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M ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ESP AÑOL AMP CONTR OL UNIT NETW ORK HUB and BRIDGE Owner’ s Manual Mode d’emploi Bedienungsanleitung Manual de instrucciones 88 NETWORK HUB AND BRIDGE LINK CONDUCT LOC.
– 2 – ACU16-C/NHB32-C Owner’ s Manual Addendum Please make the follo wing changes and additions to the A CU16-C/NHB32-C owner’ s manual. Some of these are due to the ACU16-C/NHB32-C syst em software upgrade, while others are co rrections and supplementar y e xplanations.
– 3 – ❏ “Installing Acrobat Reader” (page 12) Incor r ect— To view the Ne tw ork Amp M anager O wner’ s Manual, yo u’ ll need to install the A dobe A crobat Reader software, which is included on the CD-ROM. If you alr eady hav e this software installed, skip this section.
M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2003 Y amaha Cor poration / ACU16-C/NHB32-C ACU16-C/NHB32-C fan kit/Lüftereinheit/ Kit de ventilation/Kit de v ent.
M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2003 Y amaha Cor poration / Important Note for PC-N Series Power Amplifier Users Wh en you are using the A CU16-C .
FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPOR T ANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not e xpressly approved by Y amaha may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product.
The abov e warning is located on the top of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pr.
4 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Software Licensing Agreement The following is a legal agreement between you, the end user , and Y amaha Corpor ation (“Y amaha ”). The enclosed Y amaha software program is licensed by Y amaha to the original purchaser for use only on the t erms set for th herein.
5 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH Precautions W arnings Installation •C onnect this unit’ s po wer cor d only to an A C outlet of the ty pe stated in this Owne r’ s Man- ual or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard.
6 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Cautions Installation •K eep this unit a way fr om the following locations: —L ocations exposed t o oil splashes or steam, such as near cooking stov es, humidifiers, etc. —U nstable surfaces, such as a wobbly table or slope.
7 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH Important Information Operating Notes •T he performance of components with moving contacts, such switches, rotar y controls, fad- ers, and connect ors, deteriorates ov er time. T he rate of deterioration depends on the oper- ating en vironment and is unav oidable.
8 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual T rademarks Ad obe, A crobat, and Reader are r egistered trademarks of Ad obe Syst ems Incorporated. Co braNet and P eak A udio are trademarks of Cir rus Logic, Inc. Ethernet is a tr ademark of Xe ro x Corporation.
9 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH Contents 1 NetworkAmp Manager Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CD-ROM Contents .
10 NetworkAmp Manager Installation ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual 1 NetworkAmp Manager Installation Introduction This chapter e xplains ho w to install N e tworkAmp M anager and the necessary dr ivers.
ACU16-C/NHB32-C Hookup 11 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH ACU16-C/NHB32-C Hookup The following illustration shows the hookup methods that can be used to c onnect the A CU16-C/NHB32-C to your co mputer: USB or serial. No t e: Be fore you connect to serial por ts, turn off the A CU16-C/NHB32-C and your computer .
12 NetworkAmp Manager Installation ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Installing Acrobat Reader To view the Ne tw ork A mp Manager Owner’ s Manual, yo u’ ll need to install the A dobe A cro- bat Reader softwar e, which is included on the CD-R OM.
Installing the USB MIDI Driver 13 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH W indows 98 & 98SE 1 Start your computer and W indows, and insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. 2 T urn off the ACU16-C/NHB32-C and use a USB cable to connect the USB port on the ACU16-C/NHB32-C to a USB port on your computer .
14 NetworkAmp Manager Installation ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual 5 Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended),” and then click Next. The following window appears. 6 Select “Specify a location,” and specify “D:USBdrv_” (replacing “D” with the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive), and then click Next.
Installing the USB MIDI Driver 15 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH W indows Me 1 Start your computer and W indows, and insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. 2 T urn off the ACU16-C/NHB32-C and use a USB cable to connect the USB port on the ACU16-C/NHB32-C to a USB port on your computer .
16 NetworkAmp Manager Installation ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual W indows 2000 1 Start your computer and W indows, log on as the Administrator , and then insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive.
Installing the USB MIDI Driver 17 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH W indows XP 1 Start your computer and W indows, and insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. 2 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
18 NetworkAmp Manager Installation ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Installing the Y amaha CBX Driver If you are c onnecting the A CU16-C/NHB32-C to a serial port on your comput er , you ’ll need to install the Y amaha CBX driver . If you already ha ve this software installed, skip this section.
Installation Troubleshooting 19 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH •I f for some reason installation of the Y amaha USB Dr iver fails, the A CU16-C/NHB32-C may be r egistered as an unknown device and you ma y not be able to reinstall the driv er until the unknown dev ice is deleted.
