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TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 2 Contents Introduction............................................. 3 About the documentation .......................................... 3 Setup ........................................................................... 3 Terms ........................................................................... 4 Controls and C[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 3 Intr oduction About the documentation This manual mainly explains operation and specifications f or the TX6n, TX5n, and TX4n (subsequently r eferred to as TXn) power amplifiers. When using the TXn, y ou will also need to consult various manuals other than this document. ● Manuals other than this document PDF manual[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 4 Introduction T erms This section explains terminology specific to the TXn. ■ Amp Editor This is computer application software. This softw are allo ws you to monitor and control the TXn amplifiers from your com- puter . ■ Scene Settings such as po wer-on/standby or mute for each amplifi er are called a “scene. [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 5 Contr ols and Connectors q [PO WER] switch and indicator This switch turns the amplifier’ s power on or of f. When you turn this switch on, the [PO WER] indicator will light white. In Standby mode, it will light white as well. w [ST ANDBY] indicator This indicator will light orange when the amplifier’ s po wer is[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 6 Controls and Connectors t [PRO TECTION] indicator When the protection system is acti ve, this indicator will light red. The protection circuit will operate in the follo wing situa- tions. • If the amplifier overheats and the output limiter operates The speaker output will be attenuated if the heat sink of the ampli?[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 7 Controls and Connectors !3 Encoders A, B When the display sho ws the attenuation meter , these encoders adjust the attenuation of channels A and B. If any other screen is displayed, encoder A mov es the cursor and encoder B modifies the parameter v alue. • Only encoder A can be operated if you’ re adjusting the at[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 8 Controls and Connectors @1 [SPEAKERS] jacks These are speaker output jacks. • Speakon connectors : Speakon type cable plugs (Neutrik NL4) can be connected here. • Five-way binding post connectors : Bare wires or Y plugs can be connected here. • The five-wa y binding post connectors and Speak on connectors are in[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 9 Controls and Connectors @4 [NETWORK] connector This is a 100B ASE-TX/10B ASE-T Ethernet connector . Y ou can connect this to a computer so that the amplifier can be mon- itored and controlled from Amp Editor. This also allo ws an external controller such as AMX or Crestron to be connected. •T o prev ent electromagne[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 10 Controls and Connectors ■ Remo ving and installing a card To remove and install a card, proceed as follo ws. 1. Make sur e that the power of the TXn is tur ned off. 2. Loosen the screws that fasten the slot, and r emov e the installed card. Keep the remo ved card in a safe place. 3. Align the two edges of the card t[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 11 Controls and Connectors To ensure adequate cooling air intake, the filter elements must be cleaned when they ha ve become clogged. F ollow the description below to clean each of the filter elements. 1. Make sur e that the power to the amplifier is tur ned off. 2. Disconnect the power cable fr om the A C outlet. 3. [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 12 Panel Operations ■ About the Displa y ■ Switching Screens By pressing a function b utton you can mov e to the screen indicated abo ve that b utton. By pressing the [HOME] button you can mov e to the HOME screen. By pressing the [EXIT] b utton you can mo ve to the screen one le vel abov e. ■ Editing the P aramete[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 13 Panel Operations Screen Structure METER SETTING • ANA INPUT VOL T AGE • SLOT INPUT VOL T AGE • SP OUTPUT VOL T AGE • SP OUTPUT POWER • SP OUTPUT IMPEDANCE • SLOT OUTPUT METER • THERMAL UTILITY • Device Setup • W ord Clock Setup • Information • Network Setup • LCD Setup • Front P anel Operatio[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 14 Panel Operations *Scene .......... The settings listed abov e, such as Standb y/P ow er-On or mute (with the e xception of UTILITY), are called a “scene”. By recalling a scene, the sav ed settings can be immediately applied to the amplifiers. Operations that can be P erformed fr om the P anel Category Subcategory[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 15 Panel Operations When an alert ev ent occurs related to the amplifier’ s audio, such as when an abnormality has occurred in the amplifier , an alert message will appear in the upper part of the display . At this time the [ALER T] indicator of each channel will also light. If Amp Editor is being used online, the al[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 16 Panel Operations This shows the input/output le vels of the audio signal, and the status of the power supply . As when y ou’ re in the HOME screen, y ou can use encoders A/B to adjust the attenuation of each channel. To access the METER screen, access the HOME scr een and pr ess the left-most function button (METER)[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 17 Panel Operations F or each meter type, this screen lets y ou specify various parameters f or alert detection, peak hold, and display units. ● Setting procedure 1. In the HOME screen, pr ess the left-most function b utton (METER) to access the METER screen. 