4-743-161-14 (1) Wireless Studio User’s Guide Version 5.2x Before using this software, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
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[Receiver CH Label settings] Window....... 55 [GP/CH display setting] Window ............... 55 [Display settings] Window ......................... 56 [Other settings] Window............................. 59 [Network settings] Window........................ 59 [Startup settings] Window .......................... 60 [Region setting] Window............................ 60 Effects of the Diversity Setting on Wireless Studio Displays .................................
Using This User’s Guide Features This guide describes how to use the Wireless Studio software supplied with the DWR-R01D, DWR-R02D, DWR-R02DN, and DWR-R03D Digital Wireless Receivers. (These four models are herein referred to collectively as the “receivers.”) To fully understand this guide, read it in conjunction with the Operating Instructions supplied with the receivers. The Wireless Studio software allows you monitor and control a digital wireless system via a network.
The [Property List] tab allows you to display the settings of multiple receivers and transmitters in a list, and perform fast control operations such as applying the same settings to all the devices simultaneously. Preparing the Software and Devices Recalling stored settings and monitoring information Information such as the setting values of devices and the arrangement of devices in the status viewer can be saved as a file.
For Windows 10 Set [Sleep] to [Never]. Doing so prevents interruptions in monitoring resulting from network disconnections between Wireless Studio and the digital wireless system caused by the computer entering sleep mode. For details on how to configure power settings, refer to the operating instructions for your computer and operating system. For Windows 7 Set [Put the computer to sleep] to [Never].
For Windows 10 Select [100%], [125%], or [150%]. For Windows 8 Select [Smaller - 100%] or [Larger - 150%]. Select from [Windows Default Themes] for the theme. Select from [Windows Default Themes] for the theme. Installing the Software Notes • If the older version of Wireless Studio is already installed in the PC, uninstall it (see page 8). • Quit all applications before installing the software. • Be sure to log in as the administrator.
2 Click and select [Add or Remove Programs] in the Windows Control Panel, then select [Wireless Studio] from the list, and then delete it. Extract the downloaded compressed file, and doubleclick “setup.exe.” InstallShield Wizard starts. 3 Select the language, and click [OK]. Setting Up the Network The [Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Wireless Studio] screen appears. • When an older version of Wireless Studio is already installed: Uninstallation of the older version is not necessary.
2 Click [Network and Sharing Center]. 3 Click [Change adapter settings]. 4 Right-click the local area connection icon and then click [Properties]. Connecting to the Network Receiver The properties window of the local area connection appears. 5 Hub PC Double-click [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/ IPv4)]. The internet protocol (TCP/IP) properties window appears. RMU-01 Battery charger Use straight LAN cables to connect the receivers, RMU-01, battery chargers, and computer via a hub.
Parts Identification a Menus Click on a menu to display the commands in that menu. Display settings: Opens the [Display settings] window. Use this to specify whether to display certain setting items and buttons. For details, see “Menus” on page 12. For details, see “[Display settings] Window” on page 56. b Toolbar The following settings are available on the toolbar. Main display: Selects the display mode for the main window. When [Detail] is selected, the status viewer is displayed in the main window.
[RF Chart Analyzer] tab Allows you to view the information saved in the RF Chart Grapher tab. The following settings are also available. Group control settings: Changes the setting of each respective button for all the receiver channels displayed in the status viewer at one time. For details, see “[RF Chart Analyzer] Tab” on page 39. Note This does not appear under factory default settings.
[Device] menu Menus This menu allows you to make network connection settings for each device. The [Device] menu has the following commands: Online monitoring and control: Switches between online mode and offline mode. The system is in online mode when the check mark appears next to the command, and offline mode when the check mark is cleared. Load settings: Applies the setting values configured in Wireless Studio to the receivers and transmitters (available in offline mode only).
For details, see “[Receiver CH Label settings] Window” on page 55. Basic Operations GP/CH Display settings: Opens the [GP/CH display setting] window. Use this to configure the settings for the groups and channels displayed on Wireless Studio. Wireless Studio operates in one of two modes, online mode and offline mode. For details, see “[GP/CH display setting] Window” on page 55.
Device Detection and Monitoring 1 Select [Start] > [All Programs] > [Sony] > [Digital Wireless Microphone System] > [Wireless Studio] to start up the software. 2 Place a check mark next to [Online monitoring and control] in the [Device] menu. The following methods are available for selecting receiver channels. • When you click a single receiver channel, that receiver channel is selected.
