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Digitally Steerable Line Array Loudspeaker Systems
IC Live
USERS MANUAL
Assembly & Installation Instructions
ICL-FR
ICL-FR-DUAL
ICL-FR-TRIP
Version 1.10.2

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  • Page 1 Digitally Steerable Line Array Loudspeaker Systems IC Live USERS MANUAL Assembly & Installation Instructions ICL-FR ICL-FR-DUAL ICL-FR-TRIP Version 1.10.2...
  • Page 2 ICL-FR Users Manual 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. Disconnect this apparatus during lightning storms or when 4. Follow all instructions unused for long periods of time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Appendix II: RHAON System Block Diagrams IC-ICR Remote Control Appendix III: ICL-FR Hardware Inputs, Outputs & Indicators Appendix IV: Keeping Your RHAON Program Up-To-Date Software Updates Updating Microcontroller Firmware Updating DSP Firmware Appendix V: Using Third Party Controllers Servicing and Troubleshooting...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    If you have any questions about RHAON-Empowered Loudspeakers or encounter a problem designing, installing, setting up or operating a RHAON system, please call our technical support staff at 949-588-9997 and ask the opera- tor for technical support on RHAON. Call Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
  • Page 5 ICL-FR Users Manual If ypu also purchased a mounting hinge kit for th column array If you purchased several ICL-FR and ICL-FR-LM arrays separate- Attach the heavy joining plate from its hardware package to the ly and now want to turn them into a dual or triple array, you will rear of the cabinet using the machine screws provided with the also need one or two ICL-F-KIT-UP joining kits.

  • Page 6: Address Number Verification

    ICL-FR Users Manual Align the two modules to be joined so that the top of the lower one and the bottom of the upper one are close to one another, say 4” (10 cm) apart. On “master & slave” systems Insert the free end of the short ribbon cable into the socket on the second module. Using a small Phillips screw driver, secure the connector with two 4-40 Phillips head screws (supplied).

  • Page 7: Introduction To Rhaon

    RHAON systems feature several levels of password-protected access control to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized changes of the control settings. Even when you connect a computer running RHAON software, you may be denied access to some or all of the Connect and Control mode functions, depending on how the access control system is configured.

  • Page 8: Rhaon Organization

    UTP cable meeting at least CAT5 standards and/or analog cables as well as AC power cords. Network connections are established in the software. You don’t have to make the two types of connections in a particular order. RHAON software allows you to set up a “virtual system”...

  • Page 9: Preparation

    OPERATOR ALERTS DETAILED INFORMATION FAULT LOGGING OPERATOR NOTIFICATION MULTI-LEVEL PASSWORD Just click through to the RHAON logs the fault via e-mail or text message PROTECTION RHAON indicates problems loudspeaker’s Supervise screen conditions you specify to a (if your computer has a second...

  • Page 10: Computer Requirements

    RHAON. If you want to delete an earlier version, use Settings/Control Panel and Add/Remove to remove it. The RHAON Installer will put a RHAON Icon on your desktop. Double click on it to open RHAON. You should see the opening screen...

  • Page 11: Customizing Your Rhaon Workspace

    96 DPI setting to avoid possible viewing problems. The program also includes a number of pop-up messages that alert you to new RHAON features and help guide you though the creation of a successful project. Typically, most of these pop-up notes can be turned off once you become familiar with the program and no longer need their assistance..

  • Page 12: Virtual System Design

    Virtual System Design RHAON software can save you time at the job site by enabling you to set up a complete virtual loudspeaker system before you go to the site. When you get to the site, you connect your computer to the network, link the virtual loudspeakers with their real counterparts and upload the settings to each individual loudspeaker.

  • Page 13: Assigning A Static Ip Address

    Area Connection” unless you have renamed it. Also, make note of the model number of the NIC you will be using. The RHAON software will require you to use it later. Right click on the connection line/icon and then select “Properties” to open its Properties window.

