Dante - Ashly nXe Series Operating Manual

Operating Manual - nX, nXe, and nXp 150W/75W Power Amplifiers
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
be integrated into a Dante digital audio system by purchasing our OPTDante module
as a factory installed option, and controlled using Protea
Dante Controller
(shown to right)
the use of

Dante

Controller. This free software from Audinate is available for Windows
and Mac OS X . 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 Setup in Protea
Dante, created by Audinate,
is an Ethernet based digital
AV network technology 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
software.
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Configuration of Dante audio streams requires
Software
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Dante Controller
Transmitter/Receiver Matrix
Dante Receiver
(shown at left)
a software to configure a pair of input chan-
ne
nels as Dante receivers. Go to the amplifier's
input source tab and select <Network> as
shown. This connects available Dante source
channels to the amplifier inputs.
Dante Virtual Soundcard
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 gener-
ate (background music, announcements,
VoIP sessions, etc.) can be routed to a Dante
receiver via the Dante controller.
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Use Prote-
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