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2 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Important Information Special Notices •T he software and this o wner’ s manual ar e the ex clusiv e cop yrig hts of Y amaha Corporation. •U se of the software and this manual is go v erned by the license agreement which the pur - c haser fully agrees to upon br eaking the seal of the software packaging.[...]

3 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Contents 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What is CobraNet? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Introduction 4 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 1 W elcome Introduction The Y amaha N etworkAmp Manager software is for c ontrolling and monitoring Y amaha PCxxxxN series power amplifiers, the ACU16-C Amp Control U nit, and the NHB32-C Ne twork H ub and Bridge. I t runs on standard W indows PCs and can be connected t o an A CU16-C or NHB32-C [...]

5 Welcome NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual What is CobraNet? Co braNet is technology developed by P eak A udio (Cirr us Logic, USA) that transmits uncompr essed digital audio signals in realtime over a fast Ethernet cable. It can carr y up to 64 channels in each dir ection or 128 channels t otal for both dir ections (64 channels total for both[...]

Using Multiple PCs 6 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Using Multiple PCs Several PCs running Netw orkAmp Manager can be c onnected to the CobraN et network, offering simultaneous control and monit oring from several locations within a venue. Up to 16 channels of real-time data (e.g., lev el meter information) can be transmitted across the netw[...]

7 Getting Started NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 2 Getting Started Installing NetworkAmp Manager Sy stem requirements and installation instructions for Netw orkAmp Manager can be found in the printed A CU16-C/NHB32-C Ow ner’ s Manual. Starting NetworkAmp Manager To start NetworkAmp M anager, double-click the N etworkAmp M anager icon. If a[...]

Configuring NetworkAmp Manager 8 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Configuring NetworkAmp Manager The General Setup dialog box is used t o configur e N etworkAmp M anager. T o open the General Setup dialog box, choose General Setup from the Option menu. PC I/F for amp control: These options are used to specify the MIDI int erface N et- wo rkA[...]

9 Getting Started NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual W orking with Projects Ne tworkAmp M anager setups are stored as pr ojects. Pr oject files hav e the file name exte nsion “ .apj” . •T o create a new pr oject, choose N ew from the File menu. •T o open a previously saved pr oject, choose Open fr om the File menu. •T o sav e the cur[...]

Main Window 10 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 3 T ouring NetworkAmp Manager Main W indow This is N etworkAmp Manager’ s main window . The left pane displa ys the CobraN et net- wo rk tree, consisting of A CU16-Cs, NHB32-Cs, and po wer amps. The r ight pane displays the various NHB and A CU pages. The name and unit ID of the dev ice current[...]

11 Touring NetworkAmp Manager NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Menus File Edit These commands ar e available only when an editable t ext field is selected, including the threshold values on the A CU Threshold page (see page 24 ). These commands also appear on the pop-up Edit menu that appears when you right-click an editable item. The pop-up [...]

Network Tree 12 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Network T ree The network tree displa ys all the A CU16-Cs, NHB32-Cs, and powe r amps in the project in a tree-lik e st ructure. Items ar e dis- play ed in order of unit ID . The t ree can be e xpanded and col- lapsed by clicking the plus and minus symbols. The following table lists the items th[...]

13 Touring NetworkAmp Manager NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual PRJ The PRJ icon al ways appears at the t op of the network tree. The following menu appears when you right-click the PRJ icon. Add: A dds an ACU16-C or NHB32-C to the pr oject. W hen you c hoose either of these co mmands, a dialog bo x appears for you to specify the device name an[...]

Network Tree 14 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual NHB Wh en y ou click an NHB icon, the NHB pages appear in the main w indow’ s rig ht pane. The following menu appears when you right-click an NHB icon. Delete: Deletes the NHB32-C from the pr oject. A confirmation message appears befor e the NHB32-C is deleted. Rename: Opens the Re name dialo[...]

15 NHB Pages NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 4 NHB Pages This chapter e xplains the NHB pages, which can be selected while an NHB32-C is selected in the network tree. Devices on a CobraNet netw ork transmit and receiv e audio data by matc hing bundle num- bers. Mat ching the bundle number on the transmitting and rece iving dev ices is analogo[...]

