Martin Audio VU-NET 2.2.0 User Guides

User Guide

A guide to Martin Audio’s VU-NET 2.2

control and monitoring software

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Vu‐Net

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Contents

VersionHistory.................................................................................................................................................................................3

Installation....................................................................................................................................................................................3

Systemrequirements...................................................................................................................................................................3

Vu‐Net..............................................................................................................................................................................................4

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................................4

Menus...........................................................................................................................................................................................4

Windowcomponents...................................................................................................................................................................5

WorkingOffline..........................................................................................................................................................................20

DeviceDiscovery........................................................................................................................................................................31

MLA/MLD&CompactArrays.....................................................................................................................................................61

MLX&DSXArrays.......................................................................................................................................................................83

MLAMini....................................................................................................................................................................................89

DD12.........................................................................................................................................................................................100

PSX............................................................................................................................................................................................117

CDDLive...................................................................................................................................................................................136

Merlin.......................................................................................................................................................................................158

U‐Hub.......................................................................................................................................................................................174

DX4.0........................................................................................................................................................................................177

Ganging....................................................................................................................................................................................197

iK81&iK42...............................................................................................................................................................................221

LoadingMulticellularPresets...................................................................................................................................................299

MasterOverview......................................................................................................................................................................305

ShowMode..............................................................................................................................................................................310

FirmwareUpdates....................................................................................................................................................................313

MLA/MLDConversionTool......................................................................................................................................................319

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VersionHistory

ManualVersion4.7

Vu‐NetVersion:2.2.0

Installation

MLAandMLACompacttouringsystemownerswillhaveaTabletPCaspartoftheirsystempackagewhichwillbepre‐loaded

withallnecessarysoftwareincludingthelatestversionofVu‐Net.ForownersofInstalledsystems,MLAMini,DD12,PSXorCDD

Livesystems,XESeriesmonitors,Wavefront

Precision,IKONamplifiersorDX4.0Processors,Vu‐Netcanbedownloadedfrom

theMartinAudiowebsiteathttps://martin‐audio.com/software/software/andinstalledonaPCofyourchoice.

Systemrequ irements

Vu‐NetrequiresaWindowsPCrunningeitherWindows7,Windows8orWindows10;nootheroperatingsystemsaresupported.

Wewouldrecommenda64biti7processorrunningat2.6GHzminimumwithaminimumof8GBofRAM.Displayresolution

mustbeaminimumof1366x768andnogreater

than1920x1080.

Filesizesarenotparticularlyhugesoahigh‐capacityHardDriveisnotnecessarybutanSSDdrivewillbefasterandmorereliable.

Itmaybeusefulforaportablesystemtouseatablet‐stylePCwhichcanbeconnectedwirelesslytothenetworkto

allowfreedom

tolistentothesysteminallpointsinthevenueandmakeanyadjustmentsinrealtime.

UsershavereportedthatVu‐NetworksperfectlywellonanAppleMacusingBootcamporunderavirtualplatformsuchasVM

WareFusionorParallels,(theseoptionsstillrequire

acopyofWindows7,8or10tobeinstalled)howeverthisisnotsupported

byMartinAudio.

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Vu‐Net

Introduc tion

Vu‐NetistheapplicationusedtoconnecttoaU‐NetenableddevicesuchastheMulticellularfamilyofproducts,theDD12,PSX,

CDDLive,iKonamplifiersorMerlinprocessor.Connectiontothecabinets andprocessorsisachievedusingtheU‐Netnetwork

protocol.Vu‐Net isusedto monitor

andcontrolthesystem, EQoptimisations formulticellular arraysareuploaded from the

programandcabinetfirmwareischeckedandupdated.Vu‐NetissuppliedreadyinstalledonthePanasonictabletPCsupplied

withMLAandMLACompactsystems.Itisanoptionalmethodofcontrolforfulluseof

MLAMini,DD12,PSXandCDDLive.

