RACKDP-50
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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’.
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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’.
Against this will be the COM port number.
If you wish to change this to a different COM port number, right-click on the existing COM
port tree node; select Properties > Port Settings > Advanced. There you will see a COM port
selector. Do not change it to a COM port that is already in use.
Install the TurboDrive Software
Download the TurboDrive software from the Turbosound website and follow the download
and installation instructions. Launch the TurboDrive installer. Select a suitable installation
directory and click ‘Next’. Then view and agree to the software license and click ‘Next’. You
should then see the ‘Installation Complete’ screen. TurboDrive is now ready for you to use.
Connect your Amplifier
Connect the RACKDP amplifier(s) to your PC either via USB, or at distances greater than 3
metres via a BvNet interface. To connect additional devices simply link the BvNet LINK
socket on the first amplifier to the BvNet IN socket of the next device, and so on. The order
in which the devices are connected is not important. The LINK socket of the last device in
the ‘chain’ need not be connected. The ‘Ethercon’ connectors are fully compatible with
standard RJ45 Ethernet patch cables which may be used to make these connections. If
additional ruggedness is required, we recommend using the Neutrik Ethercon locking type
of connector.
You're now ready to run TurboDrive for the first time...
FIRST USE OF TURBODRIVE
Authorisation Code
When TurboDrive is launched for the first time, or is installed into a different directory, you
will be asked you to enter an Authorisation code: PJLUWZ. This code can also be found as a
text file with your download.
Enter the code and click Done.
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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 device in the sidebar by clicking on its name once. Clicking the
Wink button will cause the selected device’s ONLINE indicator to flash for a few seconds in
order to identify itself.
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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.
tabs for each of the available control pages. To shrink the full panel back to a Monicon,
press the Cract button.
The control panel will now expand showing a number of
Load Factory Settings
To load presets into your amplifier, go to File > Load Factory Settings.. and navigate to the
location where you have saved the downloaded .dfa preset file for your loudspeaker model.
The selected preset name will now be displayed in the left panel and at the top of each
device’s main window.
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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 Firmware
Firmware is a set of instructions which runs inside the device, designed to inform your
processor of its purpose and functions. As part of our programme of continuing
improvement, firmware updates may be released from time to time, and when you launch a
panel for a device it may recommend that you update the firmware. You can use
TurboDrive to update the firmware in an attached device.
Firmware files can be identified by the .dfw (device firmware) extension. The file name will
contain the device model number (before the V) and firmware version (after the V) number
as shown below. So, in the above example, the firmware is for Model 1169 ( -4) and its
version number is 1.234. You should always use the same model as the one you are
updating, and always update to a newer firmware version – never revert to an earlier
version.
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Updating Device Firmware
To update an attached device’s firmware, go to Device > Update Firmware, then locate the
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.
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Star Road
Partridge Green
West Sussex RH13 8RY
United Kingdom
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