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Quick Start Guide

6408 216th Street SW 

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 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043  USA

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 +1.425.778.7728  

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 +1.425.778.7727 

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www.SymetrixAudio.com

Mechanical Data

Item

Specifications

Remarks

Space Required

1U (WDH: 48.02 cm x 22.15 cm x 4.37 cm / 18.91 in x 
8.72 in x 1.72 in), depth is specified from front panel to 
back of connectors.

Allow at least 1 inch additional clearance for rear panel connections. Additional 
depth may be required depending upon your specific wiring and connections.

Electrical

100 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 25 Watts maximum.

No line voltage switching required.

Ventilation

Maximum recommended ambient operating temperature 

 

is 30 C / 86 F.

Ensure that the left and right equipment sides are unobstructed (5.08 cm, 2 in. mini-
mum clearance). The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation  
openings with items such as newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.

Weight

8.15 lbs. (3.70 kg)

Front Panel

Item

Description

Comments

MENU / UP / DOWN

Momentary push buttons

• Press MENU while on the home or idle screen to cycle through menus programed

 

   into the front panel control interface.

• Press MENU after adjusting a parameter to confirm your selection (as in Presets) or

 

   to cycle to the next menu.

• Press and Hold MENU for at least 5 seconds to enter or exit the System Menu.
• Press the UP button to adjust a parameter UP.
• Press the DOWN button to adjust a parameter DOWN.

Mic/Line Inputs

Twelve (12) Bi-color LEDs

Illuminate green to indicate signal present (> -26 dBu), amber b5 and +22.5 
dBu and red to indicate clipping (> +22.5 dBu) on inputs 1 through 12.

Outputs

Eight (8) Bi-color LEDs

Illuminate green to indicate signal present (> -26 dBu), amber b5 and +23 
dBu and red to indicate clipping (> +23 dBu) on outputs 1 through 8.

Power

Green LED

Illuminates to indicate the device is powered on.

Network

Bi-color LED

Illuminates green to indicate a network (Ethernet) activity, amber to indicate acquisi-
tion of a network address in DHCP mode.

ARC

Green LED

Illuminates to indicate ARC port (RS-485) connection.

Mechanical Data • Front Panel

Summary of Contents for Room Combine 788

Page 1: ...Integrator Series Room Combine 788 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...2 Quick Start Guide 6408 216th Street SW Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA T 1 425 778 7728 F 1 425 778 7727 www SymetrixAudio com ...

Page 3: ...s shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet co...

Page 4: ...e only for use with the ARC series of remotes DO NOT plug the ARC connectors on Symetrix products into any RJ45 connector labeled SYMLINK ETHERNET or COBRANET The ARC RJ45 connectors on Symetrix products can carry anywhere from 6 to 24 VDC which can damage SymLink Ethernet and CobraNet circuitry ARC ARC SYMLINK TRANSMIT RECEIVE COBRANET ETHERNET ETHERNET Warning ...

Page 5: ...gering of combinations As with all of the Integrator Series products ease of integration is key Software Wizards effortlessly guide connection wall panel programming and graphical layout of the rooms and their relationships Room Combine 788 Engineered by Symetrix to save integrators time and money Features The easiest to configure complete room combining solution for hotels banquet halls schools a...

Page 6: ...cription Comments MENU UP DOWN Momentary push buttons Press MENU while on the home or idle screen to cycle through menus programed into the front panel control interface Press MENU after adjusting a parameter to confirm your selection as in Presets or to cycle to the next menu Press and Hold MENU for at least 5 seconds to enter or exit the System Menu Press the UP button to adjust a parameter UP P...

Page 7: ...ort Settings 38 4 kbaud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity no flow control Ethernet RJ45 jack Communications interface for the 788 application running on the host PC as well as 3rd party control for systems such as AMX or Crestron Uses standard straight through UTP CAT5 cabling Features auto crossover sensing for direct device to device connections RS 232 Female DB9 Serial communications interface f...

Page 8: ...nnector will be lit solid When there is network communication the green activity LED on the ETHERNET connector and the NETWORK LED on the front of the unit will flash accordingly NOTE The 788 s Ethernet port will automatically sense a device to device connection so that a standard straight through Ethernet cable may always be used A cross over cable is not required ARC ARC Using a standard straigh...

Page 9: ...n unbalanced cable will typically result in an output level that is 6 dB lower than the output level achieved using a balanced cable If wiring to an unbalanced destination you may need to change the 788 s output level Refer to the OUTPUT LEVEL SET within the LIMITER module found in the OUTPUT DSP section of the software Background Music Inputs BGM Using standard mic line cables terminated on one e...

Page 10: ... between Mic and Line level input refer to the INPUT tab within the MIC LINE INPUTS DSP section Coarse mic pre amp gain is set to 40 dB at the factory This should be adequate for most mics However internal jumpers allow for settings of 50 dB and 20 dB INTERNAL LEVEL JUMPERS At the factory coarse mic pre amp gain is set to 40 dB and the line inputs are set for a nominal input level of 4 dBu This sh...

Page 11: ...e Gen British EQ Comp Noise Gen British EQ Comp Digi Trim BGM 1 9 Invert Noise Gen British EQ AGC Digi Trim BGM 2 10 Invert Noise Gen British EQ AGC Digi Trim BGM 3 11 Invert Noise Gen British EQ AGC Digi Trim BGM 4 12 Invert Noise Gen British EQ AGC Digi Trim Ch Fader Mic Line Invert Mic Line Invert Mic Line Invert Mic Line Invert Mic Line Invert Mic Line Invert Mic Line Invert Mic Line Digi Trim...

