Digitally Steerable Line Array Loudspeaker Systems
IC-R-II
USERS MANUAL
Version 1.10.4
Assembly & Installation Instructions
IC8-R-II • IC16/8-R-II • IC16-R-II,
IC24-R-II • IC32/16-R-II • IC32-R-II
Page 1: ...Digitally Steerable Line Array Loudspeaker Systems IC R II USERS MANUAL Version 1 10 4 Assembly Installation Instructions IC8 R II IC16 8 R II IC16 R II IC24 R II IC32 16 R II IC32 R II...
Page 2: ...R USE BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVIC ING OTHER THAN THAT CONTAINED IN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO DO SO C...
Page 3: ...Changes 36 Saving To Presets 36 All Loudspeakers Group Control 37 Copy Settings Copy Presets Reset 39 Supervise Mode 40 Event Logging Notification 42 General Preferences 43 Password Protection 44 Ins...
Page 4: ...DSP digital signal processing to turn self powered Renkus Heinz loudspeakers from black boxes into smart boxes that can respond to user input in real time Access Control Note RHAON systems feature sev...
Page 5: ...SSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS IMulti module IC R II arrays can be operated as either Master Slave systems or as an All Master System In Master Slave systems one module is designated as the Master and all the o...
Page 6: ...he AC power line mains You will first need to remove the top of the lower module and the bottom of the top module and the tops and bottoms of any intermediate modules and their mounting brackets To re...
Page 7: ...gure 1 2 Locate and pull out the 8 conductor loudspeaker connecting cable in the bottom of the upper module the one without an 8 channel amplifier See Figure 2 3 Pug the 8 conductor loudspeaker connec...
Page 8: ...a look at the structure of RHAON Audio operations comprise three fundamental areas that are necessary for the success of any sound system CONNECT In a RHAON system there are both physical connections...
Page 9: ...onic Beams PRESETS Control Store Presets C O N T R O L CONTROL PANEL Configure Loudspeaker Array EQUALIZATION 8 band parametric EQ hi and lo shelving hi pass and lo pass COMPRESSION Threshold Ratio At...
Page 10: ...ware insert the RHAON installation disk into the computer s CD drive The installation program should start automatically During the installation you will need to select either the 32 bit or the 64 bit...
Page 11: ...tes can be turned off once you become familiar with the program and no longer need their assistance Customizing Your RHAON Workspac The grey background with the RHAON watermark can easily be changed t...
Page 12: ...e available devices in the network in a directory tree format The larger section on the right displays loudspeaker icons and other specialized work areas The All Loudspeakers icon represents your loud...
Page 13: ...Windows 8 go to Start Control Panel All Control Panel Items Network and Sharing Center Find the connection you wish to use It will likely be called Local Area Connection unless you have renamed it Als...
Page 14: ...ower limit of the range and the other for the upper limit Since 192 168 1 1 is already in use by the RHAON host computer the lower limit must be at least 192 168 1 2 The upper limit can be set as high...
Page 15: ...ms are network problems and not Iconyx or RHAON problems Your Iconyx array was factory tested before it left our factory and barring shipping damage should be in perfect operating condition The RHAON...
Page 16: ...hat something is wrong and to offer trouble shooting hints For more detailed trouble shooting instructions please refer to page 66 Note that you did not have to first create virtual loud speakers RHAO...
Page 17: ...control click on it to mute or un mute the loudspeaker The green triangles on the far right represent CobraNet Transmitters Tx Each CobraNet Transmitter can transmit one channel of information from th...
Page 18: ...ect and connect the multiple inputs of Rhaon empowered loudspeakers to the amplifier s 2 Select and send input signals to the CobraNet network 3 Select one of the CobraNet digital audio channels if Co...
Page 19: ...ed with an actual array Loudspeakers model number or name Input signal level bar graph 0 indicates the onset of input clipping Analog inputs clip at 12 dBu without the 10 dB input pad 24 dBu with the...
Page 20: ...uare Signal Present indicators turn green whenever a signal is present You can activate any of the analog and CobraNet digital inputs in the upper group If you select either of the AES EBU inputs in t...
Page 21: ...any device found on the CobraNet network using RHAON software The first step in setting up CobraNet routing is to drag the CobraNet Source that was detected by Scan Network into the system The CobraNe...
Page 22: ...able Receiver from the menu that pops up Either method will break the con nection and allow you to make a new one Since each CobraNet bundle can carry 8 channels of digital audio you must make channel...
Page 23: ...ng DSP Multi module IC R arrays such as the IC24 R II can be configured as either Master Slave or All Master Arrays In the Master Slave configuration one Array module is set up as the Master and ll th...
Page 24: ...s DSP and write over any previous settings Pressing Save to Preset will store the configuration settings as a configuration Pre set in the selected preset file We ll go into Presets in more detail la...
Page 25: ...ange the height of the measuring plane It is set to 1 2 meters 3 94 feet which is fine for a seated audience but not for a standing audience For a standing audience a height of 5 5 feet is commonly us...
