Samson WSM Wireless System Manager for Windows 95 Manuel utilisateur

OWNERS MANUAL

Wireless System Manager for Windows®95

Windows and Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

Produced by

On The Right Wavelength

for Samson Technologies Corp.

Printed April, 1998

Samson Technologies Corp.

575 Underhill Blvd.

P.O. Box 9031

Syosset, NY 11791-9031

Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766)

Fax: 516-364-3888

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Hardware Interconnections 1

Software Installation 5

Launching Wireless System Manager 7

Quick Start 8

Monitor Mode 10

The Simple Monitor Screen 11

Monitor Mode Tool Bar 12

Monitor Mode Menus 13

Time Domain Mode 14

Spectrum Analyze Mode 15

Introduction / Hardware Interconnections

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson Wireless System Manager! This remarkable accessory

package for the Samson Synth Series 6 UHF Wireless System includes Windows 95-compatible software

and all required hardware for complete computer control and remote monitoring of up to eight Samson

UR6D (or UR6DX) dual receivers (for up to sixteen-channel operation). The WSM application also

includes advanced features such as RF spectrum analysis and automated channel planning. WSM even

allows you to record receiving conditions in real time (both RF and AF levels) and to log the results to

disk or print them out.

In these pages, you’ll find full hardware interconnection and software installation instructions, as well as

a guided tour through the various screens, menus and options of the Samson Wireless System Manager.

You’ll also find a warranty card enclosed—don’t forget to fill it out and mail it! This will enable you to

receive online technical support and will allow us to send you updated information about other Samson

products in the future.

SPECIAL NOTE: Should any components in your Samson Wireless System Manager ever require

servicing, a

Return Authorization

number (RA) is necessary. Without this number, the unit will not be

accepted. Please call Samson at 1-800-372-6766 for a Return Authorization number prior to shipping

your unit. Please retain the original packing material and, if possible, return the unit in its original carton

and packing materials.

Hardware Interconnections

The Wireless System Manager will work with any Pentium computer (including laptop computers) that is

running Windows 95 and has a Sound Blaster 16 sound card installed (note that WSM may not operate

correctly with third-party sound cards). 5 megabytes of hard disk space is required for installation, and a

minimum of 16 megabytes of RAM is recommended. A 21" color monitor or larger is also recommended,

although the program will work on smaller monitors.

There are two hardware interface boxes provided with the Wireless System Manager: the IF6P and IF6R.

As shown in the illustrations below, they are essentially identical, except for the “PC” connection on the

IF6P (on the right-hand side). The IF6R interface box is required only when you need to remote your

receivers 20 feet or more from the computer.

SAMSON WSM

SENDRECEIVE

Interface IF6P

123PC

IN OUT IN OUT

SAMSON WSM

2Interface IF6R

123

IN OUT IN OUT

PUSH

IF6P IF6R

Hardware Interconnections

All required cabling is included in the WSM package: one PC connector cable, four long 8-pin mini-DIN

connector cables, and seven short 8-pin mini-DIN connector cables:

As shown in the illustration on the left, begin by connecting

one end of the PC connector cable to the joystick/MIDI port of

your computer’s Sound Blaster 16 card and the other end to

the “PC” connection on the IF6P.

If you need to remote your receivers 20 feet or more from the

computer, follow the instructions on page 4 of this manual.

If not, take one of the long 8-pin mini-DIN connector cables

and connect one end to the IF6P “1 Out” and the other end to

the rear panel UR6D (or UR6DX) “Remote In.”

WSM PC connector cable WSM 8 pin mini-DIN connector cables

Hardware Interconnections

As shown in the illustration on the right, if you are using multiple

UR6D or UR6DX receivers (WSM can control up to eight of

them), use short 8-pin mini-DIN cables to connect the “Remote

Out” of the first receiver to the “Remote In” of the next one,

daisy-chain fashion.

Then connect the “Remote Out” of the last UR6D or UR6DX

receiver to the IF6P “1 In.” If you are only using a single

UR6D or UR6DX, connect its “Remote Out” to the IF6P

“1 In.”

The last step in the process is to set the “1-2-3” switch on the side of the

IF6P to “1.”

Hardware Interconnections

If you need to remote your receivers at a distance from the

computer, you need to use the IF6R interface as well as the IF6P.

There are two ways of interconnecting the IF6R and IF6P.

The first option is to use a CAT5 cable (up to 200 meters in length),

plugged into the “2” connection of both interface boxes. As shown

in the illustrations on the left, use the “1 In” and “1 Out” connectors

on the IF6R (

not

the IF6P) to interface with your UR6D or UR6DX

receivers (as before, up to eight receivers can be daisy-chained

together).

Then set the “1-2-3” switch on the side of

both

the IF6P and IF6R

to “2.”

Alternatively, as shown in the illustrations on

the right, you can use standard mic cable with

XLR connectors (again, up to 200 meters in

length). Plug the male end of one cable into

the IF6P “In 3” and the female end into the

IF6R “Out 3.” Plug the male end of the other

cable into the IF6R “In 3” and the female end

into the IF6P “Out 3.” Again, use the “1 In” and

“1 Out” connectors on the IF6R (

not

the IF6P)

to interface with your UR6D or UR6DX

receivers.

For this kind of connection, you’ll need to set

the “1-2-3” switch on the side of

both

the IF6P

and IF6R to “3.”

If you encounter difficulties with any aspect of

setting up your Wireless System Manager, you

can call Samson Technical Support at

1-800-372-6766) between 9 AM and 5 PM

EST.

