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- Page 1 Digitally Steerable Line Array Loudspeaker Systems IC Live ICL-R & IC215S-R USERS MANUAL Version 1.10.2...
- Page 2 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 13. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufac- 2. Keep these instructions. turer. 3. Heed all warnings. 14. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused 4.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section 1: Basic Operating Instructions Introduction, Technical Support, General Information Setup & Assembly Instructions Common Setups Assembly Master / Slave Settings Wiring Diagrams Basic Setups - No PC Control With PC Control Array Input / Power Connections Operation (with no PC) -
Page 4: Introduction, Technical Support, General Information
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Renkus-Heinz RHAON empowered, digitally steered IC Live column loudspeaker. We hope you enjoy it. Your IC Live digitally steerable column loudspeaker was carefully tested and inspected before leaving our factory and should have arrived in perfect condition. -
Page 5: Setup & Assembly Instructions
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 impact needed by most musical productions and a solid mounting base for the tall slender columns. -
Page 6: Assembly
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Assembly IC Live is a building block system designed for easy transportation, setup and tear down. It provides for 6 system configurations from two basic modules, the ICL-R array module and the IC215S-R subwoofer. Setup couldn’t be easier. -
Page 7: Master / Slave Settings
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Assembly (continued) 6. Lock the joining bars into place 5. Slide the two joining bars with the short quick release pins to into the channels as shown. complete the physical assembly. Note: If you are assembling a “triple stack”, follow the same procedure to place the third module on top of the second module with one exception. -
Page 8: Wiring Diagrams
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-Heinz Audio Operations Network, which provides operational control and supervision of multiple arrays from a remotely located computer and multi-channel digital audio distribution. -
Page 9: With Pc Control
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 is needed only when there are two or more devices, such as an array and a subwoofer. A stacked array is treated as a single device since it performs as one even though it has two modules. -
Page 10: Array Input / Power Connections
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Array Connections The ICL-R array and IC215S-R Subwoofer Input/Control panels are shown below. Looping AC Power Connector Analog 1 - AES/EBU Input Connector 90/260 V AC Power Connector Looping Analog -AES/EBU Connector Master/Slave Link Cable Connectors Primary &... -
Page 11: Operation With No Pc
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 CobraNet Digital Audio, refer to Pages 28, 29 & 30 for detailed instructions. Note that if you are working with a stacked array, the Slave module is controlled by the Master module and most of the Slave’s controls will be inoperative. - Page 12 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Presets ICL-R Preset 11 ICL-R with a 30 degree opening angle and a -2.27 degree aiming angle; suggested for venues with 50’ deep audience areas. Preset 12 ICL-R with a 25 degree opening angle and a -1.53 degree aiming angle; suggested for venues with 75’ deep audience areas. Preset 13 ICL-R with a 20 degree opening angle and a -1.14 degree aiming angle;...
- Page 13 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Presets (Stacked ICL-Rs) Preset 21 Stacked ICL-R arrays with a 20 degree opening angle provides better control and higher sound levels in venues with 100’ deep audience areas than a single ICL-R array. Preset 22 Stacked ICL-R array with a 15 degree opening angle.
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Page 14: Operation (Computer Controlled)
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Computer Controlled Operation & Supervision Now, it’s time to look at a system using RHAON for computer control and supervision. Your computer will have to have RHAON installed on it. If it doesn’t, turn to page 22 for installation and setup instructions. You also need to be aware that even if RHAON is installed on the computer you are using, you may not have access to all its features. - Page 15 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Single array systems can be monitored either with their icon or by viewing the vertical control pane section in one of their property win- dows. You may have noticed that the vertical control pane is the same in all three of the Properties windows A detailed description of the vertical control panel’s features and functions follows.
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Page 16: Assigning Digital & Analog Inputs
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 an upper light grey Internal DSP Connections section and a lower darker gre CobraNet Routing Assignments section. -
Page 17: Dsp Control
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Computer Controlled Operation (continued) DSP Control The Control properties window includes controls for an 8-band Parametric EQ complete with High and Low pass band shelving filters, plus controls for a compressor, signal delay and several other user configurable DSP functions. Opening the Control window allows you to tell at a glance what EQ, if any, has been installed into the array’s DSP and change it if needed. - Page 18 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Computer selection of Presets is accomplished in the Beams / Presets window. If you are operating in the virtual mode (no array connected) the white Presets field will be blank. When an array is connected, the listing fields will be populated with a list of the Presets stored in the Array’s memory and a green bar will indicate which preset, if any, is loaded into the array.
