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Page1Owner'SManual2012-2014CEDARAudioLtdManualversion3.
00:January2014DNS8LivedialoguenoisesuppressorinterstagePhistersvej31,2900Hellerup,DanmarkTelefon39460000,fax39460040www.
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dk-proaudiowithasmilePage2IntentionallyleftblankPage3TableofContentsAnIntroductiontotheDNS8Live.
4Safetyinstructions.
5SettinguptheDNS8Live.
6Operation.
8Summaryview.
8Summaryview:single-channeltutorial.
10Multi-channeluse.
11Detailview.
12Detailview:tutorial.
13Menus.
14Movingandeditingwithinmenus.
15Status.
15Presets.
16Setup.
18Remotecontrol.
21Firmwareupgrades.
22Declarationofconformity.
23Contactinformation24Specifications.
25LicenceandLimitedWarranty.
26Page4AnIntroductiontotheDNS8LiveTheDNS8LiveisafurtherdevelopmentoftheDNStechnologyfirstintroducedintheAcademyAwardwinningDNS1000,anditisdesignedspecificallyforliveuse.
Offeringeightsimultaneouschannelsofdialoguenoisesuppression,ithostsanewDNSalgorithmboastingasimplified'2-knob'approachaswellasadetailededitingmodethatoffersmoreflexibilityandcontrolthananypreviousdialoguenoisesuppressor.
Nonetheless,itretainsthenear-zerolatencyofitspredecessorsand,withits4-pin12VDCpowersocketandremotecontrolcapabilities,it'ssuitableforuseinalllivesituations-notjustlive-to-airbroadcasting,butalsolivesoundinvenuessuchastheatres,concerthalls,conferencesvenues,andplacesofworship.
TheDNS8Liveoperatesbydividingincomingsignalsintoalargenumberofspectralbands.
Sophisticatedfiltersanalyseeachoftheseandthensuppressthenoiseindependentlyineachchannel.
Theinnovativedesignofthefilterbankeliminatestheneedtoselecttherangeoffrequenciesinwhichtheunitwilloperate,anditisnotnecessarytoadjusttheamountofattenuationinindividualbandsunlessyouwishtodoso.
Quality,speedandsimplicityareparamountconsiderationsintheDNS8Live,whichoffersthefollowing:NearzerolatencyAgroupdelayoflessthan10samples(typicallylessthan1/200thofaframe)sothereisnolossoflip-sync.
FlexibilityTheabilitytohandleawiderangeofnoisesuppressionrequirements.
SpeedandeaseofuseAcarefullydesigneduser-interfacethatmaximisesspeedofuse.
Audiointerfaces24-bitdigitalaudiointerfacesconformingtoAES/EBUstandards.
Universalmainspowersupplyand12VDCpowerTheabilitytoworkanywhereintheworld.
PowerfulprocessorsThelatest,highresolutionfloating-pointprocessorstoensurethatitwillhandlethemostcomplexprocessingrequirements.
RemoteControlTheabilitytomonitorandadjustallaudioprocessingparametersusingarangeofcommonwebbrowsers.
Page5SafetyinstructionsReadtheseinstructions,andfollowthem.
WaterandmoistureTheDNS8Livemustnotbeexposedtorainormoisture.
Furthermore,ifitisbroughtdirectlyfromacoldenvironmentintoawarmone,moisturemaycondenseinsideit.
This,initself,willnotcausedamage,butmaycauseelectricalshorting.
Thiscoulddamagetheunit,andevencausedangertolife.
Alwaysallowtheunittoreachambienttemperaturesnaturallybeforeconnectingthemainspower.
MountingandventilationYoushouldplacetheDNS8Liveonaflat,stablesurfaceormountitinastandard19"equipmentrack.
Usethesuppliedrubberfeettoavoidscratchingthesurface,ortherackmountingaccessories,asappropriate.
Donotsubjecttheunittostrongsunlight,excessivedust,mechanicalvibrationorperiodicshocks.
Itisnotsusceptibletoexcessiveheatbuild-up,butshouldbeinstalledawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiatorsandaudiodevicesthatproducelargeamountsofheat.
ConnectionsTurnoffthepowertoallequipmentbeforemakinganyconnections.
CleaningCleantheDNS8Liveonlywithadrycloth.
Neveruseabrasivepadsorliquidcleanerssuchasalcoholorbenzene.
DamagerequiringserviceTheDNS8Livecontainsnouser-serviceablepartsandshouldonnoaccountbeopenedordismantledbyunauthorisedpersonnel.
