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Yamaha Amp Editor Owner's Manual

1. Gj Speaker Processor Ch A PEQ 1 TX5n ba ba e alay PEQ Level ial I om om Amp Editor 166 Owner s Manual O 0 Se 0 Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Parameter Rane Stores the equalizer library om een pe Files have a file name extension of ce2 Recalls the equalizer library olay eer po Files have a file name extension of ce2 or cep Displays the equalizer response as a graph o Ii a Drag the control points to edit the parameters L SHELE ome Selects the filter type OMe eee You cannot select APF 1st APF 2nd or Horn EQ for the 8 Type H SHELF 6dB Oct Band EQ Nor can you select the type for bands other than nee fede oh the two ends of the 8 Band EQ they are fixed at PEQ HPF LPF APF 1st APF 2nd Horn EQ core 0 1 63 0 Specifies the width of each frequency band 20HzZ 20kHz Specifies the center frequency of each frequency band D Gain 48dB 18dB Specifies the level by which the frequency band will be adjusted BYPASS On Off Turns bypass on off for each frequency band PEQ ON On Off Turns the entire equalizer on off Filter types Several types of level change curve are available Click the Type button and select a type from the menu e PEQ This is a conventional parametric equalizer e L SHELF Low Shelving Without attenuating the low frequencies this filter applies a fixed amount of attenuation to
2. Number of Lines Specifies the number of index lines between the minimum and maximum values Line Color Select the color of the index lines in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color button Amp Editor 193 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Cap Size Specifies the size of the slider s cap in units of pixels Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height Cap Color Select the color of the slider cap in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color button Show Scale If this check box is selected numerical values will be shown for the index lines Number Color Select the color of the numerical values in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color button Parameter button This selects the parameter that will be assigned to the slider When you click this the Select Parameter dia log box will appear showing a list of the parameters that can be assigned to this slider Select the parameter that you want to assign and click the OK button Amp Editor 194m 9 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels E Toggle button To open the Toggle Button Properties dialog box double click a toggle button on off button or right click it and choose Properties from the context menu that appears Here you can specify the
3. TEn Tx n Sal Chain Check Sana Chain Check Detected Level Detected Leve ACDI Speaker Output Load Impedance Signal Chain Check Ch B Ch B Ch A B h B HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH LOW o XH200 XH200 33 XM4080 XM4080 E0 XM4180 EP500 XP2500 Eee 39 P 3500 XP3500 ACD cn 10 ACDI mam PC3301N PC3301N Gmm s P04800N PC4800N Ses mma 9 PC4801 N PC4801N ema 31 P8501 N PC6501N ACDI 13 ACDI Ema XH200 33 XM4080 M4080 co XP1000 XP1000 5 me 5 P5000 XP5000 EUn Eme Device CLIP General Ch B Ch A OK B OK P S P S FAN A 4 Redundant Mode HIGH HIGH FAN B s ok oK OK Ame Mode OK OK oresh Scene No 81 7 Name Sound 5 STANDBY Jevice Label TH6n Amp Editor Owner s Manual Chapter 2 An overview of Amp Editor Main Panel window The Main Panel window is the main window of Amp Editor e You can open a project file filename extension yae by dragging and dropping it onto the Main Panel window Ze Amp Editor Untitled osx Menu bar ile iew Device Sustem Jools About Toolbar E Menu bar Here are the functions that can be executed by Amp Editor grouped by category Click to see a list of functions For details refer to Main Panel window page 33 E Toolbar This area contains buttons for the most frequently used functions of Amp Editor and also shows the current sta tus For details refer to Main P
4. Here s how to set the Device ID so that Amp Editor can distinguish each unit If multiple devices exist on the same network you must assign a unique ID to each device E For the TXn 1 Power on the TXn After approximately ten seconds the unit s front panel display will show the HOME screen 2 On the front panel of the unit hold down the ENTER button for one second or longer The Device ID setting screen will appear MUTE O O Denice SetuUF O O ALERT Dewicerp ALERT O Ident ifs OFF O CLIP Pace CLIP O O SIGNAL Tx6n 1 SIGNAL O SELECT EJ vaLue 3 Use encoder B on the front panel of the unit to select the Device ID You can select a value in the range of 0 255 If multiple ACD1 and or TXn units are connected to a single network set each unit to a different Device ID 4 On the unit s front panel press the ENTER button The value you specified will be applied to the unit e The value you edit will blink until you press the ENTER button If you move to a different screen while the value is still blinking the change you made will not be applied 5 Repeat steps 1 4 to specify the Device ID for each connected TXn unit e You can also change the Device ID on Amp Editor s Change Device ID dialog box page 108 after the devices are synchronized with Amp Editor Amp Editor 15 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup E For the ACD1 1 Power on the ACD1 After approximately ten second
5. Tool Palette oI 2 ir Gia Aez In the component editor you can select controls to copy to your custom control panel You can lt Shift gt click to select multiple controls Amp Editor 148 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Context menu The context menu that appears when you right click in the window will differ depending on whether you re in Operation mode or Design mode It will also differ depending on whether you re in the component editor or the custom control panel and on the location at which you click E The context menu in Operation mode Some of the commands shown in the Operation mode context menu are also shown in Design mode Design Mode Peak Hold w Level Meter Enable Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Device Properties Design Mode Switches between Design mode and Operation mode When you re in Design mode a check mark is shown at the left of the command name Peak Hold Turns the level meter s peak hold on off and resets it e On Selecting this will add a check mark and peak hold will be turned on Selecting this when a check mark is already shown will turn peak hold off The peak hold on off setting is valid only within Amp Editor e Reset Resets peak hold Nez Peak Hold is a function that causes the maximum signal level value to remain visible Level Meter Enable Specifies whether the
6. When you click a number its tab order number will change according to the sequence in which you clicked it 4 When you ve finished specifying the order click somewhere in the window other than on a tab order number The tab order numbers will be hidden The changed tab order will be applied the next time you start up the custom control panel Nell You can t specify the tab order for controls such as knobs sliders or buttons Amp Editor 201 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Size and background settings for a custom control panel In Design mode right click somewhere in the custom control panel other than on a control and a context menu will appear select Custom Control Panel Setting to access the Custom Control Panel Setting dialog box Here you can change the window size or background of the custom control panel Se Custom Control Panel Setting Size Width Height Background Image f Default C Color Size Specifies the window size in pixel units Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height Maxi mum window size is in 2500 pixel units e You can also change the window size by dragging the border of the window Background Image Specifies the background color or image file e Default This is the default gray color e Color Select the background color in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color butto
7. Device Tx6n 1 Message lotin pilot tone lost Ch 2 Status Occurred Locate This Device Icon The icon indicates the type of alert that occurred Device Indicates the name label of the device for which the alert occurred Message Indicates the content of the alert For details of massages refer to Alert message list page 204 Status Indicates the status of the alert This will indicate Occurred when the alert occurs When a continuing alert has ended this will indicate Resolved Locate This Device button When you click this button the corresponding device will be selected in the Tree View window Amp Editor m 58 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Word Clock TXn only E What is word clock In order for digital audio signals to be transmitted and received between multiple devices all of the devices must process the audio signals with the same timing For example even if two devices are set to the same sampling fre quency signals will not be transmitted correctly or unpleasant noise will occur if the timing at which they process audio signals is not synchronized The signal used to synchronize the processing of digital audio signals is called the word clock signal Nor mally one device transmits a word clock signal that is used as a reference and all other devices will synchronize to that received word clock signal The transmitting device is
8. Use Parameter to specify the scene number that you want to recall Min and Max are unavailable Use Trigger Type to specify how the input voltage from GPI IN will be applied to the parameter When Tf is selected The scene specified by Parameter will be recalled when the GPI IN input voltage changes from below the center voltage to above it GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min Triggering occurs When ff is selected The scene specified by Parameter will be recalled when the GPI IN input voltage changes from above the center voltage to below it Triggering occurs GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min When J is selected Same as fF When Ls is selected Same as ff Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Mute Turns muting on off Use Device to select the amplifier that will be controlled If you select ALL all amplifiers connected to that device will be selected Parameter Min and Max are unavailable Use Trigger Type to specify how the input voltage from GPI IN will be applied to the parameter When f is selected Muting will turn on when the GPI IN input voltage is above the center voltage and will turn off when it is below the center voltage GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min When is selected Muting will turn off w
9. dialog box Here you can view or edit the status of Parameter link or Component link In the main window click the System menu item Parameter Link to access the Parameter Link dialog box You can also access this dialog box from the context menu of the component editor or custom control panel by choosing Open Parameter Link g Parameter Link Component Link Local Parameter Link Link group list ort 8 88ms 1388 88ms i Delay 8 87 0n Absolute OFF OM Global Parameter Link Local Parameter Link Global Component Link Local Component Link buttons These buttons switch the window display e Global Parameter Link Links parameters of multiple amplifiers in the workspace e Local Parameter Link Links parameters of a single amplifier e Global Component Link Links components of the same type for multiple amplifiers in the workspace e Local Component Link Links components of the same type for a single amplifier Amp Editor 160 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Link group list This shows a list of the link groups The link groups and the parameters components and amplifiers associ ated with the groups are shown in a hierarchical display You can click to select a parameter component or amplifier that is associated with a link group e Link group name By clicking the symbols shown at the left of the link group name you can show or hide the lower l
10. It may be that an unsupported Mini YGDAI card is inserted in the slot or that the inserted Mini YGDAI card has malfunctioned Single Replace the card witha supported Mini YGDAI card Amplifier problem Fan failed Ch DC output detected Ch DC output detected PSU temperature too high Ch Fan speed changed Speaker output level Line voltage error Output current too high Ch VHF detected Ch Speaker output shorted Ch Speaker output clipped Ch Output power is limited Ch Output voltage is limited Ch Fan failed DC detected PSU temp Fan speed SP out lvI Line v error Curr too high VHF detected SP out short SP out clip Pwr limited Vitg limited The channel cooling fan has stopped Since a direct current component was detected in the speaker output the power amp s power supply has been shut down The power supply was shut down because d c was detected on a speaker output The channel power supply section s temperature is abnormally high so the fan is rotating at high speed The temperature of the amp section heat sink has changed and the fan speed is now L Very low speed M low speed H medium speed VH high speed The temperature of the amp section head sink has changed and the speaker output is now 0dB 1dB 2dB muted Since the power su
11. f correctly please initialize the memory Elash ROM Should this also fails contact AS device error error your Yamaha dealer Se ee The current scene settings Recall the scene If this does not Current scn lost saved in internal memory solve the problem contact your Fault Single have been lost Yamaha dealer ce 016 memory iPreblennas Contact your Yamaha dealer Fault Continual preset found occurred Either the internal backup battery has run low or the device has Fault Single Sacunedaa Reame dala The settings saved in malfunctioned lost internal memory have If a problem persists even after a been lost scene or preset is recalled 015 consult your nearest Yamaha Fault Continual dealer It is likely that the device has A problem has occurred in malfunctioned immediately stop Dear pe i the internal DSP using the device and contact Fault outa your Yamaha dealer error eT T aa ensa Saving failed Saving failed Turn the power off then turn on S after waiting at least 6 seconds li Illegal MAC The device has not started this does not solve the problem l Illegal MAC adr 005 up correctly please initialize the memory Fault Continual address Should this also fails contact our Yamaha dealer hardware error error error The internal backup battery has been No battery No battery 010 Fault Continual ae exhausted or is When you turn off the power the not installed current settings will be lost and The i
12. Clock Setup dialog box page 66 Amp Editor 2 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E GPI tab ACD1 only Calibrates the input voltage detection range for the device s GPI connector Information Setup All Ports a fs H200 H200 Som eean M40 ig _s M4180 M1 P2500 P3500 d Tapn 10 ACT Reset m m P3301 N POS as is eee S FEAN PCAs A re Wanna PC4S01N POS 1 FPC H m P6501 N POS e a 13 acm T Setting the minimum input voltage All Ports check box Selects the check boxes of all ports Port check boxes Specifies the selected ports as the target of calibration Calibration data Indicates the input voltage in realtime Reset button Resets the calibration of the selected port s Max button Setting the maximum input voltage Port check boxes Date Time GPI In foo E E E E mi a 74 a ZN N CE Max Min Calibration data Sets the current input voltage of the selected port s as the maximum value The specified maximum value is shown as a red marker Min button Sets the current input voltage of the selected port s as the minimum value The specified minimum value is shown as a blue marker 83 Amp Editor Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window IP Address Click the Device menu command IP Address to access the IP Address dialog box
13. Offline Only Selected scenes From scene No 0 To scene Na 49 3 Selects the settings you wish to copy If you select the Scene check box when the unit is offline you will be able to select a scene as a copy source 4 Click the OK button The selected setting will be copied E Pasting settings You can paste the copied amplifier settings to another unit in the same series 1 Right click the icon of the amplifier to which you want to paste the amplifier settings 2 In the context menu choose Paste 3 Click the OK button on the confirmation dialog The settings will be pasted to the destination amplifier Ael You cannot paste the scene to the destination amplifier while the amplifier is online Amp Editor 107 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window E Renaming Rename Label You can edit the name label of a device or workspace with the exception of I O cards 1 Right click the icon of the item that you want to rename 2 From the context menu choose Rename Label The Rename Device Label dialog box will appear eq Rename Device Labels Device TX6n 1 e For items other than an amplifier only Name can be edited 3 Enter the desired name in the text box such as Device and Channel A 4 Click the OK button The name will be changed and the dialog box will close If you click the Cancel button the dialog box will close without changing the n
14. Save As command The Save command will overwrite the previously saved version of the project The Save As command will save the project under a different name Amp Editor 12 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 An overview of Amp Editor Saving a project 1 Inthe main panel window click File menu Save The currently open project will be overwritten Save as a specified name The main panel window File menu Save As command lets you save the currently open project with the name you specify If you re saving for the first time a project will be created If the project has already been assigned a name and saved it will be saved as a different project 1 Inthe main panel window click File menu Save As The Save Project As dialog box will appear When saving the library file with a project select the Copy library data from the user library folder check box If you click the OK button the Select Library dialog box will appear This dialog box shows the library files are saved to the User Library folder Select the library file to be copied to the proj ect folder and then click the OK button e If a library file of the same name already exists in the destination for the project the dialog box will ask whether you want to overwrite or save the library file as a specified name with num bers When you save it as a specified name with numbers a list of the library files that wer
15. When the file is stored the threshold is lowered by 6 dB If the settings are other than the combination listed above use the Speaker Processor s Limiter setting page 172 to make further adjustments to the threshold as follows e If the gain is 6 dB low e g when the MY8 DA96 whose maximum output is 18 dBu is used together with an amplifier whose gain is 26 dB lower the threshold 6dB e If the gain is 6 dB high e g when the SP2060 whose maximum output is 24 dBu is used together with an amplifier whose gain is 32 dB raise the threshold 6dB E 8 Band EQ component library Gi 8 Band EQ Ch A 0 TX5n Library Name Library STORE Project Library Open File Dialog TFAG00_3wyPEQ2 TFA600_3wyPEQ3 TFA600_3wyPEQ4 TFA600_4wyPEQ1 TFA600_4wyPEQ2 i TFAGO 0 4wyPEQ3 7 N q q q q TFA600_4wyPEQ4 Library files have a file name extension of ce2 8 BandEQ Library files created by DME Designer file name extension cel can also be recalled but not saved You can save a library item by pressing the Library STORE button then specifying the library file name and a folder to store it in If you save the library file in the folder selected in the User Library Folder of the Prefer ence dialog box page 39 the file name will appear in the Library RECALL menu The name of the copied library file will also be shown in the project folder
16. choose Speaker Processor Library Manager to access the Speaker Processor Library Manager dialog box Here you can edit the amplifier unit s Speaker Processor component library or add an item The edit add copy procedure is described below Editing the library 1 2 3 4 In the Device list click the amplifier that you wish to edit Click the From Device button The Library list displays data from the Speaker Processor component library Edit the settings Select an item from the Library list Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to modify the order of the item list if desired Use the Delete Item button to delete the selected item Press the Export Library button to save the Library list data as a file Press the Import Library button to apply the file content to the settings After you finish editing click the To Device button The Library list data is applied to the amplifier settings Adding an item file to the Library 1 2 3 In the Device list click the amplifier that you wish to add to the Library Click the From Device button The Library list displays data from the Speaker Processor component library Click the Add Item button Items that can be added are displayed in the list Select an item you wish to add to the Library Click the Add selected button The added item appears in the Library list Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons
17. f ON e OFF Indicates specifies the display contrast The setting has a range of 0O 100 e Backlight TXn ACD1 only Indicates specifies the lit status of the display s backlight e ON Always lit e If the power supply is in Standby mode the operation will be the same as Auto OFF e Auto OFF The backlight will light when a panel operation is performed and will go dark ten seconds after the panel operation has ended e DIMMER XMV only e Priority to Soft check box Checking this check box will enable you to change the brightness of the LED on the rear panel from Amp Editor Unchecking this check box will disable the ON OFF radio button and you will be unable to change the brightness of the LED on the rear panel from Amp Editor Amp Editor 1 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window mE Date Time tab Setup Date Time GPI Date Time 2010 07 02 18 1019 Enable Daylight Saving Time Offset Chr ming start End Chir iri E xH200 H200 E a00 xMA0 Erm M4180 xMAT P9500 P3500 THin ACD Sen 7 P 03301 N POSS E meP CA800N P48 ee meme SP CABO N Pd Pe mmm 21 P6501 N P65 pee 13 acm J Date Time Shows the time of the internal clock built into the device To set this use the Clock Setup dialog box page 66 Enable Daylight Saving Time check box This indicates the device s daylight saving time setting To make daylight saving time settings use the
18. 5 YAMAHA 1 l r Y ALERT IE Bi a TS on a CE in T IDENTiFy ye E DuA H gt SIGNA f PE RBER RE eS BEE i a E NETWoRx j i f i i 3 EN BEE fie ROTECTion y Sy a E E xe PARALLEL f cm ft mf POWER 4 E fe Y STANDBy i pipi la l Bae Li BY sec f HEGRE k 4 PAN F B l l a SYAMAHA TTT NA i E i MUTE l l bi yy ia w e ie i e ei it fi ia s E j ii EEEngine a ALERT f i CLIP ON IDENT SIGNA IFY GNAL is NETWORK PROTECTION A ii l BRIDGE fies wi PARALLEL Power TaN It ce Th reas ae ae non Tr i w Ae E A ET ire te BR ie Rom te sree S57 PA asam cet areira L STANDBY as J E OFF Z aan j P l l A A RES E i LN MUTE A ty Fi MUTE f a S 3 J t ALERT i CLIP l E IDENTIFY IER S IKE S NETWORK PROTECTION l BRIDGE L PARALLEL wa es POWER Ll STANDBY OFF What is Amp Editor Amp Editor is software that enables network compatible amplifiers such as the TXn series and XMV series amp control devices the ACD 1 and compatible amplifiers connected to amp control devices to be assembled into a system and then be monitored and controlled from a computer Amp Editor allows centralized monitoring and control of multiple connected devices Special Notices The software and this manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corpo
19. Amp Editor 8 Main Panel WINdOW cccccscccesssccsesseeccseeecesstesessteceesueeessateeensees 9 Tree View WINdOW cccccccscsscscesssssessssseevsssnessssneessneuenenssnevsunnenens 10 Detail View WINGOW ccccsseccssscceesreeecsseeecssetesessteseesaeeesaeeeens 11 EEE E PE E E AAE AEAEE EEE E T 12 Chapter3 Setup 15 Device ID SOTINGS rrinin aa 15 IP address SCTINGS issvcssisincwnisasessbadenrendesvstnarvantanaseiuadvesineduateanneuns 17 Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor 23 Chapter5 Main panel window 33 Objects in the window and their function sessen 33 Menus in the main panel WINGOW cccccccsssceessseessssesesseeeens 36 PLOTELONGCES ciccsassecvrevscrsascaretedacianiansusasninnbsnsilakantunsvankuavaeiduveuitaveus 39 Event LOO wvsctuiniccevinanisassivessiisaaavavesnststawiatewnaiucinadetionssieisaincontindl 43 Device Information cc ecceeccceeeceeseeeeesseeecsseeeceseteeeesaeesessneeens 49 Scene Manager ssssesssesnessnessnrssnresunrunnnnnrunnnunnnnnnnuennuernnernnennne 5 E i E A EE T A A O T seane 55 Word Clock TXn only ccsccccctedscsscactostaleonwndeaeesannsscccostaactsdeartentcays 59 Speaker Processor Library Manager TXn only cccceeee 61 NOG I cians caine E E an O E E E 66 Language TXN OMY ssesssneenensnnnnnnnnnnnennnnsnnnrnnnrrrsrrnnrirnrinseennn 67 GPI AGD TOD sicissstaseescestonesarittranaguodrataemanidvasieaninnneniateaniinn 68 UTE AE E E E A A ET A E E E A 76 Me AAOS E
20. E IF Address 192168000 003 Current Scene 02 Scene 02 Gut Copy Paste Insert Clear Recall Sate cene No Name Protect Tnitial Data Read Only ocene 02 ocene U3 No Data Scene list No Data No Data Moa Data No Data No Data Moa Data No Data Scene Link Manager Recall Amp Editor 51 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Device Selects the amplifier in the workspace for which changes will be made e Network Status The icon indicates the network status of the amplifier e IP Address Indicates the IP address of the amplifier e Current Scene Indicates the scene number and scene name of the amplifier Scene list This shows the scene contents e Scene No Indicates the scene number Click here to select a scene e Name Indicates the scene name Click the Name box and enter a name for the scene A maximum of 18 single byte characters can be entered Double byte characters such as Japanese can also be used If the scene has not been stored this will indicate No Data You can enter a name when storing the scene By default this will automatically be given a name such as Scene 01 or Scene 02 The two digit number will be the same as the stored scene number the number shown in Scene No e You can enter up to 18 single byte characters but the number and type of characters that can be displayed will depend on the device Cha
21. Gain Sens button the Redundancy button or the Amp Mode button the Gen eral tab of the Device Properties window will appear page 127 Amp Editor 141 Owner s Manual Chapter 9 Signal Path View window TXn only Opening the component editor When you click the icon of a component the corresponding component editor window will open page 143 The component editor lets you edit detailed parameters of the component Delay Delay Scale Click A AB SAMPLE METER ada 59m7 5 PEET 1127 26ft s Switching a function or signal on off By clicking the ON button or MUTE button of a component or signal path you can switch the component or mute on off Delay e Locations where nothing happens when you click are for display only Amp Editor 142 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only When you click a component that has been placed in the Signal Path View window the component editor window will open The component editor allows you to edit detailed parameters for the component Objects in the window and their function Title bar Snap Delay Delay Scale Edit box SAMPLE F 45 0kHz Knob HETER ada 59m E FEET 1 127 26ft s Button Aez The content of the window as well as the name shown in the title bar will depend on the type of compo nent Title bar Shows the name of the component Snap This lets you temporarily store up to fo
22. Here you can view the event log of a device write to a log file on the computer and specify the event log that will be saved on the device itself E Event Log dialog box To access the Event Log dialog box click the View menu Event Log command or click the Show Hide Event Log shortcut button If the dialog box is open while online a new event log for all devices connected online will be displayed in realtime If Enable is turned on in the Log Setup dialog box the events will simul taneously be written to the log file on the computer e The event log that is shown can be specified for each device in the Alert Setup dialog box page 55 Show Hide buttons Event log list Information Warning Error Fault es 7 Log Setup a Event Log i Word clack unlocked Resolved Tedn 1 OG Tan 2009 08 17 14 03 14 2009 08 17 14 06 57 4 A Slot sync error Single Cecurred Thin 0 2 Tan 2009 0817 14 03 14 2009 08 17 14 06 58 4 r clock unlocked Sle E Se tae er ae eae T E E T E agar Doa EAE IE A AEE E ae Se He er Sek Duthie erie a heen Fp ee re ee seer pscene recalled 9 Occurred ACO 01 1 Tn 009708017 14 51 50 2009 0817 14 53 08 2 Show Hide buttons Information Warning Error Fault These buttons switch each type of event between shown and hidden Log Setup button Shows the Log Setup dialog box page 47 Here you can make event log settings Amp Editor 43 m Owner s Manua
23. Hold down the lt Ctrl gt key and press the lt C gt key The control will be copied to the clipboard 3 Make the custom control panel active then hold down the lt Ctrl gt key and press the lt V gt key The control will be copied You can also paste by clicking the Paste button of the tool palette The order of the controls The controls will be stacked with the most recently pasted control on top Edit boxes will be in the tab order in which you pasted them e In the component editor you can select multiple controls by holding down the lt Shift gt key while you click and drag Controls that were copied in a single action will be pasted in the same order Amp Editor 186 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Editing controls The controls you copied can be edited in the custom control panel Selecting a control The way in which to select a control is the same as in the component editor or Detail View window Click to select a control or lt Shift gt click to select multiple controls You can clear a selection by holding down the lt Shift gt key and clicking the selected control If you begin dragging from a location in a window where no controller is displayed a border will appear and the controls within that border will be selected A red border is shown around the selected control s Moving You can move the selected control s by dragging them or by using the keyboard s cursor keys
24. IP Address Mode for XMV you must set the device setting DIP switch IP SETTING on the XMV s rear panel to PC and then restart the XMV so that the change will take effect DHCP Mode button The IP Address Mode of all devices connected to the specified network will be switched to DHCP When the IP Address Mode is set to DHCP you can use the Auto IP Address Assign function or a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to the devices e This can be changed only when offline e When you click the DHCP Mode button communication between Amp Editor and the device will be interrupted momentarily and the device icon in the Tree View window will be grayed out until the device IP address is re established Once communication restarts and Amp Editor recognizes the device the device icon in the Tree View window will indicate that the device is off line If Amp Editor does not recognize the device click the Refresh button in the Tree View window MANUAL Mode button The IP Address Mode of all devices connected to the specified network will be switched to Manual If this is set to Manual the same IP address will be maintained even if the device s power is turned off Choose this if you want to shorten the time required for IP address assignment when the system starts up or if you re using a remote controller such as AMX or Crestron e This can be changed only when offline e When you click the Manual Mode button communicatio
25. Ss Library STORE Project Library Pre installed Library Flat ce Open File Dialog Martin Tannoy Turbosound Yamaha 3 Clicka library item name file name in the Library RECALL menu The parameters of the library item will be recalled e Library items that were saved in folders other than the User Library folder or the project folder are not shown in the Library RECALL menu You can recall such a file by clicking Open File Dialog in the Library RECALL menu and selecting it in the dialog box that appears Amp Editor 7455 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Parameter link Component link E What are Parameter Link and Component Link Parameters of the same type controls of a component can be grouped to link their parameters This is called parameter link When you edit one of the parameters in a parameter link group the other parameters of the same parameter link group will change in the same way In the same way as when using the Parameter Link function parameters can also be linked between groups of components of the same type This is called component link Since Parameter link and Component link each allow two types of linking Global link and Local link there are a total of four types of linking Global link will link the parameters components of the amplifiers in a workspace Local link will link the parameters components of a single amplifier Gl
26. View window or the custom control panel A context menu will appear E Custom Control Panel Zone B Design Mode Peak Hold v Level Meter Enable Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Amp Editor m 184 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels 4 Inthe context menu click Design Mode to turn it on You ll be in Design mode 5 Drag a control from the component editor into the custom control panel The control will be placed in the custom control panel a Custom Control Panel Zone B id Speaker Processor Ch A Crossover gt o amp 53 Shh Speaker Processor o GR A POIR Frequency 5c Frequency ONLINE SOLO Amp Editor 185 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Using copy and paste to place a control Copy a control in the component editor or Detail View window and then paste it into the custom control panel In the component editor or Detail View window you can copy the control by either pressing the Copy command shortcut key lt Ctrl gt lt C gt or by clicking the Copy button of the tool palette In the custom con trol panel you can paste the control by either pressing the Paste command shortcut key lt Ctrl gt lt V gt or by clicking the Paste button of the tool palette 1 Make the copy source component editor or Detail View window active and select a con trol Speaker Processor Crossover Frequency 2
27. What is GPI GPI stands for General Purpose Interface and allows you to use GPI input output for remote control of compati ble devices from a custom made controller or an external device For example input signals via GPI IN can be used to switch scenes or to edit the parameters of a component For details on GPI connections refer to the owner s manual of each device The following items can be specified l Parameter Value Edit Direct Parameter Value AnaloglnputVoltage AlertMaxTH Output Polarity SpeakerOutputlmp SpeakerOutputPower AlertMaxTH ia aa Ma Sa a SpeakerOutputVoltage v r v Available Not available The number of these items equals the number of channels The amplifier mode will not be switched via GPI IN signals The XM model features two amplifier modes Amp Editor 8 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window GPI dialog box Click the Device menu command GPI to access the GPI dialog box Here you can make GPI input output settings for the device Click the OK button to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box 34x P2500 O4 PO2001 H a Parameter Value Edit 30 4 H200 AmpEntr l Power PowerSwitch Standby JN GPI OUT re ee Direct Parameter Wale 01 TAn Amp Ctr Common Power PowerSwitch standby 2 Parameter Value Edit 32 8 P2500 AmpCtLSpeakerQutputVoltage 0 Alertas TH 38 Od Bu 04 PC2001 4 Recall oo H200 OO Init
