Fonestar PDA-207 User manual

Brand: Fonestar

Model: PDA-207

Category: Musical Equipment

Type: User manual

PDA-207

LOUDSPEAKER PROCESSOR

2 INPUTS AND 6 OUTPUTS

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

- 2-

We take this opportunity to thank you for buying this product.

We recommend you read the instruction manual before switching on the machine and follow the instructions

that are given. Keep the manual for future reference.

SECURITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ELECTRICAL SECURITY

Check that the current in the mains connection where the machine is to be installed corresponds to the

power supply of the machine.

To avoid damaging the equipment, electrical shocks, ﬁre or physical injury when you connect or disconnect

the equipment from the power supply, pull the plug ﬁrmly out of the mains socket holding the plug, never the

cable.

Always do this with dry hands.

Keep the power supply cable far from sources of heat. Do not put heavy objects on top of it or change it.

Clean dust and dirt off the power supply cable regularly.

Do not open the machine; you could get an electric shock.

CAUTION

While installing the machine, make sure it is switched off and unplugged.

Do not open the machine. Touching the internal parts is dangerous and you could receive an electric shock.

The machine must not be splashed or dripped on. Never place recipients with liquid inside on the machine.

Do not place anything inside the machine.

LOCATION

Place the equipment on a horizontal surface with enough space around it to allow ventilation.

Avoid direct sunlight, heat sources and excessive dust.

Do not place the machine near magnetic ﬁelds or static electricity.

Do not use surfaces which vibrate or receive impact.

Do not pile machines on top of one another.

VENTILATION

Never block or cover the ventilation slits on the machine.

Do not expose it to direct sunlight or place it near sources of heat.

PERIODS OF INACTIVITY

When the machine is not going to be used for a long period of time, disconnect it from the mains.

If you are using an adapter, take into account that it will continue using electricity even if the machine is

switched off. If it is not going to be used for a long period of time, disconnect it from the mains.

THE ENVIRONMENT

To save energy, switch the machine off when you are not going to use it for a long time. The machine could

contain substances that are harmful to the environment or human health. To minimize the effect of these

substances the machine must be correctly managed and recycled when you decide to dispose of it.

When you dispose of it remember: it cannot be thrown into a conventional rubbish bin.

If it contains or uses batteries, these must be disposed of separately.

The machine (without batteries) must be disposed of correctly. Put it in a container specially intended for the

collection of electronic and electrical appliances, at the dump or hand it over to the dealer when you purchase

similar equipment, so that the dealer can dispose of it correctly (at no added cost).

- 3-

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SYMBOLS ON THE MACHINE*

The symbol formed by the expression “Class 1 laser product” written in a rectangle

indicates that visible or invisible laser radiation could be produced. Avoid direct exposure

to the laser.

The symbol formed by a ray of lightening inside a triangle shows that the machine has

connection terminals or a circuit with areas with a current which could cause an electric

shock, even in normal working conditions.

The symbol formed by an exclamation mark in a triangle shows that the instruction manual

must be referred to for information on how the machine works and its use.

The symbol formed by one square inside another square shows that the machine has

double electrical insulation.

The European Community symbol shows that the machine complies with the current

European Union legislation, as well as its transposition to local legislation.

The symbol of a rubbish bin crossed out and over a horizontal line shows that when the

product is disposed of it must be done properly, placing it in a special selective electronic

and electrical equipment container or through a dealer when purchasing a similar product,

at no additional cost. It also shows that the machine was put on the market after 13th

August 2005 (European Community Directive 2002/96/CE of Electrical and Electronic

recycling, and its Spanish equivalent R.D.208/2005).

In accordance with what is set out in the aforementioned decree, FONESTAR is registered

in the RAEE (Registro de Aparatos Eléctricos y Electrónicos) in a special section REI

(Registro de establecimientos Industriales), with the entry number 001851.

The symbol RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) shows that the product has been

designed and manufactured restricting the use of certain dangerous material(Directive

2011/65/EU on the restriction of certain dangerous substances in electrical and electronic

appliances, and its transferal to the Spanish regulations, R.D. 219/2013).

*It is possible that some of these symbols do not appear on the machine.

EXEMPTION OF LIABILITY

The characteristics of the equipment and the content of the manual can change without forewarning.

FONESTAR, S.A. does not assume responsibilities regarding the inappropriate use of the equipment or the

information supplied in this instruction manual, and speciﬁcally disclaims any implied liability for marketability

or ﬁtness for any other use.

