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IC Live Digitally Steerable Line Array Loudspeaker Systems USERS MANUAL ICL-R & IC215S-R Version 1.4 ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION To reiterate the above warnings: servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid electric shock, do not perform any servicing other ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section 1: Basic Operating Instructions Introduction, Technical Support, General Information 4 Setup & Assembly Instructions 5 Common Setups 5 Assembly 6 Master / Slave...

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INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Renkus-Heinz RHAON Empowered digitally steered ICONYX-R column loudspeaker. We hope you enjoy it. Your ICONYX-R steerable column loudspeaker was carefully tested and inspected before leaving our fac...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 5 Common Setups ICL-R digitally steered line arrays and IC215S-R subwoofers were designed to work together, both acoustically and mechani- cally with the subwoofer supplying both the extra bass imp...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 6 Assembly IC Live is a building block system designed for easy trans- portation, setup and teardown. It provides for 6 system configurations from two basic modules, the ICL-R array module and the ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 7 Assembly (continued) 5. Slide the two joining bars into the channels as shown. Master / Slave Settings The next step is to electrically link the modules together and verify the Master/Slave assi...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 8 Wiring Diagrams For Basic Setups IC Live arrays were developed for a wide range of different size and types of venues, including even large multi-array events. They include RHAON, the Renkus-Hei...