2. Use the function buttons (PREV/NEXT) to access the scr ee[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 18 Panel Operations ● P arameter s that can be edited The parameters that can be edited will depend on the meter type. * The setting range will diff er depending on the meter type. Parameter Range Explanation Detect Enable ON/OFF Specifies whether aler t detection will be enabled or disab led. An aler t message will b[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 19 Panel Operations Here y ou can make settings for the amplifier itself and f or the network. ● Setting procedure 1. In the HOME screen, pr ess the second-fr om-left function button (UTILITY) to access the UTILITY scr een. 2. Use the function buttons (PREV/NEXT) to access the scr een f or the sub-category whose setti[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 20 Panel Operations ■ Wo rd Clock Setup Here you can select the master word clock that will synchronize digital audio signal processing. q Fs Indicates the current word clock frequenc y . w Int The status of the internal word clock. There are four possibilities: 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz / 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz. The default settin[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 21 Panel Operations ■ Inf ormation This screen sho ws information about the amplifier . This is only for display , and contains no editable parameters. ■ Netw ork Setup Here you can specify the IP address and other settings for using the amplifi er in a network. Parameter name Explanation Battery Indicates the stat[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 22 Panel Operations ■ LCD Setup Here you can adjust the display’ s contrast and backlight. ■ Fr ont P anel Operation Here you can turns panel operation lock on/of f. By locking panel operations you can pre vent unintended operation. • This setting restricts only panel operation of the amplifier itself; it does n[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 23 Panel Operations ● Setting the Lock 1. Use encoder A to move the cursor to the lock that y ou want to set, and use encoder B to change the setting. The parameter you switched will blink. 2. Press the [ENTER] b utton. The lock will be applied. ● Te mporarily defeating panel loc k Here’ s how you can temporarily d[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 24 Panel Operations ■ Misc Setup Here you can set the amplifier’ s internal clock, etc. Here y ou can make general settings for the amplifier in each category such as checking f or br oken connections, measuring the speaker impedance, and settings f or pr otection conditions. ● Setting procedure 1. In the HOME sc[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 25 Panel Operations 3. Use encoder A to move the cursor to the parameter that y ou want to edit, and encoder B to edit the parameter value. 4. If the parameter value is blinking, pr ess the [ENTER] button to confirm the v alue. Non-blinking parameter v alues are reflected by the amplifier in real time. ■ General Her[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 26 Panel Operations ● Input Redundancy Here you can make settings for a redundant connection (duplicate audio connections) that uses both the analog input signal and the digital (slot) input signal. If the digital input audio is interrupted by a brok en connection or other problem, the amplifi er can automatically swi[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 27 Panel Operations ■ Signal Chain Here you can make settings for checking whether the input or output has been interrupted by a brok en connection, etc. ● Analog Input Signal Chain/Slot Input Signal Chain Here you can make settings to specify ho w a pilot tone supplied from the external de vice will be detected to d[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 28 Panel Operations ■ Calibration Here you can detect the impedance v alue of the speak er connected to each channel, and apply the result to the alert settings (Signal Chain threshold v alues). • The impedance and output lev el cannot be detected when the output le vel is lo wered b y the attenuator . ● Calibrate [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 29 Panel Operations ■ Limiter Here you can specify the limiter conditions for the amplifier . ● V oltage Limiter These settings specify ho w the limiter will be controlled by the output v oltage. ● Po wer Limiter These settings specify ho w the limiter will be controlled by the output po wer . ● Limiter Gain Red[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 30 Panel Operations Here y ou can edit the components (equalizer , delay , crossov er , etc.) that use the internal DSP to perform audio sig- nal processing . This is displayed fr om the sub-category in the MENU scr een. •T o check details on the SIGNAL P A TH screen, we recommend that you use Amp Editor’ s Signal Pa[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 31 Panel Operations ● Setting procedure 1. In the HOME screen, pr ess the second-fr om-right function button (MENU) to access the MENU scr een. 2. Use encoder A or B to select “Signal Path, ” and press the [ENTER] button to access the SIGN AL P A TH screen. 