CobraNet Page 16 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual intensify the restrictions on Ethernet’ s packet deliv ery times, and there fore reduc e the max- imum number of sw itches that can be used. For details, refer to the P eak A udio website ( http://www .peakaudio.c om ). The number of channels assig nable per single dev ice: T ransmit bundle a[...]

17 NHB Pages NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Patch Page This page is used to assign AES/EB U inputs and outputs to individual CobraN et channels and to stor e and recall assignment patches. Before making an y assignments, y ou must spec- ify the bundles that contain the Co braNet channels y ou want to patch (see page 15 ). AES/EBU inputs and [...]

Word Clock Page 18 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual AES/EBU In to CobraNet: This tab is used to assign AES/EB U inputs to CobraN et c hannels. CobraNet to AES/EBU Out: This tab is used to assign CobraN et channels to AES/EBU outputs. Store/Recall: These buttons are used t o stor e and recall patc hes. A patch c onsists of all AES/EBU input and[...]

19 ACU Pages NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 5 ACU Pages This chapter e xplains the A CU pages, which can be selected while an A CU16-C is selected in the network tree. Devices on a CobraNet netw ork transmit and receiv e audio data by matc hing bundle num- bers. Mat ching the bundle number on the transmitting and rece iving dev ices is analo[...]

Patch Page 20 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Patch Page This page is used to assign individual CobraNet c hannels to A CU16-C analog outputs. Before making an y assig nments, you must specify the bundles that contain the CobraN et c hannels y ou want to patch (see page 19 ). Co braNet channels ar e assigned to A CU16-C analog outputs on a 16[...]

21 ACU Pages NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Amp Pages The A mp pages are used to c ontrol and monitor powe r amplifiers. There ar e four A mp pages: Amp 00–07, Amp 08–15, A mp 16–23, and Amp 24–31. Each page can displa y the channels of up to eig ht po wer amplifiers. P owe r amplifi- ers can hav e 2, 4, 6, or 8 channels. The scr [...]

Channel Detail Page 22 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Channel Detail Page The Channel Detail page offers a detailed view of each channel. It can be opened b y clicking the Channel Detail tab while an A CU16-C is selected in the network tree, or by clicking a powe r amplifier channel icon in the netw ork tree. Channel select: This section is[...]

23 ACU Pages NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Mode indicator: This displays the po wer amplifier mode for each pair of channels: STE- REO , P ARALLEL, or BRIDGE. A TT fader: This fader attenuates the c hannel’ s input signal. The n umerical value below the fader is the current attenuation setting in dB . Att enuation can also be set by clic[...]

Threshold Page 24 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Threshold Page This page is used to specify the wattage, temper atur e, and the minimum and maximum load impedance thresholds at which y ou want NetworkAmp M anager to issue a warning . The thresholds can be set individually for each po wer amplifier channel. W ar nings are dis- play ed in th[...]

25 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 6 Other Functions Logging Events Ne tworkAmp M anager 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 value is exc eeded. W arn- ings are display e d in the Log window (see page 29 ) and rec orded to the [...]

Logging Events 26 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual There are fiv e t ypes of event: W arning, Online/Offline Status, P ower S witch, Er ror , and N et- wo rk Mode. These are explained belo w . 1 W arning Event This ty pe of event oc curs when a specified threshold is ex ceeded (see page 24 ). Date Time Type ACU Amp Ch PTWSO (protect, over t[...]

27 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual New ACU16-C detected [ACU#xx] ACU16-C gone offline [ACU#xx] New NHB32-C detected [NHB#xx] NHB32-C gone offline [NHB#xx] Online/Offline Status events appear in blue in the Log window . 3 Power Switch Event This ty pe of event oc curs when an amplifier is set to On or Standby . Date, Time, Li[...]

Logging Events 28 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual AES/EBU Input Sync Error [NHB#xx 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 shown below . 5 Network Mode This ty [...]

29 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Log W indow The Log window opens automatically , if it’ s not already , when an event occurs. This w indow can also be opened by choosing Log Windo w from the Windo w menu. Each time an event oc curs, the details are displa yed in the w indow , which scr olls automati- cally .[...]