If Problems Occur during Monitoring Selecting Channel Plans See the following table to remedy the problem. To ensure stable operations, select a channel plan that is suitable for your signal environment. In Wireless Studio, you can ensure more stable operations by performing the procedure found in [Channel Plan Adviser] to select channel plans. Problem Cause Remedy The receiver is The host name or IP not recognized. address is already assigned to another device.
3 Loaded from cpa file: Select this to use channel plans that were selected during previous uses of [Channel Plan Adviser]. User define: Select this to use user defined channel plans. Select [Basic mode], and click [Next >]. The following screen appears. Note The recommended channel plan when “Sony preset: high density [Digital system only]” is selected cannot be assigned to the DWR-R01D, DWR-R02D, or DWR-R02DN. 7 Click [Next >]. The following screen appears.
10 If necessary, enable or disable [Reflect recommended GP/CH], and then click [Finish]. 3 [Channel Plan Adviser] closes. If the [Reflect recommended GP/CH] checkbox is selected, only the groups and channels recommended by [Channel Plan Adviser] will be selectable on Wireless Studio. The groups and channels recommended by [Channel Plan Adviser] will be displayed in the [Spectrum Analyzer] tab of the sub window. Click [Next >]. The following screen appears.
5 Operate the transmitter for pairing to set it to pairing mode, and click [Next >]. Controlling Devices When the transmitter is detected, the following screen appears. You can control devices from the [Property] window and the [Property List] tab of the sub window in Wireless Studio. The [Property] window displays information about the selected receiver. You can configure settings in the [Property] window while viewing the meter icons in the upper part of the window.
• Right-click the meter icons that appear in the status viewer, and select [Property] in the context menu that appears. • Right-click the meter icons that appear in the simple status viewer, and select [Property] in the context menu that appears. For details on the settings in the [Property] window, see “[Property] Window” on page 45. Controlling devices from the [Property List] tab of the sub window Perform the following to control devices from the [Property List] tab of the sub window.
3 Click a cell displayed in the list of setting values in the [Property List] tab, and configure the setting. Changes to the settings are sent to receivers and transmitters immediately and applied. For details on the settings in the [Property List] tab and how to change them, see “[Property List] Tab” on page 32.
2 3 Select [File] menu > [Save as]. The current configurations are saved as a settings file. The information stored in the file is displayed on the Wireless Studio screen. Edit the settings here if necessary. Note When saving transmitter settings, make sure that the transmitters are active and that signals are received properly. If the information is not received properly from a transmitter, the factory default settings of that transmitter will be saved.
3 • The following conditions must be met for the settings to be applied to the transmitters. - The transmitters are paired. - The [Transmitter Type] settings must be the actual types of the paired transmitters. - The transmitters are within the wireless remote control service area. Enter a file name in the file save dialog box that appears, and click the [Save] button.
3 For details on separating sub-window tabs, see “To separate a sub-window tab from Wireless Studio” on page 24. Verify the content of the selected individual setting file and click the [Load Settings] button in the [Load Single Settings] window that appears. Simple: Displays the simple status viewer in the main window. This mode is ideal for basic monitoring on a single monitor, as the simple status viewer cannot be separated from Wireless Studio (which is possible when [Detail] is selected).
By dragging and dropping the [Simple Status Viewer] tab within the screen of a second monitor and maximizing its display, you can monitor Wireless Studio on your first monitor and monitor the simple status viewer on your second monitor at the same time. • First monitor 2 Drop the tab on one of the buttons that appear on the icon. • Second monitor To separate a sub-window tab from Wireless Studio You can display individual sub-window tabs in a window that is separate from Wireless Studio.
[Device List] Window This window lists in a table all of the receivers, battery chargers, and RMU-01 units on the network and two receiver channels of each receiver as operating channel information. It also displays icons that indicate the status of each device. 2 1 Drop the tab onto the displayed icon. 2 The tab returns to the sub window.
c Device information button Opens the [Device information] window. This allows you to view device type and IP address information for devices selected in the list. Device RMU-01 Icon Meaning Operating normally No communication with RMU01. If operating in online mode, the RMU-01 may be turned off, IP addresses may be overlapping, a network connection error may have occurred, etc. Check the status of each device. This icon also appears in offline mode.
Load Single Settings: Loads settings that are saved to a file to the selected device. available for [Device type] vary depending on the selected type. Type Device type Receiver DWR-R01D For details, see “To open a previously saved individual settings file and apply its settings” on page 22. DWR-R02D DWR-R02DN DWR-R03D RMU RMU-01 BC-DWX BC-DWX1 Device type: Selects the model to add to the [Device List] window. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the receiver/battery charger/RMU-01 to be added.
