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Mixer Setups

Please use this window if you want to back up individual Mixer Setups (Input Gain, Input Processing and routing parameters of all configured Fader Channels, as well as their assignment to physical faders, stored in the RM4200D) on a PC, or if you want to restore Channel Setups from PC to RM4200D.

Device (Data in the Device)

The view Mixer Setups also is subdivided in two sections. The left section (Device) displays the Mixer Setups which are stored in the Device.

  • Nr 0 - Default Mixer Setup: Standard Mixer Setup, is loaded after a software reset (F12 button in the Maintenance window). It is also called Setup 0; it cannot be overwritten from the console. You can only overwrite it with the aid of the Setup Manager or in the Maintenance window of Toolbox4.

  • Nr 1..6: The Mixer Setups 1..6 can be adjusted user-specifically. You can load or save them during operation via according key functions of the console.

  • Current Mixer Setting: The Current Mixer Setting represents the current settings of the system.

Underneath the lists, the text field Name is located, via which you can give individual names to the Mixer Setups 1..6 in the Device. These names are stored in the RM4200D and are henceforth available during operation. For entering or changing names, please follow below instructions:

  1. Please establish a connection to the desired RM4200D.

  2. In the window Mixer Setups - Device, please select the Mixer Setup (Nr. 1..6) whose name you would like to change.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The number of characters is limited to 12. You can use all signs of the character set displayed below.

  4. Hit the Apply button.

By clicking Apply, the entered name is sent to the Device. The respective setup is directly renamed. The entering of a setup name does not influence the operation of an RM4200D.

Figure 56: Valid characters for naming setups.

The names of Setup Nr 0 - Default Mixer Setup and Current Mixer Setting cannot be adjusted. These setups have fixed names.

[Important]Important

Overwriting setups with new or default parameters does not influence setup names. Names are maintained independently of the setup content until they are deleted using the Setup Manager.

Deleting setup names:

  1. Select a Mixer Setup (Nr 1..6).

  2. Delete the entry in the text field Name.

  3. Hit the Apply button.

[Tip]Tip

Deleting setup names on the RM4200D (Device) does not influence the parameters stored in the setup.

Files (Data on the PC)

In the right section of the view, you can find those Mixer Setup files, which are located in the selected directory. Files in which individual DHD RM4200D Mixer Setups are stored, always have the ending *.dms. Each *.dms file contains one Mixer Setup.

The directory, in which these files are stored, is shown in the text field Directory. Via the Select... button you can select any directory on the PC, to which you have access.

Below the text field Directory, the text field Name is located, via which you can give an individual name to a selected Mixer Setup file on your PC.

Changing the name of an existing Mixer Setup file:

  1. By clicking Select..., please change to the according directory.

  2. In the window Mixer Setups - Files, select the Mixer Setup file (*.dms), whose name you would like to change.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The length of the name is preset by the operating system, however it should not supersede 8 characters. You do not have to enter the file ending *.dms manually.

  4. Hit the Apply button..

With the aid of the Delete File button you can delete a selected file. For this, select the file to be deleted and click the button. The file is deleted without confirmation..

Figure 57: Setup Manager, Mixer Setups view.

Copying Mixer Setups from RM4200D to PC

With the Setup Manager you can back up Mixer Setups from RM4200D to your PC. The data transfer from RM4200D to PC is carried out clicking the button between the sections Device and Files.

[Important]Important

Once a setup file has been overwritten, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Mixer Setup file.

For backing up individual setups from the RM4200D as new file on the PC, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Mixer Setups register tab.

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory in which you want to store the new Mixer Setup file.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Mixer Setup that you want to copy onto your PC.

  4. In the right section of the window, select the entry <New File>. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. In the text field Name, enter any name for the new file. Thus you overwrite the automatic entry “New File...”.

  6. Now, hit the button. The copying process from RM4200D to PC starts. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  7. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears and the just generated file is added to the list of the stored Mixer Setup files (Files).

Of course you can also overwrite already existing Mixer Setup files with new data from an RM4200D.

  1. Therefore please change to the Mixer Setup register tab.

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory in which you want to store the new Mixer Setup file.

  3. 3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Mixer Setup which you want to copy to your PC.

  4. In the right section of the window, select the file that you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. 5. If necessary, change the name of the file in text field Name. Now, hit the button. The copying process from RM4200D to PC is started. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  6. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears and the Mixer Setup file has been overwritten.

