PRESONUS StudioLive CS18AI User manual

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StudioLive™CS18AI
Ethernet/AVB Control Surface for
StudioLive RM mixers and Studio One®DAW
Visual Quick Start Guide
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Table of Contents
1 Updating the CS18AI controller rmware — 1
2 Updating the RM mixer rmware — 4
3 Making the connections — 7
3.1 Connecting the StudioLive CS18AI with a single RM mixer — 7
3.2 Connecting the StudioLive CS18AI with an RM mixer and computer running Capture or Studio One — 8
3.3 Connecting the StudioLive CS18AI with a computer running Studio One — 9
4 StudioLive CS18AI RM mixer control overview — 11
4.1 Navigating channel layers — 11
4.2 Navigating mixes — 12
4.3 Fat Channel controls — 14
4.4 Global mix controls — 18
4.5 Master Control overview — 22
5 Capture control — 25
6 Studio One control — 26
7 StudioLive CS18AI rear panel overview — 29
StudioLive CS18AI Quick Start Guide
Register online for software downloads,
manuals, and video guides
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Before proceeding, please be sure to register online. You’ll need
the latest rmware and software to ensure your CS18AI functions
properly. Upon registration you’ll also have access to helpful
installation and setup guides, as well as video tutorials and support.

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1Updating the CS18AI controller rmware
1. Download the rmware les for your mixer from your MyPresonus account.
To nd these les, click on the“See Details”link on your StudioLive registration
and click the“Firmware” tab in the details area.
IMPORTANT: StudioLive CS18AI and StudioLive AI Console and RM mixers
each use dierent rmware les. Loading the wrong rmware can cause the
mixer to function improperly and can potentially damage the unit.
2. Open your Downloads folder and locate the StudioLive rmware folder. The
folder will be named with your mixer’s model number and the new rmware
version (e.g., CS18AI_v1234).
3. Depending on your system preferences, the rmware .zip archive le might
not automatically decompress. To expand the .zip archive, simply double-click
it.
4. Open the rmware folder; you will nd ve les inside. You will need all ve
les to upgrade your controller.
- Initvars.scr
- Recovery.scr
- Rootfs.img
- uImage
- upgrade.bin
5. Connect a FAT32-formatted USB thumb drive to your computer.
Power User Tip: Most small USB drives (16 GB or less) should be formatted correctly,
but if your controller does not detect your thumb drive at rst, we suggest reformatting
it, even if it’s already formatted as FAT32. On Windows, be sure to do a “Full” format as
opposed to a “Quick” format. On Macs, the choice will be listed as MS-DOS (FAT). Please
refer to the list of suggested drives that can be found on our Knowledge Base.

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6. Select all ve rmware les and either copy/paste or drag them to the root of your thumb drive.
Eject your drive and disconnect it from your computer.
7. Insert the thumb drive into the USB slot on the rear of your CS18AI controller (Power on the
controller if it is not already on).
8. Press the Home button in the Master Control section of your CS18AI.
From the Home screen select System.
On the System screen select Firmware.
USB Drive

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On the Firmware Update screen you’ll see two sections. One for the CS18AI
and one for the RM mixer (this section will be empty if an RM mixer is not
connected).
Select Check for update in the CS18AI section.
9. The update process will take about a minute to complete. When
nished you will be prompted to power-cycle the controller.
10. Restart the CS18AI, revisit the Firmware Update screen in the
System Menu and observe the rmware version shown. The last
four digits of the rmware version reported there should match
the version of the les you downloaded for your controller.