Lynx ADP-215 User manual

USER MANUAL
V.12.12
ADP-215
Lynx Pro Audio S.L.
Valencia, Spain - www.lynxproaudio.com - [e-mail]

ADP-215
LYNX Pro Audio S.L. - Valencia, Spain - www.lynxproaudio.com [e-mail]
Class D Powered (bi-amplified)
Integrated Digital Processing
Internal temperature control
Electronic protection
High quality components
Online monitoring available

Manufacturer
CB SCHEME, IEC SYSTEM FOR CONFORMITY TESTING AND CERTIFICATION
OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
CE CERTIFICACTION, EUROPEAN PRODUCT
ADP-215 powered cabinet
LYNX Pro Audio S.L.
Calle 7 - Pol. Ind. Picassent
E-46220 Picassent (Valencia)
This user manual is property of Lynx Pro Audio S.L. Any reproduction of this manual, by any means is strictly prohibited.
Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.

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CONTENTS
-SAFETYPRECAUTIONS 5
-CABINET INTRO
SPECIFICATIONS 6
BACKPANEL 7
CONNECTORSANDCONNECTIONS 7
-CONFIGURINGTHECABINET DSPOPTIONS
PRESETLIST 9
FIRFILTERS 9
CONFIGURATIONPANEL 10
SELECTANDRUNPRESET 10
-ONLINECONTROLSYSTEM 11
-CONFIGURINGETHERNET 12
-SOFTWARE,RAINBOW
ACOUSTICALPREDICTIONSOFTWARE 18
FEATURES 19
-ACCESSORIES 20
-GUARANTEE 21