28. current scene is the same scene specified by Parame ter and Open will be output otherwise Open will be output if the current scene is the same scene specified by Parameter and Closed will be output otherwise The output will briefly change for 250 msec from Open to Closed if the current scene is the same scene specified by Parameter The output will briefly change for 250 msec from Closed to Open if the current scene is the same scene specified by Parameter Amp Editor 4 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Mute The muting status of the specified amp will be output from GPI OUT Use Device to select the amplifier that will be controlled If you select ALL all amplifiers connected to that device will be selected Parameter Threshold and Polarity are unavailable Output Type specifies how the output from GPI OUT will occur Standby On The power Standby On status of the specified amp will be output from GPI OUT Use Device to select the amplifier that will be controlled If you select ALL all amplifiers connected to that device will be selected Parameter Threshold and Polarity are unavailable Type specifies how the output from GPI OUT will occur Parameter Value Edit The state of a component s parameter will be output from GPI OUT Use Device to select the appli cable amplifier Use Parameter to specify the name of the parameter that will be sent
29. disable alert messages and specify their types for each device Alert messages can be viewed and saved in the event log and are used as trigger signals when a fault occurs E Detecting devices Update From the context menu that appears when you right click choose Update the devices connected to the network will be detected and shown in the Tree View window Amp Editor 111 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window E Matching Device Matching If devices are connected to the network the devices in Amp Editor will normally be automatically matched with the actual devices If the Device ID or MAC addresses differ between the devices in Amp Editor and the actual devices the devices in Amp Editor and the actual devices must be manually matched Matching must be done if devices have been replaced due to a malfunction or other reason e The Device Matching function does not work with XMV units Use a combination of the DIP switches and UNIT ID rotary switch on the rear panel to match the UNIT ID 1 Right click the icon of a device in the Unmatched Device area 2 From the context menu choose Device Matching The Device Matching dialog box will appear aq Device Matching Source Device Label Tx6n 1 Tan BA TXGn 2 2 Tan sell TX6n 3 3 TFA E TEn 44 4 3 From the devices shown in the Device List select the device in Amp Editor that you want to match 4 Click the OK button The
30. e This button opens another window This cannot be placed in a custom control panel Amp Editor 144 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Pull down menu When you click this a pull down menu will appear PEQ L SHELF 6dB Oct L SHELF 12dB Oct H SHELF 6dB Oct H SHELF 12dB Oct HPF LPF Edit box This shows the current value of the setting To edit the value use the mouse or keyboard to enter the desired value When you change the value the knob or slider will move e Click The text of the selected edit box will turn red You can edit the value by entering the desired value from the keyboard Press the lt Enter gt key to confirm the input e Using the spin box to edit a value The spin box will appear when you move the mouse cursor to the edit box Click the VW A buttons to increase or decrease the value Amp Editor 145 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only e Double click This will select the numerical value You can edit the value by entering the desired value from the key board Press the lt Enter gt key to confirm the input Press the lt Enter gt key to confirm Enter from the keyboard e Movement using the lt Tab gt key When an edit box is selected you can press the lt Tab gt key to select the next edit box By pressing lt Shift gt lt Tab gt you can select the preceding edit box e Using the keys mouse to edit a val
31. for devices other than XMV To access the Scene Link Manager dialog box select the System menu command Scene Link Manager click the Scene Link Manager button in the Scene Manager dialog box or click the Show Hide Scene Link Manager button in the Main Panel window This allows you to specify or recall a scene link with multiple amplifiers in the workspace By making scene link settings the scenes of multiple amplifiers can be simultaneously recalled in a single operation Up to one hundred scene links can be specified Neuz This is a function in Amp Editor it does not affect scene recalls that are performed from the panel of a device itself or from an external device e The Preferences dialog box specifies the automatic closure of the dialog box that appears when stor ing or recalling a scene page 39 Scene Link list Scene list eq SCENE Link Manager e Link Setup Delete kan Matal Current Scene Ho Title 01 Mo Data 02 No Data 7 EDER on O _ 03 No Data M ET maa 04 No Data ee E B 06 No Data eer 2 m 06 No Data han Ten BeA Tn 3 Ba 07 Mo Data g Mo Data og No Data 10 Mo Data 11 No Data 12 No Data 13 Mo Data 14 No Data 15 No Data 16 Mo Data 17 No Data 18 No Data 19 Mo Data 20 Mo Data 21 Mo Data 22 Mo Data J3 No Data a4 Mo Data 25 No Data W Select All Scene Assien W
32. in order to convert the settings optimally for the TXn amplifier e The limiter within the Speaker Processor is applied before the attenuator This means that if the attenua tor is lowered the limiter will be applied at a lower output level Limiters that are unaffected by the attenuator include the Voltage Limiter and Power Limiter found in the Limiter tab page 130 of the Device Property window These limiters are applied at the last stage of the amplifier later than the attenuator Amp Editor 172 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E I O card This lets you specify the input output mode of a digital I O card inserted in the slot The parameters shown will depend on the type of card There is no editor for an AD card or DA card e For details on the MY16 CII card editor refer to page 174 e The editor for an EtherSound card such as the MY16 ES64 cannot make EtherSound settings such as routing To make EtherSound settings use the AuvilTran Corporation s AVS ESMonitor software Hish Sampling Mode Ineut Format DOUBLE SPEED OutPut Format DOUBLE SPEED Sameling Rate Converter Parmer Range nn DOUBLE SPEED ar hia used for the high sampling Input Format DOUBLE CHANNEL l l This cannot be selected for a card that supports SINGLE only one format Sampling Rate Con verter On Off Turns on the sampling rate converter MY8 AE96S only If this is on the speed of the word clock fr
33. in which the file will be saved If you want the file to appear in the Library RECALL menu save without changing the folder e If you do not change the folder the file will be saved in the User Library folder 5 Fora Speaker Processor component specify the security of the library item if necessary After selecting the Create a protected file cep too check box choose the security level Edit edit able View viewable or Hide not viewable for each parameter Polarity Level and Others A library item file that was saved with security settings cannot be re saved with modified security settings 6 Click the Save button If the Create a protected file cep too check box has been selected both cep file with security and ce2 without security will be saved Amp Editor 154 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Recalling a library item You can load a stored parameter set into the component To recall a library item use the Library RECALL but ton When you recall a library item the parameter set will be stored in the currently selected Snap button 1 Click the snap button A D in which you want to store the parameter set 2 Click the Library RECALL button The library items in the User Library folder the library items in the project folder and the pre installed library items will be displayed as the Library RECALL menu For a Speaker Processor component
34. it cannot be synchronized with the word clock the clock is different This channel of the slot is invalid an analog I O card is installed or no card is installed Slot information Card This indicates the name of the card installed in the slot Lock But Not Sync ed Master clock select buttons Card Internal Select one word clock to use for synchronization The clock that can be selected will depend on the amplifier Clock buttons shown in gray cannot be selected Synchronize to the clock information included in the input signal from the digital O card installed in the slot Select this either by two channel units or by the card depending on the type of I O card The internal word clock will be the master clock You can also select the fre Internal quency of the internal word clock Auto Scan Mode This specifies whether the master clock will be switched automatically when a valid word clock is no longer being input to the port that s assigned as the master clock or when a port of the slot is found to have a valid word clock being input while the internal word clock is selected If this setting is ON the master clock will automatically be switched according to the following order of pri ority 1 The selected port of the slot 2 The internal word clock Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Speaker Processor Library Manager TXn only From the Device menu
35. left most control and right most control will not move the control s in the middle will be spaced equally The space between each control will be equal e Align Vertically button This can be used only if three or more controls are selected The controls will be spaced apart at equal distances top to bottom The top control and bottom control will not move the control s in the middle will be spaced equally The space between each control will be equal Line button Places a line Box button Places a rectangle Ellipse button Places an ellipse Text button Places a text box Picture button Places a graphic file Button button Places a toggle button Knob button Places a knob Amp Editor 181 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Slider button Places a slider Edit Box button Places an edit box Scene Recall Button button Places a Scene Recall button Scene Store Button button Places a Scene Store button Online Button button Places an Online button Solo Mode Button button Places a Solo Mode button Close button Places a Project Close button Grid setting When placing controls you can align them to a grid Here you can specify the grid spacing A menu will appear when you click the W button Click the desired grid interval If you select OFF the grid will be turned off e If the gri
36. level meters will be enabled Add Parameter to Parameter Link only when you right click on a control Allows you to create a parameter link group or to add the parameter of the right clicked control to a group page 158 Add Component to Component Link Allows you to create a component link group or to add a component to a group page 158 Open Parameter Link Opens the Parameter Link dialog box page 160 Here you can view or edit the status of parameter link Amp Editor 149 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Close All Editor Windows Closes all of the editor windows Device Properties Opens the Device Properties window page 127 E The context menu in Design mode Of the items in the Operation mode context menu Peak Hold and Level Meter Enable are not shown Design Mode Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Device Properties Snap This function temporarily memorizes the parameter settings of the component editor When you click a snap but ton all parameters of the editor will switch to the parameter set that was stored in that button At this time the parameter set prior to this change will be stored in the snap button that had been selected before the switch When you recall a library item page 152 the library item s parameter set will be stored in the snap button that is turned on at that time Gj Input Delay Ch A
37. m 100 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window E Specifying the I O card MY Card Type When offline you can change the I O card that is inserted in the TXn By default an AES IO card is inserted in the TXn 1 Right click a TXn icon 2 From the context menu choose I O Card Selection The I O Card Selection dialog box will appear eq Select MY Card Cand AES 3 From the dropdown menu beside Card choose the appropriate card If you want to remove the card select none 4 Click the OK button The setting will be applied and the dialog box will close If you click the Cancel button the dialog box will close without applying the setting e f a TXn in which an I O card is inserted is connected to the network it will be shown in Amp Editor with the corresponding card selected E Viewing the event log Individual Event Log When you right click a device s icon and choose Individual Event Log from the context menu that appears the Individual Event Log dialog box will appear page 45 This displays an event log for the events generated by the device that you right clicked e If you opened the Individual Event Log dialog box from the Tree View window this will be displayed with the All Logs button turned on E Resetting the FAULT OUTPUT connector Reset Fault Output From the context menu that appears when you right click the icon of a device you can choose Reset Fault
38. mrncari iei ea 84 IP COMMON PON NO neciunnnopaniaine a 85 Firmware Update Updating the internal firmware 86 scene Link Manager for devices other than XMV 000 89 GR OTK o CID ariaren cnceutiataniventecut 91 synchronization Synchronization with devices ccceee 94 Custom Control Panel Manager 96 System View Creator oo ccecccccseccsseccssesesseccseesesseecsseeessneseeteeeeeey 98 Speaker Processor Library Converter 101 Amp Editor m 3 Chapter6 Tree View window 102 ree StrUCTUIG ccccssscssessssscvssseessssnessnsecesseenessnensnecuneecenenensnenens 104 Operations in the Tree View Window ccecce 105 Chapter7 Detail View window 114 Device Detail View ccccccssccccescccessreeeesseeccsseeeesseeeecsetesessteseeas 115 Chapter8 Device Properties window 127 Chapter9 Signal Path View window TXn only 141 Opening the component editor eeen 142 switching a function or Signal ON OFf cece ceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 142 Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only 143 Objects in the window and their function sosesc 143 Operation mode and Design mode aececi 148 Context MENU svesisiswicnasivsnssavaevassidvnvareraunhiveuvnivsnnvaniavanesansebendivunwets 149 CON AD E E E A E E A A 150 TOT cA A A EE E E E AEE EE A E 152 Parameter link Component liNK aseeseen 156 Component guide sseeseeesesirsrrerrrsrrrrrrrsrrrrrrnrrrnrrrrerrsrrrerreen 162 Chapter 11 Custom control panels 176 Cr
39. panel window Auto Save Here you can make settings for saving the project automatically This does nothing if the project has never been saved e Auto Save does not copy a library file to the project folder If you want to save the library file to the project folder execute the Save or Save As function from the File menu page 32 e Enable check box If this is selected the current project will be saved automatically The project file will be overwritten onto the existing one e Interval in minutes Specifies the interval in minutes at which the file will be automatically saved Device Matching Specifies how the devices in the project will be associated with the actual devices if the Device IDs or MAC addresses of the devices in the project differ from those of the actual devices when you open a project e Strict Matching by MAC address Matches the devices based on their MAC address Choose this if you want to manage the devices strictly based on their MAC address e Loose Matching only by Device ID Matches the devices based on their Device ID Normally you will choose this setting e The direction in which synchronization is performed will determine whether the settings of the devices in the project or the settings of the actual devices will take priority e Matching will not be performed if the models differ between the project and the actual devices If the models are different you ll need to synchroniz
40. recalled as a scene link e The XMV does not support scenes E SOLO Solo Master You can enable or disable the solo function Solo Master for the workspace When online clicking the SOLO button will display a confirmation dialog box allowing you to enable or disable the function You can click V to access a list that lets you switch between Mix mode and Last mode Select Mix if you want to select multiple channels for solo output or Last if you want only the last selected channel to be soloed Enabled Disabled e The XMV does not support the solo function Amp Editor 35 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Menus in the main panel window E File menu New Ctrl N Open Ctrl 0 Save Ctrl S Save As Preferences 1 C AmpEditor hall B 2 C AmpeEditor hall A Exit Creates a new project page 12 This cannot be selected when online Opens a saved project page 14 This cannot be selected when online Saves overwrites onto the existing project page 13 Saves the project to a different folder page 13 Opens the Preferences dialog box page 39 Recently used projects Lists projects that were saved recently You can open a project by clicking its project name This cannot be selected when online E View menu w Tree Custom Contrl Panel Ewent Log Device Information Command Operation Shows or hides the Tree View window page 102 Cust
41. selected device Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask of the selected device Amp Editor 84 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window IP Control Port No Click the Device menu command IP Control Port No to access the IP Control Port No dialog box For each device you can specify the Ethernet port number that will be used for remote control from an external remote controller via the remote control protocol Click OK to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box e This can be set only when offline e When you click the OK button communication with the specified device will be broken and the device icon will temporarily be dimmed in the Tree View window FAR jp Control Port No Device IP Control Port No 49152 Device Selects the device whose port will be changed The current port setting of the selected device is shown below IP Control Port No Specifies the Ethernet port number 49152 49407 that will be used for remote control from an external remote controller via the remote control protocol All devices in the network can communicate on the same port number Change the port number 1f there are other devices other than the TXn ACD1 that use the same port number e The XMV will display the static address 49280 Amp Editor m 85 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Firmware Update Updating the internal firmware A folder selection dialog bo
42. setting will be applied and the dialog box will close If you click the Cancel button the dialog box will close without applying the setting Amp Editor 112 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window E Moving from Unmatched Device to Workspace Move To be able to monitor and control a device displayed in the Unmatched Device area you must move the device icon to the workspace e You can move an item within the tree by dragging and dropping its icon 1 Right click the icon of a device in the Unmatched Device area 2 From the context menu choose Move The item will move to the workplace E Moving You can move an item between the Unmatched Device area and the workspace by dragging and dropping its icon Mez You cannot move an I O card by itself Amp Editor 1413 Owner s Manual Chapter TA Detail View window In the Detail View window you can monitor and control the item that is selected in the Tree View window To open the Detail View window use one of the following procedures Double click an icon in the Tree View window The Device Detail View will will appear for an amplifier and the I O Card Editor will appear for a digital I O card Select the device in the Tree View window and then click the Device Detail View button Signal Path View button or the Device Properties button The window corresponding to the button you selected will appear Right click an icon in the T
43. the devices that are connected to the network within the workspace When a problem occurs or when performing system maintenance this provides conveniently central ized management of the operating state of the devices e Amplifiers connected to the ACD1 are not shown G 4 Device Information x 192168000005 O0 AG DE442616 W141 AES IO Scene stored 1 192168000014 00 A0 DE 00 00 00 Wi41 AES I0 Scene stored 1 oo Ste umama nr E TT TT ae a lt r oT eae 192168000002 O0 AO DE4A26948 W111 AES IO Scene stored 1 192168000015 O0 A0 DE 25 BA6D V111 Scene stored 1 ACDI ACDI 13 192168000013 00 A0 DE 25 BA54 W111 Scene stored 1 Utility Event Log Save Close Reboot check box By selecting the desired check boxes and clicking the Reboot button you can reboot multiple amplifiers in a single operation When you turn on a check box the Device check box for the corresponding devices in the Firmware Update dialog box page 86 will also turn on Device Indicates the name assigned to the device Model Indicates the model name of the device e g TX6n ID Indicates the Device ID of the device Serial No TXn XMV only Indicates the serial number of the device Network Status Shows an icon to indicate the communication status of the device Online state in which the device can be monitored and controlled Offline state not synchronized with the d
44. the region above the cutoff frequency 6dB Oct and 12dB Oct specify the amount of attenuation per octave e H SHELF High Shelving Without attenuating the high frequencies this filter applies a fixed amount of attenuation to the region below the cutoff frequency 6dB Oct and 12dB Oct specify the amount of attenuation per octave e HPF High Pass Filter A gently 12 dB Oct diminishing curve will be applied to the lower frequencies e LPF Low Pass Filter A gently 12 dB Oct diminishing curve will be applied to the higher frequencies Amp Editor 107 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only e APF All Pass Filter This filter modifies only the phase passing the signal at all frequencies This is mainly used to correct the phase at the crossover band APF Ist will invert the phase at the specified frequency by 90 and for entire frequency bands by 0 180 while APF 2nd will invert the phase at the specified frequency by 180 and for entire frequency bands by 0 360 For APF 2nd you can adjust the Q setting e Horn EQ CD Constant Directivity horn speakers have the characteristic of rolling off the level of the high fre quency range Horn EQ is an equalizer that compensates for this characteristic For this reason the Gain is limited to 0 dB or higher and the Frequency is limited to 500 Hz or higher E Delay Here you can specify a delay for the signal The delay time can be specified in u
45. this is selected you can specify the start and end of daylight saving time as a day of the week Use the Start fields to specify the desired weekday of the month on which daylight saving will begin and End to specify the day on which it will end For example you can specify First Sun day April for the first Sunday in April and Last Sunday October for the last Sunday of October Day This lets you specify the start and end of daylight saving time as a day of the month Use Start to specify the day of the month on which it will begin and End to specify the day on which it will end e If you set the current time or the ending time within two hours before or after the start of daylight saving time or if you set the current time or the starting time within two hours before or after the ending time the setting will not be made correctly Events specified two hours before or after the start or end of daylight saving time will not be executed correctly Language TXn only Click the Device menu command Language to access the Language dialog box Here you can select the language for the scene names shown in the display of the TXn itself The languages that can be displayed are English German French Spanish and Japanese Click OK to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box i Language Language Amp Editor J Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window GPI ACD1 only E
46. threshold value used to determine the presence or absence of analog input for each channel e Auto Return Delay When using Redundant Override mode with Auto Return ON this specifies the time from when an inter ruption in the analog input is detected until the amplifier switches to the digital input e Auto Return When using Redundant Backup mode this specifies whether the slot input will be re enabled when the interrupted slot input has recovered When using Redundant Override mode this specifies whether the slot input will be re enabled when the analog input is interrupted 2 Amp Mode TXn Tn PC N XP XM only This section displays the amplifier s output mode Stereo Bridge Parallel For the TXn it enables you to specify the output mode For details on each output mode refer to the owner s manual of each amplifier e In the case of the TXn the setting of the amplifier itself will change when you specify the output mode here In the case of the Tn PC N the mode setting of the amplifier itself will be reflected in Amp Editor when synchronization occurs In the case of the XM XP this is not linked with the mode setting of the amplifier itself so you must set the two settings to match 3 Input Sensitivity and Amp Gain TXn only This specifies the gain Amp Gain and input sensitivity Sensitivity for each channel Gain and input sensi tivity settings are linked Settings will also be linked between channels A B if
47. value or downward to decrease the value Slider Mode Specifies what will happen when you click on the bar of a slider e Ramp When you click on the bar of a slider the knob will move by a fixed amount in the direction of where you clicked e Touch Clicking will not move the knob e Jump The knob will jump to the location where you clicked Amp Editor 44 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Meter Unit tab For each type of amplifier you can specify the index and parameter units of the meters shown in the Detail View window and the Device Properties window eq Preferences General Component Editor Meter Unit TH nalog Input Speaker Output Tn PG N Graloe Input Speaker Output APA RM ARH Speaker Output sM Speaker Output Peak Hold W Enable Level Meters Analog Input Here you can select the units of the Analog Input level meter as dBFS dBu or V Speaker Output Here you can select the units of the Speaker Output level meter as either dBu or V Peak Hold check box If this is checked peak hold will be enabled for the level meter The peak hold setting is valid only within Amp Editor It is not linked with the settings of the amplifier itself Enable Level Meters check box The level meter will be enabled if this is checked Amp Editor 42 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Event Log
48. when saving a project e If you recall a cel file the level will become 0 e A library item for Turbosound TFA600 series is provided as a Pre installed Library e You are also free to specify a different folder for saving If you ve saved a library file in a different folder you Can recall it by specifying the location of the file Amp Editor 153 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Storing a library item A component s parameter set can be saved as a library file 1 Set the parameters of the component editor 2 Inthe component editor click the Library STORE button The Store dialog box will appear For a Speaker Processor component Gi Store 4 Save in m Speaker Frocessor 1 Way ha ci E Name Date modif Type Size RA IF2108 aA IF2109 3 File name Save 6 Save as type Library File ce cep Cancel Create a protected file cepi too 5 5 i og f oO i i NOTE The protected file cep cannot be viewed or edited once created Please keep the unprotected file 4ce for future reference and editing 3 Enter the file name The file name will be used as the library name e For a Speaker Processor component the library name is shown in the display of the TXn itself English is the only language that can be shown in the TXn unit s display as the library name and the name will be a maximum of 20 characters 4 Specify the folder
49. with TXn 1Way page 101 E About menu About Amp Editor About Amp Editor Shows software version and copyright information for Amp Editor Amp Editor m 38 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Preferences Click the File menu command Preferences to access the Preferences dialog box Here you can make pref erence settings for Amp Editor Click the OK button to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box E General tab Here you can make overall preference settings eq Preferences General Component Editor Meter Unit On Startup User Library Folder O Te mp Amp editor Browse Auto Save Enable Interval in minutes a0 Device Matching Strict Matching by MAC address f Loose Watching only by Device ID Scene l Confirm Scene Store Glose progress dialog after scene recall Glose progress dialog after scene edit Device ID Display f Decimal fe Hex On Startup Choose what will happen when the application is started and when you log on e Load the last file opened Opens the project that had last been open If the project folder cannot be found because it has been moved deleted or renamed a new project will be opened e Create an empty file A new project will be opened User Library Folder Here you can specify a default folder when storing the library Amp Editor 39 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main
50. 0 Save Ctrl S Save As Preferences Recently used projects Double click the icon of a project file You can open a project by double clicking the icon of the project file file name extension yae in a project folder If Amp Editor is not running Amp Editor will start up and the project will be opened Drag and drop a project file onto the main panel window You can open a project by dragging and dropping a project file or its shortcut from a project folder into the main panel window E Closing a project Amp Editor is not able to open multiple projects simultaneously To close the currently open project either create a new project or open a different project e When copying a project to another folder or another computer you must copy the entire project folder Amp Editor 14 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 etup To use Amp Editor to monitor and control your equipment you must first specify the IP address for your computer and devices and the ID for your devices e A Device ID is a unique number assigned to each device to be recognized by the network Depending on the product the Device ID might be represented differently For example on the TXn or ACD1 it is called Device ID and expressed in decimal numbers On the XMV it is called UNIT ID and expressed in hexadecimal num bers In this manual the term Device ID or UNIT ID will be used depending on the product Device ID settings
51. Amplifiers connected to the ACD1 are not shown To verify that the amplifiers are connected to the ACD1 follow the steps below 2e Synchronization ao ofie IP Address 19216805 Synchronizing TET 19216803 Synchronizing TET 192168014 Synchronizing TET 19216802 Synchronizing 655 19216509 Synchronizing 192168015 Synchronizing t45 192168013 Synchronizing t45 W Close this window after synchronization Direction f Device gt Amp Editor Amp Editor gt Device Amp Editor 23 m Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor 3 Use the Direction field to specify the direction of synchronization and then click the Go Online button Amp Editor and the devices will synchronize and the indication in the main panel window will change to ONLINE e If you choose Amp Editor Device synchronization will occur by sending data from Amp Edi tor to the devices In this case please take care that unexpected high volume does not damage your speakers or cause hearing damage When you switch to ONLINE the amplifier icons shown in the workspace of the Tree View window will turn green 2a TreeView Identifs Tarn T rn T rn T n Ton Ton H200 NEET w410 P2500 P3500 Paco ACD PL EE nme 7 3301 N PC3301N se enemas 2 PC49001N PCAS00N m E P C480 N PE4S01 N O m e N FPCB50I N S o E 13 ACD H200 AM4080 APTOOO APSUOD Refresh e If synchronization with the devices is n
52. C output is detected the power supply to the amplifier s drive section will automatically stop and the Shutdown indicator will light red The alert indi cator will light and will be recorded in the log In order to clear the Shutdown state you must cycle the power switch of the amplifier itself This state cannot be cleared by power supply operations from Amp Editor ANOS The power supply protection temperature will differ between amplifiers For details refer to the owner s manual or reference manual of each amplifier e The temperature monitor meter shows only the head sink temperature of the amp section The temperature of the power supply section is not shown Shutdown indicator Alert indicator Normal state OK green Normal state unlit Shutdown S D red Shutdown lit 4 Clip Limiter TXn only If the Clip Limiter operates for a channel the output from the amplifier will be compressed and the Clip Lim iter indicator will turn red If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Clip Limiter indicator Alert indicator Normal state OK green Normal state unlit Limiting red Limiting E it Clip Limiter Off ox grey Amp Editor 124 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window Redundant Mode TXn only Indicates the amplifier s input redundant mode Redundant Backup Override Off To ch
53. Ch 4 i Speaker Processor Ch B Select All Deselect All Component list This shows all the components included in the scene There is a check box at the left of each component use these to select the components that you want to be unaffected by a scene recall Select All button Selects the check boxes of all components Deselect All button Clears the check boxes of all components Amp Editor 54 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Alert Setup To access the Alert Setup dialog box click the Device menu command Alert Setup or right click a device icon in the workspace of the Tree View window and choose Alert Setup from the shortcut menu that appears Here you can enable or disable alerts and specify their types for each device You can lock the alert settings by specifying a password Alerts can be viewed and saved in the event log excluding the Information and are used as trigger signals when a fault occurs e Since the XMV does not support the Alert Setup function all alerts that occur will be displayed eq Alert Setup Device List Alert Group Tee IF Address TETEE Fault Tain 132168 00000 Flash ROM device error Fault feo eee Ho current scene found Fault 197168000014 Resume data lost Fault 132 160 000 00g Network hardware error Fault DSP error Fault Saving failed Fault Illegal MAC address Fault Ho battery Fault Critical battery Error Low battery Warning Data Tra
54. E if you ll be making settings via CobraNet using CobraNet Manager etc Selecting ENABLE may cause faulty settings eee a ee ee Specifies the number of channels per Input 2 Bundle Sian a Specifies the number of channels per P output bundle Setting from this Editor DISABLE ENABLE Specifies the bit rate for output If you specify BIT OFF the output will be muted Bit Length Specifies the priority order for becom 9 Conductor Priority Auto 0 255 ing conductor A setting of 255 is the highest priority 2 The number of usable channels will decrease according to this setting Refer to the MY16 Cll Owner s Manua for details Nou For more information on CobraNet refer to the Yamaha Pro Audio website http www yamahaproaudio com Amp Editor 175 Owner s Manual SS Chapter 11 Custom control panels You can create custom control panels by laying out controls in the Detail View window or the component editor The controls in a custom control panel are linked with the original controls when you edit a parameter in a custom control panel the corresponding parameter in the Detail View window or the com ponent editor will likewise change If you edit a parameter in the Detail View window or the component editor the control in the custom control panel will change in the same way You can create a compact con trol panel by placing only the controls for parameters that are used frequ
