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NAV8800 Front Panel

NAV8800 Back Panel

Section Two:  Front & Back Panel Views

RS-232 Serial In

Connect to serial port
of PC

Options Panel

Connectors for
Ethernet, CobraNet,
or Digital I/O

XLR connectors

Power

 connector,

fuse, power switch,
and voltage selector

Menu keys

Scroll through
available menus

System Mode / Coarse Edit Mode

Enter system menus
Hold while turning datawheel for
coarse adjustments

Data wheel

Edits parameter
values

Cursor keys

Moves cursor through
available parameters

INPUT Selector

Selects channel for
editing in current Menu

LCD Display

Input & Output
signal indicators

NAV3600 Back Panel

NAV4800 Front Panel

NAV4800 Back Panel

NAV3600 Front Panel

INPUT Mute

Mutes audio for
this input

Exit

Return to main
screen

OUTPUT Selector

Selects channel for
editing in current Menu

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

Phoenix 3-pin Connectors

Summary of Contents for Navigator

Page 1: ...O P E R A T I N G G U I D E N NA AV VIIG GA ATTO OR R SYSTEM PROCESSORS loudspeaker controller matrix mixer signal router TM www Sabine com ...

Page 2: ...eedback Exterminator 8 Filters with Setup Mode Compressor Limiter with controls for ratio threshold attack release and gain Digital Delay with up to 450 msec delay adjustable in 20 microsecond increments Bypass dedicated switches for all functions Mute and Channel buttons with easy linking LED Indicators Gain Menu Mute Level LCD Display All parameters and status displays Store up to 30 programs Mu...

Page 3: ... MARKING We the Manufacturer SABINE INC 13301 NW US HIGHWAY 441 ALACHUA FLORIDA USA declare that the product EQUALIZER SABINE MODEL NAVIGATOR Is in conformity with Council Directive 73 23 EEC and 89 336 EEC EMC Directives Standards to which conformity is declared Manufacturer sSignature Date SEPTEMBER 30 2005 Name Doran Oster Sabine President ...

Page 4: ...the Navigator 10 5 1 INPUT MENUS 10 5 2 OUTPUT MENUS 12 5 3 SYSTEM MENUS 14 5 4 INPUT OUTPUT REFERENCE GUIDE 16 5 5 FEEDBACK CONTROL AND PARAMETRIC EQUALIZATION 17 5 6 FBX OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 18 Section Six Using Navigator Remote Software 20 6 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 20 6 2 CONNECTIONS 20 6 3 INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE 20 6 4 UPGRADING NAVIGATOR FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE 21...

Page 5: ...rolallaudio security linking andfilesavingfunctions and you can manage your entire network of Navigators FrontPanelControl TheNavigatorcombinesthebestofbothworlds Thefrontpanelprovidesaccess to every audio and system function for each device Gain control for each input and output is one touch away LED signal meters for each input and output provide a clear picture of signal status and editing isfa...

Page 6: ...vailable menus System Mode Coarse Edit Mode Enter system menus Hold while turning datawheel for coarse adjustments Data wheel Edits parameter values Cursor keys Moves cursor through available parameters INPUT Selector Selects channel for editing in current Menu LCD Display Input Output signal indicators NAV3600 Back Panel NAV4800 Front Panel NAV4800 Back Panel NAV3600 Front Panel INPUT Mute Mutes ...

Page 7: ...6 SECTION THREE NAVIGATOR APPLICATIONS Section Three Navigator Applications 3 1 INSTALLED AUDIO House ofWorship Conference Room Distributed Audio NAV4800 Laptop Control NAV8800 ...

Page 8: ...7 Navigator Op Guide 051226 pmd SECTION THREE NAVIGATOR APPLICATIONS 3 2 PRODUCTION AUDIO Stereo 3 way with Subs Laptop Control Left Center Right NAV4800 NAV3600 ...