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System Wiring With PC Control Notice that no Ethernet switch is needed in single array setups. Instead, only a simple Ethernet Crossover cable is required. An Ethernet switch needed only when there are two or more devices, such as an array and a ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 10 Master/Slave Setup Switches Master/Slave Link Cable Connector Analog 1 - AES/EBU Input Connector Looping Analog -AES/EBU Connector Primary Ethernet Input Connector Preset Controls Operating Cont...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 11 Operation With No PC This portion of the Users Guide assumes that all input connections have been made and that you are not using CobraNet digital audio for the program source. If you are using ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 12 Presets ICL-R Preset 11 ICL-R with 30 degree opening angle and -5 degree aiming angle; suggested for venues with 50’ deep audience areas. Preset 12 ICL-R with 25 degree opening angle and -5 d...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 13 Presets (Stacked ICL-Rs) Preset 21 Stacked ICL-R arrays with 20 degree opening angle, -5 degree aiming angle.provides better control and higher sound levels in venues with 100’ deep audience a...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 14 Double click on the RHAON icon on your desktop to open RHAON. When RHAON opens, select Scan Network from the menu in the upper left corner of the screen. RHAON will then scan the Ethernet networ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 15 Text fields for entering a name for the loud- speaker and listing its location. Press Wink with Light button to turn the loudspeaker’s wink light on and off to aid in identifying the loudspea...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 16 Computer Controlled Operation (continued) Assigning Digital and Analog Inputs The larger right portion of the Properties windows vary with the operating mode. The Connect window is divided into ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 17 Computer Controlled Operation (continued) DSP Control The Control properties window includes controls for an 8-band Parametric EQ complete with High and Low pass filters and shelving fil- ter...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 18 Computer selection of Presets is accomplished in the Beams / Presets window. When the window first opens the white display area will be blank; pressing Refresh Table will bring up a listing of ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 19 Load Preset The Load Preset control and its associated up/down arrows are used to select and install (load) a specific Preset into the array’s DSP memory. If no DSP data is not included in th...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 21 Additional User Information ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 22 Section 2: Advanced Setup Instructions Initial Setup Computer Requirements You need a Windows PC running RHAON software in order to maximize the performance of RHAON-Empowered loudspeakers and ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 23 Your RHAON equipped computer communicates with the arrays in your system over an Ethernet network and must have an NIC (Network Interface Card). The first step is to make sure the computer’s ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 24 Prior to plugging a RJ-45 connec- tor into your computer’s Ethernet port, you need to make sure that RHAON has the correct network settings. Open RHAON, go to the Options menu and select “Pr...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 25 Virtual Systems From time to time you may want to create a virtual system within RHAON to verify that you have selected the right equipment for the venue and to work out the beam settings before...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R At this point you can set up the inputs and by moving to the Control window set up the array’s control parameters, just as you would if you were working with a real array.. The only difference is...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Notice that when you dragged the listing onto the icon the listing in the directory tree moved from the Network sub-di- rectory to the Speaker sub-directory. When you link a networked loudspeake...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 28 CobraNet devices transmit and receive digital audio (48 or 96 kHz, 16, 20 or 24 bit) in bundles of up to 8 channels. The number of channels per bundle can vary, depending on latency and resoluti...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 29 The next step is to connect the Co- braNet Transmitters in the Source to the CobraNet Receivers in the RHAON loudspeakers. Double click on one of the Source’s green Tx triangles and then doubl...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Beam Steering Iconyx IC-R digitally steered arrays produce tightly focused, precisely aimed beams of acoustic energy that maintain their intensity well over long distances. The FIR files that shape...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 31 Note the four control buttons in the lower right corner of the Beam Steering win- dow. Pressing Write to Device will send any beam steering configuration setting changes you have made directly t...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 32 Before going on you should first verify that the correct measurement system is being used (feet or meters). The default measurement system is feet but you may want to use meters. To check or ch...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 33 2525You should know the physical dimensions of the area(s) you want to cover, so the next logical step is to set up the audience area(s) using the Audience Area sec- tion on the right side of th...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 34 Beam Angle aims the vertical beam up or down. Try it out by selecting Beam Angle [*], changing the number and observing its effect. Note that after entering a new number you will need to press E...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 35 Now, let’s investigate the multiple beam capabilities of Iconyx. In many installations, a single beam is the ideal solution for the room’s acoustical challenges. In some cases, however, mul...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 36 Now that we understand the basics of using Beam Steering, it’s time to investigate one of the unique tools Beam Steering in- cludes to even further speed the design process. It’s called Aut...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 37 The next graphic shows a much larger room, 100 feet deep instead of 50 feet. Not that the beam opening was narrowed to 20 o to obtain a longer throw. Still the level is starting to fall off at ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 38 At this point the beam steering changes have not been sent to an associated array or stored as a Preset. ICL-R arrays can store up to 10 different configurations as Presets in their DSP memory, ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 39 All Loudspeakers & Group Control Now it’s time to turn our attention to the All Loudspeakers icon in the upper left of the work space and to the Group feature of RHAON... All Loudspea...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Double clicking on the Group icon will open the Connect Properties folder. Notice that the Group Connect window shown here is very similar to the one for individual loudspeakers except for the lack...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 41 Copy Settings / Copy Presets Copy Settings / Copy Presets is a useful RHAON feature that can save you sig- nificant time on many projects. Right clicking on any of the Array Icons while in eith...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 42 RHAON’s Supervise mode is the one you will use most while your system is in operation (i.e., making sound). It is designed to empower system operators with a comprehensive set of monitoring an...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 43 The dark grey section on the left is identical to Control Mode. It includes the loudspeaker’s input and output monitoring facilities, identifi- cation fields, and basic operating controls: Po...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 44 RHAON’s Event Logging function can record events of the types you select in a .log file. This allows the system’s operating status to be reviewed at any time. Audio evacuation and life safet...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 45 While you are setting up RHAON’s Preference, you can click on the General tab to review the program’s default settings and change them if necessary. We already discussed the selection of a N...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 46 RHAON software includes three levels of password protection. This features is designed to prevent inadvertent changes of Connect and Control Mode settings by anyone who is unauthorized or unfami...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 47 Clicking on the Access Detail tab opens the window shown below. Its settings determine what control features will be available to “Oper- ators” and “Supervisors”. These settings are them...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 48 SERVICING GENERAL INFORMATION Your Iconyx ICL-R steerable column array contains no user-serviceable parts and all service should be referred to qualified service person- nel. Great care was take...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 49 Software Updates As soon as a new program version of RHAON is created, Renkus-Heinz posts it on the Renkus-Heinz website, www.renkus-heinz.com, to make it accessible to all RHAON users. Updates ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 50 KEEPING YOUR RHAON PROGRAM UP-TO-DATE Software Updates To check out this site, go to www.renkus-heinz.com and click on RHAON in the left hand menu. You’ll see the link to the latest RHAON pro-...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 51 The latest microcontroller firmware files (.hex files) were installed in your loudspeaker before it was shipped to you. These files contain the programming that runs the DSP microcontroller in R...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 52 Updating Microcontroller Firmware (Continued) Step 2: Select Update Microcontroller Firmware and when the window shown below opens select the appropriate firmware file and press Download. Notice...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 53 Updating DSP Firmware The latest 48 kHz DSP firmware files (.bin files) were installed in your array before it was shipped to you. These files contain the loud- speaker specific EQ, crossover an...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 54 Updating DSP Firmware (Continued) Step 3: Wait for the Firmware transfer to complete. When finished, control will be returned to the dialog window. Select “Done”. Note: If you are installing...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 55 Dual ICL-R Array ICL-R Array ICL-R Dimensions 96” 4 48” 8” 11 3/8” 144” 8” 11 3/8” Triple ICL-R Array ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 56 ICL-R Technical Specifications Note: All analog inputs and outputs comply with AES Standard 48-2005 on interconnecting, grounding and shielding. Sensitivity: Freq. Range: Max SPL: Horiz. Dispers...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 57 44.5” 20” 24” IC215S-R Dimensions ...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 58 Sensitivity: Freq. Range: Max SPL: №. Transducers: Dimensions: Weight: Hardware: Enclosure: Inputs: Controls (Rear Mounted): Computer Controls: Status Indicators: Power Connector: Finish: Netw...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 59 A Access Control - 46 AC power - 11 Adding Virtual Devices - 25 Assembly Instructions - 6, 7 Assigning Inputs -16 Amplifier Replacement - 48 All Loudspeakers - 39 B Beam Steering - 30 to 38 Pre...

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IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 60 L Latency - 228 Linking Software Icons & Loudspeakers - 26, 27 M Master / Slave Setup - 7 Mute - 15 Microcontroller Firmware - 51, 52 N Network - 23, 24 Network Interface Card - 23 O Operato...

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RH 687 Rev B December 2010 19201 Cook Street, Foothill Ranch, CA USA Phone: +1 949 588 9997 • Fax: +1 949 588 9514 • [email protected] www.renkus-heinz.com ...