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1. 00 entrance gakuya_A howaie 4 04 Channel A Channel 06 Channel A W 406 ACUIE C F 407 ACUTE C NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 11 Touring NetworkAmp Manager Menus File New Creates a new project Open Opens an existing project Save Saves the current project Save As Saves the current project with a new name Disconnect from Network Disconnects NetworkAmp Manager from the network Connect to Network Connects NetworkAmp Manager to the network Connect amp send to network Connects NetworkAmp Manager to the network and sends the project settings to all devices on the network Exit Quits NetworkAmp Manager 1 A check mark appears next to either of these commands indicating the current status If the con nected ACU16 C NHB32 C is turned off the check mark appears next to the Disconnect from Net work command and a disconnection warning message appears Edit Cut Moves the currently selected item to the clipboard Copy Copies the currently selected item to the clipboard Paste Pastes the item on the clipboard to the current location Delete Deletes the currently selected item These commands are available only when an editable text field is selected including the threshold values on the ACU Threshold page see page 24 These commands also appear on
2. To cancel COM or MIDI mode click Deactivate COM MIDI mode Click Disconnect from network to disconnect from the network without cancelling the COM or MIDI mode Click Close to close the COM MIDI Mode dialog box If the Close button is unavailable cancel COM or MIDI mode or disconnect from the net work If you are running NetworkAmp Manager on several PCs while COM or MIDI mode is active the COM MIDI Mode dialog box appears on all PCs and all control and monitoring functions are disabled COM or MIDI mode can be cancelled from any PC NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Group View 32 Group View With Group View you can view and control groups of channels from any amplifiers on the network There are eight group pages and up to 16 channels can be displayed on each To open the Group View page choose Group View from the View menu Group View de PC9500 oup 2 Group 3 Group 4 PC9500 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 PC9500 PO9500 PC9500 PC9500 Pce5o0 9500 PC9500 STEREO STEREO hanne TARH TITRE 4 Foso o STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO owale h h owale Ehanne hanne en ed man Output W Qc 2400 9 Output w Output w Output w Output w Output w Output w Output w Output w Output w Output w Qcue cup Qcue Qcur 9500
3. Output clip Output clipping indicator Impedance Indicates current load impedance Protection Protection system status Temperature Heatsink temperature 12 segment meter centigrade Fahrenheit NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 5 Welcome What is CobraNet CobraNet is technology developed by Peak Audio Cirrus Logic USA that transmits uncompressed digital audio signals in realtime over a fast Ethernet cable It can carry up to 64 channels in each direction or 128 channels total for both directions 64 channels total for both directions in a network that uses a repeater hub However the number of channels is limited by conditions such as the performance of your equipment and on the type of audio signal Transmission of up to 100 meters is possible with Category 5 metal cable or up to 2 km with multi mode optical fiber cable A CobraNet network can carry digital audio at sampling frequencies of 48 kHz or 96 kHz and 16 20 24 bit resolutions but the ACU16 C NHB32 C support the 48 kHz sampling frequency at 20 24 bit resolutions A fixed latency is added to the audio data each time it passes through a CobraNet network You can select this latency from 5 33 ms 2 67 ms 1 33 ms A CobraNet network can carry audio over an existing Fast Ethernet network to which other devices such as computers and printers are already connected but we strongly recommend that you set up a dedicated network for CobraNet Ina CobraNet networ
4. The icon always appears at the top of the network tree The following menu appears when you right click the PRJ icon Rename NHB32 C Add Adds an ACU16 C or NHB32 C to the project When you choose either of these commands a dialog box appears for you to specify the device name and unit ID Rename Opens the Rename dialog box so you can rename the project ACU When you click an ACU icon the ACU pages appear in the main window s right pane The following menu appears when you right click an ACU icon PCSBOON Delete PC4800N Rename PC3300N PO6501N PC2001N PC9501 PO4801N PC3301N Add Adds a PCxxxxN series power amplifier to the ACU16 C When you add an ampli fier a dialog box appears for you to specify the device name unit ID and channel mode i e Parallel Bridge or Stereo As of this writing the Yamaha PC9501N PC6501N PC4801N PC3301N PC2001N PC9500N PC4800N PC3300N power amplifiers can be added to projects Please check the Yamaha Professional Audio Web site at the following URL for news and information on net workable power amplifiers to be released in the future and for information on other Yamaha professional audio products http www yamahaproaudio com Amplifiers are defined in the device definition file As and when Yamaha introduce new net workable power amps an updated device definition file will be made available Note You can check the version of a device de
5. CobraCAD CobraNet and Peak Audio are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corpo ration Yamaha is a trademark of Yamaha Corporation All other trademarks are the prop erty of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged Yamaha Web Site Information about NetworkAmp Manager related products and other Yamaha profes sional audio equipment is available on the Yamaha Professional Audio Web site at http www yamahaproaudio com Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are for information purposes only Yamaha Corporation reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice Since specifications equipment or options may not be the same in every locale please check with your Yamaha dealer NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 1 WeIGOMNG 610144004000 CREE TOR EROR EORR 4 sets pea EO heb E ETE POE aii 4 What is he ERR ER DAR O RC ERE 5 Use Multiple PCS eua ud ed ER Erich ed 6 2 Stated saang chess asen eE Peer eei 7 Installing NetworkAmp Manager saa aana aaa aa daa an aya a Bag ian a 7 Starting NetworkAmp Manager eb etr RR ROO 7 Quitting NetworkAmp Manager aa e RR Cn sade 7 Configuring NetworkAmp Manager sees nes 8
6. NetMode Mode COM In other words COM mode was engaged at 21 30 25 on 01 Aug 2002 The Mode variable can be COM MIDI orNORMAL Network Mode events appear in blue in the Log window NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 29 Other Functions Log Window The Log window opens automatically if it s not already when an event occurs This window can also be opened by choosing Log Window from the Window menu Each time an event occurs the details are displayed in the window which scrolls automati cally PTWSO Cur Date Type Acu Amp Ch Curr sp CurrWsp CurrImp CurrClip CurrTemp LastYpre LastYsp LastImp LastClip LastTemp 00 02 320 71 0 841 0 CLIP 420 3420 0 68 22 775 6 8 0 CLIP 41C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 1 0 5 3 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 0 6 0 86C 14 5 70 90 837 8 6 0 856 03 Nov 2002 Warning 07 10 1 33 20 14 20 134 3 1 5 TOC 46 30 29 81 444 3 2 0 63C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 0 10 1 6 20 29 44 619 8 1 4 72C 8 30 30 43 420 9 or 72C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 03 16 1 0 00 24 00 4 026 143 38C 0 00 24 00 48 00 12 0 39C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 00 02 1 20 0 71 05 841 3 6 0 CLIP 42C 20 0 68 22 775 6 6 0 CLIP 4C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 6 0 866 14 5 70 80 837 8 6 0 856 03 Nov 2002 Warning 03 18 1 16 6 67 20 0 926 CLIP 76C 18 3 71 52 852 5 6 0 CLIP 76C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 07 10 1 36 20 29 44 819 8
7. YAMAHA NetworkAmp Manager Owners Manual Important Information Special Notices The software and this owner s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the pur chaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging Please read care fully the Software Licensing Agreement at the beginning of the printed ACU16 C NHB32 C Owner s Manual before installing the application Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software This disc 15 CD ROM Do not attempt to play the disc on an audio CD player Doing so may result in irreparable damage to your audio CD player Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use The screen displays as illustrated in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specifications and functions will be announced separately Trademarks