Main Window The status viewer is displayed in the main window. Status Viewer and Meter Icons The status viewer displays meter icons that allow you to monitor the status of receiver channels. The information indicated by each receiver channel meter icon is identical to the initial display of the receiver. A total of seven pages, the [All tuners] page and [Page-1] to [Page-6], are available in the status viewer by default when you first start up Wireless Studio.
• When receiving radio waves from the DWT-B03R digital wireless transmitter, this functions according to the BATTERY REMAIN setting of the transmitter. When set to ICON: Indicates the remaining battery charge of the transmitter in 8 levels based on metadata received by the receiver from the transmitter. When the remaining charge is low, the battery icon turns red.
Example: When receiver channels 5 to 8 are registered to [Page-1] When monitoring four receivers, each receiver channel will be numbered from 1 to 8. The display flashes if the HOST cannot be found. Note This function is available only on the DWR-R03D version 1.20 or later. Note The numbers will not appear on [Page-1] to [Page-6] until you display the receiver channels. Operating the pages in the status viewer You can add, delete, and rename pages in the status viewer.
d [Event] Displays the contents of each message. Sub Window The functions unique to each mode are as follows. The sub window consists of the [Message Log] tab, [Property List] tab, [RF Chart Grapher] tab, [RF Chart Analyzer] tab, [Spectrum Analyzer] tab, [Simple Status Viewer] tab, and [BC-DWX Viewer] tab. [Event log] mode 1 [Message Log] Tab The [Message Log] tab displays a list of warnings and error messages.
Message Meaning Message Meaning ANT DC OUT terminal is over current. There has been a current overload at the ANTENNA a/b IN connector. The number of new BC:XX XX number of BC units have been newly detected. Transmitter’s battery level is low. The transmitter’s battery is weak. Battery charger detected low temperature. The battery charger detected an abnormal temperature (low temperature). Receiver cannot decrypt Encrypted transmission settings the encrypted signal.
You can also select multiple cells using any of the following methods. When multiple cells are selected, the setting values for the selected receiver channels can be changed simultaneously. • Click and drag over the cells. • Click the cells one at a time while holding down the Ctrl key. • Click two cells that are not neighboring while holding down the Shift key. 3 c Displayed setting items checkboxes Select whether to display or hide setting items in the [Property] window by category.
Display settings: Click this button to open the [Display Settings] screen. The [Display Settings] screen allows you to configure display settings for RF level, alert, QL, and time. [RF Chart Grapher] Tab You can use the [RF Chart Grapher] in Wireless Studio to record information on the signal environment and any alerts that occurred during operation. This allows you to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between the signal environment and specific alerts.
display these warning messages, change the lighting conditions for the ALERT indicator in the alert function settings of the [Property] window. For details, see “[Property] Window” on page 45. Message Meaning Rf level is excessive. The signal reception level is excessively high. × button: Closes the sub monitor. Rf level is low. The signal reception level has dropped. Note Quality level is low. The quality of received audio data is deteriorated. Communication timeout occurred.
To specify using the status viewer and simple status viewer 1 Right-click a receiver channel in the status viewer, and select [Add to sub monitor for RF Chart Grapher] in the context menu that appears. The selected receiver channel is displayed in a sub monitor. 2 Select a different receiver channel in the main monitor area’s receiver channel list. The information of the selected receiver channel is displayed in the right side of the main monitor area.
Mark list Shows or hides the mark list. • When “12” is entered, “00:12” will be configured. • When “1” is entered, “00:01” will be configured. Mark, Diversity max hold, Diversity min hold Shows or hides the [Mark] button, diversity max hold, and diversity min hold in the graph display area. When you specify to hide, the graph’s vertical size will increase accordingly. [Save settings] screen [Save folder] Specifies the save destination for automatic saving.
To view memo content Place the mouse cursor on a green or blue mark to display the content of the memo as a tooltip. Green marks appear in the graph display area of each receiver channel, and the memo information is reflected in the mark list. To edit memo content 1 Right-click the mark in the graph of the memo you want to edit, and select [Edit] in the context menu that appears. 2 Edit the content of the memo in the dialog box that appears, and click the [OK] button.
a Control items Open: Registers the file to the file list. Only files created using the [RF Chart Grapher] can be registered to the file list. Save as: Saves the information of the file selected in the file list. Close: Deletes the file selected in the file list from the file list. Close all: Deletes all the files registered to the file list from the file list. Note When you delete a memo with a green mark, the same memos that appear for the other receiver channels will also be deleted.