Aunitshouldbereturnedtoqualifiedserviceagentswhenithasbeenexposedtoliquids,whenitfailstofunctioncorrectly,whenithasbeendropped,orwhenthecaseisdamaged.
Page6SettinguptheDNS8LiveUnpacktheDNS8Livecarefully.
Savethecartonandallpackingmaterialssinceyoumayneedthemtotransporttheunitinthefuture.
InadditiontotheDNS8Liveanditspackaging,theboxshouldcontainthefollowing:thismanualinpaperorelectronicformmainsconnectionleadfourrubberfeetwarrantyregistrationcardTomaintainreliabilityandprolongoperatinglife,observethefollowingenvironmentalconsiderations:thetemperatureshouldbemaintainedbetween5and30Celsiusrelativehumidityshouldbeintherange30%to80%non-condensingstrongmagneticfieldsshouldnotexistnearby.
PowersourcesTheDNS8LivefeaturesauniversalACpowersupplythatwillworksafelyonanymainssupplyintherange85Vto260V,50/60HzAConly.
Aunitusedinthiswayshouldalwaysbegrounded(earthed),andyoushouldroutepowercablessothattheywillnotbewalkedonorpinched.
A12VDCinputisalsoprovided.
Bothpowerinputsmaybeconnectedsimultaneously,inwhichcasetheACinputwillbeusedtopowertheunit.
Whenbothinputsareconnected,youmaydisconnecttheACinputandtheunitwillcontinuetooperateonDCpowerwithoutshuttingdownorrestarting.
AudioconnectionsTheDNS8Liveofferstwoaudioconnectionstandards.
Itpassesitssignaltobothoutputsirrespectiveoftheinputused.
Thestandardsare:DigitalAES3formatonstandardAES/EBUXLRconnectorsDigitalAES3formatonaDB25connectorconformingtoAES59TheunitwillbydefaultlocktoanyAES/EBUsignalwithsamplerateupto96kHzthatispresentedtotherearpanel.
Iftheinputsignalliesoutsidetheindustrytolerancesforanyofthestandardsamplerates,thefiltertablefortheneareststandardwillbeusedandscaledaccordingly.
TheDNS8Liveisnotaffectedbychannelstatusdata.
Itwillechoanysuchdatadirectlytotheoutputs.
InordertocomplywithEMCregulations,youmustconnecttheDNS8Liveusingmetal-shelledconnectorsandgoodqualityshieldedcablesuitablefordigitalaudio.
Page7AES/EBUpin-outfortheDB25connectorViewfromrearofunitChannelsPinHotColdGrdIn1&22412253&41023115&6219227&87208Out1&2186193&441755&6153167&81142Unused:13Fail-safebypassDNS8LiveunitsfromserialnumberDNS-8-00992onwardhaveafail-safebypassfittedasstandard.
Firmwarev1.
1.
3orlaterisrequiredforthistooperatecorrectly.
Intheeventofapowerfailure(orcertainothermajormalfunctions)theXLRinputsbecomeconnecteddirectlytotheXLRoutputsbyrelays,bypassingtheactiveelectronicsoftheunit.
Oncetriggered,thefail-safebypasscanbeclearedbypower-cyclingtheunit.
Notethatthefail-safebypassdoesnotapplytosignalspresentedtotheDB25connector.
AudiooutputsynchronisationABNCconnectorisprovided.
ThiswillacceptaDARSsynchronisationsignalconformingtoAES11orsquarewavewordclockatthenominalsamplerate.
TheBNCsyncinputcanbeterminated(75Ohms)usingtherecessedrearpanelswitch.
IMPORTANTNOTE:ThedigitalaudiosignalsfeedingtheDNS8Livemustbeatthesamesamplerateandsynchronousorclicks,ticks,orevenloudbroadbandnoisemayresultfromtheconsequentdataerrors.
EthernetTheEthernetconnectionallowsyoutoupgradethefirmware(ifrequired)andtocontroltheDNS8Liveusingastandardwebbrowser.
TheMACaddressisstatedonthelabelontherearpaneloftheunitandwithinthestatuspage.
Page8OperationPoweron/offSwitchtheDNS8Liveonbypressingthepowerbutton.
Switchitoffbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfiveseconds.
Thecurrentsettingswillbestoredduringshutdown.
Iftheunitisnotshutdowninthismanner,thesettingswillnotbestoredandcorruptionoftheinternalmemorymayresult.
