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Operating Manual - nX, nXe, and nXp Power Ampliers
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Active CobraNet
®
Jack:
Shows which of the two CobraNet
®
jacks is currently active (only one can be active at a time).
Primary CobraNet
®
Jack: Shows the status of the primary CobraNet
®
jack.
Secondary CobraNet
®
Jack: Shows the status of the secondary CobraNet
®
jack.
Error Indicators
Fault: A serious fault has occurred.
Receive: An error has occurred in the reception of a packet. Not necessarily a problem.
Transmit: An error has occurred in the transmission of a packet.
Mute: The interface is muting the outputs.
Clock: There is a problem with the Master Clock.
Error Code: Indicates a more detailed error code which can be looked up in the CobraNet
®
Programmer's Manual.
13.2 Dante
™
Network Audio
Dante™, created by Audinate, is an Ethernet based digital AV network tech-
nology that uses existing 100MB or 1GB network infrastructure for delivery of high
performance, high channel count audio signals. Ashly products with network audio
capability can be integrated into a Dante™ digital audio system by purchasing our
OPTDante module as a factory installed option, and controlled using Protea
ne
software.
Dante
™
Controller (shown to right): Configuration of Dante™ audio streams
requires the use of Dante Controller. This free software from Audinate is available
for Windows® (7 and 8) and Mac OS X® (10.6.8, 10.7.5, 10.8). Dante™ Controller
allows you to connect network audio receivers and transmitters together using a simple
matrix. The OPTDante module allows the nXe or nXp amplifier to receive Dante™
network audio from another Dante™ source.
Dante
™
Receiver (shown below):
Use Protea
ne
software to configure the nXe
or nXp amplifier as a Dante
™
receiver. Go to the amplifier's Input Source tab and select
Network with Analog Backup as shown below. This connects available Dante
™
source
channels to Ashly inputs. If the Dante
™
source becomes unavailable, the amplifier
input will automatically switch to it's analog input source.
Dante
™
Virtual Soundcard (not
shown): The Dante Virtual Soundcard, purchased
separately from Audinate, allows Windows and
Mac computers to act as a Dante™ audio source.
Any sound the computer can generate (back-
ground music, announcements, VoIP sessions,
etc.) can be routed to a Dante™ receiver via the
Dante™ Controller.
Dante Controller
Transmitter/Receiver Matrix
Dante Receiver Setup in Protea
ne
Software
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