Nova HDC 84, User Manual

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Operation
Starting up the unit
The unit will power up as soon as power is applied to the IEC power inlet; there is no power switch.
When power is present the unit will go through its start-up cycle - first all the indicators will
illuminate then go off, while the screen displays the boot loader information. Next the screen will
display the application firmware information, and all the mute buttons will illuminate. The display
will then show the Home screen indicating drive module configurations; the mutes will then return
to the state they were in when the unit was powered off.
Overview of Modules, Presets Components and Snapshots
A Drive Module represents a loudspeaker subsystem (e.g. Sub and Composite), and comprises one
input channel and a number of output channels, associated with one-another by routing. The size of
the Drive module is determined by the number of outputs in it. The device may contain up to four
Modules.
DSP Input A
Output 1
Output 2
A Module Preset is a collection of settings (parameters) for a Drive Module of a particular size. The
Preset contains a set of parameters for one input and a set of parameters for each of the outputs in
the module. When a Module Preset is recalled, it will automatically change the routing between
Input DSPs and Outputs, consuming a number of outputs according to the size of the Drive Module.
Recalling a Module Preset thus always creates a Drive Module with consecutive outputs.
Input
component
parameters
Output
component
parameters
Output
component
parameters
A Component is a collection of settings (parameters) for one (input or output) channel. Any one of
the output components in a Module Preset may be recalled to any individual output.