Zone Pro connection protocol

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This post was supplied by mikejoeydbx,

Only ZonePRO Designer v3.0 is compatible with Vista and Windows 7. Either ZonePRO Designer v2.2 or 3.0 will work on the XP machine however.

Here are the cable pinouts for null modem and crossover cables.

dbx Null Modem (female to female 9pin):
1-->4
2-->3
3-->2
4-->1
5-->5
6--Not Connected--6
7-->8
8-->7
9--Not Connected--9



Crossover (RJ45):

568A End
1. White-Green
2. Green
3. White-Orange
4. Blue
5. White-Blue
6. Orange
7. White-Brown
8. Brown



568B End
1. White-Orange
2. Orange
3. White-Green
4. Blue
5. White-Blue
6. Green
7. White-Brown
8. Brown

Note: If a cable has 568A color wiring on one end and 568B color coded wiring on the other end, then it's a crossover cable.

You can find more info on the Ethernet cable wiring protocol here:
http://discountcablesusa.com/ethernet-cables100.html


Please see the below videos for information on making a connection to ZonePRO products.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDcgaXQoK2w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3pgG0AEvn8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wm5pkfUqwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne2JzP82j3A
You can view all ZonePRO Training Modules at this link:
http://www.myspace.com/dbxtraining

The version of firmware you have in that ZonePRO (v1.100) has some problems. After you do get connected, you will want to backup your program (please see the below link if you are not familiar with how to do this).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alDkR10Bhos


You will then want to update the firmware to the latest version (currently v1.110) which can be found here:
http://www.dbxpro.com/software_firmware.php


Please let me know if you still have problems.