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1. 70 0 Each graph contains three curves one for the maxima one for the minima and one thinner for the average The small gray spaces between curves are for the moments where the log was not being recorded on the picture above for instance log was not recorded between Tuesday at 18 15 to Today at 10 10 10 16 41 Closest recorded Mid Right Y015 j Recorded edam Ai hide gt e point Top Right Y018 f lt pani yo r Finger Put your finger near a curve The recorded points are displayed in another color and a bubble appears to give detail about the closest point to which your finger is It contains the value the date and the NXAMPs realizing this value at that date Slide your finger to see the details about other points The resolution of recording is AA TRON Y HS rite Cn TIG 11 27 11 28 11 29 11 30 11 31 11 32 11 26 _ 1 _ o _ _ Q u Y Y Before the five latest Five latest minutes NeMo records the minutes NeMo saves the maximum minimum and average over maximum minimum and one second average over one minute into the Log Record Navigating through time To zoom in and out put two fingers on the screen and move them closer to or away from each other You can visualize from a few minutes to several days To scroll through all the recorded points put your finger on the blue area of the time slider located in the header of the Log Graphs section an
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3. flefllo NXAMP Remote Control ze User Guide v1 3 Carrier gt 5 30 PM Groups amp devices Devices Groups gt Top Left CL5 RIO32 Y s s 00 Not controllable O Not controllable iO s s ES S H p m H Qutfill Bottom w A Network NEXO SA Last revision 24 February 2014 ER Mid Right een 0 FU Bottom Right Pr LC s L 7 am Subs Top R CMD os cco L Outfill Top R ELO OUE Outfill Bottom R 5a Seo 6 selected devices gt NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Thanks for downloading NEXO NeMo for OS This manual presents the app s functionalities and how to use it step by step PRESENTATION NEXO NeMo is the remote control app for mobile terminals of a set of NEXO NXAMP powered TD controllers It allows you to control from an Apple iPad iPhone or iPod Touch and through a Wi Fi network one or many NXAMPs Managing and positioning amplifiers monitoring their parameters levels etc and setting new values volume delay setup etc is made possible thanks to an attractive and intuitive user interface Its main functionalities include v Visualizing and positioning the connected NXAMPs within a 2D space Y Quickly muting soloing and monitoring the status including peak and protect for the entire network Y Adding background pictures from your library Y Grouping amplifiers for multi device control and visualizing groups on the 2D space Y Muting and soloing and
4. Empty To clear a Log Record 1 Go to the Log Records menu either from the Preferences menu or from the Log View see above 2 Tap on T and select the Log Record s you want to delete and tap on Clear xx or swipe your finger to the left over the row of the Log Record to delete and tap on Delete Alerts Tasks and System Status The Event menu lists all the alerts and tasks and gives information about the system status You can access this menu by tapping on or These buttons are located in the bottom left corner of the main view the first one only in the Network tab Alerts An alert is an event occurring on your system that requires your attention like the connection or the loss of responsiveness or disconnection of an NXAMP An alert is displayed with an orange row Alerts of the same kind can be grouped together and appear as a single row When an alert is displayed for the first time there is a blue dot on its row A badge over the Events menu icon and another one over the Network tab icon tell you the number of recent alerts The list of the NXAMP s parameters raising alerts is given in appendix A Tasks A task is an action more often triggered by the user that is ongoing For instance when you press a mute button a task is indicated in the Event menu the activity indicator of the Event menu button is animating NeMo sends the new mute status to the NXAMP which processes the command pr
5. The list of the parameters whose value is recorded into a log record is given in Appendix A For each parameter NeMo records every minute the maximum minimum and average of its observed value during the past minute Viewing the log You can visualize the values recorded from the NXAMPs in a Log Record either while recording or not online or offline To view configure and record the log either Go to the Preferences menu from the welcome page locate the Alerts and Log section and tap on View Log Or while a session is open tap on cor 0 when recording in the bottom left corner of the main view of the Network tab The Log View appears Page 38 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Selected Log Record o d _ Associated Done Default Log Record Edit sess on fo r Started on 2014 02 05 at 15 59 Associated with My Session Aw NXAM Ps names Reco rd ane N dieil S View log on 3 devices Top Right Mid Right Bottom Right a n d g FO u ps b u tto n Key Facts oN Peak 0 0 N 0 0 i Amp Protect N XA M Ps W h ose Key Facts pes a is i E log is displayed below Log Graphs 5 February 6 February 14 February lt Tuesday O Today Mains 2 Voltage Mains 2 Voltage Su l w Reaching a parameter L G h 30 Mains 1 Voltage O ra S 200 SE a z g p Navigation through time 35 18 00 8 05 8 10 0 10 5 Tuesday Today oon Power Supply Voltage Ch 1 Create and select a Log Record Go to the Log vi
6. 2 Cancel Associate with a Session A Device AS l Session A vi 42 0 dBFS 6 8 devices 4 groups Devi B2 i evice 6 Session D awn nnn nnn gt Device B3 k 8 devices 4 groups gt To do so tap on Associated with XXX and choose a session in the newly displayed menu Then names and groups are passed on to the Log Record and will remain even if you delete or change the session If the associated session is the one that is currently open names and groups will be automatically updated every time the Log view is displayed If you delete a first session and later on associate a Log Record that was associated with it with a second session you will definitely lose the names and groups from the first session Selecting devices You can choose the devices on which the log is displayed by tapping on View log on XXX and select devices or groups in the newly displayed menu The groups and names are the ones of the session the Log Record is associated with Page 41 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Tip selected parameters and devices You can choose to visualize the log only on a few devices and for only a few parameters But this selection only for the visualization and the export NeMo always record the values of all the parameters for all the connected NXAMPs If later you select a device or a parameter that was deselected its history will be available Exporting the log A Log Record can be exporte
7. The Sessions menu displays all the sessions that are in the documents directory of NeMo The one that is selected is the one that will be opened next time you press Config or Live There is also a row for the Demo Session This session is the one that is opened when you press Demo Page 32 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Creating a session By default a session is created by NeMo To create other sessions 1 Go to the Sessions menu see above 2 Tap on A new session is added to the list Editing a session To edit a session 1 Go to the Sessions menu see above 2 Tap on i gt for the session you want to edit 3 In the newly displayed view you can edit the name and the description of the session You can also view a preview of the session last time it was opened as well as the number of groups devices and images it contains Exporting a session There are several ways of exporting a session Tunes 1 Connect your iDevice to a computer From iTunes go to the interface to manage the iDevice Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo to display the documents directory Click on the session nemo document of your choosing and press Save as Mail AirDrop Message 1 Go to the Sessions menu see above 2 Tap on T and select the sessions you want to export and tap on Share xx or go to the detailed view of a session and tap on Export
8. ccoo nana 47 Page 5 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 PRELIMINARY Network NXAMPs Every NEXO NXAMP has to be equipped with an NXES104 or NXDT104 card and has to be linked directly or through other networking devices switches etc to a local network The device s at the top of chain called Primary Masters should be connected to the network via the Primary or Remote port of the EtherSound or Dante card It is highly recommended to keep the NXAMPs updated with the latest firmware version available at http nexo sa com en support software Wi Fi access point A Wi Fi access point has to be connected to the NXAMPs local network and configured following the manufacturer s instructions The following points might help you to get an optimal configuration in terms of rapidity and robustness Preferably choose a router that supports 802 11n It is recommended to activate the support of all the modes 802 11n a for the 5 GHz band 802 11n b g for the 2 4 GHz band The 5 GHz band is more robust to interferences than the 2 4 GHz band but the range is generally shorter Select a bandwidth of 20 MHz for the 2 4 GHz band or of 20 and 40 MHz for the 5 GHz band For a robust and large coverage Wi Fi network preferably use professional routers with adaptive antennas and beam emitting e g Ruckus Wireless Use DHCP rather than static IP address assignation There should be only one DHCP server on the netw