RefertoSetup/Optionsforfurtherinformation.
SummaryviewUponstartup,themainscreendisplaysasummaryofthesetupofalleightchannels.
Theindividualchannelsettings-theLevel("L")andGain("G")parameters-aresimultaneouslydisplayedonthechanneldisplays,andtheseareoverlaidonsignalpowerandprocessingactivitybargraphs.
Thefocusofeachcontrolknobisindicatedbyafilled-incircleinitsassociateddisplay,andtheprocesson/offstatusisdenotedbyfilledorhollowbargraphs(respectively).
MainscreenThisprovidesvisualfeedbackregardingthecurrentoperationoftheunitaswellasdisplayingthemenusandassociatedparameters.
ControlbuttonsandsoftkeysTheseprovideaccesstothededicatedfunctions(poweron/offandpanellock)aswellasallowingyoutonavigatearoundandeditthemenus.
LockPressthelockbuttontolockthesoftkeys(S1,S2,S3),themenubutton,andtheknobs.
Double-clickthesamebuttontounlockthecontrols.
MenusPressthemenubuttontoenterthemenusystemforadvancedoperation.
Page9Softkeys(S1,S2,S3)Whenfirstswitchedon,thesoftkeysperformthefollowingtasks.
ForexplanationsoftheGroupsandLearnModementionedinthistable,pleaserefertotherelevantsectionsbelow.
S1(DNSOn)Click:togglethecurrentchannel/groupon/offPress/Hold/Release:previewthecurrentchannel/groupon/offDouble-click:toggleglobalon/offS2(Learn)Click:startlearningonthecurrentchannel/group.
ClickagaintostopPress/hold/release:learnonthecurrentchannel/groupwhilepressedDouble-click:togglegloballearnS3(Detail)Click:togglebetweenDetailanddefault(summary)viewsPress/hold/release:previewthedetailofthecurrentchannel/grouponthemainscreenChanneldisplaysInbasicuse,thetwobargraphsineachchanneldisplayshowtheincomingsignallevel(theleft-handbar)andthemaximumamountofattenuation(theright-handbar)atanygivenmomentinthatchannel.
TheseareoverlaidwithavisualindicationofvaluesoftheLevelandGainparametersforthatchannel.
Level/GainknobsInbasicuse,theseallowyoutotelltheDNS8Livehowmuchnoiseispresentinthesignalpresentedtoeachinputandtheamountbywhichyouwishtoattenuateit.
Thefullrangeofoperationsisshownoverleaf:Page10Rotate:adjustthelevel/gainClick:togglethefocusbetweenthelevelandgainDouble-click:toggletheprocesson/offinthatchannelPress/Hold/Release:previewprocesson/offinthatchannelMulti-click:clicktwoencodersnear-simultaneouslytocreate/deletechannelgroups(seebelow)Summaryview:single-channeltutorialEnsurethatthechannelyouareinterestedinprocessingisthechannelinfocus(clickingonitsknobwilldothis)andthattheDNSprocessisswitchedon.
YounowneedtosettheLevelandGainparametersforthischannel,whichmaybeaccomplishedautomaticallyusingtheLearnfunction,ormanually.
SettingtheLevelandGainusingtheLearnfunctionIdentifyaperiodwhenthereisnowantedsignalpresentintheaudio.
PressandholdS2(Learn)forasecondortwo,duringwhichtimetheunitwillanalysethenoiseandbegintosuppressit.
ReleaseS2beforethewantedsignalreturns.
Inmanycasestheunitwillnowsuppressthenoiseeffectively,butyoucannowrefineLevelandGainsettingsifnecessary.
SettingtheLevelandGainmanuallyFirst,youneedtoidentifythenoiseleveloftheaudiointhesignal,andadjusttheLevelcontrolappropriately.
Clicktheknob(ifnecessary)tohighlighttherighthandfader"G"(Gain).
TurntheknobanticlockwisetoreducetheGaintoitsminimum.
Maximumprocessingisnowoccurring,whichmakesiteasiertodeterminethenoiselevelinthatchannel.
Nowclicktheencodertohighlightthe"L"(Level)faderand,startingatitslowestsetting,raisethisslowly.
Atfirst,youwillhearverylittlehappenbut,atsomepointdeterminedbythenoisecontentofthesignal,youwillhearthenoisedisappear.
Youshouldattempttofindthelowestpointatwhichthisoccurs.
