Tannoy VSX 18DR User manual

Brand: Tannoy

Model: VSX 18DR

Category: Loudspeakers

Type: User manual

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Operation Manual

Important Safety Instructions

VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0

Important Safety Instructions

The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage " within the

product's enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the product.

1. Readtheseinstructions.

2. Keeptheseinstructions

3. Heedallwarnings.

4. Followallinstructions.

5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordance

 withthemanufacturer’sinstructions.

8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heat

 registers,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingampliers

 thatproduceheat.

9. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspeciedbythe

 manufacturer.

10. Useonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecied

 bythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whena

 cartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatus

 combinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

11. Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicing

 isrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinany

 way,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquid

 hasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,

 theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,does

 notoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

12. Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhen

 unusedforlongperiodsoftime.

The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage " within the

product's enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the product.

SAFETY WARNING

Do not removeanycovers,loosenanyxingsorallowitemsto

enteranyaperture.

SAFETY WARNING

Objectslledwithliquidsshouldnotbeplacedonthisapparatus.

AVERTISSEMENT DE SECURITE

Neretirezpaslescouvercles,nedesserrezpaslesxationsetne

laissezaucunepièces’introduiredanslesouvertures.

AVERTISSEMENT DE SECURITE

Ne placez pas d’objets contenant du liquide à proximité de

l’appareil.



Table of Contents

VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0

Table of Contents

2. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

3. Unpacking .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Preliminary Recommendation ........................................................................................................................ 4

5. Interface Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 5

6. Operation ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

6.1ACpowerrequirements.................................................................................................................................. 6

6.2Cooling........................................................................................................................................................... 6

6.3LEDfunctions................................................................................................................................................. 7

6.4Limiters.......................................................................................................................................................... 7

6.5AudioConnections......................................................................................................................................... 7

6.6UserDSPOn/Off............................................................................................................................................ 8

7. Network Connections ....................................................................................................................................... 9

7.1LinkingCabinets........................................................................................................................................... 10

8. Software Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 11

8.1UpdatingFirmware....................................................................................................................................... 20

9. Equalisation .....................................................................................................................................................22

10. Rigging and Safety Procedures .................................................................................................................. 23

11. SECUR ET – VEB Eyebolt .............................................................................................................................. 24

12. Dimensions .................................................................................................................................................... 24

13. Technical Specications .............................................................................................................................. 27

14. Service Parts & Accessories ....................................................................................................................... 28

15. Warranty ......................................................................................................................................................... 29

16. EU Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................................................................... 30

2. Introduction

VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0

2. Introduction

Designed,engineeredandbuiltintheUnitedKingdom,theVSXNETSeriesfromTannoycomprisesofone

band-passandtwodirect-radiatingsubwoofersfordemandingprofessionalandcommercialsoundapplications.

WithintheVSXNETSeries,systemdesignerscanchoosefromavarietyofsizes,powerlevelsandlowfrequency

characteristicstosuitparticularrequirements.

Asindicatedbytheirrespectivesufxes,theVSXNET12.2BPisaband-passdevice,whiletheVSXNET15DR

andVSXNET18DRaredirectradiatingmodels.Thethreeband-passmodelincorporatesTannoy’slatest

engineeringphilosphiesinband-passenclosuredesign,optimisingtonalbalanceandharmonicoutputthrough

preciselyengineeredenclosuregeometryandinnovativetransducerdesign.

Foreaseofinstallation,connectionsareonintegrated,recessedterminationpanelsequippedwithboth

NL4speakON

andbarrierstripconnectors.ThespeakONconnectorsareangledandrecessedtoallowush

mountingtoawallorceiling.

AllVSXNETSeriessubwoofersarehousedinrugged,durablebirchplyenclosureswithergonomicIntegrip™

carryhandlesandanintegratedpole-mountrecess.CouplingVSXNETSeriessubwooferstoVXandVXPSeries

full-rangeloudspeakersviatheoptionalVTHpolemountfacilitatesportablePAapplicationswithoutneedfor

tripodstands.

3. Unpacking

EachTannoyVSXNETSeriessubwooferiscarefullytestedandinspectedpriortoshipment.Afterunpacking,

pleasecheckforanyexteriorphysicaldamage,andsavethecartonandanyrelevantpackagingmaterialsin

casetheunitagainrequirespackingandshipping.Intheeventthatdamagehasbeensustainedintransit,notify

yourdealerandtheshippingcarrierimmediately.

4. Preliminary Recommendation

VSXNETSeriessubwooferscanproducehighsustainedoutputlevelsforlongperiodsoftime.Ifusersarein

closeproximity,theselevelscouldleadtopermanenthearingdamage.BecauseTannoyloudspeakers

haveanatural-sounding,atfrequencyresponseandverylowdistortion,usersmaynotbeawareofthepotential

hazard.Forcontinuousexposuretohighlevels,werecommenduseofasoundlevelmetertoensurenoise

levelsarewithinsafetylimits.Themetershouldbecapableofintegratinglevelsoveraperiodofexposurein

conformancewithnoisecontrolstandards.

