Sony SRP-X700P manual

SRP-X700P  2003 Sony Corporation SRP-X700P Manager User Control Panel Operating Instructions (Control Software Manual Ver. 1.3) Before using the software, please read this manual and the Operating Instructions of the Digital Powered Mixer thoroughly and retain it for future reference. 2-347-834- 12 (1) SRP-X700P Manager Ver. 1.3 User Control Pan[...]

2 T able of Contents Features ........................................................................................................................... 3 Precautions ...................................................................................................................... 3 About This Manual ...........................................[...]

3 Featur es The CD-R OM supplied with the SRP-X700P contains two applications and the dri ver software. By installing the software in a personal computer running W indows, you can set the parameters of the SRP-X700P and can perform from the PC the basic operations of the SRP-X700P . Similarly , you can also operate a Sony D VD, VCR, CD/MD and the l[...]

4 Installation The dedicated USB driver softwar e is necessary to connect the SRP-X700P Manager and User Contr ol Panel to the SRP-X700P . Installing the Dedicated USB Driver Softwar e • The dedicated USB dri ver software is contained in the CD-R OM supplied with the SRP-X700P . • Install the dedicated USB driv er software by following the inst[...]

5 Installing the User Contr ol Panel 1 Insert the supplied CD-R OM into the CD-ROM dri ve of the personal computer . Open the User Control Panel folder . Double-click the Setup icon. 2 The User Control Panel installation screen appears. 3 When the screen [W elcome to the User Control Panel installation program] appears, click OK. 4 When the screen [...]

6 The SRP-X700P Manager enables you to set all par ameters of the SRP-X700P . Starting the SRP-X700P Manager If the SRP-X700P Manager is started after connecting the SRP-X700P to the personal computer with a USB cable, the present setup of the SRP-X700P is read. If the SRP-X700P Manager is started before connecting the SRP-X700P to the personal com[...]

7 Edit menu (Displayed only on the INPUT and OUTPUT screens) Copy: Copies the parameters. Y ou can copy the parameters of the desired channel to the specified channel. Use this function when you want to use multiple channels with the same setup. Howe ver , you cannot copy the parameters of index, TRIM (INPUT), feedback reducer (INPUT) and REF LEVEL[...]

8 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een 1.1 BLOCK Scr een The BLOCK screen displays the setup status and the signal le vel according to the internal blocks in the SRP-X700P . If you click a button, the screen jumps to the related setup scr een. Y ou can select ON/OFF and set parameters on each screen. 1 INPUT index Y ou can enter an index of [...]

9 1.2 INPUT Scr een Y ou can set parameters of the input block of the SRP-X700P from the INPUT scr een. 1.2.1 INPUT OVERVIEW Scr een This screen corr esponds to the input module of the audio mixer . This screen enables you to set the f ollowing. 1 INPUT index Displays the index that is input on the BLOCK screen. 2 INPUT lev el meter Displays the in[...]

10 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een qd GAIN LIMIT and qf O VER GAIN indicators The sending le vel from input section is the sum of the qh INPUT fader and the input fader of the SRP-X700P . If the SRP-X700P master volume is manipulated and the sound volume is remotely controlled via the REMO TE terminal using the GR OUP F ADER screen and [...]

11 1.2.2 INPUT EQ Scr een Y ou can set the low-cut filter , feedback reducer and parametric equalizer of the SRP-X700P input block from the INPUT EQ scr een. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Channel select button Selects the INPUT channel that you want to set. The selected button lights in yello w . 2 INPUT index Displays the index that is input on the BLOCK [...]

12 Parametric Equalizer Block The MIC1/WL1, MIC2/WL2, MIC3, MIC4, MIC5/LINE1 and MIC6/LINE2 channels hav e a 3-band parametric equalizer , and the LINE3 and LINE4 channels hav e a 2-band parametric equalizer . Clicking the v or V button changes the follo wing parameters of each band. Y ou can also enter numerical values directly . Y ou can change t[...]

13 1.3 ROUTING Scr een On this screen, y ou can set to which output channel the input signal is to be output. 1 4 3 2 5 AUTOMA TIC MIXER Block The A UTOMA TIC MIXER block of the SRP-X700P consists of the input gate, input compressor , and output limiter . The A UTOMA TIC MIXER block provides the automatic sound volume control function by NOM (Numbe[...]

14 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een 1 GA TE OPEN indicator Lights in green when the input gate is opened. 2 Compressor gate characteristics graph Displays the characteristics of the compressor and gate for the microphone input. Y ou can control threshold and ratio of the compressor as well as the threshold of the gate by dragging the mar[...]

15 9 Limiter characteristics graph Displays the characteristics of the output limiter . Y ou can control the threshold of the output limiter by dragging the marker on the graph with the mouse. The reference lev el is 0 dB. 0 Output channel select button Y ou can select the output channel for which you want to enable the A UTOMA TIC MIXER. The butto[...]

16 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een 1.4 OUTPUT Scr een Y ou can set the parameters of the output block of the SRP-X700P from the OUTPUT scr een. 1.4.1 OUTPUT OVERVIEW Scr een This screen corr esponds to the output module of the audio mixer . This screen enables y ou to set the following . The OUTPUT 1 through OUTPUT 8 correspond to the L[...]

