Fortinet 2 SXRC - Manuals

6 SXRC Remote Control F ea tures ISIS The ISIS (Indicate Status & Input Settings) system consists of the VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) and nine soft touch buttons that make up the Keypad. The ISIS allows you to viewand adjust the settings of your SXRC and all of the SX Seriesamplifiers connec...

7 SXRC Remote Control F e a tures KEYPAD Here is a brief description of the soft touch buttons. M1 - Used to select memory preset 1 or to store current settings into memory preset 1. M2 - Used to select memory preset 2 or to store current settings into memory preset 2. M3 - Used to select memory pre...

8 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Mounting DIN Mounting Using the supplied hardware you can mount the SXRC into a standard DIN sized opening. Be sure you will have a minimum of 2” (51 mm) clearance depth behind your mountingsurface panel to mount the SXRC. If not using an existing DIN opening, you...

10 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Surface Mounting With Screws The SXRC Control Head can also be surface mounted if you do not have a spare DIN opening in your dash or do not want tocut one into an existing panel. The back of the SXRC Control Head has two metal inserts designed to work with M3 sc...

11 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Surface Mounting With Velcro If you do not want to cut any openings or drill any holes you can use a material such as Velcro™ to secure your SXRCControl Head to your dashboard or other mounting surface.Velcro™ is not supplied with your SXRC but can be obtainedfro...

13 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Now insert the removable power plug into the SXRC Interface Box. You should have something resembling this picture at this point. The Control Head plugged in and the power plug wired correctly and plugged in. FROM AMP + 12V REM GND TO SXRC Interface Box RJ45 Comm...

15 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Step 2.) Using the UTP/Network Cable stripping tool, remove 1 inch (25 mm) of the outer insulating jacket from each end of thecable exposing the 8 wires (4 twisted pairs). Step 3.) Untwist the 4 wire pairs on each end back to the outer insulating jacket and lay t...

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT power down your system or amplifiers during this process (Step 13, A-P) . Doing so will corrupt the software and force you to perform a Manual Software Update! 18 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Step 13.) The SXRC is now: A .) Searching for the first amplifier conn...

19 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion NOTE: If steps 8-13 worked correctly, you have taken the first step to remote control bliss, skip to step 14. If not, then read on. If the display came back blinking 0 Units after doing the AUTOSEARCH then there is a problem with the Communications Network. • Go ...

21 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion NOTE: If steps 15-20 worked correctly, you should now have two SX Series amplifiers updated and brought into the SXRCCommunications Network, skip to step 21. If not, then read on. If the display came back blinking 1 Units after doing the AUTOSEARCH then there is ...

Step 28.) If you are only controlling only threeSX Series amplifiers withthe SXRC ( Only 3? You probably have three juston bass duty! ) you can skip to the next section inthe manual titledOperation. If you havemore than three SX Seriesamplifiers to control thencontinue with Step 29. Step 29.) Plug t...

25 SXRC Remote Control Installa tion Step 35.) If you are controlling just four SX Series amplifiers with the SXRC ( A nice start...you can always add more...up to a total of 16 ) you can skip to the next section in the manual titled Operation. If you have more than four SX Seriesamplifiers to contr...

27 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion Continuing our example, we are now in the RELEASE item in the GROUP AMPS MENU. If we press the ESC key we would go back up to the GROUP AMPS MENU. If we press the ESC key again we would go to the SXRC SETUP MENU. Onemore press of the ESC key and we are in the MAIN M...

28 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion » memory name - The name of the current Global Memory Preset in use, if any are currently selected. » vol= 00.0 db - The current setting of the Digital Remote Volume Control. You can select which amplifiers are controlledby this function. See the SXRC SETUP section ...

Once you select the AMP ADJ menu a list of all the amplifiers connected to the SXRC will be available. The list will show thecurrent name of the SX Series amplifier.This will either be the default name fromthe factory (example SX-500/2 ) or any name you may have assigned to the amp. Use the UP and D...