  • Page 14: Saving Your Work

    Type two valid IP addresses into the two fields: one for the lower limit of the range and the other for the upper limit. Since 192.168.1.1 is already in use by the RHAON host computer, the lower limit must be at least 192.168.1.2. The upper limit can be set as high as 192.168.1.255, but needs to be only high enough to accommodate all the devices on the network.

  • Page 15: Network Manager

    The Network Manager Most Iconyx IC Live ICL-FR setup and installation problems are “network problems” and not Iconyx or RHAON problems. Your Iconyx array was factory tested before it left our factory and barring shipping damage should be in perfect operating condition. The RHAON Network Manager allows you to check the integrity of the Ethernet network before you actually link to the loudspeakers.

  • Page 16: Linking Software With Networked Loudspeakers

    Network folder in the directory tree to gain access to the Scsn Network command.and manually initiate Scan Network. 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.
  • Page 17 System Layout and place the cursor over the loudspeaker listings in the directory tree. As you can see from the pop up screens, RHAON has assigned IP numbers to each of the loud- speakers. Note that you could also open the Network Manager and view this same informa- tion in list form.

  • Page 18: Properties Windows

    Users Manual Properties Windows The three operational modes of RHAON, Connect, Control and Supervise all have their own unique Properties window (see below). Notice that the vertical pane on the left side of each window is identical. The Connect, Control and Supervise tabs at the top of the window allow you to switch between the three operating modes without return- ing to the main window.
  • Page 19 ICL-FR Users Manual The vertical pane in each Properties window provides for loudspeaker identification and selected control features. See below for details. Loudspeakers model number or name Text fields for entering a name for the loudspeaker and listing its location. Loudspeakers DSP sample rate (48 kHz or 96 kHz).

  • Page 20: Assigning Digital & Analog Inputs

    However, if you use AES/EBU serial digital inputs, all other audio inputs are automatically disabled. If you are not using CobraNet for digital audio distribution in your RHAON system, you can skip the next few pages and move on to Beam Steering (page 23).

  • Page 21: Cobranet Signal Routing

    RHAON software makes this easy. In most cases the settings of a CobraNet source will have already been established with the source’s own proprietary software and can be...
  • Page 22 CobraNet source to the RHAON loudspeaker’s CobraNet Receivers. You can also assign Outputs 1 and 2 (selected in the upper section under Assign CobraNet Outputs) to the RHAON loudspeaker’s CobraNet Transmitters.

  • Page 23: Beam Steering

    Iconyx ICL-FR 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 24 ICL-FR Users Manual The opening Beam Steering window displays the setup criteria and the beams aiming angle and focal point. It does not map (calculate and display) the Array’s beam until the Calculate Mapping button is pressed. You’ll find it in the Mapping setup section. on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 25 To check or change the setting, right click in the center of the beam steering window or select Preferences from the Options pull down menu in the tool bar section of RHAON window. If you want to change from feet to meters, click in the Metric radio button.
  • Page 26 ICL-FR Users Manual 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. To simplify this step, Beam Steering provides five templates, the Standard one used as the default starting point and four others;...
  • Page 27 Auto-Focus in RHAON v110.2 will analyze your project and suggest the number of beams, their acoustic center location, their aiming and relative gain - all at the touch of the Auto-Focus button.
  • Page 28 ICL-FR Users Manual 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 challenges. In some cases, however, multiple beams are needed to provide the desired coverage. Rooms with a balcony are a good example; in most cases a single beam can’t cover both the main floor and the balcony.
  • Page 29 ICL-FR Users Manual 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. You’ll find it in the IC Configuration section next to Beams.
  • Page 30 ICL-FR Users Manual The graphic below shows a 120 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 31: Presets

    ICL-FR Users Manual At this point the changes you have made in beam steering have not been sent to the working memory (DSP) in the associated array or stored as a Preset. In the beam steering window, select either Send to Working Memory or Save to Preset. The two commands are in the lower right of the beam steering window.
  • Page 32 Down buttons are being used to adjust the array’s output level. Presets can also be loaded using RHAON. The Beams / Presets tabs opening window lists and describes the Presets stored in the Array’s memory and highlights the one installed. In the example shown below, Preset 12 is installed. If no Preset was installed a separate listing would be added for it.

