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RH 636 August 08

19201 Cook Street, Foothill Ranch, CA USA

Phone: +1 949 588 9997 • Fax: +1 949 588 9514 • [email protected]

www.renkus-heinz.com

Summary of Contents for IC8A

Page 1: ...Owners Manual Owners Manual OWNERS MANUAL IC8A IC16A IC16 8A IC24A IC32A IC32 16A Assembly Installation Instructions...

Page 2: ...near water The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on it 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilatio...

Page 3: ...nstallation Cabling Required 42 Power 42 Audio Digital Contol 42 Installation 42 Wall Mounting 42 Suspended Flying 45 Servicing 46 Trouble Shooting Hints 46 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Owners Manual If you have...

Page 4: ...cartons two 8 channel or 2 16 channel modules and will need to assemble them into a 16 or 32 channel unit Each carton will include a hardware box but if you purchased an IC16A only the box in carton...

Page 5: ...M4 Philips flat head machine screws M5 Philips pan head machine screws Wall Mtg hinge plates If hinge kit was purchased Model IC8A IC16 8A Model IC16A IC32 16A Model IC24A Model IC32A Box 1 1 4 2 1 1...

Page 6: ...a Hint The lower end of each module is the end of the module with the access plate for the power cord input connections and programming cable In the graphic shown below the access plates were removed...

Page 7: ...sary use a flashlight to check because if the connectors are not seated properly you may have to disassemble the column again in order to seat them correctly 10 Align the two modules and slide them to...

Page 8: ...hat hold the heavy joining plate in place Turn the assembly on its side and tighten the screws 14 If you are assembling an IC24A IC32A or IC32 16A repeat the assembly procedure until all the modules a...

Page 9: ...ches are set at the factory based on the size and quantity of steerable column loudspeakers ordered You may want to check and record these settings before installing the loudspeakers It is a lot easie...

Page 10: ...etup Once the setup is completed the PC is no longer needed unless the system parameters need to be adjusted or changed The Iconyx software requires a PC meeting at least the following basic requireme...

Page 11: ...pter it must have a communications speed of at least 9600 baud The Iconyx Software CD you received with your Steerable Column Loudspeaker includes the driver needed by the USB to RS422 adapter plus 2...

Page 12: ...stallation make sure the USB to RS422 converter and serial extension cable is not connected to any of the Iconyx column arrays FOR WINDOWS VISTA USERS Use Windows Update to find the correct driver FOR...

Page 13: ...river you will be notified that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing with the following message Click on Continue Anyway Windows will finish the driver installation Click on Finish when prom...

Page 14: ...o RS422 adapter driver installation FOR WINDOWS 2000 USERS 1 With the PC on and Windows running insert the Iconyx Software CD into your CD drive Connect the USB to RS422 adapter to an available USB1 1...

Page 15: ...ted to install it click on Next After Windows finishes installing the driver click Finish when prompted 4 Windows will now find another hardware device which is the Serial Port device of the adapter c...

Page 16: ...following screen Click Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and then click Next 6 You will be prompted for a location to search for the drivers Click CD ROM Drives then click on Next...

Page 17: ...indows did not prompt you as in step 1 you will need to manually initate the driver installation Open Device Manager by Right Clicking on MyComputer and selecting Manage Click on the Device Manager ic...

Page 18: ...you must uninstall it using Add Remove Program Beamware 2 requires that Microsoft s NETFramework 2 0 or higher be installed on your computer and if you do not have it installed on your computer will g...

Page 19: ...Make your choice and then approve the suggested file location by clicking on Next A Confirm Installation window will open Approve the installation by clicking on Next When the Installation Complete w...

Page 20: ...suggested file location by clicking on Next C Select the Icon Option you wish to use and then click on Next to continue D Click on Install to begin the installation E Click on Done to complete the ins...

Page 21: ...pull down menu and select Layout Presets Then choose one of the example floor plans You can also create your own floor plan and import it into the Project All that is required is an outline drawing sa...

Page 22: ...then select the desired array You can also right click on the floor plan graphic and then select Add Array from the pop up menu Notice that when you use this method the coverage graphic is automatical...

Page 23: ...one of them see below Note that the program will not allow you to enter the Array Properties section until you have added an array to the project Select the array you want to work with and press OK t...

Page 24: ...suggest you accept the default setting There are times however when you will want to change the height of the measuring plane It is set to 1 2 meters 3 94 feet which is fine for a seated audience but...