DESCRIPTION

Loudspeaker processor with 2 inputs and 6 outputs designed to process and adapt the audio signal to the

characteristics of the P.A. system speakers offering an independent signal in each output. It incorporates

equalization, frequency divider, gain control, limiter, delay and mute functions.

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

FRONT PANEL

1.- CLIP and input level meters: LED indicators for the signal level in inputs A and B. The CLIP LED lights

up when the input signal is very high and produces distortion. If the CLIP LED indicator lights up, reduce

the input signal level.

2.- Output level meters, CLIP and LIMIT: LED signal level indicators in each output. The LED LIMIT

indicator stays on when the output level limiter is activated. In this case, you must reduce the output

signal level.

3.- MUTE: for silencing the signal level from each output individually. Each of the buttons has an LED

indicator which stays on if MUTE has been activated.

4.- PARAMETER DISPLAY: for viewing the conﬁguration parameters.

5.- ENTER: control wheel used for selecting the desired conﬁguration and modifying the value of the

parameter bieng set.

6.-

(Previous),

(Following): for changing option and/or parameter.

7.- PASS-EXIT: the PASS button is used for putting the system in bypass, in other words, the outputs willl

not be affected by any of the equipment conﬁgurations. The exit button lets you return to the previous

option.

8.- LOAD, SAVE: for loading or saving user conﬁgurations. Up to 80 settings can be saved (10 default and

70 user settings).

9.- IN: for accessing the conﬁguration menu for inputs A and B. See Instructions for use.

10.- OUT: for accessing the output conﬁguration menu. See Instructions for use.

11.- UTIL: for setting different functions on the device. See Instructions for use.

12.- POWER: on/off switch.

- 4-

- 5-

BACK PANEL

1.- AC INPUT: for connecting AC power supply cable.

2.- AES/EBU DIGITAL INPUT: digital AES/EBU type input, XLR connector.

3.- ETHERNET: port for connecting to a computer, RJ-45 connector.

4.- OUTPUTS 1-6: channel output connectors, XLR connector.

5.- INPUTS A-B: channel A and B input connectors, XLR connector.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

GENERAL INFORMATION

When you switch the equipment on, the current conﬁguration is shown on the display:

1.- Inputs and outputs: it shows which input comes from each output. Each letter means the following:

- A: input A.

- B: input B.

- D (Delay): total output of inputs A and B that have had some delay applied to them (See SUM 2 in

the block diagram).

- P (Parametric): total output of inputs A and B that have had some equalization applied to them (See

SUM 1 in the block diagram).

- Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 show the outputs.

In the example in the diagram, The signal connected to input A is assigned to outputs 1 and 2; the signal

connected to input B is assigned to outputs 3 and 4 and these inputs would be assigned to outputs 5

and 6 after having a determined delay applied to them (See block diagram).

2.- Conﬁguration type and number: 10 base conﬁgurations are included (starting with the letter F, F00 to

F09) and there are 70 editable conﬁgurations available for the user (starting with the letter U, U00 to

U69).

3.- Name of current setting: name of conﬁguration in use.

INPUT CONFIGURATION

The different input process functions can be set: GAIN, EQ, DELAY.

To access the conﬁguration menus press the IN button and choose the different process functions with the

(

, d) selection buttons.

AIN

For adjusting the signal level in each input individually.

Note: as the gain is adjusted digitally, the user can select the desired input level, but has to be careful and

not select too high a volume and saturate the signal.

To set the input gain, follow the instructions below:

- Press the IN button and using the selection buttons (

, d) choose the GAIN option from the menu (INA

Gain or INB Gain will appear on the display)

- Press the IN button again to change between input A and input B.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to increase or reduce the gain level, values between -40 dB to 12 dB can

be chosen.

- Press EXIT to exit.

8-ﬁlter parametric equalizer with 1/32 Oct. For equalizing the input signal.

To set the parametric ﬁlters, follow the instructions below:

- Press the IN button and using the selection buttons (

, d) choose the EQ option from the menu (INA EQx

or INB EQx will appear on the display).

- Press the IN button again to change between input A and input B.

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to modify a parameter and the selection buttons (

, d) to change the

parameter.

The conﬁguration parameters are the following:

- Filter selection (EQ1 to EQ8).

For selecting each one of the 8 parametric ﬁlters available for each one of the inputs:

- 6-

Filter types (PEAK, LOW SH, HIGH SH).

For selecting the ﬁlter type to be applied:

Peaking Low shelving High shelving

- Bypass.

For deactivating the chosen ﬁlter.

- Central frequency/ cutoff frequency (Hz).

For choosing the central frequency of the peaking ﬁlter or the cut off frequency of the high pass or low pass

ﬁlters.