Menus

Beforewelookatthedesignprocessthatisusedwithasystemitisworthtakingalookatthefilestructurewhichwewillrefer

backtothroughoutthechapter.WhenyourunVu‐NetyouwillseethefollowingWindow;‐

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Thisisablankscreenwithonly

‘NewProject’and‘OpenProject’activepromptingyoutostartbyusingoneortheother.Start

byclickingon‘NewVu‐Netproject.Youwillseethefollowingwindow;‐

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Typeanameforyourprojectandselectasuitablefilelocation.AswithDisplay2.1wewouldrecommendcreatingonefolderfor

allrelatedfilesforagivenevent.

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Onceyouhaveselectedanappropriatenameandfilelocationclickfinishandanewprojectwillbecreated;‐

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willnoticethatthetopleftofthemainwindowhasyourprojectnameandanumberofoptionsonthetoolbararenow

available.

Windowcom p onents

Thewindowhasanumberofdistinctsectionswiththeirownfunction;‐

MenuandToolbar

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Alongthetopofthewindowisastandardfilemenuandtoolbarwhichgivesquickaccesstoanumberoffunctions;‐

File

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TheFilemenucontrolsallfilemanagementtools.The‘New’duplicatesthisfunctiononthetoolbarandishowyoucreateanew

project.Notethatyoucannot haveseveralprojectsopensimultaneously.Ifyouselect'New'withanotherprojectalreadyopen

youwillseethefollowingWindow;‐

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‘Open’

enablesyoutoopenaprojectyouhavepreviouslycreatedandsaved.AsVu‐Netdoesnothaveanauto‐savefunctionit

iswisetosaveyourworkateverystepasisgoodpracticeforanyapplication.

‘Save’isthestandardWindowsfunctiontosavetheproject,if

itisthefirsttimeyouhavesavedtheprojectawindowwillappear

givingyoutheopportunitytogivetheprojectaname andtochooseaconvenientfilelocations.AswithDisplay2.1itissensible

practicetosavethefileinafolderdedicatedtoaspecific

event.AllsubsequentSaveswilloverwritetheexistingfile.Asshown, 

thekeyboardshortcutCtl+Scanbeusedtosaveaproject.Itisagoodideatofrequentlysaveyourwork.Vu‐Netfilesaresaved

witha.vunfileextension.

‘Close’closesthepresentlyactiveproject. 

‘SaveAs’gives

youthefacilitytosaveyourprojectwithadifferentfilename,retainingtheoriginalproject.Thiscouldbeuseful

ifyouwantedtotrysomethingbutstillhavetheoptionofreturningtoyouoriginalprojectfile.

'RecentProjects'listsallVU‐NETprojectsrecentlyopenedmakingiteasy

tofindaprojectyoumayneedtore‐open.

‘Print’willprintthesystemlayoutinthemainsystemoverviewwindow.

‘Exit’willclosetheapplication

Edit

TheEditmenuhasanumberoffunctionsavailable;‐

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NotethatadditionaleditmenuitemsaredisplayeddependingonwhichactivedeviceshavebeenselectedintheSystemdiagram

overview,ProductsuchasMLAandMLACompacthavePresetsthatcanbeloadedorsavedandzonesthatcanbedefined,other

devicessuchasDD12orCDD‐Live

haveSnapshotsforloadingorsaving.

‘SelectAll’selectseveryitemonthemainprojectwindow.Allselecteditemswillshowfoursquareblackdotsinthecorners

aroundtheobjectorobjects.

Preferences

PreferenceshavesomeimportantoptionsforhowVu‐Netoperates;‐

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Calculations:Thefirstoptionislabelled‘Calculations’andallowsyoutoselectthevenuetemperatureinstepsof5⁰.Thisisused

whentheoptionisselectedintheMerlinControllertoreaddelay figuresasadistanceas

opposedtotime.Thetemperature

adjustmentcalculatesthedelaytimeaccordingtothespeedofsoundatthattemperature.Selectthedesiredtemperatureusing

thedropdownboxoranexactvaluemaybetypeddirectlyintotheboxandclick‘Apply’.NotethatifyouhaveaMerlinopen

in

theprojectwindowthechangewillnotbevisibleuntilyoucloseitandreopen.

