Audio-Technica AT-MX381 Mixer User Manual


 
Startin
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the SmartMixer Software a
pp
lication
Click on the AT_MX381 icon on the desktop to launch the
SmartMixer Software. An alternative would be to Click on
Start > Programs and locate the AT-MX381 application.
The software starts and displays an information dialog box.
At this dialog, select the language for the application
(English) and the port number for the serial port connected
to the AT-MX381.
Turn on the power to all AT-MX381 SmartMixers, starting
with any slave units and then the master.
Click OK in information dialog box to start the SmartMixer
Software application. An AT-MX381 splash screen appears
followed by the main control screen showing the current
settings for the connected Mixer (Master).
The Auto LED (master section) of the Master Mixer begins
to flash, indicating the software is controlling the mixer. At
this point all front panel functions configurable by the
computer or front panel buttons are locked out.
Main Confi
g
uration Window
Channel Settin
g
Tab
The SmartMixer Software application opens
to a main window with the Master mixer’s
settings appearing in a sub window.
A menu bar at the top of the main window
allows access to File settings, Window
(Mixer selection), CPU (Firmware download),
and Help. (See Menu descriptions for
detailed information on each item.)
Two “tabs” at the top of the sub window allow
for selection between the Channel Settings
and System Settings for the selected Mixer.
The view defaults to the Channel Setting tab.
The small rectangle at the lower right of the
window is a progress bar that becomes
active when settings are copied.
The AT-MX381 SmartMixer’s channel settings appear in columns with the channel number at the top. The
first column lists the items that can be configured for each channel. In the upper left corner is a button that
allows channel one’s settings to be copied to all of the other channels. Across the bottom of the window
are “Initialize” buttons. When clicked, these will set the selected channel or ALL channels to their factory
default configurations.
When the program starts, it reads and displays the current settings for the connected mixer(s).
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