- Bandwidth (Hz).

For choosing the bandwidth of the peaking ﬁlter in octaves.

- Gain (dB).

For controlling the ﬁlter attenuation or gain.

- 7-

DELAY.

For applying a delay to the input.

To set the delay, follow the instructions below:

- Press the IN button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the DELAY option on the menu ( INA

Delay or INB Delay will appear on the display).

- Press the IN button again to change between input A and input B.

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to insert the desired value. The range is from 0 to 1364 ms with an

interval of 0.021 ms.

OUTPUT CONFIGURATION

This menu lets you set the different output processing functions: MIX, EQ, HPF, LPF, DELAY, GAIN,

POLARITY, COMP/LIM.

To access the conﬁguration menus press the OUT button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the

different processing functions.

MIX

For selecting the input or inputs assigned to each output. One input (INA or INB), the mix of the equalized

inputs (SUM1) or the inputs with delay (SUM2) can be assigned to each output individually.

To set the selection of input or inputs assigned to the outputs, follow the instructions below:

- Press the OUT button and the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the MIX menu option (OPx MIX will appear

on the display).

- Press the OUT button again to change between the different outputs.

- Press ENTER.

- Using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the input that you want to select and press ENTER to select

it.

5-ﬁlter parametric equalizer, for equalizing output signals.

To set the parametric ﬁlters, follow the instructions below:

- Press the OUT button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the EQ option on the menu (OPx

EQx will appear on the display).

- Press the OUT button again to change between the different outputs.

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to modify a parameter and use the (

, d) selection buttons to change the

parameter.

The parameters to be edited and the way to edit them is identical to the ﬁlter parameters in the input signal.

- 8-

PF & LPF

A high pass ﬁlter and low pass ﬁlter is allowed in each output. Each output has two displays, one for each

ﬁlter, where the output number and ﬁlter type appear.

To set the low and high pass ﬁlters, follow the instructions below:

- Press the OUT button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the LPF or HPF option from the menu

(OPx HPF or OPx LPFwill appear on the display).

- Press the OUT button again to change between the different outputs.

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to modify a parameter and the control keys to change a parameter

The following are the characteristics for each ﬁlter:

- Low Pass Filter LPF: to pass all frequencies below the indicated frequency, weakening the higher

frequencies.

- High Pass Filter HPF: to pass all frequencies over the indicated frequency, weakening the lower frequencies.

The ﬁlter types to be applied are: Bessel (Bes), Butterworth (But) or Linkwitz–Riley (L-R).

DELAY

For applying a delay to each one of the outputs.

To set the output signal delay, follow the instructions below:

- Press the OUT button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the DELAY option on the menu

(OPx Delay will appear on the display).

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to insert the desired value. The range is from 0 to 1364 ms at intervals of

0.021ms.

- Press the OUT button again to change between different outputs.

GAIN

For adjusting the signal level for each output individually.

To set the output signal gain, follow the instructions below:

- Press the OUT and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the GAIN option on the menu (OPx Gain

will appear on the display).

- Press the OUT button again to change between the different outputs.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to increase or decrease the gain level.

- Press ENTER.

POLARITY

For reversing the output signal phase individually.

To set the output signal phase, follow the instructions below:

- 9-

- Press the OUT button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the POLARITY option on the menu

(OPx Polarity will appear on the display).

- Press the OUT button again to change between different outputs.

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to select normal or reverse polarity (insert a 180º gap).

COMP/LIM

For compressing and limiting the output signal level, and efﬁciently protecting the different elements in the

audio system. The following aspects can vary: compression ratio, attack times and release and threshold.

To set the compressor/limiter, follow the instructions below:

- Press the OUT button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the COMP/LIM menu option (OPx

CompLim will appear on the display).

- Press ENTER.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to modify a parameter and use the control keys to change the parameter.

- Press the OUTPUT button again to change between the different outputs.

- Compression ratio:

Attenuation relation between the output and input signal (output level: input level). If the signal is transmitted

with half the level that it entered with, we would say it has a ratio of one to two (1:2).

- Attack and release times:

The time it takes for the compressor to start to compress a signal once the established threshold (attack)

has been passed or it has stopped working because the signal has dropped below the threshold (release).

- Threshold:

Selection of the level that we want the compressor to start working at. This means that all signals higher

than the chosen level (-40 dB for example) will be weakened, leaving the compressor at a lower level than

when they entered.

LOADING AND SAVING A CONFIGURATION

The conﬁguration parameters are saved in a memory bank so that they can be used later. When the processor

is switched on, the last conﬁguration used before the processor was switched off is loaded.