Firmwareupdate:ThenextoptionisFirmwareupdate;‐

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Thisshows theweb URLforthesystemto searchforfirmwareupdates whichwill becoveredin theFirmwarechapter. This

shouldnotbechangedunlessnotificationisreceivedfrom  MartinAudiotodoso.Ifhoweveritaccidentallygetschangedor

deleted it is possible to reset all

 Default parameters  by clicking on the Restore Defaults button. Note that this restores ALL

Preferencessoanythatyouwishtoretainwillhavetobere ‐entered.

Help:NextareoptionsforhowtheHelpmenuisdisplayed;‐

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Bydefaultthehelpwindowisdisplayedina dedicatedhelp

browserbutyoucanselectittoopeninyourdefaultInternetBrowser.

Contexthelpwhichrespondsdynamicallytoobjectsselectedcanbedisplayedasawindowontheapplicationorasan“Infopop”

Help includes a sub‐menu for accessing help from remote infocenters. This is not currently operational

and will be a future

upgrade.

MasterOverview:ThereisanoptionwithinMasterOverviewtoshowtheMerlinControllersinthesystemintheOverviewtab.

ThisisforsystemswhereMerlinsareusedpurelyasanetworkinterfacewithnoaudiopassingthroughthemwhichwouldmake

it

unnecessarytomonitorthemintheMasterOverviewscreen

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BydefaulttheMasterOverviewopensinasecondaryfloatingwindow,particularlyusefulwhenmonitoringlargesystemswith

yourPCconnectedtotwoormorescreens.YoucanselecttheoptiontodisplaytheMasterOverviewasanembeddedwindow

withinVu‐Net‐itwillappearasanothertabinthe

samewayasdoubleclickingonanyofthedevices;‐

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Network:TheNetworkoptionisanimportantsectionfordetermininghowdevicesarefoundontheEthernetnetwork;‐

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Runningtheapplicationofflinewilldisplayablankwindow.WhenyouhaveoneormoreMerlinorU‐Hubconnected

(usuallyat

leasttwoforMLAandMLACompactsystems)theiruniqueIPaddresswillappearlistedinthebottom‘AvailableIPaddresses’.

YoucansetanIPaddressFilterinthesmallerwindowwhichwillsearchonlyforIPaddresseswithintherangeofvaluesbetween

thetwoenteredwhich

shouldbeseparatedwithacomma;‐

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ThiscouldbeusedifyouhavetwosystemsrunningonthesameEthernetnetworkandneedtocontrolthemindependently.

Only devices with their IP address set to val ues within the filter range will be found and the system will work completely

independentlyasiftherewerenoother

devicesonthenetwork.

NotethatifyouareconnectingtoMLAMini,DD12orPSXviatheirintegralUSBport,noIPaddresswillbevisible.Thisfunction

isonlyapplicabletonetworkssupportedbyMerlins,U‐HuborEthernetconnecteddevicessuchastheCDDLiverange.

UserInterface:

ThefinaloptioninthePreferenceswindowisUserinterface;‐



Thisallowscustomisationofcertainfunctionswithintheapplication.

IncrementValues;‐



TheseallowthedefaultincrementvaluesforbothGainandDelaytobechangedasrequired.ThedefaultforGainis0.5dBbut

theoptionsareforincrements

of0.1,0.2,0.25,0.5or1dB.

Fordelay,thedefaultis25ms,theoptionsare0.1,0.2,0.25,0.5or1ms.

TheWindowsPowerOption;‐



AllowsVu‐NettopreventWindowsfromimplementingchangestothepowersettingsthatcaneffectnetworkoperation.This

shouldbeleftcheckedunless

thereisaveryspecificneedtodootherwise

Finallythereareanumberofoptionsforhowthesystemdiagramisdisplayed;‐





Vu‐Net

USERGUIDE

Vu‐Net2.2UserGuidev4.7 11

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ThisisintendedtoreducethenumberoflinesontheSystemDiagramoverviewwhichmaygetclutteredinlargesystemswitha

highnumberofdevices.YoucanshoworhidetheEthernetconnectionsandlinkqualityfromthecontrolPCtoEthernetenabled

deviceswhichincludesMerlin,U‐

Hub,CDD‐Live,IKONamplifiersandDX4.