5. Interface Panel

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5. Interface Panel

THIS CLASS D DIGITAL DEVICE MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE

CANADIAN INTERFERENCE-CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS AND

COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.

OPERATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS STATED IN THE MANUAL.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO

RAIN OR MOISTURE

AVIS:

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS

OUVRIR.

CAUTION

MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

- LIMIT

- SIGNAL

- POWER

FUSE

T10AL 250V

USER DSP

ON - OFF

INPUT

LINK

NETWORK

LINK

THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTHED

A green signal present LED,

operating at -50 dB relative

to the minimum input level

XLR female audio input

XLR male audio link

RJ45 network input

RJ45 network link

Rocker power switch

Rugged Neutrik Powercon

locking mains connector

Fuse Holder

A user DSP ON/OFF

switch

In the OFF position this will

return the loudspeaker to

the factory default settings

A ‘NETWORK FOUND’ LED,

mounted on the front of the

cabinet, software controlled

to enable location of specific

nodes on the network

Amplifier & DSP Panel

Power LED

A ‘LIMIT/NETWORK

FOUND’LED displays

DSP limiter action for both

output channels. Also

duplicates the function of

the front mounted network

found LED

A ‘LIMIT/NETWORK

FOUND’LED displays

DSP limiter action for both

output channels. Also

duplicates the function of

the front mounted network

found LED

• XLRFEMALEAUDIOINPUT—Thisisalockable

 XLRlineinputsocketforconnectiontotheaudio

 source.FullyBalanced.

 Pin2Hot(+),Pin3Cold(+),&Pin1Ground.

• XLRMALEAUDIOLINK-ThisisalockableXLR

 lineoutputsockettolinkadditionalspeakers.

 FullyBalanced.

 Pin2Hot(+),Pin3Cold(+),&Pin1Ground.

• RJ45NETWORKINPUT-ForControland

 monitoringfunctionsoverRS485.

• RJ45NETWORKLINK-Forlinkingcabinets.

 Vnetsupportsfreenetworktopology.Cabinetscan

 bedaisychainedorlinkedinastarconguration,or

 acombinationofboth.

• ROCKERPOWERSWITCH—TurnsACpoweron

 totheunit(100V—240V)

• FUSEHOLDER—Replaceonlywith10A230V

 anti-surgefuse.TannoypartNumber34610919.

• ACMAINSCONNECOR—NeutrikPowercon

 mainsconnector(supplied)

• USERDSPON/OFFSWITCH

• POWERLED—BlueLEDindicateswhenpower

 hasbeenappliedtothespeaker.

• LIMIT/NETWORKFOUNDLED—Alsomountedon

 thefrontofthecabinet.Thiscanbeseenclearly

 frombehindthegrillwhenactivated.

• SIGNALPRESENTLED

6. Operation

VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0

6. Operation

Therangeofproductsarefullyintegrateddesigns,allspeakermanagementfunctionswhichincludedriver

EQ,dynamiclimiting,&crossoverfunctionsarecarriedoutwithintheDSP,thereforetheneedforexternal

amplication,activecrossoversandlimitersisnotrequired.Theonlyinputfromtheuseriscrossoverbetween

fullrangecabinets&subwoofers,androomequalization(ifnecessary).

Whenroutingaudio,unitsmaybedaisychainedtogetherbylinkingtheInput/linkXLRconnectors.Itis

necessarytohavepowerlocaltoeachspeaker,asitisnotpossibletodaisychaintheACpowerconnectors.

6.1 AC power requirements

VNETproductsareequippedwithNeutrikPowercon

mainsconnectorswhichmatewiththeNeutrikNAC3FCA

Cableconnector,quicklockwithasecuringleverforpower-in.ThisACmainsconnectorissuppliedwitheach

VNETproduct.Theamplieroperatesbetweentherangesof100to240Volts;theautorangingpowersupply

detectsthemainsvoltageautomaticallyandconguresaccordingly.Replacethemainsfuseonlywiththesame

T10AHBCtypesuppliedbyTannoyunderpartnumber34610919.

6.2 Cooling

Donotinstallthisequipmentinanenclosedspace.Donotlimitfreeventilationandmovementofairaroundthe

backpanel.Ensurethatthereisatleast100mm(4”)ofspacearoundallsidesoftheproductforventilation.An

efcientswitchmodepowersupplyhaslessweight,lesscurrentdrawandmoreefcientmechanicalcooling;

meaningthatnofansarerequired.Inanareawitharelativelyhighambienttemperaturetheheatsinkcanreach

temperaturesofupto65degreesC,thisisperfectlynormal..

