DAS AUDIO INTEGRAL Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...INTEGRAL M88 Users manual www dasaudio com ...

Page 2: ...CONFIGURING A LOCAL NETWORK DANTE CHANNELS ROUTING FRONT PANEL DISPLAY AND MENU INPUT GAIN OUTPUT GAIN INPUT MUTE OUTPUT MUTE OUTPUT DLY SRC SELECTION LINK MANAGER DANTE OUTPUS PRIORITY OUTPUT PRESET GLOBAL PRESET OPTIONS NETWORK INPUT PHANTOM EMERGENCY CONTRAST DELAY U LOCK INFORMATION DEFAULT PARAMS OSC CONTROL ALMA CONTROL 3 6 7 8 11 14 16 22 32 39 ...

Page 3: ...equipment You are about to discover what it means to work with our brand and this is just the beginning You will have access to quality training materials on our website where you will discover specific business solutions and learn how to use them dasaudio com en training This user manual is designed to guide you swiftly and smoothly during the installation of our equipment but in case you have an...

Page 4: ...d injected back into the network if needed Priority capabilities full matrix and routing options make this unit essential as the brain of any type of installation The internal memory resources allow to store 64 global memory presets and 128 user 128 factory output channel presets speaker presets A bank of 128 output channel presets with specific pro cessing parameters for all DAS Audio speakers is...

Page 5: ...Includes ethernet switch for daisy chain connections 8 CH Matrix with high performance integrated DSP 4 Independent balanced analog audio inputs 2 Analog inputs with selectable MIC Line option and phantom power 8 Independent balanced analog audio outputs 4 x 4 CH DANTE Digital Audio DANTE Channels can be processed and injected in the network ALMA management control and load meters monitoring 2 Sel...

Page 6: ...ISPLAY DE 1 54 The level of all input and output audio channels can be mon itored with the display A stands for analog input channels D stands for digital Dante input channels If an M is shown above a channel meter this channel is Muted By the use of the display and the navigation buttons dif ferent menus will appear to configure the unit in a fast and intituive way NAVIGATION BUTTONS There exist ...

Page 7: ... Gain controls for Mic inputs A and B Only to be used when having a microphone connected to IN A and or IN B Balanced Analog Outputs There exist eight analog output channels Each pair of chan nels uses a 5 pin Terminal Block type connector with 3 5mm pitch RJ45 Connectors There exist two RJ45 connectors with an internal ethernet switch to allow daisy chain connections between units CAT5e minimum q...

Page 8: ...ructure of these channels When connecting line level signals to inputs A and B be sure that gain controls are set to the minimum Phantom power 12V is available for the microphone inputs and could be activated via front panel with the navigation buttons or via ALMA The matrix M88 includes eight processed balanced analog audio outputs named OUTPUT 1 2 8 Each Output can have assigned up to two input ...

Page 9: ...ion of a 4 inputs channel system could be the following an analog microphone directly connected to the Input A remember to activate Phantom Power a mono line signal connected from an INTEGRAL WPM1 to the Input B and a Stereo Line input from INTEGRAL AS1 or AS2 connected to Inputs C and D ...

Page 10: ...anual INTEGRAL Analog audio connections Analog audio outputs In the figure below four analog outputs from the INTEGRAL M88 have been used to send proces sed signal to four independent input channels of an INTEGRAL A404 ...

Page 11: ...ller soft ware https www audinate com products software dante controller For more details consult the dedi cated chapter in the present user s manual The network connections and possibilities are very wide here are shown the most common and conve nient ones Static IP connection using an ethernet switch The user could connect a PC or Laptop to several Integral units using an ethernet switch Static ...

Page 12: ...AN TE can be configured with this option Dynamic IP connection using a DHCP server or a WIFI router OSC control A WiFi router will assign automatically IP addresses to all the units present in the network ALMA could be used via Wifi as well to configure the M88 unit If DANTE Routing is needed con nect the PC with a cable to the router In this case OSC control is managed with an smartphone or table...

Page 13: ...ign IP addresses automatically for the PC and WP3 panel s The user shall configure the M88 in static mode with an IP compatible with the range defined by the router This static IP must be inserted in the WP3 to control the host unit M88 Multi Zone systems The previous nextwork type can be expanded sending DANTE audio to other units allocated in a different space ...

Page 14: ...mple below TP LINK AC6 and a PoE ethernet Switch NetGear GS308P or Cisco SG350P are needed Router configuration Type 192 168 0 1 on the PC s navigator to have Access to the router s configuration menu if password is required consult the user s manual of the router Once inside the configuration menu go to Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Network LAN change IP address to IP a 10 0 0 1 and SubNet ...