FinallyyoucanselectwhetherCDD‐LIVEandCSX‐LIVEproductsappearinasingleeditorwindow;‐



Tools

Thetoolsmenu;‐



Thishasthreeimportantfunctionsforsystemoperation.

PresetLoaderisusedtouploadEQoptimisationsintothearrays.

Firmware Update Wizardis used tocheckand uploadthe latestfirmware intothe systemcomponents.This functionis also

availablefromthebuttoninthebottomright

handoftheprojectwindowGetFirmwareUpdates.

MLA/MLDConversionToolisusedtoconverttheamplifiermodulesusedinMLAandMLDcabinetsfromonetype toanother.

Mechanicallyandelectricallytheseareidentical,theysimplyneedafirmwareconversionsothesystemisawareofwhattypeof

enclosure

theyarepowering.AnMLDmodulecanbeconvertedtoanMLAormorecommonlyanMLAmoduletoanMLD.

Window

TheWindowmenuisusedtodeterminewhichsectionsoftheprojectwindowaredisplayed;‐



TheSystemDiagramisalwaysvisiblebuttheotherwindowscanbeclosedandreopenedasrequired.Bydefaulttheyareallopen

butifclosedtheycanbereopenedby selectingthemfromthe

Windowmenu.TheResetPerspectiveoption willrestorethe

projectlayouttothedefaultview.

Help

Thehelpmenuhasanumberofopti ons;‐





Vu‐Net

USERGUIDE

Vu‐Net2.2UserGuidev4.7 12

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UserGuide:Thisisessentiallyalinktothisveryguideslightlyrearrangedforuseinthefieldwhenrunningthesoftware.The

contentspagefeatureslinksdirectlytothespecificsubjectsoyoucanveryquicklynavigatetowhereyouneedtobetodiscover

theanswertosomething

youdon'tfullyunderstand.

ExportLogs:ThisisanimportantfunctiontoassisttheMartinaudiosoftwareteamtoidentifybugsintheapplication.Ifyou

haveexperiencedunexpectedbehaviourinVu‐NettheProductsupportteammayaskyoutoe‐mailthelogfileforthe Vu‐Net

sessionthatyouwereusing.Thisisachievedfromthiswindow.ClickonExportLogsandthefollowingwindowappears:‐



ClickonSelecttonavigatetoaconvenientlocationonyourPCharddrivethenclickExporttodownloadthelogfile.Ifyourexport

issuccessfulyouwillsee

thefollowingwindow;‐



SendFeedback:opensacommunicationwindowwhichgivesyouanopportunitytocommunicateanyissuesorideasfornew

featuresstraightbacktoMartinAudio;‐



NotethataninternetconnectionisrequiredforyourFeedbacktoreachMartinAudio.



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Toolbar

Thetoolbarhasanumberoficonswhichoffereitherquickeraccesstocommonlyusedfunctionsfromthefilemenusorspecific

functionswhichareessentialtosystemsetupandoperation.

Thefirstthreeiconsarefilemanagementtools;‐



TheseareNewProject,OpenexistingprojectandSave.

The

nextgrouparegraphicalignmenttoolsformakingyoursy stemdiagramslookneat;‐



Thefirst,secon d,fourthandfifthoftheseareonlyactivewhentwoormorecomponentsareselected;the thirdisonlyactive

whenoneormoreMerlinorU‐Hubcontrollersareselected.

Thefirsticon

alignsallselectedcomponents horizontallyonthepage.Thesecondalignsallselectedobjectsvertically.Thethird

toolisusedwiththeMerlinandU‐Hub.Whenasystemisdiscovereditsnetworkconnectionsaredrawninplace.ThetwoU‐Net

nodesontheMerlinorU‐Hub,usuallyrun

asa closedloopwillgoofftothefirstcabinetinthearrayandbackfromthelast

cabinet.Dependingonthelayoutofyoursystemdiagramthismaymeanthatnetworkcablesarecrossingoverlookinga little

messy.Thistoolreversesthetwonetworknodesinthe

diagramtotryandneatenthediagram.Notethatitisonlyadjustingthe

graphicrepresentation;itisnotmakinganyelectricalchangestotheU‐NetnodesintheMerlinorU‐Hub.

