Crest Audio NEXSYS - VERSION 3.0, Software Manual

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Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0
2. Overview
Devices
A ‘device’, as referred to in this manual, is a remote NexSys-compatible piece of electron-
ic hardware that is capable of being controlled and/or of reporting its state. The most com-
mon devices connected to the NexSys interface are amplifiers. Other devices that may have
an interface with NexSys may include Power Processor NC- input signal processors, NC-
Load Monitor and NC- Sequential Power controllers.
A NexSys device has two elements, its name and its network address. The name is an alpha-
numeric string that you give a device that has some meaning for you. By default, NexSys
names devices using simple names and model numbers. You will probably want to rename
devices to give cues as to their functions and locations in your system (e.g. Tower 3
Subwoofer.) There is a 40 character limit on device names, although some views will not
display all 40 characters.
The second device element is its address. The address is a combination of the device’s net-
work address and channel number (if applicable.) For instance, if a CKS400 amplifier is at
network address 8 it would appear as two NexSys devices; one for each channel.
Devices are created by choosing
Device | New
or by using AutoPlan. Once created they
will appear within the Plan Inventory window where they are categorized by device type.
Plans
A Plan is to NexSys what a document file is to your word processor. The Plan contains all
the information that is unique to the system. It is made up of user-defined devices, groups,
snapshots, scenes, and program-defined elements such as the Plan Inventory and Event
Monitor. A Plan is saved as a subdirectory of your main NexSys directory (default
C:\NEXSYS) and is made up of multiple files. Only one Plan can be loaded and used by
NexSys at a time.
The Plan Inventory is the total collection of all devices that have been added to this plan.
The plan inventory serves as a good repository from which to copy devices when creating
logically-organized groups.
Plan Inventory Window
Double-click here to display
the planwide amplifier
control panel.
Double-click here to display
the planwide sequential
turn-on control panel.
Double-click on any device
to open its control panel.
Right-click on any device to
pop-up a menu for device
setup or to open control
panels related to the
selected device.
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