Considering the fact that setups of several RM4200Ds can be administered on one PC, it is imperative to keep with unambiguous naming conventions.

Copying Mixer Setups from PC to RM4200D

With the Setup Manager you can copy Mixer Setups from PC to RM4200D. The data transfer from PC to RM4200D is carried out clicking the button between the sections Device and Files.

[Important]Important

Once a setup has been overwritten, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Mixer Setup.

[Warning]Warning

The overwriting of the Current Mixer Setting with the data of a Mixer Setup file from your PC directly influences the active settings of your RM4200D. Active channels, whose signal is part of a mix during the copying, are not changed for the moment. However, they are accordingly preset (ACC button is blinking). All other channels are overwritten.

For copying individual setups from the PC to an RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Mixer Setup register tab..

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory, from which you want to copy the Mixer Setup file.

  3. In the right section of the window, select the Mixer Setup file (*.dms), which contains the according Mixer Setup.

  4. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Mixer Setup you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. Now, hit the button. The copying process from PC to RM4200D starts. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  6. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears.

View Mixer Setups

With the aid of the Setup Manager you can view the contents of Mixer Setups on an RM4200D or the contents of Mixer Setup files on your PC.

In order to view a Mixer Setup on the RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Mixer Setups.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the setup (Default Mixer Setup, Mixer Setup 1..6 or Current Mixer Setting) whose contents you would like to view. By setting a mark, you activate the icon between the sections Device and File.

  4. Click the icon. After a short transfer process, a window is opened, in which the content of the setup is displayed in a tree.(See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Alternatively you can also view the contents of a Mixer Setup file. The procedure is similar.

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Mixer Setups.

  3. In the right section of the window (Files), select the file whose content you would like to inspect. Setting a mark activates the icon between the sections Device and Files.

  4. Click the icon. Consequently a window is opened, in which the content of the setup is displayed in a tree. (See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Figure 58: View of a Mixer Setup in the Setup Content Window.

Channel Setups

Please use this window if you want to back up individual Channel Setups (Input Gain and Input Processing parameters without direct assignment to a fader channel of the configuration, stored in the RM4200D) on a PC, or if you want to restore Channel Setups from PC to RM4200D.

Device (Data in the Device)

The view Channel Setups also is subdivided in two sections. In the left section (Device), those Channel Setups are displayed which are stored in the Device.

  • Nr 1..250: The Channel Setups 1…250 can be adjusted user-specifically. You can load or save them during operation via according key functions of the console.

Beneath the lists, the text field Name is located, via which you can give individual names to the Channel Setups 1..250 in the Device. These names are stored in the RM4200D and are henceforth available during operation.

For entering or changing names, please follow below instructions:

  1. Please establish a connection to the desired RM4200D.

  2. In the window Channel Setups - Device, please select a Channel Setup (Nr 1..250) whose name you would like to change.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The number of characters is limited to 12.

  4. Hit the Apply button..

By clicking Apply, the entered name is sent to the Device. The respective setup is directly renamed. The entering of a setup name does not influence the operation of an RM4200D.

Files (Data on the PC)

In the right section of the view, you can find those Channel Setup files, which are located in the selected directory. Files in which individual DHD RM4200D Channel Setups are stored always have the ending *.dcs. Each *.dcs file contains one Channel Setup.

The directory, in which these files are stored, is shown in the text field Directory. Via the Select... button you can select any directory on the PC, to which you have access.

Below the text field Directory, the text field Name is located, via which you can give an individual name to a selected Channel Setup file on your PC.

Changing the name of an existing Channel Setup file:

  1. By clicking Select..., please change to the according directory.

  2. In the window Channel Setups - Files, select the Channel Setup file (*.dcs), whose name you would like to change.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The length of the name is preset by the operating system; however, it should not supersede 8 characters. You do not have to enter the file ending *.dcs manually.

  4. Hit the Apply button.

With the aid of the Delete File button you can delete a selected file. For this, select the file to be deleted and click the button. The file is deleted without confirmation.

Figure 59: Setup Manager, Channel Setups view.

Copying Channel Setups from RM4200D to PC

With the Setup Manager you can back up Channel Setups from RM4200D to your PC. The data transfer from RM4200D to PC is carried out clicking the button between the sections Device and Files.

[Important]Important

Once a Channel Setup file has been overwritten on your PC, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Channel Setup file.

For backing up individual Channel Setups from the RM4200D as new file on the PC, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Channel Setups register tab.

