Electro-Voice NetMax N8000 Control Elements and Connections, Front Faceplate, SIGNAL / PEAK-LEDs

Control Elements and Connections

2 Control Elements and Connections

2.1 Front Faceplate

The front faceplate of the N8000 has level and status displays and it offers also the possibility to connect a PC via a USB interface. SIGNAL / PEAK-LEDs exist for all 32 audio channels. The channels are combined to groups of 8 and assigned to the audio-slots 1 to 4 at the rear. Additional LEDs inform about the states of the network, system and device and give a quick overview of whether the system is working faultlessly or if a problem has occurred.

		®		NETMAX																											N8000 SYSTEM CONTROLLER
				NETWORKED MATRIX SYSTEM
AUDIO CHANNELS SLOT 1								AUDIO CHANNELS SLOT 2								AUDIO CHANNELS SLOT 3								AUDIO CHANNELS SLOT 4								NETWORK	SYSTEM STATUS	POWER	USB
								PEAK								PEAK							PEAK									ACTIVE	READY
								SIGNAL								SIGNAL							SIGNAL									MASTER	FAULT	ON
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

SIGNAL / PEAK-LEDs

These LEDs serve as level meter display for input and output signals. The SIGNAL-LED begins to flash at -25 dBU and indicates if a signal generally exists at the input or at the

output. The PEAK-LED flashes when the N8000 is operated

close to the level meter’s limit. The limit is approx. at +18 dBU. The maximum level meters is +21 dBu so that there is 3 dB of head room until the final clip limit is reached. The PEAK-LEDs should only flare

up sporadically in case of dynamic peaks. If the PEAK-LED of an input flashes constantly or very often, you should reduce the corresponding input signal slightly. If the PEAK-LED of an output flashes constantly, the internal gain should be reduced or else the connected device will be permanently overdriven.

NETWORK-LEDs

If the N8000 is operated on an audio network, e.g. CobraNet™, these LEDs show the status of the network.

The ACTIVE-LED flashes or twinkles when audio data is

sent or received via the network. If the LED is off, no communication via the audio network is taking place. The MASTER-LED is on when the N8000 serves as clock-master - in case of CobraNet™ it is also

named the conductor. There is always only one master in an audio network, i.e. the MASTER- LED will only be illuminated on one N8000 within the network. If the unit currently functioning as

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