https://support.dhd.audio/ 2026-06-04T07:36:55+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/ https://support.dhd.audio/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=favicon.ico text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:about_menu&rev=1612272668&do=diff Settings DHD Communication Server About Menu About Menu The About menu is found under ?. It has only one entry. Click About to open the information window. In the About this software tab you find all relevant version and creation date information about this software. Always quote the information provided here when contacting DHD support. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:administration_menu&rev=1612272668&do=diff Update DHD Communication Server About Administration Menu The Administration menu has one entry - Preferences. The Preferences window shows network settings for the DHDCS Note In general no settings need to be changed here. The default values work for the most of the installations. Note text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:device_menu&rev=1612272668&do=diff File DHD Communication Server Logging Device Menu The Device menu offers variable functions to maintain your DHD devices. DHDCS Device menu Reconnect The Reconnect command interrupts the TCP/IP connection between the computer and the selected device and opens it again. This way, the current settings of the device are read out automatically. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:file_menu&rev=1612272668&do=diff Logging Options DHD Communication Server Device File Menu The File menu has one entry - Exit. Click Exit to quit DHDCS. Alternatively, right-click the icon in the notification area of the Windows Taskbar and click Exit. If at least one DHD application is running and requires DHDCS, a warning message is shown. This tells you that quitting the text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:installation&rev=1612272668&do=diff Overview DHD Communication Server Main Window Install & Update Note For system requirements see System Requirements for DHD Software. Installation DHDCS is installed automatically when starting a DHD application for the first time. This software (e.g. Toolbox) extracts the program file of the DHDCS and saves it to the hard disk of your PC. To make this work, your current Windows user account must have the permission to write in the current directory containing the DHD application you run in… text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:logging&rev=1612272668&do=diff Main Window DHD Communication Server Logging Options Logging You can use the DHD Communication Server to log activities of a DHD system in detail or in a long-time recording. To make the troubleshooting successful, the following tips may help: * Use a dedicated computer for monitoring the system. For complex systems with a high number of Global functions, there can emerge heavy network traffic that needs to be logged. To do that, use a sufficiently powerful PC. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:logging_menu&rev=1612272668&do=diff Device DHD Communication Server Update Logging Menu The Logging menu provides you with all logging related functions. Add Device Use the Add Device command to manually set up a connection to a DSP Core. This is necessary if the device is either connected to your PC via a serial port (only RM4200D devices) or if it can not connect using UDP broadcasts. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:logging_options&rev=1612272668&do=diff Logging DHD Communication Server File Logging Options In the Logging menu click Options to open the Logging Options window. In this window you can change the logging settings of the DHDCS. Note All settings in the options dialog keep their current values even if the DHD Communication Server is closed. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:main_window&rev=1612272668&do=diff Install & Update DHD Communication Server Logging Main Window To open the DHDCS application window, follow these steps: * Start any DHD application, for example Toolbox, to make sure that the DHDCS is active. You can identify an active DHDCS when the small orange DHDCS icon is shown in the notification area of the Windows Taskbar. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:overview&rev=1612272668&do=diff DHD Communication Server DHD Communication Server Install & Update Overview The DHD Communication Server (DHDCS), has three main tasks: * DHDCS is used to maintain DHD devices, e.g. to update Firmware or Kernel, to adjust network settings or to enter licenses. * DHDCS allows to monitor DHD systems in the same network and to log their activities text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:start&rev=1612272668&do=diff DHD Communication ServerDHD Communication Server Overview DHD Communication Server Search Topic ---------- The DHD Communication Server (DHDCS) is an application that comes with all executable DHD software applications. This is the documentation of DHD Communication Server version 3.0 and higher. It comes with Toolbox version 9.1 and replaces the DHD Maintenance Window. text/html 2021-02-02T14:31:08+02:00 https://support.dhd.audio/doku.php?id=dhdcs:v3:update_menu&rev=1612272668&do=diff Logging DHD Communication Server Settings Update Menu General Notes on Updating. Update the only if: * you need new functions that are not yet supported by your version, * the new version fixes bugs that affect your system * your DHD distributor or DHD recommend an update. Normally, a working system does not have to be updated.