4 Advanced Operation
4.2.4 MONITOR MENU
This menu lets you monitor the status of the amplifi er. Starting from the Attenuation Screen, press Menu, then press Prev four times. Or, starting from the Advanced Menu screen, press Next to go to the Monitor Menu screen. Then press an Encoder knob to access the selections in this menu.
Monitor Menu
Monitor MenuPush knob for mon. menu
Load Monitoring: Press an Encoder knob to turn speaker load monitoring on or off for either channel. When load monitoring is on, the load connected to the amplifi er output is displayed. The text below the reported load indicates whether the value is within the limits set in System Architect. OFF means load monitoring is off. LOW means the load is below limits. HIGH means the load is above limits. NORMAL means the load is within limits.
Load Monitoring
OFF OFF
NormalNormal
Thermal %: This indicates the amplifi er temperature in percent, where 100% is the maximum allowable temperature. If Thermal % reaches 100%, the amplifi er is out of thermal headroom and has shut down (or will very soon). Measurements are shown for Channel 1, Channel 2, and the power supply.
Thermal %
0 | 0 | 0 |
Ch1 | Ch2 | PS |
Thermal Temp deg. C: This screen displays the temperature in degrees Celsius of the Ch. 1 output devices, Ch. 2 output devices, and the power supply.
Thermal Temp deg. C
23 23 36
Ch1 Ch2 PS
AC Voltage: This shows the AC line voltage at the AC cord inlet to the amplifi er.
AC Voltage
120VACOperating Time: This displays the number of hours the amplifi er has been on since manufacture. Like a car’s odometer, it shows the total amount of operating hours and cannot be reset. All
Operating Time
108.8HrsWatts Output: This displays the
Watts Output
0.00.0
Ch1Ch2
Exit: To exit the Monitor Menu and go to the Attenuation screen, press Menu/ Exit once.
4.2.5. ALERT MENU
To access this menu from the Attenuation screen, press an Encoder knob, then press Prev three times. This menu displays a wide variety of errors in the signal, amplifi er, or load. Push an Encoder knob to see the selections in the Alert Menu.
Alert Menu
Alert MenuPush knob for alerts
Amp Output Clip Errors: A clip error occurs if the number of clip events in the amplifi er output exceeds the value set with the Count slider (within the time set by the Time slider) on the Amplifi er Settings page in System Architect.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and the operating time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you to confi rm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
Amp Output Clip Errors
0 | 0 |
0.0 Hrs Last | 0.0 Hrs |
Analog Input Clip Errors: A clip error occurs if the number of clip events in the analog input exceeds the value set with the Count slider (within the time set by the Time slider) on the Amplifi er Settings page in System Architect.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and the operating time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you to confi rm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error reporting and set its limits.
Analog Input Clip Errors
0 | 0 |
0.0 Hrs Last | 0.0 Hrs |
Thermal Errors: This screen lets you view thermal errors without using the control software. A thermal error occurs if the amplifi er thermal % exceeded the value set with the Thermal slider on the Amplifi er Settings page in System Architect.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and the operating time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you to confi rm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error reporting and set its limits.
Thermal Errors
0 | 0 |
0.0 Hrs Last | 0.0 Hrs |
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