6. Operation

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6.3 LED functions

OnswitchonalloftheLED’swillilluminateinstantaneously.ThersttogooffisthegreensignalLEDafterabout

1second.TheredlimitLEDwillashfor5-10seconds,thisistheunitperformingaselfdiagnostictest.During

thisinitialfewsecondstheaudioismuteduntiltheredLEDstopsashing&thebluepowerLEDistheonlyLED

leftilluminated.

Aftertheselfdiagnostictestisperformed,theunitisreadytopassaudio.Whenaudioisdetectedthegreen

signalLEDwillilluminate.IfatanytimetheRedLEDashesthisindicatesthattheDSPistakingcorrectiveaction

byapplyinglimitingtoeithertheLForHFchannels(orboth).RegularickeringoftheLimitLEDisperfectly

acceptable;donotallowthelimitLEDtostayonconstantlyforanysustainedlengthoftime(reducethegain).

FastregularashingoftheredLEDindicatesthattheDSPistakingprotectiveaction;theinputwillbeautomatically

attenuatedtoavoidoverdriving,ifthisoccurstheoperatorshouldreducetheinputgainfromthesource.Ifthegain

isnotreducedtheunitwilleventuallybeshutdownbytheDSP.

Theblue‘NetworkFind’LEDonthefrontofthecabinet(behindthegrill)canonlybeilluminatedbyactivation

fromwithinthesoftwareinterface.WhenactivatedtheLEDwillashintenselyasanaidtolocateandidentify

loudspeakersconnectedonthenetwork.TheredlimitLEDonthebackpanelalsodoublesasanetworknd

LEDduplicatingthefunctionofthebluefrontmountedLED.

6.4 Limiters

Thelimitersarecarefullyset-uptopreservetheloudspeakersdynamicheadroombyallowingshorttermtransients

topass;audibledegradationinsoundwillonlybecomeapparentwhenthelimitindicationisonconstantly.The

limitingfunctionswillprotecttheamplierfromlongtermoverheatingbyattenuatingthedrivingvoltagetothedrive

units.Ifusedirresponsibly(constanthardclipping)soundqualitywillbecompromised.Inextremecasesdriveunits

mayalsobedamaged.

6.5 Audio Connections

Thesignalinput&linkconnectorsarefullybalanced. SIGNAL XLR CONNECTOR

Whenconnectingabalancedsignalbesuretowire Hot(+)  Pin2

tothefollowingstandard:- Cold(-)  Pin3

 Shield(GND)  Pin1

Inastandardbalancedinterconnectiontherearetwosignalconductorsandashield.Theshieldisnormally

referencedtogroundatoneorbothends.Manytimestheshieldisliftedatoneend,usuallyattheinputto

eliminate“groundloops”ornoise.Theproblemwiththisapproachisthatwhileitmayreducehum,theshieldsact

asradioantennasandpickupradiofrequencyinterferencefromtheenvironment.

Multipleenclosuresmaybedrivenfromasingleaudiosource;simplyplugthesignalsourceoutputintotherst

XLRinputsocket,andpatchthatspeakersXLRlinktothenextspeakersXLRinputsocket&soon.

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6.6 User DSP On/Off

AuserDSPOn/Offswitchisprovidedontheamppanel.Thisminiatureswitchisrecessedandcanbeeasily

activatedwithasmallscrewdriver.

Theswitchinthe‘OFF’positionwillreturntheVNETloudspeakerbacktotheoriginalfactorysettings,thisbasically

meansthatanyparametereditedinsoftware(EQ,Crossover,Mute,Delay)canbedefeatedbyactivatingthis

switch.Thiscanbeaveryusefulfeature.Example:-

Inalargecorporateproductionthenetworkedloudspeakersarebeenusedbyanoperatorwhohasbeenusing

thePodwaresoftwareforeditingEQ&gain&delay;attheendoftheperformancehemutestheloudspeakers

fromwithinthesoftwareandtheloudspeakersarereturnedto‘hirestock’aftertheperformance.Nextdaythere

isarushforasmallhirecomprisingonlyacoupleofVNETloudspeakers.Thespeakersaretakentothesmallgig

wheretheoperatorisnotmakinguseoftheNetworking,orPodwaresoftwareinthisparticularinstance.

Herealizesthathemutedtheloudspeakersthenightbefore,andthisparticularpairhad100msofdelayapplied!!

Allhehastodoisickthe‘USERDSP’switchtothe‘OFF’position(assumingheiscarryinghisLeatherman)and

anyoftheUSEReditableparametersinPodwarearedefeated.

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7. Network Connections

Interconnectionbetweenthenetworkcomputerandthespeakersisverystraightforward,usingtwistedpair

cableandsimpleconnectors.TheRS485interfaceoperatesonasharedbussothatasinglecomputercan

controlanyamplieronthebus,andthecomputermaygatherstatusinformationfromanydeviceonthebus.

Eachmodulecontainsauniqueaddresssothatnouserinputwillberequiredtocongurenetworknodes.