8. howaie 3 howaie 4 04 m m cal channel The following table lists the items that can appear in the network tree Icon Item Label Parent Maximum Offline Online COM MIDI node number mode PRJ PRJ 1 acu Atl acu acu Unit ID ACU16 C 16 NHB Unit ID NHB32 C name PRJ 8 32 per AMP Unit ID name ACU ACU16 C 8 per CH Channel name Amp amp Networked devices can be offline online or in COM MIDI mode and the current status is indicated by icon color as shown in the table above While NetworkAmp Manager is receiv ing data from a device the corresponding icon flashes When the PRJ icon is gray offline no networked devices are being controlled and moni tored i e NetworkAmp Manager is disconnected from the network When it s green online networked devices are being controlled and monitored i e NetworkAmp Man ager is connected to the network When it s yellow COM MIDI mode is being used When an ACU NHB AMP or CH icon is gray offline that device is either not turned on or not connected When an icon is green online the device is turned on and connected and can be controlled and monitored When an icon is yellow COM MIDI mode is being used NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 13 Touring NetworkAmp Manager
9. imum number of switches that can be used For details refer to the Peak Audio website http www peakaudio com Note If the latency is 1 33 ms the number of bundles that can be handled by this single device CobraNet network will be limited to a total of four bundles for transmission and reception When changing the latency to 1 33 ms from some other setting you will be unable to make this change if the total number of bundles for transmission and reception is five or more The number of channels assignable per single device 20 bit 24 bit Latency Channels Maximum number of bundles Channels Maximum number of bundles per bundle total of input and output per bundle total of input and output 5 33ms 8 8 7 8 2 67ms 8 8 8 8 1 33ms 8 4 8 4 Note You can change the latency setting only while offline In order to apply the setting to the NHB32 C or ACUI6 G you must execute Connect amp send to network It is possible that noise will occur somewhere in the system when you change the latency To prevent damage to speakers or other components you should turn down the audio to the CobraNet network or turn down the output of the power amps before making this change Note If two or more latencies exist within a CobraNet network there is a danger that the devices may become unable to communicate correctly with each other You must make the same latency setting for a
10. 00 is set to the same ID as another NHB32 C on the network The ErrorMessage variable can be any of the following Duplicate Unit ID NHB xx Duplicate Unit ID ACU xx Unit COM MIDI Mode Conflict Too Many COM MIDI Mode Units Unit EEPROM Access NHB xx Unit EEPROM Access ACU xx I Error I Error AES EBU Input Sync Error NHB xx A ES EBUx CH1 2 E E Irror ES AES EB NHB xx A AES EB NHB xx A U Input Sync U Input Sync Error ES EBUx CH3 4 EBUx CH5 6 NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Logging Events 28 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 I Error events appear highlighted in red in the Log window as shown below Warning Loe i ml x Date Ch PTWSO Currvpa 3 Nov 2 14 15 10 warning B o2 epe 20 3 Nov O2 14 40 02 warning Jus foe eee el 3 Nov O2 14 41 36 warning OF 10 3 3 Nov O2 14 41 53 warning ort og ea psc 6 Poweron ACUOO AMPOS PowerOff NHBOL Error Duplicate Unit ID NHB3 Error COM MIDI Mode Contli Error Too 59 Error EEPROM Ac 5 Network Mode This type of event occurs when COM or MIDI is activated or deactivated Date Time NetMode Mod For example 01 Aug 2002 21 30 25
11. 1 4 72C 6 30 30 43 420 3 ae 72C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 0 6 0 840 14 5 70 80 837 8 6 0 83C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 07 10 1 33 20 14 20 134 3 1 5 TOC 46 30 23 81 444 3 2 0 69C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 07 10 1 33 20 14 20 134 3 1 5 70C 6 30 29 81 444 3 2 0 69C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 09 04 2 16 6 67 20 0 106 50C 18 3 71 52 0 125 gt 52C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 1 0 1 33 20 0 113 x 50C 15 3 65 52 0 095 gt 52C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 07 10 1 6 20 29 44 619 8 1 4 720 36 30 30 43 420 3 2 2 720 03 Nov 2002 Warning 05 06 2 0 00 24 00 4 026 143 38C 30 00 24 00 48 00 12 0 330 03 Nov 2002 Warning 09 02 1 20 0 71 05 841 3 6 0 CLIP 420 20 0 68 22 775 6 6 0 CLIP 4C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 0 6 0 860 14 5 70 90 837 8 6 0 85C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 11 16 1 16 6 67 20 0 926 76C 18 3 71 52 852 5 6 0 CLIP 76C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 01 07 2 6 20 29 44 619 8 1 4 720 6 30 30 43 420 9 2 2 720 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 0 6 0 840 14 5 70 90 837 8 6 0 830 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 2 16 6 67 20 0 106 50C 18 3 71 52 0 125 NK CLIP 52C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 1 10 1 33 20 0 113 50C 15 3 65 52 0 095 NK 52C 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 0 5 0 840 14 5 70 90 837 8 6 0 830 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 2 16 6 67 20 0 106 NK CLIP 50C 18 3 71 52 0 125 CLIP 526 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 1 10 1 33 20 0 113 50 15 3 65 52 0 095 NK 526 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 2 16 6 67 20 0 106 gt 7K CLIP 50C 18 3
12. 71 52 0 125 NK CLIP 526 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 1 0 1 33 20 0 113 50 15 3 65 52 0 095 gt 7K 526 03 Nov 2002 Warning 14 23 2 0 0 0 6 0 984 14 5 70 30 837 8 6 0 830 03 Nov 2002 Warning 02 04 2 16 6 67 20 0 106 gt 50C 18 3 71 52 0 125 gt CLIP 520 Close NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Locking NetworkAmp Manager 30 Locking NetworkAmp Manager You can lock NetworkAmp Manager to prevent unauthorized operation Locking NetworkAmp Manager 1 Choose Operation Lock from the Option menu The Operation Lock dialog box shown below appears Operation Lock Password Confirm 2 Enter a password the Password and Confirm fields 3 Click Lock NetworkAmp Manager is locked and the Operation Unlock dialog box appears as shown below Password ija Gontirm ll 4 Tounlock NetworkAmp Manager enter the password in the Password field and then click Unlock When you enter the correct password and click Unlock the NetworkAmp Manager will be unlocked and the Operation Unlock dialog box will close The password you assign is saved in a text file in the same folder as the folder in which Net workAmp Manager is installed If you forget the password delete the password file and then click Unlock making sure that the Password and the Confirm fields are empty NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 31 Other Functions Using COM amp MIDI Mode
13. Project My Browse Cancel PC I F for amp control These options are used to specify the MIDI interface Net workAmp Manager should use to communicate with the connected ACU16 C NHB32 C The options available depends on what MIDI drivers you have installed on your PC Choose the Yamaha CBX Driver for use with serial ports or Yamaha USB Driver for use with USB ports See the ACU16 C NHB32 C Owner s Manual for information on installing these drivers Control error caution When this option is selected a message is displayed in the Log window when a parameter is adjusted on another PC or an ACU16 C or NHB32 C Default project These options determine how NetworkAmp Manager behaves when it s started When None is selected the project open dialog box appears automatically and you can select a project file manually When the Specified project option is selected the specified project is opened automatically Click the Browse button to select the project file to be opened automatically If you enter the filename manually be sure to include the full path e g C My Documents NetworkAmp Manager My Project apj Temperature display units These options determine the units NetworkAmp Manager uses to display temperature values Centigrade C or Fahrenheit F Output meter units These options determine the units NetworkAmp Manager uses to display power amplifier output values Watt W or Volt
14. V The PC I F for amp control and Default project settings are stored in the Windows Reg istry All other settings are stored in the project file NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 9 Getting Started Working with Projects NetworkAmp Manager setups are stored as projects Project files have the file name extension To create a new project choose New from the File menu Toopena previously saved project choose Open from the File menu To save the current project choose Save from the File menu To save the current project with a new name choose Save As as from the File menu Only one project can be open at a time If you create a new project or open a previously saved project you ll be prompted to save any unsaved changes NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Main Window 10 3 Touring NetworkAmp Manager Main Window This is NetworkAmp Manager s main window The left pane displays the CobraNet net work tree consisting of ACU16 Cs NHB32 Cs and power amps The right pane displays the various NHB and ACU pages The name and unit ID of the device currently selected in the network tree are displayed at the top of the right pane If it s an ACU16 C ACU name Unit ID is displayed If it s an NHB32 C NHB name Unit ID is displayed You can set the device names in NetworkAmp Manager see page 13 Unit IDs are set on the actual devices Bp Network Manager