Thefinalpairoficonswillreversethepositionofanyselectedobjects.Perhapsyouhavean

MLAarraytotherightofanMLX

array and you would rather position themround  the other way,you just select both arrays and clickonthe  ‘Reverseorder

horizontally’buttonandtheirorderwillbereversedmaintainingtheirconnectionsandkeepingthemaligned.Likewiseifyou

wishto

reversetheverticalorder,positionDSXsubsunderanMLACompactarraywhenthediagramhasthesubsontop,select

therequiredcomponentsandclickthe‘Reverseorderverticallybutton’

DiscoverDevicesisthemethodbywhichU‐Netconnectstoallsystemcomponentsonceallhardwareconnectionshavebeen



made;‐



ThiswillinterrogatetheU‐NetnetworkandfindallconnecteddevicesopeningWizardsforeachtypeofdevice;MLA&MLD,

MLX, MLA Compact, DSX, MLA Mini, MSX, DD12, CDD Live and Merlin. All devices on the same U‐Net loop will be grouped

togetherbytypeby

thediscoveryprocess.NotethatVu‐Netwilldiscoverdevicesregardlessofhowtheyareconnected,either

directlybyUSBinthecaseofMLAMini, DD12orPSX,viaEthernetforCDDLiveandCSXLive,oroveraU‐NetloopviaaMerlin

actingasanetwork

bridge

MasterOverview;‐



Givesanoverviewofalldevicesintheprojectdisplayingallba rgraphlevelmetersgivingaccesstoessentialfunctionssuchas

gain, mute and Delay and with a link to EQ functions. This is designed to be used once a show is in progress to allow easy





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Vu‐Net

USERGUIDE

Vu‐Net2.2UserGuidev4.7 14

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monitoringofanentiresystemfromasinglepage.TheMasterOverviewisopenedasanothertabnexttotheProjectSystem

diagramandanyotheropenarraysorcomponents.

Ganging;‐



Fromversion2.1,Gangingforalldevicesisaccessedfromthetoolbarusingthisbutton.Alistofall

devicetypesisdisplayed,

selectingtheappropriatedevicewillbringupthegangingwindowthatwaspreviouslyaccessedfromatabinthedevicewindow;

‐



Asthenamesuggests,thisisintendforuseduringashowonceset‐upiscomplete.ItchangestheoperationoftheMute

function

forallproducts.Whendisabled,allmutescanbeselectedandde‐selectedfreely,whenshowmodeisactive;‐



Anyclickonamutebuttonwillbringupapop‐upwindowaskingyoutoconfirmthatyouwanttoMuteorUn‐Mutethatarray

orchannel.It

alsodisablestheoutputcellcheckfunction,seelaterinthisguidefordetails

Thezoomfunction;‐



AllowsyoutoadjustthesystemdiagramsizetosuitthecomplexityofthesystemonyourPCdisplay.The‘‐‘and‘+’buttonswill

decreaseorincreasethezoominincrements

of25%. Alternativelyyoucanusethedrop‐downboxtoselecteither10%,25%,

50%,100%,125%,150%,200%,300%,400%,600%or800%.Particularlyusefulare‘Page’whichwillzoomtothemaximumsize

thatthepagewillallow,‘Width’whichwillzoomtothemaximumwidthofthe

diagramand‘Height’whichwillmaximisethesize

tofittheheightofthediagram.