9. directly in the NXAMP Before saving or recalling a scene make sure that the selected devices are really the ones you want to control See Important selected devices Reading scenes The list of scenes is read from the selected NXAMPs This operation is done once per NXAMP and per session A progress bar shows the status To read again the scenes of the selected NXAMPs tap on al Current scene The row of the selected scene is blue If several amplifiers are selected with different scene numbers the rows of the current scenes are green To reach the current scene s in the list tap on S in the toolbar Saving a scene To save settings and current setups of all the selected NXAMPs waming settings and current setups may differ from a NXAMP to another 1 Tap on the row of the scene you want to save Waming saving a scene erase the data of the previous scene with that number 2 Tap on the text field of the scene name The keyboard appears Enter the desired name and validate 3 Tap on Save to save the scene or on Cancel Recalling a scene To recall a scene of all the selected devices waming a scene with a given number may differ from an amplifier to another 1 Tap on the row of the scene to recall 2 Tap on Recall to recall the scene or on Cancel Remark saving and recalling scene are incompletely possible in the demo mode Multiple values If selected amplifiers have different current scene
10. load of an NXAMP has got But it does not contain the firmware that you can open from NXWin and load into an NXAMP The Loads menu To go to the Loads menu 1 Go to the welcome page the view when the app is launched or after a tap on Disconnect 2 Tap on Preferences to open the preferences menu 3 Tap on Loads The newly displayed view contains the loads that have been read from the NXAMPs in the first section and the loads that are included in NeMo in the second one Reading a load again To read a load again 1 Tap on T from the Loads menu and select the loads you want to read again and tap on Clear xx or swipe your finger to the left on the row of the load to read again and tap on Delete 2 Connect to the Config mode so the load is read again Sharing a load To avoid reading the same load on several Devices you can read it on one iDevice and share the nxload file With Tunes 1 Connect your first Device to a computer From iTunes go to the Page 35 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 interface to manage the Device Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo to display the documents directory 2 Click on the load s nxload document of your choosing and press Save as 3 Connect your second Device to the computer From Tunes go to the interface to manage the Device Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo
11. map of the devices as for the map of the groups Page 16 of 50 NEXO AA 8 w 6 60 Se an 11 A EIP Bottom tett o mu A EMM Subs Bottom L L 0 NeMo User Guide v1 3 e ec P Cryo Top L TS 6 0 Network Network Adding background images To add an image to the background 1 Tap on Fea in the toolbar 2 Select an image from the picture library Once the picture is loaded the view that is displayed is the editing view cells are greyed over It is still possible to scroll with two fingers and to zoom in the editing mode Tap on and drag your finger to resize the picture as you like Tap on the image and drag you finger to move it Tap on C3 to remove the image A Tap Done to leave the editing mode Cells get their aspect back and images are frozen and brought to the background 7 Do again this operation to add other images Editing background images To edit background images tap on Edit to display the editing view and as you wish perform operations 3 4 and 5 of the previous enumeration If you have placed several images the one you are dragging is automatically brought to front If you want to bring an image to front drag it slightly Tap on Done when finished The Quick Mute Solo view There are several ways of muting or soloing channels and NXAMPs From the devices or groups map by using the Mute Solo control of a cell either for a device or a
12. period the red alert is triggered if we are statistically in the red zone for at least the time threshold during the time period Time before reminder Once the alert has been triggered it will not be triggered again before this duration For instance Lower thresh 10 upper thresh 20 time thresh 2s period 10s The red alert is triggered if the value is between 10 and 20 for at least 2s out of 10s Lower thresh 20 upper thresh 10 time thresh 5s period 5s The red alert is triggered if the value is strictly lower than 10 or greater than 10 for more than 5s in a row ERROR MESSAGES Various errors can occur while using NeMo An alert message is then displayed to you suggesting you several possibilities to get round this error Errors are mainly due to a loss of reactivity from part of the service a device not responding or a poor wireless connection If it takes time communicating with AVS Service you can try to restart NeMo If connection is still impossible you can try to restart AVS Service You can also renew your lease or power cycle the Wi Fi access point If you have trouble controlling devices or if connection is impossible maybe your Wi Fi connection is unstable or your configuration is not optimal You can refer to the Preliminary section of this manual Non responding devices When connected NeMo can assess that a device is not responding and automatically stop controlling it no
13. the content of the Event menu Configuring alerts It is possible to choose the parameters raising alerts 1 Go to the preference menu accessible from the welcome page 2 In the section Alerts and log tap on Configure alerts 3 In the list select the parameters raising alerts If you deselect a parameter no alert of this type will be raised in the Event menu and in the alerts file Red alerts A red alerts is displayed as a pop up when some triggering conditions are met To create and activate a red alert 1 Go to the preference menu accessible from the welcome page 2 In the section Alerts and log tap on Configure red alerts 3 Tap on the switch for the parameter s of your choosing If it is the first time you activate a red alert for a given parameter you are brought to a view for configuring the red alert Else you have to tap on Edit and tap on a row to update the configuration of its red alert 4 Configure the red alert as you like You have to set We are in the red zone if the parameter s value is within lower thresh upper thresh If lower thresh gt upper thresh we are in the red zone if its value is strictly outside of the above range Page 45 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Time threshold and If the time threshold equals the time period the red alert is period triggered if we are continuously in the red zone during more than the time threshold If the threshold is lower than the
14. to display the documents directory 4 Choose Open or drag the nxload file s previously saved 5 Go to NeMo on the second iDevice The Loads menu now contains the imported load s With Mail Message or AirDrop 1 Goto the Loads menu of the first Device 2 Tap on T and select the load s you want to export and tap on Share xx 3 In the activity sheet that appears choose the way you want to share the selected loads The corresponding nxload documents are then attached to an email or a message or sent via AirDrop 4 When the nxload file is received by the second Device OS will suggest you to open it in NeMo 5 In NeMo the Loads menu now contains the imported load s AVS Service settings NeMo automatically save the IP of the network adapter used by AVS Service that you have entered in the welcome page If AVS Service is secured NeMo remembers the login but not the password You can choose to remember the password by going to the Preferences menu and type in your login and password in the Security section To stop remembering the password simply empty the two text fields NETWORK UPDATE You can freely plug or unplug a device while a session is opened However so they appear or disappear from NeMo you have to go the Groups devices menu and pull down the table view You may observe a delay between the moment you plug or unplug a device and the moment it is available to control or
15. value sets all the values to the slider s value if the Absolute Mode is active or add the same amount to the different values if the Relative Mode is active Delay the displayed value is Mult Setting a new value sets all the values to the text field s value Dragging your finger in case of multiple values have the same behavior as Gain Array EQ Delay unit the button s label is Mult Tapping on the button sets all the values to its new value Mute Solo Overmute solo Stand by these buttons are green Tapping ona green button selects the button For instance becomes If multiple Stand by no other setting is accessible VU meters VU meters display the maximum value but do not have a special color Cabinet the value Multiple is displayed Setting parameters of several channels It is possible to change simultaneously the value of delay volume gain headroom or array EQ of 2 to 4 channels of the selected NXAMPs iPhone users only To change the value of a parameter of several channels simultaneously tap on these channels as explained above Setting parameters Modifications can be absolute or relative iPad users only Tap on the check boxes of the channels to edit simultaneously O O Tip You can select or deselect several channels with a single gesture by taping on a check box and then sliding your finger over the other Page 24 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 ch