55. Edit Box Close button Grid setting button button Box button Solo Mode Button button Text button Slider button Online Button button Ellipse button Knob button Scene Store Button button Button button Scene Recall Button button Design Mode Off button Turns design mode off Undo button Redo button Execute Undo or Redo for an operation Cut button Copy button Cuts or copies the selected control page 188 Paste button Pastes the copied control page 188 Amp Editor 18Q Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Aligning controls These align the position of the selected controls e Align Left button Aligns the selected controls to the left edge of the left most selected control e Horizontal Center Align button Aligns the selected controls by their horizontal center e Align Right button Aligns the selected controls to the right edge of the right most selected control e Align To Top button Aligns the selected controls to the top edge of the top most selected control e Vertical Center Align button Aligns the selected controls by their vertical center e Align To Bottom button Aligns the selected controls to the bottom edge of the bottom most selected control e Align Horizontally button This can be used only if three or more controls are selected The controls will be spaced apart at equal distances left to right The
56. Form this specifies the frequency of the sine wave that will be generated Specifies the output signal level PON o On Off Switches the oscillator on off Wave Form Pink noise This is a reference signal used for acoustical measurements Across the frequency band of 20 Hz 20 kHz doubling the frequency will halve the energy The loudness will be the same for each frequency band Burst noise Pink noise will be output intermittently Amp Editor 169 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Speaker Processor This displays the overall phase response and level response of all Speaker Processor components Here you can also store or recall Speaker Processor library items Use the Graph Visible DELAY PEQ buttons to specify whether the Delay and PEQ characteristics will be applied to the graph If you click one of the component icons shown in the lower part of the screen the corresponding component edi tor will open e If you recall a cep file with security the display will change according to the settings Sid Speaker Processor Ch A o le Library STORE RECALL Graph Visible ra E EE LN Sof fee pe MUTE L E Level This adjusts the signal level in a range of 00 10 dB oy Speaker Proce lo mtm Speaker Processor 6 66 Input Level Amp Editor 170 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Cro
57. General tab double click Internet protocol TCP IP The Internet protocol TCP IP properties dialog box will appear 4 Select Use the following IP address and set the IP address and Subnet mask We recommend an IP address value of 192 168 0 253 and a Subnet mask value of 255 255 255 0 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General fou can get IFP settings assigned automatically if pour network supports this capability Othenwse you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate P settings Obtain an IF address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 1952 168 0 253 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 0 254 Wotan UNS server addre Use the following DNS server addresses Prefered ONS server Alternate DNS server 2 se ot 5 Click the OK button to close the dialog box Amp Editor 19 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup E Setting the device IP address example for a TXn or ACD1 On a TXn or ACD 1 the Auto IP Address Assignment function of Amp Editor page 92 automatically assigns an IP address to each device The following procedure is based on the assumption that these IP address settings are used for communication between the devices and Amp Editor 1 Before turning on the power to the devices use an Ethernet cable to connect your com puter s Ethernet connector to the network switch and then sta
58. Here you can specify the IP address of an offline connected device one unit at a time Click OK to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box Neuz This can be set only when offline e When you click the OK button communication between Amp Editor and the device will be interrupted momentarily and the device icon in the Tree View window will be grayed out until the device IP address is re established Once communication restarts and Amp Editor recognizes the device the device icon in the Tree View window will indicate that the device is off line If Amp Editor does not recognize the device click the Refresh button in the Tree View window e When you click the OK button the IP Address Mode will change to Manual e Unless you have a specific need to do otherwise you should set the IP address to a private address 192 168 0 2 192 168 255 253 If you need to specify a global address please consult your network administrator before doing so e If you change the IP Address Mode for XMV you must set the device setting DIP switch IP SETTING on the XMV s rear panel to PC and then restart the XMV so that the change will take effect m IP Address Device PACD 1 IP Address 192 168 T 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 25 fo o Device Selects the device whose IP address will be changed The current IP address of the selected device is shown IP Address Here you can change the IP address of the
59. If you ve shift clicked to select multiple controls those controls will move together e Dragging If the grid is on the upper left of the control s you drag will snap to the grid The coordinates of the upper left corner of the control are shown while you re dragging it The distances to the right and downward are shown in units of pixels relative to the upper left corner of the window iz Custom Control Panel Zone B e Cursor keys If the grid is on you can move the control s in steps of the grid If the grid is off you can move the con trol s in steps of one pixel Aligning Use the Align Left button Align Right button Align To Top button Align To Bottom button Align Horizontally button Align Vertically button Horizontal Center Align button Vertical Center Align button in the tool palette to align multiple controls as desired The Align Horizontally button and Align Vertically button can be used only if three or more controls are selected Amp Editor 187 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Cutting pasting and copying a control You can use the Cut button Copy button and Paste button of the tool palette to edit the controls you ve placed in the custom control panel e Cut Cuts the selected control s Select one or more controls and click the Cut button in the tool palette e Copy Copies the selected control s Select one or more control
60. Neuz If you reduce the number of rows the information for amplifiers assigned to the deleted cells will be deleted Rearrange the cells as necessary Colums This specifies the number of cell columns You can specify between 1 and 8 AO If you reduce the number of columns the information for amplifiers assigned to the deleted cells will be deleted Rearrange the cells as necessary Standby On If this is selected a button that changes the power supply status of all registered amplifiers will be added in the upper part of the custom control panel All Standby STBY OW Amp Editor QQ Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Mute If this is selected a button that turns mute on off for all registered amplifiers will be added in the upper part of the custom control panel All Hute OFF OH Layout view This shows the System View layout as a combination of cells You can place an amplifier in a cell by dragging the amplifier from the Device list and dropping it on the desired cell ANO If you want to move an amplifier to a different cell drag the amplifier from its current cell and drop it on the desired cell e If you want to delete an amplifier that you placed in a cell right click the amplifier and choose Delete from the shortcut menu Create button Registers the newly created System View in the custom control panel When registration is completed the System View you creat
61. Out put to reset the output of that device s FAULT OUTPUT connector Once the C and NC pins of a device s FAULT OUTPUT connector have been shorted the C and NC pins will remain shorted until you power off the device or perform this operation to reset it Before you use this operation to reset the fault output verify that the device is operating normally Amp Editor 110 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window E Identifying a device Identify When you click the Identify button or right click a device icon and choose Identify an indicator or a display will blink on the corresponding device itself E Viewing device information Device Information When you right click and choose Device Information from the context menu the Device Information dialog box will appear listing information about the devices connected in the workspace For details refer to the main panel window s Device Information page 49 E Various settings for devices Utility When you right click a device s icon and choose Utility from the context menu that appears the Utility dia log box will appear page 76 Here you can make various settings for a device e When offline these are for display only E Alert message settings Alert Setup When you right click a device s icon and choose Alert Setup from the context menu that appears the Alert Setup dialog box will appear page 55 Here you can enable
62. Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window 2 Select the folder that contains the update file and click the OK button The Firmware Update dialog box will appear The name of the device connected offline the current firmware version and the IP address will be displayed eq Firmware Update Firmware Data Location Txn AGOI Firmware 1 10 ACD W110 n Tadn 0 1 00 Tadn 1 1 00 Tadn 2 W100 Tan W 1 00 Tn 700 ha 2 W100 192168 000 008 192168 000 007 192168 000 005 192168 000 O06 192168 000 010 192168 000 003 Select All Clear All 3 Select the check box of the device that you want to update If you click the Select All button all devices will be selected If you click the Clear All button the check boxes of all devices will be cleared 4 Click the Update button The firmware update will begin When the update is completed the device will automatically restart e Do not disconnect the Ethernet cable or power off the devices while the update is pro CAUTION ceeding Amp Editor Owner s Manual m Chapter 5 Main panel window E Recovery Update If necessary you can recover the firmware of a device If the power turns off while a firmware update is being executed the firmware will become unbootable if this occurs use Recovery Update to recover Ae Before you continue you ll need to download the firmware that you want to use for the recovery update 9 l and
63. P address set Make sure that the most significant three digits of your com device s IP address from ting does not match the range puter s IP address setting and the IP address setting in the Amp Editor of IP addresses specified in the Auto IP Address Assign field of the Network Setup dialog box Auto IP Address Assign Range are in the range of 192 168 0 192 168 254 If you want to use field of the Network Setup other settings please contact your network administrator dialog box The computer s subnet mask Set the computer s subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 setting is incorrect Can t specify the The device was started up First start up the DHCP server and then start up the device device s IP address from before the DHCP server Me DAOP Selveh The device s IP Address Mode In the Network Setup dialog box click the DHCP button to is set to Manual switch IP Address Mode to DHCP A device is not shown in the Tree View window The device or network switch is Power on the device or network switch After a device has not powered on been powered on it will take several seconds for it to appear in the Tree View window There are conflicting device IP In the IP Address dialog box set each device to a different IP addresses in the network address The most significant three digits In the IP Address dialog box set the most significant three of the computer s IP addres
64. Properties window 2 Power Limiter These settings specify how the limiter will be controlled by the output power e Check box Turns the limiter on off e Threshold Specifies the upper threshold value for the output power 3 Limiter Gain Reduction Turns channel linking of the limiter on off If this is On the limiter of the other channel will also operate in tandem when the limiter is applied to one of the channels 4 Output Voltage Calculator Calculates the Threshold value in the Voltage Limiter area e Output Power Inputs the amplifier s output power e Load Impedance Inputs the impedance of the speaker connected to each channel e button Click this button to calculate the output voltage based on the values that are input to Power and Imped ance APPLY button Click this button to specify the Output Voltage value in the Output Voltage Calculator for Threshold at the left side of the button Aez In order to convert the available values for the TXn unit the result of the calculation and the speci fied value may differ Amp Editor 131 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window E Input Alert tab TXn Tn PC N only Here you can make settings such as the threshold values for the amplifier s maximum input These settings can be changed when online or offline mq TX5n Device Properties 0 TX5n xa Analog Input voltase Matrix Mixer Input Leve
65. Store Amp Scenes When Storing a Scene Link f Scene No Delete button Deletes the selected scene link A confirmation dialog box will appear when you click this Copy button Copies the selected scene link Paste button Pastes the contents of the copied scene link to the selected scene link The selected scene link will be over written Amp Editor 89 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Link Setup button Switches the Link Setup area where you can view and edit scene link details between visible and hidden Scene Link list This shows the scene link list Store button Saves the selected scene link If you click the Store button for a scene link that indicates No Data a dialog box will appear allowing you to enter a name for the scene link e Scene links are not stored in the amplifier itself e If you ve selected a scene link whose Label area indicates No Data and then click the Store but ton without editing in the Scene Select area the scene of the same number as that scene link num ber will be stored as the scene link for all amplifiers in the workspace Recall button Recalls the scenes specified by the selected scene link for all amplifiers in a single operation Store Amp Scenes When Storing a Scene Link check box If this check box is selected storing a scene link will simultaneously store the corresponding scene on the amplifier
66. This specifies whether the gain input sensitivity settings will be linked between channels A B when the Amp Mode is Stereo The default setting is Link On 7 Click the Close button to close the dialog box 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to make basic settings for the other amplifiers e You can copy basic settings as described in Copying settings page 106 Amp Editor 26 m Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor E Monitoring and controlling multiple amplifiers By using the System View Creator dialog box you can create a System View custom control panel that enables centralized monitoring and control of multiple amplifiers 9 From the Tools menu choose System View Creator The System View Creator dialog box will appear eq System View Creator Name System View 1 joe oe E lo a ounel A Add ALL buttons for this View W Standby On wv Mute ze F F TOE E oesi 10 in the Name field enter the name of the custom control panel that you want to create 11 In this example select Type A for the Type field Type A displays more controllers than Type B Nez If you select Type B you ll be able to monitor and control a larger number of amplifiers in a sin gle screen but there will be fewer controllers 12 From the Device list drag an amplifier that you want to monitor and control and drop it into the desired cell The amplifier wil
67. UT will occur Alert Message indicating that an alert specified by Alert Setup will be output from GPI OUT Output Type is fixed to P Amp Editor 5 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Utility To access the Utility dialog box click the Device menu command Utility or right click a device icon in the workspace of the Tree View window and choose Utility from the shortcut menu that appears Here you can make various settings for a device This dialog box is available only when online E Common to all tabs Infor mation Setup Date Time GFI Infor mation Battery JK Firmware Version W113 serial Mo slot ss HE00 xH200 Eo E M40si AMA IP Address Mode Manual is M41 20 KMA IP Address 197166000001 P2500 P3000 TH Bn TE CO ACD Port Ho 1 49152 mE P0 N Psd Port No 2 ms 2 PCASOON POG mms PF OA801 N PO4d eS mem 1 PCGS01 PCS MAC Address IF Control Port No Device ID Model From the list select the device whose settings will be viewed edited E Information tab Information e Battery Indicates the state of the internal backup battery This is shown as three levels OK Low Battery or No Battery e Firmware Version Indicates the firmware version e Serial No TXn XMV only Indicates the serial number of the device e Slot TXn only Indicates the card name if an I O card is installed in the device
68. View button Signal Path View button Device Properties button or right click it and choose Properties from the context menu that appears Specifies button settings such as the display format Size OK za Width oy ee 7 Cancel mm Type O Text i Picture m Text Text PROPERTIES Text Font Button Color ea Select Color Size Specifies the button s size in units of pixels Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height Type Specifies the display format for a button PROPERTIES T Text When you select Text in the Type enter the text that will be shown on the button Text Font button Click this to access the Select Font dialog box where you can specify the font font size and style Button Color Click the Select Color button to access the Select Color dialog box where you can specify the color of the button From above these specify the color when the button is off or on Amp Editor 199m Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels E List of properties that can be edited Text ae button Scene Recall button Scene Store button d m fp pEditbox box see h coon Se Gain reduction meter _ reduction meter Gain reducti
69. a_sub ce z O 1F2112M95_bi_H ce2 a O 1F2112M99 bi_L ce je O 1F2112M99_ bi sub L ce i O 1F2112M99_ pace Browse Add selected e Library add item list Here you can select the items that you want to add to the Library list To select an item add a check mark to the check box shown at the left of the item file name e Browse button This button lets you add an item file extension ce2 or cep with security to the Library add item list When you click the Browse button a dialog box will appear allowing you to select a file Select an item file then click the Open button the item will be added to the Library add item list You can select multiple files by holding down the Ctrl key or Shift key while making your selection e Add selected button Click this button to add the selected items to the Library list and then close the Add Item dialog box e Cancel button Press this button to cancel the operation and then close the Add Item dialog box Amp Editor 4 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Delete Item button This button deletes the selected item from the library Move Up Move Down buttons These move the selected item up or down in the Library list e You can move multiple files simultaneously by holding down the Ctrl key or Shift key while mak ing your selection Import Library button This button loads a library archive file file na
70. ain panel window E Log Setup dialog box In the Event Log dialog box click the Log Setup button to access the Log Setup dialog box Here you can automatically obtain an event log from a device and save it as a file or manually obtain and save an event log Click the OK button to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box Log file setup tab am Log Setul g P Logfile setup Get Log from Devices v Enable logging Automatically delete log files after 3 days Log file folder C Users XXX Documents Browse Enable logging check box Turns on off the function that automatically writes the obtained event log to a file If this 1s checked the obtained event log will be written to a file in the specified folder at the following timing e When you quit Amp Editor e When midnight occurs while Amp Editor is running e When the number of obtained log events exceeds 2 560 Even if this check box is cleared the event log will still be saved in the device itself however when the capacity of the device itself is exceeded the old log events will be overwritten by newer log events Amp Editor 4J m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window e Automatically delete log files after __ days If this is selected log files older than the specified number of days will automatically be erased Specify the number of days after which log files will automatically be erased e Log
71. ame E Changing the Device ID Change Device ID for devices other than XMV You can change the Device ID of a device 1 Right click the icon of the item whose ID you want to change 2 From the context menu choose Change Device ID The Change Device ID dialog box will appear aq Change Device ID Curent ID New ID 3 Use the New ID field to specify the desired value and click the OK button The ID will be changed If the value specified in New ID already exists for another device a message will appear and the Current ID value will remain unchanged e AMP ID only changes the setting within Amp Editor To change the AMP ID of the amplifier itself use the AMP ID switch located on the rear panel of the amplifier For details on the AMP ID switch refer to Connections with the PC N or Tn series in the ACD1 owner s manual e To change the UNIT ID on an XMV unit use a combination of the device setting DIP switches and the UNIT ID rotary switch on the rear panel Amp Editor 108 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window E Disengage Device Maching This operation removes an offline device from the workspace and moves it to Unmatched Device e You can drag and drop removed devices from Unmatched Device back into the workspace 1 Right click the icon of the item that you want to remove 2 From the context menu choose Disengage Device Matching 3 In the confirmation dialog box click
72. and Slot Input are the same 1 Frequency Specifies the center frequency of the pilot tone 2 Monitoring the Pilot Tone check box 20 500 4 _ 8 80BFs s l codBFS p 4 _ s_ a _ _ 28 888kHz 4 _ 8 8cBFs gt codBFS 99s _ f Enables disables monitoring of whether the input has been interrupted If this 1s checked the Signal Chain Check warning indicator will light red if a pilot tone above the specified Detection Threshold level could not be detected within the specified Detection Time 3 Detection Threshold Specifies the threshold value for the pilot tone input level 4 Detected Level Indicates the input level of the pilot tone currently being received 5 Detection Interval Time Specifies the detection time for the pilot tone If the pilot tone was not detected within the specified time interval it will be determined that the input has been interrupted Amp Editor 130 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window Notch Filter Enables disables the notch filter that eliminates the frequency component of the pilot tone to prevent the pilot tone from being output by the amplifier The center frequency of the notch filter is the value specified in Fre quency e Check box Enables disables the notch filter eQ Specifies the width of the notch filter s frequency band E Output Signal Chain C
73. anel window page 33 Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Chapter 2 An overview of Amp Editor Tree View window The Tree View window is a hierarchical view of the connection status of the devices connected to the network en n E xH200 Sm 234020 Em xM4180 Ceren Ea Teren 29 4 E mAN POS301 N PC N mam PCAN J em S F0 N PE N TEn TEn H200 M4080 M4180 P2500 P3500 10 ASO P3301 N PCAS00K P4801 N Identifs Identify Identif s Identify Identify Identifs Fegi N AGO ES mw PO6501N EE on 13 ms 92411200 AH 200 AM4080 APTOOO APSOOO Era M4080 TE Device Refresh By double clicking an icon shown in this window you can access the Detail View window to see detailed infor mation For details refer to Tree View window page 102 Amp Editor Owner s Manual m 10 Chapter 2 An overview of Amp Editor Detail View window The Detail View window lets you monitor control the amplifier that is specified in the Tree View window fa m Device Detail 3 TX6n gt 2 fate Analog Input Slot Input Matrix Mixer Input Sisnal Chain Check Sisnal Chain Check Detected Level Detected Level Speaker Output Load Impedance Power Ch B Ch B Ch B CLIP General Ch A amp A B Ch B Redundant Mode Amp Mode Ch Amp Gain Sensitivity B Scene No 81 Name Sound Device Label TA6n STANDBY The following four type
74. ange the mode use the Device Properties window General tab Amp Mode TXn Tn PC N XP XM only Indicates the amplifier s output mode Stereo Parallel Bridge To change the mode use the Device Properties window General tab page 128 T Amp Gain Sensitivity TXn only Indicates each channel s gain and input sensitivity values To change the settings use the Device Properties window General tab Device Properties button When you click this the Device Properties window will appear page 127 Amp Editor 1425 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window E Other STANDBY Device M Scene Indicates the scene number and scene name 2 Amp Name Indicates the name of the amplifier 3 SLOT OUT button TXn only Click this button to open the Slot Output window In the Slot Output window you can monitor the slot output levels and the state of the output warning indica tors SLOT Output TX5n Slot Output 4 Signal Path View button TXn only Click this button to open the Signal Path View window page 141 STANDBY ON button Monitors and controls the Standby On status of the amplifier s power supply Click the STANDBY ON button to switch the power supply between Standby On e If you switch amplifiers other than the XM XH XP from Standby to On this button indicator will flash yellow until the power to the amplifiers is turned on On STANDBY OH Stand
75. anual Chapter 5 Main panel window Front Panel Operation Information Setup Date Time GPI Cy Misc Cy Scene Cy Front Panel Operation Panel f Normal View Only Full Lock Partial Lock MUTE Key fe Hormal Lock ss xH200 xH200 24000 xMA0 Att Dial Normal En M4180 KMA P2500 P3500 Ton ACD n m 7 P C3301 N PE33 PC4S00N Pod eee Samm 9 PC401 N Pods ee mmm 31 C6501 N PC65 e Panel Restricts panel operations performed on the device itself e Normal No restrictions on operation e View Only Switching to a different screen is possible but parameter editing will not be possible e Full Lock No operation will be possible other than disabling the Lock setting e Partial Lock No operations will be possible on the panel other than muting attenuating and recalling the library e MUTE Key TXn only Restricts mute operations performed on the amplifier itself e Att Dial TXn only Restricts attenuation operations performed on the amplifier itself Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window LCD Model 1 en D To WGE 40 D e Contrast TXn only ACD POSS N AH200 APSOOO AMAda0 AMVE2e0 sead 40 AMAT 40 AMT 4280 MET 40 Aeg 200 AMAT A0 Information Setup Date Time GFI Misc R Scene Front Panel Operation LCD Contrast Backlight Auto OFF DIMMER M Priority to Soft
76. aracter of the speaker it may be not properly measured e f the output level is lowered by the attenuator it may be not properly measured Calibration by Pilot Tone Using a Pilot tone that amplifier generates this measures the impedance value of the speaker connected to each channel Tone Settings Frequency Type jillian So Sissel i Tree different Frequency Type only when measurement fails frequenctly GH CH E 2 High Fresuency Tone High Fresuency Tone Low Frequency Tone Low Frequency Tone 3 Calibration i This process may take 2 minutes to complete the measurement iaki Accurate measurement may not be completed due to l characteristics of program sianal program signal level is too low excessive attenuation of ame channel sain Calibration results will also show recommended threshold values Result CH amp CH EB Hish Fresvency Tone Detected Level dBu Detection Threshold Level peer B Impedance Threshold hax eg Hiri Ea Low Frequency Tone Detected Level Detected Impedance Detection Threshold Level peer BU Impedance Threshold hax pe Min eeg Detected Imredance 1 Frequency Type Hish Frequency Tone Detected Level peer BU pee Detection Threshold Level Perr BU Imeedance Threshold hax eg Hiri pee Low Frequency Tone Detected Level Detected Impedance Detection Threshold Level eer BU Imneedance Threshold hax jreg Hin peek Detecte
77. ation Continual overndden Chi has been switched to analog input A different model of the Amp type amplifier has replaced the Information Single changed connected amplifier and has been reset to default Amp Editor m 200 Owner s Manual Appendix Troubleshooting Can t communicate with The computer s IP address set Refer to the IP address setting page 17 in Chapter 3 Setup the device from Amp ting is incorrect and set the computer s IP address Editor Can t communicate with Firewall blocks the communica Windows XP the device from Amp Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Editor Connections and double click Windows Firewall Click the Exceptions tab and select Amp Editor If Amp Editor is not in the list click the Add Program button and select to add Amp Editor Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Allow a program through Windows Firewall and then click the Exceptions tab and select Amp Editor If Amp Editor is not in the list click the Add program button and select to add Amp Editor Windows 7 8 Click Start Control Panel System and Security gt Allow a program through Windows Firewall and then click the Change settings button and select Amp Editor If Amp Editor is not in the list click the Allow another program button and select to add Amp Editor Can t specify the The computer s I
78. ation when Attenuation is specified as the parameter GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min Max value Min value Max value When 1 is selected When the input voltage to GPI IN changes from above the center voltage to below it the Min value and Max value will be alternately specified Example How the input voltage is related to the Attenuation when Attenuation is specified as the parameter Min value Max value Min value GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min Direct Parameter Value The parameter of the component will be changed to a specific value Use Device to select the ampli fier that will be controlled Use Parameter to specify the name of the parameter that will be edited Use Max to specify the edited value of the parameter Min and Trigger Type are unavailable When the input voltage to GPI IN changes from below the center voltage to above it the parameter value will be set to the Max setting Emergency Scene Recall Of the amplifiers connected to the device the scene will be recalled to only the amplifier that specified by the scene number in the EMG Scene Setup of the Utility dialog box Device Parameter Min and Max are unavailable Use Trigger Type to specify how the input voltage from GPI IN will be applied to the parameter Amp Editor m 3 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main pa
79. ays the output signal level Threshold 54dB 0dB Specifies the threshold value Specifies the attack time If the MANUAL setting is selected use the knob shown below to specify the attack time If you select FAST MID or SLOW the time values will be set FAST MID SLOW automatically according to the HPF cutoff frequency of the Attack MANUAL 0 120ms Speaker Processor crossover band Fast One quarter wavelength of cutoff frequency Mid One half wavelength of cutoff frequency Slow One wavelength of cutoff frequency Specifies the release time For FAST MID and SLOW the optimal values will be set auto matically according to the maximum wavelength of the audio being FAST MID SLOW input to the limiter If the MANUAL setting is selected use the knob MANUAL shown below to specify the release time Release 44 1kHz 6ms 46s If you select FAST MID or SLOW the time values will be set 48kHz Sms 42 3s automatically according to the HPF cutoff frequency of the 88 2kHz Sms 23s Speaker Processor crossover band 96kHz 3ms 21 1Ss Fast Four wavelengths of cutoff frequency Mid Eight wavelengths of cutoff frequency Slow Sixteen wavelengths of cutoff frequency Jon On Off Turns the limiter on off e f a Speaker Processor component library created by the DME Designer application software is recalled the limiter s threshold value will be raised 6 dB overall relative to the original setting
80. bject you click will be selected You can select multiple controls or labels by holding down the lt Shift gt key while you click You can clear a selection by holding down the lt Shift gt key and clicking the selected control If you begin dragging from a location in a window where nothing is displayed a border will appear and the objects within that border will be selected Speaker Processor Speaker Processor Crossover Crossover Click Amp Editor 183 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Speaker Processor Speaker Processor Crossover Crossover e If controls e g a Knob or slider edit boxes or labels that indicate the parameter type are dragged and dropped one at a time onto the custom control panel their alignment will need to be adjusted in the custom control panel If you drag and drop a multiple selection the items will be copied to the custom control panel with their relative alignment intact Using the mouse to place a control Drag and drop a control from the component editor or Detail View window into the custom control panel 1 Open the component editor or Detail View window that contains the control you want to place 2 Open the custom control panel In the main panel window the View menu Custom Control Panel submenu will show the name of the custom control panel Click this to open the window 3 Right click in the component editor the Detail
81. box will be displayed e The User Account Control dialog box may appear Click Continue Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Protocol dialog box will be displayed Select Use the following IP address and set the IP address and Subnet mask We recommend an IP address value of 192 168 0 253 and a Subnet mask value of 255 255 255 0 Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties ee ae General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 192 Subnet mask 255 255 255 Default gateway 197 168 0 p OWS 2erver aggreszs automatically LAI ee l a od D La y Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Advanced ok Cancel Click the OK button to close the dialog box Amp Editor 18 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup Windows XP users 1 Chose Control Panel Network connections and double click Local area connec tions The Local area connection status dialog box will appear 2 Inthe General tab click Properties The Local area connection properties dialog box will appear 3 Inthe