Page 15: ...for example IP 10 0 0 101 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 By doing this the router will assign automatic IPs from 10 0 0 150 to 249 to all the devices connected to the net work including the PC and the WP3 The Integral units shall use static IPs defined by the user in the range between 101 and 149 10 0 0 101 10 0 0 149 INTEGRAL Setting up a local network Go to DHCP Server and Enable DHCP Server configur...

Page 16: ...oft ware https www audinate com products software dante controller DANTE Digital INPUT channels are shown on the display of the units D stands for Digital INPUTS DANTE digital INPUT channels DANTE 1 DANTE 2 DANTE 3 y DAN TE 4 are named INPUT E F G y H in the INTEGRAL MA units Dante controller channel routing For routing the digital audio channels of the INTEGRAL MAxxxx units it is necessary to use...

Page 17: ...If any device that should appear on the network is not detected by DANTE Controller these could be the causes The unit has no power or has not been turned on The CAT5e or higher cable is defective or poorly connected The unit is on a different subnet from the others The unit is not able to synchronize with the other devices on the network However if the case of no connection was due to either of t...

Page 18: ...oon as the user confirms the name which will not change unless it is edited again the list of devices will be shown like this in this case we have two MA models a MA1004 and a MA1604 and a MC02 microphone Transmitting devices and their channels appear on the top right receiving devices and their channels appear on the bottom left ...

Page 19: ...on of the channels that we want to link to each other must be marked Remember that two transmit channels cannot be assigned to a single receiv er channel If we can instead assign the same transmission channel to several receiver channels Wait for the box to show a green circle with the mark indi cating that the audio channel assignment has been success ful In the example above the MC02 microphone ...

Page 20: ...mple within Device View on the Receive tab we can check the active audio reception channels the example MA1604 is shown The transmission channels would appear in the Transmit tab in the case of the MA1604 we have not configured any channel as a transmitter In the Status tab we can obtain information about the Dante chip used in the device its firmware version IP address etc ...

Page 21: ... audio chan nels received from other devices In this case Dante audio is re ceived from INTEGRAL MC02 and M88 In the Device Config tab we can change the name and the sam ple rate Sample Rate of the DANTE chip It is important to note that in order to link audio channels between devices they must have the same sample rate ...

Page 22: ...ss more complex and advanced options In these cases a message say ing ALMA will be displayed For example in the SRC Selection and Priority menus there exit more configuration options using the control software Thus when in the input matrix or SRC se lection Source Selection the gain values of the input channels assigned to each output are different from zero a message will appear on the display sh...

Page 23: ...ssing the BACK knob the display of the unit will be switched off By pressing the DOWN knob user will have quick Access to IP current address ID number and active global preset Once the ENTER key has been pressed the MAIN MENU will appear on the screen with all the previously listed submenus INPUT GAIN OUTPUT GAIN Etc To enter any submenu navigate to it with the UP DOWN keys and press ENTER To exit...

Page 24: ...the UP DOWN keys you can increase or decrease the delay value quickly INPUT GAIN Select within this menu with the UP DOWN keys the channel on which you wish to act once on the desired channel press ENTER Adjust gain with the UP DOWN keys For each input channel the gain can be adjusted in 0 1dB steps between 6dB and 40dB By holding down the UP DOWN keys you can quickly increase or decrease the gain...

Page 25: ... C IN D only channel D IN E only channel E IN F only channel F IN G only channel G IN H only channel H IN A B sum of channels A y B IN A C sum of channels A y C IN A D sum of channels A y D IN C D sum of channels C y D IN E F sum of channels E y F IN G H sum of channels G y H ANALOG sum of all analog input channels A B C y D DANTE sum of all digital input channels E F G y H Remember that to have a...

Page 26: ...gs gain delay equalizations filters etc There is a maximum of 4 groups available for all outputs named L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 By default in the unit the output channels are not assigned to any group OFF When there are different processing parameters in two different out put channels for example OUT 1 and OUT 2 and they are grouped in a link for example L 1 the last selected channel will modify its pro ce...

Page 27: ...r each output channel For advanced settings such as double priority level per output channel threshold release attack time gain reduction etc ALMA should be used The priority input channels of each out put do not need to be routed from the SRC Selection menu to that output For example if in the OUT 1 channel we have selected the sum IN C D as input sourc es and we want input A IN A to have priorit...

Page 28: ...ID AR 306 To recall a user preset RECALL in an output the order of ac tions is very similar to the previous one and is described in the previous image RECALL AMP 1 ARTEC 308 Finally user pre sets can also be deleted by selecting the DELETE option in the SELECT ACTION menu We will only have to select with the UP DOWN keys within the list of user presets that we want to de lete and press ENTER INTEG...

Page 29: ...GLOBAL PRESET menu Within this menu you can save memories SAVE recall them RECALL or delete them DELETE Navigate with the UP DOWN keys within each sub menu and select the desired option with ENTER The GLOBAL pre sets save in addition to the information previously loaded in the output channels OUTPUT PRESET the signal routes SRC SELECTION the priority the output delays the assignment of DANTE outpu...

