Yamaha ACU16-C Networkamp Manager Owner's Manual

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    NetworkAmp Manager Owner's Manual NETWORK HUB AN E
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    copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. • Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the pur- chaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging. (Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agreement at the beginning of the printed ACU16-C/NHB32
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    Channel Detail Page 22 Threshold Page 24 6 Other Functions 25 Logging Events 25 Locking NetworkAmp Manager 30 Using COM & MIDI Modes 31 Group View 32 Control Link 35 Appendix 38 Troubleshooting 38 Keyboard Shortcuts 38 Glossary 39 NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    Manager software is for controlling and monitoring Yamaha PCxxxxN series power amplifiers, the ACU16-C Amp Control Unit, and the NHB32-C Network Hub and Bridge. It runs on standard Windows PCs and can be connected to an ACU16-C or NHB32-C by using either USB or RS-232C. Multiple ACU16-Cs and NHB32-Cs
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    kHz and 16/20/24 bit resolutions, but the ACU16-C/NHB32-C support the control data, but you can also use COM mode or MIDI mode to send other data between two NHB32-C units via the Serial Bridge. A glossary of CobraNet, NetworkAmp Manager, ACU16-C, and NHB32-C related terms is provided in this manual
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    Manager can be connected to the CobraNet network, offering simultaneous control and monitoring from several locations within a venue. Up to 16 channels of real-time data (e.g., level meter information) can that are not displaying one of the above pages do nothing. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    and installation instructions for NetworkAmp Manager can be found in the printed ACU16-C/NHB32-C Owner's Manual. Starting NetworkAmp not display properly. In this case, you should reset the Display control panel settings to their defaults. Quitting NetworkAmp Manager To quit NetworkAmp Manager
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    MIDI drivers you have installed on your PC. Choose the Yamaha CBX Driver (for use with serial ports) or Yamaha USB Driver (for use with USB ports). See the ACU16-C/NHB32-C Owner's Manual for information on installing these drivers. Control error caution: When this option is selected, a message is
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    open at a time. If you create a new project or open a previously saved project, you'll be prompted to save any unsaved changes. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    of ACU16-Cs, NHB32-Cs, and power amps. The right pane displays the various NHB and ACU pages. The name and unit ID of ACU16-C, "ACU - name [Unit ID]" is displayed. If it's an NHB32-C, "NHB - name [Unit ID]" is displayed. You can set the device names in NetworkAmp Manager (see page 13). Unit
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    , including the threshold values on the ACU Threshold page (see page 24). These View Group View Control Link Displays the Group View page Displays the Control Link page Option Log ACU16-C or NHB32-C connected to your PC Window Log Window Opens the Log window Help Help1 Opens this manual
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    name - Maximum number 1 ACU Unit ID + ACU16-C name PRJ 16 NHB AMP CH Unit ID + NHB32-C name Unit ID + amp name Channel name PRJ ACU Amp 8 32 (per ACU16-C) 8 (per amp) and can be controlled and monitored. When an icon is yellow, COM/MIDI mode is being used. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    an ACU16-C or NHB32-C ACU icon. Add: Adds a PCxxxxN series power amplifier to the ACU16-C. When you add an amplifier, a dialog box appears for you to specify the device name, unit ID, and channel mode (i.e., Parallel, Bridge, or Stereo). As of this writing, the Yamaha and when Yamaha introduce new
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    you can rename the NHB. AMP When you click an AMP icon, the ACU Amp pages appear in the main window's right pane. The following menu appears you can rename the amplifier. CH When you click a CH icon, the ACU Channel Detail page appears in the main window's right pane. The following menu appears
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    with a latency of 5.33 ms). The NHB32-C supports bundles 0 through 16,383 (multicast and unicast). Bundle 0 is not box, you can specify unicast bundles 256 through 16,383, in addition to bundle 0 and from the NHB32-C to the CobraNet network in msec units. In most cases, select 5.33 ms. You can
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    16 only while offline. In order to apply the setting to the NHB32-C or ACU16-C, you must execute "Connect & send to network." It is possible that noise Note: If you are unable to change the latency, refer to Troubleshooting (see page 38). Transmit bundle assignment: These parameters are used to Manual
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    a bit depth of 24 bits in the NHB CobraNet page (see page 15), the number of channels in each group will decrease to 7, and channels 8, 16, 24, and 32 will be unavailable. Network efficiency can be optimized by using all channels in each bundle instead of, for example, using four
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    settings of your system, some devices may output noise, so turn down your power amps beforehand, otherwise you may damage your speakers. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    can specify which bundles you want the ACU16-C to receive. The ACU16-C supports bundles 0 through 16,383 (multicast and unicast). Bundle 0 is the ACU Patch page (see page 20). Latency: This parameter is used to specify the latency of audio data received from the CobraNet network in ms units. Manual