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Page 19: Panel Controls
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 included in the Preset, a dialog box will call the lack of DSP data to your attention and ask if it is OK to proceed. Answering Yes, will initiate the process, introduce a Loading Status screen and hide the lettering in the Beams / Presets window. - Page 20 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R...
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Page 21: Section 2: Additional User Information
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Page 22: Initial Setup
96 DPI setting to avoid pos- sible viewing problems. The installation program will install RHAON in a Renkus-Heinz/Rh- aon folder on your hard drive. It will not uninstall earlier versions of RHAON. Use Settings/Control Panel and Add/Remove to uninstall an earlier version if you want to delete it. -
Page 23: Assigning A Static Ip Address
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Assigning a Static IP Address to the RHAON Host Computer Your RHAON equipped computer communicates with the ar- rays 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 Network Inter- face Card (NIC) is properly setup. -
Page 24: Network Manager
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Before connecting your computer’s to the Ethernet network, you need to make sure that RHAON has the correct network settings. Open RHAON, go to the Options menu and select “Preferences”. on the General tab, make sure the correct NIC is selected in the Adapter field. -
Page 25: Virtual Systems
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 taking the equipment to the site. To create a virtual system, open RHAON and select Add Virtual Devices. -
Page 26: Linking Software With Networked Loudspeakers
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R At this point you can set up the inputs in the Connect window 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 that any setting changes will be saved to a project file and not to the array.. - Page 27 Notice that when you dragged the listing onto the icon the listing in the directory tree moved from the Network sub-directory to the Speaker sub-directory. If RHAON can’t find any CobraNet devices on the network, the prompt shown to the right will appear to let you know that something is wrong and to offer trouble shooting hints.
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Page 28: Cobranet Signal Routing
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R CobraNet Signal Routing 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 chan- nels per bundle can vary, depending on latency and resolution settings. The number of bundles available depends on network bandwidth. Each CobraNet bundle has a number from the following ranges: Disables the receiver or transmitter. - Page 29 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R The next step is to connect the CobraNet Transmitters in the Source to the CobraNet Receiv- ers in the RHAON loudspeakers. Double click on one of the Source’s green Tx triangles and then double click on one of the loudspeaker’s red Rx triangles to connect the two.
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Page 30: Beam Steering
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Beam Steering onyx ICL-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 and aim these beams of energy are created within RHAON under Beam Steering and then either stored as a Preset or loaded into the array’s DSP. - Page 31 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R The opening Beam Steering window shown on the previous page doesn’t show the array’s beam. Pressing the Calculate Mapping button and following the prompts tells the program to calculate and display the beam. A typical Map appears below. Note the four control buttons in the lower right corner of the Beam Steering window.
- Page 32 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 change the setting, select Preferences from the Options pull down menu in the tool bar section of RHAON...
- Page 33 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R You 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 section on the right side of the Beam Steering screen.
- Page 34 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Selecting Normalize Beam EQ instructs Beam Steering to apply a normalized EQ curve to the FIR filters and reduces the amount of EQ that will be needed during final commis- sioning. Some users, however, prefer to do all the EQ themselves so this feature can be turned off.
- Page 35 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 chal- lenges. In some cases, however, multiple beams are needed to provide the desired coverage.
- Page 36 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Now that we understand the basics of using beam steering, it’s time to investigate another one of the unique tools beam steering includes to make life easier for you. It’s called Auto- Focus.
- Page 37 The graphic below shows a 90 foot deep room with a single IC Live array, a typical starting point for a beamware project in a room of this size.. Note that the single beam opening is set at 20 degrees and the acoustic center placed at 7. The next graphic is of the same room after Auto-Focus has been applied.
- Page 38 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Same setup as the one shown on the previous page only in a larger room. 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, but beam steering data and other configuration settings can not be saved as a preset in the Virtual mode.
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Page 39: All Loudspeakers / Group Controls
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R All Loudspeakers, Group and Array Controls Add Group listing Add Array listing Nw it’s time to turn our attention to the All Loudspeakers icon All Loudspeakers Icon in the upper left of the work space and to the Array and Group features of RHAON. - Page 40 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Double clicking on the Group icon will open the Con- nect Properties folder. Notice that the Group Connect window shown here is very similar to the one for individual loudspeakers except for the lack of level meters and CobraNet channel selection facilities.
