User Manual

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I/O devices and external head amps
V5.8 Reference Manual
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I/O DEVICE HA window
Displayed when you press the rack in which the I/O device on the head amp side is mounted.
In this window, you can remotely control the head amp of the I/O device from the CL series
console by using the on-screen knobs and buttons or the multifunction knobs.
1 +48V ACTIVE
Indicates the on/off status of the I/O device’s phantom power. (Switching this on or off
is performed on the I/O device itself.)
2 +48V button
These switch phantom power on/off for each channel.
3 GAIN knob
Indicates the gain of the head amp on the I/O device. To adjust the value, press the knob
to select it, and use the multifunction knobs. The level meter located at the immediate
right of the knob indicates the input level for the corresponding port.
NOTE
For devices with a wider setting range than the CL series, since some values cannot be set from
the CL series. Likewise, if the value set on the connected device side is outside the CL series
setting range, it will be displayed as an approximate value or limit value.
4 GC button
Switches on or off the Gain Compensation function that maintains a consistent signal
level on the audio network.
5 FREQUENCY knob/HPF button
These controllers switch on or off the high-pass filter built into the head amp of the I/O
device, and adjust its cutoff frequency. If you press the FREQUENCY knob to select it,
you will be able to adjust it using the corresponding multifunction knob.
NOTE
For devices that differ in how the setting value changes from the CL series, the cutoff frequency
will be set as an approximate value.
6 Displayed port switch tabs
These tabs switch the port that is displayed in the I/O DEVICE HA window.
7 GC ALL ON button/GC ALL OFF button
Switch Gain Compensation on or off for all input channels simultaneously.
8 GC indicator
Indicates the fixed gain value output to the audio network if the Gain Compensation
function is turned on.
Remotely controlling from the input channels
To remotely control the I/O device’s head amp from an input channel of the CL series console,
operate the GAIN/PATCH window for the channel for which you want to control.
Remote control settings
• MTX/MRX series
The following settings are necessary to control the MTX/MRX series remotely..
• Stagetec NEXUS(XDIP)
Network configuration is required to control NEXUS(XDIP) remote. For details, please contact
the Stagetec Company, or refer to the website of the Stagetec Company.
Also, in order to validate the remote control setting contents from the CL series, NEXUS must
be used to properly set the internal routing of XDIP.
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STEP
1. Install the MTX-MRX Editor on the computer.
2. Connect the MTX-MRX series and Editor according to the MTX-MRX Editor user
guide.
3. Set remote (RS-232C) BET RATE: 38400 in Chapter 7 Remote Control dialog of the
MTX-MRX Editor User Guide.
4. Match the subnet of the CL series on the NETWORK screen (FOR DEVICE CONTROL
page) with the subnet of MTX-MRX series.
5. Place the ANALOG IN component using the MRX Designer, since the MRX Series
components can be freely placed therein.