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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Processor With Room Control Operations Guide[...]

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    This document was prepared and written by th e Technical Docum entation department at: Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 1-888-CRESTRON Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborator ies. “Dol by”, “Pr o Logic”, “Pro Logic II”, “Dolby Digital”, “Dolby Digital 5.1”, and the double-D symbol are tr adem[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Process or with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Contents • i Contents Digital Audio Processor with Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC 1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1 Features and Functions ......................[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 1 Digital Audio Processor with Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Introduction Features and Functions The C2N-DAP8RC is an eight- channel surround sound processor with local roo m control, desi gned to wor[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 2 • Digital Audio Processor with Roo m Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Functional Summary – Video I/O & Miscellaneous The CNAMPX-7x200 7-channel, 200 watts pe r channel surround soun d amplifier is the ideal companion prod uct to the C2N-DAP8RC su rround sound [...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 3 Movie Mode The Movie m ode is for use with VCRs, televi sion shows, a nd all programs encode d in Dolby Surround. The resu lt is an enhan ced soundfield that approaches the quality of discrete [...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 4 • Digital Audio Processor with Roo m Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A DTS ES Discrete 6.1 With the DTS- ES Discrete 6. 1 format, all 6.1 channels , includin g the surrou nd back (SB) channel, are recorded independentl y using a digital discrete system . The main fea[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 5 Parametric Equalizer The parametric equalizer cons ists of eigh t channels (one for each spea ker) of six bandpass filter sections that permit you to correct for acoustic anomalies in the liste[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 6 • Digital Audio Processor with Roo m Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A C2N-DAP8RC Specifications (continued) SPECIFICATION DETAILS AUDIO OUT – A AUDIO OUT – B AUDIO OUT – FRON T (L/R), SURROUND (L/R ), BACK (L/R), CENTER, SUBWOOFER 2 RCA connectors for stereo o[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 7 C2N-DAP8RC Specifications (continued) SPECIFICATION DETAILS Humidity 10% to 90% RH (non-condensing) Dimensions Height: 3.48 in (8.84 cm) – with optional feet Width: 19.0 in (48.26 cm) – wit[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 8 • Digital Audio Processor with Roo m Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A For inform ation on audio and vide o wiring, refer to “Ha rdware Hookup” whic h begins on page 16. C2N DAP8RC Overall Dime nsions 8.25 in (20.95 cm) 3.31 in (8.41 cm) 3.48 in (8.84 cm) 3.47 in[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 9 VIDEO IN These twelve RCA connectors ( 5 – 16 ) pro vide for video i nput (any combi nation of composite, S, or component, including HDTV), with built-in 75 Ohm terminatio n. VIDEO OUT These [...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 10 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A (Chassis Ground) Use this chassis screw t o connect the au dio source(s) common ground(s) to th e C2N- DAP8RC. AUDIO OUT The two RCA connectors labeled A provide stereo o utput of t he unit’s a[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 11 VIDEO INPUT COMP 1, 2, 3 (Potentiometers) These three potentiometers are used to adju st the respective video inpu t signal to compensate for signal losses due to lon g cable runs. Refer to th[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 12 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Wire Gauge Values RESISTANCE (R) WIRE GAUGE 4 16 6 18 10 20 15 22 13 Doubled CAT5 8.7 Tripled CAT5 NOTE: All network wiring m u st consist of two twisted-pairs. One tw isted pair is the +24V cond[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 13 Method A (Cresnet address-settable ID) 1. Ensure that the C2 N-DAP8RC is the only device connecte d to the control system. 2. Open the Crestr on Viewpor t. 3. From the Viewport Functions menu,[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 14 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A “Set Net ID by TSID” Window 4. Click on the Search for Touch Settable Devices but ton. The system searches the network and lists all TS ID-enabled devices found. The lis t is simil ar to the [...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 15 “Serial Numb er to TSID Conversion Tool ” Window 3. Enter the serial num b er or TS ID num ber as instructed; press the appropriate b utton to obtain the correspondin g number. NOTE: Enter[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 16 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Ear Attachment for Rack Mounting 1. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove and retain the three side screws closest to the fr ont panel. 