Sennheiser ADN CU1 manual

Quick guide ADN CU1 Audio Distribution Network[...]

ADN CU1 | 1 Contents Contents Information on th is quick guide ........... ................ ................. ............. ................. ...... 2 The ADN CU1 c entral unit ......... .............. ................ .............. ............. ................. ......... 2 Delivery includes ................. ................ .............. ....[...]

Information on this quick guide 2 | ADN CU1 Information on this quick guide Please make sure to read the “Safety information” su pplement included separately with the product. This su pplement contains important inf o rmation on the safe operation of the product as well as th e manufacturer’s declaration and warranty notes. A detailed instruc[...]

ADN CU1 | 3 Delivery includes Delivery includes 1 ADN CU1 central unit 1 mains cable (EU, UK or US version), length 1.8 m 1 quick guide 1 “Safety information” supplement 1 including, among other things, the “Conference Manager” software, the “ADN Cable Calc ulator” sof tware and the instruction manual for the overall conference system a[...]

Product overview ADN CU1 centr al unit 4 | ADN CU1 Product overview ADN CU1 central unit A Front view 1 On/off switch 2 Standard displa y key 3 Display panel 4 Jog dial 5 ESC key (Escape) B Rear view 6 IN audio input 7 OUT audio output 8 PORT II socket (RJ 45) for connection of conference units 9 PORT I socket (RJ 45) for connection of conference u[...]

ADN CU1 | 5 Product overview AD N CU1 central unit Overview of the ADN CU1 display panel Af ter switch-on, the central unit’s displa y shows progress bars (for the booting routine “ Booting ” and the self test “ Selftest ”) and then the standard display: For information on troubleshooting when error icons K to N are displayed, refer to th[...]

Structuring and controlling the conference system 6 | ADN CU1 Structuring and controlling the conference system Structuring the conference system The ADN conference system is suitable fo r conferences with up to 400 conference units. For safe operation of the conferen ce system, make sure that all conference units are supplied with a voltage of at [...]

ADN CU1 | 7 Structuring and controll ing the conference system Large conference system with simple cabling For setting up a large conference syst em with the maximum number of confe rence units (i.e. up to 400 ), you require one AD N CU1 central uni t for controlling the con- ference and additional ADN PS power suppl ies for powering the conference[...]

Structuring and controlling the conference system 8 | ADN CU1 Large conference system with redundant ring topology The redundant ring topology ensures that, should one conference unit or system cable fail or be manipulated, all other conferen ce units of the cable ring will continue to function reliably. For setting up a large conference syst em wi[...]

ADN CU1 | 9 Preparing the ADN CU1 centra l unit for use The “Conference Manager” software can be run in two different ways: 1. As a program on the central unit’s built-i n PC. You have to connect a screen, keyboard , and mouse to the central uni t (see page 13). 2. As a program on a Windows PC . You have to install the “Conference Manager?[...]

Setting up the conference system 10 | ADN CU1 Setting up the conference system Basic information on the set-up of the conference system Regardless of the number of conference units and the room size, we recomm end the following procedure for setting up the conference system: 왘 Plan the number of conference units re quired for your co nference sys[...]

ADN CU1 | 11 Setting up the conference system Setting up a small conferen ce sy stem with only the central unit For a small conference system, you do not require ADN PS power supplies. Connecting conference units connected in a cable string to the ADN CU1 centra l unit The following describes how to connect on e cable stri ng to the ADN CU1 central[...]

Setting up the conference system 12 | ADN CU1 Connecting ADN PS power supplies to the ADN CU1 central unit For conference system s comprising more than 40 conference units or when the conference units are connected in a redu ndant ring topology , you requir e ADN PS power supplies. A max. of 15 ADN PS power supplies can be us ed in a conference sys[...]

ADN CU1 | 13 Setting up the conference system 왘 Connect the USB mass storage device to one of the two USB sockets . 왘 If necessary, connect the mains unit of the USB mass storage device. Preparing to use the “Con ference M anager” software Running the software installed on the central unit T o use the “Conference Manager” sof t ware in [...]

Using the ADN CU1 central unit 14 | ADN CU1 Using the ADN CU1 central unit Switching the conference system on/off T o switc h the conference system on: 왘 On the ADN CU1 central unit and the ADN PS power supplies, set the on/off switch to position “ I ”. The central unit switches on and its display panel lights up. The power supplies switch on[...]

ADN CU1 | 15 Configuring the conferenc e system Configuring the conference system Overview of the operating menu Conference Menu Audio Menu System Menu *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 Premonitio[...]

Configuring the conference system 16 | ADN CU1 Display Function of the menu it em Option/display “ Main Menu ” “ Conference Menu ” Calls up the “ Conference Menu ” submenu – “ Audio Menu ” Calls up the “ Audio Menu ” submenu – “ System Menu ” Calls up the “ System Me nu ” submenu – “ *Languages ” Adjusts the la[...]

ADN CU1 | 17 Configuring the conferenc e system “ Audio M enu ” “ XLR Out ” Calls up the “ XLR Out ” submenu – “ XLR In ” Calls up the “ XLR In ” submenu – “ Floor/Loudspeakers ” Calls up the “ Floor/Loudspeakers ” submenu – “ Audio Gain Reduction ” The sum signal of all ac tive conference units is output via t[...]

Configuring the conference system 18 | ADN CU1 “ Floor/Loudspeakers ” menu “ Floor/Loudspeakers V olume ” Adjusts the floor channel volume (“ Floor/Loudspeakers ”) “ 00 ” ... “ 32 ” “ Floor/Loudspeakers Equ alizer ” Adjusts the tone color of the floor channel “ − 12 dB ” ... “ +12 dB ” “ Feedback Suppression ” [...]

ADN CU1 | 19 Configuring the conferenc e system W orking with the operating menu By way of example of the “ Microphone Limit ” menu item, this section describes how to use the operating menu. Changing from the standard display to the operating menu 왘 Press the jog dial. The standard display is replaced by the “ Main Menu ”. The last ca ll[...]

Configuring the conference system 20 | ADN CU1 Calling up a menu item 왘 Press the jog dial to call up the “ Conference ” menu item. The “ Conference ” submenu appears. 왘 T urn the jog dial to s elect the “ Mi crophone Limit ” me nu item. 왘 Press the jog dial to call up the “ Microphone Limit ” menu item. Changing and storing s[...]

ADN CU1 | 21 Cleaning and maintainin g the confe r ence system Setting the volume of the co nference units’ built-in loudspeakers You can set the volume of the conference units’ built-in loudspeakers via the jog dial on the central unit. The standard display displays the current volume setting H . Cleaning and maintaining the conference system [...]

Specifications ADN CU1 22 | ADN CU1 T o ensure optimum cooling of the ADN C U1 central unit and the ADN PS power supplies: 왘 Clean the air vent s on the front, back and bottom from time to time with a soft brush or p aintbrush i n order to a void dust deposits. Specifications ADN CU1 XLR IN XLR OUT ADN CU1 ADN PS Dimensions 417 x 100 x 345 mm (W [...]

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Am Labor 1, 30900 W edemark, Germany www.sennheiser.com Publ. 09/11 546415/A01 KA_ADN-CU1_546415_0911_SP13.book Se ite 2 Donnerstag, 1. September 2011 11:00 11[...]