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- Page 1 4-530-961-18 (1) Wireless Studio User’s Guide Version 4.5x Before using this software, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. DWR-R01D/R02D/R02DN © 2013 Sony Corporation...
- Page 2 NOTICE TO USERS © 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
[Other settings] Window......57 Table of Contents [Startup settings] Window ......57 [Region setting] Window......58 Using This User’s Guide......4 Notations Used in This User’s Guide ... 4 About the Window Displays in This User’s Guide ........... 4 Features ............4 Preparing the Software and Devices ..5 System Requirements ........ -
Page 4: Using This User's Guide
Using This User’s Guide Features This User’s Guide explains the use of the Wireless Studio The Wireless Studio software supplied with the software supplied with the DWR-R01D/DWR-R02D DWR-R01D/DWR-R02D Digital Wireless Receiver Digital Wireless Receiver. (herein referred to as the “receivers”) allows you monitor To make the most of this guide, please use it in conjunction and control a digital wireless system via a network. -
Page 5: Preparing The Software And Devices
Recalling stored settings and monitoring Preparing the Software information Information such as the setting values of devices and the and Devices arrangement of devices in the status viewer can be saved as a file. You can recall such information in Wireless Studio at a later time by loading these stored files. - Page 6 Recommended power settings For Windows 8 Set [Put the computer to sleep] to [Never]. We recommend disabling sleep mode as follows on the computer that will run Wireless Studio. 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.
- Page 7 Recommended display settings For Windows 7 Select [Smaller - 100%] or [Larger - 150%]. We recommend configuring display settings as follows on the computer that will run Wireless Studio. Running the software under other display settings may result in distorted screen displays. For details on how to configure display settings, refer to the operating instructions for your computer and operating system.
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Page 8: Installing The Software
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 9). • Quit all applications before installing the software. • Be sure to log in as the administrator. Notes on installation The installation procedure below describes the operation on the PC that runs Windows 7. -
Page 9: Setting Up The Network
To uninstall the software Right-click the local area connection icon and then click [Properties]. Note The properties window of the local area connection The uninstallation procedure below describes the appears. operation on the PC that runs Windows 7. Note that the procedure may vary according to the operating system. -
Page 10: Connecting To The Network
Connecting to the Network Receiver RMU-01 By using the straight LAN cables, connect the receiver, RMU-01, and the PC through the hub. When the network connection is correctly made, the LED on the LAN connector area at the rear of the receiver lights up green. Connect the devices required for system operation to the rear panel of the receiver. -
Page 11: Parts Identification
Parts Identification a Menus For details, see “Changing the display mode of the main Click on a menu to display the commands in that menu. window” on page 24. For details, see “Menus” on page 13. Display settings: Opens the [Display settings] window. Use this to specify whether to display certain setting items b Toolbar and buttons. - Page 12 [RF Chart Grapher] tab to monitor signal reception, audio levels, and other status information for the receivers. Records the signal reception status obtained from the receivers and up to 24 hours worth of warnings related to For details, see “Main Window” on page 29. the reception status.
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Page 13: Menus
Load settings: Applies the setting values configured in Menus Wireless Studio to the receivers and transmitters (available in offline mode only). For details, see “Using Settings Files” on page 21. [File] menu This menu allows you to load existing setting files and Add a new device: Opens the [Add a new device] save settings. -
Page 14: Basic Operations
Display settings: Opens the [Display settings] window. Basic Operations Use this to specify whether to display certain setting items and buttons. For details, see “[Display settings] Window” on page 54. Wireless Studio operates in one of two modes, online mode and offline mode. Other settings: Opens the [Other settings] window. -
Page 15: Device Detection And Monitoring
Device Detection and Monitoring Select [Start] > [All Programs] > [Sony] > [Digital Wireless Microphone System] > [Wireless Studio] to The following methods are available for selecting receiver start up the software. channels. • When you click a single receiver channel, that receiver Place a check mark next to [Online monitoring and channel is selected. -
Page 16: If Problems Occur During Monitoring
Ver. firmware of the detected 1.20 or later of the receivers. For version DWR-R01D firmware. details, contact unmatch with your Sony DWR-R01D. dealer. Please update the firmware of DWR-R01D to ver.1.20 or later” message appears, and monitoring is... - Page 17 If necessary, enable or disable [Reflect recommended configuration. GP/CH], and then click [Finish]. Sony preset GP [Digital system only]: Select this when only Sony digital wireless systems are used. [Channel Plan Adviser] closes. Sony preset GP [With Sony analog system]: Select...