2. Position a rack ear so that its mounting holes align with[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 17 Typical Hookup Connections for C2N-DAP8RC Audio/Video Distribution The C2N-DAP 8RC provi des local input s and out puts for a udio and video. Each l ocal video source input has a bu ilt-in vid[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 18 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Distribution of both Analog and Digital A udio from the Head End The C2N-DAP8RC also allows the user to choose digital audio as a vi deo source from the head end. In the room, the digital audio i[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 19 Video Routi ng[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 20 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Typical Surround Sound C onfiguration[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 21 Recommended Audio/Video Input Configurations Recommended Balanced Video Inpu t Configurations SOURCE CONFIGURATI ONS BALANCE D VIDEO INPUT 1 2 3 1 Composite 1 S Video 1 (Y) Component (Y) 2 Com[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 22 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Speaker Types Different speaker types have diffe rent sound reproducti on characterist ics, whic h affect their performance in a hom e theater environment. Crestron m akes no specific recommendat[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 23 at or slightly above ear level, appr oximately six feet above the fini shed floor. • Place the subwoofer according to the owne rs manual suppli ed with the speaker. Video Input Compensation [...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 24 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A NOTE : The Philips Pronto model transmitter contains built-in RC5 commands for out-of-the-box use. The Pronto transmitter’s RC5 System Number is equivalent to the Crestron Transmitter ID; simil[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 25 “Transmitter Identification” Wi ndo w Showing Transmitter ID Map the Universal Remote Every button press on a transmitter is assigned a decimal Butto n ID. These button presses must be map[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 26 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Surround Sound System Setup After completing the hardwa re hookup procedures, perform these pr ocedures to set the C2N-DAP8RC surround sound default values according to the actual environment of [...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 27 • Avia Guide to Hom e Theater, from Ovation Software (www.ovati onsw.com ) OR Video Essent ials, from DVD Intern ational (www.videoessentials.com). The Avia Guide to Home Theater and the Vid[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 28 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A 10. Refer to “Parametric Equ alizers” on page 39 adjust the fr equency response interaction within the room fo r each speaker in the system. DAT Program Procedures After launching DAT, either[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 29 This screen lets you select any availa ble source signal from any of the C2N- DAP8RC au dio ports or internal n o ise and dir ect it to a particular speaker to enable setting the filters for o[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 30 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A The Mute button on the lower right of all screens is intended as a “panic” button to prevent d amage to speakers in th e event of sudden large increases in sound level, which can occur whe n [...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 31 Dolby Noise: Dolby Noise is Dolby Laboratories version of noise intended for calibrating a room that uses only Dolby’s Surround formats for its listening modes. Dolby specifically created th[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 32 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Set up for communications as follo ws: 1. Initially, th e Pass To check box is not selected indicating a direct connection from your PC to the C2N-DAP8RC. Select Pass To if your PC and the C2N-DA[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 33 “Port Settings” Window Speaker Sizes / Bass Management This screen lets you specify the room speaker arrangement, an d set the cross over frequency for the subwoofer. Click on the approp r[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 34 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A subwoofer (if prese nt). The distinction between Large and Small speak ers here is their ability to provid e effective sound in the low frequency r ange (120 Hz and below), not t heir physical si[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 35 During room calibration, this screen lets you set the master vo lume (e.g., -10 dB) and then modify the gain of eac h speaker in the system to m ake the sound of each speaker heard at the same[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 36 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Selecting the button to the right of the Input Source pull-down list produces a window with a field where y ou can enter a specific name, such as CD Change r, VCR, or DVD, to help you keep track [...