LOAD PRESET

The processor loads the last conﬁguration used by default and shows it on the display.

- 10 -

To load another setting, follow the instructions below:

- Press the LOAD button.

- Select the conﬁguration that you want to load using the (

, d) buttons. 10 base conﬁgurations are included

(starting with the letter F, F00 to F09) and there are 70 memory banks available that can be editted by

the user (starting with the letter U, U00 to U69).

- Press the ENTER button.

- The name of the conﬁguration and basic information is shown.

SAVE PRESET

The processor lets you save the conﬁguration parameters in one of the 70 memory banks available to the

user: U01 to U70.

- Press the SAVE button to save the processor conﬁguration at that moment.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel and select the memory bank where you want to save the conﬁguration

from U00 to U69.

- Press the ENTER button to select the memory position.

- Insert the number you want to save the conﬁguration with. Use the (

, d) control keys to move the cursor

and turn the ENTER control wheel to select the character to be inserted.

- Once the name has been written, press ENTER to save it.

FUNCTIONS

The different processor conﬁguration parameters that are found in the group of functions are: DELAY, UNITS,

MISC. SETUP, LOCK.

UNITS

For changing the units used by the system to calculate the delay.

To set the units, follow the instructions below:

- Press the UTIL button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the DELAY UNITS option in the menu

(Delay Units will appear on the display).

- Press ENTER and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose between the input (In) and the output (Out)

units and turning the ENTER control wheel we will select from the available options: m (metres), ms

(milliseconds) or feet.

MISC. SETUP

This submenu has different conﬁguration options available: OUTPUT METERS, WAKE UP, INPUT SELECT,

VART ID, NOISE GATE.

- 11 -

- Output meters:

For choosing whether the point that the output level indicator signal is taken from is before or after the

MUTE button.

To set the point that the output level indicator signal is taken from, follow the instructions below:

- Press the UTIL button and use the (

, d) selection buttons to choose the MISC SETUP option from the

menu.

- Press ENTER.

- Select the OUTPUT METERS option with the (

, d) selection buttons.

- Press ENTER again.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to select the following options: PreMut (takes the output level indicator

signal before the MUTE control) or PostMute (takes the output level indicator signal after the MUTE

control).

- Wake up:

For selecting if the output activates or not when the processor is switched on.

To set the output to activate or not when the processor is switched on, follow the instructions below:

- Press the UTIL button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the MISC SETUP option on the

menu.

- Press ENTER.

- Select the WAKE UP option using the (

, d) selection buttons.

- Press ENTER again.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to select the following options: Normal (when the processor is switched

on, the output conﬁguration is restored by default) or Mute (when the processor is switched on, all inputs

are weakened).

- Input Select:

For selecting the type of input signal: analogue or digital.

To set the input signal type, follow the instructions below:

- Press the UTIL button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the MISC SETUP option on the

menu.

- Press ENTER.

- Select the INPUT SELECT option using the (

, d) selection buttons.

- Press ENTER again.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to select the following options: Digital (digital input), Analog (analogue A

and B inputs) and Auto (automatic input type detection).

- 12 -

- UART ID number:

Shows the number of the system connected to the installation.

- Noise gate:

For activating or deativating the noise gate. If the noise gate is activated, there will be no input signal while

the input signal level does not exceed the noise threshold. If the input signal level is higher than the noise

gate, it will let the input signal pass.

To set the noise gate, follow the instructions below:

- Press the UTIL button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the MISC SETUP option from the

menu.

- Press ENTER.

- Select the Noise Gate option with the (

, d) selection buttons.

- Press ENTER again.

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to select if you want to activate the noise gate (ON) or not (OFF).

LOCK SUBMENU

For protecting the equipment from accidental or unauthorized changes.

There are different types of protection:

Total: all the editing functions and access to conﬁgurations are disabled.

By user setting: the user locks the desired conﬁguration.

The process for locking is the following:

- Press the UTIL button and using the (

, d) selection buttons, choose the corresponding menu (LOCK will

appear on the display).

- Turn the ENTER control wheel to select the type of lock.

- Press the ENTER button.

- Then insert the password you want. Use the (

, d) selection buttons to move the cursor and turn the

ENTER control wheel to select the character to be inserted.

- Once inserted, press the ENTER control wheel to save the changes.

If the protection is enabled, the following message will appear on the display:

- 13 -

To unlock the system and modify conﬁguration parameters, you will be asked for a password.