  • Page 33: Ic-Rc1 Remote Preset Control

    ICL-FR Users Manual The buttons located below the white Preset Listing area provide for a variety of functions. The Load Preset button loads the selected Preset into the associated array’s working memory. The Delete Preset erases the selected Preset and the Delete All button erases all of the Presets. The Reset Array button restores the Arrays DSP and beam steering settings to their original default settings.

  • Page 34: Control Mode

    ICL-FR Users Manual CONTROL MODE Control Mode provides access to the Loudspeaker Amplifier’s internal DSP and allows you to control its settings. You can enter Control Mode by clicking on the Control button at the top of the main workspace, or from within any loudspeaker’s Properties window.

  • Page 35: User Configurable Dsp Functions

    It has a range of 0 to +12 dB. The RHAON input module’s DSP has 340 milliseconds of signal delay available if you are using the 48 kHz sample rate; 170 milliseconds if...

  • Page 36: Saving Changes

    ICL-FR Users Manual Priority Override is one of the unique features of RHAON. It allows you to assign signal-activated priority override capabilities to any one of the array’s multiple inputs. The Priority Override controls in the lower right section of the properties window allow you to set the Attach Time, the Hold Time, the Release Time and the Threshold Level.

  • Page 37: All Loudspeakers & Group Control

    Nw it’s time to turn our attention to the All Loud- speakers icon in the upper left of the work space and to the Array and Group features of RHAON. All Loudspeakers controls all the loudspeakers in the system while Group controls only loudspeakers included in the Group.
  • Page 38 ICL-FR Users Manual Group Control (continued) Double clicking on the Group icon will open the Connect 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.

  • Page 39: Copy Settings / Copy Presets

    Reset Reset is a RHAON feature that allows you to restore an array’s DSP and beam steering settings to their original default settings, quickly and easily. Reset can be initiated from either the controls on the rear of the array or from the associated computer.

  • Page 40: Supervise Mode

    Users Manual 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 41 The loudspeaker’s RHAON Microcontroller and DSP and microprocessor Firmware version numbers are shown in a darker grey panel at the bottom right of this window.

  • Page 42: 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.

  • Page 43: General Preferences

    Depending on the delay interval you select, there will be a .5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 millisecond turn-on delay between each amplifier in the Group. Start Up options allow you to always open RHAON in Full Screen mode and to require Sign-In. When the Sign-In option is checked, the program will ask for your password whenever it is opened.

  • Page 44: Password Protection

    Control Mode. RHAON passwords are case sensitive. Once the password access system has been set up it will be impossible to operate RHAON without entering a password. The Password Prompt shown below will appear each time the program is opened and a proper password must be...
  • Page 45 The Password restrictions are stored on the computer used to setup the password protection (usually the“House” computer ) and don’t prevent you or someone else from connecting to the network with a RHAON equipped PC and changing the settings. The Speaker Protection window provides an additional level of protection, as it allows locking the settings for individual loudspeakers to positively prevent their being changed by anyone who doesn’t know the password.

  • Page 46: Wall Mounting

    ICL-FR Users Manual INSTALLATION GENERAL INfORMATION Your Iconyx column array was designed to be easy to install on either a flat surface such as a wall or suspended from a ceiling. Note that it was not designed to be mounted in the wall or in an alcove. The amplifiers are convection cooled and their heat sinks require at least an inch of separation from the nearest surface.