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 37 Output Settings Select the Output Settings tab to specify the relative gain for each speaker in the room for each decoding m ode. These settings allow you to mak e adjustments in the surroun d[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 38 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Dimension This control allows the user to gradually adjust the so undfield either towards the front or the rear. This ca n be useful to help achieve the desired bal ance from all the speakers wit[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 39 In either case, the filter freque ncies are fi xed, and the gain for each frequency is adjustable f rom 5 dB t o –10 dB. T he default gain is 0 dB. If you choose either three or five graphic[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 40 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A The screen can also be set t o display two equalizers at t he same tim e. Select Options | Number of Equaliz ers and click on 1 or 2 as desired. (Refer t o the following illustration.)[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 41 Example Program The Example Program for the C2N-DAP8RC dem onstrates the various fe atures of the unit. The program also se rves as a basi c model for t hose indi viduals who wish to do system[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 42 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A The MUTE button and the up an d down arr ows at the lo wer right c ontrol the s ound being supplied to th e available speakers ind icated by the LEDs in the upper right corner. The gauge shows th[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 43 Click on the appropriate bu ttons to identify the existing sp eaker arrangement. Note that the front and the surround s p eakers ar e treated as pairs. Select the appropriate one of the X -OVE[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 44 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Equalization Select the EQ’s button to display th e EQUALIZATION window used to sp ecify the various filter settings for eac h speaker in the system. EQUALIZATION Window Within the PARAMETRIC E[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 45 a preset button (1 through 5), make adjustments, a nd press SAVE to store the settings. To recall a preset, select the preset button; the stored settings are applied. Audio Switching Select th[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 46 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Video Switchi ng Window Selecting Sources After perfo r ming all the system setup procedures, press RE TURN to disp lay the default main screen. Use the SOURCE SELE CT buttons to choose the desir[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 47 PANORAMA. The purpose of these contr ols, unique t o the Dolby Prologic II Music mode, is desc ribed in “ Dolby Pro Logic II” beginning on page 2. When any of the digital aud io inputs are[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 48 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A PRO2 System View The System Views lower pane displays the PRO2 system tree (refer to figure below). This tree can be expanded to displa y and configure the communicati ons ports. Expanded PRO2 Sy[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 49 Setting the Net ID in Device Settings Double-clic k the C2N -DAP8RC icon to ope n the “Device Settings” window. This window displays th e C2N-DAP8RC device information. If necessary, selec[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 50 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A IR Device Symbol Slot 02: IR Receiver This symbol is only use d in systems cont aining an accepta ble third party transmitter (Pronto/RC5/Universal IR Remote). To include a compatible third party[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 51 The C2N-DAP 8RC provides one C AT5 vide o output l abeled VIDEO OUT , for distributi on of up to four vide o sources, a nd 12 RCA vide o outputs label ed A through L (any of the video outputs [...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 52 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Video Switch Symbol Input Desc riptions (in Decimal F ormat) VIDEO SOURCE VALUE CAT5 1d – 4d RCA 5d – 16d No Source 0d The C2N-DAP8R C also provides 12 vide o sensors, pl us one SENS input f [...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 53 Built-in RS-232 Symbol Output Descriptions OUTPUT(S) FUNCTION(S) [rx$] More advanced signal processing can be done thro ugh serial strings and the rx$ output line on the symbol. [cts] CTS is a[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 54 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A For example, to route the CAT5 aud io input to output B , use an Analog Initialize symbol to set the value of < DSP/OutB_Src > to 1. (Here, if no digital audio source is being used, the CAT[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 55 Uploading and Upgrading Assuming a PC is properly connected to the entire system, Crestron prog ramming software all ows the program mer to upload program s and projects to the sy stem and tou[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 56 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Typical Connect ion Diagram when Uploading 1. Open the Crestr on Viewpor t. Either launch the stan d-alone version of