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RACKDP-50
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Turbosound Ltd
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user guide RACKDP-50 Introduction This guide covers the initial setup instructions for the RACKDP-50 powered management system and the associated TurboDrive software and BvNet drivers. Please read this guide thoroughly before trying to install software or connect devices. Support If, after consulting this manual, you're still thwarted, stuck or otherwise bamboozled by a problem, our support people are ready and willing to assist. Just email techsupport@turbosound.com to bring them to yo
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user guide RACKDP-50 place this in your CD-ROM drive, or alternatively download the drivers from the Turbosound website. Windows XP driver installation Connect a USB cable from your computer to the BvNet interface or USB connector of the RACKDP-50. The connection brings up the ‘Found New Hardware’ Wizard. Insert the CD and Click ‘Next’. Once the USB BvNet Device has finished installing you will be prompted to install the USB BvNet Port. Click ‘Next’. RACKDP-50 user guide v1.0 P
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user guide RACKDP-50 COM Port The TurboDrive application uses a COM port to communicate with the connected devices. The driver software causes a ‘Virtual COM port’ (VCP) to be created. This will appear to TurboDrive as just another COM port, and can be selected using Network > Com Port. To find out the COM port which BvNet is using, select Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Ports. Here you should see an entry in the tree for an item called ‘USB BvNet Port’. Ag
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user guide RACKDP-50 Go Online Press the Go Online button The software then searches the network for any connected devices. During the data transfer process, the loading bar in the bottom-right corner of the screen will display progress. Once online, the triangle in the button turns green and all connected devices are displayed in the network window. Wink The wink button can help you test communications and find your way through a large network of devices. Select a devic
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user guide RACKDP-50 IN USE To begin controlling a device, double click its icon in the network window. This will open a Monicon, a quick display showing monitor levels and mute status. Monicons are ideal for keeping an eye on systems with multiple devices, as the critical elements of a system can be viewed on a single screen. The Monicon is purely a display window and does not allow you to control parameters. To alter the parameters of a device, press the Expand button.
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user guide RACKDP-50 Grouping The grouping function offers a powerful way of organising multiple devices into groups, whose parameters can then be controlled together. To create a group, left-click the first device, shift-left-click the last device, right-click any of the selected devices and select ‘Create new Device Group’. You can name your new group in the left panel. Now, when a chosen parameter is altered, the value for all the devices in that group change together. Device Fi
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user guide RACKDP-50 Updating Device Firmware To update an attached device’s firmware, go to Device > Update Firmware, then locate the required firmware file (.dfw). Check www.turbosound.com for the latest versions. During the firmware updating process, the progress bar in the bottom-right corner of the screen will turn red. DO NOT disturb the update process during this time. Turbosound Limited Star Road Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY United Kingdom