16. with a different last number a Subset Mask generally 255 255 255 0 0 and the Router address usually printed on the bottom of the router or manually defined when setting the router up But again DHCP is preferred since it ensures more stability Page 8 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 In case of frequent disconnections of NeMo go to Settings gt Wi Fi tap on Y near to your network and then Forget this Network Start again the operations above If you are using DHCP recommended you can also press Renew Lease If Wi Fi signal is surprisingly low on old iDevices you can disable automatic setting of luminosity and set luminosity to its maximum level and avoid holding your iPad by the right if portrait or down if landscape part of the main button death grip Page 9 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 GETTING STARTED Tip import from AVS Monitor If you are a user of AVS Monitor you can import your configuration alias of the devices and groups To do so go to the section Import from AVS Monitor Starting a new session 1 Launch NeMo by tapping on the app icon 2 You are invited to choose an IP address It is the address of the Ethernet or Wi Fi if need be network adapter of the host computer where AVS Service is running You can find it using a Wi Fi Scanner on your Device e g Fing Alternately you can go to Windows Control Panel gt Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center T
17. 3 In the activity sheet that appears choose the way you want to share the selected sessions The corresponding nemo documents are then attached to an email or a message or sent via AirDrop AVS Monitor 1 Go to the Sessions menu see above 2 Tap on T and select the sessions you want to export and tap on Share o or go to the detailed view of a session and tap on Export In the activity sheet that appears choose AVS Monitor 4 Connect your Device to a computer From iTunes go to the interface Page 33 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 to manage the Device Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo to display the documents directory Click on the AVS Monitor document s with the name of the session s you exported cfg document and press Save as From AVS Monitor choose File gt Load and select the cfg document to open You can then choose to import aliases and or groups Importing a session There are several ways importing a session Tunes 1 4 Connect your iDevice to a computer From iTunes go to the interface to manage the iDevice Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo to display the document directory Press Open or drag the sessions nemo documents you want to import On your Device go to the Sessions menu see above The session list now contains the imported session s Select the session to open Other
18. Cells from a same group are colored with the group s color Creating a group 1 Tap on in the tool bar 2 In the displayed popover tap on Add and select the devices of your choice By default the devices that are selected on the map are selected here 3 Adding devices to a new group NeMo suggests a name and a color for the new group Tap on the Group XX text field to change its name Tap on a color icon to change its color Validate by pressing the Done button of the keyboard or the Create group button Adding devices to an existing group Locate the group of your choice in the list and tap on it Groups can also be created and edited from the Groups amp devices menu see The Groups amp devices menu A device cell A cell has two sides Tap on i to reveal the reverse side To go back to Page 13 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 the front tap on the Done button On the front you will find A mute button to cut the output sound of an amplifier function overmute mute all channels When an NXAMP is effectively muted the button is blue A solo button to mute all amplifiers except the soloed ones When solo is active the button is blue A label with the alias of the device or the Dante ID if applicable Tap to display the one or the other Four LEDs for the status of each channel Here is the meaning of the LEDs The channel is muted or the NXAMP is over muted if the fo
19. annels Absolute or Relative You can choose absolute Abs or relative Rel modification thanks to the button Abs Rel If you choose Abs and if you change the parameter volume etc of a selected channel its value is also given to the other selected channels For instance moving the volume slider of a selected channel to 6 will set the volume of all selected channels to 6 dB If you choose Rel and if you change the parameter volume etc of a selected channel the same increase or decrease will be given to the other selected channels For instance if channels 1 amp 2 are selected where gain is respectively 1 and 6 dB moving gain of ch 1 to 2 dB will set the gain of ch 2 to 3 dB increase of 3 dB A slider displays the added value when you handle it Copy Paste You can copy all the parameters inpatch over mute channel mute delay volume gain array EQ headroom and setup of one NXAMP and paste them to one or many NXAMPs To do so 1 Select an NXAMP e g from the Groups amp devices menu 2 From the Control tab tap on copy 3 When the copying operation is completed select the NXAMP s to paste parameters on BK 4 From the Control tab tap on paste Undo Redo Reset all Every action can be undone by pressing An action sheet appears letting you the choice to undo the previous step or redo the last undone step The undo action takes into account the number of cha
20. apps of the Device 1 When you encounter a nemo document in another app of your Device e g DropBox Mail Message M when tapping on it OS suggests you to open it in NeMo 2 From NeMo go to the Sessions menu see above The session list now contains the imported session 3 Select the session to open AVS Monitor 1 From AVS Monitor choose File gt Save as and save the cfg file 2 Connect your Device to the computer From iTunes go to the interface to manage the Device Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo to display the documents directory 3 Press Open and choose the cfg file 4 From NeMo go to the Sessions menu see above choose Import and select the cfg file to import The session list now contains the imported session 5 Select the session to open Deleting a session 1 Go to the Sessions menu see above Page 34 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 2 Tap on T select the sessions you want to delete and tap on Clear o9 or go to the detailed view of a session and tap on Delete 3 You will be asked to confirm this action since it cannot be undone OTHER SAVED DATA Setup libraries NeMo automatically saves the setup libraries loads that have been read from the NXAMPs into nxload files By default NeMo includes nxload files for the most recent loads Warning load files A nxload file contains the list of all the setups the
21. arameters Page 49 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Bug reporting technical nexo fr Thanks for your cooperation NEXO SA cannot be held responsible for damages caused by improper use of the devices this software and its manual This software and manual are the exclusive copyrights of NEXO SA Copying and reproduction of the software or of its manual even partly are forbidden without the written consent of NEXO SA The screenshots shown in this document may vary with the considered language and version NEXO SA PARC D ATIVITE DE LA DAME JEANNE F 60128 PLAILLY Phone 33 3 44 99 00 70 Fax 33 3 44 99 00 30 Email info nexo fr Web site www nexo sa com Page 50 of 50
22. avigation and tool bar from where it is possible to trigger many actions on the main view Carrier gt 5 30 PM 100 MI The Groups amp H Groups amp devices Devices Groups A A E de Edit devices menu to lt E fi 0 select objects to LON PUPS Mia Rar handle E A a A A a AAA P Bottom Right i U Subs Top H rrr U o Subs Bottom R A button to toggle r 0 Config and Live mode ene Sh long press Frontfill 1 AA y Subs 1 Subs 2 i The Events menu to view Alerts o Tasks and System T Status A button to record and view the Log A tab bar to change the main view A main view where monitoring and controlling NXAMPs IS achieved There are five tabs for each one of the main functionalities of the app Network the default tab global view of the network t Control control of the selected amplifiers parameters and levels B Setup control of the selected NXAMPs setups AN Scene control of the selected NXAMPs scenes Disconnect a simple button to close the session G Page 11 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 THE NETWORK TAB iPhone users only On iPhone the Network tab is made of the Groups amp devices menu see The Groups amp devices menu All the following paragraphs apply to iPad users only iPad users only The main view shows the connected devices NXAMPs and devices from other manufacturers as rectangular cells Blue links between cell
23. d with a resolution of one minute To export it as a text file 1 Go to the Log Records menu either from the Preferences menu or from the Log View see above 2 Tap on T and select the Log Record s you want to export and tap on Share God 3 In the activity sheet that appears choose the way you want to share the selected Log Records The corresponding txt files are then exported to the File Sharing location or attached to an email or a message or sent via AirDrop 4 If you have selected File Sharing connect your Device to a computer Go to its management interface in iTunes Click on Apps and then in the section File sharing the row of NEXO Nemo 5 In the list of NeMo s documents click on the row corresponding to the Log Record you have exported and then on Save as 6 Open this document from a spreadsheet software or a text editor It is encoded as UTF 8 rows are separated by line breaks and columns by tabs The text file looks like arr TO CC E CT pe ena Jr a fr Note that a new export does not erase a previous one since files have the date of the export as a suffix Resetting and clearing a Log Record You can reset the database of a Log Record You will be asked to do so anyway as soon as its size is too big 1 million of recorded dates Page 42 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 To reset a Log Record 1 Go to the Log view and select the Log Record of your choosing 2 Tap on
