HK Audio FirNet - Getting Started

3
Note: This quick guide provides fast orientation if you have experience
using devices similar in design. A detailed user manual is available for
downloading at www.hkaudio.com.
G
etting starte
d
1
.
Fundamental
s
The controller requires different settings for systems driven by different
p
ower amps, so you must a
dj
ust t
h
e Max Output Leve
l
in t
h
e A
d
min
m
enu accor
d
ing to w
h
ic
h
amps you’re using, HK AUDIO VX 2400 or
Lab.Gruppen FP10000Q. What’s more, different system confi gurations
n
eed di
ff
erent speaker
fi
lters. The controller ships without speaker
fi lters, so you’ll have to load the entire fi lter library or the individual fi lter
that you need. You’ll
fi
nd the
fi
lters alon
g
side LIPAN so
f
tware and other
important in
f
o on the included CD-Rom
.
Here’s what you must do before you run the FIRNET controller for the
fi rst time:
1. Us a network cable to connect the network ports o
f
your PC and the
FIRNET contro
ll
er.
2. Store the fi les on the CD-Rom in a new folder on your PC.
3. Install LIPAN software so
y
ou can load fi lters and edit the FIRNET on
your P
C
.
4. Load speaker
fi
lters. You’ll also
fi
nd
fi
lter banks and individual
fi
lters
serving to operate t
h
e FIRNET wit
h
La
b
.Gruppen FP10000Q an
d
HK AUDIO VX 2400 power amps on t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
CD-Rom
.
5. C
h
ec
k
t
h
e ana
l
o
g
g
ain structures in t
h
e FIRNET contro
ll
er’s A
d
min
menu items "Max Input Level" and "Max Output Level". Ad
j
ust the
settings i
f
necessary - that is, i
f
you’re using the FIRNET with
La
b
.Gru
pp
en am
p
s.
2
. PC setting
s
E
nterin
g
an IP address to the PC
:
T
he connected PC must h
a
ve
a
n IP
a
ddress with the
fi
rst seven numer
a
ls
1
92.168.1.100 (-254). In ot
h
er wor
d
s, ensure t
h
e
b
o
ld
num
b
ers appear in
t
he fi rst three address blocks. Feel free to use any number from 100 to
254 in t
h
e
l
ast a
dd
ress
bl
oc
k
. However, t
h
e PC an
d
connecte
d
contro
ll
er
may not have the same numerals in the last block
.
Viewing t
h
e contro
ll
er’s IP a
dd
ress:
N
etwo
r
k
e
n
v
ir
o
nm
e
n
t
➜
double
-
cl
i
ck
n
etwo
r
k
l
in
k
➜
Scro
ll
d
own to an
d
ri
gh
t-c
l
ic
k
TCPIP:
➜
IP address properties (If you change the IP address, you must restart
t
he PC.
)
T
his is where you can view your controller’s preset IP address after the
FIRNET
b
oots: Navigation w
h
ee
l
➜
Scro
ll
d
own one in t
h
e menu to view
th
e IP a
dd
ress. You can on
l
y c
h
an
g
e it on t
h
e FIRNET contro
ll
er. Rea
d
t
he detailed explanation in the Quick Guide or FIRNET manual to learn
more about this
.
Figure 1: Entering your PC’s IP addres
s
3
. Installing LIPAN softwar
e
Use a Cat 5 cable (RJ 45) to connect your PC’s network port to the X port
on the rear o
f
the FIRNET. I
f
y
ou want to run several FIRNET control
-
l
ers simultaneously, connect the
fi
rst controller’s II port to the next
contro
ll
er’s X port.
P
l
ace t
h
e CD-Rom in your
d
is
k
d
rive an
d
store a
ll
d
ata in a new
l
y create
d
f
older. Then select the
fi
le n
a
med
X
P_Install HK AUDIO LIPAN Ve
r
1.2.0.4.zip
,
or VISTA_Insta
ll
HK AUDIO LIPAN Ver 1.2.0.4.zi
p
i
f
y
our PC
runs
WIN
Vi
sta
.
Unzip the .zip fi le on your disk drive into the same folder. Double
-
c
l
ic
k
XP_Insta
ll
HK AUDIO LIPAN Ver 1.2.0.4.exe to start t
h
e LIPAN
software’s installation routine
.
Once you have installed the LIPAN application (for WIN XP or WIN
Vista) on your PC, load to your controller(s) the fi lter banks or individual
fi lters you need to run your system. The installation routine placed a blue
LIPAN
b
utton on your
d
es
k
top;
d
ou
bl
e-c
l
ic
k
it.
4
.
Loading filter bank
s
4.
1
Loading an entire filter bank
Open the fi lter dialog via Controller/Update Scenes + Filter Libraries.
Select the fi lters you wish to load from the folder (Open Libraries),
an
d
t
h
en t
h
e tar
g
et contro
ll
ers (c
l
ic
k
Se
l
ect A
ll
or c
h
ec
k
mar
k
t
h
em
in
d
ivi
d
ua
ll
y). C
l
ic
k
t
h
e Sen
d
b
utton to start
l
oa
d
ing.
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