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What
is iDR System Manager?
iDR
System Manager is a software interface allowing
for control and management of iDR units.
System Manager enables the operator to Adjust,
Set, Store and Recall settings in the iDR
Unit(s). A complete system can be designed
and realised allowing useful functions such
as password protection, offline editing,
multiple unit interconnection and function
pairing and recalls.
How
does System Manager interface with iDR?
System Manager is essentially a remote control
interface which connects to the iDR units
via TCP/IP or RS232 protocols. All of the
audio processing is contained inside the
iDR unit and has been painstakingly optimised
to make the system as efficient and as high
quality as possible. This means that no
audio is transmitted between the iDR and
the computer. The level metering and other
system information is read from the iDR
unit by System Manager. As well as internal
audio processing, the iDR units have an
internal memory system. The 250 memory slots
(Presets) can be used to store any changes
made to the system for recall (when needed)
via a number of ways:
- Push of a Button
- Infrared command
- SysNet - AMX, Crestron etc controllers
- Telnet string
- MIDI string
- RS232 String
- Via another Preset Recall (same unit)
- Via another Preset Recall (on a networked
unit)
Does
the Computer need to remain connected to
the iDR Unit?
As all of the information is contained in
the iDR units(s) there is no need to keep
a computer connected to the iDR after setup.
This means that iDR is a set and forget
system. Think of iDR as a Digital Mixing
Console in a box with total recall facility
(presets) and wall plates to control the
system.
What
does System Manager Control in the iDR?
System Manager can control everything inside
the iDR unit as well as setting up how the
iDR will interact when it receives data
from external equipment (PL Remotes, MIDI
Strings, SysNet Strings etc). Again, as
all the data is stored into the iDR Preset
(memory) system it means that it is possible
to setup many interactions and parameter
changes to be recalled in an instant. Many
Presets can be recalled simultaneously allowing
for multi-user operation.
Online
and Offline System Manager
System Manager has been designed so that
you can set up an iDR unit either online
or offline. This means that if you are online
the System Manager acts as a real-time control
interface with the iDR.
In offline mode
it is possible to define all of the functions
required to setup an iDR unit, PL Wall Plates
and all of the communication options and
processing. When in an offline session all
of the devices connected to the unit need
to be defined - whereas in an online session
the devices are self-detecting (e.g. the
PL Wall Plates, iDR Expanders etc).
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