24. d drag it to the left older or to the right more recent Indicative dates are displayed in the time slider Page 40 of 50 NEXO Reaching parameters NeMo User Guide v1 3 To quickly reach a parameter among all the log graphs or to configure which log graph to display tap on the Reach Parameter control to the right of the time slider Today Power Supply Volta oo Parameters Edit Mains 2 Voltage Mains 1 Voltage Today Power Supply Volta rrr Deselect all Parameters Done Low Load Alert Ch 1 to ch 4 For Load Monitoring High Load Alert Ch 1 to ch 4 For Load Monitoring Power Supply Voltage Amplifier Limiting Output gt B Ch 1 toch 4 Reduced output level for protection Power Amp Temperature Amplifier Muting Output J me Ch 1 to ch 4 For protection if extremely hot 11 11 s Average Output Current Power Supply Mains Error ES Ch 1 to ch 4 Ch 1 to ch 4 Power Supply On Off Status Analnruia Innit aval A In the newly displayed menu select a row to reach its log graph Tap on Edit to select the log graphs to visualize Associating the Log Record to a Session NeMo s Sessions provide a way for Log Records to display device names Dante ID and groups By default a Log Record is associated with the session that is currently open But off line or on line you can associate it with another session Associated with Session A 42 0 dBFS S Device A2
25. disappears You may also observe a reduction in control speed right after a device has been disconnected NeMo performs a net reset same function as the green button at the top left corner of AVS Monitor every time the app connects for the first time Page 36 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 and every time you press the Config or Live button SECURITY There are three ways of ensuring NeMo security Y The Wi Fi network security WPA2 Personal being recommended Y AVS Service security go to AVS Control Panel gt Security to create users Users are granted a different level of rights A Viewer won t be able to make any changes on NeMo Y NeMo Live Mode to modify the level of rights of use of control objects of the interface Accessing the Live mode To access the Live Mode the safe mode of NeMo either Tap on Live on the index view prior to open a session While a session is open tap on gt in the main view for more than 2 y seconds to access the Live Mode Then tap on L for more than 2 seconds to go back to the Config Mode NeMo forces you to stay in the Live mode if AVS Service is secured and you are a Viewer Configuring the Live Mode To configure the Live Mode 1 Go to the welcome page the view when the app is launched or after a tap on Discomnect 2 Tap on Preferences to open the preferences menu Locate the section Security and tap on Configure Live Mod
26. e Groups menu tap on i gt on the row of the group to edit Tap on Edit The editing view is displayed lt Groups Group Detail Done Gr Mains Left edit the groups DEVICES Top Left v i O L Real Mid Left 3 00 0E 55 00 00 02 va Q Subs Bottom L CRD oc ccol A Z E R E E Bottom Left a You can change the name of the group by tapping on the field at the top of the list The keyboard appears You can change the color of the group by selecting it in the list of suggested colors You can change the name of a device of the group by tapping on it The keyboard appears and the edited device is circled on the Network map if iPad and Network tab is visible You can also reorder devices by tapping on the area of a row and Page 19 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 dragging it 7 You can remove a device from the group tap on a then on Delete You can also remove a device when you are not in the editing mode by swiping your finger to the left The button Delete appears 8 You can add devices to the group tap on and select the devices of your choosing in the menu that is now visible Pad and Network tab A device that you select is circled on the Network map 9 Tap on Done when finished 10 Tap on lt Groups to pop back to the Groups menu Remark it is not possible to neither delete nor reorder devices from the All devices group They are sorted by Dante ID if applicable and alia
27. e gt 4 For the different control types Mute Solo Control Setup Scene Tabs and Undo Redo choose the level of security of your choice This is the security level of the Config Mode every change is allowed Ask for confirmation Displays an alert message every time a change is expected After confirmation the change is passed on to the controlled NXAMP s Changes are not allowed Control objects are disabled Page 37 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 LOG ALERTS AND TASKS NeMo warns you about the alerts that may occur on NXAMPs e g a peak alert and about the on going writing tasks from NeMo to one or several NXAMPs e g the writing of a new gain value or other network activities The application also records on demand all the parameters of a NXAMP in a log which you can visualize and export The various alert types are the followings A lot of data is recorded in an internal database which can be visualized and exported Simple alert An alert is displayed in the Alerts Tasks menu with an orange background Red alert A red alert is displayed as a pop up It is fully configurable it is triggered if the value of a parameter e g amp temperature of a NXAMP is within a given range for a given duration The log is recorded on a Log Record You can create as many Log Records as you like for instance one per show and before starting recording you have to select the one you want to record on
28. entation of AVS Service and AVS Monitor In case of high latency while using NeMo you can Go to the Status tab and press Tum OFF then Tum ON Try another value for the Network timeout AVS Service tab 5 ms by default Configuration The following figure shows the optimal configuration It is possible to connect the Primary Master device directly to the computer if this computer has two network adapters It is possible to have several Primary Masters thanks to a switch Other devices than NXAMPs can be connected to the network consoles toolboxes Stage Boxes etc It is strongly not recommended to have a wireless link between the host computer where AVS Service is running and the NXAMPs Generally speaking mind separating the audio network and the network with the Wi Fi access point Also you might need to separate other proprietary networks Lake etc Ethernet Primary master arena Other devices O A Ethernet iPhone AVS ESService s host Device The Device iPhone iPod Touch or iPad should be equipped with iOS 7 or later and with the NeMo app Wi Fi should be activated on the Device For that purpose go to Settings Disable the Plane mode if needed Select Wi Fi and choose the correct network Authenticate yourself if the network is secured If you are using static IP tap on Y choose Static and type in an JP Address for the Device similar to the router address but
29. ew The title indicates you the selected Log Record Tap on it to open the Log Records menu From there press to create a new Log Record and or select the row of the Log Record you want to record the log on Recording the log To record the log go to the Log view select the Log Record of your choosing and press to start recording parameter values The header of the Log view displays the start and end date only if not recording and the effective record time of the selected Log Record When recording the record button becomes Q and the Log button on the Network tab becomes Key Facts The Key Facts are integrals of given parameter values channel protect peak limiter sense and amp protect along time displayed in percentage For instance if Ch 1 protect is 3 it means the protection for Ch 1 was on during an average of 3 of the time Key Facts are not updated real time since calculation on the database is resource consuming but you can refresh it by tapping on l Log Graphs A log graph represents a parameter and if applicable a channel number Page 39 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 The horizontal axis is the time and the vertical axis the value of the parameter NeMo adapts the scale of the latter depending on the actual values in the interval of time that is represented Maximum 4 a Average 90 0 18 00 18 05 18 05 18 10 10 10 O 10 15 Tuesday M minimum Today 30 0 Output Voltage Ch 3
30. from the Scene tab tap on a row where to paste the copied scene and then on il Deleting a scene To delete a scene tap on the row of the scene to delete and tap on lll s An alert appears to confirm the operation which cannot be undone Page 31 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 CLOSING A SESSION To close a session tap on Disconnect in the tab bar You are brought to the index view The session you were working on is automatically saved when closed NeMo uses a document with the nemo extension to save and load the data from a session My Session nemo A session includes Device aliases and locations on the network map Group names colors constitutions order and locations on the map view Background images A name and a description You can then work on several configurations with only one iDevice and open a different session for each configuration You can also create a session on one iDevice and share it with another one so several iDevices word on the same session e g Front of House and Monitor Once a session is on several iDevices changes on the one are not passed on the other The sessions that are created by NeMo can be found in the file sharing location in iTunes The Sessions menu To go to the Sessions menu 1 Go to the welcome page the view when the app is launched or after a tap on Disconnect 2 Tap on Preferences to open the preferences menu 3 Tap on Sessions
