JBL VT4880ADP User Manual - Systemarchitectsoftware
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DPSerieshasoptionaladvancednetworkcontrolcapabilitieswiththeDPAN,DPCNorDPDA
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DPSeriesloudspeakersystemsutilizeHarmanProfessional’sHiQnet™protocol
toenableacompleteconfiguration,control,andmonitoringsolution.HiQnetprotocolprovidesremote
accesstoloudspeakerpresetfilesintheJBLDrivePack®inputmodulesmakingsystemsetupeasyyet
powerful,viatheDrivePackSoftwareDeviceControlPanelwithitsintuitive,user-friendlygraphicalinterface.
HiQnetSystemArchitect™providescompletesoftwarecontrolofnotonlyyourJBLDrivePack-equipped
loudspeakers,butalsootherHiQnet-compatibleaudiocomponentswithinthetotalsystem.
Itisrecommendedtovisitwww.harman.comforthemostuptodateversionofHiQnetSystemArchitect.
QUICK-STARTCONFIGURATIONGUIDE
ForJBLDrivePack-equippedloudspeakerSystemsusingSystemArchitectsoftware
INTRODUCTION:
ThisguideappliestoallJBLloudspeakermodelspoweredbyDrivePackDP1,DPorDPamplifier
assemblieswhichincorporateDPAN,DPCNorDPDAinputmodules.
Eachloudspeakermustbeconnectedtoa100BaseTEthernetswitchusingastandardCAT-5cable.
LoudspeakerswithDPDAinputmodulescouldalternativelyuseoneCAT-5-to-switchconnectionpercluster.
ThecontrolcomputerwhichwillrunSystemArchitectmustalsobeconnectedbya100BaseTconnectionto
aswitchonthesamephysicalnetwork.
IfmanagedEthernetswitchesareapartofthenetwork,additionalknowledgeofTCP/IPprotocolsand
Ethernet-switchmanufacturer-specificconfigurationsmayberequired.Thisisbeyondthescopeofthis
document.Itisassumedthatunmanagedswitchesareusedinthenetworkingexamplesdiscussedbelow.
SpecialrequirementsexistforCobraNet™-compliantproductsusingtheDPCNinputmodule.Thisis
addressedinAppendixA.
AGlossaryofnetworkingterminologyusedisprovidedattheendofthisdocument.
AS-SHIPPEDETHERNETCONFIGURATION:
EachloudspeakerproductisshippedfromtheJBLfactorywiththefollowingconfiguration:
-DHCPisenabled.(Seeglossaryfordetails)
-AutoIPaddressnegotiationisenabled(Seeglossaryfordetails)
-AutoHiQnetdevicesettingisenabled.(Seeglossaryfordetails)
-ThedefaultIPaddressforallproductsshippedis169.5.17.1withsubnetmask55.55.0.0
QUICK-START:CONFIGURINGYOURPCWITHSYSTEMARCHITECT™SOFTWARE:
1)InstallSystemArchitectsoftwareontheMicrosoftWindows000orXP-equippedcomputerthatwill
control/monitortheHiQnet™-compliantproducts.
)NotethatSystemArchitectwillonlydisplaygraphicscorrectlywhentheWindowsPCdisplayissetto
standard,smallfontsize.IfWindowsissetto“large”fonts,thenthedisplayswithinSystemArchitectmay
becomeunreadable.TocorrectthisproblemchangeWindowstothestandardfontsize.(SeeAppendixBfor
details)
)NotethatSystemArchitectwillonlydisplaygraphicscorrectlywhentheWindowsPC.Regionaland
LanguagesettingsaresettostandardUSEnglishlanguage.IfWindowsissettoanylanguageotherthan
USEnglish,objectsincustomcontrolpanelswillnotdisplayorfunctionproperly.Tocorrectthisproblem
changeWindowstothestandardfontsize.(See Appendix C for details)
)IfyouareusingaCobraNet™-compatibleproductseeAppendixAforspecialinstructionsnowbefore
proceedingfurther.
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