15. changed executing Connect amp send to network produces an error message such as Skip this device and transmission is halted When you subsequently go on line the Log window shows a message such as Unexpected data change detected NHB xx Latency The system software of the CobraNet module does not support changing the latency setting If you want to change the latency to other than 5 33 ms you will need to update the CobraNet mod ule For details on upgrading please contact your Yamaha dealer Keyboard Shortcuts File Menu CTRL N Creates a new project CTRL O Opens an existing project CTRL S Saves the current project SHIFT CTRL S Saves the current project with a new name Edit Menu CTRL X Moves the currently selected item to the clipboard CTRL C Copies the currently selected item to the clipboard CTRL V Pastes the clipboard contents to the selected position DELETE Deletes the currently selected item Help Menu F1 Opens this manual PDF format NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 39 Glossary Glossary This glossary contains terms relevant to NetworkAmp Manager the ACU16 C and NHB32 C A wealth of information about CobraNet with sections especially for designers and installers is available on the Peak Audio Web site at http www peakaudio com If you are designing a network we strongly recommend that you visit this Web site and st
16. maximum temperature is displayed graphically by the green triangle at the right of the meter and numerically by the Max hold value To reset the max hold right click the meter and choose Reset temp hold on this channel or Reset temp hold on all channels from the pop up menu Load impedance This is the channel s load impedance The Present value is the current load impedance NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Threshold Page 24 Threshold Page This page is used to specify the wattage temperature and the minimum and maximum load impedance thresholds at which you want NetworkAmp Manager to issue a warning The thresholds can be set individually for each power amplifier channel Warnings are dis played in the Log window and recorded in the log file ACU ACUTE C 00 q Impedance Impedance Waming Enable Wattage w Teel masi mini d CONTE 00 PCS500N 1 Channel A 2200 2 Channel B 2200 80 100 10 TH 01 PC9500N 1 Channel A 2200 80 100 1 0 s 2 Channel 2200 80 100 10 F go Mme Fe Oe Figo te 24 F goe 2 pF sm 27 Dl of iz Hat E me os Amp This column lists the power amplifiers by ID number and name CH This column lists the power amplifier channels Wattage This column is used to specify the wa
17. the pop up Edit menu that appears when you right click an editable item The pop up menu also has Undo and Select All commands View Group View Displays the Group View page Control Link Displays the Control Link page Option Log Setup Opens the Log Setup dialog box Operation Lock Opens the Operation Lock dialog box COM MIDI Mode Opens the COM MIDI Mode dialog box General Setup Opens the General Setup dialog box Factory Reset Resets the ACU16 C or NHB32 C connected to your PC Window Log Window Opens the Log window Help Help Opens this manual PDF format Help Topics Selects the language English Japanese German French or Spanish of the NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual About Opens the About NetworkAmp Manager window 1 If this command is unavailable select a language from the Help Topics submenu NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Network Tree 12 Network Tree The network tree displays all the ACU16 Cs NHB32 Cs and YS NetworkAmp Manager power amps in the project in a tree like structure Items are dis File Edit View Option Winde played in order of unit ID The tree can be expanded and col hall_A Sets 300 NHB32 C lapsed by clicking the plus and minus symbols 401 NHB22 C 02 2 303 NHB32 C RI 404 ACUT6 C 00 PC4S00N entrance gakuya Ci 401 gakuya B gakuya C E M 402 PC4800N howaie 1 howaie 2 03
18. 4 GH25 GH32 32 Group 4 GH25 GH32 4 Audio resolution r Latency 20 bit c amp 533ms C 267ms 133ms Abi CobraNet distributes digital audio data in bundles A single bundle can carry eight channels of 20 bit 48 kHz digital audio or seven channels of 24 bit 48 kHz digital audio with a latency of 5 33 ms The NHB32 C supports bundles 0 through 16 383 multicast and uni cast Bundle 0 is not really a bundle as such more of a null setting used to disable trans mission or reception Enable Unicast If you do not check this check box you can specify bundle 0 and multi cast bundles 1 through 225 If you check this check box you can specify unicast bundles 256 through 16 383 in addition to bundle 0 and multicast bundles 1 through 225 Receive bundle assignment These parameters are used to specify the bundles that contain the CobraNet channels you want to patch to the NHB32 C s AES EBU outputs You can patch the individual channels in each bundle on the NHB Patch page see page 17 Latency This parameter is used to specify the latency of audio data distributed from the NHB32 C to the CobraNet network in msec units In most cases select 5 33 ms You can also select 2 67 ms or 1 33 ms low latency However if you decrease the latency this will NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual CobraNet 16 intensify the restrictions on Ethernet s packet delivery times and therefore reduce the max
19. Amp Manager Owner s Manual Control Link 36 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 box appears as shown below Groups POWER A M rower B POWER POWER D Move down r nme imm rc Group name POWER A ACU Grouped amps 1 05 ACUT6 C 04 AGUI6 C 01 PC9500N 06 ACUT6 C 04 ACUT6 O 02 307 AOU16 OC AMP RERE Cancel Apply 3 Select a group in the Groups list 4 To enable the group click its check box The check boxes are used to enable and disable groups You can sort the groups by using the Move up and Move down buttons 5 Use the Group name field to enter a name for the group This is the name that appears on the Control Link page 6 Select the ACU16 C to which the power amplifier is connected in the ACU list The power amplifiers connected to the selected ACU16 C are displayed in the AMP list 7 Select a power amplifier in the AMP list and click the Add gt button The power amplifier is added to the group To add all power amplifiers click the Add All gt gt button 8 remove a power amplifier from the group select it and then click the Remove lt button To remove all power amplifiers click the Remove All lt lt button NetworkAmp Manager Owner s
20. ER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER m E B id 8 ki Bl 15 dB 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 tl 15 dB a m a B B Be B B B Be B B an B BEBE iod ok ok 0 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 ng 0 os 0 8 B B B E 8 E B 8 8 ag 8 8 E E E E E 5 E E E di a d di d a di d 24 8 24 8 24 8 24 8 24 24 8 24 24 8 24 248 24 24 ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT ATT I I 2 10 2 25 26 EM 26 3 9 37 EM 16 zd 25 4 2 EM 22 25 20 Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase The eight groups are selected by clicking the tabs along the top of the page The Network tab is used when NetworkAmp Manager is being run on several PCs For example if you select Group View page 1 on PC 1 providing that the Group View page or ACU Amp page or Channel Detail page is open on PC 2 its Network tab will display the same chan nels as page 1 of PC 1 In fact all networked PCs will display the same group of channels and you will not be able to display different groups on the other PCs If the Group View win dow is not open nothing happens on PC 2 See the next page for information on editing groups NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 33 Other Functions Editing Groups Up to 16 channels can be added to each Group View page 1 Choose Group
21. Manager Input dB Input dE OVER OVER 9 Output CLIP indicator This indicator lights up red sc LIS when the channel is clipping 8 8 Output meter This 12 segment meter displays the chan 1 nel s output level in either watts or volts see preference on PC page 8 i Impedance indicator This displays the channel s load impedance Temp meter This 12 segment meter displays the chan nel s temperature in either centigrade or Fahrenheit see md c JEN preference on page 8 The value on the right of the meter is pum pues the temp peak hold value The numerical value below the Normal nem _ meter is the current temperature To reset peak temp hold Mute Mute right click the meter and choose Reset temp hold on this channel or Reset temp hold on all channels from the pop up menu Input meter This 12 segment meter displays the channel s input level in dB ATT fader This fader attenuates the channel s input signal The numerical value below the fader is the current attenuation setting in dB Attenuation can also be set by clicking the Up and Down arrow buttons or by entering a value from the keyboard Phase button This button is used to set the channel s input signal phase Normal or Reversed Mute button This button is used to mute the channel NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Channel Detail Page 22 Channel Detail Page The Channel Detail page offers a detailed vi