3. Use encoder A or B to select the component that you wan[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 32 Panel Operations ■ Recalling library settings (Speaker Processor onl y) Y ou can sav e Speaker Processor component settings from Amp Editor as library data, and recall the settings from the ampli- fier’ s front panel. The library sa ves all parameters of the Speak er Processor components. • By default, the libr[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 33 Panel Operations ■ Slot Input Router Here you can specify the routing and gain from the slot input to each input channel. •T o specify the routing to the input channel, press the second-from-right function button (SELECT 1/SELECT 2) to select the input channel. ■ Input On/Off Here you can turn the input to the 4[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 34 Panel Operations ■ 8Band Input EQ This is an eight-band parametric equalizer that boosts or cuts the signal at the specifi ed frequencies. F or each channel, you ca n make settings for each frequenc y band (B AND A–H). ■ Input Dela y Here you can specify a delay for the signal. Parameter name Range Explanation [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 35 Panel Operations ■ Oscillator Mix This is a mono-channel oscillator . It generates a sine wa ve, pink noise, or b urst noise. This can also mix the audio input signal and oscillator signal. ■ X-Over Input Level (Speaker Pr ocessor) This adjusts the input le vel to the crosso v er in a range of - ∞ – +10 dB. ?[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 36 Panel Operations ■ X-Over (Speaker Pr ocessor) Here you can apply a high-pass filter and lo w-pass filter to the signal, so that only a specifi c frequency re gion is allo wed to pass. Parameter name Range Explanation LPF F req 20.0 Hz–20 kHz Specifies the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter . LPF T ype T[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 37 Panel Operations ■ Output Dela y (Speaker Pr ocessor) Here you can specify a delay for the signal. ■ 6Band Output EQ (Speaker Pr ocessor) This is a six-band parametric equalizer that boosts or cuts the signal at the specifi ed frequencies. F or each channel, you can make settings for each frequenc y band (B AND A[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 38 Panel Operations ● Filter types • PEQ This is a con ventional parametric equalizer . • L.SHELF (Low Shelving) W ithout attenuating the lo w frequencies, this filter applies a fixed amount of attenuation to the re gion abov e the cutof f frequency . 6 and 12 (dB/Oct) specify the amount of attenuation per octa v[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 39 Panel Operations ■ Limiter (Speaker Pr ocessor) This compresses signals exceeding the threshold at ∞ :1, pre venting signals higher than the threshold le vel from being output. ■ Output Router Here you can specify the routing for the slot output. F or each slot output channel, you can select from the follo wing [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 40 Panel Operations Here y ou can save parameter settings as a scene, and r ecall them from the fr ont panel or fr om Amp Editor. A scene contains various amplifier settings such as the Standby/P ower -On status, the parameter values of the com- ponents, and the threshold v alues of the alerts. 00 is the default setting[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 41 Panel Operations ■ Storing a scene Here’ s how to store the amplifier’ s settings in a scene 01–49. 1. In the HOME screen, pr ess the right-most function b utton (SCENE) to access the SCENE screen. 2. Use encoder A to select the scene number that you want to stor e. 3. Press the second function b utton fr om [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 42 Panel Operations ■ Editing a scene Here’ s how to edit the scene name or turn the protect setting on/of f for each scene 01–49. 1. In the HOME screen, pr ess the right-most function b utton (SCENE) to access the SCENE screen. 2. Use encoder A to select the scene number that you want to edit. 3. Press the second [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 43 Panel Operations Here’ s how to initialize the amplifier’ s internal memory . As desir ed, y ou can initialize two types of data. • User Data : All user data e xcept for the e vent log and the Speak er Processor library will be initialized. • Library : Only the Speaker Processor library will be initialized. ?