Hardware manual

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.

There are two principal compo-

nents to the AutoPlan window:

a list of the network nodes and

devices AutoPlan ﬁnds is on the

left and a progress report show-

ing the current state of the

search phase is on the right.

Each network address that is

found to have an active device

present is listed. Most times the

device will be an ampliﬁer. Any

other devices, such as signal

processors sharing the same

address are shown as well.

NexSys Autoplan Window

When AutoPlan ﬁnishes searching for devices you will have three choices:

• Append - AutoPlan will add the devices it found to the Plan Inventory if they

aren’t in the inventory. Devices added by AutoPlan are named by their model

type.

• New Plan - Create a new plan based upon AutoPlan’s ﬁndings.

• Cancel - No changes to the plan will take place.

AutoPlan can also be a useful system troubleshooting tool. This is because AutoPlan search-

es for devices in phases, namely:

Bus device Search Phase - Searches for devices directly connected to the network,

including: the Bus Server, NC-NXS modules, Hubs,

Supervisors, Load Monitors and MIDI Interfaces.

Ampliﬁer Search Phase - Searches for ampliﬁers containing the NC-NXS module

in the case of CK family ampliﬁers and those connect-

ed to Supervisors for NexSys Pro.

Ampliﬁer Type Search Phase - Identiﬁes the ampliﬁer model.

CK Module Type Search Phase - Shows the type of input/output modules contained in a

CK family ampliﬁer.

Troubleshooting an inoperative network follows these phases. If NexSys can’t ﬁnd the Bus

Server, it surely won’t be able to ﬁnd any ampliﬁers attached to the network. Similarly, if a

Supervisor does not report during AutoPlan, any ampliﬁers connected to it will not be

found.

6.3 Manually Adding devices

Devices can be manually added to a plan at any time by selecting device | New from the

menu and then selecting the type of device you would like to create. A setup dialog will

appear in which you can enter the name, address and any other device-speciﬁc data.

To manually add an ampliﬁer channel to the plan:

1. Open the Plan Inventory window or the group to which you want to add the

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