31. g at the back of the NXAMP in case of NXAMP4x4 MAINS plug in case of NXAMP4x1 Temperature in C of the S for a channel Should be used in conjunction with the load monitoring function of the NXAMP see user manual for details This function allows sending a high frequency pilot tone into the NXAMP and thus monitoring the impedance of the load If the measured impedance for a channel goes out of the user s predefined limits or if the NXAMP cannot measure the output impedance no pilot tone channel muted and so on these alerts are raised The amplifier has to reduce its output level for protection if too hot Output level is reduced by 3dB if one of the power amplifier s heat sink reaches 70 C then 3 more dB above 80 C The amplifier has to mute its output for protection if extremely hot more than 90 C on the heat sink or if a problem arises on a channel e g DC output detected low power supply s output level see user manual for more detail Abnormal temperature has been detected by the temperature sensor on the heat sink of the power supply The mains voltage is out of the limits 150V to 288V for the NXAMP C version or the W version started in 230V mode and 60V to 150V for the U version or the W version started in 120V mode Equals 1 once the power supply has finished its soft starting and is ready else equals 0 Equals 1 when the power supply is starting up soft s
32. group From the Groups amp devices menu see below for either a device or a group Page 17 of 50 NEXO VU Meters NeMo User Guide v1 3 From the Control tab for either a selection of devices or the channels of these devices From the Quick Mute Solo view You can access the Quick Mute Solo view from the map of the groups by taping on the label XX devices of a group cell The following form appears VU Meters 4 Mains Right 4 devices gt Ss Done 4 Mains Right 4 devices gt o NXDT104 062CF6 O B112 l M46 MF l l M46 HF l Y015 NXDT104 062CF6 B112 O m46 MF G M46 HF on SMN N i m i m 4 Y015 NXDT104 062CDA O B112 M46 MF M46 HF eso Elo No Elo o LOAD3 16 Y Y va Y 1 NXDT104 062CDA B112 M46 MF M46 HF Y018 NXDT104 062C60 O B112 M46 MF M46 HF 0 O Mo Glo 0 Elo 40 40 NXDT104 062C60 B112 O M46 MF O M46 HF K Y014 N Q N Q N Q El Q NXAMP 0393F0 118 M46 MF M46 HF LOADS 16 q Y EN i a v2 4 NXAMP 0393F0 O 118 M46 MF M46 HF oo O EVO Mo Eo You can then mute solo either individual channels or given channels for a whole group or devices etc Tap on Done to dismiss the Quick Mute Solo view You can display or hide VU meters by taping on VU Meters The Groups amp devices menu iPad only This menu is accessible from every tab via the button Groups amp devices at the left hand side of the navigati
33. here choose your network named for instance Local Area Connection In the new window press Details and note the IPv4 Address 3 Choose the session you want to open cf Sessions When you launch NeMo for the first time an empty session is created for you by default 4 Tap on Config or Live to open the session or on Demo Connecting can take a few moments You can cancel the connection at any time by tapping on Cancel Config Mode Configuration mode All settings are enabled Safe mode This mode can be configured from the Settings menu A setting can be disabled or enabled after confirmation Cf Security Demo Mode This mode can be used without any network connection to test the app on virtual amplifiers It can be a good way to learn how to use it 5 If the access to AVS Service is restrained see AVS Control Panel tab Security you are invited to enter a login and password 6 The status of the connection is displayed When it is Loading devices the connection with AVS Service is engaged you may have to be patient If an error message is displayed maybe gt Wi Fi connection cannot be achieved Please refer to the Preliminary section of this document to solve this problem gt The given IP address is not the good one gt AVS Service is not working correctly Page 10 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 General points When a new session is opened the view is made of A n
34. k on NEXO_Nemo Alerts txt and then on Save as 3 Open this document from a spreadsheet software or a text editor The file is encoded as UTF 8 rows are delimited by line breaks and columns by tabs The text file looks like Date 1 Date 2 Filtering alerts It is possible to filter the alerts and tasks by the NXAMP s alias MAC address Dante ID groups motive or date For that purpose use the search field at the top of the Event menu To filter by date type 17 to see the alerts that occurred between 17 00 and 17 59 Type 17 15 to see the alerts that occurred between 17 15 00 and 17 15 59 Clearing alerts There are two ways of clearing alerts Page 44 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 From the Event menu tap on Clear An action sheet is displayed All alerts amp alert file Clears the content of the alerts file and resets the content of the Event menu All alerts Resets the content of the Event menu Does not affect the alerts file Only solved alerts Only removes the alerts whose end date is not null from the Events menu Does not affect the alerts file Only nomrecent alerts Only removes the alert without a blue dot from the Alerts Tasks menu Does not affect the alerts file From the preference menu locate the Alerts and log section and tap on Reset next to Reset alerts An alert message asks for confirmation This clears the content of the alerts file and resets
35. l Panel available at Start All Programs AuviTran EtherSound Monitor AVS Control Panel AuviTran F AVS Control Panel C i Status Display software status and version Manage AVS Servi Software Status AVS Monitor version v3 20 0 1134 EtherSound API version v3 12b AuviTran AVS Service Status Service is OFF EtherSound Adapter Intel R PRO 1000 MT Desktop Adapter GFI Software Firewall NDIS IM Filter Minipc v DANTE Adapter Intel R PRO 1000 MT Desktop Adapter y IP Addr 192 168 222 198 Subnetmask 255 255 255 0 DIDI Software client Adapter py X Digigram Service Status Service is Unavailable 4 In the Status tab select the adequate EtherSound and Dante Adapters the ones leading to the NXAMPs network 5 Select A in the Software client Adapter list 6 If needed check Enable Dante Control in the AVS Service tab 7 Start the service by pressing Tum ON l Apple OS and OS X Recommended settings for Wi Fi routers and access points http support apple com kb HT4199 iPad Issues connecting to Wi Fi networks http support apple com kb TS3304 AirPort and Bluetooth Potential sources of interference http support apple com kb HT1365 2 AVS Service is included in AVS Monitor s download package available at www auvitran com www index php downloads Page 7 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 You can find more details in the docum
36. lly achieved go to the Preferences menu from the welcome page choose Loads and delete the row corresponding to the load to read again NeMo includes the latest available libraries at the time the app is released for which no reading phase is needed It is impossible to read them again Standard and custom setups You can display either a view for standard or custom setups Tap on Standard or Custom at the right hand side of the navigation bar to display the Standard or the Custom view Current setup The current setups are the ones that are active in the selected NXAMPs Standard view The current setup s row is blue If several NXAMPs are selected with different current setups the rows for these setups are green To reach the current setups to see where they are in the list tap on in the toolbar To display only the setups belonging to the same family as the current setup tap on Same family in the toolbar If one of the current setups is custom an alert allows you to jump to the Custom view Custom view Page 27 of 50 NeMo User Guide v1 3 The current cabinet and mode of each channel are displayed at the bottom of the view If several amplifiers are selected with different custom setups the value Multiple is displayed If channels are bridged the value Bridged is displayed To reach the current custom setups to see where they are in the pickers tap on G in the toolbar Recalling a standard set
37. ly The title of the newly displayed view reminds you which channels have been selected You can control 1 to 4 channels simultaneously Tap on the return button to pop back to the main view Before performing any setting make sure that the selected channels are really the ones you want to control All users Parameters can be set the following way Patching To link an input to a processing channel simply drag your finger from the one to the other To undo a link drag again from an input to a channel or conversely x_ AAA You can also undo several links by dragging your finger across them Page 22 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Gain Array EQ Headroom Volume Place your finger on the thumb of a slider and move it to the left or to the right The value of the slider is displayed next to it Sliders have a security against too fast gestures The resolution of the slider is different depending how far your finger is the further it is from the slider the finer the resolution is Remark If when you change the value of a slider another one is also changing the two channels are bridged under the current setup Delay and unit Tap on the field where the delay value is displayed The keyboard appears Edit the value and validate You can also tap on the field and drag your finger to the left or to the right to increase or decrease the delay value Again the further your finger is the finer the resolution i
38. may have different loads and thus different setup libraries The displayed library is the intersection of all the libraries i e a setup is displayed if and only if it belongs to all the loads The current loads are displayed at the bottom of the view Multiple current setups The selected devices may have different current setups e g setup 1 for a device 46 for another Then rows of current setups of the Standard view are selected in green If case of multiple custom setups the value Multiple is displayed at the bottom of the Custom view Unknown value If the current setup is custom you will not be able to see it in the Standard view and will have to jump to the Custom view If you tap on you will get an alert message suggesting showing the Custom view If the value of a custom setup is unknown due to an error while loading the library or because the current setup does not belong to the intersection of the current loads the value Unknown or is displayed You can try to reload the setup library Page 29 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 THE SCENE TAB Tap on the Scene tab The main view lists all the scenes of the selected NXAMPs from O to 31 A scene allows you to store the settings and the current setup of a NXAMP An empty scene is named Empty If a scene is associated with a custom setup cabinet and XO modes are displayed next to the name of the scene Caution scenes are not stored in NeMo but