FinallyyouneedtosetanappropriateamountofnoisesuppressionusingtheGaincontrol.
Clicktheknobtoswitchtothis,andthenfindthepositionfortheGainthatsuppressesasmuchnoiseaspossiblewithoutintroducingunwantedartefactsintothedesiredsignal.
ProcessOn/OffWhiledeterminingthesettings,youcanbypassprocessingbypressingandholdingthechannelknob(preview),orbydouble-clickingonthechannelknob(toggleprocessingon/off),orbypressingS1.
Eachofthesemethodsallowsyoutoauditionthesignalbeforeandafterprocessingtoensureoptimalresults.
Page11Multi-channeluseHavingachievedanacceptableresultforonechannel,youshouldnowproceedtomonitoreachoftheotherchannelstobeprocessed(ifany)andsettheseupasabove.
GroupsGroupingchannelstogethermakesthemadoptidenticalsettings,andallowsthemtobeadjustedtogether.
Foroptimalresults,thenoisecharacteristicsofallchannelsofthegroupneedtobesimilar.
Thismightbethecase,forexample,forgroupsofsimilarmicrophoneslocatedinthesameenvironment.
Groupchannelsbyclickingtwoknobssimultaneouslyorinquicksuccession.
Forexample,pressingknobs1and4willgroupchannels1,2,3and4together.
Pressingthemagainremovesthegrouping.
Whenchannelsaregrouped,youcanadjusttheirLevelsandGainsusinganyofthegroupedknobs.
Forexample,ifyouhighlightthe"L"faderinchannel1andthe"G"faderinchannel2youcancontroltheLevelsandGainssimultaneouslyinallfourchannelsusingjustknobs1and2.
TheLearnfunctionworkssimultaneouslyforallchannelsinagroup,analysingallofthemsimultaneouslytofindsettingsthatare-asmuchaspossible-appropriateforallofthechannelswithinthegroup.
Youmaysetupanycombinationofindividualchannelsandgroupsprovidedthatthefollowingcriteriaaremet:Allchannelsinagroupmustbeadjacent.
Nochannelcanbeintwogroupssimultaneously.
Thisarchitectureallowsyoutocreatedesirablecombinationssuchasdual4-channeloperation,orfourstereopairs.
Page12DetailviewPressS3inthedefaultdisplaytoenterDetailview.
Thisoffersamulti-bandviewofthecurrentchannel,andallowsyoutocontroleachofthebandsindependently.
Themaindisplayshowstwobanksofsixfaders.
Thebandsthattheyrepresentarespacedfromapproximately20Hz(leftmost)toapproximately20kHz(rightmost).
Screenandknob7Screen7displaysthesameoverallLevelandGaininformationforthecurrentchannelaswasshowninthesummaryview,andknob7operatesasitdidinthesummaryview,asfollows:Rotate:adjusttheoverallLevel/Gain(i.
e.
adjustallsixbandssimultaneously)Click:togglethefocusbetweentheLevelsandtheGainsDouble-click:togglethecurrentchannel/groupon/offPress/Hold/Release:previewthecurrentchannel/groupon/offScreensandknobs1-6Theseallowaccesstothesettingsfortheindividualbandsasfollows:Rotate:adjusttheLevelandtheGainineachofthesixbandsClick:togglethefocusbetweentheLevelandtheGainDouble-click:togglethisbandon/off(bysettingitsGainto0dB)Press/Hold/Release:previewthisbandon/offMulti-click:clicktwoencoderstosettheenclosedbandstothesamesettingsScreenandknob8Theseallowyoutostepthroughthechannels/groups.
Page13Detailview:tutorialAdjustingthesettingsinDetailviewisanextensionofsettingtheminthesummaryviewdescribedabove.
Todothismanuallyforeachband,youwouldfollowthesameprocedure:SetalltheLevelandGaincontrolstominimum(Level=-80andGain=-20).
GraduallyincreasetheLeveluntilthenoiseinthatbanddisappears.
RefinetheGainsettingstoachieveanappropriatedegreeofnoisesuppressionwithoutartefacts.
However,itisunlikelythatyouwillhavetodothisbecauseyouwillbestartingfromthe(approximately)correctsettingsderivedusingthesummaryview,orobtainedfromtheLearnfunction.
Ineithercase,itshouldonlybenecessarytorefinethesettings.
Note:YoucanalsooperatetheLearnfunctioninDetailview,whereuponyouwillseeitadjustingthesettingsinrealtime.