Itisonlydatathatiscarriedoverthenetworktocontrolsetupfunctions&ongoingsystemdiagnostics,therefore

ifanetworkfaultoccurs,audiocanstillbedelivered.Thisalleviatestheproblemoftotalsystemfailurethrougha

singlesystemcontrollergoingdown.AseachloudspeakercontrolsitownDSPfunctionsanyunforeseenfailure

wouldbeisolatedtoonlythatparticular‘node’.

RS-485isstandardforsendingserialdata.Itusesapairofwirestosendadifferentialsignaloverdistancesup

to4000feet(1200m)withoutarepeater.Thedifferentialsignalmakesitveryrobust,RS-485isoneofthemost

popularcommunicationsmethodsusedinindustrialapplicationswhereitsnoiseimmunityandlong-distance

capabilityareaperfectt.

IMPORTANT:AlwaysrunasignalgroundwithRS-485

ConnectionfromthePCtothenetworkisviaa3rdpartyRS232toRS485orUSBtoRS485interface.These

devicesarereadilyavailablefromyourITsupplier.Atthetimeofwritingthismanualextensivetestingwascarried

outwiththefollowingdevices:-

TannoyUSB—RS485Converter(PartNo.80013920)

K2fromKK(www.kksystems.com)

USB-COMifromEasysync(www.easysync.co.uk)

485SD9RfromB&Belectronics(www.bb-elec.com)

example network

VSXNET Series

RS485 link

RS485

3rd party RS232/

USB to RS485 interface

RS485 link

VSXNET Series

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ConnectionsfromtheRS485devicetothespeakerisasfollows:-

NetworkconnectionsbetweennodesareviaruggedNeutrik‘ethercon’connectors;thesearehighqualityandare

compatiblewithstandardRJ45plugs.NodeconnectionsaremadeusingstandardRJ45connectorsandCAT5

cable.Longrunsshouldbesolidcore,butstandardisne.Theimplicationisthatstrandedismorerobustandless

pronetobreakage,itisthereforesuggestedthatsolidshouldbeusedforinstallapplicationswhilestrandedisbetter

suitedtorentalapplications.Cabinetscanbe’daisychained’orlinkedina‘star’conguration,oracombinationof

both.Qualityterminationofallconnectorsateachnodeisessentialforthenetworktofunctioncorrectly.

7.1 Linking Cabinets

Thetablebelowshowsthestandard‘straight-through’conventionforCAT5patchcables(clipdown).

Thesecanbeusedbetweennetworknodes.BearinmindthoughthatonlyPins1,2,&5areusedtolink

thenetworktogether.

Toaidtheconstructionofverylargenetworkseachspeakerprovidesasourceofpower(+12Volts)onthenetwork

‘Link’connectorthatcanbeusedtoseamlesslypowernetworkextendersorrepeatersthatlargenetworksmay

require.Thispowercanbelocatedonpin4onthe‘NetworkLink’connector.Thispowerispassedbetweenthe

‘NetworkIn’&‘NetworkLink’connectorsifthespeakerispoweredofftoensurethatupstreamnetpowereddevices

continuetoreceivepower.

From RS485 Device RJ45 to VNET Network

B+ Pin1

A- Pin2

GND Pin5

P1 (pin No.) V P2 (pin No.) Colour

1 V 1 White/Orange

2 V 2 Orange

3 V 3 White/Green

4 V 4 Blue

5 V 5 White/Blue

6 V 6 Green

7 V 7 White/Brown

8 V 8 Brown

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8. Software Installation

TheencloseddisccontainsthePodwaresoftwarepackage;acomprehensiveeditor,interface,&diagnostics

toolfortheVNETrangeofloudspeakers.

ChecktheTannoywebsiteforanyupdateshttp://www.tannoypro.com

Thediskshould‘AUTORUN’,ifnotopenthePodwarefolder&doubleclickonthe‘Setup.exe’icon.

YourPCwillneedtohavetheWindows.NETFrameworkinstalled.Ifitdoesnot,youwillbedirectedtothe

necessarylocationtodosohttp://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1/

The.NETFrameworkisalsoonyourinstallationCD.

Whatisthe.NETFramework?

The.NETFrameworkisanintegralWindowscomponentforbuildingandrunningthenextgenerationof

softwareapplicationsandWebservices.The.NETFramework:

Supportsover20differentprogramminglanguages.

Managesmuchoftheplumbinginvolvedindevelopingsoftware,enablingdeveloperstofocusonthecore

businesslogiccode.Makesiteasierthaneverbeforetobuild,deploy,andadministersecure,robust,and

high-performingapplications.

The.NETFrameworkiscomposedofthecommonlanguageruntimeandauniedsetofclasslibraries.

Youcanchecktoseeifyoualreadyhavethe.NETFramework1.1installedbyclicking‘Start’onyourWindows

desktop,selecting‘ControlPanel’,andthendouble-clickingthe‘AddorRemovePrograms’icon.Whenthat

windowappears,scrollthroughthelistofapplications.IfyouseeMicrosoft.NETFramework1.1listed,thelatest

versionisalreadyinstalledandyoudonotneedtoinstallitagain.

