Page 2 - Table Of Contents
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 2 Table Of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.1 Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 3 - THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED; CAUTION
3 Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 6 PROTEA SYSTEM SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.1 How to Get Protea System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.2 Installing Protea Syst...
Page 4 - AC POWER REQUIREMENTS
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 4 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchase of this Ashly Protea 4.24C Digital Crossover/System Processor. The Protea SYSTEM II series builds on the tradition of quality and value which has earned Ashly itsplace as a market lea...
Page 5 - FRONT PANEL CONTROL FEATURES; Function Keys and Data Wheel; To the right of the LCD display; modified; after the preset number.
5 Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 4. FRONT PANEL CONTROL FEATURES 4.1 Function Keys and Data Wheel To the right of the LCD display are two unlabeled function keys and arotary data wheel. All audio and sys-tem parameters are edited using thesethree controls. Eac...
Page 6 - In p ut G ain L C D D isplay; GAIN A; O utp ut G a in L C D D is p la y; Output Gain; Signal Source; . 24C S helving Filte rs; EQ LCD Display; Parametric; Input Fltrs; Outpt Fltrs
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 6 4.6 Audio Functions 4.6a Gain I n p u t a n d O u t p u t G a i n a r e separately adjustable from -40dB to+12dB in 0.1dB increments. T h e o u t p u t g a i n m e n u a l s o p r o v i d e s f o r s e l e c t i o n o f i n p u...
Page 7 - D elay L C D D is play; Distance; Delay; DELAY 1
7 Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor Parametric EQ (PEQ) uses peak fil- ters with the ability to control boost or cut,frequency center, and bandwidth. Think ofone band of parametric EQ as a single graphicequalizer fader except that the frequency isvariable, not fi...
Page 8 - For R em ote Sp eak ers; For D river A lign m e nt; C ro ss o ver L C D D isp la y; HPF and LPF; CROSSOVER 1
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 8 of the venue with direct line-of-sound to multiple loudspeakers. The solution is todelay the audio signal to the loudspeakers located beyond the main stage area, so thatsound comes out of the distant loudspeakers at the exact t...
Page 10 - A full function compressor/; fied; Limiter; L im ite r L C D D is p la y; Release; Threshold; Attack; LIMITER 1
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 10 4.6e Limit A full function compressor/ l i m i t e r i s i n c l u d e d o n e a c h o u t p u tchannel. A limiter is commonly usedto prevent transient audio signal spikesfrom damaging loudspeakers, manageanalo g and digital r...
Page 11 - LED Meter; Utilities LCD Display; MIDI; ParamLock; UTIL
11 Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 4.7b Save Once the 4.24C has been adjusted to suit the application, the changes can be permanently saved to memory*. To save a new configuration or save changes to an existing preset template, begin the process by pressing the...
Page 12 - INTERCONNECT FEATURES; Audio Connections; In puts
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 12 buttons 1-8 (recommended) or the data wheel (0-9) to enter a new code, then press Enter on the LCD. The LCD thenprompts the user to either change the code to a new four digit number, or change the Security status to one of the...
Page 13 - A Note About Input Signal Levels:; MIDI Connections; The 4.24C also has an RS-232 mode switch on the back panel which is; D -S ub 9 P in Fem ale
13 Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor A Note About Input Signal Levels: There are no analog gain trim adjustments on the Protea 4.24C, therefore all the processing (including gain) is done in the digital domain. As a consequence of this design philosophy, it is im...
Page 14 - PROTEA SYSTEM SOFTWARE; How to get Protea System Software
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor 14 6. PROTEA SYSTEM SOFTWARE P r o t e a S y s t e m S o f t w a r e v e r s i o n 3 . 1 - C r o s s o v e r S e c t i o n f o r 4 . 2 4 C c o n t r o l . Ashly offers a powerful software control interface for the PC Windows envi...
Page 19 - presets to a PC using MIDI Dump via RS-232.
19 Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor Output 3: Source ______________ Output Gain _____________ Polarity ____________ Output Delay ______________________________ Output EQ EQ Filter no. 1 Filter Type ______________ Frequency __________ Boost/Cut ________ Bandwidth...
Page 20 - A S H LY A U D I O I N C . 8 4 7 H o l t R o a d We b s t e r, N Y 1 4 5 8 0 - 9 1 0 3; P rotea 4 . 2 4 C B lo ck D iag ram; Output Channels 1 - 8
Operating Manual - PROTEA SYSTEM II 4.24C Crossover / System Processor A S H LY A U D I O I N C . 8 4 7 H o l t R o a d We b s t e r, N Y 1 4 5 8 0 - 9 1 0 3 P h o n e : ( 5 8 5 ) 8 7 2 - 0 0 1 0 F a x : ( 5 8 5 ) 8 7 2 - 0 7 3 9 To l l F re e ( 8 0 0 ) 8 2 8 - 6 3 0 8 w w w. a s h l y. c o m 2 0 ...