Pressingandholdinganyofknobs1-6temporarilyswitchesthatbandoff,allowingyoutoheartheeffectsofnoisesuppressioninthatbandalone.
ExampleYoumayfindthat,foragivenpieceofaudio,thegreatesteffectcomesfrombands3and4.
Thissuggeststhatthenoiseisconcentratedinthemidfrequencies,sohigherlevelsettingsandlowergainsettingsareappropriateforbands3and4,whereasthegainsofbands1,2,5and6shouldremainrelativelycloseto0dBtoensurethatminimalsignaldamageoccursinthebandsthatdonotcontainmuchnoise.
Thefinalconfigurationmaylooklikethis:Page14MenusSelectthemenusbypressingthemenubutton.
SelectthedesiredsubmenubypressingtheS1,S2andS3buttons.
Whenappropriate,pressthemenubuttontoreturntothepreviousscreen.
Themenumapisasfollows:EditApplyCancelStatusAudioSetupStatusinformationPresetsNetworkRecallEditSavePrevUpNextDownOptionsEditEraseClrApplyCnclDelEditApplyCancelEditApplyCancelPage15MovingandeditingwithinmenusSomemenusprovideoptionstomovearoundonscreenandtoeditcharactersorvaluesinspecificlocations.
Movingisaccomplishedusingknob1whenitshowsthefollowinginitsassociatedscreen:Editingisaccomplishedusingknob2whenitshowsthefollowinginitsassociatedscreen:StatusThestatuspagereportsthecurrentaudioandnetworkstatusoftheDNS8Live.
Noeditingispossibleonthispage.
Intheexampleabove,44.
1kHzaudioisbeingreceivedonchannels1and2oftheXLRinputs,butnoaudioisbeingreceivedonchannels3to8.
NoAES11syncsignalhasbeendetectedattheBNCinput.
Thepageisalsoreportingtheunit'sMACandIPaddresses.
Note:IftheInputfieldshows'!
BYP!
'thenthefail-safebypasshasbeentriggeredandtheunitmustbepower-cycledtoclearit.
Page16PresetsTheDNS8Livecontains100memorylocations("presets")numbered00to99.
Eachmemorystorestheprocesssettingsofalleightchannels,includinggroupingwhenappropriate.
MemoriesdonotstoreinformationsuchastheI/Oselection.
PressthemenubuttonfollowedbyS2(Presets)toenterthepresetmanager.
Note:TheeightchanneldisplayswillcontinuetoshowtheSummaryorDetailviews(asappropriate)soyoucancontinuetocontroltheDNS8Livewhilesavingandrecallingpresets.
ThePresetmanagerscreenThethreepossibleactionsoneachofthesoftkeysperformthefollowingfunctions:S1(Recall/Edit/Save)Click:recalltheselectedpresetPress/Hold/Release:invoketheeditscreentoeditthepresetnameortodeletethepresetDouble-click:savethecurrentprocessstatetotheselectedpresetS2(Prev/Up)Click:selectpreviouspresetPress/hold/release:scrollupthepresetlistDouble-click:noactionS3(Next/Down)Click:selectnextpresetPress/hold/releasescrolldownthepresetlistDouble-clicknoactionNote:InPresetmode,theeightknobsandtheirassociatedscreenscontinuetoeditanddisplaytheappropriate(SummaryorDetail)processingparameters,allowingyoutocontinuecontrollingtheDNS8Live.
Page17TheEditscreenWheneditscreenisselected,thechannel1and2knobsallowyoutoeditthenameofthecurrentpresetintheusualfashion.
S1(Edit)Click:noactionPress/Hold/Release:noactionDouble-click:noactionS2(Erase/Clr)Click:erasethecharacterunderthecursorortotheleftofthecursorifitispositionedattheendofthenamePress/hold/release:noactionDouble-click:cleartheentirenameS3(Apply/Cncl/Del)Click:applychangesPress/hold/release:cancelchangesDouble-click:deletethepresetNote:Itisnotpossibletostoreapresetwithnoname.
Ifthenamefieldisempty,theApplyoptionwillchangetoDeleteandwilldeletethepreset.
Page18SetupPressS3Setupinthedefaultordetailscreenstoaccessthethreesetupoptions.
ClickonS1,S2orS3toentertheAudio,OptionsandNetworkscreensrespectively.
Havingdoneso,allthreepagesofferthesameeditoptions:S1(Edit)Click:editthefields(seebelow)S2(Apply)Click:applythechangesS3(Cancel)Click:cancelthechangesTheAudioscreenLockThelockfieldreportswhichchannelsarelockedtoavalidsource.