30 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion Once the amplifier you want to adjust is selected you will be able to choose from the following items. Some of these functionsmay not be available depending on if the amplifier is assigned toa Group and what LINK property the group has set. This isdescribed in more ...

32 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion When you are done adjusting the low pass crossover on this amplifier press the ESC key while in the frequency and slope options menu to return to the AMP ADJ menu and choose another function to adjust. NOTE: While you are in the LO-PASS menu the LPF indicator on the...

39 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion GROUP ADJ GROUP ADJ MENU - This menu item lets you select each amplifier group (up to 10can be created in the SXRC SETUP menu)connected to the SXRC and view or adjust any of its settings. This section describes how to adjust the settings in each group. See the SXRC ...

40 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion Once the group you want to adjust is selected you will be able to choose from the following items (depending on LINK setting). » GAIN » EQ » LO-PASS » HI-PASS » PHASE » MUTE » KOMPRESSOR » KOMP. ADJ. » GAIN RANGE » PINK NOISE Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll throu...

41 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through LEFT CHN , RIGHT CHN or BOTH CHNS and then press the ENT key to select. SX.1 Series do not have Left or Right channel options since it is a Mono-Block design. Skip this step and move to next paragraph. Now use the UP and DO...

Example You have selected a group to adjust which contains four amplifiers and the group has the LINK property set to OFF.The Kompressor™ settings on each amp are as follows: Amp 1 - OffAmp 2 - AttackAmp 3 - ContourAmp 4 - Red-Line NOTE: While you are in the KOMPRESSOR™ menu the KOMP indicator on th...

49 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion pink noise MENU - Here you can activate the selected group’s integrated pink noise generator for testing and troubleshooting your system. Pink noise is a sound made up of equal energy at all 1/3 octaves from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and sounds like the static betweenradio st...

NOTE: The following ‘Helpful Hint’ applies to any menu item in the Sick Bay™ which has a scrolling list of amplifiers to choose from. Use the UP or DOWN keys to scroll through the list of available amplifiers. If youhave several of the same model of amplifierinstalled and did not change the name pri...

51 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion VOLT MIN MENU - Here you can view the lowest voltage seen at each amplifier’s +12 volt terminal since being installed. Once you select the VOLT MIN menu, a list of all the amplifiers connected to the SXRC will be displayed in a scrolling list. Use the UP or DOWN key...

52 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion TEMP NOW MENU - Here you can view the current operating temperature of the selected amplifier. Once you select the TEMP NOW menu, a list of all the amplifiers connected to the SXRC will be displayed in a scrolling list. Use the UP or DOWN keys to scroll through the ...

If you chose SELECT AMP then use the UP or DOWN keys to scroll through the list of available amplifiers and press ENT to select. You can then use the UP or DOWN keys to select NOISE ON or NOISE OFF for the selected amplifier. When done adjusting the current amplifier’s pink noise generator, press th...

The year will begin blinking, use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through and set the year.Press the ENT key to save the year setting and return to the month. When you have set the month, day and year correctly then press and hold the HOME key for 1.5 seconds to save your settings and return to...

59 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion set time MENU - Here is where you can set the proper time in am/pm format that is displayed in thescrolling DEFAULT menu. It is also protected by the backup battery. The hour will begin blinking when you enter the menu. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll throu...

60 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion led on lvl MENU - The backlit keys on the SXRC have two intensity modes, On and Dim. When thekeys are pressed and in use they willbrighten to the level set in this menu. Thedefault setting from KICKER is 11. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the avail...

61 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion led time MENU - The backlit keys on the SXRC have two intensity modes, On and Dim. This menu lets you select how longthe SXRC waits when there is no buttonpress activity before switching from the Onlevel to the Dim level. The default is 90seconds. Use the UP and DOW...

63 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion GROUPS MENU - Here you can view the groups you have created and see which SX Series amplifiers have been assignedto each group. If the display shows N/A , this means you do not have any groups created. If you do have groups created then you will beable to scroll thr...

