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4 Advanced Operation
AC Voltage: This shows the AC line voltage at the AC cord inlet to the
4.2.4 MONITOR MENU
amplifier.
This menu lets you monitor the status of the amplifier. Starting from the
Attenuation Screen, press Menu, then press Prev four times. Or, starting from
the Advanced Menu screen, press Next to go to the Monitor Menu screen. Then
press an Encoder knob to access the selections in this menu.
Monitor Menu
Monitor Menu
Push knob for mon. menu
Operating Time: This displays the number of hours the amplifier has been
on since manufacture. Like a car's odometer, it shows the total amount of
operating hours and cannot be reset. All I-Tech HD amplifiers come with a
Load Monitoring: Press an Encoder knob to turn speaker load monitoring on
variable amount of operating time on them due to burn-in and testing before
or off for either channel. When load monitoring is on, the load connected to the
shipping.
amplifier output is displayed. The text below the reported load indicates
whether the value is within the limits set in Sys tem Architect. OFF means load
monitoring is off. LOW means the load is below limits. HIGH means the load is
above limits. NORMAL means the load is within limits.
Load Monitoring
OFF
OFF
Watts Output: This displays the slow-averaged continuous output power of
Normal
Normal
each channel in watts.
Thermal %: This indicates the amplifier temperature in percent, where 100%
is the maximum allowable temperature. If Thermal % reaches 100%, the
amplifier is out of thermal headroom and has shut down (or will very soon).
Measurements are shown for Channel 1, Channel 2, and the power supply.
Exit: To exit the Monitor Menu and go to the Attenuation screen, press Menu/
Thermal %
Exit once.
0
0
0
Ch1
Ch2
PS
4.2.5. ALERT MENU
To access this menu from the Attenuation screen, press an Encoder knob, then
press Prev three times. This menu displays a wide variety of errors in the
signal, amplifier, or load. Push an Encoder knob to see the selections in the
Thermal Temp deg. C: This screen displays the temperature in degrees
Alert Menu.
Celsius of the Ch. 1 output devices, Ch. 2 output devices, and the power
supply.
Thermal Temp deg. C
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23
Ch1
Ch2
PS
Amp Output Clip Errors: A clip error occurs if the number of clip events in
the amplifier output exceeds the value set with the Count slider (within the
time set by the Time slider) on the Amplifier Settings page in System Architect.
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When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and
the operat ing time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
AC Voltage
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to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
VAC
Amp Output Clip Errors
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
Analog Input Clip Errors: A clip error occurs if the number of clip events in
the analog input exceeds the value set with the Count slider (within the time
set by the Time slider) on the Amplifier Settings page in System Architect.
Operating Time
108.8
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and
Hrs
the operat ing time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error reporting and set its
limits.
Analog Input Clip Errors
Watts Output
0
0 . 0
0. 0
0.0 Hrs
Last
Ch1
Ch2
Thermal Errors: This screen lets you view thermal errors without using the
control software. A thermal error occurs if the amplifier thermal % exceeded
the value set with the Thermal slider on the Amplifier Settings page in System
Architect.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and
the operat ing time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
Alert Menu
Alert Menu
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error reporting and set its
limits.
Push knob for alerts
Thermal Errors
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
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Low Limit Load Errors: This screen lets you view low-load errors without
using the control software. A low limit load error occurs if the load
impedance falls below the value set with the Low Limit spin control on the
Amplifier Settings page in System Architect.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and
the operating time since the error is displayed.
0
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
0.0 Hrs
to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error reporting and set its
limits.
Low Limit Load Errors
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
High Limit Load Errors: This screen lets you view high limit load errors
without using the control software. A high limit load error occurs if the load
impedance rises above the value set with the High Limit value on the
software Control Panel.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incre mented, and
0
the operating time since the error is displayed.
0.0 Hrs
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error report ing and set its
limits.
High Limit Load Errors
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
0
0.0 Hrs
Operation Manual
Operation Manual
SLM (Sweep Load Monitoring) Errors: This screen lets you view SLM
errors without using the control software.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and
the operating time since the error is displayed.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error reporting and set its
limits.
SLM Errors
0
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
0.0 Hrs
0
0.0 Hrs
Line Voltage Errors: This screen lets you view line-voltage errors without
using the control software. A line voltage error occurs if the line voltage falls
outside the values set with the High/Low Limits slider on the Line Voltage
Page of the Control Panel.
When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incre mented, and
the operating time since the error is displayed. The "Low" and "High"
indicators show whether the line voltage was below or above the line-voltage
limits.
To clear this screen, press and release an Encoder. The display will prompt you
to confirm your choice by pressing and holding the Encoder.
NOTE: You must use System Architect to enable error report ing and set its
limits.
Line Voltage Errors
0
0
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
0.0 Hrs
0.0 Hrs
Fan Errors: When a fan error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is
incre mented, and the operating time since the error is displayed.
Fan Errors
0
0.0 Hrs
Last
Clear All Error Logs: In this screen, you can press and hold an Encoder knob
to clear all the error logs.
Clear All Error Logs
Press and hold enc.
to clear ALL error logs
Exit: To exit the Alert Menu and go to the Attenuation screen, press Menu/Exit
once.
4.2.6 NETWORKING MENU
To access this menu from the Attenuation screen, press an Encoder knob, then
press Prev twice. This menu has screens for setting up audio network
parameters. Push an Encoder knob to see the selections in the Networking
Menu.
Networking Menu
Networking Menu
Push knob for net. menu
Network Info: This screen displays information about the audio network: IP
address, HiQnet address, Subnet and MAC address. Section 9.1 of this manual
explains these terms.
Network Info
IP:192.168.1.1
HiQNet:1
SUBNET:255.255.0.0
MAC: 00:0A:40:00:E4:C2
Manufacturing Info: This screen displays information about your I-Tech HD
amplifier: model number, firmware version, serial number, and amplifier date
code.
Manufacturing Info
IT90000HD
FW Ver:1.0.0.6
S/N:8001576436
Amp Mfg Date:10-9-2008
HiQnet Node Address: This screen lets you set the HiQnet address of this
amplifier (a node in the network). Turn an Encoder knob to set the address,
then press the knob to save your setting.
HiQnet Node Addr
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Turn to Set-Press to Save
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