39. monitoring the status of groups of NXAMPs Y Quickly muting and soloing individual channels of a group of NXAMPs v Monitoring and controlling simultaneously parameters of several amplifiers among which mute solo input and output levels and volume delay gain array EQ and headroom of each output channel v Patching input channels to output channels v Selecting setups from the standard library and building custom setups Y Saving and recalling scenes v Undoing and redoing every control step v Copying and pasting parameters and scenes from one to many NXAMPs Y Saving and sharing user configurations thanks to Sessions nemo documents v A configurable way of managing alerts of different levels Y Visualizing and exporting a log of all the values of the NXAMPs including temperature voltage current that you can record when NeMo is connected vA fully configurable Live mode v A Demo mode to test the app Y A use in portrait on iPhone and iPad and in portrait or landscape mode on iPad Requires AVS Service and NXES104 or NXDT104 remote control cards in the NXAMPs No theoretical limit on the supported numbers of NXAMPs neither on the number of connected NeMos Compatible with AVS Monitor Whats new v1 3 v Ready for OS 7 New improved style and performances v Introduction of nemo a new file format to save and share mail AirDrop your sessions Page 2 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 v Und
40. nnels and devices on which the action to undo had been performed A Paste operation see above can be undone Undo Redo is also available for the Setup tab To reset all parameters of an NXAMP inpatch over mute channel mute delay volume gain array EQ headroom recall the FLAT setup see below Page 25 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Caution view update You may observe a short before the parameters of the view are updated particularly right after leaving the stand by mode Page 26 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 THE SETUP TAB Tap on the Setup tab This tab allows you to recall an existing setup called Standard or to build a setup channel by channel called Custom Before recalling a setup make sure that the selected devices are really the ones you want to control See Important selected devices Displaying the toolbar iPhone users only To display the toolbar tap on More Loading standard and custom setups The setup library is read from the NXAMPs This operation is likely to take several minutes There is one library per load Reading the library of a load is done once the library being saved in your Device once read asa nxload file If the selected devices have different loads for instance LOAD3_14 and LOAD3_16 there will be several reading operations A progress bar shows the status of these operations To reload the setup library if the loading operation has not been successfu
41. numbers rows of all Page 30 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 the current scenes are selected in green If then you recall a scene there should be only one current scene selected in blue If the scenes of the selected amplifiers with a same number have different names the displayed name is Multiple If the scenes of the selected amplifiers with a same number have different saved cabinets the displayed cabinets are Mult Copy Paste You can copy one or all the scene s from a NXAMP and paste them to one or many NXAMPs To do so make sure the NXAMPs are equipped with at least LOAD3_16 and Copy Paste all the scenes 1 Select an NXAMP e g from the Groups amp devices menu 2 From the Scene tab tap on copy 3 When the copying operation is completed select the NXAMP s to paste scenes on K 4 From the Scene tab tap on paste An alert appears asking you to confirm the operation because it will erase all the previous scenes Copy Paste a scene 1 Select an NXAMP e g from the Groups devices menu 2 From the Scene tab tap on the row of the scene to copy and then on copy 3 When the copying operation is completed select the NXAMP s to paste scenes on it is possible to paste the scene on the same NXAMP at another number R 4 From the Scene tab tap on paste This will cause the copied scene to be pasted at the same number it was on the device it has been copied from 5 Or
42. o D Given with an accuracy of 3dB and at a maximum rate of 25Hz Peak level in dBFS of a network E to H input Given with an accuracy of 3dB and at a maximum rate of 25Hz Overmute Global mute Input level analog Input level network Page 47 of 50 Network and Control tab ae ae a Network tab map of the groups only and Control tab Network tab map of the groups only and Control tab NEXO Output current per ch Output voltage per ch Mains 1 Voltage Mains 2 Voltage Power Amp Temperature per ch Low and High Load Alert per ch Amplifier limiting output Amplifier muting output Power Supply Overtemperature per ch Power Supply Mains Error per ch Power Supply On Off Status per ch Power Supply Starting Status per ch Power Supply Output Voltage Error per ch Peak current in dBFS OdBFS being the clip level of the current sense converter of a channel accuracy of 3dB and maximum rate of 25Hz A non null value informs you there is a load on the channel Peak voltage in dBFS OdBFS being the clip level of the voltage sense converter of a channel accuracy of 3dB and maximum rate of 25Hz A non null value informs you a signal is being sent to the output Mains voltage in V measured from the MAINS 1 plug at the back of the NXAMP in case of NXAMP4x4 unused for NXAMP4x1 Mains voltage in V measured from the MAINS 2 plu
43. o Redo now it is possible to undo and redo every control step you make Y Copy Paste it is possible to copy parameters from one NXAMP to one or several NXAMPs With Load 3 16 scenes can also be shared between NXAMPs v Improved log introduction of Log Records select the one you want to record on and press R As many Log Records as wanted can be created e g one per session Y New Events menu prev Alerts amp Tasks grouping alerts in sets with improved tasks display and with a System Status section v New way of accessing the Live mode prev long press gesture with a button at the bottom left corner of the screen Y Pull to Refresh functionality in the Groups amp Devices menu Y Smart Sliders in the control page in case of multiple values sliders become green and have marks for all the different values Caution NEXO NeMo usage Only use this application during a live event with an extreme care In particular you should activate the safe mode Please equip your NXAMPs and Device with the latest firmware update and your computer with the latest version of AVS Service and AVS Monitor The good functioning of NeMo depends on the one of the wireless network and of AVS Service Caution before updating Before updating NeMo if need be please export the log file see Error Reference ource not found since the internal log database is likely to be updated and all its items to be removed As this versi
44. of stacks like racks you can reproduce the 3 From now on NXAMP and amplifier are equally used Page 12 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 arrangement of devices as it is in reality When two cells overlap each other the lowermost is moved down to reach a better configuration Two cells are completely tied when they share a full edge with each other Then if you move the one the other will follow To untie cells put a finger on each cell and move them away TO move simultaneously cells that are not tied you have to select them If you move a selected cell all the other selected cells will move as well If many cells are selected and you drag a cell that is not selected then only the later will move To automatically place cells on the map tap on at in the toolbar You can then choose between placing them hierarchically masters above Slaves only for EtherSound or as tiles Tip align on a grid You can align cells on a grid To do so go to the Preferences menu from the welcome page and activate the switch Align on a grid Groups NeMo makes it easy for you to manage NXAMPs offering you the possibility of grouping them For instance if you want to perform an operation on several devices at once you can group them together Groups can also make it easy to identify amplifiers for instance belonging to a same rack or dealing with the same cabinets A group has a name and is associated with a color
45. on bar iPhone only This menu is accessible from the Network tab A list shows all the groups that you have created and a particular group All devices There is a mutelsolo button for each group whose action affects all the NXAMPs of a group Tapping on i gt displays a list of all its devices Each NXAMP of the list has a mute solo button and four LEDs see Adevice cell Page 18 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 To select a group or an amplifier simply tap on its row Selecting a group selects all its NXAMPs When selected a row is blue Editing groups creation name order and removal 1 2 6 From the groups menu tap on Edit You can change the name of a group by tapping on it The keyboard appears Edit the name and validate You can reorder groups by tapping on the area of a row and dragging it You can delete a group by tapping on a then on Delete You can also delete a group when you are not in the editing view by swiping your finger to the left The button Delete appears You can create a group by tapping on a You can then choose a name and a color for the new group and add devices to it Pad and Network tab A device that you select is circled on the Network map Tap on Done when finished Remark it is not possible to neither rename reorder nor remove the All devices group except prototypes without connected device see below Editing a group 1 2 From th