82. by STANDBY OH Amp Editor 126 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window Here you can make settings such as the power amplifier s output mode gain input sensitivity and alerts and protection settings If you click the Device Properties button or if you right click the icon of an amplifier in the Tree View window and then select Show Device Properties from the context menu the Device Prop erties window will appear e XMV units feature only the General tab E General tab for devices other than XMV Here you can make mode settings such as the amplifier s output mode This setting can be changed when online or offline For information on the XMV refer to page 129 TX4n Device Properties 0 TX4n Input Sisnal Chain Check Output Sisnal Chain Check Input Redundancy Amp Mode Redundant Mode Stereo Off C Bridge 2 C Redundant Backup Parallel C Redundant Override Override Channel Link CHA Input Sensitivity and Amp Gain i i ink OFF Override Threshold 5 aN Gain Mode Link ON Link O 1 CHA Auto Return Delay Ss Amp Gain 32 848 CH B Sensitivity 2 24 Override Threshold SHY 3 CH B Amp Gain Auto Return Delay Sensitivity Auto Return Input Redundancy TXn only Here you can make settings for a redundant connection duplicate audio connect
83. called the word clock master and the receiving device is called the word clock slave E Word Clock dialog box Click the Device menu command Word Clock to access the Word Clock dialog box Here you can make word clock settings for amplifiers that support a digital audio input output slot e The TXn is the only supported amplifier This dialog box will not open if you ve selected an amplifier that is not supported Master clock select buttons Clock status Card Internal img Word Clock Device ITA Sn r Clock frequency A Unock Lock Lock But Not Sync ed Q Unknown kHz Card QO cH12 O cH34 10 cH56 O QO cH910 IO CH11N2 O CH13 74 IO CH15 16 Slot information Card AES 1O Intemal oO ak O ax O s8x O k Auta Scan Mode f OFF if ON Amp Editor 59 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Device Selects the amplifier for which word clock settings will be made Clock frequency Indicates the word clock frequency of the selected amplifier When offline you can click the V button located at the right to change the word clock frequency Clock status This indicates the color coded word clock status valid word clock is not being input and cannot be selected as the master clock There is an input signal and it is synchronized with the current word clock Unlock There is an input signal but
84. calling a scene the saved settings can be immediately applied to the amplifiers Settings for simultaneously recalling scenes for multiple amplifiers within a workspace are called a scene link By recalling a scene link scenes can be simultaneously recalled for mul tiple amplifiers Scene links can be created and recalled using Amp Editor Amp Editor Owner s Manual Chapter 1 Preparing for operation Installing and setting up Amp Editor In order to use Amp Editor to monitor and control your system you must install Amp Editor in your computer and then specify IP addresses and IDs for the computer and devices For details on installing Amp Editor refer to the Amp Editor Installation Guide For details on making settings in your computer refer to Setup page 15 For details on making settings in your devices refer to the owner s manual or reference manual for each device You can download these manuals from the Yamaha Pro Audio website http www yamahaproaudio com down loads Amp Editor m J Owner s Manual Chapter EE EE ee Broadly speaking Amp Editor consists of three windows the Main Panel window the Tree View window and the Detail View window Main Panel window q Amp Editor Untitled Eile Wew Device System ook bout E Tree View window Detail View window E i Ye TreeView Be J aa maa E T in Tx4n ee Detail 3 TX6n BoE a
85. ction was activated refer to Owner s manual For an explanation of why protection was activated refer to the Owner s Manual Continuous high power output will cause high temperatures so please lower the input level or attenuator If the temperature is still high check whether dirt or a foreign object could have clogged the cooling fan s air intake and clean it if necessary Lower the input level Lower the output level Either the speaker output connector has been disconnected from the speaker or the speaker may have malfunctioned Check the speaker cable and speaker condition The speaker connected to the speaker output connector may have malfunctioned Lower the output level The connection between the external device and the digital input connector may have been broken The connection between the external device and the slot input connector may have been broken Owner s Manual Initial type Warning Information Error Error Error Warning Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Single Continual Continual Continual Continual Continual Continual Continual Single Single Single Single Continual Continual Continual Continual Single Single Continual Continual Appendix Message Messa
86. d cep means with security 16 Click the X button located in the upper right of the dialog box to close it 17 Repeat steps 14 through 16 to change the Speaker Processor component library item for each channel of each amp Amp Editor 29 m Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor E Using Scene Link to switch the settings of multiple amplifiers simul taneously If you use Scene Link to associate the scenes of multiple amplifiers the scenes of multiple amplifiers can be stored recalled simultaneously 18 In the main panel window click the Scene Link Manager button The Scene Link Manager dialog box will open Took about No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data IMa Pistol Change Scene Link button Scene Link Manager button if Store Amp Scenes When Storing a Scene Link 19 In the Scene Link list click 01 No Data to select it If Ol is not No Data select any scene link that indicates No Data 20 Select the Store Amp Scenes When Storing a Scene Link check box When you store the scene link the scene of the corresponding amplifiers will also be stored Amp Editor 3Q Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor 21 Click the Store button A dialog box will appear allowing you to enter a name for the scene link aq Amp Editor Enter
87. d Imredance Indicates the combination of low frequency component 5Hz or OHz and high frequency component 20kHz of the pilot tone Normally select the combination of 10Hz Low amp 20KHz High Check box Specifies the frequency component of the pilot tone that is output to each channel If an HF driver is installed in the connected speaker do not select Low Frequency Tone The driver might be damaged due to the low frequency component since the pilot tone is added after the Speaker Processor 3 Calibration Start button Click this button to start calibration of the impedance value of the speaker connected to each channel and the lower threshold value of the level Amp Editor Owner s Manual 139 Chapter 8 Device Properties window 4 Result Indicates the result of calibration and recommended threshold values Detection Threshold 3 dB lower than the detected level Impedance Max Double the detected impedance Impedance Min Half the detected impedance e If even a single proper result is not obtained this will be displayed in gray OK button Indicates the corresponding item s value other than Detection Interval Time in the Output Signal Check tab based on the specified item the measured level and the impedance Amp Editor 140 Owner s Manual E Signal Path View window TXn only eV In the Signal Path View window the audio signal processing functions
88. d is on i e a grid other than OFF is selected controls you drag will snap to the nearest grid location Be aware that if you ve copied multiple controls from the component editor in a single operation and their placement is aligned simply dragging them may disrupt their placement if the locations do not match the grid Also if you change the grid spacing after you ve placed controls in a custom control panel using an alignment button will move the controls to locations that do not match the grid Turn the grid OFF if there are controls that do not match the grid Amp Editor 182 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Placing controls You ll use Design mode to place controls To switch Design mode on off use the Design Mode command in the context menu that appears when you right click in the custom control panel the component editor the Detail View window or the Signal Path View window To place a control you can either drag it from the component editor or Detail View window or you can copy and paste it Slider Pull down menu Knob Edit box Button Text Graphic Graph ia EET ad 2 Tool palette ONLINE SOLO Selecting a control In Design mode when you click a control in the component editor or Detail View window that control will be selected and a red frame will appear around it For a control the knob or slider the edit box and the label are all separate objects only the o
89. damaged due to the low frequency component since the pilot tone is added after the Speaker Processor The same settings can be made for Channel A and Channel B Amp Editor 137 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window Calibration by Pilot Tone button When you click this the Calibration by Pilot Tone dialog box will appear page 139 In the Calibration by Pilot Tone dialog box values other than Detection Interval Time in the Output Signal Chain Check tab use the pilot tone e The Calibration by Pilot Tone button is available only when online e In the Output Alert tab page 134 you can make settings concerning detection for disconnection or shorting of the output with the pilot tone 2 Tone Settings Specify the frequency and output level of the pilot tone that will be output to the speaker e Frequency Type Indicates the combination of low frequency component 5 Hz or 10 Hz and high frequency component 20 kHz of the pilot tone If you want to change the combination click the Change button and make the desired change in the dialog box that appears e Pilot Tone Level Specifies the output level of the pilot tone 3 Measure with Pilot Tone Specifies a pilot tone for each channel e Detection Interval Time Specifies the number of seconds for the interval at which it will be detected whether the upper threshold has been exceeded or the lower threshold has been fallen below Ho
90. ddresses to devices whose IP Address Mode is DHCP This will not operate if a DHCP server exists in the network e Amplifier IP Address Mode The IP Address Mode of all devices connected to the specified network will be switched to DHCP or Manual e If you want to specify IP addresses one unit at a time use the IP Address dialog box page 84 dm Network Setup Network Interface Intel RY 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection IP Address ge llots 263 Subnet Mask A ney o a 0 Auto IP Address Assienment lw Enable status Running From 192 168 Change Range To 192 168 a Gmplitier IP Address Mode Switch the IP address mode of all amps in the network to DHCP Mode Manual Mode Amp Editor 01 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Network Interface Network Interface box Selects the network interface card to which the device you want to connect is connected IP Address Subnet Mask This indicates the IP address and subnet mask assigned to the selected network interface card E Auto IP Address Assignment This section displays the range of IP addresses that can be assigned Enable check box Check the Enable check box so that the Auto IP Address Assignment function will assign an IP address to each device e If the Auto IP Address Assignment function remains enabled the IP address of devices other than the amplifier on the same network
91. dealer Duplicate IP Duplicate IP adr 040 There is an IP address Change the IP addresses so that Error Cominus address conflict on the network there are no duplicates IP address setting error devices on the network The UNIT ID is set to 00 Duplicate UNIT ID error Amp communication error Word clock unlocked YDIF sync error Single YDIF sync error Continual YDIF input connection error Slot sync error SlotSyncErr Single Sngl Slot sync error Continual SlotSyncErr Cntn En i At Network busy Network busy IP address was not set within 60 seconds of startup Too many devices are connected to the network Due to heavy network traffic communication is taking time The UNIT ID is set to 00 Devices with identical UNIT IDs were found connected within the same network A problem has occurred in the transmission at DATA PORT connector 0 31 The word clock master has become unlocked The digital signal being input to the YDIF IN connector is not synchronized to the word clock of this device The digital signal being input to the YDIF IN connector is not continuously synchronized to the word clock of this device There is a problem with the connection of the YDIF IN connector The digital signal being input to the slot is not synchronized to the word clock of this device The digital signal being input to the slot is not continuously synchron
92. e and then perform matching Device Matching page 112 in the Tree View window Scene Here you can make settings for dialog boxes that appear when storing or recalling a scene e Confirm Scene Store check box If this is selected a confirmation dialog box will appear when storing the scene e Close progress dialog after scene recall check box If this is selected a progress dialog box that appears when recalling a scene will be automatically closed after scene recalling e Close progress dialog after scene edit check box If this is selected a progress dialog box that appears when editing a scene will be automatically closed after scene editing Device ID Display Here you can switch the Device ID display between decimal and hexadecimal e Decimal Choose this to display the Device ID in decimal e Hex Hexadecimal Choose this to display the Device ID in hexadecimal In the hexadecimal display an h appears after the value Amp Editor 4Q Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Component Editor tab Here you can specify how the component editor s knobs and sliders and the edit boxes will operate eq Preferences General Component Editor Meter Unit Mouse Operation Mode Enob Circular Slider Knob Mode Specifies how knobs will be operated e Circular Drag in a circular motion following the shape of the knob e Linear Drag upward to increase the
93. e most recently saved starting with the same letters as that specified name will be displayed gq Save Project As Enter project name hall Copy library data from the user library folder cancel 2 Enter the name under which you want to save the project and click the OK button The folder selection dialog box will appear Browse For Folder Choose a location to save project folder E Contacts il Desktop Documents dl Downloads F Faworites I Links i Music El Picture Make New Folder 3 Select or create the folder in which you want to save the project and click the OK but ton The project will be created Amp Editor 13 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 An overview of Amp Editor E Opening a project Here s how to open a previously saved project The currently open project will be closed when you open a new project so a dialog box will ask whether you want to save the current project Open command 1 Inthe main panel window click File menu Open The folder selection dialog box will appear 2 Select the folder of the project that you want to open 3 Click the OK button Open a project from Recently used projects The File menu of the main panel window will list the recently used projects You can open a project by clicking its project name md Amp Editor Amp Editor_2 SE Ele Wew Device System Tool About New Ctrl N Open Ctrl
94. e will cause high temperatures so please lower the output level If the temperature is still high The power supply was ae doa ean tie check whether dirt or a foreign PSU shutdown 101 temperature exceeded the Object could have clogged the allowed limit cooling fan and clean the fan if necessary Synchronization with Amp Perform the synchronization Editor has not been operation once again from Amp completed The Editor If this does not solve the synchronization operation problem please initialize the may have been memory Should this also fails interrupted contact your Yamaha dealer The power has turned on The power has turned off The firmware update has been completed Initialization has been executed Panel operation lock has been disabled The IP address has been established The network IP address has been allocated while operating with the DHCP server PSU shutdown PSU shutdown Fault Continual Fault Continual Synchronization Sync Error Continual is incomplete incomplete Device information Power turned Power turned on Sr e rower timed of Poverurnesor Firmware Firmware updated updated eee Panel unlocked Panel unlocked eee IP address fixed IP address fixed IP address set IP set by DHCP IP address released from DHCP Emergency l mode triggered EMG triggered Disconnected disconnected Information Single Information Single Informa
95. e The snap settings are not saved in the library or project folder The snap settings will be discarded when you exit Amp Editor or close the project e When you use the snap buttons to switch parameter sets parameters for which local link is enabled will change in tandem but global link will not operate E Snap buttons A D buttons These buttons switch parameter sets The appearance of the button will change depending on their on off state and on whether there has been a change from the parameter set at the time the editor was started Buttons whose parameter set has not been modified since the editor was started The button will light when you select it Amp Editor 150 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Buttons containing a parameter set that is different than when the editor was started If a button s parameter set has been modified the button name will change color The button will light when you select it ANO There are no snap buttons for simple components or for the components included in a speaker pro cessor E Storing a parameter set Switching the snap buttons The parameters at the time you switch snap buttons will be stored in the snap button prior to the switch 1 Clicka snap button A D in which you want to store the parameter set the button will turn on 2 Set the parameters in the editor to the state in which you want to store them 3 Click some oth
96. e for Speaker Output and Slot Output Level TXn only 1 Calibration by Program Source button TXn only In the Calibration by Program Source dialog box you can specify calibration of the Max Min Threshold of the Speaker Output s Impedance Neuz Completing measurement takes about ten seconds e Depending on the character of the Program Source it may be not properly measured e If the Program Source level is low it may be not properly measured e f the output level is lowered by the attenuator it may be not properly measured 2 Check box Specifies whether alert detection will be enabled or disabled If a point exceeding the specified value Thresh old is detected for the specified number of times Count within the specified duration Detection Time it will be determined that an alert has occurred Detection is in 2 ms intervals Check boxes in the Slot Output Level area enable disable Level Amp Editor 134 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window 3 Threshold Specifies the maximum output threshold value 4 Detection Time TXn only Specifies the time during which points exceeding the threshold value will be counted Count TXn only Specifies the number of times that a point exceeding the threshold value must be counted in order to trigger an alert 6 Thermal Specifies the upper threshold value for the temperature of the amplifier section Calibratio
97. e sampling rate is converted for each channel of the digital I O card and transmitted or received at half the sampling rate of the operating frequency i e at 44 1 48 kHz This setting can be selected only for a digital I O card that does not sup port 96 kHz E MY16 Cll Here you can specify the input output mode and CobraNet bundles for an MY16 CII card inserted in the slot Gad MY16 CII 0 TX5n Setting from this Editor High Sampling Mode Ineut Format DOUBLE CHANNEL Outeut Format DOUBLE CHAHHEL Bundle Number Input utrut E Serial Channel Bit Length 24bit m MY16 CII Advanced Setting El Channel Per Bundle Input B r OutPut Initialization of all Parameters Amp Editor 1 4 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Oo e er e l Settings via CobraNet will take priority if you select DISABLE and the settings of Amp Editor will take priority if you select ENABLE High Sampling DOUBLE CHANNEL Select the input output mode used for Mode Output Format SINGLE the high sampling rate 88 2 96 kHz Input Specifies the input bundle number Bundle Number 0 65279 Output Specifies the output bundle number Ry Specifies the serial channel for the receiving side Serial Channel OFF 1 15 Tx Specifies the serial channel for the transmitting side BIT OFF 16bit 20bit 24bit ADVANCED SETTINGS pe cide the Advanced Settings dialog 1 Select DISABL
98. e saved in units of folders 25 When you ve specified the save destination for the project click the OK button The project will be saved This completes the introduction of basic operations For more details about Amp Editor operations refer to the appropriate chapter of this document If you ve restarted Amp Editor choose the main panel window File menu and click Open then specify the saved project and load it to reproduce Amp Editor s settings Amp Editor 32 m Owner s Manual Chapter D Main panel window Objects in the window and their function The Main Panel window is the main window of Amp Editor Menu bar Title je Yew Device Sustem Took About Shortcut buttons e You can open a project file filename extension yae by dragging and dropping it onto the Main Panel window E Title The name of the currently open project is shown When a new project has been created or if the project has not yet been saved this will indicate Untitled E Menu bar The commands that can be executed by the application are grouped here into categories Click here to see lists of commands At the right side a DEVICE BUSY indicator will be displayed If the device is busy processing such as when writing data the DEVICE BUSY indicator will light Do not turn off the device while the indicator is lit E Shortcut buttons Frequently used commands are placed here as buttons If the corresponding window
99. e specified combination Amp Editor 120 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window E Limiter tab TXn only Here you can specify the limiter values for each amplifier These settings can be changed when online or offline TXSn Device Properties 0 TX5n mes General Limiter Input Alert Output Alert Input Sisnal Chain Check Output Sisnal Chain Check eeseseseseseseeed voltase Limiter Output Voltase Calculator jv CHA Threshold fas eccu H Attack fom T Release ji ess 4 rr y lv CHE Output Power Load Impedance Output Voltase 2 Threshold 5 H attack fm 4 Release fias 4 Power Limiter Threshold 2 Iv CHA H V CHB 4288 Limiter Gain Reduction 3 A B Link On Off 1 Voltage Limiter These settings specify how the limiter will be controlled by the output voltage e Check box Turns the limiter on off e Threshold Specifies the upper threshold value for the output voltage Click the 4 APPLY button to specify the value calculated in the Calculate the Output Voltage e Attack Specifies the time over which 20 dB of attenuation will be applied after the threshold value is exceeded e Release Specifies the time over which the voltage that had been attenuated will be returned to the original level after the voltage falls back to below the threshold value Amp Editor 13Q Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device
100. e will be over written When online or when scene 00 or the current scene is selected the button will be gray and cannot be used Insert button Inserts the contents of the copied or cut scene at the position of the scene selected in the list When online or for scene 00 the button will be gray and cannot be used Scenes following the selected scene will be moved downward by one For example if a scene named Confer ence is stored in scene number 05 and you select scene number 05 and click the Insert button the inserted scene will be scene number 05 and the Conference scene will move to scene number 06 If a scene is stored in the bottom scene of the list this button will be gray and it will not be possible to insert a scene Delete the contents of the bottom scene of the list before you insert a scene e If the scene number to be recalled when an EMG signal is received is located after the scene num ber you inserted you ll need to re specify the EMG Scene No if necessary page 79 Clear button Erases the contents of the scene selected in the list When scene 00 or the current scene is selected the button will be gray and cannot be used Recall Safe button Opens the Recall Safe dialog box page 54 Scene Link Manager button Opens the Scene Link Manager dialog box page 89 Store button Stores the current parameter settings to the scene selected in
101. eating a new custom Control panel secsec 177 Operation mode and Design mode ccce 177 Context MENU iccxanaiia tatdioricosntrsietaiabeaeeorenivaticiousiendeouateriodinrlien 178 TOOPITI oa aurea dtaatuhisvacksascapadcuauasuantaateatasiaus 180 Placing CONT OFS scarsnsenssanrsceasicmnmsmnndsessprneudnacdnennaancnencasnieentnnbaat 183 ECMO COREE ONS sarisini a 187 CONGO DIOP CICS aigassier n 189 Changing the tab OFder cccccscccescccessccsssescsseecsseeessseeessneeses 201 Size and background settings for a custom control panel 202 Full screen GISPIAY cccscccsssscsssccsscssnssesnesssssesssnensessensevennesens 203 Appendix 204 Alert message ISL ssaccaivostninnabeinuadedussbantednsielvonisarcmaaniechanteenivssnen 204 TFOUDICSHOOTING cccdstararstvearsnaanivenintetsinndaanuabeabirecnutidarnuriulacntens 210 a Owner s Manual Chapter Preparing for operation As of August 2013 the following devices and functions can be used with Amp Editor Network compatible amplifiers e TXn series Subsequently called TXn TX6n TX5n TX4n e XMV series Subsequently called XMV XMV4140 XMV4280 XMV8140 XMV8280 XMV4140 D XMV4280 D XMV8140 D XMV8280 D Amp control devices e ACD1 Amplifiers compatible with amp control devices e XP series Subsequently called XP XP7000 XP5000 XP3500 XP2500 XP1000 e XM series Subsequently called XM XM4180 XM4080 e XH series Subsequently called XH XH200 e PC 1N PC N
102. ecalling a scene to make it the current scene is called scene recall To recall a scene use the Scene Manager dialog box Each amplifier has one preset memory and 49 user memories Scene 00 is a read only scene that returns the amplifier to its initial settings and is specified by default in the preset memory Scenes 01 49 are user memo ries to which you can store settings e The XMV does not support scenes E Scene Manager dialog box To access the Scene Manager dialog box click the Device menu command Scene Manager or right click a device icon in the workspace of the Tree View window and choose Scene Manager from the shortcut menu that appears Here you can store recall or edit scenes You can edit the scene name the protect setting and perform copy and paste editing e When online editing operations such as store recall and rename can be performed but operations such as copy and paste cannot be performed e The Scene Manager dialog box does not have an OK button or Cancel button To close the dialog box click the Close button located at the upper right of the dialog box e Editing operations such as storing or recalling a scene or editing the name or content are applied imme diately to the device e You can leave this dialog box opened and make the Detail View window active to edit various settings of the amplifier i Scene Manager Device 6 Tsn 2 Z Network Status
103. ed will appear Cancel button Cancels creation of a System View Amp Editor 100 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Speaker Processor Library Converter This allows a Speaker Processor component library item 2Way 6Way created by the DME Designer applica tion software to be converted for use with TXn 1 Way The conversion procedure is described below 1 Inthe Tools menu click Speaker Processor Library Converter A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the conversion source library file file name extension cel 2 Select the desired library file and click the Open button A dialog box allowing you to specify the save destination will appear Mez You can select more than one library file 3 Select the save destination and click the Save button The library file will be converted for each frequency channel and saved into the destination library file s for each channel Files that are saved will be named Original file name _ frequency channel name ce2 e The following abbreviated letter will be added to the frequency channel name based on the level of frequency High high frequency H Mid High M H Mid M Mid Low M L Low L Sub Low S L Amp Editor 101 Owner s Manual Chapter Tree View window In the Tree View window you can view add or delete devices to be monitored controlled from Amp Edi tor Workspace and devices are displa
104. els Parameter button This selects the parameter that will be assigned to the knob When you click this the Select Parameter dia log box will appear showing a list of the parameters that can be assigned to this knob Select the parameter that you want to assign and click the OK button TX6n 1 if 4x4 Matrix Mixer Fl 8 Band EQ Ch A H PEG ee Mmr eo Amp Editor 191 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels E Slider To open the Slider Properties dialog box double click a slider or right click it and choose Properties from the context menu that appears Here you can specify properties of the slider such as its size or color Amp Editor 192 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Size Specifies the slider s size in units of pixels Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height Ne You can also change a slider s size by dragging the handles shown at the four corners of the slider in the custom control panel Direction Specifies the direction of the slider Choose either Vertical or Horizontal Background Color If you clear this check box the background color will be transparent If you select this check box you can select the background color in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color button below
105. ently You can also place controls for multiple components in a single custom control panel so that multiple components can be controlled from a single window In the System View Creator dialog box you can easily create a custom control panel by placing the main controls of multiple amplifiers in a matrix E Input Delay Ch A SnaP ES E C Pelay Delay Scale oS amp Il ez a Custom Control Panel Zone A co el es SAMPLE Fede kHz HETER a43 59m E FEET 1127 2ortes Tool Palette To create a custom control panel use the main panel window View menu Custom Control Panel gt New Custom Control Panel command A custom control panel you ve created will appear in the View menu gt Custom Control Panel sub menu and will open when you select it a Amp Editor Ele view Device Setup System Setup ook bout Tree l j l v System View 1 Event Log Device Information New Custom Control Panel System View Creator Amp Editor 170 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Creating a new custom control panel From the main panel window click View menu Custom Control Panel New Custom Control Panel to open the New Custom Control dialog box Type a name for your custom control panel in the Name box Click the OK button to create the new custom control panel 2e New Custom Control Name PO Automatically open this
106. er 10 Component editor TXn only E Parameter link support list Global link Absolute link only Local link Po Component link Parameter link Component link Parameter link fatenaion dT A a a a l a Speaker Processor v 8Band EQ Absolute link only 4 x 4 Matrix Mixer Polarity Input Delay Oscillator v Available Not available Linking is possible only between channels A B by using the LINK button in the Detail View window this cannot be added to a local parameter link group e Parameters or components cannot belong to multiple link groups e Use the Signal Path View window to create component link groups or add components to groups page 141 e Local link for attenuators is not included in parameter link it can be specified in the Detail View window page 120 e For a Speaker Processor component the parameters of a recalled library item whose security level was set to View or Hide cannot be assigned to parameter link Component link can be specified for these parameters e f you want to also make Global link settings for a Local linked parameter or component do not specify Global link for multiple components or parameters within the same local link Doing so may cause unex pected behavior Amp Editor 1457 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Creating a parameter link In the component editor or in a custom control panel right click a control to access the context me
107. er snap button Recalling a library item Speaker Processor only 1 Click a snap button in which you want to store the parameter set the button will turn on 2 Recall the desired library item E Switching parameter sets Click a snap button in which a parameter set has been stored and you ll switch to the parameter set that s stored in that button E Copying a parameter set You can copy parameter sets between snap buttons A D By selecting from the context menu Right click the copy source snap button and choose the copy destination from the context menu Copy A to B Copy Ato C SAMPLE FS 46 8kH2 By dragging and dropping You can also copy by dragging and dropping between components of the same type The copy will be exe cuted when you click Yes to the confirmation message that appears Amp Editor 1451 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Library Parameter sets for Speaker Processor components and 8 Band EQ components are saved as library items files When you load a saved library item all parameters of the respective component will be set to the state in which you saved them The action of saving a library item is called Store and loading it is called Recall The User Library folder manages all library files Saving a library file in the User Library folder allows you to copy it to a project folder when saving a project page 13 e Use the Prop
108. erties dialog box to specify the User Library folder page 39 E Speaker Processor component library Library RECALL menu Library RECALL button Library STORE button Gj Speaker Processor Ch B 0 TX6n 6 Library Name Project Library 180 Pre installed Library Flat ce2 Open File Dialog Martin Tannoy Turbosound Yamaha You can save a library item by pressing the Library STORE button then specifying the library file name and a folder to store it in If you save the library file in the folder selected in the User Library Folder of the Prefer ence dialog box page 39 the file name will appear in the Library RECALL menu The name of the copied library file will also be shown in the project folder when saving a project e Library items for Yamaha and other manufacturers speakers are provided as a Pre installed Library e You are also free to specify a different folder for saving If you ve saved a library file in a different folder you Can recall it by specifying the location of the file Amp Editor 152 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E About the limiter threshold DME libraries provided by Yamaha assume that a processor such as the DME24N or SP2060 that features a max imum output level of 24 dBu is being combined with a power amp of 26 dB gain When a DME library file is recalled the limiter threshold is raised by 6 dB to optimize the settings for the TXn
