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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL © 2019 - 2020 CEDAR Audio Ltd Manual version 1.20: February 2020 Page 1...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents An Introduction to the DNS 8D ..............4 Safety instructions ..................5 Setting up the DNS 8D ................. 6 Operation ...................... 8 In Use ......................11 Menus ......................14 Remote control ................... 18 Settings ....................... 19 Preset Manager ..................20 Firmware updates .................. -
Page 4: An Introduction To The Dns 8D
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DNS 8D The CEDAR DNS 8D has been designed specifically for broadcast and live sound. With eight channels of noise suppression, it hosts a new algorithm that marries the best of the DNS 8D and the DNS 2 dialogue noise suppressors. With its slick user-interface... -
Page 5: Safety Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions, and follow them. Water and moisture The DNS 8D must not be exposed to rain or moisture. Furthermore, if it is brought directly from a cold environment into a warm one, moisture may condense inside it. This, in itself, will not cause damage, but may cause electrical shorting. -
Page 6: Setting Up The Dns 8D
AC input and the unit will continue to operate on DC power without shutting down or restarting. AES3 Connect the DNS 8D to your other audio devices using the DB25 connector wired according to AES59 - also known as the ‘Tascam pinout’. A suitable cable is available from CEDAR as an optional accessory. Page 6... - Page 7 Channels AES/EBU pin-out for the Cold DB25 connector 1 & 2 3 & 4 5 & 6 7 & 8 1 & 2 3 & 4 5 & 6 7 & 8 View from rear of unit Unused:13 The clock is derived only from channels 1 & 2 so you must use this connection first; use of the other channel pairs is optional.
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Page 8: Operation
OPERATION Power/Lock The DNS 8D switches on automatically when power is applied. This guarantees that it reboots after a power failure. Switch it off by pressing and holding the power/lock button for about three seconds. The current settings will be stored during shutdown. If the unit is not shut down correctly, settings may not be stored. - Page 9 THE SCREENS Main screen - Summary mode The main screen provides visual feedback regarding the current operation of the unit as well as displaying the menus and associated parameters. In normal use, the four boxes provide information regarding the operation of the DNS 8D: •...
- Page 10 Individual screens - Detail mode The first six displays (1 - 6, viewed from left to right) show the Attenuation and Bias information for a given channel or group on a band-by-band basis, with the lowest frequency band shown within the furthest left display, and the highest frequency band shown within the sixth display.
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Page 11: In Use
IN USE DNS On/Off Use S1 to switch processing on or off for the selected channel or group. Use SHIFT-S1 to switch processing on or off globally. Learn With Learn (S2) on for any channels or groups of channels, the DNS 8D continually identifies the power and spectral distribution of the noise present. -
Page 12: Detail View
Groups Grouping channels together makes them adopt identical settings, and allows you to adjust them together. Group channels by clicking two encoders simultaneously or in quick succession. For example, pressing encoders 1 and 4 will group channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 together. Pressing them again removes the grouping. When channels are grouped, you can adjust their Attenuations and Biases using any of the grouped encoders. - Page 13 Screen and encoder 7 Screen 7 displays the Summary information for the selected channel, and encoder 7 operates as it does in the summary view: Rotate: Adjust the Attenuation / Bias Click: Toggle the focus between the Attenuation and Bias Click and hold Restore default parameters for that channel / band Screen and encoder 8...
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Page 14: Menus
MENUS Select the menus by pressing the menu button. Select the desired submenu by pressing the S1, S2 and S3 buttons. When appropriate, press the menu button to leave the menu system. The menu map is as follows: Status Status information Delete Erase... - Page 15 In the example above, 48kHz audio is being received via the Dante interface. The page is also reporting the unit’s MAC and IP addresses. Notes about the Dante fields: Dante is running in redundant mode Dante is running in switched mode DHCP On (server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters) DHCP Off (static IP address)
- Page 16 Setup Press menu followed by S3 to access the Setup pages. Page 1 Page 2 • Select a setup option using encoder 1. • Edit the selected option using encoders 2 to 5, as available. Username and password Use these fields to set the case-sensitive username and password that will be requested by web browsers to enable remote control of the unit.
