Dynaudio AIR 15, Reference Manual

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AIR Control software
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Setting up AIR
Control software
Connecting your computer to
your AIR monitor system
You need to connect the computer running AIR Control
software to an AIR monitor. Depending on your comput-
er’s hardware, this may require
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only the custom Serial to CAT 5 cable or
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the custom Serial to CAT 5 cable and
the USB to COM 9 pin adapter .
Both cables are part of the Air Cable package (item
number 995282002).
Your computer and your AIR monitors should be
switched off.
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Plug the RJ45 plug connector of the custom Serial
to CAT 5 cable into a TC Link port on an AIR moni-
tor that is labeled “Out or Remote”.
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If your computer is equipped with a serial port, plug
the Serial connector of the
Serial to CAT 5 cable
into your computer’s serial port.
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If your computer is not equipped with a serial port,
but has a USB (2.0 or 3.0) connector,
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connect the Serial connector of the Serial to
CAT 5 cable to the serial port of the USB to COM
9 pin adapter and
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plug the USB connector of the USB to COM 9
pin adapter into the USB port on your computer.
For more information on cables and adapters, see “Ca-
bles” on page 82.
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Switch on your AIR monitors.
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Switch on your computer.
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Launch AIR Control software.
Fig. 34: AIR Control software scanning for a connected
AIR system
If everything works as expected, you should be seeing
the Global/Main screen of the AIR Control software us-
er interface as described in “Global and local parame-
ters” on page 70.
If AIR Control software cannot establish communication
with AIR system, the following screen will be shown:
Fig. 35: AIR Control software – network not found
At this point, you can…
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try to troubleshoot the connection between your
computer and the AIR monitor network as de-
scribed below or
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run the software without access to the monitors
in demo mode by clicking the “Demo” or “Demo
Surround” button. This will allow you to become
familiar with the software interface, but as no con-
nection has been established, your changes will
not be applied.
What to do when no connection can
be established between AIR Control
software and the AIR monitor network
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Make sure that you are using the right cable(s).
See “Cables” on page 82.
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Make sure the USB or Serial port on your com-
puter that the cable/adapter is connected to is
operational – e.g. by plugging in another device
and verifying that it works as expected.