PodWareisapowerfulapplicationcapableofrunningmanycomplexwindowsconcurrently.Itthereforerequires

acomputerwithreasonablelevelsofresources.Foracceptableperformance,thecomputermusthaveatleast:

• PCwith>450MHzPentiumprocessor

• 32-bitWindowstmoperatingsystem(NT,2000,XP,Vista,Win7)

• 128MBRAM

• CD-ROMdriveorInternetaccess

• RS232orUSBport

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Hardwarerequirements:-

*Ortheminimumrequiredbytheoperatingsystem,whicheverishigher.

Installing the software from the CD

1. Exitallrunningprogrammes&inserttheCD.  2.SelectyourdestinationFolder.Click<Next>

 OpentheCDcontents&Doubleclickonthe

 Setup.exeicon.

 Thewelcomescreenwillappear.

 Click<Next>

Scenario

Required

Processor

Recommended

Processor

Required

RAM

Recommended

RAM

Client(Windows

Formsand

WindowsServices)

Pentium

90MHz*

Pentium90MHzorfaster 32MB* 96MBorhigher

Server

Pentium

133MHz*

Pentium133MHzorfaster 128MB* 256MBorhigher

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3. ConrmInstallation.Click<Next>    4.Ifyouacceptthelicenseagreementcheck

  ‘IAgree’.ThenClick<Next>

5. Theprogrammewillbegininstalling   6.InstallationComplete

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Menus

Themenusystemisarrangedlikeso:-

File

Open  Opensalewhichcontainsparametersforthedevice

Save  Savesthecurrentsettingsinthecurrentlename

Save As Savesthecurrentsettingsunderanewlename

Exit  Closestheapplication

Device

Update  Updatedevicermware(requiresloaderutility)

Network

Go Online Allowscommunicationwithdevicesonthenetwork

Go Ofine Stopscommunicationwithdevicesonthenetwork

Port  AllowsyoutoselectwhichserialCOMportyouwish

   touse

Help

Help Topics Opensthehelple(inyourHTMLviewer)

About this applicationShowscopyrightandversioninformation

Some of these menu items have short-cuts using toolbar buttons. See Toolbar

Toolbar

Thetoolbarprovidesthefollowingone-clickfunctions:

Open  Opensalewhichcontainsparametersforthedevice.

   Adialoguewillappear,invitingyoutochoosealeto

   open.

Save  Savesthecurrentsettings.Ifyouhavepreviously

   openedorsavedale,thecongurationwillbesaved

   inthesamelename,otherwise,adialoguewill

   appearinvitingyoutoenteralename.

   Ifthesettingshavenotchangedsinceyoulastsaved

   oropenedale,theIconwillappeargreyedout,

   indicatingthatasaveisnotnecessary.

Online  Goesonline/ofineto/fromthenetwork.Ifadevice

   cannotbefound,anerrorwillbereported.While

   PodWareremainson-line,thistoolbarbuttonis

   colouredgreen.Itisredwhenoff-line.

Wink  Flashestheindicatorsonthedevice(ifonline),toassist

   deviceidentication,andasaquickcheckthat

   communicationsareworking.Thisonlyworkswhen

   on-line.

Ifyouplacethemousecursoroveratoolbar,textllappear

describingtheactionofthebutton.Ifthistextdoesnotshow,

clickonthepanelbackground.

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PodWarecommunicateswithVNETusingaserial‘COM’portasa‘network’

connection.Whenanetworkconnectionisopenandactivelyconnectedtoa

compatibledevice,thesystemissaidtobe‘OnLine’.WhilstOn-line,youcan

controltheconnecteddevicein‘realtime’,andcontinuouslyreceivestatus

informationfromthedevice.Whengoingonline,theapplicationwilltakea

fewsecondswhileitcopiesthesettingsinthedevicetothecontrolpanel.

(SeeParameter Synchronisation)

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TogoOn-line,youcaneitherselectDevice/Onlinefromthemenu,orpress

theOnlinetoolbarbutton,whichisaredtriangle.Ifalliswell,thetrianglewill

turngreen,indicatingthatyouare‘On-line’.

YoucanhoweveroperateyoursystemwithoutgoingOn-line.Youcansend

thecurrentcontrolssettingstoadeviceusingDevice/Send(SeeMenus),or

byclickingtheSendtoolbarbutton(seeToolbar).Theseactionsclearlystill

requireanetworkconnectiontobepresent.

Parameter Synchronisation

PodWareaimstoalwaysensurethatthecontrolsettingsinthevirtualcontrol

panelarealwaysafaithfulrepresentationofthesettingsintheconnected

device.Toachievethis,theparametersinthedevicearecopiedtothe

controlpanelwhengoingonline.Thistakesafewsecondstocomplete

(seeCommunications).Whilstonline,anychangestothecontrolsettings

willresultinchangesinthestoredparametersinthedevices,thusretaining

synchronisation.Whenaleisopenedonline,thenewsettingsarenotonly

setinthecontrolpanel;theyarealsotransferredtothedevice.