a [Start scan] / [Stop scan] button When you click the [Start scan] button, a confirmation dialog box appears. When you click the [Yes] button here, scanning starts and the button name changes to [Stop scan]. When you click the [Stop scan] button, scanning stops and the button name changes to [Start scan]. e [Scan list] Displays scanning results in a list after scanning is complete. Save button: Saves the scanning result selected in the scan list as a file.
a Target receiver selection Allows you to select the receivers that will perform scanning for each frequency band. Scanning will not be performed for frequency bands for which [Do not scan] is selected. When the [Reflect recommended GP/CH] checkbox is selected in the [Channel Plan Adviser] window and you apply the settings to the [Spectrum Analyzer] tab, the receivers that will perform scanning will be selected automatically.
Band block Band TV42-51 TV42-44 a [Page] Select the status viewer page. The content registered to the selected page will appear in the status display area. TV45-47 TV48-50 b [Scale] Switch the display size (small, medium, large) of the information items displayed for each receiver channel in the status display area. When displaying the simple status viewer in full screen on a monitor with 1366×768 resolution, the numbers of receiver channels that can be displayed simultaneously are as follows.
When the OUTPUT SWAP setting is enabled, channel 1 is output from OUT 2, and channel 2 is output from OUT 1. The settings are also highlighted on the display. 1 2 Note OUTPUT SWAP is available only on the DWR-R03D version 1.20 or later. 3 4 5 F QL (signal quality level) alert Lights red when the quality of the received data decreases. 6 G QL (signal quality level) meter Indicates the quality of the received data in a meter.
Unlit: The input level of the audio signal is less than –20 dBFs. 1 bar lit: The input level of the audio signal is –20 dBFs or more and less than –10 dBFs. 2 bars lit: The input level of the audio signal is –10 dBFs or more and less than –3 dBFs. 3 bars lit: The input level of the audio signal is –3 dBFs or more. [BC-DWX Viewer] Tab The [BC-DWX Viewer] tab displays BC-DWX1 battery chargers detected by Wireless Studio (sorted by IP address) and allows you to monitor and control each BC-DWX1.
Display example for the [BC-DWX Viewer] tab Setup Windows The following is displayed when the battery charge is 100%.
For details on the [Setting lock] function, see “[Setting lock] Window” on page 55. Note This function is not supported on the DWR-R01D, DWR-R02D and DWR-R02DN. Dante ID: Specifies the receiver’s Dante ID. b Meter icons These function identically to the meter icons in the status viewer. Note This function is not supported on the DWR-R01D, DWR-R02D and DWR-R02DN. View Advanced setting...: Displays the receiver’s network settings. Click the button to display the following screen.
DWR-R03D: Version 1.00 or later Lock: Sets the receiver’s setting lock function. Band: Selects the frequency band to use. ANT ATT: Sets the attenuator for the receiver’s antenna input. ANT DC Output: Sets the DC power supply for the antennas connected to the receiver’s ANTENNA a/b IN connectors. Diversity: Specifies the receiver’s diversity setting. Note This function is not supported on the DWR-R01D, DWR-R02D, and DWR-R02DN.
Note Note This function is not supported by the DWR-R01D and DWR-R02D. GP/CH: Displays the frequency group and channel configured for the receiver channel. Frequency: Displays the frequency configured for the receiver channel. …: Press this button to display the [Group/Channel Setting] dialog box. You can select the reception frequency from the channel plan configured for the receiver in the [Group/Channel Setting] dialog box.
value higher than 10 mW when [Band] is set to TV38 (North American models only). Input Level: Displays the transmitter’s audio input level. ATT: Sets the attenuator for the transmitter. You can only change this setting when [Input Level] is set to [MIC]. LCF: Configure settings for the transmitter’s low-cut filter. +48V: Configure settings for the transmitter’s +48 V power supply. Battery Remain: Switches the transmitter’s battery display.
1 1 2 2 3 A Frequency spectrum Displays the information entered for each step in a graph. TV broadcast waves and interference from other wireless devices are displayed in red. Interference detected with the channel scan function is displayed in yellow. The threshold value for determining interference is displayed as a blue line. The usable channels in the selected channel plan are displayed in green. Channels that are unusable due to interference or other reasons are displayed in dark green.
4 Selecting the channel plan The section describes how to select channel plans using the advanced mode. Specify the frequencies assigned to other wireless devices being used in the same area. For details on selecting channel plans using basic mode, see “Selecting Channel Plans” on page 15. 1 Specify any frequencies used by other wireless devices, and click [Next >]. Select [Advanced mode], and click [Next >]. You can select whether to select the channel plan using basic or advanced mode here.