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Before starting tousethisdevice, please readthisinstructionmanual carefully.
Keep theseinstructionsin the place where theequipment will be usedand with easy access to them.
- Electrical appliance.
Theexclamation mark within atriangle identifies the presenceof electricity. Use the system carefully
without wet handsor feet.Avoid installing the speaker inwet or excesivellyhumidplaces.Do not place
material that contains liquid onornear theunit.Avoiddrippingor splashingwater or anyliquidover the
unit. Regularly check the condition of the cables and make sure these are not being walked on or
pinched. Connect the speaker to bipolar, earthed mains. The mains plug must be connected to the
appropriate protection (fuse or breaker). Connection to any other type of mains could result in an
electricalshockandviolatelocal electrical codes.CAUTION:DONOTCONNECTORDISCONNECT
THEACPOWERCONNECTORS UNDERLOAD.
- Heavy equipment.
Apply back protection when using thesystem.Avoid loading andunloadingat heights.
-Electrical shockrisk.
Thediagonal mark within a triangle identifiesthepresence of dangerousvoltage.
Do not open or handle the interior of the box. These parts are not to be adjusted by the user. For
maintenance and/or repair pleasego to an authorized service centre.
In order to reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect fromAC before plug in or unplugging Audio
signal cables. Reconnect toAC only if all signal connectionsare made andsecured.
Nevermanipulatethegroundtypeplugprovided.
TheAC mainsplugsshould always remain accessible for operation.
Unplug theloudspeaker during stormsor when it’s being used for a long time.
- Hearing damage risk.
These systems can reproduce large quantities of sound pressure which can damage hearing. Take
precautionsif you aregoing to benear them for extended amounts of time and do not get tooclose.
- Hanging – Flying.
Donot hangthecabinetsfrom thehandlesor from anyother partotherthanthe designatedhanging
point.Whenflyingthissystempleaseobservethetechnicaland“LynxOnStage”softwaredatacarefully.
Never exceedthemaximum safe workingloads or ignoretheinstructionsincluded withinthismanual.
Use Only flying accessoriesprovided by Lynx ProAudio S.L.
Rigging mustbe always carried out by professionals.
- Delicate Material.
Pleaseensurenoforeignobject orwaterentersthespeaker. Onlyclean theunitwithdrycloths.Donot
usesolvents.
-Overheating – Fire risk.
Toreduce therisk of thespeaker over heating, avoiddirectcontact withsunlight.Avoidplacingtheunit
closeto heat inducing objects such asradiators. Do not cover the equipment in use and donot block
anyventilationopenings. Do not put nakedflame, suchas lighted candles, close oron top of theunit.
- Electromagnetic and interferente emissions.
Avoid placing objects which through electromagnetic waves can damage the unit, such as mobile
phones, lap tops, magnetic strip cards etc.
Thissystem complieswith normatives EN55103-1(1)
EN55103-2(2)
(1) Thisdevice may not causeharmful interferences.
(2) Thisdevice may receive interference includinginterferencesthat may causeundesired working.
-IMPORTANT NOTE.
This Equipment must be used in accordance with these instructions and by trained professional
personnelonly.
Thisequipmentshouldnotbeusedinplaceswithextremetropicalclimates.Don’texposethisapparatus
toextremehumidityandortemperaturevalues.
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INTRODUCTION
To facilitate, correct and reliable use of the powered cabinet ADP-215 we have designed this instruction manual.
Please read the manualcarefully beforeproceedingto install thesystem.
Pleaseobserve the technical data carefully anddo not ignore the instructionsincluded within thismanual.
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*Ethernet connection is optional.
SPECIFICATIONS:
FREQUENCY RANGE 40Hz -20KHz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 45Hz- 18KHz ± 3dB
COVERAGE 60º x 50º rotable Horn
MAX SPL 140 dB/ 143dB peak 1w@ 1m
CROSSOVER 1200 Hz
TRANSDUCERS LF/MF: 2 x 15" Custom Neod. + Nomex Cone
100 mm Voice Coil
HF: 1.4" Neod. driver with 72,2 mm Titanium
diaphragm + constant directivity Horn
SHAPE Trapezoidal
POWER AMPLIFIER 2000W Class D with Switching Power supply
2 channels / 3 power modules
2 x 750W Low/Mid + 500W High
DSP Internal Lynx processor DSPB-22® with FIR filters
CABINET ADJUSTMENT Back panel LCD screen
INTERNAL CONTROLS Temperature sensor / Fan Speed control
SIGNAL CONNECTION NEUTRIK connectors XLR Male Input
XLR Female Loop Thru
CONTROL CONNECTIONS USB (DSP programming),
ETHERNET* (Online Monitoring System OMS®)
AC POWER 230v / 115v selectable. 50/60 Hz 5A
AC CONNECTIONS 16A NEUTRIK POWERCON with Looping Output
CONSTRUCTION 15 mm Premium Birch plywood
FINISH High resistant water-based black paint
FRONT DESIGN Black antirust steel grille
DIMENSIONS (H x W x D) 1107 x 489 x 415 mm
WEIGHT 52 Kg (114 lbs)

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CONNECTORS AND CONNECTIONS
1.- SIGNAL INPUT.
2.- SIGNAL LINK.
3.- AC INPUT.
4.- AC LINK (máx. +2 cabinets).
5.- USB.
6.- DSP CONTROL.
7.-ETHERNET (optional)
ADP-215 BACK PANEL.-
XLRAEREALCONNECTORS
Connecttooutput
Connecttoinput
2 Live(+)
3 Live(-)
1 Earth
3 Live(-)
1 Earth
2 Live(+)
1
2
3
4
5
6
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OUTPUTS
1.- EARTH
2.- LIVE (+)
3.- LIVE (-)
1
3
2
INPUTS
1.- EARTH
2.- LIVE (+)
3.- LIVE (-)
2
3
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XLRSOCKETCONNECTORS
CONNECTION EXAMPLE: 6 ADP-215 CABINETS
Connect to signaloutput
ConnecttoACoutput
ConnecttoACoutput
SOCKET POWERCON CONNECTORS
L - Line
N - Neutral
- Earth
CAUTION:
DONOTCONNECTORDISCONNECTTHEACPOWERCONNECTORS
UNDER LOAD.
CAUTION: Do not connect or
disconnect the AC Power
connectors under load.