  • Page 47: Suspended (Flying)

    ICL-FR Users Manual SUSPENSION MOUNTING (FLYING) The end caps of the column array are attached to the main frame with four metric M6 machine screws. Removing these screws and replac- ing them with eye bolts provides up to four attachment points for flying. We recommend using all four. If only 2 are used the column will not hang straight.

  • Page 48: Audio Evacuation & Life Safety Functions

    Normally Open & Normally Closed contacts handle up to .5 Amp @ 28 Volts AC or DC. The detection circuit functions either with or without the array being connected to a RHAON network. If the RHAON carrier is present when the array is first turned on, it reports if the carrier signal is lost;...

  • Page 49: Rhaon System Block Diagrams

    Suitable analog to CobraNet converters are available from a number of sources, such as Bi-Amp, Peavey and others. 4. The RHAON network can easily be made redundant by connecting a duplicate of this network to the Secondary Ethernet Inputs on each...
  • Page 50 It could, for example, be broken into several separate analog circuits for zone paging applications, for monitors, fills, etc. 2. The analog to CobraNet converter would not be needed for a system using only analog audio along with RHAON Control and Supervi- sion.
  • Page 51 Serial Digital (AES3 aka AES/EBU) The block diagram below shows a RHAON system using digital audio distribution in the AES3 format along with RHAON loudspeaker control and monitoring. Notice that the wiring loops from loudspeaker to loudspeaker just as it does in analog distribution. The digital audio distribution line is conventional twisted pair shielded digital audio cable, Beldon 1800B or 1800F or equivalent.

  • Page 52: Ic-Icr Remote Control

    ICL-FR Users Manual Appendix II: Block Diagrams IC-RC1 Remote Preset Control Notes 1. The IC-RC1 provides preset control for either 1 or 2 ICL-FR arrays. When used to control only one array, the array should be connected to pins 1,2 & 3 on the IC-RC1. 2.

  • Page 53: Icl-Fr Hardware Inputs, Outputs & Indicators

    Appendix III: ICONYX ICL-FR Hardware Inputs, Outputs & Indicators, Dimensions To connect an ICl-FR array to the RHAON network, you first make the hardware connections, and then (if you are using CobraNet for digital audio distribution) assign signal routing using RHAON software. Since all Ethernet connections are made using RJ45 connectors and Cat5 cable, the network infrastructure is cost-effective and easy to install.

  • Page 54: Keeping Your Rhaon Program Up-To-Date

    Heinz loudspeakers. In other words, follow the “if it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it” policy. There are two easy ways to find out what version of RHAON is installed on your computer so you can determine if a later version is avail- able.

  • Page 55: Software Updates

    RHAON. If you have an earlier version of RHAON on your computer, you do not have to uninstall it. If you want to remove it, you will need to use...

  • Page 56: Updating Microcontroller Firmware

    Loudspeaker is in the “Power On’ mode. Check the Power LED on the back of the amplifier to see if it is lit or if the center of the Power indicator in the RHAON screen is Green.
  • Page 57 ICL-FR Users Manual 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.

  • Page 58: Updating Dsp Firmware

    Microcontroller firmware be upgraded first. Step 1: In RHAON, right-click on the one of the loudspeaker listings in the directory tree view or on the loudspeakers icon in the main display area and select “Update DSP Firmware…”. The pop up menus are the same ones we explored on page 58 under Updating Micro- controller Firmware.
  • Page 59 ICL-FR Users Manual 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 multiple module Array disconnect the signal cable from its normal connection to the Master (lower) Module and insert it into the Primary Ethernet input on one of the Slave (upper) Modules and reset the Dip Switches on the Slave Module to designate it as a Master (set to 00).