20 ACU16-C Amp Control Unit ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual 2 ACU16-C Amp Control Unit Introduction The Y amaha A CU16-C A mp Control U nit is a CobraNet int erface offering 24-bit D/A con- ve rsion of up to 16 CobraNet audio channels, which are output via Eur o-block connectors for connection t o up to eight 2-channel pow er amplifiers.
Front Panel 21 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH Front Panel A USB port This USB port is used to connect the A CU16-C to a USB port on a PC r unning Net- wo rkA mp M anager. The rear panel T O COMPUTER por t offers an alternative method of co nnection.
22 ACU16-C Amp Control Unit ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Rear Panel A Grounding screw Fo r electr ical safety reasons, it ’ s important that the ACU16-C is grounded pr operly .
Specifications 23 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH Specifications D/A converters 24-bit, 128-times oversampling Dynamic range 1 110 dB typical Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz +0.5, –1.5 dB (nominal output level @ 1 kHz) Crosstalk –80 dB (@ 1 kHz, between adjacent channels) Signal delay 0.
24 ACU16-C Amp Control Unit ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Dimensions Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corporation reser ves the right to chang e or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice.
Introduction 25 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 3 NHB32-C Network Hub & Bridge Introduction The Y amaha NHB32-C Netw ork H ub & Bridge is a CobraNet bridge offering flexible patch- ing of up to 64 CobraN et audio channels (32 in/32 out) to 64 AES/EBU format inputs and outputs (32 in/32 out).
26 NHB32-C Network Hub & Bridge ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Front Panel A USB port This USB port is used to connect the NHB32-C to a USB port on a PC running Net- wo rkA mp M anager. The rear panel T O COMPUTER por t offers an alternative method of co nnection.
Front Panel 27 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH F W ordclock source button This button is used to set the w ordclock sour ce, which can be a pair of AES/EBU inputs, the Co braNet network, or the NHB32-C’ s BNC W ORD CL OCK IN connector .
28 NHB32-C Network Hub & Bridge ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Rear Panel A Grounding screw Fo r electr ical safety reasons, it ’ s important that the NHB32-C is g rounded pr operly .
Rear Panel 29 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH H COM port This 9-pin male D-sub port is used to connect a Y amaha AD824 A/D conv er ter . C ontrol sig- nals from a supporting dev ice, such as the Y amaha DME32 Dig ital Mixing Engine or Y amaha DM2000 Digital Production C onsole, can be transmitted via CobraNet ’ s Serial Br idge.
30 NHB32-C Network Hub & Bridge ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Specifications Patch Memories 100 (#0 is read-only) Indicator 7-segment LED x2 CobraNet PRIMARY/SECONDAR Y connectors RJ-45 x2 (32 in/32 out), transformer isolated, IEEE 802.
Dimensions 31 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH Dimensions Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corporation reser ves the right to chang e or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice.
32 System Examples ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual 4 System Examples ACU16-C Power Amp Control System This example shows ho w up to 32 Y amaha PCxxxxN ser ies power amplifiers can be c on- nected to a single A CU16-C for remote control and monit oring via NetworkAmp M anager.
ACU16-C/NHB32-C CobraNet Audio Distribution System 33 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH ACU16-C/NHB32-C CobraNet Audio Distribution System This example shows ho w multiple AES/EBU channels can be distributed ov er long distances (up to 200 meters with 100Base-TX Ethernet cabling) to multiple po wer amplifiers.
34 System Examples ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual MIDI Over CobraNet This example shows ho w MIDI mode, which is set in N etworkAmp M anager, can transmit MIDI Pr ogram Change and Control Change messages from one NHB32-C to another o ver Co braNet ’ s Serial Br idge feature.
CobraNet Primary & Secondary 35 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH CobraNet Primary & Secondar y These two examples sho w how the C obraNet PRIMAR Y and SECOND AR Y ports can be used to build redundancy int o systems.
36 Troubleshooting ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual T roubleshooting Unit Symptom Advice ACU16-C NHB32-C Cannot power up? Make sure that the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall outlet. Also make sure that the other end of the power cord is connected to the unit’ s AC IN correctly .
System Errors 37 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH System Errors Wh en a system error occurs, the LINK, CONDUCT , and ERR OR indicators flash simulta- neously in a repeating patttern. Y ou can determine the ty pe of error by c ounting the num- ber of flashes.
38 Appendix ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual Appendix Connector W iring Details ACU16-C/NHB32-C TO COMPUTER Port (RS-232C) NHB32-C COM Port (RS-422) NHB32-C AES/EBU Ports Pin Connection 1 Unused.
Connector Wiring Details 39 ACU16-C & NHB32-C Owner’s Manual ENGLISH ACU16-C RS-485 Port (RJ-45) Cable W iring Details Although only pins 4, 5, 7, and 8 ar e used, all pins should be terminated pr operly , so connect all eight pins even though only four are actually used.
M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Cor poration © 2002 Y amaha Cor poration V955350 304IPCP15.1-02B0 Printed in Japan Ya maha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co .jp/manual/english/ This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) paper with soy ink.
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