Locking NetworkAmp Manager 30 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Locking NetworkAmp Manager Y ou can lock NetworkAmp M anager to prev ent unauthorized operation. Locking NetworkAmp Manager 1 Choose Operation Lock from the Option menu. The Operation Lock dialog box sho wn below appears. 2 Enter a password in the Password and Confirm fields. 3 C[...]

31 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Using COM & MIDI Modes Co braNet ’ s Serial Bridge feature allows serial data to be transmitted ov er the network. Nor - mally , the A CU16-C and NHB32-C use the Ser ial Bridge to transmit amp contr ol data. Ho we ve r, it can be used to transmit MIDI data (Program Change and Control Ch[...]

Group View 32 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Group V iew W ith Group View y ou can view and control groups of channels from an y amplifiers on the network. There are eight group pages and up to 16 channels can be displa yed on each. To open the Gr oup View page, choose Group View fr om the View menu. The eight groups are selected by clickin[...]

33 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Editing Groups Up to 16 channels can be added t o each Group View page. 1 Choose Group View from the V iew menu. The Group V iew page appears. 2 Right-click on the page and select Edit Group View from the pop-up menu. The Group V iew Setup dialog bo x appears, as shown below . 3 Select a grou[...]

Group View 34 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 7 Select a channel in the CH list and click the Add [>] button. The channel is added to the group . To add all channels, click the A dd All [>>] butt on. 8 To remove a channel from the group, select it and then click the Remove [<] button. To remo ve all c hannels, click the R emov e A[...]

35 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Control Link W ith Control Link you can gr oup powe r amplifiers for simultaneous contr ol of po wer Standby and On. Up to 16 C ontrol Link groups ar e available. To open the Control Link page, choose Control Link fr om the V iew menu. The ST ANDBY and ON buttons are una vailable w hen no po[...]

Control Link 36 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Editing Groups 1 Choose Control Link from the View menu. The Control Link page appears. 2 Right-click on the page and select Edit Control Link from the pop-up menu. The Control Link Setup dialog bo x appears, as sho w n below . 3 Select a group in the Groups list. 4 To enable the group, click it[...]

37 Other Functions NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual 9 When you’ve finished, click the OK button to apply your edits and close the Control Link Setup dialog box. If y ou click the A pply button, y our edits are applied and the dialog bo x remains open. Click Cancel to lea ve the settings unchanged and close the dialog bo x.[...]

Appendix 38 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Appendix T roubleshooting Keyboard Shortcuts File Menu Edit Menu Help Menu Symptom Advice The Connect to Network command in the File menu is unavailable? This command is unavailable if no PC interface has been specified. Choose General Setup from the Option menu and specify inter- faces for MIDI IN[...]

39 Glossary NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Glossar y This glossar y contains terms r elevant to N etworkAmp M anager, the A CU16-C, and NHB32-C. A w ealth of information about CobraN et , w ith sections especially for designers and installers, is available on the P eak A udio W eb site at http://www.peakaudio.c om . If y ou are designing a n[...]

Glossary 40 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual CobraNet: Developed by P eak A udio, CobraNet technology allows r eal-time uncom- pressed digital audio distribution over industry standard 100Base-T Ethernet networks. U p to 128 channels, 64 in each direction, can be carr ied simultaneously o ver a switched 100Base-T network (64 channels on re pea[...]

41 Glossary NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Media converter: A device that con verts from one type of dist ribution media to another , for example, Ethernet (100Base-TX) to fiber optic (100Base-FX). Multicast bundle: Co braNet bundles 1 thr ough 255 are multicast bundles, w hich means they are transmitted to all devices on the network regard[...]

Glossary 42 NetworkAmp Manager—Owner’s Manual Unicast bundle: Co braNet bundles 256~65,279 are unicast bundles. (Ho wever sinc e the A CU16-C/NHB32-C suppor t only bundle numbers 0~16,383, the y can only use unicast bundles 256~16,383.) In other wor ds, these are transmitted only if the two dev ices ar e set to tr ansmit and recei ve that speci[...]

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