Common Controls - Operator Advanced Control Panel
JBL DrivePack®

Common Device Attributes

The Operator Advanced panel is visible to the user when the icon for the JBL Device within Venue View is activated. All of the the control and monitoring functionality found on JBL Operator Advanced Control panels are identical and common among all JBL Speaker Type Devices.  

Display functions directly visible on the JBL Operator Advanced Control Panel include:

Title Bar

The title bar indicates the HiQnet address and speaker type of the device.

Online/Offline Indicator



Notifies the user of the status of the device. Indicates that the device is connected or disconnected from the network.

Tool Tips

 

Context sensitive tool tips are provided to the user when the user hovers the mouse over a control or status area in the Operator Advanced panel. These tips will help the user determine the proper action to take.

Common Device Controls

To access the control and processing blocks provided in the module, double clicking the processing block or button will either spawn a new window or cause an existing window to be recycled. 
Common Controls include:

Presets



Allows the user to recall or store up to 10 device presets.  JBL devices ship from the factory with 2 factory pre-configured presets.
Preset 1 is programmed for the full range response typical for the speaker type and Preset 2 engages an alternate 80Hz Subwoofer filter.  The ENABLE ALT PRESET hardware button found on the device input module toggles Preset:1 and Preset:2 directly from the loudspeaker.  For more information, see help on Presets

Device Enable/Disable Control

This control allows the user to put the amplifier in standby mode while the device is still online.

 

Processing Block Sub-Panels

The following processing blocks are accessed by double clicking in the associated button.
Processing sub-panel control buttons include:

Foldback — JBL DPCN DEVICES

The JBL DrivePack CobraNet (DPCN) version of the JBL Software Control panel adds a CobraNet Foldback control button to Device Tool bar. Double click on the Foldback button to activate the CobraNet Foldback signal routing panel.
This feature is available in individual JBL CobraNet compatible Device control panels and JBL Master Panels when CobraNet devices are present within the master control group.

For detailed information on using  CobraNet Foldback controls,  see help for CobraNet DPCN Device Foldback.

Signal Generator

Double click on the Sig Gen button to open the Signal Generator control sub-panel.

The signal generator can be used to test device response to specific test signals. The user can configure specific test signals and insert them into the amplifier in a testing scenario. The user can select the signal type, level, frequency and enable/disable the test signal. For more details see help on the Signal Generator.

General - DPAN Devices

Double click on the General button to open the General information sub-panel.

The general settings panel allows the user to set and display information for a particular device. For additional details see Help on the General sub-panel for DPAN devices.

General - DPCN Devices

Double click on the General button to open the General information sub-panel.

The general settings panel for DPCN devices provides additional CobraNet information for the device. 
The general settings panel for DPCN devices provides the same general information found on DPAN devices and also allows the user to set and display CobraNet information for that device.   For additional details see Help on the General sub-panel for DPCN devices.

EQ Filters Graphical Editor

JBL DrivePack® devices all have a total of 16 user accessible EQ filters available for system tuning.  The 16 filters are divided into 2 banks of 8 filters each and are assigned to either the System EQ filter bank or the Guest filter bank. The user can modify the EQ filter parameters in an intuitive way by using the EQ Graphical Editor or the direct access text field spinner controls. The user can use the mouse to individually modify both the gain and Q on any of the eight (8) EQ filters in real-time. As the filter is adjusted in the Editor the parameters are modified in the audio DSP to give real-time audio feedback. The frequency scale of the EQ Graphical Editor is logarithmic. The EQ Graphical Editor displays either the System or Guest EQ filters depending on the state of the System/Guest EQ Filter control buttons.  All EQ functions and displays for EQ filters are accessed directly from the EQ Graphic Control Panel.

For detailed information on using the device EQ Filters, see help on  the EQ Graphic Control Panel.

Input Control and Monitor Sub-Panel



This sub-panel is used to configure the input section of the amplifier.  The input control block provides Input Metering, Clip Indicator, Gain Reduction Metering, Ready and Temperature status indicators.  Direct access control functions include Input Gain, Input Polarity, and Input Mute.  Processing sub-routines include Input Routing, Input Compression, Input Delay and input Sub Filter High-Pass and Low Pass filters.  The functionality of the basic controls and metering found in the input control block are identical to similar controls and meters found in the Output Control block. 

For detailed information on using the device Input control and monitoring sub-panel, see help for Input Control and Monitor Sub-Panel

Output Control and Monitor Sub-Panel



This sub-panel is used to configure and monitor the output section of each discrete amplifier output channel. Each individual JBL DrivePack amplifier channel is optimized for the specific bandpass application to which it is assigned. The associated bandpass is identified by a label located directly above the output control fader.  Individual amplifier outputs are not user accessible for crossover design. Specific DSP frequency points and crossover types are applied by JBL Engineering to provide the best possible electro-acoustic response.  Controls, meters and indicators are functionally identical to similar functions found on the Input Control and Monitor Sub-Panel. 

For detailed information on using the device output control and monitoring sub-panel, see help for Output Control Block Sub-Panel.