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Page 18: Pairing Receiver Channels And Transmitters
The receiver channels for all the receivers that appear Pairing Receiver Channels and in the device list appear here. Transmitters Select the receiver channel for pairing, and click To enable remote control of transmitters via wireless [Next >]. remote control, each receiver channel must be paired with The following screen appears. -
Page 19: Controlling Devices
Select the transmitter for pairing, and click [Next >]. Controlling devices from the [Property] window Information regarding remote control is exchanged Perform the following to control devices from the between the receiver and the transmitter. [Property] window. When the information exchange is complete, the following screen appears. -
Page 20: Recording The Signal Environment During Operation
• Right-click the meter icons that appear in the simple Controlling devices from the [Property status viewer, and select [Property] in the context List] tab of the sub window menu that appears. Perform the following to control devices from the [Property List] tab of the sub window. -
Page 21: Using Settings Files
This section describes the process between starting the to devices using the [Load settings] function, you can reuse signal environment monitoring and saving. previously configured settings. After recalling settings from a file, you can also edit the For further details on operations, see “[RF Chart setting values in Wireless Studio without connecting to the Grapher] Tab”... - Page 22 Note You can change the [Receiver Model] and [Transmitter Type] settings when editing settings in offline mode. However, if you specify a setting that differs from the actual setting of the device, an inconsistency will occur when you apply the setting using the [Load settings] function.
- Page 23 To save the individual settings of a device to a file Enter a file name in the file save dialog box that appears, and click the [Save] button. Right-click the device for which you want to save settings in the device list, and select [Save Single Settings] in the context menu that appears.
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Page 24: Customizing The Screen Display
Select the individual settings file and click the [Open] Customizing the Screen Display button in the file selection dialog box that appears. Changing the display mode of the main window You can change the display mode for the main window via the [Main display] setting on the toolbar. - Page 25 Drop the tab on one of the buttons that appear on the icon. Drop the sub-window tab on the button that corresponds to the location you want the tab displayed. 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.
- Page 26 • Second monitor The tab returns to the sub window. To return a tab to the sub window Select the tab in the main window or the separated tab, and drag it near the sub window. An icon appears. Note Do not release the mouse button.
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Page 27: [Device List] Window
d Property button [Device List] Window Opens the [Property] window. Use this to check or modify the settings for the currently selected receiver or the transmitter that is paired with that receiver. This window lists in a table all of the receivers and For details, see “[Property] Window”... - Page 28 Confirming the device types and IP Device information: Displays information about the selected device. addresses of devices registered in the [Device List] window For more information on the contents, see “Confirming Display the [Device information] window using one of the the device types and IP addresses of devices registered in following methods.
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Page 29: Main Window
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. - Page 30 a Reception channel information : Audio output is enabled. Clicking the icon will enable Indicates the group, channel and frequency information for muting of the audio output. the receiving signal. : Audio output muting is enabled. Clicking the icon will disable muting of the audio output. b QL (signal quality level) meter Note Indicates the quality of the received data in a meter.
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Page 31: Receiver Channel Numbering
To delete a status viewer page The same number will also appear in the [Property List] Click a tab in the upper part of the status viewer to display tab and [Simple Status Viewer] tab of the sub window. the page you want to delete. Right-click within the tab and select [Delete <page name>] in the context menu that appears to delete the page. -
Page 32: Sub Window
d [Event] Sub Window Displays the contents of each message. The functions unique to each mode are as follows. The sub window consists of the [Message Log] tab, [Event log] mode [Property List] tab, [RF Chart Grapher] tab, [RF Chart Analyzer] tab, [Spectrum Analyzer] tab, and [Simple Status Viewer] tab. -
Page 33: [Property List] Tab
Message Meaning [Property List] Tab ANT DC OUT terminal There has been a current is over current. overload at the ANTENNA a/b IN This tab displays a list of settings for the receiver channels connector. displayed in the status viewer. When you change the page Transmitter’s battery The transmitter’s battery is weak. -
Page 34: [Rf Chart Grapher] Tab
Utility: Select this to display the [Utility] tab in the A list of frequency channels that belong to the selected [Property] window. frequency group appears under the [Channel] column. Receiver: Select this to display the [Receiver] menu in the tabs for channels 1 and 2 in the [Property] window. Transmitter: Select this to display the [Transmitter] menu in the tabs for channels 1 and 2 in the [Property] window. - Page 35 b Main monitor area Receiver channel list: Displays a list of receiver channels. The information of the receiver channel selected here is displayed in the graph display area, alert list, and mark list. Add chart: Click this button to specify the receiver channel selected in the receiver channel list as a sub monitor channel.
- Page 36 Message Meaning Note Rf level is excessive. The signal reception level is The functions of the other areas are identical to those of the excessively high. alert list and mark list. Rf level is low. The signal reception level has dropped.
- Page 37 To specify using the status viewer and simple status viewer 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.
- Page 38 Mark, Diversity max hold, Diversity min hold [Save folder] Shows or hides the [Mark] button, diversity max hold, and Specifies the save destination for automatic saving. diversity min hold in the graph display area. When you Default: Creates a folder named with the time (HHMMSS) specify to hide, the graph’s vertical size will increase in the default path of Wireless Studio, and saves the signal accordingly.