  2. By clicking the Select...button in the right part of the window, go to the directory in which you want to store the new Channel Setup file.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Channel Setup you want to copy onto your PC.

  4. In the right section of the window, select the entry “New File”. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. In the text field Name, enter any name for the new file. Thus you overwrite the automatic entry “New File”

  6. Now, hit the button. The copying process from RM4200D to PC starts. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  7. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears and the just generated file is added to the list of the stored Channel Setup files (Files).

Of course you can also overwrite already existing Channel Setup files with new data from an RM4200D.

  1. Therefore please change to the Channel Setup register tab.

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory in which you want to store the new Channel Setup file.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Channel Setup which you want to copy to your PC.

  4. In the right section of the window, select the file that you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. If necessary, change the name of the file in text field Name. Now, hit the button. The copying process from RM4200D to PC is started. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  6. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears and the Channel Setup file has been overwritten.

Considering the fact that the Channel Setups of several RM4200Ds can be administered on one PC, it is imperative to keep with unambiguous naming conventions.

Copying Channel Setups from PC to RM4200D

With the Setup Manager you can copy Channel Setups from PC to RM4200D. The data transfer from PC to RM4200D is carried out clicking the button between the sections Device and Files.

[Important]Important

Once a Channel Setup has been overwritten in the RM4200D, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Channel Setup.

For copying individual Channel Setups from the PC to an RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Channel Setup register tab..

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory, from which you want to copy the Channel Setup file.

  3. In the right section of the window, select the Channel Setup file (*.dcs) that contains the according Channel Setup.

  4. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Channel Setup you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. Now, hit the button. The copying process from PC to RM4200D starts. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  6. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears.

View Channel Setups

With the aid of the Setup Manager you can view the contents of Channel Setups on an RM4200D or the contents of Channel Setup files on your PC.

In order to view a Channel Setup on the RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Channel Setups.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Channel Setup (Nr 1..250) whose contents you would like to view. By setting a mark, you activate the icon between the sections Device and File.

  4. Click the icon. After a short transfer process, a window is opened, in which the content of the setup is displayed in a tree (see figure setman_011.tif). (See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Alternatively you can also view the contents of a Channel Setup file. The procedure is similar.

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Channel Setups.

  3. In the right section of the window (Files), select the file whose content you would like to inspect. Setting a mark activates the icon between the sections Device and Files.

  4. Click the icon. Consequently a window is opened, in which the content of the setup is displayed in a tree.(See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Figure 60: View of a Channel Setup in the Setup Content Window.

Current Channel Settings

Please use this view, if you want to back up the current settings of individual Fader Channels (Input Gain and Input Processing parameters of the configured Fader Channels) on a PC, or if you want to copy Channel Setups stored on the PC to particular Fader Channels of an RM4200D.

Device (Data in the Device)

The view Current Channel Settings is subdivided in two sections. In the left section (Device), those Fader Channels are displayed which are configured in the Device. The name is in accordance with the name shown in the Channel display.

  • Nr 1..150: The Fader Channels Nr. 1..150 in this list correspond to those, which were generated with the configuration software Toolbox4 under Audio System/Fader Channels in the configuration of the according RM4200D. The total number can be max. 150. Only those channels are displayed which are actually configured.

Beneath the lists, the text field Name is located, via which you can change the name of any Fader Channel (Nr. 1..150) in the Device. These names are temporarily stored in the RM4200D and are henceforth available during operation until

  • the Device is subject to a software reset,

  • the Device is switched off or

  • the configuration is reloaded.

For entering or changing names, please follow below instructions:

  1. Please establish a connection to the desired RM4200D.

  2. In the window Current Channel Settings - Device, please select any Fader Channel (Nr 1..150) whose name you would like to change temporarily.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The length of the name is subject to the following restrictions:

    • Fader Module RM420-029: maximum of 8 characters

    • Fader Module RM420-020: maximum of 4 characters

  4. You can use all signs of the character set displayed in before. (See “Device (Data in the Device)” on page 104.)

  5. Hit the Apply button.

By clicking Apply, the entered name is sent to the Device. The respective Fader Channel is directly renamed. The changing of a channel name does not influence the operation of an RM4200D.

Files (Data on the PC)

In the right section of the view, you can find those Channel Setup files that are located in the selected directory. Files in which individual DHD RM4200D Channel Setups are stored, always have the ending *.dcs. Each *.dcs file contains one Channel Setup.