17 qf OUTPUT fader Y ou can adjust the OUTPUT fader by dragging the fader portion. The yellow mark er displayed on the side of the fader indicates the fader position that is the addition of the OUTPUT fader setup. When the sound volume of a specif ic input channel is to be set from the REMO TE screen and the GROUP F ADER screen, the fader position [...]

18 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een 1.4.2 OUTPUT EQ Scr een Y ou can set the equalizer of the SRP-X700P output block from the OUTPUT EQ scr een. 1 Channel select button Selects the OUTPUT channel that you want to set. The selected button lights in yello w . 2 OUTPUT index Displays the index that is entered on the BLOCK screen. 3 Frequenc[...]

19 1.5 REMOTE Scr een Y ou can establish various setups of the remote terminal fr om the REMO TE screen. P ARALLEL I/O Block 1 P ARALLEL INPUT indicator Displays the status of the REMO TE P ARALLEL terminal. The P ARALLEL INPUT indicator lights in green when the input terminal is ON (0.8V or less). Refer to the Operating Instructions of the SRP-X70[...]

20 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een PROJECTOR CONTROL Block Y ou can establish various setups to control a projector , refer to “ How to Control the Display from the SRP-X700P ” of the SRP- X700P Operating Instruction. q; I/F TYPE The connection method that corresponds to the projector selected by qa PR OJECTOR PR O TOCOL setup box, [...]

21 P arameters in the P ARALLEL INPUT FUNCTION setup bo x Parameter ————— A: Selects A. to F: Selects F . OFF: Enters the off state. Mic1: Selects Mic1. to Mic4: Selects Mic4. Mic5Line1: Selects Mic5/Line1. Mic6Line2: Selects Mic6/Line2. Line3: Selects Line3. Line4: Selects Line4. Out1: Selects output channel 1. to Out8: Selects output ch[...]

22 USER DEFINE Scr een Use this scr een to set the communication protocol when USER DEFINE is selected in the PR OJECTOR PR O TOCOL setup box. When USER DEFINE is selected, the projector is connected to the PR OJECTOR CONTR OL RS-232C terminal. Once the communication protocol between the SRP-X700P and projector has been set, the projectors not supp[...]

23 Port setup Sets the communication conditions between the SRP-X700P and projectors. 4 BITS PER SECOND setup box Sets the baud rate. Select the desired speed to 9600, 19200, or 38400 bps depending on the baud rate of the projector . 4 5 5 P ARITY BIT setup box Sets the parity bit. Select NONE, ODD, or EVEN depending on the communication data speci[...]

24 INPUT SELECT command setup Sets the command to select the input terminal of the projector in accordance with the SRP-X700P LINE4 SELECT selection. It also sets the wait time after the command has been sent. The SRP-X700P has built-in independent switchers for the respecti ve video signal systems. When the video signal system of the c hannel that[...]

25 Connectable projectors Projectors meeting the following specif ications can be connected. • Equipped with RS-232C remote terminal • The RS-232C remote terminal must support the follo wing specifications. Electrical characteristics : Conforming to RS-232C Baud rate : 9600, 19200 or 38400 bps Parity bit : None, odd or even Data length : 8 bits[...]

26 Connection to pr ojector For details of the method of connecting to a projector , see “ System example when operating the SRP-X700P with the def ault setting when shipped from the factory ” of the SRP-X700P Operating Instructions. When the RGB signal distributor to be connected to the projector , connect them as shown below . Names and Funct[...]

27 5. Input select operation check using the TEST button 1 Do not input any signal to LINE4 INPUT of the SRP- X700P . Select VIDEO using the signal format select button and press the TEST b utton in the INPUT SELECT command setup. 2 Confirm that VIDEO is selected as the input signal to the projector . 3 Execute the same conf irmation as in steps 1 [...]

28 Names and Functions of Contr ols on Scr een 1.6 GROUP F ADER Scr een Y ou can group sev eral faders in order to move multiple internal faders fr om the Remote terminal or from the Master volume contr ol of the SRP-X700P . 1 F ADER GROUP index Enters the index of the F ADER GR OUP . Y ou can enter up to 8 alphanumeric characters. 2 INPUT index Di[...]

29 1.7 SCENE Scr een Y ou can set scenes from this scr een. Y ou can store the setups on each screen of INPUT , ROUTING, OUTPUT and GR OUP F ADER into the internal memory of the SRP-X700P or call them from the scene memory . SCENE block Y ou can recall, store or clear the scenes. T o recall the scene that is set • Select the scene No. that you wa[...]

30 7 FR ONT P ANEL SCENE RECALL Y ou can assign the scene numbers (1 to 20) to recall, using the SCENE RECALL buttons A to D on the front panel of the SRP-X700P . 8 Inf ormation Enter a comment for the setup file. Y ou can enter up to 128 alphanumeric characters. 9 Po wer On Setting setup box Y ou can select the setup of the SRP-X700P at the time o[...]

31 The User Control P anel software enables y ou to operate the SRP-X700P more simply fr om a personal computer that y ou may use for pr esentations and other purposes. Section 2 User Contr ol Panel Note Start up the User Control Panel after connecting the SRP-X700P to the personal computer . T o connect the SRP-X700P to the personal computer , use[...]

32 Bef ore contacting a Sony Sales off ice or Dealer , check the f ollowing again. If the trouble persists, contact y our local Sony Sales office or Dealer . T r oubleshooting Cause/Remedy • USB cable is not connected. → Check the connection of the USB cable. • The dedicated USB driver software is not installed. → Install the dedicated USB [...]