109. evels of the link groups To delete a link group select the link group name and press the lt Delete gt key You can also delete a link group by right clicking a link group name and choosing Delete from the context menu e Amplifier icon These show the amplifiers that contain parameters components associated with a group You can use the symbols of an amplifier icon to show or hide components and use a component s symbols to show parameters Min minimum value and Max maximum values You can also delete the selected item from a link group by using the context menu that appears when you right click an amplifier component or parameter e Link Click this to turn it on off You can disable Parameter Link by turning this off You can turn on off all Component links by using the context menu that appears when you right click the group name e Type Here you can make settings for offset operation between parameters e Absolute Link With this link setting editing any parameter in the group will set all parameters in the group to the same value e Relative Link With this link setting editing any parameter in the group will cause the other parameters to be adjusted while maintaining their current offset Keep Offset ON A parameter cannot be adjusted further once any parameter in the group has reached its minimum or maximum value Keep Offset OFF A parameter can be adjusted even if a parameter in the group
110. evice Amp Editor 49 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window IP Address Indicates the IP address MAC Address Indicates the MAC address Firmware Ver Indicates the firmware version MY Card Type If an I O card is installed in the slot indicates the card name Message Displays messages generated by the amplifier itself Only the single most recent message is displayed older messages are not shown Reboot button Reboots all of the amplifiers whose Reboot check box is selected in the list Firmware Update button Opens a dialog box allowing you to select the folder containing the update file When you select a folder the Firmware Update dialog box will appear page 86 Here you can update the firmware Utility button Shows the Utility dialog box for the device selected in the list page 76 Event Log button Shows the Event Log dialog box page 43 Save button Saves the displayed information as a CSV file comma delimited text file Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Scene Manager E What is a scene Settings such as power Standby On and muting can be named and saved for each amplifier as a scene The operation of saving a scene is called scene store You can store multiple sets of parameter settings for different situations and recall them as necessary The operation of r
111. ew window page 141 Ej Input Router ee z D utrut Input po D Outreut TPeP spe PsP ey Pp eg 3 16 11 12 g is ey iy ie DERE ERE CEEE EREN DUBE BE ee eee ERO REE Eee op SPORES BO 5 CORRE EEE eee BREE ECB Ee Cee BREE ee PRR RR EREN Amp Editor 163 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Specifying a routing To change a routing click the point where an input channel and output channel intersect When you place the cursor on a cell the input output channels will be highlighted and a blue line will be displayed When you click a routing will be established at that position If another output channel was already assigned to the input channel on which you clicked the previous assignment will not be cancelled If another input channel was already assigned to the output channel on which you clicked the previous assignment will be cancelled Output Outeut Ti 2g ee ed 12 ed es 18 BORE Eee Hea EHEHE Inno HOHE SE mel et tt et ae CeCe input Lt Sos gt a fel fel Bick aC ect er Eo ec eo SS SOS NNN 4 BANC aS Ls nee BEE UBER EEN BEE SS InPLt The other input channel is cancelled Cancelling a routing Click the that indicates a routing that routing will be cancelled and the will disappear Outeut Outeut 1212314851617130 ee ee tee Gee ee ee OME je te Input Click E P
112. f the changes you made by editing the library data in Amp Editor have not been applied to the amplifier itself an E will be shown here e From Device If the amplifier Library data was sent correctly to Amp Editor will be displayed Amp Editor 2 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Copy button This button copies the library of the selected amplifier Paste button This button pastes the library data copied by the Copy button onto overwriting the selected amplifier You can overwrite the settings for multiple amplifiers by holding down the Ctrl key or Shift key while you select amplifiers and then clicking the Paste button From Device button This button obtains library data from the amplifier unit selected in the Device list If an amplifier not con nected to the network is selected this 1s shown in gray To Device button This button sends the library data from Amp Editor to the amplifier unit When you click the Amp Editor gt Device button a dialog box will appear and transmission will begin when you click the OK button If an amplifier not connected to the network is selected this is shown in gray e When you transmit the library data the library data of the amplifier unit will be overwritten Library list This area lists the items stored in the library of the amplifier selected in the Device list If you drag an item from the Library list and drop it onto an ampli
113. f the devices eq Synchronization Go Online Go Offline Syeeseusensanacuneeesaeenseeseesene ACO 0 192168072 Offline T 5n 1 19216803 Offline Device list Glose this window after synchronization Direction f Device gt Amp Editor Amp Editor gt Device Close Amp Editor Q4 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Go Online button If you click this when offline the settings of Amp Editor and the settings of the devices will be compared and you will change to the online state If all connected devices are online this button will be grayed ANO A message will appear if there is a device that fails to synchronize and is unable to go online In this case check the network connections and perform the synchronization operation again Go Offline button You can click this to change from online to offline If no device is online this button will be grayed Device list This lists information about the devices that are subject to synchronization e Device Indicates the name label of the device e Device ID Indicates the Device ID of the device e IP Address Indicates the IP address of the device e Status Indicates one of the following synchronization states Offline Offline Synchronizing xx Synchronization is being performed Completed Synchronization has been completed Online Online Synchronization Error Synchronization has failed Close this wind
114. f you want to use a device such as an external fader or knob to control a parameter that has a continuous value Use sy l if you want to use an external switch device to control a binary parameter such as on off When ff is selected The specified parameter will change proportionally with the input voltage to GPI IN The value will be at the Min setting when the GPI IN input voltage is at the minimum and at the Max set ting when the GPI IN input voltage is at the maximum Example How the input voltage is related to the Attenuation when Attenuation is specified as the parameter GPI IN input voltage max Max value Mi GPI IN input voltage Min value min When is selected The specified parameter will change inversely proportionally with the input voltage to GPI IN The value will be at the Max setting when the GPI IN input voltage is at the minimum and at the Min setting when the GPI IN input voltage is at the maximum Example How the input voltage is related to the Attenuation when Attenuation is specified as the parameter GPI IN input voltage max Min value GPI IN input voltage Max value min Amp Editor 72 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window When fr is selected When the input voltage to GPI IN changes from below the center voltage to above it the Min value and Max value will be alternately specified Example How the input voltage is related to the Attenu
115. fier in the Device list that item will be added at the end of the library items of the copy destination amplifier e If an item of the same name already exists in the amplifier to which you dragged the item a check box will ask whether you want to overwrite it If you click the Yes button the existing item will be overwritten e Name Indicates the name of the item By default this will be the name of the library file without the file name extension If you add or move an item library items other than those received from the amplifier unit itself will be shown in red You can double click an item name to edit it You cannot edit a multiple selection AO An item name can consist of up to twenty single byte characters Amp Editor 3 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Add Item button This button adds an item to the Library list When you click the Add Item button the Add Item dialog box will appear LI Preset z O IF2108 ce je O IF2108_moni ce2 z O IF2108_sub ce je O 1F211245 bi H ce z O 1F211245_bi_Lce z O 1F211245_bi_moni_H ce a LI 1F2112A5_bi_moni_L ce oo LI 1F2112A5 bi sub L ce z O 1F2112A5_pa ce z O 1F2112AS_pa_moni ce z O 1F2112A5_pa_sub ce z O 1F2112M64_bi_H ce z O 1F2112M64_bi_L ce je O 1F2112M64 bi sub L ce z O IF2112M64_pa ce2 je O 1F2112M64_pa_sub ce z O 1F2112M95_bi_H ce je O 1F2112M95_bi_L ce z O 1F2112M95 bi sub L ce oo O 1F2112M95_pa ce z O 1F2112M95_p
116. file folder Specifies the folder in which the log file will be saved If you click the Browse button the operating sys tem s standard folder selection dialog box will appear allowing you to select a folder The log file is saved with a file name of LOG starting date txt If the file size exceeds the specified size a number will be appended to the end of the file name and the data will be saved as a separate file Exam ple LOG20091024 2 txt Get Log from Devices tab Sw Log Setup Logfile setup Get Log from Devices Target Device bee Tx6n 1 Output File Name Browse Get Log and Save Target Device device list This shows the names and types of the devices connected to the network Click to add a check mark to the devices for which you want to get the event log Output File Name Specifies the file name and location in which the log file will be saved If you click the Browse button a folder selection dialog box will appear allowing you to specify the location in which the file will be saved Get Log and Save button Writes the event log from the device to the specified log file Amp Editor 48 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Device Information To access the Device Information dialog box click the View menu Device Information command or click the Show Hide Device Information shortcut button Regardless of the online status this lists the status of
117. for the amplifier selected in the Device list e Alert Here you can enable or disable each alert The alert that can be specified will depend on the Alert Group e Type This shows the type of alert Click here to view a list from which you can select the type You can choose Information Warning Error or Fault If you select Information no alert pop up window will be displayed e GPI Out When this alert is received a signal will be sent from the GPI OUT connector Click here to view a list from which you can select the output destination GPI OUT connector port If the amplifier 1s connected to the ACD1 a signal will be sent from the GPI OUT connector on the ACD 1 e The polarity of the signal sent from the GPI OUT connector can be specified in the Output Type field of the GPI dialog box page 69 e Fault Out When this alert is received the NO and C contacts of the FAULT OUTPUT connector will change to the Closed state If the amplifier is connected to the ACD 1 a signal will be sent from the FAULT OUTPUT connector on the ACD 1 e Import from File button This button loads an alert setup file file name extension alO all al2 al3 into the alert settings of the selected amplifier The file name extension varies depending on the type of amplifier selected by the Alert Group When you click the button a dialog box enabling you to load a file is displayed e Export to File button Expor
118. from GPI OUT when it is mod ified Threshold specifies the threshold value of the parameter Output Type and Polarity specify how the output from GPI OUT will occur Output Type Polarity GPI OUT output cannot be The output will be Closed when the value specified by Parameter is specified above Threshold and Open when the value is below it cannot be The output will be Closed when the value specified by Parameter is specified below Threshold and Open when the value is above it The output will briefly change for 250 msec from Open to Closed when the value specified by Parameter changes from below Threshold to above it The output will briefly change for 250 msec from Closed to Open when the value specified by Parameter changes from below Threshold to above it The output will briefly change for 250 msec from Closed to Open J when the value specified by Parameter changes from above Threshold to below it Direct Parameter Value IL The output will briefly change for 250 msec from Open to Closed d when the value specified by Parameter changes from above Threshold to below it WT A signal will be output from GPI OUT when the component s parameter reaches a specific value Use Device to select the applicable amplifier Parameter specifies the name of the parameter Threshold specifies the value of the parameter Polarity is unavailable Output Type specifies how the output from GPI O
119. fset between channels will be maintained and operation will be linked Amp Editor 120 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window 3 SOLO button for devices other than XMV This turns Solo on off for each channel This is available if the main panel window s Solo function Solo Master is on If you turn this on when the solo mode is Last only the signal of the last specified channel in the area will be soloed If you turn this on when the solo mode is Mix the signals of the specified multiple channels in the area will be soloed MUTE button Mutes the output signal of each channel Mute on mure Mute off Filiis Polarity button Tn PC N XMV only Inverts the phase of the output signal of each channel Phase reversal on Phase reversal off E m f This button is available only for the Tn PC N For the TXn this is specified in the Signal Path View window Amp Editor 124 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window E General section Here you can monitor and control overall settings for the entire amplifier Redundant Mode Amp Mode Ch Amp Gain Sensitivity 1 Temperature monitor TXn Tn PC N only The meter shows the temperature of the heat sink of the amp section in a range of 0 100 If this exceeds 90 the protection circuit will operate and the speaker output will be muted please allow sufficient margin for operation e The meter sho
120. ge Alert number TXn ACD1 XMV shown in shown on shown on Content Response Initial type Amp Editor TXn ACD1 XMV HF SP impedance too HF imp low low Ch HF SP impedance too HF imp high high Ch LF SP impedance too LF imp low low Ch LF SP impedance too LF imp high high Ch Single Continual The channel speaker Continual impedance is too low Information The channel speaker impedance is too high Either the speaker output connector has been disconnected from the speaker or the speaker may have malfunctioned Information Continual The channel speaker i Continual impedance is too low Information The channel speaker Continual impedance is too low Information The Redundant Backup function has been There is a problem in the digital activated and the input signal being input to the slot signal has been switched Input changed over Ch In changeover Warning Continual The firmware version of The amplifier must be repaired the amplifier is old which and the firmware version must be prevents normal updated monitoring Contact your Yamaha dealer Amp f ware version Amp f ware old incompatible Error Single The power supply for Turn the power off let the power channel was shut down supply cool down then turn the because its temperature power on again exceeded the allowed Continuous high power output valu
121. has reached its minimum or maximum value e Relative Link cannot be specified for a Speaker Processor or for an 8 Band EQ For Component link you can make these settings in a single operation by using the context menu that appears when you right click the group name Amp Editor 161 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Component guide E Slot Input Gain Specifies the gain of each channel 1 16 from the slot input in the range of 24 to 24dB This is used to match the slot input level to the analog input level e This setting is linked to the Input Router setting page 163 If you select a different Snap the gain will use the value set in that Snap CH Gi Input Router Slot Input Gain 1 co 6 6 Amp Editor 162 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Input Router Output Router The Input Router specifies the routing from the slot inputs channels 1 16 to the amplifier inputs channels 1 2 The Output Router specifies the routing from the output points channels 1 8 to the slot outputs channels 1 16 Only one input can be assigned to a single output One input can be output to multiple channels but multiple inputs cannot be output from a single channel In other words a router can branch signals but not mix them e Four types of output points are available as inputs to the Output Router For details on output points refer to Signal Path Vi
122. he lt Shift gt key and clicking to make a multiple selection before you open the properties dialog box The edited item will be shown in bold type until you click OK or Cancel Double click Neu Some controls do not have a properties dialog box E Knob To open the Knob Properties dialog box double click a knob or right click it and choose Properties from the context menu that appears Here you can specify properties of the knob such as its size or color Amp Editor 189 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Size Specifies the knob s size in units of pixels Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height e You can also change a knob s size by dragging the handles shown at the four corners of the knob in the custom control panel Knob Color Select the color of the knob in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color button Background Color If you clear this check box the background color will be transparent If you select this check box you can select the background color in the Select Color dialog box that appears when you click the Select Color button below Show Min Max Value If this check box is selected the maximum value and minimum value will be displayed below the knob Amp Editor 190 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control pan
123. he XMV4140 D XMV4280 D XMV8140 D XMV8280 D 1 Power off the XMV D 2 Use the rotary switch HIGH to specify the upper digit and use the rotary switch LOW to specify the lower digit to select the UNIT ID value from a maximum of 254 combina tions in the range of 01 through FE 254 e Do not use 00 or FF as the UNIT ID e To change the switch settings turn off the power to the unit If you change the settings while the power is on the change will not be effective until you turn the unit off and then on Amp Editor 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup IP address settings Here s how to set the IP address of the computer and of the devices so that Amp Editor can communicate with the devices E Accessing the Control Panel The way to access the Control Panel will depend on your operating system Windows XP Vista 7 Select Start Control Panel Windows 8 1 In the Start screen click Desktop The desktop will appear 2 Move the cursor to the upper right or lower right corner of the desktop The Charms bar will appear 3 Select Settings Control Panel E IP address settings for the computer e Unless you have a specific need to do otherwise you should set the IP address to a private address 192 168 0 2 192 168 255 253 If you need to specify a global address please consult your network administrator before doing so e Do not connect to the same network as an audio
124. he devices by the Auto IP Address Assignment function will become static This is a convenient way to assign a static IP address especially if you want to facilitate assignment of the IP address when the system starts up or if you want to control the devices using a remote controller such as AMX Crestron e Once the device IP address becomes static uncheck the Enable checkbox in the Auto IP Address Assignment section page 92 e It may take some time for IP addresses to be assigned to the devices Correspondingly more time will be required for a larger number of devices e If the network settings of a device are not the factory settings it might not appear in the Tree View window In this case operate the device s front panel to change the IP Address Mode to DHCP or initialize the device s memory On the TXn unit use Utility gt Network Setup to change the IP Address Mode to DHCP and then press the unit s front panel ENTER button On the ACD1 unit use 6 Network Setup IP Address Mode to change the IP Address Mode to DHCP For details on initializing the memory refer to the owner s manual or refer ence manual for each device Amp Editor 21 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup E Setting the device IP address example for an XMV On the XMV the IP address is automatically specified based on the unique UNIT ID of each device The follow ing procedure is based on the assumption that these IP addre
125. he value of the detected impedance Impedance Min Half the value of the detected impedance 3 OK button Based on the currently displayed impedance this sets the Impedance Max and Impedance Min values for the corresponding Speaker Output of the Output Alert tab Amp Editor 135 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window E Input Signal Chain Check tab TXn only Here you can make settings to specify how a pilot tone supplied from the external device will be detected to determine whether the input has been interrupted These settings can be changed when online or offline in Zui TX5n Device Properties 0 TX5n Analos Input Pilot Tone fed to CHA Frequency D Monitorins the Pilot Tone Detection Threshold _ 11 8d8u Detected Level codBu Detection Interval Time J Notch Filter Q Pilot Tone fed to CH B Fresuency 20 000kkz2 4 J Monitoring the Pilot Tone Detection Threshold fidu 4 Detected Level c006u Detection Interval Time pss y V Notch Filter Q I9 2 Slot Input Pilot Tone fed to CH 1 Fresuency Monitoring the Pilot Tone Detection Threshold Detected Level Detection Interval Time J Notch Filter Q Pilot Tone fed to CH 2 Frequency J Monitorins the Pilot Tone Detection Threshold Detected Level Detection Interval Time J Notch Filter Q The settings for Analog Input
126. heck tab TXn only Here you can make settings for using the pilot tone to determine whether the output might be disconnected or shorted By outputting a pilot tone the impedance can be detected reliably without relying on the audio signal output These settings can be changed when online or offline eq TX5n Device Properties 0 TX5n x General Limiter Input Alert Output Alert Input Signal Chain Check Output Sisnal Chain Check MO Calibration by Pilot Tone Tone Settings Frequency Type 1 8H2 amp 28kHz Change Try different Frequency Type only when measurement fails frequenctly 2 CH Pilot Tone Level CH B Pilot Tone Level Hish Frequency Tone J 17 8dBu 4 High Frequency Tone _H 17 8dBu 4 Low Frequency Tone Low Frequency Tone CH A Measure with Pilot Tone CH B Measure with Pilot Tone Detection Interval Time a Detection Interval Time High Fresuency Tone High Fresuency Tone Detection Threshold Level a 1 206 Detection Threshold Level Impedance Threshold Ma l 11259 82 Impedance Threshold Ma Hin 8 82 Mir Detected Level c9dBu Detected Level 3 Detected Impedance Detected Impedance Low Frequency Tone Low Frequency Tone Detection Threshold Level Impedance Threshold Ma Impedance Threshold hax Min Min Detected Level codBu Detected Level Detected Impedance e If an HF driver is installed in the connected speaker do not select Low Frequency The driver AON might be
127. hen the GPI IN input voltage is above the center voltage and will turn on when it is below the center voltage GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min When is selected Muting will alternately turn on off when the GPI IN voltage changes from below the center voltage to above it GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min When T is selected Muting will alternately turn on off when the GPI IN voltage changes from above the center voltage to below it ON OFF ON GPI IN input voltage max Center voltage GPI IN input voltage min Amp Editor 71 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Standby On The power will be switched between Standby and On Use Device to select the amplifier that will be controlled If you select ALL all amplifiers connected to that device will be selected Parameter Min and Max are unavailable Use Trigger Type to specify how the input voltage from GPI IN will be applied to the parameter Parameter Value Edit Edits a parameter of the component Use Device to select the amplifier that will be controlled Use Parameter to specify the name of the parameter that will be edited Use Min and Max to spec ify the range in which the parameter will be controlled Use Trigger Type to specify how the input voltage from GPI IN will be applied to the parameter Use the f settings i
128. hether the input level of each channel exceeds the threshold value HIGH The input level warning indicator will turn red when the signal exceeds the input level threshold value that is specified in the Input Alert tab of the Device Properties window page 132 If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box page 55 the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Input level warning indicator Alert indicator Below threshold level HIGH green Below threshold level unlit Threshold level exceeded HIGH red Threshold level exceeded lit Invalid setting HIGH grey 2 Input level meter This indicates the input level of each channel As the Analog Input meter display unit you can select from the three choices dBu V dBFS in the Meter Unit tab of the Preferences dialog box page 42 e For amplifiers connected to the ACD1 the meter will not move if the input level is below the follow ing value For the Tn 15 3 dBu or lower For the PC N 17 4 dBu or lower 3 Signal Chain Check warning indication TXn only This indicates whether the input of each channel has been interrupted LOW The Input Signal indicator will turn red when the signal falls below the input level threshold value that is specified in the Input Signal Chain Check tab of the Device Properties window page 136 If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator wil
129. ial Data Device From the list select the device whose settings you want to edit GPI IN For each port you can specify which parameter of the device will be modified by a signal input to GPI IN The column at the far left indicates the port number e Function Specifies the function that will be controlled by GPI IN Click here to access a list from which you can select the function to be assigned to the GPI IN port You can select one of seven functions No Assign Scene Recall Mute Standby On Parameter Value Edit Direct Parameter Value and Emergency Scene Recall The editable content of Device Parameter Min Max and Trigger Type will change according to the function you select GPI IN Scene Recall O1 T4r 2 Mute P2500 No Assien C2001 N elas Recall H200 4 bee Gp StandbyOn Parameter Value Edit Direct Parameter Value Emergency Scene Recall Parameter Value Edit JEP 200 Amp Editor Q m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window No Assign No function will be assigned This is the default value Select this if you want to clear the function assigned to a GPI IN port The Device Parameter Min Max and Trigger Type fields are unavailable Scene Recall The specified scene will be recalled Use Device to select the amplifier that will be controlled If you select ALL all amplifiers connected to that device will be selected
130. ice ID or that feature a MAC address that is different from the one registered in Amp Editor Amp Editor 104 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window Operations in the Tree View window In the Tree View window you can perform various operations by double clicking right clicking or by dragging and dropping an icon E New Device You can add devices to the tree e Up to 32 ACD1 units can be added to the tree New Device button 2E worksp BEA Ten ks Identify 1 To add TXn or ACD1 units select the icon of the workspace and then click the New Device button or right click the icon to choose the New Device Alternatively to add an amplifier that connects to the ACD1 unit select the desired ACD1 s icon and then click the New Device button or right click the icon to choose New Device The Select New Device dialog box will appear de Select New Device H Tan Series dd Range Delete OK Cancel Amp Editor 105 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window 2 From the Device List select the device that you want to add and click the Add button The selected device will be added to the Device area at the right e You can also add a device by double clicking a device shown in Device List e By clicking the Add Range button you can add multiple devices of the same model e If you want to change the ID of the device you added click the ID column to se
131. ies when you right click on a control Opens the properties dialog box for the control that you right clicked page 189 Tab Order Shows the order in which the edit box will move when you press the lt Tab gt key in the custom control panel When you select this command a number will appear on the edit box For details on changing the tab order refer to Changing the tab order page 201 Custom Control Panel Setting Changes the size or background of the custom control panel page 202 Convert when you right click on a knob or slider Converts the selected knob to a slider or the selected slider to a knob page 188 Amp Editor 170 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Tool palette The tool palette will automatically appear when a custom control panel becomes active in Design mode This pal ette contains commands for editing a custom control panel When you move the custom control panel the tool palette will move with it It will be hidden when you turn Design mode off Aligning controls ET Align Left button Horizontal Center Align button Align Right button Align To Top button Design Mode Off button Redo button Copy button Vertical Center Align button Align To Bottom button Undo button Cut button Paste button l l Align Horizontally button Align Vertically button S a ce ff i ONLINE SOLO Line button Picture
132. ies window of selected amplifier will appear page 127 Workspace This is the set of devices that are monitored and controlled simultaneously by Amp Editor Use the buttons at the right of the workspace and device icons to show or hide lower levels of the hier archy The button is displayed as if the lower level is shown click this button to hide the lower level The button is displayed as if the lower level is hidden click this button to show the lower level Clicking a workspace or device icon will also show the lower level and display the button as Tree This shows a hierarchical view of the devices that can be controlled When you double click the icon of an item click the Device Detail View button or right click and choose Show from the context menu the Detail View window for that item will appear For details refer to page 109 Refresh button When you click this all devices connected to the network will be detected and displayed in the Tree View window Amp Editor 103 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window Tree structure y Treeview pcoe E workspace a S En Trn I O Card Tan Device Ts5n TAGn ACD AMP ID Tan T4ni Tri mm AH200 zz p En an y he Fae 314080 AM4080 bee y 34 P1000 P1000 L P000 P5000 Unmatched Device FHUnmatched Device Device The devices registered i
133. in which the devices are connected to the computer and network and are synchronized with Amp Editor so that they can be monitored and controlled Offline is the state in which the devices and computer are not physically connected or connected but not synchronized Online status in which at least one device in the workspace can be monitored and controlled OFFLINE Status in which all devices in the workspace are offline When you click this button the Synchronization dialog box will appear By synchronizing Amp Editor with your devices you will then be able to monitor and control the amplifiers in realtime page 94 Amp Editor 34 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Scene Link This shows scene link information By recalling a scene link you can switch the scenes of multiple amplifiers in a single action He a Show Hide Scene Link Manager button Scene link number Scene link name Change Scene Link button Scene link number Scene link name This shows the number and name of the last recalled scene link Change Scene Link button Click to W display a list from which you can select a scene link to recall The selected scene link will be recalled Show Hide Scene Link Manager button Opens the Scene Link Manager dialog box page 89 In order to use scene link to recall the scenes of mul tiple amplifiers in a single operation you must first register the scenes to be
134. ions that uses both the ana log input signal and the digital slot input signal If the digital input audio is interrupted by a broken connec tion or other problem the amplifier can automatically switch to the analog input Redundant Backup or the amplifier can automatically switch to the analog input simply when an analog audio input signal is detected Redundant Override Amp Editor 127 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window e Redundant Mode Specifies the redundant connection mode You can choose one of the following three settings e A Redundant connection is off The input signal from the card installed in the slot will be the main signal if the input from the card becomes unlocked the amplifier will automatically switch to Redundant Backup the input signal from the analog jack To verify whether the I O card you re using supports Redundant Backup mode refer to Supported cards in the TX6n 5n 4n reference manual The input signal from the card installed in the slot will be the main signal if an input signal from the analog jack is detected the amplifier will automatically Redundant Override switch to the input signal from the analog jack If Override Channel Link is checked all channels will switch together to the input signal from the analog jacks when an input signal is detected from either analog jack e Override Threshold When using Redundant Override mode this specifies the input level
135. itself If this check box is cleared only the link information of the scene that is listed in the scene list will be stored Link Setup Here you can select the amplifiers and scene that will be the target of the scene link e Scene list This lists the name label of the amplifiers in the workspace the amplifier ID the linked scene numbers and names and the scene protect status If you select the check box located at the left of the amp icon the corresponding amplifier will be the tar get of the scene link Click the scene number to specify the scene number for each amplifier e Select All check box This will select the check boxes of all amplifiers e Scene Assign Here you can collectively specify scenes that will be linked for each amplifier whose check box is selected e Current Scene The current scene for the selected amplifier will be linked e Scene No The scene associated with the scene number you select will be linked Amp Editor QQ Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Network Setup Click the System menu command Network Setup to access the Network Setup dialog box This dialog box contains the following three functions e Network Interface Selects the network interface card for communication This can be selected only when offline e Auto IP Address Assignment While Amp Editor is running it will operate as a DHCP server and will assign the range of IP a