Page 25: ...udience Area size s and location s to match your project s dimensions Notice that you can also add or delete up to a maximum of 3 Audience Areas by using the Number field and associated drop down arro...

Page 26: ...above the Floor level the 0 level The default position is 6 56 feet 2 meters The Mechanical Angle field tilts the column forward or backward minus numbers tip it back and plus numbers tilt it forward...

Page 27: ...e change You will also need to do a new Calculate Mapping to view the change The old map will have been wiped out by the program as you made the change Note that you can also check Focal Point ft and...

Page 28: ...ovide the desired coverage Rooms with a balcony are a good example in most cases a single beam can t cover both the main floor and the balcony One solution is two line arrays one for the floor and the...

Page 29: ...ther words either beam can be above or below the other one In fact both beams could have their acoustical center at the same location The only difference is that the level of Beam 2 can be reduced by...

Page 30: ...cannot get good coverage on the front of the audience area You will either need to add front fill loudspeakers or lower the column The following screen shows what can be accomplished with the column...

Page 31: ...ore beams You ll find it in the IC Configuration sectionnext to Beams Clicking on Auto Focus will open the setup window shown below Notice that it gives you the option of dictating the location of the...

Page 32: ...may how ever want to try moving the array up or down to see if you can find a better location for the Iconyx array or use more or fewer beams to see it you can eliminate this warning prompt At this po...

Page 33: ...EASE JR It s a simple thing to do just open the EASE Iconyx DLL file into your EASE project in the normal fashion and then click on Load Setup to import all the Beamware settings into EASE If you have...

Page 34: ...A module Arrays are made from these Columns modules In Beamware 2 these relationships are stored in the following manner every Column has a unique ID ICID number and every Array has a unique ID Array...

Page 35: ...Network to deter mine what Columns are available Note that you may have to adjust the Columns in Network section of the window to see the entire listing The next step is to scan the network for Colum...

Page 36: ...Beamware 2 are linked together The easiest way to assign one of the Columns to an Array is to grab it using the cursor and left mouse button and drag it to one of the Column icons Notice that the col...

Page 37: ...window and explore the two setup options we ignored earlier see page 35 The Scan for new Arrays on network option is similiar to the Scan for Columns on network option except that it also identifies...

Page 38: ...down arrow You also have a choice of initializing the column array to the default setting or of retrieving the column array s previ ous settings We recommend that you use Retrieve current settings fro...

Page 39: ...response The High Pass Filter button inserts a high pass filter into the signal chain and allow you to dial in any low frequency roll off you desire It was preset to 100 Hz with a 24 dB per octave sl...

Page 40: ...des access to an 8 band parametric EQ allowing you to adjust the response to compensate for any room acoustic pecularities The Master Level button allows you to control the output level of the column...

Page 41: ...s you to choose the signal s frequency and distribute the signal to the column array Please note that any changes are not saved in the column array s memory until you have activated the Save set tings...

Page 42: ...rd with IEC connectors Note that the column s do not include a power on off switch and you will have to make sure an external power on off switch is provided Each module however does include a self re...

Page 43: ...hs a terminating resistor may be necessary The data connectors for the digital control line are a standard 9 pin DB 9 connector and a 7 pin Phoenix connector These are also in parallel and either can...

Page 44: ...power is turned on the contact changes to closed The contact then goes open if that column faults out or the power shuts off Combination AC Mode 3 is the most popular one and the one used on all order...

Page 45: ...it is to hold the actual mounting plates in place while marking Hint To simplify the mounting many installers will first cut a backing plate the size of the column out of heavy plywood and mount the...

Page 46: ...improper or poor ground on the audio signal line Check the program souce to make sure the hum isn t originating there Carefully check all the audio connections to make sure they are properly made Noi...

Page 47: ...array is no longer receiving power Reset the circuit breaker to see if this cures the problem If it doesn t or if the power comes on for only a brief period of time and then goes out again either the...

Page 48: ...3 Disconnect unplug the module from the signal buss line See below 4 Disconnect unplug the module from the output buss line 5 Disconnect unplug the module from the AC power buss line Owners Manual 48...

Page 49: ...ed to rotate it 90 degrees to gain access to the screws 7 Move the assembly slightly toward the top of the module and then carefully lift the assembly out through the side of the cabinet Note that whe...

Page 50: ...RH 636 August 08 19201 Cook Street Foothill Ranch CA USA Phone 1 949 588 9997 Fax 1 949 588 9514 sales renkus heinz com www renkus heinz com...

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