Intheexampleabove,channels1and2arereceivingvaliddata;channels3to8arenot.
RateThesamplerateisderivedfromthelowestnumberedchannelthatisreceivingavalidsignalunlessAES11wordclockisbeingacceptedattheBNCinput,inwhichcasethesampleratewillbederivedfromthat.
Note:Thedigitalaudiosignalsfeedingtheunitmustbeatthesamesamplerateandsynchronousorloudnoisemayresultfromtheconsequentdataerrors.
Page19AudioandwordclocksourcesSelectthedesiredaudioandwordclocksources.
InputXLR3:audioisacceptedfromtheXLRinputsDB25:audioisacceptedfromtheDB25inputSyncInput:wordclockisderivedfromthelowestnumberedinputchannelthathaslockBNC:AES11wordclockisusedifdetectedattheBNCinput,otherwisethedisplaywillreportWCLKandassumethatstandardwordclockisbeingreceived.
TheOptionsscreenClicktime:Determinesthedesiredwindowforadouble-clickintherange160ms-640msYoumaytesttheresponseusingknob8,whichwillreportwhetheritinterpretsyourpressesasaclick,aclick/holdoradouble-clickBrightness:Determinesthebrightnessforthebuttonsandthescreens,whichmaybesetindependentlyBootoption:Determinesthesettingsloadedwhenyourestarttheunit:LoaddefaultsLoadsthefactorysettingsRestorelastLoadsthesettingsinusewhenyoulastswitchedofftheunitLoadpreset00Loadsthesettingsstoredinpreset00,thusallowingyoutocreateyourowndefaultsettingsPage20TheNetworkscreenUsernameandpasswordUsethiswindowtosettheusernameandpasswordthatwillberequestedbywebbrowserstoenableremotecontroloftheunit.
(Seenextpage.
)Thedefaultsare:Username:DNS8livePassword:Theusernameandpasswordarecase-sensitive.
IPsettingsUsethesefieldstoselectthedesiredIPsettings.
(MostnetworkshaveaDHCPserverthatwillautomaticallyconfiguretheDNS8Livetoworkonthenetwork,soitisunlikelythatyouwillneedtoadjustanythingonthispagewhenDHCPisOn.
)DHCPOnDynamicHostConfigurationProtocolautomaticallysetsuptheunittoworkonyourlocalnetwork.
NomanualchangestotheaddressesarepossibleinthismodeOffconfiguretheunitaddress,netmaskandgatewaymanuallyAddress:Settheunit'saddressmanuallyNetmask:SetthenetmaskmanuallyGateway:SetthegatewayaddressmanuallyNotefornetworkadministratorsTheDNS8LivesendsitsserialnumberasitshostnameinDHCPrequests.
IfyourDHCPserverregistershostnamesinthedomainnameserver,youcanaccessyourDNS8Liveasdns-8-xxxxx.
yourdomain.
cominsteadofdirectlybyitsnumericIPaddress.
Whenconfiguredcorrectly,theDNS8LivewillrespondtoICMPechorequests(pings).
Page21RemotecontrolTheDNS8Liveincorporatesitsremotecontrolsoftwareintheformofaninternalwebpage,andyoumayconnecttothisusingasuitablebrowser.
ConnecttheDNS8Livetoyourethernetnetworkandenteritsaddressintoyourbrowser'saddressbar.
(Seenoteonpreviouspage.
)EntertheUsernameandPasswordfortheunitandyouwillobtaintwopanelscorrespondingtotheSummaryandDetailscreensdisplayedontheDNS8Liveitself.
Thesepanelscanbehiddenandshownusingthebuttonsintheupperleft-handcornerofthescreen.
ThePresetsbutton(topright)providesaccesstothepresets,andtheSummarypaneldisplaysGroupbuttonsthatallowyoutogroupandungroupchannels.
AtthebottomofthescreenyouwillfindglobalDNSOn/OffandLearnbuttons.
CompatibilityAtthetimeofwriting,theDNS8LiveiscompatiblewithcurrentversionsofChrome,Explorer(v9andhigher),Firefox,OperaandSafari.
Itmaybeaccessedbymultiplebrowserssimultaneously,andchangesmadeononebrowserwillbedisplayedonanyothersconnectedtotheunit.
However,thecompanydoesnotguaranteeerror-freeuseinthismanner,andmulti-clientuseisnotsupportedbyCEDARAudioLtd.
