RDNet 4.0 User Manual Rev. A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INFORMATION .................................................................................................................4
1.1 GENERIC INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. GETTING STARTED ..........................................................................................................5
2.1 SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD .................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................ 7
3. RDNet LOG & CLOUD ......................................................................................................8
3.1 SOFTWARE REGISTRATION ................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 CLOUD STORAGE ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4. CONTROLLERS .............................................................................................................. 12
4.1 CONTROL 2 / CONTROL 8 SETUP ................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2 CONTROLLERS WINDOW ................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.3 SYSTEM WIRING ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
5. RDNET SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 22
5.1 RDNET OBJECTS.................................................................................................................................................................... 23
6. RDNET USE .................................................................................................................... 28
6.1 BYPASS FUNCTION.............................................................................................................................................................. 28
6.2 OFFLINE AND ONLINE MODES ...................................................................................................................................... 29
6.3 NETWORK GO & SCAN ..................................................................................................................................................... 31
6.4 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT MODE (ONLINE) ................................................................................................................. 36
6.5 METERING AND DIAGNOSTICS ...................................................................................................................................... 36
6.6 ONLINE MODE WITH A SYSTEM PART ........................................................................................................................ 37
6.7 SOUNDCHECK AND CONCERT OPTIONS .................................................................................................................. 38
6.8 SEND, SYNCHRONIZE AND OBJ STATUS RETRIEVE COMMANDS ................................................................... 39
7. ARRAY SETTING ............................................................................................................ 41
7.1 PROPERTIES WINDOW....................................................................................................................................................... 41
7.2 GROUPS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
7.3 5.3 ARRAY SYSTEM DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................. 44
7.4 5.4 ARRAY GROUPING – PRESETS APPLY ................................................................................................................... 46
7.5 5.5 ARRAY FINE TUNING ................................................................................................................................................... 47
8. FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................... 50
8.1 MASTER FUNCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 51
8.2 CURVE FUNCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 51
8.3 TILT FUNCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 53