Crest Audio NEXSYS - VERSION 3.0 Manual

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Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.02. OverviewDevicesA ‘device’, as referred to in this manual, is a remote NexSys-compatible piece of electron-ic hardware

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.GroupsA group is a collection of devices placed together for the purpose of common control ormonitoring. You can create

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0You can program the Event Scheduler to initiate tasks at a given time (computer clock) orwhen some other event (such as

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.03. Network Topology 3.1 Amplifier ClassesNexSys hardware is broken into two general groups: components for the CKS, CKV a

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.A NexSys Network with CK family amplifiers and hubsWhile a node itself can only be set with a single address, NexSys may

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Software Manual Page 3.3A network may be made up of one or more busses. The bus connected to the Bus Server isdefined as

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Pro class network setup diagramThe diagram above shows one Supervisor mainframe with three Professional Series ampli-fier

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0... and this set up information for channel B:Amplifier Channel Setup WindowsNote that the Load Monitor must reside on th

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3.4 Network AddressingHardware address settings are determined in two ways (depending on the amplifier class.) In Pro class amplifiers, the network addr

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.04. Bus Server Installation and Connection4.1 Installing the Bus Server CardThe Bus Server Card (NS-BUS-1) is an 8-bit IS

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.4.2 Communicating with the Bus ServerThe Bus Server resides at an I/O address range in your PC. Its base address (the be

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.05. The Toolbar & Menus5.1 ToolbarThe toolbar offers quick access to more frequently used NexSys functions. The diagr

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Page 5.2 Software Manual5.2 MenusNexSys 3.0 menu hierarchy.Complete listing (with a brief description) of all menu comma

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Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.06. Building a PlanA NexSys Plan is made up of user-defined devices, groups, snapshots, scenes, and settings.The Plan is s

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.There are two principal compo-nents to the AutoPlan window:a list of the network nodes anddevices AutoPlan finds is on th

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Software Manual Page 6.3amplifier.2. Make sure the Plan Inventory window (or the group window) is the active win-dow. An

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0TOC 1Table Of ContentsPage1. INTRODUCTION 1.11.1 What is included in this manual 1.11.2 What is not included 1.21.3 Syst

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Plan Inventory WindowThe plan inventory serves as a good repository from which to drag and drop devices to log-ically-or

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Changing the Device’s AddressA device address is based upon the device’s network node address. An address may be sin-gle

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.If that device is found by NexSys at the address you selected, the alert will disappear short-ly. If the alert remains f

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.07. GroupsNexSys groups are designed to facilitate the control of amplifiers and other devices. Devicesthat make sense to

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Moving a DeviceEnsure that the destination group window is open. Select the device from the source groupwindow (or the p

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.07.5 Quickly Opening a GroupYou can quickly open a pre-established group with the groupselection tool on the toolbar. Pre

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.As you can see from the figure, the amplifier channels are grouped together and the sequen-tial turn-on devices are groupe

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Because of its compact format, it is sometimes difficult to know which amplifier channel amodule refers to. Balloon help a

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.08. NexSys Faults, Alerts & EventsNexSys is always monitoring the system for faults. Faults or alerts are reported on

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.TOC 26. BUILDING A PLAN 6.16.1 Making a New Plan 6.16.2 AutoPlan 6.16.3 Manually Adding devices 6.26.4 Saving Your Plan

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.8.2 Amplifier Warning ThresholdsThe warning thresholds window may be accessed by pressing the Warning Thresholds but-ton

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0You can print or review the Event Log by opening the event log file from a word processorsuch as Word, Wordpad or Notepad

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.09. Controlling Amplifiers9.1 Amplifier ControlsDouble clicking on an amplifier channel in list view (in a group or in the P

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Amplifier Solo ControlSoloing a single channel is a useful troubleshooting tool. By pressing the solo button, allother ch

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.09.2 Related devicesWhen pointing to a device, right clicking will show a menu of related devices -those devices sharing

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.A red group mute LED indicates that all channels within that group are muted. A yellowLED indicates that some channels w

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Control Hierarchy Diagram9.5 Solo SafetyDuring system testing it is often useful to solo a particular amplifierchannel. H

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.010. SnapshotsA snapshot is a record of device settings. Settings include levels, mutes, polarity, solo’s,MIDI patches, N

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0TOC 310. SNAPSHOTS 10.110.1 Inserting a New Snapshot 10.110.2 Recalling a Snapshot 10.110.3 Updating a Snapshot 10.210.4

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.The presence of an active snapshot does not guarantee the system is still config-ured as that snapshot was saved. The ope

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.010.5 Executing a Snapshot on StartupYou may select one Plan snapshot to be recalled when NexSys starts. This snapshot ca

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.011. ScenesA scene is a graphical “desk top” arrangement. It is a collection of NexSys windows that youhave opened for vi

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.012. SecurityScenes are the basis for setting up Security. NexSys Security functions by establishing twoselection criteri

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Page 12.2 Software ManualSecurity Administrator Dialog Window - The highlighted scenes have been selected for ‘Dan’ to a

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.013. Event SchedulerThe event scheduler is one of the most powerful and useful tools in the NexSys system. Itallows the s

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Other setup parameters include saving the Event Schedule by selecting:File | Save As...from the pull down menus, and the

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0select Periodically. A Repeat Response Period window will display allowing you to definehow often the event will be repea

Screen Captures and DrawingsItem PagePlan Inventory Window 2.1, 6.3NexSys Network with CK family amplifiers and hubs 3.2Pro class network setup diagram

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Page 13.4 Software ManualPatch changes are of the format Cn NN. Where Cn is the byte containing the channel num-ber (C0

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.014. MIDI InterfaceNexSys and the Event Scheduler can interact with MIDI equipment via the optional NexSysMIDI Interface.

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.015. Load MonitoringOptional NexSys Load Monitoring is a powerful diagnostic tool that provides a consistentmeans to veri

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.band, number of sample points, number of cycles per sample point, and test signal attenua-tion. Once this data is entere

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Other parameters that can be set include the Grid Scale and Limit Offset. These are adjust-ed by clicking on the up and

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Page 15.4 Software ManualCurve NamesWhen initiating a new test curve you will be prompted to enter a name for that curve

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.016. CK family Sequential Turn-On/Turn-Off (STO)Sequential Turn-On/Turn-Off is a standard feature on CK family amplifiers.

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.017. CK family Input Modules & Control PanelsSignal processing controls for NC modules are setup and displayed in muc

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.01. IntroductionThank you for purchasing NexSys - the powerful computer controlled audio system for yourCrest Audio power

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Appendix A - Decimal to Hexadecimal Conversion TableDec. Hex. Dec. Hex. Dec. Hex. Dec. Hex.0 0 32 20 64 40 96 601 1 33 2

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0Appendix BAppendix B - Menu Reference(A reference description of all the pull down menu commandsPlanNew Starts a new Pla

NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.DeviceNewAmp Adds a new amplifier to the PlanMIDI Adds a new MIDI device to the PlanDSP Adds a new DSP device to the Plan

Reset ButtonI/O Address DIP switchesIn this example, DIP switches1 & 2 are set down in the‘on’ position (380h) .DATA LEDOpen–+Twisted Pair110ΩTerm

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NexSys v. 3.0 Crest Audio Inc.Chapter 17 CK family Input Modules & Control Panels. Covers signal process-ing controls for NC modules.Appendix A Me

Crest Audio Inc. NexSys v. 3.0ular function. Valid menu selections are displayed in black while those that are not aregrayed out.When the cursor is pl