- Page 39 Green marks appear in the graph display area of each To view memo content receiver channel, and the memo information is Place the mouse cursor on a green or blue mark to display reflected in the mark list. the content of the memo as a tooltip. To edit memo content Right-click the mark in the graph of the memo you want to edit, and select [Edit] in the context menu that...
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Page 40: [Rf Chart Analyzer] Tab
a Control items Note Open: Registers the file to the file list. Only files created using the [RF Chart Grapher] can be registered to the file When you delete a memo with a green mark, the same list. memos that appear for the other receiver channels will also Save as: Saves the information of the file selected in the be deleted. - Page 41 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]. e [Scan list] When you click the [Stop scan] button, scanning stops and Displays scanning results in a list after scanning is the button name changes to [Start scan].
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Page 42: [Simple Status Viewer] Tab
In such cases, if multiple receivers that correspond to a TV45-47 frequency band exist, the receiver with the earliest IP address will be selected. However, if a DWR-R02DN is TV48-50 included, it will be selected regardless of its IP address. - Page 43 For details on separating the [Simple Status Viewer] tab from Wireless Studio, see “To separate a sub-window tab from Wireless Studio” on page 25. d Status display area Displays information on each receiver channel. You can select whether to display or hide each information item in the [Display settings] window.
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Page 44: Setup Windows
G RF (radio wave) level alert Setup Windows Lights red when the radio wave input level decreases. When the radio wave input level is high, this lights yellow. H AF/PEAK (audio input/peak) alert Wireless Studio includes the following setup windows: Lights red when the level of audio signal input to the transmitter •... - Page 45 Receiver Type: In online mode, this displays the device DWR-R02D: Version 1.09 or later information acquired from the receiver and cannot be DWR-R02DN: Version 1.14 or later changed. The device information can be changed in offline mode. Channel tabs 1/2...
- Page 46 Clear Channel Scan: Press this button to execute the receiver’s clear channel scan function. You can select the channel for receiving from the detected channels. Encryption: Configure settings for the receiver’s encrypted communication function. Codec mode: Configure settings for the receiver’s codec mode.
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Page 47: [Channel Plan Adviser] Window
2 [Transmitter] menu Pairing: Press this button to start pairing receiver channels to transmitters. For details on pairing, see “Pairing Receiver Channels and Transmitters” on page 18. [Channel Plan Adviser] Window This window allows you to enter signal environment information and use the receiver’s channel scan function to select a channel plan that is suitable for the signal environment. - Page 48 a Contents area Displays the steps to perform when using [Channel Plan Adviser] and allows you to save or load a work file. 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.
- Page 49 Selecting the channel plan Specify any frequencies used by other wireless devices, and click [Next >]. 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”...
- Page 50 Sony preset GP [Digital system only]: Select this when only Sony digital wireless systems are used. Channel plans are listed with preset channel plans suited for digital wireless systems prioritized.
- Page 51 are excluded and only the channel numbers that can be The frequency assignment settings are sent to the used are displayed for each frequency band. receiver. If there are multiple channel plan candidates, select the channel plan you want to use for each frequency band. Viewing the current frequency list Click [Summary of channels].
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Page 52: [Omit Ip Address List] Window
User defined files You can use a frequency list from a user defined file (.chplan) to specify a user defined channel plan. Load the user defined file in [Channel Plan Adviser], and determine frequencies while referring to the signal environment information from scan results, etc. To create user defined files Use a text editor such as Notepad to create the file. -
Page 53: [Receiver Ch Label Settings] Window
a [Copy all Transmitter Name to Label] Enter the same password in the [Administrator Password] and [Confirm Password] fields. Copies transmitter names to the labels of the corresponding receiver channels. Click [OK]. b Setting item list Receiver Name: Displays the receiver’s name. Releasing the settings lock CH: Displays the receiver’s channel information. -
Page 54: [Display Settings] Window
QL alert: Select whether to display an alert when the quality of the received data decreases. QL meter: Select whether to display a meter that indicates the quality of the received data. Tx Name: Select whether to display the name of the transmitter. - Page 55 • Only Label displayed Display example for the [Simple Status Viewer] • All items displayed Display example for the [Property] window • Label displayed • Label not displayed (factory default setting) Display example for the [RF Chart Grapher] tab • Both Label and Tx Name displayed •...
- Page 56 • All items except Label, Tx Name, AF/Peak alert, and [Group control] tab Individual muting/unmuting displayed (factory default This tab allows you to specify whether to display or hide setting) 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.
- Page 57 • Checkbox selected [Startup settings] Window You can configure startup settings in the [Startup settings] window. [Other settings] Window The [Other settings] window allows you to configure the peak level hold condition of the AF level meter that appears in the status viewer and switch the unit display for the RF level.
- Page 58 [Region setting] Window In the [Region setting] window, you can change the region setting that was selected during installation of Wireless Studio. Notes • The [Region setting] window can only be opened when Wireless Studio is running in offline mode. •...
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