136. ized to the word clock of this device 205 Please check rear panel DIP switch 6 IP Setting If DIP switch 6 is set to PC use Amp Warning Continual Editor or DHCP server to specify the device IP address Check the devices that are connected to the network If an excessive number of devices are connected try reducing the nformation Continual number of devices Also make sure that you are not connected to the same network as an audio network Set the UNIT ID to something other than OO Error Error Error Continual Error Error Continual Warning Either input a signal that is synchronized or specify the slot as the word clock master Information Continual Reduce the number of devices connected to the network Change the UNIT ID so that there Continual are no duplicates Make sure that each of the connected amplifiers has a unique ID Alternatively a cable may be shortcircuited or noise may be affecting the connection Single Make sure that the word clock signal is being input correctly This will also appear when you switch the word clock Single Make sure that YDIF cables are properly connected Use cables that meet the required specifications Single Owner s Manual Message Appendix shown in TXn ACD1 XMV Amp Editor Unsupported MY Card Message shown on TXn ACD1 Unsupported card Alert number shown on XMV
137. jects A system constructed by Amp Editor is saved in a folder as a project A project contains settings for workspace components and parameters Only one project can be opened at a time when you open a different project the currently open project will be closed The commands for opening creating or saving a project are found on the File menu of the main panel window E Creating a new project Here s how to create a new project 1 Inthe main panel window click File menu Name The currently open project will be closed when you create a new project so a dialog box will ask whether you want to save the current project wa Amp Editor 1 This project has been modified Do you want to save it 2 Click Yes if you want to save the project or No if you don t want to save it If you click Yes the Project Save As dialog box will appear if the project has never been saved before Enter the name under which you want to save the project and click the OK button In the folder selection dialog box that will then appear select or create the folder in which to save the project and click the OK button gq Save Project As Enter project name Gopy library data from the user library folder cancel The new project will be created E Saving a project In Amp Editor projects are saved in units of folders To save a project use the main panel window File menu Save or
138. jee Misc e Home Screen Mode Here you can specify the name that will be shown in the HOME screen of the TXn amplifier itself e Scene Name The scene name will be shown e Sp Lib Name The Speaker Processor library name will be shown Amp Editor J Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Scene qa Utility Setup Date Time GPI Scene Recall f Enable C Disable EMG Scene Setup Ee Had HOOK Last Memory Resume im 2214020 xMA0 Erm M4180 MAT AP2500 PGSOO THEn Atl Em P3301 H pa E Front Panel Operation M E PC4S00H Pied O LOD PE N meme PCABOT MN Po le eee 31 6501 N PGB BAC 13 acm T e Scene Recall Specifies whether scene recall operations performed from the TXn or ACD 1 panel will be allowed Enable This will not affect control from an external device such as Amp Editor a GPI device or a remote controller e EMG Scene Setup Specifies the scene number of the scene that will be recalled when the TXn or ACD1 receives an EMG Emergency signal from an external device If you don t want to specify a scene to be recalled choose OFF e Last Memory Resume When the amplifier is powered on this specifies whether the amplifier will start up by recalling the state in which it was last powered off ON or will start up by recalling the scene of the scene number that had been selected when the power was turned off OFF Amp Editor m JQ m Owner s M
139. k switch and then power on all devices Verify that all connected devices are shown in the Tree View window Amp Editor 22 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 Basic operations in Amp Editor As examples of how amplifiers can be controlled from Amp Editor this chapter explains the process of editing the basic settings of each amplifier creating a custom control panel from which you can monitor and control multiple amplifiers and then using Scene Link to switch multiple amplifiers together e Before you continue with the procedure described below you must make IP address and Device ID settings for your computer and devices as described in Setup page 15 e For details on how to connect the ACD1 to an amplifier and set the AMP ID refer to the ACD1 Owner s Manual E Synchronizing Amp Editor and the devices Here s how to perform synchronization so that the devices can be monitored and controlled from Amp Editor 1 After you ve powered on your equipment start up Amp Editor The main panel window and the Tree View window will appear The connected devices are shown in the workspace of the Tree View window e f a connected device is not shown in the workspace refer to Troubleshooting page 210 eq Amp Editor Untitled le view A 2 Inthe main panel window click the OFFLINE button The Synchronization screen page 94 will appear Verify that the connected TXn s and or ACD 1 s are shown e
140. l Chapter 5 Main panel window Event log list This shows the events that have occurred When you double click on a displayed event the Individual Event Log dialog box for the device that gener ated that event will appear showing detailed information When you right click the name indication of an item a context menu will appear allowing you to switch each item between visible and hidden Nog If the same event occurs in succession all instances will be folded into one line e Alert Shows an event icon and the content of the event The event icon will be one of the following five types Other events Warning events Error events Fault events A continuing event has ended e Status Indicates the status of the event This will indicate Occurred when the event occurs When a continuing event has ended this will indicate Resolved A continuing event is a continuously occurring event such as when a parameter exceeds a spe cific threshold value e Device Indicates the name of the device e ID This shows the log ID of the event that occurred A new ID is assigned each time a new event occurs or the event type changes If the same type of event occurs successively the same ID will be assigned e Model Indicates the model of the device e First Indicates the date and time that Amp Editor first received the event e Last Indicates the date and time that Amp Editor last recei
141. l Threshold Or ta M CHI _ escrs V CHB IV CH2 __ 8 8dBFS 3 Detection Time lv CHS _ p scers a D Iv CH4 8 8dBFS Detection Time L 5s Slot Input Level Count fis V CH1 V CH2 Detection Time Count The content of the settings for Analog Input Voltage Slot Input Voltage TXn only and Matrix Mixer Input Level TXn only are identical 1 Channel check box Specifies whether alert detection will be enabled or disabled If a point exceeding the specified value Thresh old is detected for the specified number of times Count within the specified duration Detection Time it will be determined that an alert has occurred Detection is in 2 ms intervals 2 Threshold Specifies the threshold value for the maximum input level 3 Detection Time TXn only Specifies the time during which points exceeding the threshold value will be counted Amp Editor 132 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window 4 Count TXn only Specifies the number of times that a point exceeding the threshold value must be counted in order to trigger an alert Alert detection parameters Value e Count Threshold LERE L Detection Time Time NOW Amp Editor 133 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window E Output Alert tab Here you can make settings such as the threshold values for the amplifier s maximum o
142. l also light and be recorded in the log Input Signal indicator Alert indicator Above threshold level Low green Above threshold level unlit Below threshold level red Below threshold level EBM iit Invalid setting Low grey Amp Editor 117 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window ON button TXn only This turns on off mutes the input signal of each channel These buttons are the same as the input channel ON OFF buttons of the Matrix Mixer E Speaker Output section Here you can monitor and control the output from the amplifier e When the power to the XH200 is switched between Standby mode and On the switching of the internal relay circuit may cause the various Speaker Output meters to indicate unintended values Speaker Output ImPedance Output warning indicator When the output value thresholds specified in the Device Properties window Output Alert tab page 134 are exceeded HIGH or fallen below LOW the output warning indicator will turn red If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Output warning indicator Alert indicator Upper threshold value exceeded HIGH red Within specified value unlit Within upper threshold value l HIGH green Specified value exceeded lit Above lower threshold value l LOW green Below lower threshold value red Invalid setting HIGH Low g
143. l be placed at that location Place the other amplifiers in the same way e By default the cell layout will be 4 x 4 Use Rows and Columns to edit the layout if desired e If the Standby On check box or the Mute check box is selected a button will be added allow ing you to switch the power status or muting of all amplifiers registered in the custom control panel 13 When you ve finished placing the amplifiers click the Create button The System View Creator dialog box will close and the System View custom control panel you created will open You can use this custom control panel to monitor and control multiple amplifiers Amp Editor 27 Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor Type of TXn has the following structure 1 STBY ON 8 2 Scene H4 CLP ok MUTE CLF SR MUTE 4 D Amplifier name Indicates the name of the amplifier 2 Scene name Indicates the amplifier s scene number and scene name 3 Channel name Indicates the amplifier s channel name 4 Amplifier control section Here you can monitor and control the following items e Level meter GR meter indication MUTE on off SOLO on off Alert indication This will light if any alert indicator in the Device Detail View is lit Attenuator operation Library name Indicates the amplifier s Speaker Processor library name 6 EQ icon Delay icon SP icon You can click these
144. ld for power output to modify the power output value that will trigger an alert Aez For the amplifiers connected to the ACD1 the meter will not move if the power consumption is below the following value PC9500N PC9501N 0 50 W or lower PC4800N PC4801N 0 24 W or lower PC3300N PC3301N 0 17 W or lower PC6501N 0 35 W or lower PC2001N 0 12 W or lower T5n T4n 0 99 W or lower TX3n 0 70 W or lower Signal Chain Check TXn only This indicates whether the output of each channel has been interrupted When the output value thresholds specified in the Device Properties window Output Signal Chain Check tab are exceeded HIGH or fallen below LOW the Output Signal indicator will turn red Detected Level uses a pilot tone of the specified frequency to detect the impedance of the speaker output jack and determine whether the output level has fallen below the lower threshold Impedance uses a pilot tone of the specified frequency to detect the impedance of the speaker output jack and determine whether the impedance value has risen above the upper threshold or fallen below the lower threshold If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Output Signal indicator Alert indicator Upper threshold value exceeded HIGH red Within specified value unlit Within upper threshold value i HIGH green Specified value exceeded lit Above lo
145. lect an ID 3 Click the OK button A new device will be added below the specified workspace 2H Workspace Ten BA Tin 0 Thdr L AES ID a Tan BA TAn Thdr L AES ID BA TEn 2 TEn i BA Tin 3 Tx in L AES 10 0 Saw aco 8 ACD in Baan 4 Tx4n i AES ID E Copying settings You can copy the settings of an amplifier that is listed in the tree You can select from two copy types All cur rent parameters which enables you to copy all settings other than those unique to the device such as a Device ID and Selected parameters which enables you to copy the selected settings Copying All current parameters 1 Right click the icon of the amplifier whose settings you want to copy 2 From the context menu choose Copy gt All current parameters All parameters other than those listed below will be copied Scene Device ID device name Utility settings Log Setup Global Link Solo and MY Card TXn only Amp Editor 100 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window Copying Selected parameters 1 Right click the icon of the amplifier whose settings you want to copy 2 In the context menu choose Copy Selected parameters The Select Copy Item dialog box will be displayed eq Select Copy Item bv Main parameters 2 4x4 Matris Mixer 2 Oscillator Mix l Speaker Processor he M Ach a Ech l W 8 Band EQ LM Ach Ech 3 M Input Delay L E Ach Ech Scene
146. lick this a dialog box will appear allowing you to assign a new name Enter a name for the custom control panel and click the OK button the custom control panel will be added Delete button Deletes the custom control panel selected in the list A confirmation dialog box will appear when you click this Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Panels for Full Screen Mode tab You can specify the custom control panel that will automatically be displayed in the full screen when the project is opened In the Custom Control Panel tab Open on Startup must be selected for the custom control panel that is to be displayed in the full screen 2a Custom Control Panel Manager Custom Control Panel Panels for Full Screen Mode Panels for Full Screen Mode ywetem wiew Panels for Full Screen Mode Here you can specify the custom control panel that will be displayed in the full screen when the project is opened Click here to view a list from which you can select the custom control panel to be displayed in the full screen Amp Editor m Qf m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window System View Creator Click the Tools menu command System View Creator to access the System View Creator dialog box Functions that are frequently used in Amp Editor are provided as templates By placing multiple amplifiers in the cells you can monitor and control multiple amplifiers from a si
147. licking a group name you can add the parameter component to that group Design Mode Peak Hold q w Level Meter Enable Add Parameter to Parameter Link Global Link 2 00k Open Parameter Link Local Link inte 5 i Close All Editor Windows z Link 3 ac Device Properties Gain P Add Group e A parameter component can belong only to one group Only parameters components of the same type can be grouped Amp Editor 158 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Local link The Local Link sub menu will show the local link group names By clicking a group name you can add the parameter component to that group Design Mode Peak Hold Level Meter Enable Add Parameter to Parameter Link Global Link Open Parameter Link Local Link Close All Editor Windows Gain Device Properties Aez If you want to also make Global link settings for a Local linked parameter or component do not specify Global link for multiple components or parameters within the same local link Doing so may cause unexpected behavior Local link Local link Global link Adding multiple controls In Design mode you can select multiple controls by holding down the lt Shift gt key while you click By select ing multiple controls you can add multiple parameters to a group in one step Amp Editor 1459 m Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E The Parameter Link
148. me However it will be updated to the latest status if you close then re open the Individual Event Log dialog box e Alert Indicates the content of the event You can click Alert to sort the list in order of the event s content e Status Indicates the status of the event This will indicate Occurred when the event occurs When a continuing event has ended this will indicate Resolved You can click Status to sort Occurred and Resolved separately e Date Time Indicates the date and time of occurrence for the event saved in the device e Log ID This shows the log ID of the event that occurred A new ID is assigned each time a new event occurs or the event type changes If the same type of event occurs successively the same ID will be assigned You can click Log ID to sort the list in order of ID e Last Indicates the date and time that Amp Editor last received the continuing event You can click Last to sort the list in order of time All logs button When this button is pressed all events generated in the device will be shown in Event log list When this but ton is not pressed events selected in the Event Log dialog box will be expanded and shown in the Event log list This is available when you call it up from the Event Log dialog box If you call it up from the Tree View window the All logs button in its pressed down condition will appear Amp Editor 46 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 M
149. me extension sla into the Library list of the currently selected amplifier Export Library button This button saves the library data of the currently selected amplifier as a library archive file file name exten sion sla Amp Editor 5 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Clock Click the Device menu command Clock to access the Clock Setup dialog box Here you can set the internal clock of the connected device You can also enable daylight saving time Click the OK button to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box Clicking the OK button will send the com puter s date and time to the devices to set them regardless of the Automatically Adjust Device Clocks setting eq Clock Setup Sutomatically Adjust Device Clocks pend Glock Data Daily works only while online 1 at 00 00 Chr mir Clock Data System Glock in This Computer 2010 07 02 18 00 05 Enable Daylight Saving Time Cifset ME Chr mins Start time ME Chr mins End time ME W Same az Start time f Day of the week Start First Sunday January End First Sunday January fe Day Start January i End January i OK Cancel Automatically Adjust Device Clocks Here you can synchronize the device s internal clock to the computer s clock time There are two ways to set this e When Synchronized check box The time will be set when synchronizing
150. might be affected For example if Dante enabled devices such as the XMV4140 D XMV4280 D XMV8140 D or XMV8280 D are connected to the same network and Amp Editor is started while the Auto IP Address Assignment is enabled certain problems may occur such as temporary audio interruption on the Dante network Therefore once you assign an IP address to your amplifier it is recommended to disable the Auto IP Address Assignment function Change Range button Click this button to display the IP Address Range dialog box to specify the range of the IP address to be assigned e This can be changed only when offline Amp Editor 02 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Amplifier IP Address Mode You can set the IP Address Mode for all devices to DHCP mode or Manual mode simultaneously e You can change IP Address Mode only for devices that are recognized correctly by Amp Editor and that are displayed in the Tree View or other relevant windows Devices that are not correctly recognized by Amp Editor might have an incorrect IP address assigned e TXn ACD1 Check the IP address on the unit s LCD display e XMV Change the device setting DIP switch IP SETTING on the units rear panel to the UNIT ID value and then restart the unit An IP address in the range of 192 168 0 1 through 192 168 0 254 that corresponds to the UNIT ID value will be assigned and the unit will be recognized by Amp Editor e If you change the
151. n e Image In the Select Image dialog box that appears when you click the Select Image button select the image file bmp png xpm jpg that you want to use as the background You can also specify whether the image file will be displayed in the center Center tiled Tile or expanded to fit the size of the window Fit Amp Editor 202 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Full screen display You can specify that a custom control panel will be shown in the full screen when a project is opened For details on this setting refer to Custom Control Panel Manager page 97 e To exit the full screen display press the Esc key Amp Editor 203 Owner s Manual Alert message list Alert messages that can be specified on the TXn ACD1 and XMV their content and the appropriate responses are listed below Single will appear when an alert event occurs Continual will appear when an alert event occurs and ends Some alert messages are displayed in Amp Editor However no alert messages are displayed on the ACD1 and the XMV If the problem is not solved please contact your Yamaha dealer Message Message Alert number TXn ACD1 XMV shown in shown on shown on Content Response Initial type Amp Editor TXn ACD1 XMV Turn the power off then turn on Sub CPU Comm after waiting at least 6 seconds If SSO aad ae ce The device has not started this does not solve the problem
152. n Amp Editor are shown as an icon and a name label The icons will indicate the online status or alerts for the corresponding devices evicwicon a Does not exist on the network or is not connected to the computer Amp Editor Exists on the network and is synchronized with Amp Editor online status any ABE Exists on the network but is not synchronized with Amp Editor offline status Synchronized with Amp Editor online status and an alert has occurred ID Indicates the Device ID of the device Model Indicates the model name of the device Identify When you click the Identify button the button will light and the indicator or display on the corresponding physical device will blink When you perform the Identify operation on the physical device the Identify button corresponding to that device will light The type of indication and the method of operation will depend on the device so refer to the owner s manual for your particular device e No Identify button is available for amplifiers connected to the ACD1 Alert The Alert symbol will appear when an alert event occurs on an amplifier Even after the cause of the alert has been addressed the indication will not disappear until you click the Alert symbol AMP ID This indicates the ID of each amplifier connected to the ACD 1 1 0 Card Indicates the I O card connected to the device Unmathced Device Indicates devices that have the same Dev
153. n Protection Protection has been For details refer to the amplifier s activated Ch activated for channel Owner s Manual Protection has been activated and the limiter has operated for channel Protection has been activated and channel was muted Protection has been activated and the power supply of channel was shut down Protection has been activated and the power supply was shut down The amp heat sink of channel has exceeded the rated temperature The analog input level of channel exceeds the rated value The slot input level of channel exceeds the rated value The input level to the 4 x 4 Matrix Mixer for channel exceeds the rated value The slot output level of channel exceeds the rated value The Signal Chain Check function does not detect the pilot tone High from the channel speaker output The Signal Chain Check function does not detect the pilot tone Low from the channel speaker output The channel speaker impedance is too high The channel speaker impedance is too low The channel output voltage is too high The channel output power is too high The pilot tone signal included in the channel analog input has been lost The pilot tone signal included in the channel slot input has been lost 207 Continuous high power output may have activated protection lower the output level For details on the reason that prote
154. n between Amp Editor and the device will be interrupted momentarily and the device icon in the Tree View window will be grayed out until the device IP address is re established Once communication restarts and Amp Editor recognizes the device the device icon in the Tree View window will indicate that the device is off line If Amp Editor does not recognize the device click the Refresh button in the Tree View window e f an IP address has already been assigned to the device click the MANUAL Mode button to retain that IP address Close button When you click this button the dialog box will close Amp Editor m Q3 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Synchronization Synchronization with devices By synchronizing Amp Editor with your devices you will then be able to monitor and control the amplifiers in realtime E Online Offline Online is the state in which the devices are connected to the computer and network and are synchronized with Amp Editor so that they can be monitored and controlled Offline is the state in which the devices and com puter are not physically connected or connected but not synchronized These synchronization states are also shown by an indicator in the main panel window E Synchronization dialog box Click the Tools menu command Synchronization to access the Synchronization dialog box Here you can synchronize the settings of Amp Editor with the settings o
155. n by Program Source dialog box Using an audio signal Program Source other than a pilot tone this measures the impedance value of the speaker connected to each channel and sets the Impedance Max and Impedance Min parameters of Output Alert tab accordingly e To complete measurement it takes about ten seconds e Depending on the character of the Program Source it may be not properly measured e If the Program Source level is low it may be not properly measured e f the output level is lowered by the attenuator it may be not properly measured ej Calibration by Program Source Using output of an audio sianal Program Source other than a pilot tone this measures the impedance value of the speaker connected to each channel Arsennesennnnnenennnne apropa z This Process ma take 18 Seconds to complete the measurement ad Se Accurate measurement may not be completed due to l characteristics of program sianal program sianal level is too low excessive attenuation of ame channel saim Calibration results will alzo show recommended threshold values Result CH CH E Detected Impedance er Detected Impedance eer 2 Impedance Max Eg Impedance Wax pkg Hin pg Hin kg Calibration Start button Click this button to start measuring the impedance value of speakers connected to each channel 2 Result Indicates the detected impedance values and recommended threshold values Impedance Max Double t
156. name for Scene 01 22 Enter the scene link name and click the OK button The current settings will be stored into each amplifier unit as scene 01 and scene link 01 will be regis tered in Amp Editor The scene link you stored here can be recalled from the Change Scene Link button in the main panel window No If the amplifiers scene 01 is No Data the same name as the scene link name will be stored as the scene name Amp Editor 931 Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor E Saving a project Here s how to save the project containing the various settings you created 23 In the main panel window click File menu Save As A dialog box will appear allowing you to enter a name for the project name When using the project with a different computer if you select the Copy library data from the user library folder check box the library file will also be conveniently saved in the project s save destination folder wa Save Project As Enter project name hall Copy library data from the user library folder cancel 24 Enter the project name and click the OK button A dialog box in which you can specify the project s save destination will appear Browse For Folder Choose a location to save project folder E Contacts i Desktop fl Documents Downloads F Favorites If Links i Music El Picture Make New Folder Cancel Ne Projects ar
157. nel window GPI OUT For each port you can specify a device s parameter whose state will be output from GPI OUT The column at the far left indicates the port number e Function Specify the function whose state will be output from GPI OUT You can select one of seven functions No Assign Scene Recall Mute Standby On Parameter Value Edit Direct Parameter Value and Alert The editable content of Device Parameter Threshold Polarity and Output Type will change according to the function you select GPI OUT Direct Parameter Value 01 T4n 2 Parameter Value Edit P2500 d Parameter Walue Edit Direct Parameter Value Alert No Assign No function will be assigned and nothing will be output from GPI OUT This is the default value You can use Output Type to specify only the polarity of the output signal during an alert occurrence The Device Parameter Threshold and Polarity fields are unavailable Scene Recall The recall status of the specified scene will be output from GPI OUT Use Device to select the appro priate amplifier If you select ALL all amplifiers connected to that device will be selected Use Parameter to specify the number of the scene whose recall status will be sent from GPI OUT Threshold and Polarity are unavailable Output type specifies how the voltage to GPI OUT will be output Output Type GPI OUT output Closed will be output if the
158. network such as EtherSound or CobraNet If you do so communication may be interrupted and the system may stop operating correctly e The explanation that follows will assume that the Windows network connection is named Local area connection The name may differ according to your environment If the control panel appears as category view switch the view as follows For Windows XP Click Switch to Classic View in the upper left of the control panel For Windows Vista Click Classic View in the upper left of the control panel For Windows 7 8 Click View by Category in the upper right of the control panel and select Large icons or Small icons Amp Editor 17 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup Windows Vista 7 8 users 1 Access the Control Panel then click or double click Network and Sharing Center or View network status and tasks The Network and Sharing Center is displayed Click Manage network connection or Change adapter settings from the Tasks list located in the left side of Network and Sharing Center window then double click Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection Status dialog box will be displayed e The User Account Control dialog box may appear Click Continue e If the Local Area Connection properties dialog box appears skip ahead to step 4 Click Properties The Local Area Connection properties dialog
159. ng on the direction in which you drag If a graph contains multiple control points they will be categorized by color The value shown below the cor responding knob or edit box will be the same color as the control point Mouse l cursor Control point Ae Even if you copy a graph containing control points to a custom control panel the control points will not be displayed If you want the control points to be displayed you must also copy the controls of the corresponding parameters Amp Editor 147 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Operation mode and Design mode The component editor and the custom control panel page 176 will operate in either operation mode or design mode Operation mode lets you edit the parameters and Design mode lets you lay out controls in your custom control panel To switch between Operation mode and Design mode use the context menu that appears when you right click in the component editor or custom control panel window Use the Design Mode command to turn Design mode on off A check mark is shown by this item if you re in Design mode If a check mark is shown selecting this command will turn Design mode off returning to Operation mode Operation mode G Custom Control Panel Room A Design Mode Eg Peak Hold d Level Meter Enable Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Design mode E Custom Control Panel Room A o Ere
160. ngle custom control panel A custom control panel in which a template has been placed is called a System View No By switching to Design mode you can add or remove functions from a custom control panel that you created in the System View Creator dialog box Device list Layout view 2a System View Creator Name System view 1 wiew Type Typed Rowa 4 Columna p ACD 0 LU Tan 0 Add ALL buttons for this View W Standby On Mute LSEMMA080 D Tan Ton 2 Be T 4n J Trin 6 i i Beane cont Name Enter the name of the System View you re creating Device list This lists the amplifiers that are registered in the workspace You can place an amplifier in the System View by dragging it from the Device list view and dropping it on a cell Aez You cannot place the same amplifier multiple times in a single System View Amp Editor m Q0 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window View Type Here you can select the type of template to be placed in the System View page 28 The following types are available Different Types cannot be combined in a single System View Type A For the TXn Type B For the TXn STeBY OH scene G4 Channel a Channel B CL Gk CLP GF MUTE CLP GR MUTE cx H Um ui MUTE d l 4 Alert Eo SO SOLO Cx 7 12 Rows This specifies the number of cell rows You can specify between and 8
161. nits of milliseconds samples meters or feet This is provided at two locations in the input section and in the Speaker Processor Gi Input Delay Ch A Delay Delay Scale SAMPLE F5 d6 SkH2 HETER ada 59m E FEET 1127 z6ftr s o w e O OOOO O ms 0 500 0 1 300 for the input section SAMPLE This will depend on the Specifies the delay time E sampling frequency There are two edit boxes the upper shows milli y METER 0 171 8 seconds and the lower shows the units selected 0 446 7 for the input section by Delay Scale FEET 0 563 6 0 1465 4 for the input section Jon On Off Turns the delay on off m nE oe Selects the units in which the delay time is speci SAMPLE l aria l Delay Scale fied The selected button will light and the units METER l FEET will change for the lower of the Delay edit boxes KA Delay Scale does not support parameter link Amp Editor 1608 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Oscillator This is a mono channel oscillator It generates a sine wave pink noise or burst noise iy Oscillator 1 Wave Form Output Noise Pink Burst Frequency 1 661 Section Parameter Range Funcion Sine 100Hz 1kHz Selects the frequency waveform that will be gen 10kHz Vari erated You can select only one of the six Sine or Noise Pink Burst Noise buttons If you selected the Sine wave Vari as the Wave Frequency 20HZ 20kHz