22. Manual 37 Other Functions 9 When you ve finished click the OK button to apply your edits and close the Control Link Setup dialog box If you click the Apply button your edits are applied and the dialog box remains open Click Cancel to leave the settings unchanged and close the dialog box NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 38 Appendix Troubleshooting Symptom The Connect to Network command in the File menu is unavailable Advice 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 and MIDI OUT Forgotten the password Delete the password file located in the folder in which Net workAmp Manager is installed make sure that the Password field and the Confirm field are blank and then click Unlock Pressing the F1 key opens the help document in the wrong language You changed the latency setting but the actual delay time does not change Nor does any error message appear Choose the required language from the Help gt Help Topics sub menu NetworkAmp Manager will remember your selection and open the same document the next time you choose Help from the help menu or press the F1 key Update the system software version of the ACU 16C NHB32 C For details on updating refer to the Yamaha website http www yamahaproaudio com In a project whose latency setting you
23. STEREO STEREO hanne 2 Output w cup 2400 8 soo 300 5 59 2400 2400 gt 2400 8 2400 8 2400 2400 2400 8 2400 8 2400 8 2400 8 a a Ei x B a E H 1 E a 300 3n 900 900 900 s00 saa saa saa 300 H E a uu E H E H ann E 300 300 300 B 300 5 300 300 300 EB 300 300 5 300 E so 50 5 so so 50 so 50 8 so 5 so 50 5 du ki ae a El sa sa sa sa su sa sa su sa sa sa Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance Impedance 7 Q es 7 Q 25 Q 554 65 A ss a 75 a ss Q es 55 Q Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp Temp 120 120 1208 120 120 8 120 1208 120 8 1208 120 8 1208 120 8 a El E E a a B s E m s 8 kid a a a 5 a 5 3 a a BU BS B B9 Bn E B0 Bo B8 B B9 Bn B 89 BD E B B9 B B8 80 B9 a z a a a 5 5 m a H 70 lt 70 a 570 lt 70 H B d a a 40 40 40 40 40 4085 40 4085 485 45 40 405 H H B a a w 10 mo w w w 0 m w w w w 64 63 se se 63 64 52 se 52 Ti kee 63 64 C Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB Input dB OVER OVER OVER E OV
24. View from the View menu The Group View page appears 2 Right click on the page and select Edit Group View from the pop up menu The Group View Setup dialog box appears as shown below Group view setup X Move up Move down Group name Group 1 ACU Grouped channels 04 ACUT6 C 802 PC9500N 01 howaie 1 04 ACU16 C 02 PC9500N 302 howaie 2 Move up Move down 00 PCS500N 01 02 POOSODN omen 3 Select a group in the Groups list You can sort groups by using the Move up and Move down buttons 4 Usethe Group name field to edit the group s name This is the name that appears on the Group View page tabs 5 Select the ACU16 C to which the power amplifier is connected in the ACU list The power amplifiers connected to the selected ACU16 C are displayed in the AMP list 6 Select a power amplifier in the AMP list The channels of the selected power amplifier are displayed in the CH list NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Group View 34 Select a channel in the CH list and click the Add gt button The channel is added to the group To add all channels click the Add All gt gt button To remove a channel from the group select it and then click the Remove lt button To remove all channels click the Remove All lt lt button You can sort the grouped channels by using the Move up and Move down buttons When you ve fini
25. Working with aaa aa y aide Roa esr RE a i diete 9 3 Touring NetworkAmp 10 Man WindOW sss ss qe AN Ga suck ro EPA Up pe 10 hg UEM 1 Network Tree 12 4 NHB Pages 2 bebe ex ERERRREACHERCEREREERSPFS 15 CobraNet Page ed bod Ad pi ed tae Rea mun d dna dice bon 15 Patch PARS 22 sancaad GA UA A RE RA NGA TU Rd 17 Word Clock Paf Mc TTE 18 5 PY PAGS 4454 FIERE 19 CobraNet Page a angan tied esses 19 Patch aga goede 20 21 Channel etl Pare 3 52 22 22 302 44 494 cina bal ag A AAA 22 punch mp ETT 24 6 FUNCHONS Eon 25 Loss BVEHIG diste va idee 25 Locking NetworkAmp Manager 222 eee edet ttbi quies 30 Using COM amp MIDI Modis dd Pe an d e teh b bien be gah aaa 31 GEOUB VIS butt Ede qiiae sata d dou b So addons 32 Control qe nm 35 PPPCHIM iare er ae ORES eme 38 Troubleshooting Gana TOC SE Faure da 38 Keyboard akasia daa seas beber BEA PR EE BAGA od 38 Loss sosontEREPEAEPTRREPREEEEPOPTESYPSes 39 NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Introduction 4 1 Welcome Introduction The Yamaha NetworkAmp Manager softwa
26. are automatically deleted Output file folder This is used to specify the folder into which NetworkAmp Manager stores its log files It also determines the folder that the automatic delete function searches for old log files By default log files are stored in a folder called Log which resides in the project folder Use this option when you want to store the log file elsewhere Note Be sure to select a folder that s on the same hard disk as the project file Log files are named using the date on which they were created with the format ddmmmyyyy csv where dd is the day from 01 to 31 mmm is the month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec and is the year For example 01Aug2002 csv Events are recorded in the log file in chronological order one line at a time each line being prefixed with the date and time at which the event took place with the format dd mmm yyyy hour minute second For example 01 Aug 2002 21 30 25 NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Logging Events 26 There are five types of event Warning Online Offline Status Power Switch Error and Net work Mode These are explained below 1 Warning Event This type of event occurs when a specified threshold is exceeded see page 24 Date Time Type ACU Amp Ch PTWSO protect over temp over wattage speaker terminal short speaker terminal open CurrVpre current
27. conductor ensures that only one device transmits data in each bundle at any one time See also Per former Crossover Ethernet cable An Ethernet cable whose data transmit and receive conduc tors have been swapped Crossover cables are used to connect two Ethernet devices directly to each other They should never be used to connect devices to a hub Contrast with Straight Ethernet cable CSV Abbreviation for Comma Separated Value file CSV files which are commonly used to exchange table like data from spreadsheets and databases use commas to separate the individual values on each line NetworkAmp Manager log files use the CSV format and can easily be imported into a spreadsheet for further analysis Ethernet The most widely implemented network protocol The first implementation 10Base T supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps The next implementation 100Base T or Fast Ethernet supports 100 Mbps The newest version Gigabit Ethernet supports transfer rates of 1 000 Mbps 1 1 gigabit Fast Ethernet Also known as 100Base T the Ethernet standard that supports data trans fer rates of 100 Mbps CobraNet runs on Fast Ethernet networks Gigabit Ethernet Also known as 1000Base T the Ethernet standard that supports data transfer rates of 1 000 Mbps CobraNet supports Gigabit Ethernet A Gigabit switched net work can handle up to 1 028 CobraNet audio channels Hub See Repeater hub and Switching hub Isochronous Occurring at fixed
28. e also LAN NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual YAMAHA Yamaha Manual Library http Awww yamaha co jp manual english M D G Pro Audio amp Digital Musical Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2003 Yamaha Corporation IPO2BO
29. ew of each channel It can be opened by clicking the Channel Detail tab while an ACU16 C is selected in the network tree or by clicking a power amplifier channel icon in the network tree ACU ACUT6 O 04 Channel select mE dB Phase Normal Mute CobraNet Patch 00 07 08 15 Amp 16 23 24 31 Chi PC9500N CH fi Entrance Model information 2Channels Mode STEREO Input meter Output meter OVER um Present 220 dB 2400 998 Present 950 w 46 a E 900 EI co DENN 300 ify Warning threshold Ea Eu 5 psi 24 88 Temperature Load impedance Present 40 C Present 75 iw Max hold 40 C ae Warning threshold zu 4 eu ja E indicator Channel select This section is used to select the power amplifier channel that you want to view Use the Amp pop up menu to select a power amplifier Use the CH pop up menu to select a channel The names of the selected amplifier and channels are displayed next to the pop up menus The Model information field displays information about the selected power amplifier POWER button This button is used to set the power amplifier to On or Standby PROTECT indicator The status of the power amplifier s protection system is displayed here Normally there s no indicat
30. f your system some devices may output noise so turn down your power amps beforehand otherwise you may damage your speakers NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 19 ACU Pages 5 ACU Pages This chapter explains the ACU pages which can be selected while an ACU16 C is selected in the network tree Devices on a CobraNet network transmit and receive audio data by matching bundle num bers Matching the bundle number on the transmitting and receiving devices is analogous to making a physical cable connection between two devices For example if the Transmit bundle assignment CobraNet Output on an NHB32 C is set to bundle 4 and the Receive bundle assignment CobraNet Input on an ACU16 C is also set to bundle 4 audio data in bundle 4 will be carried from the NHB32 C to the ACU16 C CobraNet Page In this page you can make CobraNet bundle assignments and specify the latency of the CobraNet network ACU 6 04 CobraNet Patch Amp 00 07 Amp 08 15 Amp 16 23 Amp 24 31 Channel Detail Threshold v Enable unicast GobraNet Input Receive bundle assignment Group 1 CH1 CH8 255 Group 2 CH9 GH16 I Group 3 CH17 CH24 500 Group 4 CH25 CH32 0 r Latency C 533ms C 267ms You can specify which bundles you want the ACU16 C to receive The ACU16 C supports bundles 0 through 16 383 multicast and unicast Bundle 0 is not really a bundle as such more of a nu