  • Page 60: Using Third Party Controllers

    Note that in multi-module arrays, such as the ICL-FR Dual, all modules are now under control of the RS485 device. Important Installation Instructions It is important that the RHAON network be installed first and system commissioning (EQ, beam steering, etc.) completed before the serial RS485 line is connected to the devices.
  • Page 61 Transferring control of the array back to your computer can only be done from the external control device or from your computer using RHAON.. To do so from RHAON, you will need a USB-to-RS485 adapter such as the Renkus-Heinz model RS485-ADAPT. . Once you have set up the adapter on your PC, connect the D+, D-, and SG pins on the adapter to the X, Y, and G pins respectively on the array: Note that first you will have to disconnect (unplug) the cable connecting the remote control device to the array.

  • Page 62: Servicing And Troubleshooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING HINTS GENERAL Most IC Live ICL-FR setup and installation problems are “network problems” and not Iconyx or RHAON problems. Your Iconyx array was factory tested before it left our factory and barring shipping damage should be in perfect operating condition.

  • Page 63: Rhaon Network Trouble Shooting Tips

    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. The solution is to select Analog 1 as the input or disconnect the analog 1 input signal line.
  • Page 64 Rather than attempting to search for the car by going through the VINs for every car in the world, one could narrow things down by first selecting the country in which it was registered and then by license plate number within that country. RHAON acts as the license plate authority, if a CobraNet device (RHAON speaker, mixer, etc.) doesn’t yet have a “license plate”, it asks RHAON for one and the software...

  • Page 65: Network Manager

    RHAON Network Manager To activate the RHAON Network Manager open RHAON and select Network Manager from the File pull down menue. 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 66 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. 2. Has a private IP address been set up on the com- puter’s Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC)?
  • Page 67 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 68 ICL-FR Users Manual 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 69 LED is flashing. 1. This indicates that this RHAON device is acting as the CobraNet Conductor and it is passing signal. Every CobraNet network has a “conductor” to which all other devices are synchronized. The flashing amber LED indicates this device is the conductor. This is a normal condition.
  • Page 70 Symptom: I need to change the sample rate of my Array from 48 kHz to 96 kHz. How do I do this? 1. You need to install new 96 kHz DSP firmware (.Bin files) in your array. Open RHAON, Scan Network, right click on the array’s listing in the directory tree and select Update DSP Firmware from the pop up menu.
  • Page 71 The first thing to do would be to check the network connection. Use RHAON to scan the network. If you can see the array on the network, drag it into the RHAON work space. If it Sync’s the network connection is OK.
  • Page 72 Users Manual 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. They will be glad to walk you through the update process.

  • Page 73: Icl-Fr Dimensions & Technical Specifications

    ICL-FR Users Manual Dimensional Information Note: The proper orientation of the modules is important. The two ICL-R-FR modules must be placed horn section to horn section and the ICL-LM-FR module placed on top of the other two modules with the input port at the top as shown. 8”...
  • Page 74 ICL-FR Users Manual T e c h n i c a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Sensitivity: 1.0 V (for rated power output) Freq. Range: 80 Hz to 20 kHz Max SPL: ICL-FR:105 dB peak @ 100 Ft.

  • Page 75: Index

    ICL-FR Users Manual Index Access Control - 5, 44, 45 Delay - 35 AC power - 53 Designer - 44, 45 Adding Virtual Devices - 12 Dimensions - 73 Address Number Verification - 6 Digital Audio - 20, 21 AES/EBU - 20, 51, 53 Signal Routing - 21, 22 Assembly Instructions - 4, 5, 6 Assigning Inputs - 20...
  • Page 76 Preparations - 10 to 15, 60, 61 Virtual Systems - 12 Remote Preset Control - 33, 54 Wall Mounting - 46 Reset - 39 Wink with light - 19, 38 RHAON - 8 Wink with Audio - 19, 38 Block Diagrams - 49 to 53...
  • Page 78 19201 Cook Street, Foothill Ranch, CA USA Phone: +1 949 588 9997 • Fax: +1 949 588 9514 sales@renkus-heinz.com • www.renkus-heinz.com RH 649 Rev N May 2013...

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