46. on introduces a new way of handling sessions your configuration will be lost You can save the file savedParameters plist NeMo v1 0 to v1 2 not to lose it Page 3 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Presentation eee 2 A RN RA 2 NTT A a a a a a aa aaa aAa 6 NGUWORK T 6 TRA A a ene amt Nadeem een at aoe oko ona aoe oe dere alae 8 Getting Startle DEHE H 10 Starting a Tle TTT 10 Genera DOME roca 11 The Network taDoniniccccccccccc HHHH 12 Map Or the devices Map Ofthe CrOUDS ratos Le oe IE TL ESOS RE LEER IES 12 A O aa atdann 12 os AAA PPP E ace cen ccc arte EE 12 GlOUDS AIAI AISIT ITILITE LILLA ATIII ILII IALL IAIL TIILI IILI III ILI TILTI ILII IIII IIIT IIIE IIAL II ILIITA IILI III ITIITI ETT 13 PEV E C E si 13 algo Ee eT Ee E eee eee E 0 A 15 LO ON aa AAAA ATA AAA ETA 16 A E E a E a E jana eanman 16 BOCK ROTACANTA o 5 E E E A 16 BPOCKOLOUMG NAICS HHH 16 MCF UIT re MUte ONO aa eee E ees nese ees eee ee ana se eter eres renee 17 MMe GrOUPS devices Men laicas 18 The control tab ic a aaa aaa 22 Sin He A R STE R Kee E EMCEE PETER E AENA CETTE ELT EEE TTT E RTT Cr ETE 22 MUI DIC VAlWCS rc ecececeesseceee acti e O Or OAEIAE SO EAE EEAO AOSE EOE Eea EN 24 Setting parameters of several Channels ussssnssssnansnnnnansunnnennnrsnannnnnnansnnnnennnrsnannnnunnansnnnnenanrnnan 24 COVP AS TONTE EOE A EE E E E E E E E E E EEE EONA 25 WINGO RA A 25 ROSO HTHH 25 The Setup tab EET 27 Displaying the toolbar iPhone users ONLY
47. ork In order to give a static address to one of the devices e g the computer running AVS Service go to the settings interface of your router Check that the firmware of the access point is up to date Give the wireless network a unique SSID name Choose a security mode preferably WPA2 Personal AES or at least WPA WPAZ2 Disable the parameter Hidden network of the Wi Fi access point and MAC Media Access Control address filtering security being guaranteed by the point above If possible choose Auto Channel Selection else make sure that the chosen channel is free from other routers and potential interference sources microwave ovens cable of satellite dishes power lines and other electrical Page 6 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 sources phones video senders wireless speakers and other wireless devices operating within the 2 4 or 5 GHz bands To that purpose you can use a Wi Fi scanner software Incase of high latency while using NeMo you can reboot the router For more information please consult the router manual and Apple articles about recommended settings AVS Service AuviTran s AVS Service must run on a host PC or Virtual Machine on a Mac For this purpose you need to 1 Install AVS Monitor on a computer 2 Link this computer preferably with an Ethernet link to the NXAMPs and router s network a Wi Fi connection is however possible 3 Launch AVS Contro
48. ovides a feedback to NeMo and the latter ends the task Follow some example of tasks Reading setups and scenes no activity indicator Synchronizing with NXAMPs when a page is displayed and while NeMo has not received all the needed parameter values User action mute volume recall setup paste etc and undo redo Page 43 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Refreshing the network Copying pasting A task is displayed with a blue and animated row System Status In the System Status section of the Event menu you can find indication on the status of NeMo if it is online or offline if it is connected to AVS Service and if refreshing the network There is also an indication on the quality of the connection which can be good passable or poor This indication is computed by NeMo given the Wi Fi connection AVS Service and NXAMPs responsiveness If you observe a bad connection quality you can turn off and on AVS Service and check your Wi Fi network It is possible that the quality of the network decreases a few moments due to the disconnection of a device and operations like recalling a setup or a scene Alerts file NeMo automatically stores all the alerts in a text file To access this file 1 Connect your iDevice to a computer From iTunes go to the interface to manage the iDevice Press Apps and then in the File sharing section press NEXO Nemo to display the documents directory 2 Clic
49. py Ta 4 panda Mains Right Right LOAD3_16 M46 B112 60Hz Stack 4W ABCD EFGH S E o View alerts In View alerts View alerts O To monitor the levels of the inputs of the NXAMPs of the group The displayed level for an input is the maximum of this input s levels for the NXAMPs of the group To monitor the output currents and voltages of the processing channels of the NXAMPs of the group Again the displayed levels are the maximum through the devices of the group VU Meters To see some details about the group setup load Dante or EtherSound and change its name And two buttons Tapping on this button will display the Quick mute solo view of the group cf The Quick Mute Solo view Tapping on this button will display the Events menu filtered so only the alerts about this group are displayed cf Alerts and tasks VU Meters A VU meter displays m Hold of the maximum value glowing 4 Short term hold of the maximum displayed value Current value a Hold of the minimum value glowing You can reset the hold values by tapping on any VU meter Page 15 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Important latency Since there may be latency on the wireless network commands are likely not to be taken immediately in account by a NXAMP For instance it is not abnormal to wait half a second from the moment you tap on a mute button and the one it is effectively blue All displayed values are the one tha
50. rove background noise and reduce distortion More often set to OdB You may want to reduce the headroom in case of quiet sound if so mind to check the clipping Cabinet per ch Name of the cabinet associated to the Control tab read channel only Setup tab Setup number Index of the current standard setup preset Setup tab standard adapted to a combination of cabinets panel Set of series cabinet cabinet mode crossover mode adapted to the loudspeaker associated with a channel or a couple of Custom setup descriptors per ch channels if bridge Index of the last scene that has been recalled a scene is a saving of the settings Scene number of a NXAMP patch volume delay and setup Stand by mode of the NXAMP if on the large power supplies used by the power amplifiers are turned off and the controller is put in a low power mode No control is then available in Nemo except exiting the stand by mode Stand by Network and Setup tabs read only Control tab Control tab Control tab Control tab Control tab Control tab Setup tab Custom o Mute per ch Mute status of a channel Network and Control DE tab Mute status of the four channels If overmute is active the channels mute status is preserved In Nemo overmute is active if the four channels are muted Peak level in dBFS at the output of the analog to digital converter of an analog input A t
51. s Delay can be displayed in milliseconds meters or feet Tap successively on the button where the unit is displayed to jump from ms to m to ft to ms The delay unit is the same for the four channels Overmute solo See A device cell This button is on the right hand side of the navigation bar It mutes or soloes all the channels of the selected NXAMPs It preserves the channel s mute status The global mute button is pressed when the four channels are muted Mute Solo This button mutes or soloes a channel It is not correlated with the overmute solo button it can be selected or deselected even if overmute is selected Stand by Tap on Ss to shut down the selected NXAMPs If one of the selected devices is in stand by mode no other parameter can be set and the button becomes Y Page 23 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Cabinet It is a read only value To set it go to the Setup tab Multiple values If several devices are selected then a channel represents this channel for all the selected NXAMPs Therefore multiple values are possible for instance if channel 2 of a selected NXAMP is muted and channel 2 of another selected NXAMP is not Multiple values are displayed the following way Patch links are green Dragging your finger along a green link provokes the removal of the link Gain Array EQ Headroom Volume the slider is green The displayed value is the average Moving the slider to a
52. s if not Not connected devices Groups remain the same within a session Thus a group can have devices that are not connected in the current session those devices are called Prototypes without devices Such a group is denoted with the icon in the Groups menu and with the icon in the menu of its devices To display the prototypes without connected device tap on the footer of the list of the devices where the warning icon is They appear but greyed over and not selectable Tap again on the footer to hide them The prototypes without devices are the only items you can remove from the All devices group Page 20 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Important convention A button a slider or an array s cell colored green means multiple values Follow some examples Example 1 Mains Left ey O O Here some devices of the group Mains Left are muted and some are not Example 2 Gain If this slider rules the gain of the channel 1 of the two selected NXAMPs the green color means that all the channel 1s do not have the same gain for instance ch 1 of the first one has its gain at 2dB and ch 1 of another device at 3 5dB The slider displays marks for each one of the different values whereas the thumb is at the average For VU meters the displayed value is the maximum of the multiple values Important selected devices In the next tabs you are going to control the selected NXAMPs Before performing any