The directory, in which these files are stored, is shown in the text field Directory. Via the Select... button you can select any directory on the PC, to which you have access.

Below the text field Directory, the text field Name is located, via which you can give an individual name to a selected Channel Setup file on your PC.

Changing the name of an existing Channel Setup file:

  1. By clicking Select..., please change to the according directory.

  2. In the window Current Channel Settings - Files, select the Channel Setup file (*.dcs), whose name you would like to change.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The length of the name is preset by the operating system; however, it should not supersede 8 characters. You do not have to enter the file ending *.dcs manually.

  4. Hit the Apply button..

With the aid of the Delete File button you can delete a selected file. For this, select the file to be deleted and click the button. The file is deleted without confirmation..

Figure 61: Setup Manager, Current Channel Settings view.

Copying Channel Settings from RM4200D to PC

With the Setup Manager you can back up Current Channel Settings from RM4200D to your PC. The data transfer from RM4200D to PC is carried out clicking the button between the sections Device and Files.

[Important]Important

Once a Channel Setup file has been overwritten on your PC, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Channel Setup file.

For backing up individual Current Channel Settings from the RM4200D as new file on the PC, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Current Channel Settings register tab.

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory in which you want to store the new Channel Setup file.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Current Channel Setting you want to copy onto your PC.

  4. In the right section of the window, select the entry <New File>. The transfer arrow changes from inactive active .

  5. In the text field Name, enter any name for the new file. Thus you overwrite the automatic entry “New File...”.

  6. Now, hit the button. The copying process from RM4200D to PC starts. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  7. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears and the just generated file is added to the list of the stored Channel Setup files (Files).

Of course you can also overwrite already existing Channel Setup files with new data from an RM4200D.

  1. Therefore please change to the Current Channel Settings register tab..

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory in which you want to store the new Channel Setup file.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Current Channel Setting you want to copy onto your PC.

  4. In the right section of the window, select the file that you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. If necessary, change the name of the file in text field Name. Now, hit the button. The copying process from RM4200D to PC is started. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  6. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears and the Channel Setup file has been overwritten.

Considering the fact that the Current Channel Settings of several RM4200Ds can be administered on one PC, it is imperative to keep with unambiguous naming conventions.

Copying Channel Settings from PC to RM4200D

With the Setup Manager you can copy Channel Settings from PC to RM4200D. The data transfer from PC to RM4200D is carried out clicking the button between the sections Device and Files.

[Important]Important

Once a Current Channel Settings has been overwritten in the RM4200D, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Current Channel Setting.

[Warning]Warning

The overwriting of the Current Channel Setting with the data of a Channel Setup file from your PC directly influences the active settings of your RM4200D. Parameters of active channels, whose signal is part of a mix during the copying, are changed without confirmation.

For copying individual Channel Setups from the PC to an RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Channel Setup register tab.

  2. By clicking the Select... button in the right part of the window, go to the directory, from which you want to copy the Channel Setup file.

  3. In the right section of the window, select the Channel Setup file (*.dcs), which contains the according Channel Setup.

  4. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Current Channel Setting you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  5. Now, hit the button. The copying process from PC to RM4200D starts. You can see a progress bar in the status bar at the lower side of the application window.

  6. After the copying is completed, the bar disappears.

View Channel Settings

With the aid of the Setup Manager you can view the contents of Current Channel Settings on an RM4200D or the contents of Channel Setup files on your PC.

In order to view a Current Channel Setting on the RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Current Channel Settings.

  3. In the left section of the window (Device), select the Current Channel Setting (Nr 1..150) whose contents you would like to view. By setting a mark, you activate the icon between the sections Device and Files.

  4. Click the icon. After a short transfer process, a window is opened, in which the content of the setup is displayed in a tree.(See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Alternatively you can also view the contents of a Channel Setup file. The procedure is similar.

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Channel Setups.

  3. In the right section of the window (Files), select the file whose content you would like to inspect. Setting a mark activates the icon between the sections Device and Files.

  4. Click the icon. Consequently a window is opened, in which the content of the Channel Setup is displayed in a tree. (See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Figure 62: View of a channel setup in the Setup Content window.