Page 12: ... LPF Pa Loudspeaker Manager Delay HPF LPF Pa Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Ch Fader Can be c Paging Mic uting Room Vol Room Vol Room Vol Room Vol Room Vol Room Vol Room Vol Room Vol Room Combining BMG Selection Auto Mixing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 13: ...ker Manager Delay HPF LPF Inv Limiter Output 5 Gain Set 10 4 8 Band Parametric EQ Loudspeaker Manager Delay HPF LPF Inv Limiter Output 6 Gain Set 10 4 8 Band Parametric EQ Loudspeaker Manager Delay HPF LPF Inv Limiter Output 7 Gain Set 10 4 8 Band Parametric EQ Loudspeaker Manager Delay HPF LPF Inv Limiter Output 8 Gain Set 10 4 8 Band Parametric EQ Emergency Mute Note 1 Note 1 Can be controlled v...

Page 14: ...14 Quick Start Guide 6408 216th Street SW Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA T 1 425 778 7728 F 1 425 778 7727 www SymetrixAudio com ...

Page 15: ...onnectors can appear on either side of a balanced connection NOTE In the case of an XLR connector the Female attaches to an output while the Male attaches to an input Unbalanced Connections The RCA connector and the 1 4 TS connector are unbalanced connectors wired with a single strand shielded wire and can be placed on either end of an unbalanced connection TS 1 4 Plug unbalanced Tip Plus Sleeve M...

Page 16: ...on at the balanced input Unbalanced Connections Balanced out to unbalanced in When your output requires a balanced connector but you are sending signal to an unbalanced input the rules change Use a single strand shielded wire Wire only to the plus and ground terminals of what would typically be the balanced connector XLR Male Plug balanced TS 1 4 Plug unbalanced out to balanced in TRS 1 4 Plug bal...

Page 17: ...cally self assigned a similar private IP address in the range of 169 254 x x and if this is the case you should be able to connect to the 788 directly Even if the PC s default settings have been changed the 788 will try to establish communications by setting up appropriate routing table entries to reach devices with 169 254 x x addresses 3 In the case of the first two methods direct connection and...

Page 18: ...54 254 and a Subnet Mask of 255 255 0 0 Connecting to the 788 through a Firewall VPN We have successfully tested control of a 788 through a firewall and VPN but are unable to guarantee performance of these types of connections at this time Configuration instructions are specific to each firewall and VPN so specifics are not available Additionally wireless communications are also not guaranteed tho...

Page 19: ...erwise leave set to Obtain an IP address automatically if using DHCP 6 Press OK to save and Close to exit out of the Local Area Connection Properties Configuring your computer for a network connection Windows Vista 1 Select Start Control Panel 2 Select Network and Internet 3 Open the Network and Sharing Center 4 Choose Manage network connections on the left 5 Right click the desired connection and...

Page 20: ...lly if using DHCP Press OK to close 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 for Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 if on an IPv6 network Consult your IT staff if you are unsure 9 Press OK to save and Close to exit out of the Local Area Connection Properties For more information about configuring the host computer visit http www microsoft com Note Typically only Admins or users belonging to the Network Configurat...

Page 21: ...r move on to the Connection Wizard to get connected to your 788 Launch the software You can launch the Room Combine 788 software via either the Start Menu or the Desktop icon Once launched the Room Combine 788 software presents the following options You may choose to create a New File using the factory default settings If you choose to open an Existing File on Computer a list of recently used file...

Page 22: ...select the device you wish to connect to and click the Next button However there are a few more functions on this screen worth mentioning Properties The device Properties dialog allows you to give a device a unique name to help identify it It also allows you to switch the unit between dynamic DHCP IP addressing and static IP addressing Flash Device Clicking the Flash Device button will cause all L...

Page 23: ... a Subnet Mask of 255 255 0 0 in order to communicate with the 788 in a direct connect mode However if your PC is using the default network settings it should also have automatically self assigned a similar private IP address in the range of 169 254 x x and if this is the case you should be able to connect to the 788 directly Even if the PC s default settings have been changed the 788 will try to ...

Page 24: ...utton in the toolbar will display Online as well as the device s name and IP address with which you are online Additionally the 788 software keeps a list of recently connected devices which you can use to quickly get online with a specific unit if you already know the name and or IP address of the unit you wish to connect to and that unit is currently available on the network If the specified unit...

Page 25: ...c shall be configured by a Wizard This Wizard shall also configure all input routing including paging signal as required The front panel shall include input and output signal level indicators as well as indicators for POWER NETWORK and ARC Additionally a front panel LCD shall display certain system parameters and may be programmed as an ARC for custom user control via the front panel UP DOWN and M...

Page 26: ...is in conformity with the following standards UL 60065 cUL 60065 IEC 60065 EN 55103 1 EN 55103 2 FCC Part 15 compliant The technical construction file is maintained at Symetrix Inc 6408 216th St SW Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA The authorized representative located within the European Community is World Marketing Associates P O Box 100 St Austell Cornwall PL26 6YU U K Date of issue May 31 2009 Pl...

Page 27: ...herwise arising out of connected with or resulting from the manufacture sale delivery resale repair replacement or use of any product will not exceed the price allocatable to the product or any part thereof which gives rise to the claim In no event will Symetrix be liable for any incidental or consequential damages including but not limited to damage for loss of revenue cost of capital claims of c...

Page 28: ...ility with regard to the performance or use of these products Under copyright laws no part of this brochure may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical without permission in writing from Symetrix Inc If however your only means of access is electronic permission to print one copy is hereby granted The following are either Trademarks or Registered Trademarks...

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