53. s represent the physical connections between EtherSound only devices A link is oriented from a master to its slaves thanks to an arrow To show or hide links tap on ry or A in the toolbar Map of the devices map of the groups The map of the main view can show either the devices NXAMPs and other devices or the groups see further how to create groups To activate the map of the devices or of the groups tap on Devices or Groups in the toolbar Selection The control of the NXAMPs see following tabs is achieved with a system of selection Double tap to select a cell Its color is then shinier Double tap to deselect a cell Its color is darker To select all the cells tap on ea in the toolbar To deselect all the cells tap on sa in the toolbar A group cell iPad only can be partially selected if only part of its devices is selected If so it has slanted strips of bright and dark color The number of selected cells is displayed at the bottom of the main view To locate the selected cells on the screen tap on wp It is also possible to select or deselect NXAMPs and groups from the menu Groups devices see The Groups amp devices menu below Even if any cell can be selected only NXAMPs are controllable Positioning cells You can arrange cells as you like To do so tap and hold to drag one or many cells with your fingers When two cells are close enough magnets allow the constitution
54. setting make sure that they are really the ones you want to control The title of the view may be a good indication since it is the alias of the selected device if it is the only one the name of the selected group if it is the only one the number of selected devices or groups else If a selected device is not controllable not an NXAMP or not responding NXAMP it is not taken into account when controlling The easiest way to check which devices are selected is to go to the Groups amp devices menu available in all the tabs on iPad or on the Network Tab on iPhone and then to Alldevices or whatever group of your choice Page 21 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 THE CONTROL TAB Tap on the Control tab The main view shows a desk where the parameters of the selected NXAMPs are monitored and controlled see Important selected above In landscape mode inputs are on the left hand side A to D analog E to H digital from the network EtherSound or Dante processing channels are on the right hand side 1 to 4 In portrait mode inputs are at the top processing channels at the bottom Each channel is associated with one or two VU meters current A or voltage V Setting parameters iPhone users only Channel s parameters gain volume delay etc cannot be set from the main view To access the channel view tap on a channel several channels if you want to control them simultaneous
55. t are read from the NXAMPs except when your finger is on the thumb of a slider for instance and except if the link with the service is broken An activity indicator is displayed at the bottom left corner of the main view when the value of a parameter is being sent and processed by NXAMPs When it is hidden you can be sure the value you expected has been taken in account This indicator is also visible when network updates takes more time than usual more than 5s Zoom in and out You can change the scale of the main view with two fingers getting closer zoom out or opening zoom in You can reset the zoom scale L by double tapping anywhere except on a cell Scrolling You can scroll the main view to reveal cells that may not be visible simply by dragging a finger anywhere but on a cell In the editing mode after tapping on Edit if background images are too big you can use two fingers to scroll Locking the map You can lock the map of the devices or of the groups by tapping on E in the toolbar Tap again on ie to unlock When the map is locked no cell can be moved Background images You can add background images taken from your iDevice s picture library For instance with the built in camera of the iDevice you can take a picture of the stage or of NXAMPs racks load it into NeMo as a background image and place amplifier cells so that you find your way around The background images are the same for the
56. t to disturb the control of the other devices This occurs for instance when the device is surprisingly busy and ignores NeMo request or when it is in download mode You can try to figure out the NXAMP problem update its firmware or turn it off Sometimes when NeMo finds it difficult to send a particular command to a given device an alert message appears and you can manually choose to consider the device as non responding If you think NeMo was wrong when it considered a device as not responding you can press W and NeMo will try to control it again Page 46 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 APPENDIX A ACCESSIBLE NXAMP S PARAMETERS rare Version of the NXAMP s firmware Inpatch per ch Patching between analog A to D and network E to H inputs and processing channels 1 to 4 Volume per ch Volume in dB of a channel Delay per ch Delay in ms s or ft of a channel Gain in dB of a channel There is no difference between gain and volume setting The amplifier automatically combines digital or analog gain to optimize the dynamic range Gain per ch Array EQ per ch Gain in dB of a low or high shelving filter whose cutoff frequency is fixed depending on the current setup You can use Array EQ to compensate ground stacking or line array effects Headroom per ch Reduction in dB of the gain sensitivity range to enhance the analog to digital conversion and thus imp
57. tarting The output of the power supply is out of the limits 10V to 250V DC Page 48 of 50 Network tab map of the groups only and Control tab Used diminutive A Network tab map of the groups only and Control tab Used diminutive V NeMo User Guide v1 3 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Power Amp DC The output DC value of a given amplifier Output Alert per channel is greater than 10V ch Power Amp Over temperature value of the power Overtemperature amplifier no over temperature gt 70 C and per ch reducing output by 3dB gt 80 C and reducing by 6dB gt 90 and muting output Peak Limiter per The peak limiter is working to protect the Orange LED Network Y Y ch amplifier for the channel and Control tabs Protection per ch Speaker protection displacement or Orange LED Network Y Y thermal and Control tabs Amp protect Protection status of the amplifier If Orange LEDs Network protecting it is reducing or muting one or and Control tabs several outputs due to malfunctions as overheating output DC short circuitry See the user manual for more details about the meaning of combinations of LEDs indicator and LCD display Sense per ch A certain level of current is detected on the Green LED Network output a cabinet is connected and some tab sufficient signal is flowing to it Please refer to the NXAMP s user manual for more details about these p
58. up 1 Goto the Standard view see above 2 Scroll the list to reach the setup you want to recall You can use the index bar on the right hand side of the list Tap on it or scroll to reach the index the closest of the setup you want to recall e g index 170 for setup 176 3 You can also enter a part of the name or the number of the setup into the search bar 4 Tap on the row to recall a setup You will have to confirm in an alert message The row is blue when the setup is effectively recalled Building a custom setup 1 Goto the Custom view see above iPhone users only Go to the channel you want to change the setup by tapping on it All users 2 Do a swipe gesture to the right or to the left on pickers or scroll to select the right Series 3 Do the same to choose the right Cabinet 4 Do the same to choose the right Cabinet mode iPhone Cab mode 5 Do the same to choose the right Crossover mode iPhone XO mode 6 Tap on e if you want to bridge channels 1 amp 2 or channels 3 amp 4 7 Tap on Set when the pickers values suit you You can then recall the custom setup only for the channel you pressed Set or recall the custom setups you chose for all the channels Tip you can copy and paste the configuration Series Cabinet Mode XO from a channel to another by tapping on copy and paste Page 28 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 Multiple values Multiple loads The selected devices
59. ur LEDs are on The channel is in protection mode or the NXAMP is in protection mode if the four LEDs are on The channel is in peak limiter mode There is current through the channel 6 Default LED o A green border surrounds a LED when there are multiple values e g the LED is for ch 1 of amp A and ch 1 of amp B and the first one is muted whereas the second one is not or sense peak etc Remark When the device is not an NXAMP or if a NXAMP is not responding LEDs and mute solo are not displayed When an NXAMP is in stand by mode or is not responding a button allows you to awake it On the reverse side you will find The alias of the device by default the type of product and the end of the MAC address When you change it in AVS Monitor or in NeMo the new name is not passed on Tap on the field to edit it and on Done when finished The MAC address of the amplifier that can be read on the network card of the device The load of the amplifier the version of the firmware and setup libraries The current setup denoted by its number or name when library has been loaded An icon telling whether the device has a Dante or an EtherSound card In case of a Dante card the Dante ID is Page 14 of 50 NEXO NeMo User Guide v1 3 displayed A device that is not an NXAMP has a cell with the alias only A group cell A group cell has three panes o gt dy S a a 7 ai

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