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USERS MANUAL

Assembly & Installation Instructions

IC-R

IC8-R, IC16/8-R, IC16-R, IC24-R, IC32/16-R and IC32-R

Summary of Contents for Iconyx IC16-R

Page 1: ...USERS MANUAL Assembly Installation Instructions IC R IC8 R IC16 8 R IC16 R IC24 R IC32 16 R and IC32 R...

Page 2: ...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 ventilation openings Inst...

Page 3: ...DSP Functions 33 Saving Changes 34 Saving To Presets 34 All Loudspeakers Control 35 Group Control 36 Copy Settings Copy Presets 37 Supervise Mode 38 Event Logging Notification 40 General Preferences...

Page 4: ...shipping and handling ICONYX arrays are constructed from 8 channel modules and need to be assembled in the field The assembly hardware is packed with the modules in cardboard box es that double as ca...

Page 5: ...be mixed with Firmware version 2 x Refer to page 57 for more details If you purchased an IC16 R or larger array the top and bottom end caps will have been removed for you by Renkus Heinz prior to shi...

Page 6: ...dip switches located on the input panel See page 50 for a detailed view of the input panel Normally the bottom module will be the Master and the other modules will be the Slaves numbered 1 2 3 in asc...

Page 7: ...f the other DSP settings Once your DSP settings are stored in non volatile memory the computer can be disconnected from the network You will need to connect a computer only when you want to change the...

Page 8: ...the physical connections are made If you are using RHAON s CobraNet digital audio functions you will also need to connect a CobraNet source an analog to CobraNet converter to the network CONTROL You c...

Page 9: ...lo shelving hi pass and lo pass COMPRESSION Threshold Ratio Attack Release Soft Knee Trigger Point DELAY 0 to 340 milliseconds 48 kHz 0 to 170 milliseconds 96 kHz PRIORITY OVERRIDE Attack Release Thre...

Page 10: ...ts Operating System Windows XP Associated Software NET Framework 3 5 or higher supplied with RHAON installation CD Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 or higher To install the software insert the RHAON Insta...

Page 11: ...nd with RHAON watermark can easily be changed to something more useful such as a block diagram of your system or a photo of the venue To change the background go to the Options pull down menu and sele...

Page 12: ...ide of the win dow you will find a list of all the available devices in a directory tree format If you need more space on the right minimize the left hand section by clicking on the Close icon on its...

Page 13: ...l Network Connections Find the connection you wish to use It will likely be called Local Area Connection unless you have renamed it Also note the model number of the NIC as the RHAON software will req...

Page 14: ...all the IP addresses on the network will be in the form 192 168 1 xxx To define the range of IP addresses RHAON will scan first uncheck the Use RHAON to Manage IP addresses box Then type two valid IP...

Page 15: ...ows File Save screen shown below Name your project browse to the desired file location and Save the file You will also be prompted to Save Your Project before you exit RHAON software Saving Changes Au...

Page 16: ...rs and assign them IP addresses automatically RHAON will also identify any other CobraNet devices on your network CobraNet devices including RHAON Empowered Renkus Heinz loudspeakers will be listed un...

Page 17: ...ent CobraNet Transmitters Tx Each CobraNet Transmitter can transmit one channel of information from the DSP out to the CobraNet network The Red Status bar at the bottom of the icon indicates that the...

Page 18: ...input signals to the CobraNet network 3 Select one of the CobraNet digital audio channels if CobraNet s multi channel digital audio capability is being used The Control Properties window provides setu...

Page 19: ...ver a change is made to show the change is being saved Volume control slider adjust by grabbing slider with mouse or by using up down arrows Settings adjustable from 0 to 50 in 1 dB steps then to 100...

Page 20: ...uts in the upper group If you select either of the AES EBU inputs in the lower group all Analog and CobraNet inputs are disabled The right hand Assign Cobranet Outputs portion of the upper section let...

Page 21: ...aNet Source that was detected by Scan Network into the system The CobraNet Source and the devices connect ed to it must have the same Sample Rate and Latency settings Right clicking on the CobraNet So...

Page 22: ...er method will break the connection and allow you to make a new one Since each CobraNet bundle can carry 8 channels of digital audio you must make channel selections individually Once your Tx and Rx b...

Page 23: ...in their intensity well over long distances The FIR files that shape and aim these beams of energy are created within RHAON under Beam Steering and then loaded into the array s DSP The beam steering p...

Page 24: ...n the selected preset file We ll go into Presets in more detail later Export Setup will generate a rhs setup file that can easily be imported into an EASE and EASE JR model for a detailed acoustic eva...

Page 25: ...ws you to change the height of the measuring plane the Ear Height Until you are more familiar with the program we suggest you accept the default setting There are times however when you will want to c...

Page 26: ...them define the beam s etc using the IC Configuration sec tion on the left side of the window See graphic to the right The down arrow associ ated with the Setup field allows you to select between arr...

Page 27: ...n will ask you to choose the resolution of the simulation Low Resolution simulations are much faster to run than High Resolution ones All you need to do to start the simulation is to make your resolut...

Page 28: ...12 on an IC24 R and 16 on an IC32 R For now select 2 to add a second 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...

Page 29: ...the beams Auto Focus will also warn you if the location you have chosen for the steerable array isn t ideal You can override this warning if you want and the program will still attempt to properly foc...

Page 30: ...and the beam opening set at 10o to take advantage of the IC24 Rs tighter beam control and obtain a longer throw The next graphic shows an even larger room one with a 125 foot throw Note that the more...

Page 31: ...to the network In the beam steering window select either Write to Device or Save as Preset The two commands are in the lower right of the beam steering win dow Write to Device will send the beam steer...

