujejsjiajisjie 2i The red local memory number flashes to indicate that current Memory settings have changed If you wish to save these settings in one of the 16 Memories simply click Store and the Memory number key It s that easy Go ahead and store different curves in different Memories After storing a few clicking any Memory number instantly recalls that Memory Store your favorites in Memories 1 through 8 since these can be recalled via the rear panel REMOTE SWITCH contact closures when the computer is removed To change a curve without affecting the audio in the RPE simply select Local Edit before making any changes make them and re click Local Edit You will be asked Accept the Edited Curve Answering Yes sends that curve to the RPE 228 While Local Edit is selected clicking on any of the Memory buttons displays the preview curve without sending it to the RPE 228 The Device button
16. tored in the computer along with other site information Job files can be used for multiple installations Printouts of device data graphs and curves are available for those who still like to file paper These can be kept in the project file Hints for Windows 95 Users If you find yourself squeezed for room at the bottom of the screen you can modify the Task Bar so it only appears when you move the mouse pointer below the bottom of the screen To do this Right Click on a blank spot on the task bar Select Properties Enable Auto Hide Press OK While operating the Device Control Panel in Windows 95 there is no button box for the system menu on the title bar There is however a Close Window button box As expected the Close Window button box does exit the Device Control Panel but unfortunately it also quits RW 232 To get back to edit mode Right Click the mouse on the Device Control Panel title bar This will open the menu allowing you to return to Device Edit mode or exit the program altogether As usual a password is required for either option Rane Corporation Manual 8 TROUBLESHOOTING POWER LED is Off Check POWER connection on rear panel and that the remote supply is connected to a live AC source No communication between the unit and the computer Set the DEVICE ADDRESS to a unique small number and try polling for units in RaneWare under Device gt Select Poll The unit should be found quickly If
17. ved by Rane Corporation could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Manual 3 SETTING THE DEVICE ADDRESS The Device Address is set using a binary code which may be determined using the following table ESITATE 01x our Windows Address Calculator program or by adding the place values 1 128 silkscreened on the chassis Ignore any numbers printed directly on the switch For example turning ON the switches labeled h O 12345618 a ala nls 1 and 2 yields address 3 In the following table 0 means switch down OFF 1 means switch up ON and the left most digit corresponds to the switch labeled 128 Rane provides a special calculator to assist in setting the dip switches on the back of each unit Alt Tab to the Windows Program Manager and in the RaneWare program group launch the RaneWare Address Calculator This binary calculator converts decimal numbers into corresponding dipswitch settings 1 00000001 51 00110011 101 01100101 151 10010111 201 11001001 2 00000010 52 00110100 102 01100110 152 10011000 202 11001010 3 00000011 53 00110101 103 01100111 153 10011001 203 11001011 4 00000100 54 00110110 104 01101000 154 10011010 204 11001100 5 00000101 55 00110111 105 01101001 155 10011011 205 11001101 6 00000110 56 00111000 106 01101010 156 10011100 206 11001110 7 00000111 57 00111001 107 01101011 157 10011101 207 11001111 8 00001000 58 00111010 108 01101100 158 10011110 208 11010000 9 00001001 59
18. y double clicking on the RaneWare icon The System Setup window may appear If it doesn t select System Setup from the Setup menu Be careful to select the COM port which is physically connected to the RPE 228 Click OK Now the Device Selection window may appear If it doesn t choose Select from the Device menu Click on Poll and the Devices Found will display the number of units found Click the Stop button Select the unit listed in the Device Selection window and click OK If no unit was found please refer to the TROUBLESHOOTING section Several clues indicate communication between the computer and the RPE 228 The yellow COM communications lights on the unit should flash periodically The Memory numbers 1 16 near the top of the computer screen should be black rather than grey Clicking the BYPASS button on the screen causes one Channel of the unit to enter bypass WEAR PARTS This product contains no wear parts Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation RaneWare is a registered trademark of Rane Corporation Manual 1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION POWER indicates that the unit is happily connected to a powered remote supply Parameter Switch adjusts the frequency of the Low Cut filters for each Channel incrementally up to the maximum setting then down to the minimum setting and back COM yellow communications flashes when a message for the unit or the specific Channel is received fr
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