Page22FirmwareupgradesTheDNS8Livefirmwaremaybeupgradedoverthenetworkusingastandardwebbrowser.
DeterminetheaddressofyourDNS8LivebyinspectingtheStatuswindow,thenlaunchyourbrowserandtypethefollowingintotheaddressbar…xxx.
xxx.
xxx.
xxx/upload.
cgi…wherexxx.
xxx.
xxx.
xxxisthataddress.
Thefollowingscreen(orasimilaroneperformingthesamefunction,dependinguponbrowser)willappear.
ClickonBrowseandnavigatetothenewfirmware,whichwillhavebeendownloadedfromtheweborsenttoyoudirectlybyCEDARAudioLtd.
ClickonUpload.
DependinguponthepagedisplayedontheDNS8Live,youmaynoticetheletters"T"and"R"blinkingonitsmainscreen.
Thisisnormal,andindicatesthattheunitistransmittingandreceivingdata.
Whentheuploadiscomplete,pressReboottorestarttheunit.
Thesoftwarealsoallowsyoutoreturntoapreviousversionofthefirmware.
ClickonDowngradetoremovethemostrecentversionandthenclickonReboot.
Page23DeclarationofconformityDateofissue30September2012EquipmentCEDARDNS8LIVEManufacturerCEDARAudioLtdAddress20HomeEnd,Fulbourn,CambridgeCB215BS,UKThisistocertifythattheaforementionedequipment,whenusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsinthismanual,fullyconformstotheprotectionrequirementsofthefollowingECCouncilDirectives:ontheapproximationofthelawsofthememberstatesrelatingto:2004/108/EECElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectiveApplicablestandards:EN61000-6-1:2007EN61000-6-3:2007+A1:20112006/95/ECLowVoltageDirectiveApplicablestandard:EN60065:2002+A12:2011RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)DirectiveAllhardwareproductsandsub-assembliesmanufacturedbyCEDARAudioLtdaredesignedtobecompliantwithDirective2002/95/EC,RestrictionofHazardousSubstances.
Themanufacturingprocessesincludetheassemblyofpurchasedcomponentsand/orsub-assembliesfromvarioussources.
AnystatementofRoHScompliancemadebyCEDARAudioLtdmaybebased,inpartorinfull,onstatementsprovidedbysuppliers.
Thuswhilsteveryeffortismadetoensurecompliance,CEDARAudioLtdmaynothaveundertakenindependentteststoestablishthecomplianceofsuchcomponentsand/orsub-assemblies.
WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)DirectiveInaccordancewithDirective2002/96/EC,WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment,CEDARAudioLtdwillbehappytoprovideitscustomerswithinformationaboutlocalorganisationsthatcanreprocessCEDARproductsthathavereachedtheirendofuse.
AlternativelysuchproductscanbereturnedtoCEDARAudioLtdintheUKattheowner'scostandtheywillthenbereprocessedcorrectlyfreeofcharge.
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LIMITEDWARRANTYANDPOST-WARRANTYOBLIGATIONS4.
1TheCompanywarrantsthataSystemwillperformsubstantiallyinaccordancewiththeappropriatesectionofitsaccompanyingproductmanualforaperiodofoneyearfromthedateofsupplytotheCompany'simmediatecustomer.
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2TheCompanywillmakegoodatitsownexpensesbyrepairorreplacementanydefectorfailurethatdevelopsinaSystemwithinoneyearofsupplytotheCompany'simmediatecustomer.
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3TheCompanyshallhavenoliabilitytoremedyanydefect,failure,errorormalfunctionthatarisesasaresultofanyimproperuse,operationorneglectofaSystem,oranyattempttorepairormodifyaSystembyanypersonotherthantheCompanyorapersonappointedwiththeCompany'spriorwrittenconsent.
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4InthecaseofanydefectorfailureinaSystemoccurringmorethantwelvemonthsafteritssupplytotheCompany'simmediatecustomertheCompanywillatitsoptionandforareasonablefeemakegoodsuchdefectorfailurebyrepairorreplacement(attheoptionoftheCompany)subjecttothefaultyequipmenthavingfirstbeenreturnedtotheCompany.
TheCompanywillusereasonableeffortstoreturnrepairedorreplacementitemspromptly,allshipping,handlingandinsurancecostsbeingfortheaccountoftheLicensee.
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5Theaboveundertakings4.