31. finition file by selecting About from the Help menu f you intend to drive the PC3301N power amplifier at a high impedance in Bridge mode note the following Iftheload impedance is 50 or higher total speaker input is 200W or lower the imped ance indicator will not display the correct value If the load impedance is 500 or higher total speaker input is 21W or lower and the output meter displays the level in watts the meter will not respond If the meter displays the level in volts it will display the correct level Delete Deletes the ACU16 C from the project A confirmation message appears before the ACU16 C is deleted Rename Opens the Rename dialog box so you can rename the ACU NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual NHB AMP CH Network Tree 14 When you click an NHB icon the NHB pages appear in the main window s right pane The following menu appears when you right click an NHB icon Rename Delete Deletes the NHB32 C from the project A confirmation message appears before the NHB32 C is deleted Rename Opens the Rename dialog box so you can rename the NHB When you click an AMP icon the ACU Amp pages appear in the main window s right pane The following menu appears when you right click an AMP icon Rename Delete Deletes the amplifier from the project A confirmation message appears before the amplifier is deleted Rename Opens the Rename dialog box so you can rena
32. ge can display the channels of up to eight power amplifiers Power amplifi ers can have 2 4 6 or 8 channels The screen shot shown here features two channels of a PC9500N power amplifier PROTECT indicator ACU ACUI6 C 04 CobraNet Patch Mode STEREO Amp name This displays the power amplifier s name Only the first 21 letters of the name are displayed To display the name in full place the mouse pointer over the name POWER button This button is used to set the power kakuya 5 vex jesus amplifier to or Standby I Mode indicator This displays the power amplifier mode DRM i for each pair of channels STEREO PARALLEL or BRIDGE sng E sang Eil Channel name Channel names are displayed here To dis sms play the name in full place the mouse pointer over the name am name channel right click its icon in the network tree J and choose Rename from the pop up menu redet PROTECT indicator The status of the power amplifier s es protection system is displayed here Normally there s no indi M as cation If the amplifier s protection system is activated for i 5 example the power supply to the power amplifier s driver oy section fails because of overheating PROTECT is 415 aa f played It s also displayed if the power amplifier is set to Standby by clicking the POWER button in NetworkAmp zd m
33. hrough 255 are multicast bundles which means they are transmitted to all devices on the network regardless of whether any devices are con figured to receive them Multicast bundles allow point to multipoint connections and can be used with repeater hubs or switching hubs Advantages include the ability to distribute digital audio to any number of devices simply by configuring those devices to receive the same bundle Disadvantages are that all available network bandwidth is used devices receive all bundles and must decide for themselves whether to receive or ignore the data and any 10Base T data ports e g computers printers etc will be flooded with data It can be stressful for switching hubs which must work hard to transmit all incoming data to all output ports Contrast with Unicast Bundle Network topology The structure of a network Common network topologies include star ring tree and bus Ethernet networks utilizing hubs are typically wired in a star topol ogy although a network may consist of various topologies Performer The devices on a CobraNet network that are wordclock slaves Performers synchronize to the conductor See also Conductor Repeater hub A basic network hub that retransmits all incoming data to all of its output ports RJ 45 connector The type of connector used to connect 10Base T 100Base T and 1000Base T Ethernet devices RS 232C A serial interface for connecting serial devices offering a transmissio
34. ine ACU xx AMP yy NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 27 Other Functions 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 type of event occurs when an amplifier is set to On or Standby Dat Time LineKind Device 01 Aug 2002 21 30 25 PowerOn ACU 00 AMP 00 In other words amp 00 connected to ACU 00 was turned on at 21 30 25 on 01 Aug 2002 The LineKind variable can be PowerOn or Standby Power Switch events appear in blue in the Log window as shown below Warning Log 5 x Date Type 3 Nov 2 14 15 10 warning oo 3 Nov 02 14 40 02 Warning 14 3 Nov 02 14 41 36 Warning 07 3 Hov 2 14 41 53 warning 07 3 Nov 02 14 45 10 Poweron 2 Error Error 54 9 Error 4 Error Event Man ch PTWSD Currvpa 1 ri eee 1 3 1 6 ACUOO AMPOS PowerOff NHBOI Duplicate Unit ID NHEB3 COM MIOI Mode conflict Too EEPROM MIDI Mode 5 Error This type of event occurs when either a system error or parameter error occurs Date Time Error ErrorMessage For example 01 Aug 2002 21 30 25 Error Duplicate Unit ID NHB32 C 00 In other words at 21 30 25 on 01 Aug 2002 it was detected that NHB
35. intervals in time Often used to describe real time com munications between devices in which data must be delivered at regular intervals Cobra Net transmits digital audio data isochronously Contrast with Asynchronous LAN Local Area Network A network that exists in the same building or group of buildings CobraNet is a LAN technology See also WAN Latency A CobraNet network adds a fixed latency propagation delay to all audio data that is conveyed over the network You can select this delay from a range of 5 33 ms 2 67 ms 1 33 ms However decreasing the latency will intensify the limitations on Ethernet s packet delivery time and will therefore decrease the maximum number of switches that can be used If you set the latency to 1 33 ms the number of bundles that can be used by the NHB32 C will be a maximum total of four for input and output Also while some applica tions will compensate for this you will need to take into account this latency value when calculating the appropriate delay time used to compensate for mic positioning or to elimi nate the Haas effect Managed hub A type of switching hub that improves network efficiency by segregating LAN into smaller virtual LANs NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 41 Glossary Media converter A device that converts from one type of distribution media to another for example Ethernet 100Base TX to fiber optic 100Base FX Multicast bundle CobraNet bundles 1 t
36. ion If the amplifier s protection system is activated for example the power supply to the power amplifier s driver section fails because of overheat ing PROTECT is displayed It s also displayed if the power amplifier is set to Standby by clicking the POWER button in NetworkAmp Manager NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 23 ACU Pages Mode indicator This displays the power amplifier mode for each pair of channels STE REO PARALLEL or BRIDGE ATT fader This fader attenuates the channel s input signal The numerical value below the fader is the current attenuation setting in dB Attenuation can also be set by clicking the Up and Down arrow buttons or by entering a value from the keyboard Phase button This button is used to set the channel s input signal phase Normal or Reversed Mute button This button is used to mute the channel Output meter This 12 segment meter displays the channel s output level in either watts of volts see preference on page 8 The Present value is the current output level The yellow triangle indicates the warning threshold specified on the Threshold page see page 24 Input meter This 12 segment meter displays the channel s input level in dB The Present value is the current input level Temperature This 12 segment meter displays the channel s temperature in either centi grade or Fahrenheit see preference on page 8 The Present value is the current tempera ture The
37. k digital audio is distributed in packets called bundles Each bundle contains between three and eight channels of audio depending on conditions such as the bit depth and latency Bundles are assigned a number in the range of 0 through 65 279 Bundles can be transmit ted either as multicast bundles which occupy more network bandwidth but allow audio to be distributed to multiple devices simultaneously or as unicast bundles which use less network bandwidth but can distribute audio to only a single device The number assigned to the bundle determines which of these two types it is Number 0 indicates a null setting that disables transmission or reception of bundles numbers 1 through 255 indicate multi cast bundles and numbers 256 through 65 279 indicate unicast bundles The ACUI6 C NHB32 C support bundle numbers 0 through 16 383 The ACUI6 C can accept up to four input bundles simultaneously and the NHB32 C can use four input bundles and four output bundles simultaneously However if you set the latency to 1 33 ms the number of bundles usable on the NHB32 C will be a maximum of four total for input and output A CobraNet network also provides a Serial Bridge feature that allows serial data to be trans mitted over the network The ACU16 C and NHB32 C normally use the Serial Bridge to transmit amp control data but you can also use COM mode or MIDI mode to send other data between two NHB32 C units via the Serial Bridge A glo
