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GLOBAL
The GLOBAL control allows you to set up the various system
parameters including the input , the equalizer filter band-
width, filter range and the range of the Master Fader.
The Global Switch Has Five Clicks!
Click Menu Function Value
1 Inp. Input Opt 1, Opt 2
2 Md. Mode Stereo, Dual
3 F.Bw Filter Bandwidth 1/4
, 1/3,
or 1/2
dB
& Auto
4 F.R. Fader Range +/-3
dB
,
+/-6
dB
,
+/-12
dB
5 M.F. Master Fader Range -12dB, -120dB
Selecting the Input
The D2500 accepts inputs from any of the installed I/O
(Input/Output) boards including the standard AI01, option-
al DIO1 Digital I/O or AIO2, or premium audio converter I/O
board. To access the input follow these steps:
• Press the GLOBAL control switch a few times until you
see the: Inp.
• Use the Data Wheel to select OPT 1 or OP T2.
NOTE:
Once you make an edit to the Global set-up, the red
GLOBAL LED will flash indicating that a change has been made
to the original set-up. You will also see that the red STORE LED
is illuminated
.
• To keep the new changes, press the STORE button and
you will exit the GLOBAL mode and both the STORE and
GLOBAL LED’s will turn off.
Operating the D2500
Navigating the D2500 Controls
Before you move ahead into the many D2500 onboard
features, you should become familiar with the front
panel controls and the various parameters that they
can set. The D2500's front panel switches are set up in
groups related to the function or parts of the operating
system they control. Some switches are placed individu-
ally, since they are dedicated to a single function, and
other switches are arranged in groups since their func-
tionality is related. The D2500 function switch sections
are arranged on the front panel as follows; First, is the
BYPASS switch that enables you to turn the equalizer and
all effects on or off. Next is the A/B switch that lets you
compare the actual modified program to the last program
loaded or stored . Then you will find a group of switches
including LEFT, LINK and RIGHT which are used to assign
the D2500's hardware controls to operate the Left, Right
or Left and Right EQ channels. MANUAL is the next switch
and it allows you to operate the unit just like a standard
analog graphic equalizer. The next section is where you
will find the D2500’s powerful onboard digital effects,
which are controlled by the FEEDBACK, EQ, GATE, DELAY,
ENHANCE, HP /LP, LIMITER and IN/OUT switches. GLOBAL
gives you access to the overall system settings, and MIDI
lets you set up the device-to-device communications
including Samson Audio’s high-speed, D-Net protocol.
Finally, in order to save and retrieve your favorite set-
tings, the D2500’s LOAD and STORE switches allow you to
access the 100 on-board presets. The following sections
of this manual will detail each of the switches and their
associated parameters. Instead of going from left to right,
we’ll switch up the order a bit for a more logical flow
through the system.
You should know this !
Some switches are capable of accessing more than one
parameter, so as you press the switch you will page
through the available parameters. These include the FBM,
GATE, HP/LP, Limiter, GLOBAL and MIDI. For example, the
FBM switch has five clicks to page though the parameters,
Feedback Management On/OFF, Sensitivity, Feedback
MAX, Feedback HOLD and Feedback RELEASE. You can
change the parameters of any of these functions by using
the large Data Wheel located by the main LCD display.