[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 44 System Connection Examples Here is an example of multiple amplifiers connected in a daisy-chain via analog audio signals or digital audio sig- nals (e.g., AES/EBU). In the case of analog connection, daisy-chain the [THR U] jack and [IN] jack. In the case of digital connection (the standard AES-IO card), daisy-chain t[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 45 System Connection Examples ■ Thru-output f or digital connections For digital connections (the standard AES-IO card), the “thru” output from the [IN] jack to the [THR U] jack will be a signal that has passed through the b uf fer if the po wer is on, or a signal that bypasses the b uf fer if the po wer is of f. I[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 46 System Connection Examples By connecting both the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal, y ou can make a r edundant connection (duplicate audio connections). If the digital audio signal is interrupted by a problem such as a br oken connection, the system will switch to the analog audio signal. In order to e[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 47 System Connection Examples Y ou can use an interface card such as the MY16-ES64 to send and recei ve audio signals via an EtherSound net- work. From a single computer , y ou can use Amp Editor to monitor and control the amplifiers and use A VS-ESMonitor to make EtherSound settings. Howe ver on the amplifiers, the am[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 48 System Connection Examples Y ou can use an EtherSound interface unit such as the NAI48-ES to mak e a bridge connection from an EtherSound network to an AES/EBU signal. Bridge connections from EtherSound to AES/EB U Network switch Amp control TXn Amp Editor A VS-ESMonitor Computer Amp control Amp control Amp control TX[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 49 System Connection Examples Y ou can use an interface card such as the MY16-CII to send and recei ve audio signals via a CobraNet network. From Amp Editor, y ou can monitor and control the amplifiers, and make CobraNet settings f or the MY16-CII card. Howe ver on the amplifiers, the connections f or amplifier contro[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 50 System Connection Examples Y ou can use a CobraNet interface unit such as the NHB32-C to make a bridge connection fr om a CobraNet net- work to an AES/EBU signal. Bridge connections from CobraNet to AES/EB U Network switch Amp control TXn Amp Editor Computer Amp control Amp control Amp control TXn TXn IN CobraNet netw[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 51 Connecting Exter nal Contr ollers and Analog Devices Y ou can connect an Ethernet-compatible contr oller such as AMX or Crestr on to the amplifier’ s [NETWORK] connector , and remotely control the amplifier . When connecting a remote contr oller , you must specify the amplifier’ s Port No. The P ort No. setting[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 52 Connecting External Controllers and Analog Devices Use the included Euroblock plug (3P) to mak e connections to the [F A UL T OUTPUT] connector . 1. Loosen the terminal screws. • Use a slotted screwdriver with a blade appro ximately 2 mm wide. 2. Insert the cables. 3. Securely tighten the terminal scr ews. Pull the [...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 53 Adjusting the Input/Output Levels On the TXn amplifiers, the gain / input sensitivity is adjusted by the input le vel bef ore A/D con version. The adjust- able gain range is the same f or the TX6n/TX5n/TX4n models. Since the maximum output is different f or each model, the settable range f or input sensitivity will d[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 54 Adjusting the Input/Output Levels ■ Basic level adjustment If we think of the TXn amplifier in a similar way as a con ventional analog amplifier , there are two parameters that determine the gain/le vel. • Gain / Input sensitivity: The input le vel before A/D con version is adjusted from the front panel MENU scr[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 55 Appendix Messages that may appear in the TXn’ s display and the appr opriate responses ar e listed below . Message List Message Explanation P anel Full lock ed! To prev ent unintended operation, panel operations hav e been lock ed by the panel loc k setting. To temporarily defeat panel loc k, hold down both the [HOM[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 56 Appendix The alert message display indicates the operational status of the unit or other alert inf ormation that you specified to display via Amp Editor. The f ollowing messages appear when certain malfunctions ar e suspected to hav e occurr ed. For details about alert messages, including the f ollowing messages, r e[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 57 Appendix Tr oubleshooting Symptom P ossible causes Response Po w er will not turn on, display will not light The power cab le is not con- nected properly . Connect the power cab le properly . The POWER s witch is not tur ned on. Tu rn the PO WER switch on. No sound from the speaker The cable is not connected prop- erl[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 58 Appendix Numerics 4x4 Matrix Mixer ........................................................... 33 6Band Output EQ ......................................................... 37 8Band Input EQ ............................................................ 34 A About the documentation .......................................[...]

TX6n/5n/4n Reference Manual 59 Appendix L L.SHELF ....................................................................... 38 Label ............................................................................. 19 Last Memory Resume ................................................... 23 LCD Setup ......................................................[...]

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