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4areacceptedbytheLicenseeinlieuofanyotherlegalremedyinrespectofanydefectorfailureoccurringduringthesaidperiodandofanyotherobligationsorwarrantiesexpressedorimpliedincludingbutnotlimitedtotheimpliedwarrantiesofsaleabilityandfitnessforaspecificpurpose.
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6TheLicenseeherebyacknowledgesandacceptsthatnothinginthisDocumentshallimposeupontheCompanyanyobligationtorepairorreplaceanyitemafteratimewhenitisnolongerproducedorofferedforsupplybytheCompanyorwhichtheCompanycertifieshasbeensupersededbyalaterversionorhasbecomeobsolete.
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FORCEMAJEURETheCompanyshallnotbeliableforanybreachofitsobligationshereunderresultingfromcausesbeyonditsreasonablecontrolincluding,butnotlimitedto,fires,strikes(ofitsownorotheremployees),insurrectionorriots,embargoes,containershortages,wrecksordelaysintransportation,inabilitytoobtainsuppliesandrawmaterials,orrequirementsorregulationsofanycivilormilitaryauthority.
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WAIVERThewaiverbyeitherpartyofabreachoftheprovisionshereofbytheothershallnotbeconstruedasawaiverofanysucceedingbreachofthesameorotherprovisions,norshallanydelayoromissiononthepartofeitherpartytoexerciseanyrightthatitmayhaveunderthisLicenceoperateasawaiverofanybreachordefaultbytheotherparty.
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NOTICESAnynoticesorinstructiontobegivenhereundershallbedeliveredorsentbyfirst-classpostortelecopiertotheotherparty,andshallbedeemedtohavebeenserved(ifdelivered)atthetimeofdeliveryor(ifsentbypost)upontheexpirationofsevendaysafterpostingor(ifsentbytelecopier)upontheexpirationoftwelvehoursaftertransmission.
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ASSIGNMENTANDSUB-LICENSINGTheLicenseemayathisdiscretionassignaSystemandindoingsoshallassignthisLicenseitsrightsandobligationstothepurchaserwhoshallwithoutreservationagreetobeboundbythisLicense.
TheoriginalLicenseeandanysubsequentLicenseesshallbeboundbytheobligationsofthisLicenseinperpetuity.
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LIMITATIONOFLIABILITYTheCompany'smaximumliabilityunderanyclaimincludinganyclaiminrespectofinfringementoftheintellectualpropertyrightsofanythirdpartyshallbe,attheoptionoftheCompanyeither:(a)returnofasumcalculatedasthepricereceivedfortheSystembytheCompanyfromitsimmediatecustomerdepreciatedonastraightlinebasisoveraoneyearwrite-offperiod;or(b)repairorreplacementofthosecomponentsoftheSystemthatdonotmeetthewarrantiescontainedwithinthisDocument.
TheforegoingstatestheentireliabilityoftheCompanytotheLicensee.
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CONSEQUENTIALLOSSEveniftheCompanyhasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages,andnotwithstandinganythingelsecontainedhereintheCompanyshallundernoeventbeliabletotheLicenseeortoanyotherpersonsforlossofprofitsorcontractsordamage(whetherdirectorconsequential)arisinginconnectionwithaSystemoranymodification,variationorenhancementthereofandincludinganydocumentationordataprovidedbytheCompanyorforanyotherindirectorconsequentialloss.
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ENTIREAGREEMENTTheCompanyshallnotbeliabletotheLicenseeforanylossarisinginconnectionwithanyrepresentations,agreements,statementsorundertakingsmadepriortothedateofsupplyoftheSystemtotheLicensee.
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TERMINATIONThisLicencemaybeterminatedforthwithbytheCompanyiftheLicenseecommitsanymaterialbreachofanytermsofthisLicense.
ForthwithuponsuchterminationtheCompanyshallhaveimmediaterightofaccesstotheSystemforthepurposeofremovingit.
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SEVERABILITYNotwithstandingthatthewholeoranypartofanyprovisionofthisDocumentmayprovetobeillegalorunenforceabletheotherprovisionsofthisDocumentandtheremainderoftheprovisioninquestionshallremaininfullforceandeffect.
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HEADINGSTheheadingstotheClausesareforeaseofreferenceonlyandshallnotaffecttheinterpretationorconstructionofthisDocument.
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LAWThisDocumentshallbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewithEnglishlawandalldisputesbetweenthepartiesshallbedeterminedinEnglandinaccordancewiththeArbitrationAct1950and1979.
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