Page 32: ...ce 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 an On Off button allows you to switch the am...

Page 33: ...he scroll wheel on your mouse Click inside the control field and scroll to set Gain Bandwidth Frequency etc Below the EQ section in the light grey area you ll find controls for the Compressor on the l...

Page 34: ...r of the associated array to prevent inadvertent changing of the set tings or tampering The padlock will be closed when the controls are locked Saving Changes At the bottom left of each Properties win...

Page 35: ...loudspeakers except for the lack of level meters and CobraNet channel selection facil ities The All Loudspeaker Control window shown here is highly similar to the one for individual loudspeakers exce...

Page 36: ...s Properties window except for the lack of meters and CobraNet channel selection facilities Use the Name field at the top left to give your loudspeaker group a name that s more informative than Group...

Page 37: ...to all loudspeakers in the Group Any EQ filters you do not assign to Group level control will be available within each individual loudspeaker Whenever you assign an EQ filter or the Compressor to Gro...

Page 38: ...ates 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 displ...

Page 39: ...y 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 know the switches a...

Page 40: ...RHAON log file in the Program Files Renkus Heinz directory RHAON can also automatically e mail events to another computer or cellular phone You configure this function in the Event Notification folder...

Page 41: ...o reason to change these settings Change the units of temperature Fahrenheit or Centigrade to ones that are most useful to you and your fellow operators Under Group Settings you can set up a Power On...

Page 42: ...trol Mode functions that would normally be used while running a show or operating the system In a fixed installation Operator level personnel would probably not be granted access to the Compressor EQ...

Page 43: ...d by a Designer The Speaker Protection window provides an additional level of protection as it allows the settings for individual loudspeakers to be locked to positively prevent their being accidental...

Page 44: ...he male hinges mounted on the right side of the plates to provide for swinging the column array to the right away from the wall see below If you want the column array to swing to the left you will nee...

Page 45: ...aced from the rear TROUBLE SHOOTING HINTS HUM The most common sources of system hum are the program source or an improper or poor ground on an audio signal line Check the pro gram source to make sure...

Page 46: ...ndant Ethernet system Changeover to the secondary or redundant system is automatic in the event the primary system fails Continuous Performance Monitoring The performance of all RHAON Empowered Amplif...

Page 47: ...the switches The computer s can be connect ed to any Port on the Ethernet network 3 Systems with CobraNet digital audio distribution require either a suitable Analog to CobraNet converter or a mixing...

Page 48: ...rate analog circuits for zone paging applications for monitors fills etc 2 The analog to CobraNet converter would not be needed for a system using only analog audio along with RHAON Control and Superv...

Page 49: ...ion is being used the AES3id 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 bala...

Page 50: ...ntacts used to report a fail ure 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 Signal LED Flick...

Page 51: ...111 7 8 284 cm 74 3 4 190 cm 65 13 16 167 2 cm 6 1 8 15 5 cm 6 5 8 16 8 cm 5 7 8 14 9 cm front view side view rear view 31 7 8 81 cm 37 5 8 96 cm Appendix III ICONYX R Hardware Inputs Outputs Indicato...

Page 52: ...ick on RHAON in the left hand menu You ll see the link to the latest RHAON program version at the top of the RHAON page see below You of course will need to know what version of RHAON is installed on...

Page 53: ...alog box with the current RHAON information Replacing Your Current Installation of RHAON You must uninstall a previous version of RHAON before attempting to install a newer program version Step 1 Migr...

Page 54: ...talled Step 4 Go to www renkus heinz com and click on RHAON in the left hand menu Refer to graphic below Step 5 Select Download Program Software from the top of the RHAON page and download the RHAON I...

Page 55: ...oudspeakers Wink light and for sending pink noise to the loudspeaker to help you identify which loudspeaker you have selected The menu in Figure 2 will appear if you opened the menu through the listin...

Page 56: ...select one of the array modules Selecting Download will install the new firmware into the selected array module If no listings appear in the white field it s a sign that you have not downloaded any h...

Page 57: ...to update arrays having v1 xx files or v1 xx files to update arrays running v2 xx files Updated files need to be placed in the DSP_Firmware sub folder of your RHAON installation typically C Program Fi...

Page 58: ...ion to the Master lower Module and insert it into the Primary Ethernet input on one of the Slave upper Modules and reset the Dip Switches on that Slave Module to designate it as a Master set to 00 The...

Page 59: ...With a man aged switch one can designate subsets of ports as separate networks control which types of packets are allowed in or out of certain ports monitor current network traffic conditions port st...

Page 60: ...y are all properly inserted into their connectors Hint The orange LED associated with the Primary Ethernet connector will be flashing orange when it senses a con nection to an Ethernet device On an ar...

Page 61: ...uter are connected to are all on the same VLAN Verify that SNMP traffic UDP ports 161 and 162 and CobraNet traffic Ethernet protocol identifier 0x8819 are allowed on your VLAN Consult your switch docu...

Page 62: ...32 to 37 Control Mode Icon 32 Control Properties Window 18 32 to 34 Copy Settings Copy Presets 37 D Delay 33 Designer 42 43 Dimensions 51 Digital Audio 7 AES EBU 20 49 50 AES3id 20 49 50 Signal Routi...

Page 63: ...Workflow 9 Preparations 10 to 15 R RHAON 7 Block Diagrams 47 48 49 Firmware 55 56 57 58 General Preferences 14 39 Organization 8 9 Software Installation 10 11 S Safety Instructions 2 Sample Rate 21 S...

Page 64: ...RH 650 Rev C July 2009 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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