Viewpor t, or start SIMPL Windows and f rom the m enu bar, select Tools | Vie[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 57 “Port Settings” Window NOTE: The parameters shown in the illustration above are the port settings for a PRO2 control system. Consult the Operatio ns Guide for the con trol system being use[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 58 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A File Transfer | Sen d Program Comm and 3. The “Send Program” window appear s, as shown after this step. Click Browse , locate the compiled file (.spz) and click Open . This will display the p[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 59 Firmware Upgrade A firmware upgrade file has the extension .upg To take advantage of all the C2N-DAP8RC features, it is important that th e unit contains the latest firmware available. Th eref[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 60 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A NOTE: If problems arise when trans fer ring any Cres net file (touchpanel project/firmware), lower the po rt speed baud rat e to 38400 t o match the Cresnet bus speed. “Open” Win dow 4. Brows[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 61 C2N-DAP8RC Troubleshooting (continued) TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) CORRECTIVE ACTIO N Improper Net ID. Verif y that C2N-DAP8 RC Net ID matches Net ID in software program. NET LED does not illumi[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 62 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Further Inquiries If, after reviewing this Operations Guide, you cannot locate specific information or have questions , please take advantage of Crestron's awar d winning customer service te[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 63 Appendix: Advanced Programming Symbols The symbols for the surro und sound processor’s Sur round Sound Decoder symbo l, Slot 08; the Speaker Settings symbol, Slot 09 Sub- Slot 1; the Full Pa[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 64 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A C2N- DAP8RC Surround Sound Dec oder - Digital Inputs and Output s[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 65 C2N- DAP8RC Surround Sound Dec oder - Analog Input s and Outputs[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 66 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Surround Sound Dec oder Digital Inputs and Output s SIGNAL TYPE (I/O) FUNCTION Master_Mute I Mutes all surround sound audio for as long as the input is high. When the input goes low, all eight ch[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 67 Surround Sound Dec oder Digital Inputs and Output s (continued) SIGNAL TYPE (I/O) FUNCTION Freeze I The auto -detect mode will be suspended for as long as the Freeze input is high. This allows[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 68 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Surround Sou nd Decoder A nalog Input and Out put Signals (continued) SIGNAL TYPE (I/O) FUNCTION Volume Volume_FB I O Sets the master volume for all digital output channels. The volume is adjusta[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 69 Surround Sou nd Decoder A nalog Input and Out put Signals (continued) SIGNAL TYPE (I/O) FUNCTION Detected_Mode O Indicates the type of signal currently being decoded, facilitating the use of m[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 70 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Slot 09, Sub-Slot 1 Speaker Settings Symbol The C2N-DAP8RC Speaker S ettings module is built into slot 09 of the C2N- DAP8RC surr ound sound processor. The di gital input signals sel ect the pres[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 71 C2N- DAP8RC Full Parametric EQ Controls Module Parametric Equalizer Control Signals SIGNAL TYPE (D/A, I/O)* FUNCTION Store_PRE DI On the rising edge of Store_PRE, the current filter values wil[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 72 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A Parametric Equalizer Control Signals (continued) SIGNAL TYPE (D/A, I/O)* FUNCTION Filter_Mode Filter_Mode_FB AI AO Sets the type of filter or EQ, as follows: Filter_Mode Value Off (no EQ) 1 EQ Fi[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 73 Slot 09, Sub-Slot 3, Gra phic EQ Controls Symbol The Graphic E Q Controls symbol al lows you to define t he characteristics of the graphic equalizer filters and presets. The symbol’s input a[...]

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    Digital Audio Processor with Room Control Crestron C2N-DAP8RC 74 • Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-DAP8RC Operations Guide - DOC. 8187 A On the rising edge of < Store_EQ >, the six trim band values will be stored in the preset specified by < Preset# >. Valid values for < Preset# > range from 1 to 10. T he < Pr[...]

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    Crestron C2N-DAP8RC Digital Audio Proce ssor with Room Control Operations Guide – DOC. 8187A Digital Audio Processor w ith Room Control: C2N-D AP8RC • 75 Return and Warranty Policies Merchandise Returns / Repair Service 1. No merchandise may be retur ned for cr edit, exchange, or se rvice without prior authorization from CRESTRON. To obt ain wa[...]

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