Owner`s manual

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Operating Manual - nX, nXe, and nXp Power Ampliers
Active CobraNet Jack: Shows which of the two CobraNet jacks is currently active (only one can be active at a time).
Primary CobraNet Jack: Shows the status of the primary CobraNet jack.
Secondary CobraNet Jack: Shows the status of the secondary CobraNet jack.
Error Indicators
Fault: A serious fault has occurred.
Receive: An error has occurred in the reception of a packet. Not necessarily a problem.
Transmit: An error has occurred in the transmission of a packet.
Mute: The interface is muting the outputs.
Clock: There is a problem with the Master Clock.
Error Code: Indicates a more detailed error code which can be looked up in the CobraNet Programmer's Manual.
13.2 Dante
™
Network Audio
Dante, created by Au-
dinate, is an Ethernet based
digital AV network technol-
ogy that uses existing 100MB
or 1GB network infrastruc-
ture for delivery of high per-
formance, high channel count
audio signals. Ashly products
with network audio capabil-
ity can be integrated into a Dante digital audio system by purchasing our OPTDante
module as a factory installed option, and controlled using Protea
ne
software.
Dante Controller (shown to right): Conguration of Dante audio streams
requires the use of Dante Controller. This free software from Audinate is available for
Windows® (7 and 8) and Mac OS X® (10.6.8, 10.7.5, 10.8). Dante Controller allows
you to connect network audio receivers and transmitters together using a simple matrix.
The OPTDante module allows the nXe or nXp amplier to receive Dante network
audio from another Dante source.
Dante Receiver (shown below): Use
Protea
ne
software to congure the nXe or nXp
amplier as a Dante receiver. Go to the ampli-
er's Input Source tab and select Network with
Analog Backup as shown below. This connects
available Dante source channels to Ashly inputs.
If the Dante source becomes unavailable, the
amplier input will automatically switch to it's
analog input source.
Dante Virtual Soundcard (not shown):
The Dante Virtual Soundcard, purchased sepa-
rately from Audinate, allows Windows and Mac
computers to act as a Dante audio source. Any
sound the computer can generate (background
music, announcements, VoIP sessions, etc.)
can be routed to a Dante receiver via the Dante
Controller.
Dante Controller
Transmitter/Receiver Matrix
Dante Receiver Setup in Protea
ne
Software