Insert the password to unlock. Use the control keys to move the cursor and turn the ENTER control wheel

to select the character to be inserted. Press ENTER to conﬁrm.

Important: if you forget the password, it is possible to delete the system memory. Take into acount that

in this case you will lose all the user conﬁgurations and passwords

. To delete the memory, switch the

equipment on and press MUTE1 and UTIL at the same time.

IP SETUP

Permite conﬁgurar el equipo para su uso a través del puerto Ethernet con el software de gestión.

- Press the UTIL button and choose the option from the IP Setup menu using the (

, d) selection buttons.

- Press ENTER.

It lets you consult/modify the following parameters:

- IP address.

- IP netmask.

- IP gateway.

- MAC address.

- Enable/dissable DHCP option.

PASS

It is possible to establish bypass (BP) in the processor (BP). In other words, no process affects the signal. It

locks the rest of the controls on the front panel until the PASS button is pressed again. The input signals go

directly to the outputs.

- 14 -

CONNECTION

The PDA-207 digital processor accepts multiple settings. There are two connection examples below:

4-WAY MONO SYSTEM + 2 MONITORS

Input A to outputs 1, 2, 3 and 4 with independent equalization (A1234). The mix of inputs A and B to

outputs 5 and 6 (S56).

- 15 -

3 -WAY STEREO SYSTEM (2 X 3 WAYS)

Input A to outputs 1, 3 and 5 with independent equalization (A135). Input B to outputs 2, 4 and 6 with

independent equalization (B246).

- 16 -

SOFTWARE

The PDA-206 digital processor comes with software in a CD that lets you set the device when it is connected

to a computer. It is composed of an intuitive system of windows that let you set the different functions and

parameters that the processor has.

The processor is connected through the Ethernet port on the back of the equipment, directly to the PC or

through a switch.

1.- DIRECT CONNECTION TO PC

Firstly, the net must be conﬁgured. To do this, follow the steps below::

- On your computer, press Start > Control Panel > Shared networks and Resources (Inicio > Panel de

Control > Centro de Redes y Recursos Compartidos).

- Select the Change adapter conﬁguration (Cambiar conﬁguración del adaptador) option.

- Select the Local area connection (Conexión de área local). Using the right-hand button on the mouse,

open the options (opciones) and select Properties (Propiedades).

- 17 -

- Select the Internet protocol version 4 (Protocolo de Internet versión 4) option (TCP/IPv4). Press the

Properties (Propiedades) option and then select Use the following IP address (Usar la siguiente dirección

IP). Assign a random IP address (in this case 192.168.001.200) and the subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Press

accept to save the conﬁguration.

Once the network parameters have been set, disable the DHCP option in the PDA-207 processor:

- Press the UTIL button and using the (

) selection buttons, choose the IP Setup menu option.

- Press the ENTER button.

- Go to the DHCP option using the (

) selection buttons. Press the ENTER button again and Disable this

option.

Then, switch the PDA-207 processor off using the button on the front panel of the equipment, connect the

processor directly to the PC using the Cat 5e/6 cable supplied and switch the processor on again.

Finally, execute the program included on the installation CD.

- Select the Connect tab and the Conﬁg option.

- An IP address will appear in red on the right-hand side of the opened window. Copy it into the Server tab.

- Insert the value 5000 into the Port tab and select the Connect option.

- 18 -

- At this moment, both systems have been connected correctly and the PDA-207 processor can be

controlled from the main window of the management software:

2.- CONNECTION THROUGH SWITCH

Firstly, enable the DHCP option in the PDA-207 processor:

- Press the UTIL button using the (

) selection buttons, choose the IP Setup menu option.

- Press the ENTER button.

- Go to the DHCP option using the (

) selection buttons. Press the ENTER button again and Enable this

option.

Then, switch the PDA-207 processor off using the button on the front panel of the system, connect the

processor to a switch using the Cat 5e/6 cable supplied and switch the processor on again.

Finally, execute the program included in the installation CD.

- Select the Connect tab and the Conﬁg option.

- An IP address will appear in red on the right-hand side of the opened window, this time automatically

assigned by the network. Copy it into the Server tab.

- Insert the value 5000 into the Port tab and select the Connect option.

- At this moment, both systems have been connected correctly and the PDA-207 processor can be

controlled from the main window of the management software:

- 19 -

BLOCK DIAGRAM

- 20 -

Page is loading ...

Fonestar PDA-207 User manual

Brand: Fonestar

Model: PDA-207

Category: Musical Equipment

Type: User manual

Download PDF

report

Fonestar PDA-207 User manual

Fonestar PDA-207 User manual

Related papers

Other documents