Renkus-Heinz CF Series RHAON, User Manual

Page 1: ...lation Operating Instructions For all Renkus Heinz RHAON Empowered Loudspeaker Systems Users of Renkus Heinz Iconyx IC R ICL R digitally steered arrays should refer to the Users Manual supplied with t...

Page 2: ...NS ARE FOR USE BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVIC ING OTHER THAN THAT CONTAINED IN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED T...

Page 3: ...nal Routing 18 Control Mode 20 8VHU RQ JXUDEOH 63 XQFWLRQV Saving Changes 22 All Loudspeakers Control 23 Group Control 23 Copy Paste Shortcut 25 Supervise Mode 26 YHQW RJJLQJ 1RWL FDWLRQ General Prefe...

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Page 6: ...T R O L CONTROL PANEL Configure Loudspeaker Array EQUALIZATION 8 band parametric EQ hi and lo shelving hi pass and lo pass COMPRESSION Threshold Ratio Attack Release Soft Knee Trigger Point DELAY 0 t...

Page 7: ...automatically During the installation you will need to select either the 32 bit or the 64 bit install RHAON 1 6 is downwards compatible with earlier ver VLRQV RI 5 21 0LFURFRQWUROOHU DQG 63 UPZDUH VR...

Page 8: ...seful such as a block diagram of your system or a photo of the venue To change the background go to the Options pull down menu and select Background Image Load Image Then browse to the drawing or phot...

Page 9: ...anel lists all the available devices in a directory tree for mat The larger section on the right displays loudspeaker icons and other specialized work areas the All Loudspeakers icon represents your l...

Page 10: ...ows 7 go to Start Control Panel All Control Panel Items Network and Sharing Center Find the connection you wish to use It will likely be called Local Area Connection unless you have renamed it Also no...

Page 11: ...HU IRU WKH XSSHU OLPLW 6LQFH is already in use by the RHAON host computer the lower limit must be at least 192 168 1 2 The upper limit can be set as high as 192 168 1 255 but needs to be only high eno...

Page 12: ...or RHAON problems Your Renkus Heinz loudspeaker was factory tested before it left our factory and barring shipping damage should be in perfect operating condition The RHAON Network Manager allows you...

Page 13: ...al loudspeakers I 5 21 FDQ W QG DQ REUD1HW GHYLFHV RQ WKH QHW work the prompt shown to the right will appear to let you know that something is wrong and to offer trouble shooting hints For more detail...

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Page 15: ...connect the multiple inputs of Rhaon empowered ORXGVSHDNHUV WR WKH DPSOL HU V 2 Select and send input signals to the CobraNet network 3 Select one of the CobraNet digital audio channels if Co braNet s...

Page 16: ...at zero regardless of the input level Loudspeakers model number or name Input signal level bar graph 0 indicates the onset of input clipping Analog inputs clip at 12 dBu without the 10 dB input pad 2...

Page 17: ...l Present indicators turn green whenever a signal is present You can activate any of the analog and CobraNet digital inputs in the upper group If you select either of the AES EBU inputs in the lower g...

Page 18: ...Net network using RHAON software 7KH UVW VWHS LQ VHWWLQJ XS REUD1HW URXWLQJ LV to drag the CobraNet Source that was detected by Scan Network into the system The CobraNet Source and the devices connect...

Page 19: ...er Icon and select Disable Receiver from the menu that pops up Either method will break the con nection and allow you to make a new one Since each CobraNet bundle can carry 8 channels of digital audio...

Page 20: ...this manual When you enter Control mode in the main workspace the directory tree on the left remains the same However notice that the icons themselves have changed The CobraNet Rx and Tx arrows are go...

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Page 22: ...d the Threshold Level Saving Changes Although any changes you made in either the Connect or Control windows have been sent to the associated loudspeaker they have not been saved to the loudspeakers s...

Page 23: ...their sound level with just one control Group Control functions in the same manner only it exerts control only over the arrays included in the Group To add a Group select Add Group to add a Group fold...

Page 24: ...a operate in the same way these controls operate for individual loudspeakers but control all loudspeakers in the Group A Group Control mode window is identical to the one used for individual loudspeak...