- Page 17 When configured correctly, the DNS 8D will respond to ICMP echo requests (pings) to its control Ethernet IP address Screensaver Select the length of time that passes between the last adjustment and the screen saver dimming the screens to prolong their lives. Options are 5, 30 or 180 minutes, or Off. Brightness Select the screen brightness.
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Page 18: Remote Control
However, the company does not guarantee error-free use in this manner, and multi- client use is not supported by CEDAR Audio Ltd. Page 18... -
Page 19: Settings
SETTINGS You may set up the DNS 8D over the network using a standard web browser. Determine the address of your DNS 8D by inspecting the Status window, then launch your browser and type the following into the address bar… xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/settings.html …where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is that address. -
Page 20: Preset Manager
PRESET MANAGER You may save and reload complete banks of presets over the network using a standard web browser. Determine the address of your DNS 8D by inspecting the Status window, then launch your browser and type the following into the address bar… xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/presetbackup.html …where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is that address. -
Page 21: Firmware Updates
Click on Browse and select the new firmware file, which will have been downloaded from the web or sent to you directly by CEDAR Audio Ltd. When the upload is complete, the DNS 8D’s front panel will instruct you to power cycle the unit. -
Page 22: Declaration Of Conformity
Substances. The manufacturing processes include the assembly of purchased components and/or sub-assemblies from various sources. Any statement of RoHS compliance made by CEDAR Audio Ltd may be based, in part or in full, on statements provided by suppliers. Thus whilst every effort is made to ensure compliance, CEDAR Audio Ltd may not have undertaken independent tests to establish the compliance of such components and/or sub-assemblies. -
Page 23: Contact Information
CONTACT INFORMATION Headquarters: CEDAR Audio Ltd, 20 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5BS, United Kingdom t: +44 1223 881771 f: +44 1223 881778 e: support@cedaraudio.com USA Office: CEDAR Audio USA 82 Gilman Street, Portland, ME 04102, USA t: +1 207 828 0024 f: +1 207 773 2422 e: cedarusa@cedaraudio.com... -
Page 24: Specifications
Gb Ethernet Other: AES67 support The CEDAR DNS 8D includes licence from Audinate Pty Ltd under US Patents 7747725, 8005939, 7978696, 8171152, European Patent 2255541, Chinese Patent ZL200780026677.0 and other patents pending or issued, see www.audinate.com/patents. Audinate®, the Audinate logo and Dante® are trademarks of Audinate Pty Ltd. - Page 25 3RD-PARTY LICENCES The CEDAR DNS 8D firmware includes certain elements that are distributed under the following licences. === FreeRTOS LICENSE ================================================================== Copyright (C) 2017 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,...
- Page 26 the rights. These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it. For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have.
- Page 27 The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable.
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Page 28: Licence And Limited Warranty
In this Licence and Limited Warranty the following words and phrases shall bear the following meanings: ‘the Company’ is CEDAR Audio Limited of 20 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5BS, UK; ‘a/the System’ means an instance of the DNS 8D sound processing system comprising hardware and software developed by the Company;... - Page 29 FORCE MAJEURE The Company shall not be liable for any breach of its obligations hereunder resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, fires, strikes (of its own or other employees), insurrection or riots, embargoes, container shortages, wrecks or delays in transportation, inability to obtain supplies and raw materials, or requirements or regulations of any civil or military authority.
- Page 30 +44 1223 881771 Copyright CEDAR Audio Ltd, © 2019 - 2020 CEDAR is a registered trademark of CEDAR Audio Ltd DNS, DNS One, DNS 8D, DNS 8 Live, DNS 8 CS, DNS One, DNS Two, DNS 2, DNS1000, DNS1500, DNS2000 and DNS3000 are trademarks of CEDAR Audio Ltd...
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