Controlling Devices

When‘online’thetreemenuswillshowtheconnectedVNETspeakersonthe

network.Doubleclickingonthemodelonthetreeviewwillopenthecontrol

panelforeachrespectivedevice.Each‘open’panelwillalsoappearonthe

treeviewunderpanels.Whenonline,Podwaregathersinformationfromthe

connecteddevices.Anyparameterswhichhavebeenadjustedbytheuserin

previoussessionswillbeshown.

Eachcontrolpanelcanbepositionedonthescreentorepresentitsactual

locationpositioninthevenue.Whensavingdatathecontrolpanels

co-ordinatesarealsosavedsothatitappearsinthesamelocationon

thescreenwhendataisrecalled(seeSaving & Recalling Data).

Thepanelsshownontheoppositescreenshotallowsyoutoviewwhatis

goingoninsidetheVNETproduct.Aswellasamutebutton,therearelimiter

meterswhichindicatesignallevelrelativetothelimiterthresholdsetting,input

levelmeter,clipindicatorswhichshowwhenanamplierisclippingthesignal

duetooverlyhighlevels,driverstatusindicatorsshowingthestatusofeach

driver(‘A’isLF&‘B’isHF),atemperaturemetershowingthetemperature

oftheampliers,anda’Status’indicatorshowingwhenanamplieris

protectingitselffromdamageduetoabnormaloperatingconditions.

Thearrowbutton(>>)atthetoprighthandsideofthecontrolpanelwill

‘expand’thecontrolpaneltorevealahostofparameterswhichcanbe

viewed&adjusted.

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Thecontrolpanelshowsthemodelname(noteditable),andrmware

versionforthedevice.Thedevicepropertiespanelalsohaveaneditable

CongurationName,andLoudspeakername,thelatterwillappearinthe

treemenuafterediting.Eachpanelwillinadditionhaveacompletesetof

controlsrelatingtotheadjustableparameterswithinthedevice(pressthe

EQ/DELAYtabtoaccessthissection).Eachcontrolwillcontainthecurrent

parametervalue(seeParameter Synchronisation).

Singleparametersmaybeadjusted‘live’whilst‘On-line’.

Controlshavestandardisedpropertiesthatallowthemtoworkina

consistentwayacrossvariouscontrolpanelsfordifferentdevices.Many

controlswillallowthemousewheeltobeusedforneadjustments,or

thekeyboardasanalternative(seeKeyboard Shortcuts).Whenusing

thekeyboardorthemousewheel,itisnecessarytohavethecontrolin

question‘infocus’.Youcanbringacontrolintofocuseitherbytabbingto

it(usingtheTabkey),orbyclickingonitwiththemouse.Focusisoften

shownasadottedrectanglearoundpartofthecontrol.

Drop-Down Selector Boxes

Theseareforselectingoneitemfromanumberofpossibilitiesinalist.

Clickthearrowontheright-handendofthecontroltocauseittodisplay

alistoftheoptions.Clickonthetextforthatoptiontoselectit.Ifthereare

manyoptionstochoosefrom,ascroll-barwillbeshown,allowingyouto

scrollupanddownthelistbyclickingthescrollarrows.Notethatoncethe

controlishighlighted,thePGUP,PGDWNandArrowkeysorthemouse

wheelmayalsobeusedtochangetheselection.

Spin Boxes

Thevaluewouldnormallybeadjustedbyclickingonthetopbuttonto

increasethedisplayedvalue,oronthebottombuttontoreducethe

displayedvalue.Holdingthemousebuttonwhilstonabuttonwillafter

ashortdelaycausetherepeatmechanismtorepeatedlyincrementor

decrementthevalue.Alternatively,valuesmaybetypedintothevaluebox

directly.Todothis,clickinthevalueboxandtypeinthenewvalue.The

valueyoutypeinmayincludeaminussign,adecimalpoint,and/oran

engineeringmultiplier,suchas‘k’tosignifyamultiplicationof1000.This

mayappearattheendofthetypedstring,ormaybeusedinsteadofa

decimalpoint(suchas6k2tomean6200).Forthevaluetobeaccepted,

youcaneitherclickoutsidethecontrol(suchasonanothercontrol),

orpresstheEnterkey.Onceacontrolbuttonishighlighted,thePGUP,

PGDWNandArrowkeysamousewheelmayalsobeusedtoadjust

thevalue.

Buttons

Buttonsgenerallyhavetwostates;depressed(active)andnon-depressed

(inactive).Generally,thebuttonwillapplytheconditionthatislabelled

whenitisdepressed.Thespacebarmaybeusedtoactivateahighlighted

button.