Muteisessentiallyan“emergency"functionifsomethingiscausingseverenoisethroughthesystemyoucanclickonthemute

button;‐



Thiswillbringupthefollowingwindow;‐



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USERGUIDE

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Asyoucanseeitisaverydrasticmeasurewhichwillshutdowntheentiresystemwhichiswhyitshouldbeconsideredasan

emergencymeasureonlyandnotaneverydaymeansformutingthesystem.Ifyouaresureyouwishtoproceedyoucanselect

‘Yes’

ifnotclickon‘No’andthewindow willdisappear,theaudiowillremainrouted.Thisfunctionmuteseveryinputandoutput

onconnectedMerlinsandeveryzoneonallarrays.Onceusedthereisnoglobalun‐mute,allMerlinsandarrayswillhavetobe

individuallyun‐muted.NotethatShowModesdoesnotchangeoperationoftheSystemMute,theconfirmationwindowwill

alwaysappear.

Ouradvice isnevertoleaveasystemmutedwithinVu‐Net,alwaysuseamutethatcanbedefeatedmanuallysuchasaMerlin

output.Ifasystemhas

beenmutedwithinVu‐Netandforsomereasonyoulosenetworkconnectivityyouwillbeunabletoun‐

muteandwillhaveanunusablesystem!

SystemDisconnect



Thiswilldisconnecttheprojectfromthehardwareinthesystem.AWindowwillpopupgivingyouaselectionofoptions;

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Asyoucansee,onceyouaredisconnectedfromthesystemyouareunabletomakeanychangestotheproject,thisistoensure

compatibilityandaccurate synchronisationwhenyoureconnect.Youhavetheoptiontoreconnectstraightfromthewindowor

can close the project with or without

 saving. Finally you can minimise the project. This is particularly useful if you have 

disconnectedtoswitchfromaWi‐Fitoahard‐wiredconnection,havingminimisedtocanaccessthePCnetworksettingtomake

theswitchtoacableEthernetconnection.

OnceDisconnectedtheDisconnectbuttonwill

changetoreconnectalsoallowingyoutoreconnecttotheproject;‐

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ProjectWorkspace

The workspace is divided into several sections which can each be opened, closed or in the case of the ancillary section,

“detached"asafloatingwindow.

Bydefaulttheworkspaceappearslikethis;‐

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Therearethreemainsections,thefirstisthesystemdiagram;‐

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Thiswindowwillshowallarraycomponentsonthenetworkandisusedforallconfigurationchangesandsystemmonitoring.

Thepaletteontheleftisusedtomanuallyentersystemcomponentswhenworkingoffline(innormaluse,

DeviceDiscoveryis

usedtofindallconnectedcomponents).Ifyouneedtomaximisetheworkspacethepalettecanbeminimisedbyclickingonthe

whitetriangleinthetopleftcornerofthepalette;‐

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TheoverallsizeoftheSystemDiagramcanbeincreasedordecreasedby clickingandholdingonthegapbetweenitsright‐hand

edge and the left hand edge ofthe  other windows. You can then drag either left or right to adjust  the relative sixes of the

windows.Alternatively,

thewhitedrop‐downarrowgivesyoutheoptiontomaximisethescreen.Theotherwindowswillnotbe

closed;theywillberepresentedbyaniconontherightsideofthepagewiththeoptiontorestore.Clickingrestorewillreturn

thewindowstotheirpreviousstate.

Onthe

rightsideofthewindowaretwofurtherwindows;‐

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Thefirstisaprojectoverviewwindowshowingtheopenpr oject.Thewindowcanbemaximised,detachedorclosedbyclicking

onthewhitearrowinthetoprightcorner.Theprojecticoncanbeexpandediftheyhaveasmall

arrowtotheleft(aprojectthat

doesn’tyethaveanycomponentsaddedordiscoveredwillnotshowanarrow).Thiswillthenshowallconnectedcomponents

asinthepictureabove.Arrayswillhaveafurtherarrowwhichifclickedwillshowallindividualcabinets.Thisscreengrabshows

anenlargedprojectwindowinwhichtheUserGuidesystemhasbeenexpandedandoneoftheMLAarraysandoneoftheMLX

arrayshavealsobeenexpanded;‐

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ThefinalwindowbydefaulthasPropertiesandOutlineavailablebutbyusing the‘ShowView’optionintheWindowmenu,you

canalsoselectNetworkStatus.Thisshowsallthreeoptionsavailable;‐

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Anyofthethreeoptionscanbeviewedbyclickingontherelevantbutton.Aswiththe

Projectwindowanyoftheselectedoptions

canbedetached asafloatingwindow,maximisedorclosedbyclickingonthewhitearrow.Ifalloptionsinthewindowareclosed

theprojectwindowwillfillthespace,ifthatisalsoclosedtheProjectwindowwillfillthespace.

