HK Audio FirNet Quick guide - Handbuch (Seite 3)

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Note: This quick guide provides fast orientation if you have experience
using devices similar in design. A detailed user manual is available for
downloading at www.hkaudio.com.
Getting started
1. Fundamentals
The controller requires different settings for systems driven by different
power amps, so you must adjust the Max Output Level in the Admin
menu according to which amps you’re using, HK AUDIO VX 2400 or
Lab.Gruppen FP10000Q. What’s more, different system confi gurations
need different speaker fi lters. The controller ships without speaker
fi lters, so you’ll have to load the entire fi lter library or the individual fi lter
that you need. You’ll fi nd the fi lters alongside LIPAN software and other
important info on the included CD-Rom.
Here’s what you must do before you run the FIRNET controller for the
fi rst time:
1. Us a network cable to connect the network ports of your PC and the
FIRNET controller.
2. Store the fi les on the CD-Rom in a new folder on your PC.
3. Install LIPAN software so you can load fi lters and edit the FIRNET on
your PC.
4. Load speaker fi lters. You’ll also fi nd fi lter banks and individual fi lters
serving to operate the FIRNET with Lab.Gruppen FP10000Q and
HK AUDIO VX 2400 power amps on the included CD-Rom.
5. Check the analog gain structures in the FIRNET controller’s Admin
menu items "Max Input Level" and "Max Output Level". Adjust the
settings if necessary - that is, if you’re using the FIRNET with
Lab.Gruppen amps.
2. PC settings
Entering an IP address to the PC:
The connected PC must have an IP address with the fi rst seven numerals
192.168.1.100 (-254). In other words, ensure the bold numbers appear in
the fi rst three address blocks. Feel free to use any number from 100 to
254 in the last address block. However, the PC and connected controller
may not have the same numerals in the last block.
Viewing the controller’s IP address:
Network environment ➜ double-click network link ➜ Scroll down to and
right-click TCPIP:
➜ IP address properties (If you change the IP address, you must restart
the PC.)
This is where you can view your controller’s preset IP address after the
FIRNET boots: Navigation wheel ➜ Scroll down one in the menu to view
the IP address. You can only change it on the FIRNET controller. Read
the detailed explanation in the Quick Guide or FIRNET manual to learn
more about this.
Figure 1: Entering your PC’s IP address
3. Installing LIPAN software
Use a Cat 5 cable (RJ 45) to connect your PC’s network port to the X port
on the rear of the FIRNET. If you want to run several FIRNET control-
lers simultaneously, connect the fi rst controller’s II port to the next
controller’s X port.
Place the CD-Rom in your disk drive and store all data in a newly created
folder. Then select the fi le named XP_Install HK AUDIO LIPAN Ver
1.2.0.4.zip, or VISTA_Install HK AUDIO LIPAN Ver 1.2.0.4.zip if your PC
runs WIN Vista.
Unzip the .zip fi le on your disk drive into the same folder. Double-
click XP_Install HK AUDIO LIPAN Ver 1.2.0.4.exe to start the LIPAN
software’s installation routine.
Once you have installed the LIPAN application (for WIN XP or WIN
Vista) on your PC, load to your controller(s) the fi lter banks or individual
fi lters you need to run your system. The installation routine placed a blue
LIPAN button on your desktop; double-click it.
4. Loading filter banks
4.1 Loading an entire filter bank
Open the fi lter dialog via Controller/Update Scenes + Filter Libraries.
Select the fi lters you wish to load from the folder (Open Libraries),
and then the target controllers (click Select All or checkmark them
individually). Click the Send button to start loading.
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