162. nnel Link CHA Input Sensitivity and Amp Gain a ae Gain Mode Link ON Link OFF CHA 1 Auto Return Delay As Amp Gain CHB Sensitivity Override Threshold CHB Amp Gain Auto Return Delay Sensitivity Auto Return Amp Editor m 25 m Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor 6 Make basic settings for the amplifier In the General tab you can make the following basic settings For details refer to Device Properties window page 127 Input Redundancy Here you can make settings for a redundant connection duplicate audio connections that uses both the analog input signal and the digital slot input signal If the digital input audio is interrupted by a broken connection or other problem the amplifier can automatically switch to the analog input Redundant Backup or the amplifier can automatically switch to the analog input simply when an analog audio input signal is detected Redundant Override By default this is Off 2 Amp Mode This specifies the amplifier s output mode Stereo Bridge Parallel The default setting is Stereo 3 Input Sensitivity and Amp Gain This specifies the gain Amp Gain and input sensitivity Sensitivity for each channel Gain and input sensitivity settings are linked The default settings are Amp Gain 32 0 dB Sensitivity 11 8 dBu for the Tx6n 10 4 dBu for the Tx5n 9 2 dBu for the Tx4n e Gain Mode
163. nsfer Scene recall error Error From Device Duplicate IF address Error Network busy Infor mation Jo Device 2 Word clock unlocked Error i M Slot syne error Single Warning Slot sync error Gontinuall Infor mation Unsupported MY Gard Fault Fan failed Gh ia M4 GH A Fault i MICH Fault i M1 DC output detected Ch Fault M PSU temperature too high Ch 7 oi MCHA Warning O LM CHB Warning M Fan speed changed Pk MA LOW Infor mation Import from File Export to File Change Alert Setup Password Device List Lists the amplifier for which the alert settings are displayed and or modified e Alert Group Selects the type of amplifier for which you will make the alert settings e Device List Displays information for the ACD1 and the amplifiers that are registered in the workspace and selected by the Alert Group e Device Indicates the name of the device Also indicates AMP ID of each amplifier connected to the ACD1 Amp Editor 55 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window e ID Indicates the Device ID of the device e IP Address Indicates the IP address of the device e From Device The amplifier in the Alert Group that loaded the alert settings most recently will be marked with If you use the Import from File button to load the alert settings the mark will disappear Alert Displays and enables you to change the alert settings
164. nternal backup ia return to the rao heer battery has run extremely Please stop use leap y i Critical battery Critical battery 011 low and it is possible that 74 contact your Yamaha dealer Error Continual the internal memory has been cleared This does not affect the operation The internal backup of the device However if you battery has only a small continue using the device the Low battery Low battery 012 amount of power settings may be lost and reset to Warning Single remaining the default values Contact your Yamaha dealer as soon as possible Amp Editor 204 Owner s Manual Single Continual Device KUENEA Flash ROM Appendix Message shown in Amp Editor Message shown on TXn ACD1 Alert number Single shown on Content Response Initial type Continual Internal time clock error A problem has occurred with the internal clock and it has been initialized January 1 2000 0 00 The scene could not be recalled If this occurs each time you turn on the power it is possible that the internal backup battery has run down or that the device has malfunctioned Contact your Yamaha dealer Fault Continual If this occurs only once an abnormality was detected with the clock setting and it was initialized use Amp Editor to set the time It is likely that the device has malfunctioned immediately stop Error Single using the device and contact your Yamaha
165. nu Add Parameter to Parameter Link gt Global Link Local Link Add Group will create a new group and add the control you right clicked to this group In the same way right clicking a component in the Signal Path View window will display a context menu Add Component to Component Link Global Link Local Link Add Group will create a new group and add that component to this group Design Mode Peak Hold Level Meter Enable Add Parameter to Parameter Link Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Device Properties Gain 1 1 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 1 15 BYPASS BYPASS BYPASS BYPASS BYPASS BYPASS BYPASS BYPASS E T E E F E H E Adding a parameter component to a link group In the component editor or in a custom control panel right click a control to access the context menu You can use the Add Parameter to Parameter Link sub menu command to create a parameter link group and add a parameter Parameter groups of a differing type are grayed out and cannot be selected In the same way you can right click a component in the Signal Path View window and from the context menu that appears choose the Add Component to Component Link sub menu command to create a component link group and add a component Component groups of a differing type are grayed out and cannot be selected Global link The Global Link sub menu will show the global link group names By c
166. obal link applies only within Amp Editor while Local link also applies to panel operations of the amplifier itself Parameter link groups can be created or parameters can be added to a group in the component editor or in a cus tom control panel The Parameter Link dialog box lets you view or edit the status of Parameter link or Compo nent link E Features of Global Link Local Link The features and uses of Global Link and Local Link are described below Global link This type of link operates on multiple amplifiers within a workspace e Use this when you want to use Amp Editor to perform centralized monitoring and control of numerous amplifiers such as in a large installation e Linking will operate only when the units are being controlled from Amp Editor Do not link if you want to operate the amplifiers from their own panel or if you want to remotely control them from an external device e Link settings are saved within a project they cannot be switched for individual scenes Local link This type of link operates only within a single amplifier e Use this in cases such as when you want channels A B to remain stereo linked e Parameters will remain linked whether they are operated from Amp Editor from the amplifier s own panel or remotely from an external device e Link settings are saved within scene memory so they can be switched between individual scenes Amp Editor 156 Owner s Manual Chapt
167. of the TXn s internal DSP are placed in the signal path as modular components To open the Signal Path window use one of the following procedures Click the Signal Path View button in the Device Detail View window Select a TXn icon in the Tree View window then click the Signal Path View button in the Tree View window Right click a TXn icon in the Tree View window and choose Show gt Signal Path View nal Path 0 TX5n Redundancy Pol PEG Delay AA T Q A eig a F o E Gain Sens Pol PEt Delay Analog ioe i ZH EE a Ba m De Matrix Hier Fol Osc o ON 4 E OM ON om ae Gain Route ie Routeri output Pal OSC E 3 oe Me ce E SPEAKEr sip SERENE am mee a EE ne Processor 1 EJ Ei Ame kens Stereo B i gt g ell E a El HAI E MUTE ia i MUTE aa eee as hg Speaker Processor e The signal path display will change depending on the Input Redundancy mode and the Power Amp mode e The Gain Sens indication will change depending on the Gain Setting mode e The various meter displays will detect the level and move in realtime e When you click the Device Detail View button the Device Detail View of the Detail View window will appear e Points 1 8 in the signal path indicate output points to the Output Router e When you click the Limiter button the Limiter tab of the Device Properties window will appear page 130 e When you click the
168. olarity phase reversal Here you can reverse the phase of the signal The phase will be reversed 1f the button is on jia Wie Fele ded Matrix Mixer Polarity NORMAL Amp Editor 164 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E 4x 4 Matrix Mixer This is a 4 input 4 output mixer with the input channels and output buses arranged in a matrix You can indepen dently adjust the balance for each input channel Input channels are arranged vertically and output channels are arranged horizontally You can specify the on off status of the signal from each input channel to each output bus Gi 4d Matrix Mixer Snare Input Waster Gross Point Ame Channel Outeut Router Section Parameter Range Function Foz Input Master o 10dB Specifies the level of each input channel CrossPoint ON On Off Turns on off the mix to each cross point Amp Editor 165 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E 8 Band EQ 6 Band EQ parametric equalizer These are parametric equalizers that boost or cut the signal at the specified frequencies An eight band equalizer is provided for the input section and a six band equalizer is provided for the Speaker Processor section e If you recall a cep file with security the display will change according to the settings 8 Band EQ Tj 8 Band EQ Ch A TX6n 2 oc C Es Library STORE RECALL 6 Band EQ
169. om Control Panel Clicking this will display a popup menu from which you can select a custom control panel page 176 By selecting New Custom Control Panel or System View Cre ator you can create a new custom control panel page 177 A screen you created using the System View Creator dialog box can also be shown as a custom control panel Event Log Shows or hides the Event Log dialog box page 43 Device Information Shows or hides the Device Information dialog box page 49 Amp Editor m 36 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Device menu Scene Manager Ctrl 1 Alert Setup Word Clock Speaker Processor Library Manager Clock Language GPI Utility IP Address IP Control Port No Firmware Update Scene Manager Shows the Scene Manager dialog box page 51 Alert Setup Shows the Alert Setup dialog box page 55 Word Clock Shows the Word Clock dialog box page 59 Speaker Processor Library Shows the Speaker Processor Library Manager dialog box page 61 Manager Clock Shows the Clock dialog box page 66 Language Shows the Language dialog box page 67 GPI Shown the GPI dialog box page 69 Utility Shows the Utility dialog box page 76 IP Address Shows the IP Address dialog box page 84 IP Control Port No Shows the IP Control Port No dialog box page 85 Firm
170. om the MY DOUBLE FS On Off card will be doubled This is shown only if this card is specified as the word clock master Input Format Output Format When operating at the high sampling rate 88 2 96 kHz choose from the following to specify how signals DOUBLE SPEED Select the output mode used for the high sampling Output Format DOUBLE CHANNEL tee One SINGLE This cannot be selected for a card that supports only one format will be transmitted and received by the digital I O card installed in the slot e Double Speed Use this setting when a device operating at the high sampling rate 88 2 96 kHz is connected and the high sampling rate audio signals are being transmitted and received without change This setting can be selected only for a digital I O card that supports 96 kHz e Double Channel Use this setting if high sampling rate 88 2 96 kHz audio signals are being handled when a device operat ing at the conventional 44 1 48 kHz is connected Two channels of signals at a sampling rate of half the operating frequency 44 1 48 kHz are combined and sent or received as monaural signals at the high sampling rate The number of usable channels will be halved Amp Editor 173 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only e Single Use this setting if a device operating at the conventional 44 1 48 kHz is connected and the conventional number of channels is being transmitted and received without change Th
171. on meter v v ShowScale o Show Scale Scale ee ee value graph Router Se Text Rotate Link Component Editor Color Color frame Line Widths E Style Box v v v Round Corner Line Style Thickness Oval Line Style Thickness tee Sy Area Width Height Line Line Style Thickness Color Arrows Point1 Point2 File Path Picture v Size Stretch Link Component Editor v Available Not available Amp Editor 200 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Changing the tab order The tab order of the edit boxes will be the order in which you pasted them into the custom control panel You can view or change the tab order by using the Tab Order command from the context menu that appears when you right click in the custom control panel When you select the Tab Order command a number will be shown in the upper left of each edit box to indicate the tab order You can click these numbers to change the tab order 1 Right click in the custom control panel A context menu will appear v Design Mode Open Parameter Link Tab Order 2 Click Tab Order in the context menu A number indicating the current tab order will appear at the upper left of each edit box al Custom Control Panel Zone B 3 Click the tab order numbers in the tab order that you want to specify Even if you don t want to change 1 you must start clicking from 1
172. or 415 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window For the XM i g Device Detail 3 ACD1 33 XM4080 ce n fa Speaker Output General ane Protection Ch B C D Ch OK B OK HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH Ch Ch B Ch C D Ch C Ch D Amp Mode STANDBY For the XP XH E 53g Device Detail 13 ACD1 34 XP1000 o fees Speaker Output General ane Protection B OK Ch B Amp Mode MUTE MUTE Scene No 81 7 Name Sce Device Label 34 XP 1868 STANDBY For the XMV j y Device Detail 1101h XMY8280 Attenuation Ch E m j m j ji z 5 ThE Ae gt 99 299 A lt 99 Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity MUTE NORM MUTE NORM MUTE NORM MUTE NORM MUTE NORM MUTE NORM MUTE NORM NORM ICh A 1 Shee 1 Ch 1 Ch D 1 teh Ee 1 Ch F 1 ChG Speaker Output General Ch A E C D E F G H OK B OK OK OK OK OK OK OK dBu dBu dBu dBu dBu dBu dBu OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK T STANDBY Device Label X Myo 200 Screen shots for the TXn will be used subsequently in this chapter Amp Editor 110 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window E Input section TXn Tn PC N only Here you can monitor and control the input to the amplifier Slot Input Matrix Mixer Input and Signal Chain Check are found only on the TXn Analog Input stot Input Matrix Mixer Input Input level warning indication This indicates w
173. or dialog box is not dis played the button will be dimmed If the corresponding window or dialog box is displayed the button will turn green Show Hide Tree button Show Hide Scene Manager button Custom Control Panel button Show Hide Device Information button Show Hide Event Log button Amp Editor 33 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Show Hide Tree button Shows or hides the Tree View window page 102 Custom Control Panel button Clicking this will display a popup menu from which you can select a custom control panel By selecting New Custom Control Panel you can create a new custom control panel page 177 By selecting System View Creator you can create a new custom control panel using the System View Creator dialog box which provides templates for frequently used parameters page 98 e The System View you created using the System View Creator dialog box can also be accessed from the Custom Control Panel button Show Hide Event Log button Shows or hides the Event Log dialog box page 43 Show Hide Device Information button Shows or hides the Device Information dialog box page 49 Show Hide Scene Manager button Shows or hides the Scene Manager dialog box page 51 E ONLINE OFFLINE communication status This indicates the status of communication between the computer and the devices in the workspace Online is the state
174. oreign object could have clogged the cooling fan and clean the fan if necessary Verify that the power supply voltage is the specified voltage Make sure that the speaker impedance does not get too low Use a filter to cut the high frequency component before the signal goes to the amplifier It may be that the speaker output connector s and are shorted or that the connected speaker has malfunctioned Lower the output level Owner s Manual Appendix Message shown in Amp Editor Limited by protection Ch Muted by protection Ch Shutdown by protection Ch Shutdown by protection Heatsink temp too high Ch Analog in level too high Ch Slot in level too high Ch MtrxMixertn level too high Ch Slot out level too high Ch No Output Pilot Tone HF Ch No Output Pilot Tone LF Ch Speaker impedance too high Ch Speaker impedance too low Ch Analog in pilot tone lost Ch Slot in pilot tone lost Ch Message shown on TXn ACD1 Limt by Prot Mute by Prot Sdwn by Prot Htsnk too hot AnlginLv H SlotinLvl H MtrxInLvl H SlotOutLvl H NoOutPItToneH NoOutPlItToneL Anlgin no PT SlotIn no PT Alert number shown on XMV 103 ais Output level too oe high Ch OutLevel hi Output power too E high Ch OutPower hi Amp Editor Protectio
175. ot possible due to a network problem information about the devices that were unable to synchronize will be displayed Check the network cable connections and try again from step 2 of the procedure e If the Amp Editor does not recognize the synchronized devices a dialog box which indicates the devices that were unable to be recognized will appear ay Device Lost xX Device i Tx6n 6 Locate This Device Amp Editor 24 m Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor E Making basic settings for each amplifier Here you ll make basic settings such as the amplifier s Gain and Power Amp Mode 4 Click an amplifier icon in the workspace of the Tree View window Poa chin BEA n Identify Identify Identify Identify Identify esr XH200 XH200 a E xM4080 e ae 80 xM4180 XP2500 xP3500 ACDI a PC3301N PC3301N ee ered 8 P4800 PC4800N CAm N PC4801N i a PC6501N PC6501N E aco 13 ACDI Ed 321200 H200 ee aan M4080 ee 4 lt P 1000 P1000 P5000 P5000 EUn matched Device Refresh 5 Click the Device Properties button The Device Properties window will appear TX4n Device Properties 0 TX4n Pesceceeeeeececeees ibener al Limiter Input Alert Output Alert Input Sisnal Chain Check Output Sisnal Chain Check Input Redundancy Amp Mode Redundant Mode Stereo e Off Bridge C Redundant Backup Parallel C Redundant Override Override Cha
176. ow after synchronization check box If this check box is selected this dialog box will automatically be closed when synchronization is completed Direction Specifies the direction in which synchronization will occur e Device gt Amp Editor Synchronization will be performed by loading data from the devices into Amp Editor e Amp Editor gt Device Synchronization will be performed by sending data from Amp Editor to the devices Amp Editor Q5 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Custom Control Panel Manager To access the Custom Control Panel Manager dialog box click the Tools menu command Custom Control Panel Manager Here you can add delete or rename custom control panels Click the OK button to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box Ne For details on custom control panels refer to Custom control panels page 176 E Custom Control Panel tab mq Custom Control Panel Manager Ss Panels for Full Screen Mode System View System View 1 Sn System View System View 3 Open on Startup check box If this is selected the custom control panel will open automatically when the project is opened Name Indicates the name of the custom control panel You can click this to select the text and edit the name By dou ble clicking this you can show or hide the custom control panel New button Creates a new custom control panel When you c
177. panel on startup Operation mode and Design mode The component editor and the custom control panel will operate in either operation mode or design mode Operation mode lets you edit the parameters and Design mode lets you lay out controls in your custom control panel switch between Operation mode and Design mode use the context menu that appears when you right click in the custom control panel the component editor the Detail View window or the Signal Path View window Use the Design Mode command to turn Design mode on off A check mark is shown by this item if you re in Design mode If a check mark is shown selecting this command will turn Design mode off returning to Operation mode Amp Editor 177 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Context menu The context menu that appears when you right click in the window will differ depending on whether you re in Operation mode or Design mode E The context menu in Operation mode Some of the commands shown in the Operation mode context menu are also shown in Design mode Design Mode Peak Hold Level Meter Enable Add Parameter to Pararneter Link Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Design Mode Switches between Design mode and Operation mode When you re in Design mode a check mark is shown at the left of the command name Peak Hold Turns the level meter s peak hold on off and resets it e On Selecting thi
178. pply voltage is outside the rated range the amplifiers power supply did not turn on There was a continuous high current flow at the channel speaker output connector so the limiter has operated High frequency components were detected in the audio output so the high frequency component of the output signal was limited A short was detected in the speaker output connector so the output signal has been muted The speaker output of channel has clipped so the limiter has operated The output power of channel has exceeded the rated value so the limiter has operated The output voltage of channel has exceeded the rated value so the limiter has operated 206 Check whether dirt or a foreign object could have clogged the fan and clean the fan appropriately If this does not solve the problem it is likely that the device has malfunctioned Immediately stop using the unit and contact your Yamaha dealer Information Continual Information Continual Information Continual It is likely that the device has malfunctioned immediately stop using the unit and contact your Yamaha dealer The power supply section may malfunction if you continue using the unit in this condition Immediately stop using the unit or lower the output level Continuous high power output will cause high temperatures so please lower the output level If the temperature is still high check whether dirt or a f
179. racters other than single byte alphanumeric char acters cannot be shown on the display of the device even if they appear in Amp Editor Please refer to the Owner s Manual of the corresponding device for details backslash is displayed as yen symbol e The display of the TXn itself can show a scene name in the following languages English Ger man French Spanish and Japanese The language to be displayed must be selected before hand in the Language dialog box page 67 e For information about characters that the ACD1 can display refer to the List of supported char acters in the ACD1 Reference Manual e Protect Specifies the protect setting You can select ON or OFF If this is ON it will not be possible to delete overwrite edit or rename scene data Cut button Cuts the scene selected in the list When online or for scene 00 or the current scene the button will be gray and cannot be used e If the scene number to be recalled when an EMG signal is received is located after the scene num ber you cut you ll need to re specify the EMG Scene No if necessary page 79 Copy button Copies the scene selected in the list When online the button will be gray and cannot be used Amp Editor 52 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Paste button Pastes the contents of the copied or cut scene to the scene selected in the list The selected scen
180. ration Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agreement at the beginning of Installation Guide before installing the application Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbid den without the written consent of the manufacturer Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software The illustrations and screens as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument For information on modification of system software certain functions or specifications due to version update of the application please visit the following website http www yamahaproaudio com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Amp Editor Q Owner s Manual Contents Chapter1 Preparing for operation 4 NCEE S cesettatriemnenacisoteapininaeenianaat E iaiT 6 Installing and setting up Amp Editor aaeeei T Chapter2 An overview of
181. re at 80 will differ between amplifiers For details refer to the owner s manual or reference manual of each amplifier Limiter indicator Alert indicator Normal state OK green Normal state unlit Limiting red Limiting Bit e On the XMV the Limiter indicator will light red in the following situations e When an instantaneous input overload is detected e When an input overload has been occurring for a specific duration e When the heat sink of the amplifier section exceeds the allowable temperature Amp Editor 123 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window e Mute TXn only When the amp section s heat sink temperature indication exceeds 90 or when a short has caused the load to fall below 0 5 Q or when the power supply has malfunctioned or when ultra high frequencies are detected the speaker output will be muted and the Mute indicator will light red If an alert has been spec ified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Noz The temperature at 90 will differ between amplifiers For details refer to the owner s manual or reference manual of each amplifier Mute indicator Alert indicator Normal state OK green Normal state unlit Muted ES a Muted Bit e Shutdown TXn only When the power supply section s temperature exceeds the power supply protection temperature of the amplifier itself when abnormal heating occurs or when D
182. ree View window and then select the window that is displayed from Show The window you selected will appear e For details on Signal Path View refer to Signal Path View window page 141 e For details on Device Properties refer to Device Properties window page 127 e For details on I O Card Editor refer to I O Card page 173 e If you need to monitor and control multiple amplifiers it is convenient to use a custom control panel cre ated in the System View Creator dialog box page 98 Amp Editor 114 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window Device Detail View The Device Detail View lets you monitor or control the selected amplifier The structure of the screen will depend on the amplifier For the TXn fon p 53g Device Detail 3 TX6n Analog Input Slot Input Matrix Mixer Input Attenuation Ch B GR D Signal Chain Check Signal Chain Check oN oN oN oN evel Detected L Detected Level Load Invedence Sisnal Chain Check a B B a B A E on Ch Ch General Protection B Redundant Mode Amp Mode Ch A Amp Gain Sensitivity Ch B Scene No 81 7 Name Sound Device Label TX6n STANDBY For the Tn PC N Analog Input General Amp Protection B Ch B Amp Mode Load Impedance a MUTE MUTE Polarity Polarity NORM NORM Ch Ch B Scene No 84 Name Scene 84 Device Label 1 T3n STANDBY Amp Edit
183. rey 2 Output level meter This indicates the output level of each channel As the meter display unit you can select either dBu or V in the Meter Unit tab of the Preferences dialog box When the output level exceeds the clip level of the amplifier the CLIP indicator will light e For amplifiers connected to the ACD1 the meter will not move if the output level is below the follow ing value For the PC9500N PC9501N 5 74 dBu 1 50 V or lower For the PC4800N PC4801N 2 64 dBu 1 05 V or lower For the PC3300N PC3301N 1 10 dBu 0 88 V or lower For the PC6501N 4 29 dBu 1 27 V or lower For the PC2001N 0 52 dBu 0 73 V or lower For the T5n T4n 5 91 dBu 1 53 V or lower For the T3n 4 49 dBu 1 30 V or lower For the XP XH XM 0 00 dBu 0 77 V or lower Amp Editor 118 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window 3 Impedance meter TXn Tn PC N only This indicates the impedance of each channel s speaker output jack In the Device Properties window Output Alert tab you can change the upper and lower threshold value settings for impedance Neuz The impedance value is calculated based on the current that flows from the amplifier to each speaker The meter will not move until a certain level of sound is output from the speakers 4 Power meter TXn Tn PC N only This indicates the power consumption of each channel In the Device Properties window Output Alert tab you can adjust the upper thresho
184. rt up the computer 2 Click Start All Programs gt Yamaha Amp Editor gt Amp Editor to start Amp Edi tor 3 From the Amp Editor menu bar choose System Network Setup The Network Setup dialog box will appear mj Network Setup el Network Interface Intel RY 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection IP Address 192 IBH ll ne Subnet Mask a doa AD 0 Auto IP Address Assignment W Enable status Running From 192 158 Ge Change Range To 192 16 a D 202 Gmplitier IP Address Mode Switch the IP address mode of all amps in the network to DHCP Mode Manual Mode 4 In Network Interface select the network adapter you re using As the network adapter select the same card as you used in Computer s IP address setting 5 if necessary click the Change Range button to edit the range of the IP address to be assigned to the device 6 ifthe Enable checkbox in the Auto IP Address Assignment section is not checked check it to enable the Auto IP Address Assignment function Amp Editor m 20 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 Setup 7 Use an Ethernet cable to connect the NETWORK connector of the XMV to a network switch and then power on all devices 8 Verify that all connected devices are shown in the Tree View window e Make sure that all devices are displayed in the Tree View then click the Manual Mode button In this way the IP address assigned to t
185. s and click the Copy button in the tool palette e Paste Pastes the control s that you cut or copied Click the Paste button of the tool palette If the Paste opera tion is not possible the button s color will be dimmed e Delete To delete one or more controls select them and press the lt Delete gt key Undo Redo editing You can use the Undo and Redo buttons of the tool palette to undo redo operations of moving resizing or deleting a control Noll Once you close the custom control panel undo redo will no longer be possible Converting between knobs and sliders A knob you ve placed in the custom control panel can be converted to a slider or vice versa Right click the knob or slider and choose Convert Slider or Convert Knob from the context menu that appears A v Design Mode Add Parameter to Parameter Link O v Design Mode Open Parameter Link Display Order Add Parameter to Parameter Link Open Parameter Link Display Order Properties Properties Amp Editor m 188 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Control properties The properties dialog box will appear when you double click a control that you placed in the custom control panel or when you right click the control and choose Properties from the context menu This allows you to specify the design of the control Properties of the same type can be set in a single action by holding down t
186. s the unit s front panel display will show the HOME screen 2 On the front panel of the unit hold down the BACK button for one second or longer The Device ID setting screen will appear 3 Use the AINC YES or WDEC NO button on the front panel of the unit to select the Device ID You can select a value in the range of 0 255 If multiple ACD1 or TXn units are connected to a single network set each unit to a different Device ID 4 Press the front panel NEXT button The cursor moves to 5 Press the front panel AINC YES button The value you specified will be applied to the unit e If you move to a different screen without pressing the AINC YES button your change will not be applied 6 Repeat steps 1 5 to specify the Device ID for each connected ACD1 unit e You can also change the Device ID on Amp Editor s Change Device ID dialog box page 108 after the devices are synchronized with Amp Editor E For the XMV4140 XMV4280 XMV8140 XMV8280 1 Power off the XMV 2 Use the DIP switches 1 3 to specify the upper digit and use the rotary switch to specify the lower digit to select the UNIT ID value from a maximum of 127 combinations in the range of 01 through 7F 127 e To change the switch settings turn off the power to the unit If you change the settings while the power is on the change will not be effective until you turn the unit off and then on e Do not use 00 as the UNIT ID E For t
187. s do digits of the IP address to match not match the most significant three digits of the device s IP address You have confused the NET Connect the NETWORK connector to your computer and WORK connector and the connect the DATA PORT connector to the Tn PC N series DATA PORT connector for amplifier connection on the ACD1 You are using a network switch To connect the ACD1 to Tn PC N series amplifiers use a to connect the ACD1 to a Tn daisy chain connection do not use a network switch PC N series amplifier Amp Editor 210 Owner s Manual Appendix Cant monitor or control Amp Editor is offline In the main panel window click the OFFLINE button to switch amplifiers from Amp it to ONLINE The device is registered as an Drag the icon of the device you want to monitor and control Unmatched Device in the Tree and drop it in the workspace View window The Device ID or IP address Refer to the device s owner s manual and perform the setup are not set correctly again Editor The Tn PC N series amplifier Set the T switch located on the rear panel of the last amplifier connected to the ACD1 does in the chain of amplifiers connected to the DATA PORT con not have the correct terminator nector to the ON position setting Set the T switch of other amplifiers to the OFF position The connected amplifiers were Turn on the power to the ACD1 first then to the amplifiers con star
188. s of screen are shown Screen name Content This will appear when you double click an amplifier icon Here you can monitor the amplifiers status such as its level meters or control the attenuation and Mute status of an amplifier Device Detail View page 115 This will appear when you click the Signal Path View button in the TXn s Device Signal Path View Detail and the Tree View window or when you choose Show gt Signal Path TXn only page 141 View from the context menu that appears when you right click the TXn icon Here you can edit the parameters of the TXn s components This will appear when you click the Device Properties button in the Tree View window and the Detail View window or when you choose Show gt Device Prop erties from the context menu that appears when you right click the amp icon Here you can make various settings such as the amplifiers output mode gain input sensitivity and alerts protection settings Device Properties page 127 This will appear when you choose Show gt I O Card Editor from the context menu that appears when you right click the TXn or I O card icon This lets you specify the input output mode of a digital I O card inserted in the slot You cannot select I O Card Editor for cards other than a digital I O card e g an AD card or a DA card I O Card Editor TXn only page 173 Amp Editor 41 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 An overview of Amp Editor Pro
189. s slot Amp Editor 6 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Network e IP Address Mode Displays the IP address setting mode that will be used for communication with Amp Editor e UNIT ID XMV only IP address will use the UNIT ID value e DHCP IP address can be set automatically from Amp Editor or the DHCP server e Manual IP address will be set manually from Amp Editor To change the setting use the Network Setup dialog box page 91 e IP Address Indicates the IP address To change the IP address use the Network Setup dialog box page 91 or the IP Address dialog box page 84 e MAC Address Indicates the MAC address e IP Control Port No Indicates the Ethernet port number that will be used for remote control from an external remote controller via the remote control protocol If there is another device in the network that uses the same port number use the IP Control Port No dialog box page 85 to change the port number e The XMV will display the static address 49280 Amp Editor Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Setup tab me Utility Setup Date Time GPI Home Screen Mode fe Scene Name Sp Lib Name _ H200 xH200 E 2214020 xMA0 Erm xM4180 xMAT P2500 P3500 THE 4 i 1 O cene ee 7 Posen N Pegg O Front Panel Operation EES Jim 2 PC4800N PCE Lop PE N armen PAGO H Ped qo RE P6501 N PCED 13 AM