Channel Settings & Setups

Please use this view, if you want to save the current settings of individual Fader Channels (Input Gain and Input Processing parameters of the configured Fader Channels) as Channel Setups in the RM4200D, or if you want to overwrite them with Channel Setups that are stored in the RM4200D. This mode enables remote control of an RM4200D with the Setup Manager. In control modules, this function also can be configured directly on the console with the key functions “Load Channel Setup” and “Save Channel Setup”.

Current Channel Settings

The register view Channel Settings & Setups is subdivided in two sections. In the left section (Current Channel Settings), those Fader Channels are displayed which are configured in the Device. The name is in accordance with the name shown in the Channel display.

  • Nr 1..150: The Fader Channels Nr. 1..150 in this list correspond to those, which were generated with Toolbox4 under Audio System/Fader Channels in the configuration of the according RM4200D. The total number can be max. 150. Only those channels are displayed which are actually configured.

Beneath the lists, the text field Name is located, via which you can change the name of any Fader Channel (Nr. 1..150) in the Device. These names are temporarily stored in the RM4200D and are henceforth available during operation until

  • the Device is subject to a software reset,

  • the Device is switched off or

  • the configuration is reloaded.

For entering or changing names, please follow below instructions:

  1. Please establish a connection to the desired RM4200D.

  2. In the window Channel Settings & Setups - Current Channel Settings, please select any Fader Channel (Nr 1..150) whose name you would like to change temporarily.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The length of the name is subject to the following restrictions:

    • Fader Module RM420-029: maximum of 8 characters

    • Fader Module RM420-020: maximum of 4 characters

  4. You can use all signs of the displayed character set.(See “Device (Data in the Device)” on page 104.)

  5. Hit the Apply button.

By clicking Apply, the entered name is sent to the Device. The respective Fader Channel is directly renamed. The changing of a channel name does not influence the operation of an RM4200D.

Channel Setups

In the right section of the view Channel Settings & Setups, you can see the Channel Setups that are stored in the RM4200D.

  • Nr 1..250: The Channel Setups 1…250 can be adjusted user-specifically. You can also load or save them during operation via according key functions of the console.

Beneath the lists, the text field Name is located, via which you can give individual names to the Channel Setups 1..250 in the Device. These names are stored in the RM4200D and are henceforth available during operation.

For entering or changing names, please follow below instructions:

  1. Please establish a connection to the desired RM4200D.

  2. In the window Channel Settings & Setups - Channel Setups, please select a Channel Setup (Nr 1..250) whose name you would like to change.

  3. Below, in the text field Name, please enter any name. The number of characters is limited to 12. You can use all signs of the already mentioned character set.(See “Device (Data in the Device)” on page 104.)

  4. Hit the Apply button.

By clicking Apply, the entered name is sent to the Device. The respective setup is directly renamed. The entering of a setup name does not influence the operation of an RM4200D.

Figure 63: Setup Manager, Channel Settings & Setups view.

Remote-Controlled Loading and Saving of Channel Settings in the RM4200D

With the Setup Manager you can copy Channel Setups, which are stored in the RM4200D, to configured Fader Channels, or you can save their active parameter settings as Channel Setups in the RM4200D. The data transfer from and to the RM4200D memory is carried out wit h the or buttons between the sections Current Channel Settings (left) and Channel Setups (right).

[Important]Important

Once a Current Channel Settings has been overwritten in the RM4200D, it cannot be restored anymore. Please imperatively first make sure you have selected the correct Current Channel Setting. The same applies to Channel Setups. Once overwritten, you cannot undo the changes made.

[Warning]Warning

The overwriting of the Current Channel Setting with the data of a Channel Setup directly influences the active settings of your RM4200D. Parameters of active channels, whose signal is part of a mix during the copying, are changed without confirmation.

For assigning individual Channel Setups from the RM4200D memory to a Fader Channel, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please change to the Channel Settings & Setups register tab.

  2. In the right part of the window, select the Channel Setup, which contains the parameters that you want to assign to a Fader Channel.

  3. In the left section of the window, select the Current Channel Setting you want to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  4. Now, hit the button. The loading process within the RM4200D usually is very fast. Thus, in most cases, no progress bar will appear. After about 1 second, the Current Channel Setting has been overwritten.

The other way around, you can copy active parameters of a channel into a Channel Setup and thus back them up for further operation. For this, please proceed according to the following:

  1. Please change to the Channel Settings & Setups register tab.

  2. In the left section of the window, select the Current Channel Setting that contains the parameters that you want to store in a Channel Setup.

  3. In the right part of the window, select the Channel Setup you want to write or to overwrite. The transfer arrow changes from inactive to active .