Page 26: ...Steering window See graphic to the lower right The down arrow associated with the Setup field allows you to select between arrays in multiple array systems We will locate position the steerable colum...
Page 27: ...ect center frequencies from 100 to 10 000 Hz The default selections for the Bandwidth section allows you to run the simulation over 1 octave or 3 octave bands or Broadband You can change this by going...
Page 28: ...d beam to the graphic At first glance it may appear that nothing happened since the program may have placed the second beam on top of the first beam One way to tell that a second beam has been added i...
Page 29: ...ing One word of caution Auto Focus can only be as accurate as your model so make sure your model is correct If you had also checked Optimize Gain of Beams Auto Focus would have also optimized the gain...
Page 30: ...am is placed near the bottom of the array and the opening angle at 20 degrees The next graphic is of the same room after Auto Focus has been applied Note that Auto Focus has lowered the acoustic cente...
Page 31: ...For example you might optimize one configuration for small events on the main audience area and another for larger occasions when a balcony is used The Presets include the beam steering data as well...
Page 32: ...escribes the Presets stored in the Array s memory and highlights the one installed In the example shown below Preset 10 is installed If no Preset was installed a separate listing would be added for it...
Page 33: ...ction The display is turned On when the icon is outlined in red Note that the digital readout can also be turned On and Off using the Preset Up and Preset Down push buttons on the array s control pane...
Page 34: ...en you enter Control mode in the main workspace the directory tree on the left remains the same However notice that the icons themselves have changed The CobraNet Rx and Tx arrows are gone On the left...
Page 35: ...r parameters can be controlled with the scroll wheel on your mouse Click inside the control field and scroll to set Gain Bandwidth Frequency etc Below the EQ section in the left side of the light grey...
Page 36: ...licking on the Save button at the bottom left of each Properties window will save them If you forget to save them a warning prompt will remind you that the changes have not been saved when you exit th...
Page 37: ...he arrays included in the Group are linked to the Group icon and cannot be individually moved around the work space All Loudspeakers Icon Add Group Add Array Array Control Array Control is is intended...
Page 38: ...way these controls operate for individual loudspeakers but control all loudspeakers in the Group A Group Control mode window is identical to the one used for individual loudspeakers except for the la...
Page 39: ...sets or beam steering information from an IC8 R II to an IC32 R II or from an IC8 R II to an ICLive ICL R If you try a warning prompt will alert you to the oversight Reset Reset is a RHAON feature tha...
Page 40: ...cates the status of the loudspeaker If there is a problem with any loudspeaker in a Group that Group s icon will change color and display a text alert In Supervise Mode each Status Indicator will disp...
Page 41: ...ou to easily identify each array module and verify that its address number switches are properly set If you press the Wink light for the top module and the wink light on the middle module comes on you...
Page 42: ...ging The log file will be written to the computer s hard drive in a RHAON log file in the Program Files Renkus Heinz directory RHAON can also automatically e mail events to another computer or cellula...
Page 43: ...nits of temperature from Metric Centigrade to Imperial Fahrenheit Under Group Settings you can set up a Power On Sequencing Delay for all grouped loudspeakers This will help avoid a voltage surge that...
Page 44: ...evel of access We suggest giving an Operator access to all Control Mode functions that would nor mally be used while running a show or operating the system In a fixed installation Operator level perso...
Page 45: ...trictions are stored on the computer used to setup the password protection usually the House computer and don t protect against someone changing the settings by connecting to the network with a RHAON...
Page 46: ...ght and left sides of the plate to provide for either right or left swing away from the wall IC8 R II columns will have two hinge sections IC16 R II IC24 R II and IC32 R II columns will have three hin...
Page 47: ...IC8 R II IC16 R II IC16 8 R II Four 1 x Wood bolts with head and 6 threads per inch Four 1 4 Toggle bolts One Renkus Heinz Inc Hinge Kit Model HK IC8R 16R Array models IC24 R II IC32 R II IC32 16 R II...
Page 48: ...cure the mounting plate to the wall and use the 1 4 socket and driver to secure the mounting plate by screwing the wood bolts into the stud Tighten the toggle bolts Repeat until all male mounting plat...
Page 49: ...n improper or poor ground on an audio signal line Check the pro gram source to make sure the hum isn t originating there Carefully check all the audio connections to make sure they are properly made N...
Page 50: ...rformance Monitoring The performance of all RHAON Empowered Amplifiers and Loudspeakers is constantly monitored for faults and abnormalities Event Logging and Notification Pre selected events are reco...
Page 51: ...BaseT minimum Gigabit 1000 BaseT recommended 2 The number of loudspeakers is determined by the number of output ports provided by the switches The computer s can be connected to any Port on the Ethern...
Page 52: ...akers together It could for example be broken into several separate analog circuits for zone paging applications for monitors fills etc 2 The analog to CobraNet converter would not be needed for a sys...