Page 30: ... level is detected all audio inputs will be muted ex cept emergency input To exit from the Emergency Status the user will need to press Enter in the front display of the unit In the CONTRAST menu the display s contrast can be adjust ed from 0 to 5 In the DELAY UNITS menu the user can select between mili seconds meters and feet The unit can be locked by entering in the LOCK menu and selecting the O...

Page 31: ... to a net work with more units to define a unique ID number for all of them In the MODE sub menu the IP assignment can be changed from DHCP automatic to STATIC When engaging static mode the user shall define the IP address Subnet mask and gateway In the NETWORK MENU information related to the IP ad dress is shown Besides this the user can define new parame ters for the network configuration IP add...

Page 32: ...t and easy by the use of OSC The application TouchOSC needs to be installed in the mobile devices or computers in order to control the units https hexler net touchosc Each mobile device shall use upload a specific OSC template provided by DAS to control an Integral unit How does it work The connection between the mobile phones tablets or laptops shall be done wireless by the use of a WiFi router T...

Page 33: ...the WP3 panel The default password for the control panel Lock button is 0292 Lock button only available on WP3 templates On the preset recall page the user can have access to the first 10 global presets or memories stored internally by the user in the Integral MAxxxx or M88 units A global preset change may af fect routing gains mutes delays EQs Dante Outputs Priority settings etc that is to say AL...

Page 34: ... upload the templates on the smartphones and tab lets a PC or Laptop will be used The software TouchOSC is need ed in the computer https hexler net touchosc Download from the Store the APP TouchOSC and install it in your mobile device If the user wants to create their own control panels other than the templates provided by DAS Audio for mobile devices there is a guide document in the product suppo...

Page 35: ...35 INTEGRAL M88 Manual INTEGRAL OSC control How to upload an OSC template on a mobile device Network configuration Sending the template from PC to the Tablet SmartPhone via WiFi ...

Page 36: ...gured as a Server the user shall need to carry a similar process on the mobile device or smartphone It is im portant to keep on the PC the TouchOSC session active while trans ferring the template Let s see in detail the previous process PC 1 Open TouchOSC program 2 Open the template file in this case iPad M88 tosc ...

Page 37: ...oK Pro Press Connect At this moment the templated has been uploaded on to the smart phone or tablet Note It the Server Computer is not displayed automatically in the Editor Network menu the connection can be configured manual ly by entering PC s IP Adress in the manual connect Field 3 Saving the template on the mobile device Once the template has been transferred it will need to be saved in the de...

Page 38: ...ct OSC and enter Integral M88 or MA IP Adress in the Host field Send Port 60080 Receive Port 60081 5 Press play on the mobile device to start controlling your unit INTEGRAL M88 Once the mobile phone or tablet include the OSC template the computer shall not be any more needed ...

Page 39: ...intuitively reducing system configuration times and streamlining the set up process The application al lows all kinds of advanced settings such as configuring up to two priority levels per output and digital audio output settings Connectivity among units is done via TCP IP protocol There are different ways of configuring a network with the In tegral devices for more information see the network Con...

Page 40: ... Integral Series Next assign the units that are under the Not Assigned tab to the group that has just been created To do this select from the Not Assigned tab the units that you want to include in this group by clicking on the tick boxes The units will automatically move to the assigned zone as part of the group in Zone 1 ...

Page 41: ...w of the units click on the upper right corner of the box showing the vumeters of the device The device window will open displaying different tabs MIXER INPUT OUTPUT and SOURCE The figure below shows the window of the RESTAURANTE unit with the MIXER tab opened In this tab you can view the 8 input and output channels The analog input channels are in the first 4 positions A B C D and the DANTE digit...

Page 42: ...responding equalization display The figure below shows the OUTPUT tab The eight output chan nels are displayed with all the EQ points and X overs available The figure below shows the SOURCE tab Here the user can define routing between input and output channels One or more inputs can be assigned to an output channel and with a value of 0dB or any other value between 15dB and 90dB ...

Page 43: ... attack and release times are automatically config ured according to the high cutoff frequency of that section or chan nel In the Settings tab the first configuration option is Priority Up to two priority levels are available for each output channel The priority in puts can be any of the following IN A IN B IN E IN F Attack Release Threshold and Depth times are the parameters available for the pri...

Page 44: ...put channels and select the output channels that the device will send to the network The DANTE 1 DANTE 2 DANTE 3 and DANTE 4 channels can be a copy of any of the analog inputs IN A IN B IN C IN D or any of the eight output channels OUTPUT 1 2 3 8 This way the audio injected into the network from a M88 device can be processed In the following example the DANTE 1 2 3 4 chan nels are copies of the in...

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