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Page 41: Copy Settings / Copy Presets
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Copy Settings / Copy Presets Copy Settings / Copy Presets is a useful RHAON feature that can save you significant time on many projects. Right clicking on any of the Array Icons while in either the Connect or Control mode introduces a pop up menu that includes a Copy Set- tings command line. -
Page 42: Supervise Mode
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Supervise Mode 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 and loudspeaker/amplifier management tools. In Supervise mode, you can quickly detect a problem anywhere in the system and (if you have access to the appropriate Control mode functions) take corrective action. - Page 43 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R The dark grey pane on the left is identical to the pane in Control Mode. It includes the loudspeaker’s input and output monitoring facilities, identification fields, and basic operating controls: Power On/Standby, the Wink Light toggle, Wink with Audio, Input Gain, Polarity Invert, and Mute.
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Page 44: Event Logging & Notification
Click on OK to activate Event Logging. The log file will be written to the computer’s hard drive in a RHAON.log file in the Program Files/ Renkus-Heinz directory. RHAON can also automatically e-mail events to another computer or cellular phone. You configure this function in the Event Notification folder next to Event Logging. -
Page 45: General Preferences
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R General Preferences The Preferences window also allows you to review and change the program’s default settings. You will find them under the General tab. We already discussed the Networking Adapter (aka NIC) settings in the Connect section of this manual. so we won’t cover them again. Unit System allows you to change the units of temperature from Metric (Centigrade) to Imperial (Fahrenheit). -
Page 46: Password Protection
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Password Protection 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 unfamiliar with the system. To open the Password Protection setup window shown below, hit Control-Alt-p. - Page 47 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Clicking on the Access Detail tab opens the window shown below. Its settings determine what control features will be available to “Opera- tors” and “Supervisors”. These settings are themselves password protected and can only be changed by a Designer. The Password restrictions are stored on the computer used to setup the password protection (usually the“House”...
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Page 48: Keeping Your Rhaon Program Up-To-Date
Updating Your Current Installation of RHAON New program versions of RHAON are posted on the Renkus-Heinz website, www.renkus-heinz.com, as soon as they are created. We recommend updating to the latest version only if the newer version has features that you need, such as an expanded listing of Renkus- Heinz loudspeakers. -
Page 49: Software Updates
RHAON before installing program v1.10.2. However, new program features may not function in loudspeakers running earlier versions of firmware. The installation program installs RHAON in a Renkus-Heinz/Rhaon folder on your hard drive and overwrites v1.4 or higher versions of RHAON. -
Page 50: Updating Microcontroller Firmware
APPENDIX IV: KEEPING YOUR RHAON PROGRAM UP-TO-DATE Updating Microcontroller and DSP Firmware The latest Microcontroller and DSP firmware files were installed in your loudspeaker before it was shipped to you. They contain the program that runs the DSP microcontroller and the loudspeaker specific control files for the associated loudspeaker. - Page 51 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 that the window tells you what Microcontroller Firmware version is installed in the loudspeaker. Selecting Download will install the new firmware in the loudspeaker.
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Page 52: Updating Dsp Firmware
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Updating DSP Firmware The latest 48 kHz DSP firmware files (.bin files) were installed in your array before it was shipped to you, unless you specifically requested 96 kHz files be installed.. These files contain the loudspeaker specific EQ, crossover and protection settings for the loudspeaker and are updated from time to time as the firmware is improved. - Page 53 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R 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 the DSP Firmware into a Dual Array (Stacked Array), you need to update both modules. Disconnect the signal cable from its normal connection to the Master (lower) Module and insert it into the Primary Ethernet input on the Slave (upper) Module and reset the Dip Switches on the Slave Module to designate it as a Master (set to 00).
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Page 54: Servicing / Trouble Shooting Hints
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING 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 taken in its design, however, to allow it to be serviced in the field without being removed from its mounting position. The transducers can be replaced from the front of the column by removing the grille to expose the transducers and their mounting screws. - Page 55 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) Gated or Chopped Audio The Analog 1 input is receiving a signal, but some other input has been selected in the RHAON Connect tab. As a trouble shooting aid, the Analog 1 input will always pass audio if the signal exceeds a threshold level even if some other input is selected.
