WesAudio _TITAN, User Manual

Page 1: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 1 www WesAudio com _TITAN User manual EN Copyright 2016 by WesAudio...

Page 2: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 2 Thank You for the purchase of _TITAN _TITAN Ng500 compatible frame with digital control With kind regards Radoslaw Wesolowski and Michal Weglicki...

Page 3: ...ditional pins where modules can be designed to support digital recall or any other vendor specific functionalities This extension is part of new open standard ng500 Next Generation 500 series which al...

Page 4: ...1 1 DHCP 17 6 2 2 Static IP address 18 6 2 3 Direct connection setting IP address on PC MAC 23 7 Set up Audio signal 24 7 1 Rear XLR Connections 24 7 2 I A C Internal Audio Connector 25 8 Stereo link...

Page 5: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 5 12 Warranty 32...

Page 6: ...sfer is not in scope of its capabilities I A C Internal Audio Connector special _TITAN connector which is integrated with internal audio routing and allows to connect audio signal directly without any...

Page 7: ...tor in the rack A gentle push and the module should slide home into the rack connector Attach the front panel to the front of the rack with screws supplied by your rack manufacturer This is important...

Page 8: ...nnector is higher 9mm comparing to standard 500 series socket please note that above sockets are matched to each other based on particular pins To check if your modules will fit into _TITAN you can se...

Page 9: ...3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 9 3 Front panel H LINK note If this LED is constantly blinking that means that _TITAN is in upgrade mode and firmware upgrade should be triggered through GConManager ap...

Page 10: ...udio interfaces Stereo links are fully integrated Pressing Link button on 2 modules which support GCon protocol e g _Mimas sets stereo link on the _Titan Open Specification documentation and software...

Page 11: ...driver installation is triggered user will be asked to restart its computer We know that this is unwanted activity but it is necessary step for USB driver to install with success If computer restart i...

Page 12: ...portant to check if USB device is successfully connected on system level That can be checked in Control Panel System Device Manager Please note that for WINDOWS it is necessary to install USB driver w...

Page 13: ...which allows to manage up to 10 units from 5 GCon applications at the same time GCon application is any process on your workstation which implements GCon connection like your DAW or GConManager It als...

Page 14: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 14 6 1 USB To connect your _TITAN frame directly to your workstation just connect it to any available USB 2 0 socket via USB cable...

Page 15: ...your workstation In some cases it is mandatory to set IP addresses for your workstation and _TITAN Below you can find possible setup in your local area network and how different devices can access _T...

Page 16: ...EV3 16 6 2 1 _TITAN Configuration Each _TITAN chassis by default has DHCP enabled So if you would like to connect your _TITAN to your router just do it However if you would like to change that configu...

Page 17: ...If connection to _TITAN is already established through Ethernet cable this step is not necessary 2 Start GConManager and go to _CONFIG application 3 Then select your _TITAN unit from the elements tre...

Page 18: ...n your LAN network is configured manually for example through hardware switch 3 When you would like to connect your _TITAN directly to your Ethernet socket in your workstation As a first step please c...

Page 19: ...and check IP address In this particular case IP address is 192 168 0 100 _TITAN IP address has to be in the same subnet so for above example it would mean any IP address from 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0...

Page 20: ...AUDIO 3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 20 6 2 2 2 OSX how to check your IP address Start Terminal located in Applications Utilities application Type ifconfig which will show current network configurati...

Page 21: ...and check IP address In this particular case IP address is 192 168 0 100 _TITAN IP address has to be in the same subnet so for above example it would mean any IP address from 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0...

Page 22: ...r _TITAN directly to your workstation through USB cable If connection to _TITAN is already established through Ethernet cable this step is not necessary 2 Start GConManaqger and go to _CONFIG applicat...

Page 23: ...hernet cable first it is mandatory to set up IP address for your network interface Ethernet network card This activity is not in scope of this manual however it can be easily find online please find b...

Page 24: ...nal _TITAN as any 500 series rack implements XLR connection to each slot at the back However this is not the only option to route your audio signal into _TITAN s modules 7 1 Rear XLR Connections Rear...

Page 25: ...to slots 1 8 through dedicated module which will support I A C This allows future integration with dedicated modules such as Digital audio interfaces like ADAT DANTE etc Analogue summing modules Or a...

Page 26: ...L REV3 26 This approach allows you to connect your audio signal through rear XLR connectors and through I A C at the same time so you can switch between those whenever you like e g you can switch betw...

Page 27: ...pushing the button stereo link is activated pushing it again will deactivate it Next to each button there is located special led which will show current stereo link state 8 2 Stereo links in GConManag...

Page 28: ...grated stereo linking During recall or when front panel link buttons are pushed on particular modules link states in _TITAN will always be engaged in pairs Please follow below example o There are 4 We...

Page 29: ...9 1 Where is GConManager By default it can be found in Application folder data For OSX Applications WesAudio GConManager For WINDOWS folder specified during installation phase by default in c Program...

Page 30: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _TITAN USER MANUAL REV3 30 9 3 How to check currently connected devices Start GConManager and go to config you should be able to see list of your currently connected modules...

Page 31: ...Software examples 11 Multi Host Support USB note _TITAN connected through USB cable will be detected in one HOST application at the same time First HOST application which will start any WesAudio plug...

Page 32: ...ntly purchase the product during this time This warranty excludes the following conditions normal wear and tear misuse customer negligence accidental damage unauthorized repair or modification cosmeti...