Page 9: ...e necessary information to control the unit 5 Rotary Data Wheel Changes parameter data values The wheel has travel velocity sensing which allow for large incremental data modifications For coarse modification of delay and frequency 1 Hz resolution values pressingtheEnter Syskeysimultaneouslywillincrement decrementthedatavalue by 100X 6 Menu Control keys The two Menu control keys move through the m...

Page 10: ... can immediately turn the datawheel to adjust the input and output gain of each channel This fast access to gain is very handy for quick adjustments during your program 3 Mixing Mixing for each output is done in the Source Menu of each output see 1 B above In this menu each input has a gain control so you can set the levels to create just the right mix in this particular output 4 Crossover Filters...

Page 11: ...alizer filters LEVEL Adjusts EQ level Ranges from 30 00dB to 15 00dB in 0 25dB steps FREQ EQ center frequency Ranges from 20 to 20 000 Hz in either 1 Hz steps or 1 36 octave steps The frequency steps can be selected in the System Menu BW EQ Bandwidth Ranges from 0 02 to 2 50 octaves in steps of 0 01 octave steps for PEQ The Q value is automatically shown beneath the octave value For Lo Shf or Hi S...

Page 12: ...eFBXalgorithmtothedifferencebetweenmusicandfeedback Range is 1 5 PERS Sets persistence how long feedback can persist before a filter is set Range is 1 5 Factory Defaults are recommended for Sensitivity and Persistence settings FBX Mode SETUP MODE On engages FBX Setup mode Use this for setup only not for use during the show Thisstepprovidesmaximumgainbeforefeedback Followon screeninstructionsandrai...

Page 13: ... and displayed in ms ft or m The time unit of the delay can be changed in the System menu The maximum available delay is 450ms EQ EQ Selects one of the 6 available Equalizer filters LEVEL EQ level Ranges from 30 00dB to 15 00dB in 0 25dB steps FREQ EQ center frequency Ranges from 20 to 20 000Hz in either 1Hz steps or 1 36 octave steps The frequency steps can be selected in the System Menu BW EQ Ba...

Page 14: ...uency of high frequency crossover point low pass Ranges from 20 to 20 000Hz in either 1Hz steps or 1 36 octave steps Select frequency resolution in the System Menu SLPH FilterSlopeofhighfrequencycrossoverpoint lowpass Rangesfrom6to48dB octavein6dB octave steps If the selected Filter Type is Linkwitz Riley the available slopes are 12 24 36 48 dB octave Compressor THRESH Compressor Threshold Ranges ...

Page 15: ... the Enter key to be pressed to confirm the selected action ProgramRecall The Navigator has a built in non volatile memory that can store up to 30 different program setups A program can be recalled using this menu PROG Program Number to be recalled NAME Program Name of the program This is read only names can be changed in the Store menu Program Store The Navigator has a built in non volatile memor...

Page 16: ...enu Note The configuration mode configures the input sources when selected The user can change the source afterwards if desired It does not keep the configuration in memory CopyParameters Copychannelparametersfromthesourcetothetarget WhentheSourceandTargetsareboth Inputs or Outputs all audio parameters will be copied When one of the Source or the Target is an input while the other is an output onl...

Page 17: ...ections you made You can alter those selections via the front panel or through the software 5 4 INPUT OUTPUT REFERENCE GUIDE This chart shows all the parameters and edit values for each control on each menu Use this as your reference for ranges of all parameters in each menu SECTION FIVE OPERATING THE NAVIGATOR NAV3600 LCDDisplayhas only 2 lines Use Cursor key to accessall parametersin eachwindow ...

Page 18: ...rmance and they represent the first layer of feedback protection A DYNAMIC FBX FILTER acts like a Fixed filter until all available FBX filters Fixed or Dynamic are in use and a new frequency begins to feedback When this happens whichever Dynamic filter wassetearliestintheperformancewilldropitsoriginalfrequencyandmovetothenewone Dynamic filters are especially useful with mobile or wireless micropho...

