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Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Am Labor 1, 30900 W edemark, Germany www.sennheiser.com Printed in Germany Publ. 02/11 5 43340/A01 ADN www AD N CU 1 Quick g uid e AUDIO DISTRIBUTION NE TW OR K A detailed instruction manual for the complete ADN conference system can be found: • on our website at www.sennheiser.com or • on the CD ROM encl[...]
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ADN CU1 | 1 Contents EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Contents Impo rtant safety inst ructio ns .... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... 2 The AD N central unit ........ ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ........ ... 4 Delive ry[...]
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Important safety instructions 2 | ADN CU1 Important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. Always include these instructions when passing the apparatus on to third parti es. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow al l instructions. 5. Do not us e this appara tus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not blo[...]
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ADN CU1 | 3 Important safety instructions EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Risk of fire due to overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension ca bles as this may result in fire and elec- tri c s ho ck. Danger of heari ng damage due to high volumes These products are used for commercial pu rposes. Commercial use is subject to the rules[...]
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The ADN central unit 4 | ADN CU1 The AD N ce ntra l un it The ADN CU1 central unit is part of the Sennheiser ADN conference system. The central unit controls the communication of the ADN D1 d ele gat e un its and the ADN C1 chairman units and supplies power to them. For configur ing the conference system, you can either use the central unit’s ope[...]
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ADN CU1 | 5 Prod uct ov ervi ew – ADN C U1 cent ral unit EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Product over view – ADN CU1 c entra l un it A Front view 1 On/off switch 2 Standard d isplay key 3 Display panel 4 Jog dial 5 ESC key B Rear vi ew 6 IN audio input 7 OUT au dio output 8 PORT II socket (RJ 45) for connection of conference units 9 PORT[...]
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Prod uct ove rvi ew – ADN CU1 ce ntr al uni t 6 | ADN CU1 Overvi ew of the ADN CU1 di splay panel Af ter switch-on, the c entral unit’s di sp lay shows a pro gress ba r for approx. 30 seconds a nd then t he st andard d isplay: For information o n troubleshooti ng when error ico ns K to N are displayed, refer to the detailed instr uction manual.[...]
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ADN CU1 | 7 Structu ring a nd con troll ing the conference system EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Structuring a nd controlling the conference system Stru ctur ing t he c onfer ence sys tem The ADN conferen ce system is suitabl e fo r small to medium size co nferences with approx. 30 conference units (divided up onto the tw o connection socke[...]
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Prep ari ng t he c entr al un it f or use 8 | ADN CU1 Preparing the central unit for use Setting up the central unit on a flat surface or mounting it into a rack 왘 Make sure that the air vents are not covered or blocked. 왘 Place the central unit on a flat surface as shown. Connecting the central unit to the mains 왘 First connect the mains cab[...]
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ADN CU1 | 9 Setting up the conference system EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE T o connect the conference units to the central unit: 왘 Use a system cable to connect the IN socket 쐅 of the first conference unit to the PORT II socket 8 or PORT I sock et 9 of the central unit (see above). 왘 Use a sy stem cable to co nnect the OUT socket 쐈[...]
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Setting up the conference system 10 | ADN CU 1 Prepar ing to use the “Co nfere nce Manag er” sof twar e Running the software installed on the centr al unit T o use the “Conference Manager” sof tware installed on the central unit, you require the following devices: 왘 Use a Sub-D VGA cable to connect a screen to the VGA monitor output 0 . ?[...]
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ADN CU1 | 11 Using t he ce ntral unit EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Using the central unit Switchi ng the co nferenc e system o n/off T o switch the conference system on: 왘 Set the on/off switch 1 to posi tion “ I ”. The centra l unit swi tches on and it s display p anel lights up. T o switch the conference system off: 왘 Set the on[...]
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Configuring the conference system 12 | ADN CU 1 Configuring the conf erence system Overview of the operati ng menu Conference Audio System Languages Settings “Main Menu” Network Contrast Lock Restore Factory Defaults “Settings” submenu Conference Mode Microphone Limit Request Limit T alk Time Status T alk Time Limit Premonition Time Limit R[...]
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ADN CU1 | 13 Configuring the conference system EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Display Func tion of the menu item Option/display “Main Menu” “ Conference ” Calls up the “ Conferenc e ” sub men u – “ Audio ” Calls up the “ Audio ” subm enu – “ System ” Calls up the “ System ” subme nu – “ Languages ” Adju[...]
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Configuring the conference system 14 | ADN CU 1 “Aud io” men u “ XLR Out ” Calls up the “ XLR Out ” submenu – “ XLR In ” Calls up the “ XLR In ” subm enu – “ Floo r/ Loudspeakers ” Calls up the “ Floor /Lo ud spea ker s ” s ubmenu – “ Audio Gain Reduction ” The sum signal of all active conference units is outpu[...]
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ADN CU1 | 15 Configuring the conference system EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE “Floor/Loudspeakers” me nu “ Floor/Lo udspeakers Vo l u m e ” Adjusts the floor channel volume (“ Floor /Loudspe akers ”) “ 00 ” ... “ 32 ” “ Floor/Lo udspeakers Equal izer ” Adjusts the tone color of the floor channel “ − 12 dB ” ...[...]
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Configuring the conference system 16 | ADN CU 1 W orking wi th the operating menu By way of example of the “ Microphone Limit “ menu item, this section descr ibes how to use the operating menu. Changing from the standard display to the operating menu 왘 Press the jog dial. The standard di splay is rep laced by the main menu. The last sel ected[...]
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ADN CU1 | 17 Cleaning and maintaining the conference system EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Setting the v olume o f the confer ence units’ b uilt-in loudspe akers You can set the volume of the conference units’ built-in loudspeakers via the jog dial on the central unit. T he standard display dis plays the current volume setting N . Clean[...]
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Specif ication s – ADN CU1 c entral un it 18 | ADN CU 1 Specifications – ADN CU1 central un it XLR IN XLR OU T Dimensions 417 x 100 x 345 mm (W x H x D) Weight approx. 6.5 kg Nominal input voltage 100 to 240 V~ Mains frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power consumption 245 W Output voltage at RJ45 EtherCAT 52,8 V Nominal output current max. 1.75 A Temperatu[...]
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ADN CU1 | 19 Manuf actur er De clar ation s EN FR ES RU NL IT JP DK ZH FI NO SE DE Manufacturer Declarations Wa r r a n t y S e nn he i s e r e l e c t r o n i c Gm b H & C o . K G g i v e s a w a r ra nt y o f 2 4 m o n t h s on t h i s p r o d u ct . For the current warranty conditi ons, please visit our website at www.sennheiser .com or cont[...]