To adjust scan conditions Repeat count: Specify the number of times to repeat the scan. You can specify a number from 1 to 10. Frequency Interval: Specify the frequency interval. You can specify an interval of 125 kHz or 25 kHz. Detect threshold Level: Specify an RF level to use as a threshold for determining interference. You can specify a level from 5 to 30 dBuVemf in 1 dB steps. More Frequency: Selects the channel plan while leaving a small frequency clearance between interference.
Receiver’s band block: Extract only the channel plan matching the [BAND BLOCK] setting of the selected receiver channel from among the usable channel plans. Receiver’s band: Extract only the channel plan matching the [BAND] setting of the selected receiver channel from among the usable channel plans. For details on user defined frequency lists, see “User defined files” on page 54.
639.750 640.250 640.750 641.250 641.750 642.250 642.750 643.250 643.750 For details, see “Target receiver selection” in the “[Scan parameter] window” section on page 40. Note The [Reflect recommended GP/CH] setting can be changed at any time in the [GP/CH display setting] window. For details, see “[GP/CH display setting] Window” on page 55.
[Setting lock] Window [Receiver CH Label settings] Window You can prohibit the modification of receiver and transmitter settings from Wireless Studio. An administrator password must be configured to use this function. When setting modification is prohibited (i.e., locked), you can temporarily enable setting changes by clicking the lock release buttons in the [Property] window, and then entering the administrator password.
[GP/CH display setting] All GP/CH: All groups and channels will be displayed as candidates when configuring groups and channels. [All GP/CH] is selected under factory default settings. Only recommended GP/CH: Only the recommended groups and channels as determined by the [Channel Plan Adviser] will be displayed as candidates when configuring groups and channels.
Display example for the [RF Chart Grapher] tab • Both Label and Tx Name displayed RF power status: Select whether to display the transmitter’s transmitted power. RF remote status: Select whether to display the transmitter’s wireless remote control condition. Word sync status: Select whether to display the sync status of the signal output from the receiver’s DIGITAL OUT connector. Auto Freq change status: Sets whether to display the status of the AUTO FREQ CHANGE setting of the receiver.
• All items except Label and Tx Name displayed • All items except QL alert, RF alert, and AF/Peak alert displayed [Group control] tab This tab allows you to specify whether to display or hide the buttons that allow changing of receiver channel transmitter settings in groups or the shortcut buttons for [All muting], [All unmuting], and [Clear AF Peak hold], for example, at the top of the status viewer. Only [Clear AF Peak hold] will be displayed under factory default settings.
[Other] tab This tab allows you to enable or disable audio output control. It is disabled under factory default settings. When the checkbox is selected, you can enable or disable audio output by clicking the audio output control / indicators for each receiver channel in the status viewer. Clicking [Clear AF Peak hold] in the status viewer releases the hold status of the peak levels for all the receiver channels displayed.
• • • • • • Select the [Always work by below setting] checkbox to always start Wireless Studio using the specified mode. Offline mode: Start Wireless Studio in offline mode. Load all receiver’s settings then startup Online mode: Apply the settings of the settings file to the receivers, and then start Wireless Studio in online mode.
When you change the [Diversity] setting to 2-ANTENNA for receiver channels 1 and 2, “1” splits into “1” and “2” and the RF level meters will display 2 lines for each. Switching to 4-ANTENNA Switching to 4-ANTENNA Switching to 2-ANTENNA [Device list] window When you change the [Diversity] setting to 4-ANTENNA for receiver channels 1 and 2, the display for “2” disappears. When you change the [Diversity] setting to 2-ANTENNA for receiver channels 1 and 2, the display for “2” reappears.
[Pairing wizard] window If the [Pairing wizard] window is opened when the [Diversity] setting of receiver channels 1 and 2 is 2ANTENNA, both 1 and 2 are displayed. [RF Chart Grapher] tab When you change the [Diversity] setting to 4-ANTENNA for receiver channels 1 and 2, the display for “2” disappears. When you change the [Diversity] setting to 2-ANTENNA for receiver channels 1 and 2, the display for “2” reappears.
About the swap color As individual receiver channels are swapped, the display color is assigned in the following order. If nine or more units have channels in the swapped state, the color assignments are repeated starting from color 1. About the Wireless Studio Display when OUTPUT SWAP is Enabled Whenever you enable the OUTPUT SWAP setting of the receiver to swap channels, the displays in Wireless Studio will change as follows.
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