- Page 56 If you don’t have CobraNet Discovery, you can download it at no cost from our ftp site, Go to; hftp://ftp.renkus-heinz.com/Software/ CNDisco345.exe. The Discovery program was also included in the RHAON CD you received with your loudspeaker.
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Page 57: Network Manager
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) RHAON Network Manager To activate the RHAON Network Manager open RHAION and select Network Manager from the File pull down menu. The Network Manager will scan the Ethernet network, list all the CobranNet devices it found on the network and identify them by name, MAC and IP numbers. - Page 58 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) Symptom: RHAON reports “No CobraNet Devices found.” 1. Are you trying to use a Wi-Fi connection? You can’t use a Wi Fi connection with RHAON. Wi-Fi doesn’t have sufficient bandwidth to handle Cobranet and RHAON, so you will need to switch to a wired Ethernet connection.
- Page 59 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) If these settings are correct and you still receive the ‘No CobraNet Device Found” error message; 4. In RHAON select the File pull down menu and select the Network Manager. Wait for a minute or two, to see if a list of the RHAON/CobraNet devices on the network appears.
- Page 60 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) 3. Check for split pairs. A split pair cable will drop packets even if the cable is only 2 meters long. The incorrect wiring example shown below represents a split pair. CORRECT WIRING INCORRECT WIRING (Split Pair) Pins 1 &...
- Page 61 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) 4. Has the interconnect ribbon cable been accidently pinched between the cabinets? If so, it may be damaged and needs to be replaced. 5. Try Restarting the unit by pressing the Restart button. Double click on the the array’s icon and press the Restart button when the properties window opens.
- Page 62 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) Symptom: I have to wait 10-20s for my device to be “connected” and traffic to begin when connecting my loudspeaker to the switch. 1. Your switch may have Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) turned on. STP prevents accidental looping in your network topology, but unfortunately needs to run an analysis on any new connection before it is deemed OK to be “on”.
- Page 63 With Audio signal is generated within the DSP module and not within the amplifier, so the problem could be in either the DSP module, the Power Supply module or in the Amplifier. Before calling Renkus-Heinz for assistance; 4. Switch to the Supervisory mode in RHAON and start the Driver test tone. Do you hear the test tone? If the answer is No, the amplifier is definitely dead.
- Page 64 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R SERVICING and TROUBLE SHOOTING (Continued) Check the Microcontroller version installed on the array (the version number is shown in the RHAON Supervisory window) and if it is earlier than version 2.43 update to the latest version. Please call our technical support staff before updating the firmware.
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Page 65: Icl-R Array
8” 11 3/8” IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R ICL-R Dimensions 48” 8” 11 3/8” 8” 11 3/8” 144” 96” 48” ICL-R Array Dual ICL-R Array Triple ICL-R Array 96”... - Page 66 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R ICL-R Technical Specifications Sensitivity: 01.0 V (for rated power output) Freq. Range: 80 Hz to 20 kHz Max SPL: 105 dB peak @ 100 Ft. (30.5 meters), 108 dB peak when stacked (3-octave bandwidth centered at 2 kHz) Horiz.
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Page 67: Ic215S-R Subwoofer
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R IC215S-R Dimensions 24” 20” 44.5”... - Page 68 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R IC215S-R Technical Specifications Sensitivity: 1.4 V (for rated power output) Freq. Range: 43 Hz to 100 Hz Max SPL: 136 dB peak, №. Transducers: Two model SSL15-14, 15” cone woofers, 800 Watts program at 4 Ohms (each) Dimensions: 44.5”...
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Page 69: Index
IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Index Access Control - 46, 47 Delay - 17 AC power - 10 Designer - 46 Adding Virtual Devices - 25 Dimensions - 63, 65 AES/EBU - 10, 11 Digital Audio - 16 Signal Routing - 28, 29 Assembly Instructions - 6, 7 User-configurable DSP Functions - 17... - Page 70 IC Live Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R Index Latency - 28 Safety Instructions - 2 Linking Software Icons & Loudspeakers - 26, 27 Sample Rate - 28 Load Preset - 19 Saving Changes - 18, 26, 31, 38 Saving Your Project - 38 Setups - 5 Master / Slave Setup - 7...
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