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    Troubleshooting (see page 38). Patch Page This page is used to assign individual CobraNet channels to ACU16 to ACU16-C analog outputs on a 16 x ACU16-C output. The bundle number assigned to each group of CobraNet channels is displayed along the left side of the grid. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    21 ACU Pages Amp Pages The Amp pages are used to control and monitor power amplifiers. There are four Amp pages: Amp 00-07, Amp 08-15, Amp 16-23, and Amp 24-31. Each page can display the channels of up to . Mute button: This button is used to mute the channel. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    offers a detailed view of each channel. It can be opened by clicking the Channel Detail tab while an ACU16-C is selected in the network tree, or by clicking a power amplifier channel icon in the network tree Standby by clicking the POWER button in NetworkAmp Manager. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    23 ACU Pages Mode indicator: This displays the power amplifier mode for each pair of channels: STEREO, PARALLEL, or BRIDGE. ATT fader: This the pop-up menu. Load impedance: This is the channel's load impedance. The Present value is the current load impedance. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    pasted by dragging and you can expand or reduce your selection by holding down the Shift key and using the arrow keys. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    25 Other Functions 6 Other Functions Logging Events NetworkAmp Manager compares the threshold values set on the ACU Threshold page (see page 24) with the amp's operating status and issues a warning if a hour:minute:second". For example, "01/Aug/2002, 21:30:25". NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    to ACU #00, came online at 21:30:25 on 01/Aug/2002. The Detect&Lost variable can be: Detected (i.e., online) or Lost (i.e., offline) The Message variable can be any of the following: New amplifier detected [ACU#xx AMP#yy] Amplifier gone offline [ACU#xx AMP#yy] NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    MIDI Mode Conflict! Too Many COM/MIDI Mode Units! Unit EEPROM Access Error! [NHB#xx] Unit EEPROM Access Error! [ACU#xx] AES/EBU Input Sync Error [NHB#xx AES/EBUx CH1/2] AES/EBU Input Sync Error [NHB#xx AES/EBUx CH3/4] AES/EBU Input Sync Error [NHB#xx AES/EBUx CH5/6] NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    AES/EBUx CH7/8] Word Clock Unlocked [NHB#xx] Word Clock Unlocked [ACU#xx] Unexpected data change detected [NHB#xx...] Unexpected data change detected [ACU#xx...] Error events appear highlighted in red in the Log window, as events appear in blue in the Log window NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    choosing Log Window from the Window menu. Each time an event occurs, the details are displayed in the window, which scrolls automatically. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    the password, delete the password file, and then click Unlock, making sure that the Password and the Confirm fields are empty. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    takes place. Hookup examples featuring MIDI and COM modes are provided in the printed ACU16-C/NHB32-C Owner's Manual. 1 To use MIDI or COM mode, choose COM/MIDI Mode from the appears on all PCs and all control and monitoring functions are disabled. COM or MIDI mode can be cancelled from
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    you can view and control groups of channels from any amplifiers on the network. There are eight group pages and up to 16 channels can be select Group View page #1 on PC #1, providing that the Group View page (or ACU Amp page or Channel Detail page) is open on PC #2, its Network tab will Owner's Manual
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    Editing Groups Up to 16 channels can be added to ACU list. The power amplifiers connected to the selected ACU16-C are displayed in the AMP list. 6 Select a power amplifier in the AMP list. The channels of the selected power amplifier are displayed in the CH list. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    to the Group View and the dialog box remains open. Click Cancel to leave the settings unchanged and close the dialog box. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    Link you can group power amplifiers for simultaneous control of power Standby and On. Up to 16 Control Link groups are available. To open the Control Link page, choose Control Link from the View menu. The STANDBY and ON next page for information on editing groups... NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    This is the name that appears on the Control Link page. 6 Select the ACU16-C to which the power amplifier is connected in the ACU list. The power amplifiers connected to the selected ACU16-C are displayed in the AMP list. amplifiers, click the Remove All [
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    37 Other Functions 9 When you've finished, click the OK button to apply your edits and close the Control Link Setup dialog box. If you click the Apply button, your edits are applied and the dialog box remains open. Click Cancel to leave the
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    Troubleshooting software version of the ACU-16C/NHB32-C. For details on updating, refer to the Yamaha website. http://www.yamahaproaudio ]." The system software of the CobraNet module does not support changing the latency setting. If you want to change manual (PDF format) NetworkAmp Manager-Owner
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    transfer rate is determined by the slowest device on the network. All CobraNet interfaces support auto-negotiation. Bundle: CobraNet distributes digital audio data in bundles. One Ethernet packet The latest version includes device icons for the ACU16-C and NHB32-C. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    simultaneously over a switched 100Base-T network (64 channels on repeater networks). CobraNet supports a 48 kHz sampling rate with 16, 20, or 24-bit resolution. CobraNet devices can happily coexist with networked by segregating a LAN into smaller virtual LANs. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    : A balanced serial interface for connecting serial devices. Similar to RS-422 but with support for multiple receivers and transmitters, offering bidirectional half-duplex communications over a single twisted pair so each device receives only data addressed to it. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    256~65,279 are unicast bundles. (However since the ACU16-C/NHB32-C support only bundle numbers 0~16,383, they can only use unicast bundles 256~16,383.) In other words, these are transmitted only if the more LANs. CobraNet is not a WAN technology. See also LAN. NetworkAmp Manager-Owner's Manual
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    Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2003 Yamaha Corporation IP02B0
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