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CONFIGURING THE CABINET DSP OPTIONS
From the buttons below the display on the cabinet’s back panel you are able to configure the Basic adjustment
functionsof theinternalDSP.Dependingonthe model,youcanfindthe followingconfigurations:
Note:
You mustapply the desiredconfiguration in eachonecabinet.Thisis doneviathe buttons locatedonthe back panel
of thecabinet and requires electrical power to work.
FIRFILTERS
Finite ImpulseResponse (FIR) filters are used in the signal processing of theADP-215 cabinet. FIR isa type of
digital filter with linear phase characteristics. This frees system designers from the constraintsof phase anomalies
associated with analogue filters or their digital versions (IIR,Infinite Impulse Response). When properly used, FIR
filteringcanaudibly improve a system’simpulseresponseandreducecrossover interference.
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Fig 1
Fig 2 Fig 3 Fig 4
CONFIGURATIONPANEL
On the back panel you will see 3 buttons and an information screen, on which you can read the established
parametersandinformation such as amplification module temperature, input signal level and name of the current
preset (Fig1). If changesarenot made thedisplaywill automaticallydim tosave energyandavoidunnecessary light
in situationswhere light is not wanted. To re-activate the light simply press the OK button.
SELECT ANDRUNPRESET
To change thepreset configurationjust press the up button (Fig2(1))and down button (Fig2(2)) until yousee the
title andpreset number required. Oncefound, pressOK (Fig2(3)) until theprogressbar finishes (Fig3). The
display will indicate “LoadingDSP”(Fig4)
Note:
In case of a power cut, the DSP will save its last configuration when restarted.
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ONLINE CONTROL SYSTEM
Who is it for?
Usersof Self poweredDSPincorporatedLynx ProAudioCabinetswherethe userhasrequestedthe cabinetsbe
supplied with the Ethernet Module kit.
What is it for?
Obtain detailedinformationof cabinet behaviour and monitor thecabinet/sin real time.You can changethe
preset, gain, mute, polarity and phase. You can also activate the air absorption compensation and select the
«SOLO»mode.
How does it work?
Via Ethernet (cable or wireless). Once installed, the O.C.S. software automatically detects all the cabinets
connected to the network and displaysthem in the O.C.S. windowon the users PC.
What does it show?
As well as displayingthe cabinet model and IP address the O.C.S will be monitoring in real time and theuser will
beable to viewRMS levels, Input clip,power module temperature,compression levels,air absorption
compensation andcabinetangulation.