38. ll devices in a single network Note If you are unable to change the latency refer to Troubleshooting see page 38 Transmit bundle assignment These parameters are used to specify the bundles that contain the CobraNet channels you want to patch to the NHB32 C s AES EBU inputs You can patch the individual channels in each bundle on the NHB Patch page see page 17 Note Two or more devices cannot transmit data in the same bundle So do not assign the same bundle to more than one group Audio resolution This option is used to specify the audio resolution for bundle trans mission 20 or 24 bit Be sure to select 24 bit if you are using 24 bit digital audio Otherwise your audio will be truncated to 20 bit NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 17 5 Patch Page This page is used to assign AES EBU inputs and outputs to individual CobraNet channels and to store and recall assignment patches Before making any assignments you must spec ify the bundles that contain the CobraNet channels you want to patch see page 15 EDIT indicator NHB NHB32 O 011 CobraNet Patch WordClock Store Patch No 03 EDIT Recall Title JENE NE AES EBU In to CobraNet CobraNet to AES EBU Out AES EBU 1 AES EBU 2 AES EBU 3 AES EBU 4 a a d d dh dha 24 25 26 27 2829 39 31 32 iu 3 a T m o e AES EBU inputs and outputs are assigned to C
39. ll setting used to disable transmission or reception Enable Unicast If you do not check this check box you can specify bundle 0 and multi cast bundles 1 through 225 If you check this check box you can specify unicast bundles 256 through 16 383 in addition to bundle 0 and multicast bundles 1 through 225 Receive bundle assignment These parameters are used to specify the bundles that contain the CobraNet channels you want to patch to the ACU16 C s analog outputs You can patch the individual channels in each bundle on the ACU Patch page see page 20 Latency This parameter is used to specify the latency of audio data received from the CobraNet network in ms units Normally select 5 33 ms You can also select 2 67 ms or 1 33 ms low latency The number of bundles that can be assigned per unit is always four bundles regardless of the latency setting Note You can change the latency setting only while offline In order to apply the setting to the NHB32 C or 16 you must execute Connect amp send to network It is possible that noise will occur somewhere in the system when you change the latency To prevent damage to speakers or other components you should turn down the audio to the CobraNet network or turn down the output of the power amps before making this change NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Patch Page 20 Note If two or more latencies exist within a CobraNet network there is a danger
40. me the amplifier When you click a CH icon the ACU Channel Detail page appears in the main window s right pane The following menu appears when you right click a CH icon Rename Opens the Rename dialog box so you can rename the amplifier channel NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 15 5 4 NHB 5 This chapter explains the NHB pages which can be selected while NHB32 C is selected in the network tree Devices on a CobraNet network transmit and receive audio data by matching bundle num bers Matching the bundle number on the transmitting and receiving devices is analogous to making a physical cable connection between two devices For example if the Transmit bundle assignment CobraNet Output on NHB32 C 1 is set to bundle 5 and the Receive bundle assignment CobraNet Input on NHB32 C 2 is also set to bundle 5 audio data in bundle 5 will be carried from NHB32 C 1 to NHB32 C 2 CobraNet Page In this page you can make CobraNet bundle assignments and specify the audio resolution and CobraNet network latency for the transmitted bundles NHB NHB32 C 01 CobraNet Patch WordClock CobraNet Input CobraNet Output m Receive bundle assignment m bundle assignment Group 1 CH1 GH8 7 Group 1 CHI CHS9 1 Group 2 CH9 CH16 256 Group 2 GH9 CH16 2 Group 3 CH17 CH24 500 Group 3 CH17 CH24 3 Group
41. n dis tance of approximately 15 meters typically using 9 or 25 pin D sub connectors RS 422 A balanced serial interface for connecting serial devices offering a transmis sion distance of approximately 1 kilometer and higher data rates and greater immunity to interference than RS 232C RS 485 A balanced serial interface for connecting serial devices Similar to RS 422 but with support for multiple receivers and transmitters offering bidirectional half duplex communications over a single twisted pair Sampling rate CobraNet supports a single sampling rate of 48 kHz Serial Bridge CobraNet Serial Bridge feature allows serial data up to 57 6 kbps to be transmitted over the network Due to the process of packetizing and re serializing serial data data sent over the Serial Bridge is delayed approximately 10 milliseconds Straight Ethernet cable An Ethernet cable that is wired pin for pin i e pin 1 con nects to pin 1 pin 2 to pin 2 and so on Straight cables are used to connect Ethernet devices to networks You can easily tell whether an Ethernet cable is crossover or straight by looking at the wiring of both connectors If the wiring is identical it s a straight cable If it s different it s a crossover cable Contrast with Crossover Ethernet cable STP Shielded Twisted Pair A cable consisting of two shielded conductors that are twisted together Switching hub Sometimes referred to as a switch switching hubs know the netwo
42. nsfer rate e g 10 100 1000 Mbps before actual data transmission commences Auto negotiation only works on switched networks With repeater networks all data transfers are half duplex and the trans fer rate is determined by the slowest device on the network All CobraNet interfaces support auto negotiation Bundle CobraNet distributes digital audio data in bundles One Ethernet packet contains one bundle A single bundle can carry eight channels of 20 bit 48 kHz digital audio or seven channels of 24 bit 48 kHz digital audio with a latency of 5 33 ms Bundles are num bered from 1 through 65 279 Bundles can be transmitted one to one unicast or one to many multicast Network efficiency can be optimized by using all eight channels in each bundle instead of for example using four channels in two bundles or two channels in four bundles See also Multicast bundle and Unicast bundle Bundle 0 Not really a bundle as such more of a null setting that can be made on Cobra Net devices to disable transmission or reception as necessary Category 3 twisted pair cable supports a maximum data transfer rate of 10 Mbps and is used for 10Base T Ethernet networks CATS Category 5 twisted pair cable supports a maximum data transfer rate of 100 Mbps and is used for 100base TX Ethernet networks CobraCAD Freely available software from Peak Audio for verification and performance testing of CobraNet network designs The latest version include
43. obraNet channels on two 32 x 32 grids one for inputs one for outputs To make an assignment click on the grid at the relevant inter section A blue spot appears when an assignment has been made To cancel an assignment click the blue spot Only one AES EBU input or output can be assigned to each CobraNet channel For example if you select a latency of 5 22 ms and a bit depth of 24 bits in the NHB CobraNet page see page 15 the number of channels in each group will decrease to 7 and channels 8 16 24 and 32 will be unavailable Network efficiency can be optimized by using all channels in each bundle instead of for example using four channels in two bundles or two channels in four bundles NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Word Clock Page 18 AES EBU In to CobraNet This tab is used to assign AES EBU inputs to CobraNet channels CobraNet to AES EBU Out This tab is used to assign CobraNet channels to AES EBU outputs Store Recall These buttons are used to store and recall patches A patch consists of all AES EBU input and output to CobraNet channel assignments There are 100 patch mem ories Patch 0 is a read only memory containing initial assignments with each AES EBU input and output assigned to the correspondingly numbered CobraNet input and output For example AES EBU input 1 is assigned to CobraNet output 1 AES EBU input 2 is assigned to CobraNet output 2 and so on Up to 99 patches can be stored in patch mem o