Page 19: ...he FBX section is Bypassed Before you start FBX Setup select the input channel you are working on then go to the FBX Global Menu Set the BYPASS to Off meaning the FBX section is now active STEP THREE ENGAGE SETUP MODE RESET FILTERS Choose an input channel and select the FBX Mode Menu Using the datawheel select Setup in the SETUP MODE field then press ENTER Press ENTER again to confirm Setup Mode S...

Page 20: ...ined above raise the gain for this input channel 3 Continueraisingthegainuntilyouachievethegainbeforefeedbackyourequire oryousetallthefixed filters You cna see the results of this procedure in the FBX Menu shown above 4 VERY IMPORTANT Go back to the FBC Global Menu and set LOCK to On This will lock the fixed filters and prevent them from going any deeper If you use the factopry default settings yo...

Page 21: ...compatibility with serial devices Check our web site for a current list of adaptors tested by Sabine We offer one of these that is tested and approved for use The Sabine part nuimber is USB RS232 If you have successfully or unsuccessfully tried a different USB to RS 232 adapter please contact Sabine so we can maintain and a shared list of adaptors that are known to work with Sabine products 6 3 IN...

Page 22: ...igatorsoftware Tostore your work directly in the Navigator as a program choose Store Prog or Recall Prog XLTfiles Thesefilesstorealistingof30Navigatorprograms StoreandrecalltheseusingtheDownload function in Navigator software Think of these files as a way to store all 30 programs of a Navigator in one place This can be handy if you need to make a backup of everything stored within the Navigator Or...

Page 23: ...control menus will be locked when you set a password on the Navigator Passwords are set in this wondow only View Data Displays the values for every parameter in the Navigator You can print the data from here too Connection Connect to the Navigator via RS232 or with EN versions via Ethernet Setup New Open Save Think of Setups as your screen sets and network settings Custom desktop arrangements can ...

Page 24: ...bing the filter number EQ Freq Set filter center points using the arrows at the bottom of the column note the three sizes for coarse or fine adjustments or you can edit the filter frequency graphically by using your mouse and grabbing the filter number EQ BW Set the bandwidth of each filter using the arrows at the bottom of the column note the three sizes for coarse or fine adjustments or you can ...

Page 25: ...Navigator IP addresses using DeviceInstaller 1 InstalltheLantronixDeviceInstallersoftware Thissoftwarerequiresthatyourcomputerhas NET Framework 1 1 or higher The DeviceInstaller utility comes on your Navigator CD Rom or you can download it from Sabine com It does not make an icon on your desktop so you must run it from Start Programs 2 Make sure your connections are made as described in the Hardwa...

Page 26: ...er of your Navigators follows the numerical order of the IP addresses so you can set the order in which you would like them to appear at this point Choose OK 4 Navigatorsinyournetworkwillbegintoconnect indicatedbythebrightgreenwindowineachdevice in the main screen Choose the device you wish to control and you are ready to go 5 Save your setup Choose Save Setup and create a file This will save all ...

Page 27: ...s per input channel controlled automatically from 20 Hz to 20 KHz 6 independent parametric High Shelf Lw Shelf filters per each input output channel Filter depth user controllable in 1 dB steps from 15 dB to 84 dB parametric mode 3 dB steps from 0 dB to 84 dB FBX mode maximum depth adjustable from 4 to 84 dB Filter width user controllable from 1 00 to 01 octave Resolution 1 Hz from 20 Hz to 20 KHz...

Page 28: ...ifferent from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Compliance Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de bruits r...

Page 29: ...tation of liability will not apply to claims for personal injuryordamagetorealpropertyortangiblepersonalpropertyallegedlycausedbySabine s negligence Sabinedoesnotassumeliabilityforpersonalinjuryorpropertydamagearisingoutofor causedbyanon Sabinealterationorattachment nordoesSabineassumeanyresponsibilityfor damagetointerconnectednon Sabineequipmentthatmayresultfromthenormalfunctioningand maintenance...

Page 30: ...Sabine Inc 13301 Highway 441 Alachua Florida 32615 8544 USA Phone 386 418 2000 Fax 386 418 2001 Register your Sabine product online at www Sabine com 2005 Sabine Inc ...

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