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CONFIGURING ETHERNET TO WORK WITH THE ADP-215
Thereare two possible ways to connect:
1.-ConnectingthroughanETHERNET SWITCH/HUB::
-Youwill needanormalCAT5 Cable.
2.- Connectingthrough aWirless ETHERNET.
Let usnow proceed to configurethe Ethernet network, setting the IP addressof the computer as static.To do this
go to:
START > CONFIGURATION> NETWORK CONFIGURATION
Wewill launchthepropertiesof "LocalAreaCon-
nection" by clicking the right mouse button and
clickingonproperties.
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Select "Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)" and click on
properties.
Select: “Use next IPAddress”And write asyou wish,
in order toconfigure your network.
Normally, Ip valueswill besomethinglike this:
IPAddress:192.168.2.xxx
Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0
Where xxx will be a number between 1and 254
Acceptto quit thenetworksettings and again toapply
them at the next screen. Depending on the Windows
Version, you will be asked to reboot or not.
Once the Computer is configured with a static IP pro-
ceed to connect to the line array system through the
O.M.S. (online monitoringsystem) software.
Open theO.M.S Softwareandfrom the Initial Screen
chooseETHERNET.
It will opena different screen, asfollows, thereyou can seeyourNetwork configuration, and the cabinets currently
connected.
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Inthiscase,wecan seethat the cabinet donot have thesameIPenvironment asthe PC.So,select thecabinetand
modify the assignedIP in order to be able to connect to it.
By default, the Cabinet will have this IP 192.168.2.100 (Versions before 2009 could been asigned with IP
10.10.25.101orIP192.168.1.100)
TheNetworkenviromentconsistsinthefirst3setsofthreenumbersseparatedbydots. Inordertodetect/communicate
with the cabinets, the software and thecabinets must have the same Network settings.
If it isnotin the same environment WindowsProfesional (2000, XP, VISTA) will detect it, but is not goingtobe able
to establish connection. In WindowsHome, the processoris not goingto bedetecteduntil thesame enviroment is
applied.
In order tochangethe IP settings to have thesame configuration as thePC, we can changethe IP address of the
cabinets by clicking in the Assign IP to select Device button after writing in the box above the desired data.
Remember there cannot be twodevices with exactly the same IP address, the last set of three numbershasto be
different andunique toeach one of thedevices.
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forexample, write 192.168.2.101andclick "Assign IP to select Device" button.
The OMS software will send the new IP to the cabinet and it will scan the network again showing the same
information as before, plus more informationsuchasPc name, IP addressandPort in which thecommunication is
established.
When we have a lot of cabinets connected in the network we can use the button“Identify Device” to see which
box is selected (twoactivity LEDS will blink for one second).With that information then we can “Change NAME”
assignedto this Cabinet by clickingin the “Assign NAME to select Device”button after writing in the box above
thedesiredName.
We can sort all the detected cabinets by Name or IPAddress.
Returningtothemainscreen,wecanseeeachcabinetshowing:Model,IPaddressandName,aswellasmonitoring:
RMS Level, Input Clip,Cabinetangulation,amplifier temperatureandfanspeed.
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If you need to know the PC Network settings go to:
START > ALL PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > Command Prompt
It will openthe cmd.exefrom whereyoucantypethe IPCONFIGcommand (ipconfig + Enter),which will showyour
actual IP settings.
Here we can see that this PC has IP set as 192.168.2.99.
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You can also use the command promt to know if an IP is already in use by another device. In this case type "ping
IP" (ping 192.168.2.xxx)and pressenter. If there isno devicewith thisIP you will seethe following information:
If the IP is in use, the device will respond to the Ping, and we will obtain this information:
You nowhavetheCabinets workingintheETHERNETNetworkEnviroment.
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RAINBOW – ACOUSTICAL PREDICTION SOFTWARE
Thanks to the RAINBOW software, youwill be able to “virtually” determine the acoustical response of oneor
various cabinets at the same time.
Based onpolar response measurements,taken
meticulously with a360º coverage both vertically
andhorizontally, the Rainbowsoftware isable to
calculate the SPLresponseincluding the
interaction between them takinginto account the
magnitudeandphaseresponse, in orderto enable
the user to correct cancellationsand even to
createthem if theacoustical design sorequires.
Rainbow isvery easy to useandoffers avery
intuitivedesign,multitoolinterface andon-line
updatabledatabase.
TheRainbowsoftwarehasbeendesignedbyand
for sound technicians. Its aim is to help installers
and users of Lynx products.
This software is able to import WMF Vector Files
with technical drawingsand insert them directly
intotheprediction windowand thus enablingreal
measurement predictions.
Thisalsohelpstodeterminedeadzonesand
obtain the maximum performance from eachof the
cabinets installed.
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Features
TheRAINBOW acoustical predictionsoftwareallowsamongotherthings:
- Prediction up to 4 LINEARRAYS of 24 cabinets each simultaneously, together with multiple points
with cabinets
- Flying pointsinformation according to the inclination of the cabinets
- Weight calculationof thedifferent systems
- Sub-bass simulation(for instance toachieve cardiod configurations)
-Orientationof cabinets(Horizontal/vertical)
-ThrowDirection of cabinets(right/ left)
- Individualdelayper cabinet/system
- Polarity selection for each cabinet
- Up to 40 process insertionswith Equalization and CrossOver assignable per cabinet.
- Simulation of theAir absorption soundlosswith the distance
-SPLPressureinformation
-Distancemeasurement
-Importof CADfiles
- Up to 4 audienceor hearing zones
-Coveragecurvesonthehearingzones.
- Export of SPLMapandcoverage curveson jpgor bmp format
- Print project report (SPLprediction, flyingpoints, weights, cabinet inclination, polarities, process
aplied, EQCurves…)
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INSTALLATIONANDRIGGING
TheADPseries include some accessoriesfor installation, rigging andtransport.
SC-FC2
Heavyweightinstall
stud
FD-ADP215
Nylontransport
protectioncoverforthe
ADP-215
FD-ADP15NL
Raincover
STK-218
Adaptor to stack
ADP-215oververtical
LX-218S