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DriveRack®4800/4820 User Manual

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Main WARNING FORYOUR PROTECTION READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS U.K. MAINS PLUG WARNING IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Introduction Section 1 - Getting Started Section 2 - DriveRack 4800/4820 Philosophy Section 3 - Front Panel Operation Section 4 - Software Operation Appendix Page Page INTRODUCTION 0.3 - Warranty 0.2 - Service Contact Info iii Introduction Page Page 2 123 10 11 789 456 1.2 - Front Panel (4800) 10.Word Clock BNC Connection 11. Pin Lift Switch 1. LCD Display 2. Function Buttons 3. Input Channel Select A-D 4. Ouput Channel Select 1-8 5.Threshold Meters 6. RTA Input Jack 7. Parameter Control 1-3 1.3 - Front Panel (4820) 5 Section 1 6 6. Mute Buttons 1. 4 - System Architect Control Software 7. Output Meters Minimum System Requirements for System Architect are: Recommended System Requirements: Installation Page Page Section 2 analog I/O gain structure Configuring sample rate RTA microphone pre- amp gain Page 12 3.1 - Navigation Front Panel Operation 3.2 - Modes of Operation 13 Page Front Panel Operation Section 3 15 Page Front Panel Operation Section 3 17 Page Page 20 4.1 - DriveRack Philosophy 4.2 - System Architect DriveRack 4800/4820 File Storage 4.3 - System Architect DriveRack 4800/4820 Philosophy 4.3.1 - Module View Page Page Page Page Section 4Section 4 Venue File Menu 4.3.3 - Venue View 25 Section 4Section 4 DriveRack Venue Edit Menu Venue View Menu Section 4Section 4Section 4Section 4Section 4Section 4 Venue Insert Menu Section 4 DriveRack Venue Panel Menu Venue Tools Menu 29 Software Operation Section 4 Page Page 32 5.1 - Front Panel Operation Page Page In Use Section 5 35 36 5.2 - GUI Operation In Use Section 5 37 Page Page 6.1 - Input Mixer Analog,AES/EBU, and CobraNet faders 40 Pink Noise Gain fader Pink Noise On/Off switch 41 6.2 - Input Router 6.3 - Input Graphic EQ 42 6.4 - Input 9-Band Parametric EQ 43 Page Page Page 6.8 - Output Bandpass Filter/Crossover 47 6.9 - Output 6-Band Parametric EQ 48 Page 6.11 - Advanced Feedback Suppression (AFS) Insert AFS On/Off switch 50 Clear Live and Clear All buttons Mode switch Page 6.12 - Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Insert AGC On/Off switch 52 Threshold fader Gain fader Page 6.13 - AutoWarmthInsert AutoWarmth On/Off switch 54 Threshold fader Amount fader 6.14 - Compressor Insert 55 Page 6.15 - De-Esser Insert 57 6.16 - Noise Gate 58 6.17 - Limiter Insert 59 Page 6.18 - Notch Filter Insert 61 6.19 - SubHarmonic Synthesizer Insert 62 Page Utilities 7.1 - Miscellaneous 64 7.2 - Gains & Trims 7.3 Sample Rate 7.8 - Network 7.4 - Real Time Clock 7.5 - Access Rights 7.6 - Users 7.7 - Preset Range Page Page A.1 - Specifications 68 Page Page A.4 - Crossover Table DriveRack4800/4820 User Manual 71 A.3 - Preset Table Page A.7 - Zone Controller Wiring and Installation Zone Controller Wiring 73 Zone Controller Installation Diagram A DriveRack4800/4820 User Manual Page Page 77 A.9 - Factory Reset A.10.1 - Overview of TCP/IP Basics A.10 - Ethernet Networking 78 IP address Subnet A.10.2 - Connecting the Computer Directly to the DriveRack 79 Assumptions: A.10.4 - Proxy A.10.3 - Setup of a Simple Isolated Ethernet Network Using DHCP 80 A.10.6 - Network Considerations and Limitations A.10.5 - Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 81 A.10.7 - Network Troubleshooting Software Firewall 82 Ethernet Link A.10.8 - Copyrights 83 Appendix DriveRack