Software Installation

Before installing your WSM software, you need to

make sure that the external MIDI port on your Sound

Blaster 16 card is enabled. To do so, click on the Start

button and go to Settings -> Control Panel. Once the

Windows Control Panel is open, select the

“Multimedia” option, as shown in the illustration on the

right.

As shown in the illustration on the left, when the

“Multimedia Properties” dialog opens, click on the

“Advanced” tab. Open the “MIDI Devices and

Instruments” folder and select “MIDI for External

MIDI Port.”

Click on “Properties” and the “MIDI For External MIDI Port

Properties” dialog appears, as shown in the illustration on the

right. Click on the “Use MIDI features on this device” button if

it is not already selected and make sure that the Status is

“Driver is enabled and active.” If it is not, WSM will not

operate correctly. Consult your Windows 95 and/or Sound

Blaster 16 user manuals for information on how to solve

conflicts that prevent the driver from being enabled.

Software Installation

If all is working correctly, when you click on the “Settings” button, a dialog

similar to the one shown on the left will appear. At this point, you have

enabled the Joystick/MIDI port on your Sound Blaster 16 card and have

verified that the required Creative Labs software driver is installed and

operating correctly. Click OK in all open dialog boxes and close the

Control Panel.

Now you’re ready to insert the

WSM floppy disk! After doing so,

start up the Windows Explorer and

open your floppy drive (usually

drive A). The display will look like

the illustration on the left.

Before installing the WSM application,

you need to first copy the font file

named “Lucon” onto your hard disk.

This file

must

be placed inside the Fonts

folder in the Windows folder, as shown

in the illustration on the left. From within

Windows Explorer, you can simply

mouse-drag the “Lucon” file from the

floppy drive to the Fonts folder.

Once this is completed, simply

double-click on the “WSM.exe” icon to

begin the automatic installation

procedure. Follow all on-screen

instructions, and you’re done!

NOTE: In case you lose this manual,

we’ve included an electronic copy of it

on the WSM installation disk. This file

(which can be viewed onscreen or print-

ed out) is in Acrobat PDF format. To

open it, you need the Adobe Acrobat

Reader, which is available for free

downloading from the Adobe website

or from many other websites.

Launching WSM

Before launching WSM, make sure all receivers are interconnected correctly (as per the instructions

given on the preceding pages) and powered on. Then boot up your computer and double-click on the

“Shortcut to WSM” icon to launch the program. Because WSM uses all driver resources of the Sound

Blaster 16 card’s Joystick/MIDI port, it is not possible to launch multiple instances of the program.

When launched, WSM will automatically load the most recently created

“.WSM” file, if one exists. (.WSM files contain the current channel setup, all

recorded data, and the contents of all Scene Memories). It then scans all

connected receivers to check that all parameters in the receivers exactly

match that of the data in the file. If the data does not match, the program

will display a warning dialog similar to the one shown on the right. Click on

OK to continue; WSM will automatically read in all changed parameters,

always reflecting the current status of connected receivers.

WSM always begins in

Monitor

mode, displaying the screen shown below:

See page 10 in this manual for a description of the various numbered areas.

6 7

Quick Start

To Monitor Conditions In Connected Receivers

From Monitor Mode, click on the Play icon (the far left icon) in the Transport Tool Bar. All RF

and AF Level meters in the Monitor screen are now active and show continuous changes in

RF and AF levels.

To Change Conditions in Connected Receivers

Double-click on any parameter you wish to change, or use the Setup menu Channel option to open the

Channel Setup dialog (see page 10 in this manual for more information). Select the appropriate receiver

tab(s), then the field(s) you wish to change, then click on OK. WSM will instantly send all changed

parameter(s) to your connected receivers.

To Record Data

Click on the Record icon (the far right icon) in the Transport Tool Bar. Changes in all RF and AF levels in

all connected receivers are now being recorded by WSM. To momentarily pause recording, click on the

Pause icon (the second from right icon) in the Transport Tool Bar. To conclude recording, click on the

Stop icon (the second from left icon) in the Transport Tool Bar.

To View Recorded Data

Go to Time Domain Mode, either by selecting it from the Window menu, or by clicking on

the Time Domain icon in the Tool Bar. To determine which parameters you wish to see

graphed out, select “Drawing Condition” from the Settings menu, or click on the Drawing

Condition icon in the Tool Bar. In the resulting dialog, select the appropriate receiver

tab(s), then check the data type(s) you wish to view (RF Level A, RF Level B, RF Level

A+B, and/or AF Level), then click on OK. The selected data for the chosen receiver will

be graphed onscreen. Each parameter is shown in a different color, as described in the

onscreen legend at the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

To Save Recorded Data

Return to Monitor Mode, either by selecting it from the Window menu, or by clicking on the

Monitor Mode icon in the Tool Bar. Click on the Save icon in the Tool Bar or, from the File

menu, select the “Save” or “Save As” option (the latter allows you to assign a new filename).

A standard Windows dialog follows, which allows you to save all recorded data to a file on

disk (the suffix “.WSM” will automatically be appended to all such files).

To Load A File

From Monitor Mode, click on the Load icon in the Tool Bar or, from the File menu, select the “Load”

option. A standard Windows dialog follows, which allows you to load any “.WSM” file from disk.

To Start A New WSM Session

From Monitor Mode, click on the New icon in the Tool Bar or, from the File menu, select the “New” option.

Connected receivers will be unaffected, but all data in memory will be cleared.

Transport Tool Bar icons

Time Domain

Mode icon Drawing

Condition icon

Save icon

Monitor Mode

icon

Load icon

New icon

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