Tannoy VSX 18DR User manual

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VSX 18DR
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Operation Manual
Important Safety Instructions
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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
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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
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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
haveanatural-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
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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
IN
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
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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
TM
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..
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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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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 link
RS485
3rd party RS232/
USB to RS485 interface
RS485 link
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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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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)
̊
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.
Parameterswhichcanbeadjustedbytheuserare:Crossover/Delay,EQ(Equalisation),Gain&Power.
TheCrossover/Delaytaballowsyoutoadjustthecrossoverfrequencies,crossovershapes&delays.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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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Tannoy VSX 18DR User manual

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