Installing the DM2000 7
DM2000 Version 2—Owner’s Manual
Installing the DM2000
The DM2000 should be placed on a strong and stable surface, somewhere that complies
with the warnings and cautions listed in the previous sections.
New Functions in DM2000 Version 2
The following functions have been added to the DM2000 as part of the upgrade of the firm-
ware from version 1.2 to version 2.0.

Control Surface

•When you operate the faders (for fader levels) or Encoders (for pan settings), the corre-
sponding fader level or pan setting appears on the channel strip display.
•You can switch the indication on the channel strip display between channel name/ID and
port name/ID. → page 276
•Encoder mode now features an assignable function, ALT LAYER, which enables you to con-
trol the channel level for all 48 channels without switching between layers. → page 61
•There are now 50 assignable Encoder mode parameters. → page 63
Input Channels
•Surround Pan supports 6.1 Surround. → page 97
•You can change the bus assigned to each surround pan channel. → page 99
•The Fader Group Master function enables you to control the overall level of the Fader group
channels simultaneously while maintaining the relative level balance of each channel.
→ page 92
•The Mute Group Master function enables you to mute all channels in a Mute group simul-
taneously. → page 90
•The on/off status of the Follow Pan button is reflected in the pan and Surround Pan settings.
→ page 93

Aux Sends

•You can exclude channels from Aux Sends (Mix Minus). → page 117
•You can copy the channel fader positions to Aux Sends. → page 118
•You can set all Send levels to nominal simultaneously. → page 112
•If an Aux Send is set to pre-fader, you can set the Pre point before or after the [ON] button.
→ page 112

Common Channel Functions

•Input and Output Channel Meter pages indicate the gain reduction being applied by the
Gate and Compressor. → page 128
•You can select whether the Input Channel’s Pan setting is used when the Input Channel Solo
signal is set to Pre Fader. → page 143
•Raising the channel faders for soloed Channels from –∞ can unsolo the Channels.
→ page 143
•The AUX SELECT [AUX 1]–[AUX 12] buttons enable you to solo or unsolo Aux Sends.
→ page 143
•The Fader Group Master function enables you to control the overall level of the Fader group
channels simultaneously while maintaining the relative level balance of each channel.
→ page 147
•The Mute Group Master function enables you to mute all channels in a Mute group simul-
taneously. → page 149