44. pre fader voltage CurrVsp current speaker terminal voltage CurrWsp current speaker terminal wattage CurrImp current impedance CurrClip current clipping CurrTemp current temperature LastVpre last pre fader voltage LastVsp last speaker terminal voltage LastWsp last speaker terminal wattage Last Imp last impedance LastClip last clipping LastTemp last temperature For clarity the parameters listed above are shown on separate lines Each Warning event is recorded in the log file and displayed in the Log window on a single line Titles are displayed on the top line i e Date Time Type etc as shown below Warning Log n x Date Time Type Amp ch PTWSO Currwy a 3 Nov 2 14 15 10 warning 00 02 T St 20 3 Nov 2 14 40 02 Warning ay xum 3 Nov 02 14 41 36 warning OF 1 l b 5 3 3 Nov 2 14 41 53 warning toe oe e op 6 2 Online Offline Status Event This type of event occurs when a networked device comes online e g a new device is detected or when a device goes offline Date Time Detect Lost Message For example 01 Aug 2002 21 30 25 Detected New amplifier detected ACU 00 AMP 00 In other words amp 00 connected to ACU 00 came online at 21 30 25 on 01 Aug 2002 The Detect amp Lost variable can be Detected online or Lost i e offline The Message variable can be any of the following New amplifier detected ACU xx AMP yy Amplifier gone offl
45. re is for controlling and monitoring Yamaha PCxxxxN series power amplifiers the ACU16 C Amp Control Unit and the NHB32 C Network Hub and Bridge It runs on standard Windows PCs and can be connected to an ACU16 C or NHB32 C by using either USB or RS 232C Multiple ACU16 Cs and NHB32 Cs can be managed from a single PC running NetworkAmp Manager which can be connected to any ACU16 C or NHB32 C on the CobraNet network NetworkAmp Manager can record log files listing various operations and warnings e g output shorts overheating for troubleshooting analysis after a performance Several PCs running NetworkAmp Manager can be connected to the CobraNet network offering simultaneous control and monitoring from several locations within a venue NetworkAmp Manager can control and manage the following Up to 512 Yamaha PCxxxxN series power amplifiers 32 amps per ACUI16 C Up to 4 096 amplifier channels 8 channels per amplifier Up to 16 ACU16 Cs Up to 8 NHB32 Cs PCxxxxN Series Amp Parameters That Can Be Controlled Parameter Details Power On standby Attenuator 63 step control Input phase Normal reverse Mute On off 1 Affects the entire amplifier All other parameters can be set for each channel individually PCxxxxN Series Amp Parameters That Can Be Monitored Parameter Details Amp mode Stereo parallel bridge Input level 12 segment meter Output level 12 segment meter watt volt
46. ries 1 through 99 To store a patch use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a patch memory from 1 to 99 enter a title and then click the Store button The patch is immediately transferred to and stored in the NHB32 C where it is can be recalled directly from the front panel To recall a patch use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a patch memory from 0 to 99 and then click the Recall button When a patch is edited the EDIT indicator appears next to the patch number It disap pears when the patch is stored or another patch is recalled Word Clock Page This page is used to select the NHB32 C s wordclock source C ma c Mer UNLOCK ee eee oa Teo CO UNLOCK UNLOCK L UNLOCK UNLOCK pi s penes UNLOCK UNLOCK C UNLOCK UNLOCK ea ee LJ UNLOCK UNLOGK LJ UNLOCK UNLOCK pa pa pi s pan Master clock This indicator shows the wordclock lock status of the NHB32 C LOCK or UNLOCK It works in unison with the LOCK indicator on the NHB32 C s front panel Word clock source select These options are used to select the NHB32 C s wordclock source which can be a pair of AES EBU inputs the CobraNet network or the NHB32 C s BNC WORD CLOCK IN connector A confirmation message appears when you change the wordclock source The wordclock source can also be selected on the NHB32 C s front panel Note When you change the wordclock settings o
47. rk address of each device on the network and automatically route network traffic accordingly so each device receives only data addressed to it NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Glossary 42 Unicast bundle CobraNet bundles 256 65 279 are unicast bundles However since the ACU16 C NHB32 C support only bundle numbers 0 16 383 they can only use unicast bundles 256 16 383 In other words these are transmitted only if the two devices are set to transmit and receive that specific bundle Unicast bundles only allow point to point con nections and as such are far more bandwidth efficient than multicast bundles This effi ciency means that CobraNet can happily coexist with networked computers printers etc on a switched 100Base T Ethernet network However non CobraNet devices may unpre dictably demand a lot of network bandwidth which may affect CobraNet performance and even cause audio dropouts pops or clicks A dedicated CobraNet network is strongly rec ommended for mission critical applications Unicast bundles can only be used on switched networks Unicast bundles can be configured to work like multicast bundles but that s beyond the scope of this glossary Contrast with Multicast Bundle UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair A cable consisting of two unshielded conductors that are twisted together WAN Wide Area Network A network that covers a wide area typically made up of two or more LANs CobraNet is not a WAN technology Se
48. s CobraNet s Serial Bridge feature allows serial data to be transmitted over the network Nor mally the ACU16 C and NHB32 C use the Serial Bridge to transmit amp control data However it can be used to transmit MIDI data Program Change and Control Change or AD824 head amp control data between any two NHB32 Cs on the network The Serial Bridge cannot carry Amp Control MIDI and AD824 data simultaneously While MIDI mode is active Amp Control data is not transmitted and only communications between the MIDI ports of the two specified NHB32 Cs takes place Likewise while COM mode is active only communications between the COM ports of the two specified NHB32 Cs takes place Hookup examples featuring MIDI and COM modes are provided in the printed ACU16 C NHB32 C Owner s Manual To use MIDI or COM mode choose COM MIDI Mode from the Option menu The COM MIDI Mode dialog box shown below appears COM MIDI mode x Select source and destination NHB 01 NHB 00 Connect mode MIDI Deactivate mode Disconnect tram network Use the pop up menus to select two NHB32 Cs on the network If both NHB32 Cs are online the COM and MIDI buttons become available Click COM to engage COM mode click MIDI to engage MIDI mode The selected mode is activated and all other NetworkAmp Manager functions are inactive The COM MIDI Mode dialog box remains open while COM or MIDI mode is active
49. s device icons for the ACUI6 C and NHB32 C NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Glossary 40 CobraNet Developed by Peak Audio CobraNet technology allows real time uncom pressed digital audio distribution over industry standard 100Base T Ethernet networks Up to 128 channels 64 in each direction can be carried simultaneously over a switched 100Base T network 64 channels on repeater networks CobraNet supports a 48 kHz sam pling rate with 16 20 or 24 bit resolution CobraNet devices can happily coexist with net worked computers printers etc on a switched 100Base T Ethernet network however a dedicated network infrastructure is strongly recommended CobraNet audio channel In CobraNet terminology an audio channel is one 48 kHz digital audio signal with a 16 20 24 bit resolution CobraNet primary secondary ports CobraNet interfaces feature built in redun dancy with primary and secondary ports for connection to primary and secondary net works If an unrecoverable fault should occur on the primary network CobraNet automatically switches to the secondary network providing uninterrupted operation Both ports are transformer isolated and fully comply with the IEEE 802 3 standard Conductor The device on a CobraNet network that acts as wordclock master and net work arbitrator Only one device can be Conductor at any one time If that device is unplugged or fails another device automatically takes over as Conductor The
50. shed click the OK button to apply your edits and close the Group View Setup dialog box If you click the Apply button your edits are applied to the Group View and the dialog box remains open Click Cancel to leave the settings unchanged and close the dialog box NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 35 Other Functions With Control Link you can group power amplifiers for simultaneous control of power Standby and On Up to 16 Control Link groups are available To open the Control Link page choose Control Link from the View menu Control link POWER STANDBY ON POWER B STANDBY ON POWER STANDBY ON POWER D STANDBY ON POWER E STANDBY ON Stanpsy STANDBY gmomv STANDBY Sranbey Fon STANDBY The STANDBY and ON buttons are unavailable when no power amplifiers are in a group or when the group is disabled When a group is enabled you can click the STANDBY button to simultaneously set all power amplifiers in that group to Standby mode When an ON button is clicked the amplifiers in that group are turned on Whenall power amplifiers in the group are in Standby mode the STANDBY button appears depressed When all power amplifiers in a group are on the ON button appears depressed If some power amplifiers in the group are in Standby mode and some are on both buttons appear in the up position See the next page for information on editing groups Network