Page 25: ...ic to the right Selecting Copy Settings copies all that loudspeaker s DSP settings and allows you to copy these settings to another array by selecting its Icon and using Paste Settings Right clicking...

Page 26: ...R SDQG LW DQG VKRZ DOO RI LWV RXGVSHDNHU LFRQV 2QH RI PRUH RI WKHVH LFRQV ZLOO GLVSOD the same alert double clicking on it will open the loudspeaker s Properties window in Supervise mode and provide a...

Page 27: ...o easily identify each array module and verify that its address number switches are properly set If you press the Wink light for the top module and the wink light on the middle module comes on you kno...

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Page 29: ...XQLWV RI WHPSHUDWXUH IURP 0HWULF HQWLJUDGH WR PSHULDO DKUHQKHLW 8QGHU URXS 6HWWLQJV RX can set up a Power On Sequencing Delay for all grouped loudspeakers This will help avoid a voltage surge that ca...

Page 30: ...vel of access We suggest giving an Operator access to all Control Mode functions that would nor PDOO EH XVHG ZKLOH UXQQLQJ D VKRZ RU RSHUDWLQJ WKH V VWHP Q D HG LQVWDOODWLRQ 2SHUDWRU OHYHO SHUVRQQHO Z...

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Page 36: ...dB pad for Primary Analog Input allows input signals of up to 24 dBu when inserted Power LED ORZV ZKHQ DPSOL HU SRZHU LV 2Q Thermal LED Lights to indicate that an over temperature VHQVRU KDV VKXW GRZQ...

Page 37: ...ta is streaming Green LEDs glow when connected but inactive turn Orange to indicate a faulty connection Push Button Volume Controls Also function as a manual Standby On control Mute Buttons Turn louds...

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Page 39: ...verwrites v 1 4 or higher versions of RHAON If you have an earlier version of RHAON on your computer you do not have to uninstall it If you want to remove it you will need to use Start Control Panel a...

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Page 41: ...that the window tells you what Microcontroller Firmware version is installed in the loudspeaker Selecting Download will LQVWDOO WKH QHZ UPZDUH LQ WKH ORXGVSHDNHU Step 3 DLW IRU WKH LUPZDUH WUDQVIHU WR...

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Page 43: ...tes and may need to be reset GENERAL INFORMATION RXU 5HQNXV HLQ ORXGVSHDNHU FRQWDLQV QR XVHU VHUYLFHDEOH SDUWV DQG DOO VHUYLFH VKRXOG EH UHIHUUHG WR TXDOL HG VHUYLFH SHUVRQQHO Hum and Noise Problems I...

Page 44: ...ition Nevertheless it is always a good idea to run a quick check on each loudspeaker before taking it out to the job site and installing it If you should run into a problem at the site it s good to kn...

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Page 47: ...array obviously has a problem while two other devices are showing an occasional glitch The Age column shows in milliseconds how long it has been since the device was checked by the Network Manager It...

Page 48: ...blank and press OK b If you are running Windows XP go to Start Settings Control Panel Network Con nections LocalArea Connection click on Properties then select Internet Protocol 7 3 3 DQG FOLFN RQ 3U...

Page 49: ...luding switches Check the communication lights on the CobraNet devices input SRUW UDSLG DVKLQJ JUHHQ LQGLFDWHV D FRQQHFWLRQ Note you may require a crossover cable for this direct connection but probab...

Page 50: ...log 1 but some other input is selected on the Connect tab As an aid to troubleshooting the Analog 1 input will always pass audio but if some other input is selected Analog 2 for example the signal to...

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Page 53: ...ow 15 Control Mode 6 20 to 25 Control Mode Icon 20 Control Properties Window 15 21 22 Copy Settings 25 D Delay 21 Designer 30 31 Digital Audio 5 AES EBU 17 Firmware 39 to 43 Signal Routing 18 19 Group...

Page 54: ...rity Override 22 3URMHFW RUN RZ Preparations 7 to 12 R RHAON 5 Block Diagrams 33 to 35 Firmware 38 to 43 General Preferences 29 Organization 5 6 Software Installation 8 39 S Safety Instructions 2 Samp...

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