  4. Now, click the button. The copying process within the RM4200D usually is very fast. Thus, in most cases, no progress bar will appear. After about 1 second, the Channel Setup has been overwritten.

[Note]Note

Names of Fader Channels and names of Channel Setups are unaffected by the copying processes.

View Channel Settings

With the aid of the Setup Manager you can view the contents of Channel Settings and Channel Setups on an RM4200D.

In order to view a Current Channel Setting on the RM4200D, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Channel Settings & Setups..

  3. In the left section of the window (Current Channel Settings), select the Channel Setting (Nr 1..150) whose contents you would like to view. By setting a mark, you activate the icon between.

  4. Click the icon. After a short transfer process, a window is opened, in which the set parameters are displayed in a tree. (See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Alternatively you can also view the contents of a Channel Setup file. The procedure is similar.

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. In the main part of the window, change to view Channel Settings & Setups..

  3. In the right section of the window (Channel Setups), select the Channel Setup (Nr 1..250) whose content you would like to inspect. Setting a mark activates the icon between the left and the right section.

  4. Click the icon. After a short transfer process, a window is opened, in which the set parameters are displayed in a tree. (See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

Backups

As alternative to the copies of individual Mixer and Channel Setups, the Setup Manager can generate a general backup, a so-called Device Backup, from all setups stored in the RM4200D; this backup is then saved as file on the PC. It can be generated quickly and easily. The backup represents a complete copy of the setup segment, which can just as easily be restored to the RM4200D, either completely or partially. The functions can be accessed via the register tab Backups of the Setup Manager.

Figure 64: Setup Manager, Backups view.

Save Backup

: With the Save Device Backup to File … button you can start the generation of a backup of the RM4200D setups. By clicking on this button, a window is opened.

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. Change to the view Backups.

  3. First, please select a directory on your PC, in which you want to store the backup file.

  4. Now, enter a name for the backup file. As file type, DHD Mixer Backup (*.dmb)is automatically selected. The length of the file name is preset by your operating system. You can also select and overwrite an already existing file. However, you need to confirm the overwriting.

    [Important]Important

    When assigning file names, please keep in mind that you can administer different backups of one or even more RM4200Ds with one PC. Therefore, choose an unambiguous file name, from which you can tell, when and from which Device the backup was generated (example: Studio1_200411.dmb).

  5. Hit the Save button. This will start the copying process from RM4200D to PC. You can see a progress bar in the status bar. When the copying process is completed and the backup file is generated, the progress bar disappears.

The following setups are backed up in the Device backup:

  • Default Mixer Setup (Setup 0)

  • Mixer Setup 1..6

  • Channel Setups 1..250

Restore Device

: With the Restore Device from File … button, you can copy complete backups or backup parts back from the PC to an RM4200D. Before activating the button, please first select those parts of the backup that you want to copy into the RM4200D. Please follow this instruction:

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and the RM4200D.

  2. Change to the view Backups.

  3. In the section Select items to be restored, please select the checkboxes of the backup parts that are to be copied.

    • Checking Mixer Setups automatically selects all Mixer Setups (Default Mixer Setup und Mixer Setup Nr 1..6).

    • You can also select each individual Mixer Setup.

    • Checking Channel Setups selects all Channel Setups (Nr 1..250).

  4. Restore Device from File … overwrites all selected setups. If you have not selected all Mixer Setups, the checkbox Mixer Setups is represented in grey.

  5. Click the Restore Device from File … button.

  6. The following dialogue requests you to select a backup file (*.dmb) from a directory of your PC.

  7. Opening this file starts the copying process. A progress bar is displayed in the status bar. It disappears when the copying process is completed and the selected setups have been overwritten in the RM4200D by the according data of the backup file.

The branch for selecting the Mixer Setups, which are to be restored to the RM4200D, can be expanded or collapsed by double-clicking on the entry Mixer Setups.

Figure 65: Double-clicking the entry Mixer Setups collapses the branch.

Show Backup Content

: For inspecting the content of backup files, you can access the according function via the Show Content of File... button.

  1. Please establish a connection between the Setup Manager and an RM4200D.

  2. Change to the view Backups.

  3. Clicking on the Show Content of File... button opens a window, via which you can select any backup file (*.dmb) on your PC.

  4. Click Open in order to show the content of the file in the Setup Content window.(See “The Setup Content Window” on page 143.)

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