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ECS RANEWARE

There are 4 sections to the ECS controlling software:

Status (top screen section)

Port (1st tab)

Mixer (2nd tab)

System (3rd tab)

When the mouse pointer is on any of the tabs, the

current settings for that page can be copied and pasted to

any other page by clicking the right mouse button.

Metering and Status

Metering

Both front panel and RaneWare Meters show the selected

Port level. Always adjust the Inputs for a 0 dB peak reading.

Output levels are shown in dBu. Always remember, 0 dBu =

0.775 Vrms.

In RaneWare, the Level Meter pull-down selects Port

Inputs 1 through 6 or Port Outputs 1 or 3 for the Meter

display. In the Port tab, double-clicking one of the Port Input

selectors changes the Meter to this Port.

The example above shows ROOM (Port 1 Input). The

displayed name can be changed so the Input or Output

displayed on the Meter matches the device used on the given

Input or Output. Use the Name button on the Port tab to

change it.

The front panel PORT STEP button can also change the

LEVEL meter on the ECB 62e. Pressing this for 1 second

causes the MASTER PORT STATUS LEDs to flash the

currently monitored Input or Output of the LEVEL Meter. If

this button is pressed and held for 5 seconds, the monitored

Port can be changed by pressing the button in 1 second steps.

The MASTER PORT STATUS LEDs will step through the

Inputs for Port 1 to Port 6, then Outputs Port 1 and Port 3 and

then back to Port 1’s Input.

Status Indicators

The top center of the ECS software screen (and the ECB

62e front panel) contains the following Status indicators – all

of which can be obtained via RS-232 based room control

devices. (In the ECB 62e Device Control Language of the

RaneWare Operators Manual-29 refer to the RW 232 Com-

mand Get OPSTAT.)

The three Signal indicators – Program, Port and Mic – are

used within ECS to identify the current audio state of the

system, i.e., where audio is present or absent. The patented

performance advantages and much of ECS’s automatic

functionality is derived from the system being aware of the

unit’s current status.

Program Signal indicator (PGS LED on the ECB 62e)

The Program indicator lights whenever audio is detected

at the Port 1 (Program) Output, thus indicating that audio

should be heard in the room. (If P3 Prog Contribute on the

System tab is checked, both Port 1 and Port 3 Outputs are

used to “sense” Program audio.

Port Signal indicator (PTS LED on the ECB 62e)

The Port indicator lights whenever audio is detected at any

Port Input whose Signal Mode is set to Automatic. This

includes mixer audio entering Port 1.

Mic Signal indicator (MCS LED on the ECB 62e)

This lights whenever audio is detected at any Active Mic

whose Mic Mode is set to Automatic.

Advanced auto power down example: Use the room

controller to monitor the Port and Mic Signal status. When

either is present, reset the power down timer that eventually

shuts down the system thus saving the projector bulb, the

associated power bill and actually save money!

Master Port

Identifies the current Master Port, which is the Port that

most recently detected audio. Use Master Port Delay on the

System tab for multipoint video applications.

Master Mic

Identifies the current Master Mic, which is the Mic that

most recently detected audio. A Master Mic is a status signal

generated when audio is detected at a Mic Input for a period

of time longer than the Master Mic Delay timer setting. If an

Input is assigned as Last On, and audio is detected for a

period longer than the Master Mic Delay timer, that Input

becomes the Master and remains on until a new Input takes

over. The old Master Mic then releases and returns to its set

Gate Depth. Use Master Mic Delay on the System tab for

video-follows-audio applications.

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