Power and control¶

This page describes how to connect the miniDSP SHD Power to power, and the connections needed to configure it using Device Console and Dirac Live.

Power¶

Fit the supplied IEC cable to the rear panel and plug the AC mains plug into the power outlet.

Turn on power with the rear panel switch only after all input and output connections have been made. When not in use, the SHD Power can be placed into standby mode with the remote control or front panel.

Configuration over USB¶

The USB port is used to configure the SHD Power with Device Console and Dirac Live. Usually, this is connected directly: use the supplied cable to connect a free USB 2.0 port of your computer to the USB port (Type-B) on the SHD Power rear panel.

Configuring the miniDSP SHD Power over USB

If longer cable lengths are required, an active USB extension cable can be used.

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Note that the SHD Power can not be configured using the Ethernet connection – the Ethernet connection (and the USB Wi-Fi dongle) are for audio streaming only.

Configuration over the network (Device Console only)¶

For configuration using Device Console, an optional miniDSP Wi-DG Wi-Fi to USB bridge can be used. This enables configuration over the Wi-Fi network, without the USB cable. The figure below shows a typical connection example.

Configuring the miniDSP SHD Power with Wi-DG

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Configuration via a Wi-DG works with Device Console only. It does not work with Dirac Live. For Dirac Live, a wired USB connection is required.