190. s will add a check mark and peak hold will be turned on Selecting this when a check mark is already shown will turn peak hold off The peak hold on off setting is valid only within Amp Editor e Reset Resets peak hold Nez Peak Hold is a function that causes the maximum signal level value to remain visible Level Meter Enable Specifies whether the level meters will be enabled Add Parameter to Parameter Link when you right click on a control Allows you to add the parameter of the right clicked control to a group or to create a parameter link group page 158 Open Parameter Link Opens the Parameter Link dialog box page 160 Here you can view or edit the status of parameter link Close All Editor Windows Closes all of the editor windows Amp Editor 178 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels E The context menu in Design mode The context menu differs depending on the location where you right click and the control state w Design Mode Add Parameter to Parameter Link Open Parameter Link Close All Editor Windows Display Order Properties Display Order when you right click on a control Changes the display order for the selected control e Top Moves the control to the very top e Bottom Moves the control to the very back e Front Moves the control one step toward the top e Back Moves the control one step toward the back Propert
191. series Subsequently called PC N PC9501N PC6501N PC4801N PC3301N PC2001N PC9500N PC4800N PC3300N e Tn series subsequently called Tn T5n T4n T3n For the most recent information refer to the following URL http www yamahaproaudio com Functions available on each device ACD1 ae Tn PC NXP XM XH an Y v4 Event Log D N O i O N oo Device Information O1 k Scene Manager Scene Link Manager Alert Setup Word Clock Clock Language O1 O1 O O1 Utility IP Address 00 D O0 O1 IP Control Port No Display only Firmware Update Recovery Update Synchronization Custom Control Panel Manager System View Creator Speaker Processor Library Manager Global Link Local Link Eventkog A Device Information o Scene Manager Jo o 7 Scene Link Manager o Alert Setup A WordClock a Glock ooo S A flanguage A ce a putty o S A IP Address A pore Firmware Update J o 7 Recovery Update J o o Synchronization J o Custom Control Panel Manager System View Creator J o 7 Speaker Processor Library Manager V Global Link A toealLink a v Available Not available Amp Editor m 4 m Owner s Manual Chapter 1 Preparing for operation Parameters that can be monitored controlled ACD1 Tn PC N XP XM XH gt lt Parameter Signal Path View Component parameter editing Level meter Analog Input Mute switching Pre Input meter Mu
192. ss settings are used for communication between the devices and Amp Editor 1 2 3 Before turning on the power to the devices use an Ethernet cable to connect your com puter s Ethernet connector to the network switch and then start up the computer Click Start All Programs Yamaha Amp Editor gt Amp Editor to start Amp Edi tor From the Amp Editor menu bar choose System Network Setup The Network Setup dialog box will appear eq Network Setup Network Interface Intel RY 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection IP Address 192 168 a 0 253 Subnet Mask a doa AD 0 Auto IP Address Assignment lw Enable status Running From 192 168 0 i j j Change Range To 192 16 a D 202 Gmplitier IP Address Mode Switch the IP address mode of all amps in the network to DHCP Mode Manual Mode Close In Network Interface select the network adapter you re using As the network adapter select the same card as you used in Computer s IP address setting If you are using the XMV4140 D XMV4280 D XMV8140 D or XMV8280 D and if the Enable checkbox in the Auto IP Address Assignment section is checked uncheck it to disable the Auto IP Address Assignment function page 92 Make sure that the device setting DIP switch IP SETTING on the XMV s rear panel is set to UNIT ID Use an Ethernet cable to connect the NETWORK connector of the XMV to a networ
193. ssover Here you can apply a high pass filter and low pass filter to the signal so that only a specific frequency region is allowed to pass 5 Speaker Processor Ch A Cros c meae Speaker Processor Crossover a O ee Thru 6dB Oct 12dB Oct AdjustGc 12dB Oct Butrwrth 12dB Oct Bessel 12dB Oct Linkwitz 18dB Oct AdjustGc 18dB Oct Butrwrth cea aus For each HPF LPF this selects the attenuation per octave Type repaint A and the filter type saat iciatabigia lf you select Thru the filter will not be applied 24dB Oct Bessel i 24dB Oct Linkwitz 36dB Oct AdjustGc 36dB Oct Butrwrth 36dB Oct Bessel 48dB Oct AdjustGc 48dB Oct Butrwrth 48dB Oct Bessel 48dB Oct Linkwitz 20Hz 20kHz Specifies the cutoff frequency for each HPF LPF Specifies the gain at the cutoff frequency when Type is nee set to AdjustGc Adjustable Gc Amp Editor 171 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only E Limiter This compresses signals exceeding the threshold at 00 1 preventing signals higher than the threshold level from being output Gi Speaker Priicessor Ch 4 Lilniter 0 TX5n ese Threshold Attack ms Release s FAST FAST SLOW HAHUAL HAHUAL Limiter curve Displays the limiter response as a graph The horizontal axis is the input signal level and the vertical axis is the output level GRmeter Displays the amount of gain reduction Ss OUT meter Displ
194. tational speed is shown in units The rotational speed of the fan at 100 will differ according to the amplifier If the fan is stopped the fan rotation indicator will turn red If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Fan rotation indicator Alert indicator Rotating FAN A green Rotating unlit Stopped FANA red Stopped lit As seen from the front panel of the TXn the left fan is FAN A and the right fan is FAN B 3 Amplifier protection This indicates that the amplifier s protection function has operated e Protection When any of the following protection functions for Limiter Mute or Shutdown has operated the protect indicator will turn red At this time the PROTECTION indicator on the panel of the TXn itself will also light Protection indicator Alert indicator Normal state OK green Normal state unlit Protected C red Protected lit e On the XMV the PROTECTION indicator will not turn red while the Limiter is operating e Limiter TXn XMV only When the amp section s heat sink temperature indication exceeds 80 or when overcurrent occurs the limiter will operate to reduce the speaker output and the Limiter indicator will light red If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log TXn only MoS The temperatu
195. te switching Level meter output voltage Power meter Impedance meter Attenuation operations Speaker Output Attenuator s Link switching Mute switching Solo switching Polarity phase reversal switching Level meter Power Standby On operations Temperature meter Protection monitor Amp Output mode detection gt lt Amp Output mode switching S v Available Not available For more about the Signal Path View refer to page 141 Polarity switching for the TXn is performed in the Signal Path View Amp Editor amp Owner s Manual Chapter 1 Preparing for operation Terms Term Definition The set of devices that can be simultaneously monitored and controlled by Amp Editor is called Workspace a workspace Online is the state in which the devices are connected to the computer and network and are synchronized with Amp Editor so that they can be monitored and controlled Offline is the state in which the devices and computer are not physically connected or connected but not synchronized Online Offline Scene link Recalle 01 Amp Editor I ey gm Amplifier C A settings for each amplifier is called a scene By re
196. ted before the ACD1 nected to the ACD1 All scene data saved in The power was turned off while Synchronize with Amp Editor once again to transmit the set the device has disap the device s data was being peared saved C S G PA Development Division 2009 2013 Yamaha Corporation 309PO D0 Amp Editor 211 Owner s Manual
197. text that s shown on the button and the button s color and size Size Specifies the button s size in units of pixels Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height POWER POWER Amp Editor 1495 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Text box Enter the text that will be shown on the button From above these specify the text when the button is off and when the button is on Text Font button Click this to access the Select Font dialog box where you can specify the font font size and style Button Color Click the Select Color button to access the Select Color dialog box where you can specify the color of the button From above these specify the color when the button is off and when the button is on Parameter button This selects the parameter that will be assigned to the button When you click this the Select Parameter dia log box will appear showing a list of the parameters that can be assigned to this button Select the parameter that you want to assign and click the OK button Amp Editor 196 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels E Scene Recall button To open the Scene Recall Button Properties dialog box double click a Scene Recall button or right click it and choose Properties from the context menu that appears Here you can specify properties such as the scene that will be recalled by
198. the OK button The item will be removed and moved to Unmatched Device E Delete You can delete an offline device 1 Right click the icon of the item that you want to delete 2 From the context menu choose Delete A confirmation dialog box will appear 3 In the confirmation dialog box click the OK button The selected item will be deleted E Editing a scene Scene Manager When you right click an amplifier s icon and choose Scene Manager from the context menu that appears the Scene Manager dialog box will appear page 51 Here you can store recall or edit scenes for an amplifier You can edit the scene name the protect setting and perform copy and paste editing Neuz When online operations other than Store and Recall are not possible e The Scene Manager dialog box does not have an OK button or Cancel button To close the dialog box click the Close button located at the upper right of the dialog box E Showing the window Show By double clicking an icon in the tree or by using the following procedure you can open the corresponding win dow 1 Right click the icon of the item whose details you want to view 2 From the context menu choose Show 3 Select the view that you want to see You can choose Device Detail View Signal Path View Device Properties or I O Card Editor Only I O Card Editor can be selected from an I O card Amp Editor
199. the Amp Mode is Bridge or Parallel or if the Gain Mode is Link ON e The gain for the Tn XP is specified by a switch on the rear panel of the amplifier Amp Editor 128 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window E General tab XMV Here you can specify input signals and channel frequencies You can change these settings only when online Py MVG280 Device Properties 2 02h General INPUT SOURCE 1 Digital OUTPUT SETUP A B ecu S CFD DEAWS ESF eo 4 GH SEAN 4 O INPUT SOURCE This setting enables you to select either Analog or Digital as the input source e If Digital is selected digital audio will be input via YDIF on the XMV4140 XMV4280 XMV8140 or XMV8280 On the XMV4140 D XMV4280 D XMV8140 D or XMV8280 D analog audio will be input via Dante OUTPUT SETUP This section displays the SPEAKERS DIP switch settings on the XMV s rear panel e The indicator will appear instead if the unit is offline or if the SPEAKERS DIP switches have been set to something other than the specified combination For more information on the SPEAK ERS DIP switches refer to the XMV Owner s Manual 3 HPF This section enables you to specify the HPF frequencies You can select 40Hz 80Hz for high impedance and OFF 40Hz or 80Hz for low impedance e The indicator will appear instead if the unit is offline or if the SPEAKERS DIP switches have been set to something other than th
200. the firmware that you want to use for the firmware update and decompress the compressed file Power on the device Using the Network Setup dialog box page 91 or a DHCP server assign an IP address to the device Click the Device menu item Firmware Update Recovery Update A folder selection dialog box will appear Select the folder that contains the update file and click the OK button The Recovery Update dialog box will appear The name of the device connected offline the current firmware version and the IP address will be displayed ia Recovery Update Firmware Data Location Tsn AGD Firmware 1 10 vw ACD W110 eT Sere 0 W110 Tadn 10 W110 Tan 2 W110 Tan W110 Tana Viii 192168 000 008 192168 000 007 192168 000 005 192168 000 O06 192168 000 010 192 j 63 000 O02 Select All Clear All Select the check box of the device that you want to recover If you click the Select All button all devices will be selected If you click the Clear All button the check boxes of all devices will be cleared Click the Update button The firmware recovery will begin e Do not disconnect the Ethernet cable or power off the devices while the recovery is pro CAUTION ceeding When the recovery is completed execute Firmware Update page 86 in order to recover the data other than the firmware Amp Editor Owner s Manual 88 Chapter 5 Main panel window Scene Link Manager
201. the list If an empty scene is selected when you store a new scene will be created If a scene is already stored in the selected scene number a confirmation dialog box will appear and then the existing scene will be overwritten Ae If you store a scene in Amp Editor when online with the device the scene will also be stored in the device itself regardless of the settings on the device e If the Confirm Scene Store check box is cleared in the Preferences dialog box page 39 the confirmation dialog box will not appear Recall button Recalls the scene selected in the list making it the current scene Amp Editor 53 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window mE Recall Safe dialog box TXn only In the Scene Manager dialog box click the Recall Safe button to access the Recall Safe dialog box For each amplifier you can specify the components that you want to be unaffected by a scene recall Click the OK button to apply the modified settings and close the dialog box e This setting can be edited only when the unit is offline e Scene data other than that for components such as power Standby On will be recalled regardless of the settings in this dialog box ey Recall Safe Component new W dood Matris Mixer L A 8 Band EQ Ch L Z 8 Band EQ ChB n A Input Delay Ch A Component list M Input Delay Ch B i A Input Router M4 Oscillator Mix Lf Output Router z Speaker Processor
202. this Scene Recall button You can edit the properties in the same way for the Scene Store but ton Size Specifies the button s size in units of pixels Width specifies the width and Height specifies the height Text Enter the text that will be shown on the button Edit Indicator If this check box is selected you ll be able to specify text that will be additionally shown if the assigned scene is edited after being recalled Use the Text box below to enter the text that will be additionally shown Amp Editor 107 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels Text Font button Click this to access the Select Font dialog box where you can specify the font font size and style Alignment Select Left Center or Right alignment Button Color Click the Select Color button to access the Select Color dialog box where you can specify the color of the button From above these specify the color when the button is off or on Scene button This selects the scene that will be assigned to the button When you click this the Select Scene dialog box will appear showing a list of the scenes that can be assigned to this button Select the scene that you want to assign and click the OK button Amp Editor 198 Owner s Manual Chapter 11 Custom control panels E Push button To open the Push Button Properties dialog box double click a Detail
203. tion Single Information Single Information Single Information Single Information Single The network IP address has been released while operating with the DHCP server IP rlsed by DHCP Information Single An EMG Emergency signal was received and the device switched to EMG mode The setting of the internal iniouiation clock has been changed The amplifier identified as Check the connection between AMP ID is disconnected the DATA PORT connector on Lower the input level Information Single Single Error Single from the ACD1 the ACD1 and the amplifier Amp Editor m 208 Owner s Manual Appendix Message Message Alert number TXn ACD1 XMV shown in shown on shown on Content Response Initial type Amp Editor TXn ACD1 XMV Single Continual Amplifier information Scene recalled ScnRecalled Scene number was Information Single recalled Preset recalled Preset number was Information Single recalled Scene stored SceneStored See number AWAR Information Single stored Preset stored Pleo aumnel wae Information Single stored g Amp Editor and the Synchronizing Synchronizing amplifier began Information Single synchronizing Power amp AmpMode The Power Amp Mode was Information Single mode changed ___ changed changed The Redundant Override function has been ln overridden engaged and the channel Inform
204. to access the following component editors e 8 Band EQ e Input Delay e Speaker Processor 7 Signal Path View button ETI This opens the Signal Path View window In the Signal Path View window you can access all compo nent editors STBY ON button Monitors and controls the status Standby On of the amplifier s power supply Amp Editor 28 m Owner s Manual Chapter 4 Basic operations in Amp Editor E Editing an amplifier s Speaker Processor component settings TXn only For each channel of the amplifier you can edit the settings the parameter set of the Speaker Processor compo nent for the speaker you re using 14 Click the SP icon of the channel whose Speaker Processor component settings you want to edit The Speaker Processor dialog box will open Gj Speaker Processor Ch A 0 TX5n Library STORE Project Library Phase 180 Pre installed Library d Flat w II biia i yamaha gt Open File Dialog 15 Click the RECALL button to select the library item for the speaker you re using The parameter set for the Speaker Processor component will be switched e If you want to use a library file created in DME Designer file name extension cel use the Speaker Processor Library Converter page 101 to convert it to a library item file for TXn e f the library is created with an extension the file name extension ce2 indicates without secu rity an
205. to modify the order of the item list if desired Click the To Device button The Library list data is applied to the amplifier settings Amp Editor f Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Copying the Library data between amplifiers 1 Inthe Device list click the copy source amplifier 2 Click the Copy button 3 Inthe Device list click the copy destination amplifier You can select multiple amplifiers by holding down the lt Shift gt key or lt Ctrl gt key while making your selection 4 Click the Paste button Amp Editor pastes the Library list data 5 Click the To Device button The copied Library list data is applied to the copy destination amplifier eq Speaker Processor Library Manager Device Library Device o e Ean From Deve nad tom Tan 192168 000 006 192168 000 003 a _Delete tem i 192168 000 014 192168 000 002 IF2112AS bi moni L IF211245 bi sub_L Data Transfer IF711245_pa Erom Device IF211 245 pa mori IF211245_pa_sub Move Up To Device IF2112M64_bi_H A bi Move Down Import Library Export Library Device list Lists the amplifiers that support the Speaker Processor component Aez Amplifiers that are not online in the network will also be listed However be sure to keep the ampli fier that you want to edit online e Device ID Model IP Address Indicates the name Device ID model name and IP address of the amplifier e Edit I
206. ts the current alert settings to an alert setup file The file name extension varies depending on the type of amplifier selected by the Alert Group When you click this button a dialog box enabling you to specify the save destination is displayed Amp Editor 56 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Data Transfer Transmits and receives the alert settings to and from the amplifier selected in the Device list e From Device button Transmits the amplifier alert setting to Amp Editor e To Device button Transmits the alert settings enabled in the Alert field to the amplifier If a password has been established a dialog box requiring you to enter the password is displayed Change Alert Setup Password button Enables you to change the password that is required when you click the To Device button Click this button to display a dialog box requesting the current password When you enter the correct pass word a dialog box enabling you to enter a new password is displayed Amp Editor 5 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Alert dialog box If an alert specified as Warning Error or Fault occurs the Alert dialog box will appear indicating the content of the alert The single most recent alert is displayed when a new alert occurs it will replace the old alert To check the details of the alert that occurred open the Event Log dialog box page 43 eq Alert
207. ue You can use the keys and mouse to modify the value of the selected edit box e Up down arrow keys Increase or decrease the value e lt PageUp gt key lt PageDown gt key Increase or decrease the value in larger steps e lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to confirm the value e lt Ctrl gt key lt Enter gt key To reset a parameter to its default value press the lt Ctrl gt lt Enter gt keys e Mouse wheel When the mouse cursor is located over an edit box you can increase or decrease the value by turning the mouse wheel e Dragging Drag up down or left right to increase or decrease the value e lt Esc gt key Cancels the value that you were entering Amp Editor 146 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Graph Parameters are shown in graphical form When you edit a parameter the graph will change shape If the graph has control points you can edit the parameters by dragging the control points If a control point s movement is constrained to a vertical or horizontal direction the mouse cursor will change to a bi directional arrow when you place the mouse cursor on the control point and hold down the mouse button Drag in the direction of the arrow to edit the parameter If a control point s movement is not constrained in direction its position will normally be determined by mul tiple parameters of the component editor Multiple parameters will change dependi
208. ur parameter sets for the component editor page 150 Click a button to switch parameter sets You can copy a parameter set by dragging and dropping a button onto another button You can also copy a parameter set by using the context menu that appears when you right click a button Knob Drag a knob to edit its parameter The mode of knob operation will depend on the Preferences dialog box setting Component Editor tab Knob Mode page 39 e To make fine adjustments drag while holding down the lt Shift gt key when Knob Mode is Linear To reset a parameter to its default value hold down the lt Ctrl gt key and click Amp Editor 143 Owner s Manual Chapter 10 Component editor TXn only Slider Drag a slider to edit its parameter The way in which the mouse will operate relative to the bar can be speci fied in the Preferences dialog box Component Editor tab Slider Mode setting page 39 Slider Bar e To make fine adjustments drag while holding down the lt Shift gt key To reset a parameter to its default value hold down the lt Ctrl gt key and click Button There are several types of buttons e This button is an on off switch It will light when on Its color depends on its function 10 10 When on l OW When off e This is a set of multiple buttons when you select one the other buttons will turn off When on SAMPLE HETER When off FEET
209. utput These settings can be changed when online or offline Specifying the impedance allows you to detect whether the output without the pilot tone is disconnected or shorted e The Calibration by Program Source button is available only when online e In the Output Signal Chain Check tab page 137 you can make settings concerning detection for dis connection or shorting of the output with the pilot tone mq TX5n Device Properties 0 TX5n MO Calibration by Program Source CHA 2 __ _ _ v Voltage Threshold pi 45 8dBu al 4286 lv Power j Impedance Max hin F pi 258 82 8 80 4 CHE Threshold fsom 3 _ 4200 l Voltage j Power V Impedance hax _ 258 89 Kin H 8 89 p npr al Detection Time fs Count Output Signal Chain Check Select channels and values to detect output signal status for Output Alert Speaker Output Slot Output Level Threshold 7 CH1 _ p sa Fs Hr H9 CH2 _ p 6aFs 7 cH18 M CH3 s rs r i CH4 _ p sa Fs cH12 CHS _ p sa Fs 7 cH 13 CH6 pss 7 cHI4 CH _ e scers 4 is M CH8 _ p saFs 7 cH 16 Detection Time Count Threshold poes 3 poes a poss a poes 3 poes g poss a _ 8 scBFs 4 fF 15s Threshold _ frees _ frees The settings are the sam
210. ved the continuing event e Count Indicates the total number of times that the same event occurred since Amp Editor was started Amp Editor 44 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Individual Event Log dialog box To access the Individual Event Log dialog box double click an event in the Event Log dialog box or right click a device item in the workspace of the Tree View window and choose Individual Event Log from the short cut menu that appears The Individual Event Log dialog box shows the events that have occurred on the selected device img Individual Event Log IP Address 192 168 000 002 Network Status RR 4 Synchronizing Occumed 1 1 2000 03 15 36 42 1 4 6 2009 14 19 52 A Synchronizing Occured 1 1 2000 03 16 19 43 2 4 6 2009 14 20 35 All logs Device Indicates the name of the device whose events are shown Network Status Displays icon indicating network status for the device whose events are shown IP Address Indicates the IP address of the device whose events are shown Amp Editor 45 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Event log list This shows the events that have occurred on the device If you accessed this from the Event Log dialog box the selected events will be expanded and shown If you accessed this from the Tree View window all events of that device will be shown e This log list will not be updated in real ti
211. ware Update Click this to access a sub menu from which you can access the Firmware Update dialog box page 86 or the Recover Update dialog box page 88 E System menu Scene Link Manager Parameter Link Network Setup Scene Link Manager Shows the Scene Link Manager dialog box page 89 Parameter Link Shows the Parameter Link dialog box page 160 Network Setup Shows the Network Setup dialog box page 91 Amp Editor 37 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window E Tools menu Synchronization Ctrl 4 Solo Custom Control Panel Manager System View Creator Speaker Processor Library Converter Shows the Synchronization dialog box page 94 Solo Click this to access a sub menu from which you can enable or disable the solo function Solo Master for the workspace You can also switch between Mix mode and Last mode Select Mix Solo if you want to select multiple channels for solo output or Last Solo if you want only the last selected channel to be soloed Both of these items can be switched only while online Custom Control Panel Shows the Custom Control Panel Manager dialog box page 96 Manager System View Creator Shows the System View Creator dialog box page 98 Speaker Processor This allows a Speaker Processor component library item 2Way 6Way created by Library Converter DME Designer to be converted for use
212. wer threshold value Low green Below lower threshold value red Invalid setting HIGH Low grey Neuz If the Impedance upper threshold value has been exceeded this means that the conductor is open due to a break or similar reason e f the Impedance lower threshold value has been fallen below this means that the resistance has decreased due to a shorted coil or similar reason Amp Editor 110 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window E Attenuation section Here you can monitor and control the amount of attenuation for each channel Attenuation Right Attenuator TXn Tn PC N XMV only Use the slider or numerical entry to control the amount of attenuation for each channel The GR meter TXn only indicates the amount of gain reduction produced by the limiter of the amplifier protection circuit LINK button TXn Tn PC N only This links the attenuator value between the channels This button is unavailable in Bridge mode LINK on LINK LINK off PEG When clicking the LINK button to turn it on use the pulldown menu to select how offset will occur between the channels Absolute Link Align to A Absolute Link Align to B Absolute Link Align to A The channel A value will be copied to channel B and operation will be linked Absolute Link Align to B The channel B value will be copied to channel A and operation will be linked Relative Link The of
213. wever the detection time is enabled if you specify a time that is shorter than the time required for a single measurement approximately 0 5 8 seconds e Check box Specifies whether broken connections or shorts will be detected e Detection Threshold Level Specifies the lower threshold value of the level that is detected If the detected value falls below the speci fied value it will be determined that the connection has been broken e Impedance Threshold Max Specifies the upper threshold value of the impedance that is detected If the detected value exceeds the specified value it will be determined that the connection has been broken e Impedance Threshold Min Specifies the lower threshold value of the impedance that is detected If the detected value falls below the specified value it will be determined that the connection has broken and shorted at some point e Detected Level Indicates the current output level value e Detected Impedance Indicates the current impedance value Amp Editor 138 Owner s Manual Chapter 8 Device Properties window Calibration by Pilot Tone dialog box In the Calibration by Pilot Tone dialog box the values other than Detection Interval Time in the Output Signal Chain Check tab using the pilot tone e To complete measurement it may take about 120 seconds at longest e Be aware that the speaker outputs a powerful bass sound or high pitched sound e Depending on the ch
214. with the device e Daily works only while online at If Amp Editor is always running the clock will be set each day at the specified time Use the box at right to specify the time at which the clock will be set To change the value use the upward A button and downward WV button located at the right side of the box Amp Editor 6 m Owner s Manual Chapter 5 Main panel window Clock Data e System Clock in This Computer Indicates the time of the computer s clock e Send button Specifies the time of the computer s clock sent to the connected device The setting can be made also when in offline status e Enable Daylight Saving Time check box Daylight saving time display will be enabled if this is selected An indication of DST will be shown in the Clock Setup area of the device s own display e Offset Specifies the length of time by which to advance for daylight saving time e Start time Specifies the time at which to start using daylight saving time e End time Specifies the time at which to stop using daylight saving time If this is the same as the Start time select the Same as Start time check box e The format in which the date and time are shown can be changed using the Windows con trol panel Region and Language Options The display format in other dialog boxes such as Utility and Event Log will also be changed in the same way e Day of the week If
215. ws only the head sink temperature of the amp section The temperature of the power supply section is not shown e The temperature at 90 will differ between amplifiers For details refer to the owner s manual or reference manual of each amplifier The power supply protection indicator shows the status of the power supply section and will turn red if the amplifier s power supply protection temperature is exceeded If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Power supply protection indicator Alert indicator Normal state PS green Normal state unlit Power supply protection active OPS red Power supply protection active lit The amplifier protection indicator will turn red when the heat sink temperature of each channel of the ampli fier exceeds the threshold value specified in the Output Alert tab page 134 of the Device Properties win dow If an alert has been specified in the Alert Setup dialog box the alert indicator will also light and be recorded in the log Amplifier protection indicator Alert indicator Within threshold level _ EN green Within threshold level J unit Threshold level exceeded HIGH red Threshold level exceeded lit Amp Editor m 122 Owner s Manual Chapter 7 Detail View window 2 Fan monitor TXn only This displays the rotational state and speed of the cooling fans The fan ro
216. x will appear when you click the Device menu command Firmware Update gt Firmware Update or when you click the Firmware Update button of the Device Information dialog box When you select the folder that contains the update file the Firmware Update dialog box will appear Here you can update the firmware of the device itself If you click the Device menu command Firmware Update Recovery Update firmware recovery page 88 will be performed e The most recent firmware can be downloaded from the Yamaha professional audio website http www yamahaproaudio com e Updating can be done only for a device connected offline Amplifiers connected to the ACD1 will not be updated E Firmware Update Use this when you need to update the firmware of the device itself You need to update the firmware when the device is connected offline Before updating the firmware load the device s information into Amp Editor and save it as a precaution AO Before you continue you ll need to download the firmware that you want to use and decompress the compressed file 1 Click the Device menu item Firmware Update Firmware Update A folder selection dialog box will appear Browse For Folder 4 User IE Contacts 4 ill Desktop a J YAMAHA 4 di Firmware d TXn ACD1 Firmware V1 10 EE Documents dl Downloads F Faworites I Links ie Music Pictures fiber ey olen Amp Editor 86 m
217. yed in a hierarchy providing a visual indication of the entire system s structure You can double click an icon to open its Detail View window To show or hide the Tree View window click the Show Hide Tree button in the main panel win dow or choose the menu item View Tree Ze TreeView Sao ne ema He TS Tree Identity Alert Workspace E E workspace i O Tn i GES IO 1 Tan Tan buttons Tx in Tree ACI Tan Tn Th 3 E eo En ie 328H200 H200 EA 4080 M4080 P xM4180 P2500 xP3500 10 ACD PC3301N PCASOON ES 9 PO4801 N PCASO1N O mmi PO6501N i Ace ACD 13 ACD xH200 i mma 2324080 Mango aren 24 P 1 000 P1000 prema 25 4 P5000 P5000 z Feb Unmatched Device Refresh Expand all F When you click this all levels in the tree will appear Collapse all F When you click this all levels in the tree will be hidden Amp Editor 102 Owner s Manual Chapter6 Tree View window New Device button When you click this the Select New Device dialog box will appear page 105 Device Detail View button eI When you click this the Device Detail View of the selected amplifier will appear page 115 Signal Path View button Ea When you click this the Signal Path View window of the selected TXn will appear page 141 Device Properties button PES When you click this the Device Propert

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