Faders

Fadersprovidealinearlytraversingbutton,whichmaybedraggedusing

apressedmousetoadjustthevalue.Thesesometimesalsohavean

associatedvalueboxforshowingthenumericalvalueoftheparameter.

Oncethecontrolishighlighted,thePGUPandPGDWNkeysmaybeused

forcoarseadjustment,andtheArrowkeysorthemousewheelmaybe

usedtoforneadjustment.AlsoseeVNET Control Panel.

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VNET Control Panel

ThecontrolpanelforVNETallowsVNETparameterstobeviewedandadjusted.Thepanelisorganisedintoamonitoring

area(atthetopleftofthepanel)wherethestatusofVNETmaybeviewed,andacontrolareawhereallthecontrolstoadjust

parametersarelocated.

NotethatParameteradjustmentsareautomaticallystoredintheDSPsectionofeachVNET-itisnotpossibletodo

temporarychangesthenstorethemseparately.

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Parameterswhichcanbeadjustedbytheuserare:Crossover/Delay,EQ(Equalisation),Gain&Power.

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TheCrossover/Delaytaballowsyoutoadjustthecrossoverfrequencies,crossovershapes&delays.

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TheEQsections(8bands)allowyoutoadjustthefrequencyandlevel(boost/cut)foreachoftheequalisationlters,and

thebandwidth(Q)ofthebellequalisers.Thelattercontrolsallowtheresponsivenessofthelterstobeadjustedeitheras

bandwidth(Octaves)orQ.Theup/downbuttonswillchangethevalues.Valuesmaybetypedintoeitherthebandwidthor

Qpartofthebox.A‘FrequencyResponse’curveshowstheshapeofeachlterindividually(bycolour),andthecombined

effectofallequalisation(inwhite).

TherearealsoHigh&Lowshelvinglters.

Speaker Properties

Atthetopofthepanelthereareseveralpiecesofinformationabouttheconnecteddevice(whichareonlyactivatedwhen

goingOn-linetoadevice):-

Model Name

TheVNETmodelnumber

Loudspeaker name

Touniquelyidentifythespeaker(i.e.delay3)

Conguration Name

Anameofupto12charactersthatyoumayenterasanameforthecurrentsetofparameters.

Firmware Version

A4-digithexadecimalnumber,actingasasignatureforthecurrentsetofparameters.Thismaybe

  usedasaquickcheckthattheparametersloadedintoanX-Podareastheyshouldbe.

AlsoseeControls and Control Panels

Keyboard Shortcuts

Podwaresupportsthefollowing‘shortcuts’:-

  Tab   Movetonextcontrol

 Invalueboxes:

  CTL+C   Copy

  CTL+V   Paste

  CTL+X   Cut

  CTL+Z   Undo

 OnDrop-down,Spin,Push,Fadercontrols:

  PgUp   Increasevalue(coarsely)

  PgDown Reducevalue(coarsely)

  Up/Rightarrow  Increasevalue(nely)

  Down/leftarrow  Reducevalue(coarsely)

 Onpush-buttoncontrols:

  Space   Activate

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Audio Processing

VNET provides the following processing options:

Crossoverlteringwithfrequencyvariableovertherange10Hzto25kHz(andOut)withthe

followingalignments:

• 1storder

• 12dB/OctaveBessel

• 12dB/OctaveButterworth

• 12dB/OctaveLinkwitz-Riley

• 18dB/OctaveBessel

• 18dB/OctaveButterworth

• 24dB/OctaveBessel

• 24dB/OctaveButterworth

• 24dB/OctaveLinkwitz-Riley

TheLowbandhasalow-passcrossoverlter,andtheHighbandhasahigh-passandalow-pass

crossoverlter.

• A2ndorderlow-shelflterwithfrequencyvariableovertherange10Hzto25kHz,andboost/cut

 from-15to+15dB.

• A2ndorderhigh-shelflterwithfrequencyvariableovertherange10Hzto25kHz,andboost/cut

 from-15to+15dB.

• Eightbandsofbell(parametric)equaliser,eachbandhavingfrequencyvariableovertherange

 10Hzto25kHz,bandwidthvariablefrom0.1to5octaves,andboost/cutfrom—15to+15dB.

• Delayadjustableupto200ms.

• Adjustablegainfrom—30to+15dB,andmute.

Equalisation Filters

TheeightBelllters(Parametricequalisationlters)mayeachbeusedtoemphasise(byapplyingapositiveLevelparameter

setting)orde-emphasising(byapplyinganegativeLevelparametersetting)arangeoffrequenciescentredonthesettingofthe

Frequencyparameter,andencompassingafrequencyrangedeterminedbytheBandwidthparametersetting.

Thetwoshelvingltersallowallfrequenciesbelowthatofthefrequencyparameter(fortheLowshelf)orallfrequenciesabove

thatofthefrequencyparameter(forthehighshelf)tobeemphasised(byapplyingapositiveLevelparametersetting)orde-

emphasised(byapplyinganegativeLevelparametersetting).