51. ssary of CobraNet NetworkAmp Manager ACU16 C and NHB32 C related terms is provided in this manual see page 39 A wealth of information about CobraNet with sec tions especially for designers and installers is available on the Peak Audio Web site at http www peakaudio com If you are designing a CobraNet network we strongly recom mend that you visit this Web site and study the information available in order to take full advantage of the CobraNet technology Peak Audio also provide a list of Ethernet devices that have been tested with CobraNet including switching hubs and media converters NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Using Multiple PCs 6 Using Multiple PCs Several PCs running NetworkAmp Manager can be connected to the CobraNet network offering simultaneous control and monitoring from several locations within a venue Up to 16 channels of real time data e g level meter information can be transmitted across the network simultaneously When operating NetworkAmp Manager on several PCs simul taneously operation of the meter displays on the following pages may be interrupted Amp pages Channel Detail page Group View page When one of the above pages is selected any other PCs displaying one of these pages will automatically switch to its Network page and display the same information For example if PC 1 is displaying the Amp 00 07 page and PC 2 is displaying the Amp 24 31 page if the Amp 08 15 page is selec
52. ted on PC 1 PC 2 will switch to its Network page and display the same information PCs that are not displaying one of the above pages do nothing NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 7 Getting Started 2 Getting Started Installing NetworkAmp Manager System requirements and installation instructions for NetworkAmp Manager can be found in the printed ACU16 C NHB32 C Owner s Manual Starting NetworkAmp Manager To start NetworkAmp Manager double click the NetworkAmp Manager icon If a startup project has been specified on the General Setup dialog box see page 8 that project is opened Otherwise the Open dialog box appears and you can select the project you want to open NetworkAmp Manager can also be started by double clicking a project file In either case the following dialog box appears Network connect Connect to network Connect amp send to network Disconnect from network Start NetworkAmp Manager but do not connect to the network Connect to network Start NetworkAmp Manager and connect to the network getting the settings of all devices on the network and updating the project settings accordingly Connect amp send to network Start NetworkAmp Manager connect to the network and send the project settings to all devices on the network updating them accordingly Caution Don t transmit any audio data until all networked devices ACU16 C NHB32 C and power amplifiers have been turned on the po
53. that the devices may become unable to communicate correctly with each other You must make the same latency setting for all devices in a single network Note If you are unable to change the latency refer to Troubleshooting see page 38 Patch Page This page is used to assign individual CobraNet channels to ACU16 C analog outputs Before making any assignments you must specify the bundles that contain the CobraNet channels you want to patch see page 19 ACU 6 0 05 CobraNet Patch Amp 00 07 Amp 08 15 Amp 16 23 Amp 24 31 Channel Detail Threshold CobraNet to analog output Analog outputs isses suns C CobraNet Bundle ES 3 5 55 SH alolalalalelals CobraNet channels are assigned to ACU16 C analog outputs 16 x 32 grid To make assignment click on the grid at the relevant intersection A blue spot appears when an assignment has been made To cancel an assignment click the blue spot Only one CobraNet channel can be assigned to each ACU16 C output The bundle number assigned to each group of CobraNet channels is displayed along the left side of the grid NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 21 ACU Pages Amp Pages The Amp pages are used to control and monitor power amplifiers There are four Amp pages Amp 00 07 Amp 08 15 Amp 16 23 and Amp 24 31 Each pa
54. ttage at which you want NetworkAmp Manager to issue a warning Range 1 6 4000 Temp This column is used to specify the temperature at which you want NetworkAmp Manager to issue a warning Range 1 127 C 34 261 F Impedance max This column is used to specify a maximum impedance at which you want NetworkAmp Manager to issue a warning Range 0 50 If a value greater than 5002 is entered Never appears and the warning is disabled Impedance min This column is used to specify a minimum impedance at which you want NetworkAmp Manager to issue a warning Range 0 50 If a value greater than 5002 is entered Never appears and the warning is disabled Note If you enter an invalid value it will automatically be changed to the nearest valid value Warning Enable These check boxes are used to enable and disable threshold warnings for each amp When selected NetworkAmp Manager issues a warning when the amp exceeds one of the specified thresholds When unselected no warning is issued To copy an individual threshold setting you must double click it in order to select the actual value and then choose Copy from the Edit menu or the pop up menu that appears when you right click To paste the setting double click the destination and then choose Paste from the Edit menu or the pop up menu Multiple settings can be copied and pasted by dragging and you can expand or reduce your selection by holding down the Shift key and
55. udy the information available in order to take full advantage of the CobraNet technology 100Base T See Fast Ethernet 100Base FX Fast Ethernet utilizing multimode fiber optic cables with a maximum transmission distance of two kilometers Single mode fiber supports distances of over 100 kilometers 100Base TX Fast Ethernet utilizing Category 5 CAT5 twisted pair data grade cables and RJ 45 connectors These cables are readily available in a range of lengths and colors The maximum allowed cable run in an 100Base T Ethernet network is 100 meters If you need to make custom cables be sure to maintain the natural twist of the conductors as close to the connector as possible More than 25 mm of untwisted cable can affect performance If you re using cable ties don t tighten them so as to deform the outer insulation and do not bend cables tightly Doing so may affect the cable s impedance and degrade performance 1000Base T See Gigabit Ethernet APJ The file name extension of NetworkAmp Manager projects e g My project apj Asynchronous Not synchronized Often used to describe communications between devices that are not synchronized by a common clock in which data is sent intermittently rather than in a steady stream CobraNet s Serial Bridge is asynchronous Contrast with Iso chronous Auto negotiation The automatic negotiations that go on between two network devices in order to determine half full duplex operation and data tra
56. using the arrow keys NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual 25 Other Functions 6 Other Functions Logging Events NetworkAmp Manager 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 exceeded Warn ings are displayed in the Log window see page 29 and recorded to the log file Log files are CSV format text files that can be opened by any text editor word processor or spreadsheet Note Don t open the log file while NetworkAmp Manager is running Warnings may not be recorded to the log file properly if you do Log Setup The Log Setup dialog box is used to configure logging Note that the Log window is not affected by these settings To open the Log Setup dialog box choose Log Setup from the Option menu Enable logging Record days per log file Automatically delete log files after 90 days Output file folder c My Documents irrr Log Browse Cancel Enable logging This check box is used to enable and disable logging to file Select it to enable logging Record xx days per log file Here you can specify the number of days to record in each log file When the number of days is exceeded the current log file is closed and subsequent events are recorded to a new log file Automatically delete log files after xx days When this check box is selected log files older than the specified number of days
57. wer amplifier s REMOTE indicators are on and the system has stabilized about 10 seconds Doing so may produce loud noises Note If you change any settings on the Windows Display control panel NetworkAmp Man ager s windows may not display properly In this case you should reset the Display control panel settings to their defaults Quitting NetworkAmp Manager To quit NetworkAmp Manager choose Exit from the File menu or click the main window s Close button A confirmation message appears Click Yes to quit Click No to cancel If there are no unsaved changes NetworkAmp Manager quits If there are unsaved changes a dialog box asking if you want to save the changes before quitting appears Click Yes to save the changes and quit Click No to quit without saving the changes NetworkAmp Manager Owner s Manual Configuring NetworkAmp Manager 8 Configuring NetworkAmp Manager The General Setup dialog box is used to configure NetworkAmp Manager To open the General Setup dialog box choose General Setup from the Option menu General Setup X I F for amp control Temperature display units Oentigrade CC MIDI IN YAMAHA USB IN 0 1 C FahrenheitCF Output meter units MIDI OUT P YAMAHA USB OUT 0 1 C Control error caution v Note when unexpected data change is detected Default project C None Specified project oXMy Documents My

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