The display will flash ASSIGNED to confirm the amplifier has been added. Once an amplifier is added to a group it is removed from the list of available amplifiers. Continue assigning the amplifiers you want associated with this group by using the UP or DOWN keys to select the amp and the ENT key to ...

65 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion Press ENT to remove the selected amplifier from the current selected group. The display will flash RELEASED to confirm the amplifier has been removed. Once an amplifier is removed from a group it is added back tothe list of available amplifiers in the ASSIGN menu. C...

67 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion You would want to control some of the functions of these amplifiers together but many you do not. Each amplifier needs itsown unique crossover point to handle its required duties so LinkOn would not work. You would select a group and assign each of your SX.2 Series ...

69 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion You can now select another group to view or adjust by using the UP or DOWN keys and select it by pushing the ENT key. OR Press the ESC key to return to the GROUP AMPS menu and select another function. HOME ENT ESC HOME ENT ESC SXRC NAME MENU - Here you can change th...

70 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion MEM NAME MENU - Here you can change the default name of each of the four global memories ( memory-1 to memory-4 ) to any 10 character name you want. Very useful for identifying a presetby its purpose ( SPL , SOUND Q , ROCK , RAP , etc). Use the UP or DOWN keys to sc...

71 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion SAVE ALL MENU - Here you can download the current SXRC settings for each amplifier into any one of the four SX Seriesamplifiers on-board memories. ( Mem-1 through Mem-4 ) This is useful for several purposes. 1.) You could have a preferred setup programmed into the S...

72 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion LOCK CODE MENU - Here you can change the default security lock code used for the SXRC Security function. This code is usedto unlock the SXRC after it has been locked to prevent un-authorized use. The default lock code is 123 . Use the ESC and ENT keys to move the bl...

73 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion If you select SAVE - NO then the all of the connected amplifier’s current settings are not stored into the SXRC. We recommend that you choose SAVE - YES and save them. If you select SAVE - YES then you will choose which global memory location to store all of the con...

ABOUT MENU - The ABOUT menu displays information about the DAP (Digital Audio Processor) in your SXRC. Use the UP or DOWN keys to view the model name, software version and software build date. Press the ESC key to return to the SXRC SETUP menu. 75 SXRC Remote Control Opera tion HOME ENT ESC HOME ENT...

RECALLING A PRESET To recall a memory preset simply press and release the desired memory key. The matchingindicator in the ISIS display will light up andthe SXRC will display LOADING while it loads all the settings stored in that presetinto each SX Series amplifier. There are four global memory pres...

78 SXRC Remote Control Specifica tions Kompressor™ Powered by the on-board SX DAP (Digital Audio Processor), the Kompressor™ included in all SX Series amplifiers (and controlled by the SXRC) is a complete digital compressor solutionused to compress or expand the audio signal in different waysbased o...

Operating Voltage: Remote Turn-On Voltage: Internal Fusing in SXRCInterface Box: Maximum Amplifiers: Maximum Groups: DRVC Range: Power, Ground, RemoteTerminals: Mounting Hardware: 9-16 volts DC 9-16 volts DC Mini Glass Fast Blow 3 amp 16 units 10 groups 30 dB Removable plug will acceptup to 12 gauge...

80 SXRC Remote Control Servic e With the screws removed, carefully lift the top cover off the SX InterfaceBox. With the top removed you can now see the 3 amp fuse held in place bytwo fuse clips. Examine the fuse visually and see if it is blown and needs replaced. If blown, then gently pry the fuse u...

81 SXRC Remote Control Help Troubleshooting If your SXRC does not appear to be working, check obvious things first such as blown fuses, poor or incorrect wiring connections, cables and connectors not fully seated, etc. There is a blue LED located on one end of the SXRC Interface Box. This LED indica...

83 SXRC Remote Control Help Remote Address Chart Spair Use this fill-in-the-blank chart to keep track of your SX Series amplifier’s remote address and name. This is very helpful for setting up your SXRC. Amplifier 1 Amplifier 2 Amplifier 3 Amplifier 4 Amplifier 5 Amplifier 6 Amplifier 7 Amplifier 8 ...