ReadMe - PRODUCER.COM Remote - 2016/05/25

This software is designed to remote control D.O.TEC PRODUCER.COM. Please download the latest drivers and software versions
from our website: www.directout.eu

Quick Setup:
- Connect the PRODUCER.COM to your PC. If you do this for the first time you will have to install the D.O.TEC drivers.
- Start "Remote.exe"
- Select the virtual COM-Port of the PRODUCER.COM in the upper right corner of the toolbar.
- Click the green "Connect" button. 
- To reset your PRODUCER.COM host to defined values please load "Preset 1.pcp" located in your installation folder and
	click "Transmit Preset to Host" (blue arrow in the toolbar).

Version 1.6:
Changes:
- AUX Output Routing now supports busses as source (e.g. Talkback and Listen Bus can be routed to the Aux Output)
	
Version 1.5:
Bugfix:
- Incorrect Firmware Display when Firmware version is higher than v1.15 <- fixed
	
Version 1.4:
Features:
- Fill mode for MADI routing: Select the number of channels to fill in the dropdown menu and route consecutive channels automatically.
	Simply hold down the CTRL key while you click on the first channel where the routing shall start.
- Undo/Redo function (32 steps) independently for each routing page
	Ctrl+Z = Undo, Ctrl+Y = Redo
- AutoConnect: If enabled the software automatically connects to the device using the last COM port during startup.
- New preset files according to 'Example 1' of the manual. Installation of the preset files can be selected by the user during
	the installation process. The files can then be found under /%user%/Documents/PRODUCER.COM Presets/

Bugfixes:
- improved error handling and security when loading invalid files (e.g. key editor loads pcp file or vice-versa)
	- improved performance when file open dialog is aborted
	- wrong path name initialization for key editor files <- fixed

Version 1.3:
Features:
- RAV Sync setting added

Bugfixes:
- COM Port higher than 9 could not be used for HW Remote Update and Key Editor <- fixed

	
Version 1.2:
**This version requires PRODUCER.COM Firmware 1.14 or higher and HW-Remote firmware version 2**
Features:
- Hardware Key Editor for Hardware Remote Control added
- Hardware Remote Firmwareupdate added
- Improved error handling when selected com port is already in use.
- Baud Rates of serial embedder changed according to Firmware 1.10 -> 9600, 19.200, 38.400, 115.200

Bugfixes:
- Loading GPIO-Settings and serial tunnel settings in connected mode did not work correctly <- fixed
- last used COM port was not stored correctly on shutdown in some cases <- fixed

	
Version 1.19:
**This version requires PRODUCER.COM Firmware 1.9 or higher and HW-Remote firmware version 2**
Features:
- Remote Menu lock added
- Remote Firmware Version display added
- Talkback Timeout blink added (Talkback Button starts blinking after 10 Seconds in latch mode)
- Incoming call blink added

Bugfixes:
- Improved error handling when writing to serial port fails
	
	
Version 1.18:
Bugfixes:
- Memory leak in Remote UI <- fixed

	
Version 1.17:
New Features:
- Disable Hotkeys option in Program Setup -> disables all direct access hotkeys, however Shortcuts (like Ctrl+O) will still work

Bugfixes:
- Faulty graphic under Windows 7 with Aero designs <- fixed
- Remote on second screen gets lost if second screen is not available anymore <- fixed
- Remote mode still accessible when disconnected from host <- fixed

	
Version 1.16:
New Features:
- GPIO Local setting added (requires Firmware 1.5) -> GPIO buttons like RED and WHITE take affect on the local GPO instead of the
	remote PRODUCER.COM.
- PLAYOUT button (Hotkey 'P') added -> An alternative routing for the Talkback bus can be set up in the Bus routing. 
	This routing is applied temporarily when the PLAYOUT button is pressed. Pressing the button again or pressing
	the talkback button will restore the previous (standard) talkback bus routing.
- Hotkeys changed: 
	P -> PLAYOUT
	A -> Main Monitor Source A/B toggle
	S -> Phones Monitor Source A/B toggle
	
Bugfixes:
- Level display of Volume and Gain corrected
- COM Ports with indexes higher then COM9 were not detected and could not be opened <- fixed

	
Version 1.13:
New Features:

Global:
- Save As... added (Save displays dialog only until a preset was saved once)

GUI:
- improved signalisation of online/offline mode
- complete program state is stored and restored after relaunch 
- click in Lock/Sync area opens clock setup window
- click on monitor source LED toggles monitor source
- Current Preset file is displayed in caption (modified preset is marked by *)
- Remote View button added (displays remote surface - hotkey F4)
- changed display of routing pages.
- Selection of Routing buttons added
- Available channels in the selected routing can be changed by mouse scroll wheel
- volume knobs display respective values in dB
- Aux Output moved to Bus Routing
- Monitor Setup description changed (Ducking -> DIM, etc.)
- Stereo Bus routing menu added
- Mono/Stereo routing and Bus buttons added

New Functions:

- Dim Activation Button added (this requires Firmware Version 1.4 or higher)
- Mic/Line Gain realtime edit and transmission independently from routings (Gain is set globally)
- Extended Telephone routing supported
- MIDI Tunnel routing added
- Routing Menu for Aux Output changed
- Sync Settings and DIM-Settings are sent to the host immediately and thus take effect instantly.
	Closing the dialog with "Cancel" will restore the old values.

Bugfixes:
- Clock Setup Window lost keyboard focus <- fixed
- Protocol updates
- Transmission of Mic and LineIn gain was defective <- fixed
- Rescan of COM ports in online mode removed the used COM port from the list <- fixed
- 'Call 1 to Bus' could not be disabled <- fixed
- restoring (dialog: 'Cancel') of old values in host setup and bus setups did not work in online mode <- fixed
- Lock/Sync display in Statusbar did not work as expected <- fixed
- missing graphic update in routing pages on application start <- fixed


Version 1.04
New features:
- MADI routing support added


Version 1.03 (requires Firmware Version 1.1 or higher!)
New features:
- adjusted routing page order (distinction between output routing and bus routing)
- 'reset to no route' button in routing page
- Firmware check added
- Paired mode added

Bugfixes:
- memory leak in GUI display update routine could lead to display and redraw errors <- fixed
- pcp-file header contains wrong program version <- fixed
- redesigned preset file handling
- pcp-file version switched to 0x02 <- older pcp files cannot be loaded with this program version. This happens due
	to changed data organisation in the pcp files.


Version 1.0
- official release version


If you have any difficulties setting up the software, questions or comments please contact support@directout.eu

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