Page 53: ...ribution is being used the AES3 format audio channels occupy the amplifier s analog input channels 3 The AES EBU inputs on Iconyx amplifiers are fully balanced 110 Ohm inputs and are equipped with a b...
Page 54: ...glowing green light indicates there is a mismatch between the preset selected and the preset loaded into the column An unlit or dark push button shows that the preset selected is the one that is loade...
Page 55: ...to report a failure to an external monitoring system used mainly to trigger a failure indication on a hard wired monitoring device handles up to 0 5 Amps at 24 V AC or DC Looping AES EBU Input and Lo...
Page 56: ...isting of Renkus Heinz loudspeakers In other words follow the if it isn t broke don t try to fix it policy There are two easy ways to find out what version of RHAON is installed on your computer so yo...
Page 57: ...ws Explorer The newest program downloads will be found in the Current folder Open it and select the desired 32 Bit or 64 Bit Setup download exe file The prompt shown below will ask what you want to do...
Page 58: ...ning adjustment while observing the results in SysTune The Import and Export GFB files allow you to exchange data with the EASE SpeakerLab program Accessing the pop up menu by right clicking on the Lo...
Page 59: ...the loudspeaker Selecting Download will install the new firmware in the loudspeaker If you are updating a multi module array you will need to separately download the Microcontroller firmware to both t...
Page 60: ...ll down menu See page 57 Be aware that bin files names which start with RH4 are 48 kHz files 96 kHz files start with RH9 Important When upgrading previous versions of the Microcontroller and DSP firmw...
Page 61: ...are just as you did for the lower module If you have more than two modules repeat the procedure for each Slave module When the new DSP Firmware transfer is complete to all the modules select Done Then...
Page 62: ...the array you want to switch over to RS485 control mode To switch the selected array to RS485 mode click on the Switch Device to RS485 Mode button This will transfer control of the array from your co...
Page 63: ...necting the remote control device to the array If your array is on the network you can scan and select the array just as you did when you were switching control of the array to the RS485 mode Notice t...
Page 64: ...the system wiring and not in the loudspeak ers Preset 10 on single arrays and Preset 20 on dual arrays are set to Flat and locked which sends an equal signal to all transducers for use in amplifier a...
Page 65: ...mple the letter starts in your mailbox and is picked up by your mailman who then transports your letter to the post office where it is sorted and given to Gertrude s mailman who then drops it off in h...
Page 66: ...a RHAON loudspeaker or other CobraNet device At each stage in the process of handling a packet the previous layer is left behind Once a payload type is determined just that payload is handed off to th...
Page 67: ...ft array obviously has a problem while two other devices are showing an occasional glitch The Age column shows in milliseconds how long it has been since the device was checked by the Network Manager...
Page 68: ...her fields blank and press OK b If you are running Windows XP go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Local Area Connection click on Properties then select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click on...
Page 69: ...e including switches Check the communication lights on the CobraNet devices input port rapid flashing green indicates a connection Note you may require a crossover cable for this direct connection but...
Page 70: ...selected on the Connect tab As an aid to troubleshooting the Analog 1 input will always pass audio but if some other input is selected Analog 2 for example the signal to Analog 1 must exceed a thresho...
Page 71: ...p the Windows Task Manager Ctrl Alt Delete Under the Processes tab look for PACNDISCO EXE and PASSBRIDGE EXE Windows may the names and add 1 Select them and click End Process Proceed to re open RHAON...
Page 72: ...org wiki e mail_address Symptom I need to change the sample rate of my Array from 48 kHz to 96 kHz How do I do this 1 You need to install new 96 kHz DSP firmware Bin files in your array Open RHAON Sc...
Page 73: ...dealing with an intermittent drop out problem Skip ahead to Audio Drop Out If the answer is no Is the input meter showing activity If it isn t either the amplifier is dead or you aren t able to commu...
Page 74: ...nd I turned it Off while waiting for a service man to show up When he arrived it was working fine What is happening The likely suspect is the SRC Sample Rate Converter It malfunctioned and then restor...
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Page 76: ...325 VA 650 VA 975 VA 650 VA 1300 VA 2 point hinge 3 point on the IC24 R II IC32 16 R II IC32 R II or M6 eye bolts Extruded aluminum with perforated steel grille suitable for outdoor use Coaxial with a...
Page 77: ...n 17 Connect Properties Window 18 to 20 Control Mode 8 34 to 39 Control Mode Icon 34 Control Properties Window 18 34 35 Copy Settings Copy Presets 39 Crestron 62 63 D Delay 35 Designer 44 45 Dimension...
Page 78: ...ns 10 to 15 R Remote Preset Control 33 54 Reset 39 RHAON 8 Block Diagrams 51 52 53 54 Firmware 57 58 59 60 61 General Preferences 14 43 Organization 8 9 Software Installation 10 11 57 RS485 62 63 S Sa...
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