ThePropertieswindowwillshowthepropertiesforanyelementselectedintheSystemdiagram.Theexampleaboveshowsthe

propertiesforaU‐Hubinanoff‐lineproject.ThereareanumberofoptionsavailableforthePropertiesdisplayselectedbythe

iconsinthetoprightcornerof

thewindow;‐

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ThefirstpinsthePropertyviewoftheselectedelementsoitremainsonviewregardlessofwhetheranalternativeelementor

evenprojectisselected.Asecondclickontheiconwillun‐pintheviewandanynewselectedelementcanhaveitsproperties

displayed.

Thenextisthe

ShowCategoriesbuttonwh ichisselectedbydefault.Thisshows thecategoriesforeachofthepropertiesand

givestheoptiontodisplayorhideanyofthepropertiesinaparticularcategorybyclickingonthesmallarrowleavingjustthe

categoryheading.

Thethirdicondisplaysadvancedproperties

fortheselectedelement.

Thefinaliconwillresetanymodifiedpropertiestotheirdefaultvalues. 

TheOutlinewindowdisplaysaminiaturethumbnailofthesystemdiagramforwhicheverprojectisselected;‐

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Thenetworkstatusshowsthe statusofthenetworkconnectiontoallelementsinallprojectsrunningin

Vu‐Net.Thisscreenshot

showsthenetworkstatusoftheelementsinanMLA/MLD&MLXsystem(currentlyoffline);‐

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WorkingOffline

Beforewemoveontolookataddingelementstoprojectsitisimportanttounderstandthedifferencebetweenworkingoffline

and normal on‐line operation at an event. When working off line the Palette allows you to drop elements into the System

Diagram,youcanopenarrays,speakersand

Merlinsasyouwouldforanon‐linesystem.Thisisusefulasameanstogetusedto

systemoperationinVu‐Netbut verylittlebeyondthat.UnlikesomesystemsyouCANNOTcreateasystemdesignofflineand

connect to a system on site. When connecting to a system you have to use Device Discovery which searches all available

connecteddevicesforsystemelementsandautomaticallydropsthemintothesystemdiagramshowingtheirEthernetandVu‐

NetConnections.ThisisvitalaseveryVu‐Netelementhasa

uniquefactorysetIPaddresswhichVu‐Netrecordssoitcanprovide

real‐timemonitoringofthesystemandcandisplaythestatusofeverydevice.Ifforexampleyoure‐connecttoasystemhavin g 

useditononedayandshutdownovernight,Vu‐Netwill

beabletodetectthateverycabinethasbeenturnedbackonandthe

statusofallparametersofeveryDSP.Wewillshowhowtointroduceallavailableelementsintoaprojectofflinebutwillcover

DeviceDiscoveryandon‐lineoperationinalaterchapter.

AddingMerlin,U‐Hub,MLA,MLDandMLX

AddinganydevicestoaSystemdiagramisasimplecaseofclickingontherequirediteminthePalette;‐

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ThenclickontheSystemDiagramworkspace.Thecursorwillhaveasmallwhiteboxwithacrossinthecentrepromptingyouto

clickwhereyouwishtodeposit

thedevice.HereweseeanewMerlinaddedtoaproject;‐

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Thefourblacksquaresinthecornersindicatethatthedeviceisstillselectedwhichisthe defaultwhenanewelementisadded

toaproject.Themostusefulthingaboutthisisthatitgivesyou

theopportunitytomoveittoexactlywhereyouneeditsimply

byusingaclick‐drag‐dropmovement.AclickanywhereelseinVu‐Netwillde‐selecttheMerlin.

AddinganMLA/MLDarrayisdonebyclickingontheiconandthenintheprojectwindow,youwillsee

thefollowingwindow;‐

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