Crossover Shapes

InadditiontotheusualButterworth,Linkwitz-RileyandBesselltershapes,VNETprocessingprovidesaccesstoHardman

crossoverltering.Hardmanltersproducemuchsteepercut-offslopesforagivenorderthanconventionalcrossover

alignments,withoutanyadditionalgroupdelay.Thisallowsalowerorderltertobeusedwithoutsacricingcut-off

characteristics,butwithsmoothergroupdelayandlessseverephasepenalties,givingamorenaturalsound.Hardmanlters

andalsoprovideidenticalphasecharacteristicsbetweenadjacentbands(likeLinkwitz-Riley),sothepolarperformanceis

rocksteady.

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WealsoemployphasematchingonourBessellters,soadjacentbandsarein-phasethroughoutthecrossoverregion.

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Protection (factory optimised)

Comprehensiveprotectionfeaturespreservethelongevityoftheamplierbycontinuouslymonitoringseveralcriticalparameters,

andreducingthegain,ormutingtheampliereithertemporarilyorpermanentlydependingonthenatureandseriousnessofthe

faultormisuse.Theamplierwillrecoverandrestartifatallpossible,butwillremainshutdownifaseriousfaultpersists(suchas

apermanentshortcircuitontheoutput).

Minorfaultsaredealtwithbyslowly‘dimming’theamplier,reducingtheleveltoasufcientdegreeandforasufcienttimethat

theamplierisabletorecovergracefullywithoutanyuserinteraction.Whenthefaultconditionhaspassed,theamplierwill

slowlyfadeuptonormal.

Moreseriousfaultsmaycausetheampliertomutewhileitrecovers,afterwhichitwillautomaticallyre-energiseandfadeup,

againwithoutuserinteraction.Ifsuchafaultisfoundtobepersistenthowever,theamplierisshutdownpermanently,ashing

itslimiterindicatorsrapidlyinunison.Apowercyclebytheuseristhenrequired.

Anytimetheamplierisbeingprotected,thelimiterindicatorwillashrapidly.

Duringpower-up,VNETwillkeeptheampliermutedforashorttimewhilechecksaremadethatalliswell.Duringthistime,the

indicatorswillbothbesolidlyon.Thesignalisthengentlyfadedup,accompaniedbyrapidlyashingindicators.

Smooth Adjustment

Wheneveraparameterischanged,VNETwillassessthelikelyimpactonthesignalpath,andwillintelligentlysmoothlyrampto

thenewvalue,ormuteforashorttimeifthechangecouldotherwisecauseanyundesirablesoundtobereproduced.

Power ON & OFF

Atthebottomlefthandcornerofthecontrolpanelthereisapowerbutton.Activatingthisbuttonwillshutdowntheamplier.

TheDSPsectionremainsactive.

Saving & Recalling Data

DeviceDatamaybesavedtodiskoropenedfromdisk.

PodWareDeviceDatales(withleextension.dse)containallthedatanecessarytorestoreadevicetoexactlythesamestate

aswhenthelewassaved.

Ifthecurrentsettingshavebeenchangedsincethelastlesaveorleopen,theSaveIcononthetoolbarwillbeshowninsolid

colour.Ifthesettingsarealreadysafe,theSaveiconappearsgrey.

Ifaleisopenedwhenon-linetodevices,thenewdatawillbesenttothedevice,overwritingwhateverwasinthedevice.

Awarningwillbegivenbeforethisisdone.

Datasavedfromonedevicecanbereopenedinanothertosavetimeinputtingdata.(Assumingsettingsaretobeduplicated)

Podwarewillalwaystrytoprotectyourdata,warningyouifyouareattemptinganactionthatcouldcauselossofdata.

8. Software Installation

VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0

8.1 Updating Firmware

Occasionallyitmaybenecessarytoupdatethedevicesrmware(withleextension.dfw);thismaybedueto

addedfeaturesoramendmentstotheVNETproduct.Checkwithyourdealer/distributoror(www.tannoypro.com)

foranyapplicableupdates.

Firmwarecanbeupdatedoverthenetwork(noneedtodisconnectspeakersfromthenetwork).

ArmwareupdatewillbecommontoallVNETproducts(oneleforallmodels).

Updatingadevicesrmwareisstraightforward:-

1. Downloadandsavethenewrmwareletodisk.

2. Fromthetoolbarselect‘Device’&‘Start Firmware’Loader.

3. Thefollowingmessagewillappear.

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4. Click‘OK’.

5. Browsetothenewrmwarele&select.Thefollowingmessagewillappearstatingtheoldversionnumber

 &thereplacementversionnumber.

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6. Click‘OK’.

7. Inorderforthenewrmwaretotakeeffecttheunithastobeswitchedoff&backonagain.Thiscanbe

 doneautomaticallyaftertheupdate.Click‘OK’toconrm.

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