Network setup. Advanced Setup

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HiQnet Motion Control™ is an Apple iOS App which enables customized control interfaces to be exported to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices for mobile system control. Dedicated design templates are available for the configuration of customized interfaces, which can be used to control devices from BSS Audio, Crown and dbx. Any number of control panels designed within the HiQnet System Architect Custom Panel designer can be loaded onto an iOS device directly from the System Architect interface, without the need to connect to Apple iTunes.  Navigation between the panels couldn’t be easier - either by the use of swiping gestures or from an automatically-generated bar at the bottom of the iOS display. Motion Control is the perfect tool for system-specific, day-to-day control, as well as a tool for commissioning engineers to walk the venue with control literally at their fingertips.

Network setup In order for HiQnet System Architect to communicate with your HiQnet devices as well as your iOS device, your network must be set up properly. Your Windows computer must have a network adapter connected to a wireless router, they must be on the same subnet, and you must be connected to at least one HiQnet device. 1. Make sure your computer, wireless router, and HiQnet devices are powered ON. 2. Start System Architect. 3. Click on the Q button > Options button > Network Settings button. 4. For the purposes of this tutorial, UN-check the “Auto-populate Venue View with detected devices” button. 5. Verify that System Architect is communicating with the router and your device(s) by going ONLINE, select the HiQnet Explorer window and verify that your HiQnet device(s) is/are displayed. NOTE: If you have difficulty connecting System Architect to your network, you may need to adjust your Windows firewall settings. If you are working on a company computer, and are having trouble connecting to an iOS device with System Architect, consult your IT manager.

Advanced Setup If you wish to use the specific IP address of your Ethernet adapter 1. In Windows, click Start 2. In the “Search programs and files” type “cmd”, hit Enter. cmd.exe will launch. 3. type “ipconfig”, hit Enter. 4. This will bring up Windows IP Configuration. - Note the IPv4 Address. It will look something like “192.168.0...” 5. In System Architect, click “Network Connectivity” and select “All Adapters” in the Ethernet Interfaces window. 6. Click the “Remove Connection” button 7. Click “Add Connection” then select your Windows IPv4 address 8. Click OK

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Custom Panels The following is an example of how to create a Custom Panel in System Architect for your iOS device. It is assumed that you know the basics of System Architect, and how to add devices to the Venue. In this example a dbx SC32 and a Crown I-Tech HD Series amplifier are included. 1. Add the Crown I-Tech HD and dbx SC32 to your Venue.

2. Click the Custom Panels tab, click the Create button in the Creation control group, and select one of the iOS devices in the drop-down menu. The iPad Landscape is chosen for this example. This will bring up a new “Editing: Panel 1” tab in the Venue with an editing area specifically designed for your chosen iOS device.

3. For this example, add two input level controls and two mute buttons for the SC32, and two mute buttons for the Crown I-Tech Series amplifier.

Your result should look something like this:

NOTE: If you are unsure how to add devices to the Venue or controls and parameters to Custom Panels, consult the System Architect Help file, or visit hiqnet.harmanpro.com and view the online tutorials.

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iOS device setup At this point you should be ready to connect your iOS device to System Architect. Power ON your iOS device and make sure it is connected to the same network that System Architect and your HiQnet devices are connected to. 1. Start HiQnet Motion Control. 2. Go ONLINE with System Architect. Your iOS device should be detected and then display in the HiQnet Explorer Window. Be patient, this may take a few seconds.

3. Make sure your iOS device is displayed in the HiQnet Explorer window. If it is not, your network is not set up correctly. Ensure that your IP address configuration is correct as described on page 2. Click and drag your iOS device onto the Venue.

4. Double click on the iOS icon in the Venue to assign the Custom Panel to the iOS device.

Advanced Setup In the event that an iOS device has been setup on the System Architect Venue before connecting to the network, the HiQnet address will need to be assigned manually. You will first need to obtain the NodeID (HiQnet address) of your iOS device. 1. Double-tap on the screen of your iOS device, and click the Settings NodeID field: this is your iOS device HiQnet address. 2. In System Architect, click on the number next to the iOS device name (a “1” in this example). It should then be highlighted.

3. Change the number to the NodeID number you noted previously (in this example, 64074) and hit Enter. Proceed to Step 5.

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5. A window will pop up. Click “Select to add...” and in the drop-down menu select the panel you wish to assign. NOTE: The “Show iPhone Panels” box is unchecked by default, and only appears if you have added an iPad. Check this box to show any iPhone panels you may have created. If you have added an iPhone or iPod, this box does not appear. The “Lock App Settings” button, when checked, removes the settings button from within the Motion Control App itself.

6. Click OK. Motion Control should now be controlling the assigned parameters within System Architect.

Closing Motion Control Due to the nature of iOS, if you close Motion Control or your iOS device, the iOS device will show as “Offline” in the System Architect Venue and no longer appear in the “Devices” window (although this may take a moment). When you re-open Motion Control you will again see “System Architect: Discovered Device” window. It will do this each time you re-open Motion Control.

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BSS Audio Soundweb London It is necessary to export most Soundweb London parameters and import them in to HiQnet System Architect for control. Parameters of the BLU-8 and BLU-10 are not supported. HiQnet System Architect does not support any configuration of Soundweb London devices. It is recommended that before proceeding with the exporting of parameters to HiQnet System Architect, your Soundweb London design should be complete and loaded on to your devices. Changing the Soundweb London design once you have started exporting could lead to parameters not working in HiQnet System Architect. The following steps describe how to export a Soundweb London parameter and import it into HiQnet System Architect for control. 1. Launch HiQnet System Architect and HiQnet London Architect. 2. Navigate to the control panel in HiQnet London Architect which contains the parameter you wish to control. 3. Right-click the control, and select ‘Export to Clipboard’. 4. Switch to HiQnet System Architect, and open a custom control panel. 5. Add a control to the panel which you want to use to control the exported parameter. 6. Right-click the control and choose ‘Import from Clipboard’. At this point, if the Soundweb London device is not already in your venue view, it will be added. When you run the control panel, changes made to the parameter will be reflected in HiQnet London Architect. Advanced Setup For a large number of parameters it is advisable to export an entire device from London Architect and import it into System Architect. Important Considerations and Limitations - If you make any changes to your Soundweb London design which requires devices to be reloaded, you will need to de-activate the network and re-activate it in HiQnet System Architect. You will then be prompted for parameter synchronization. - HiQnet System Architect only supports control of the parameters imported. It does not support any configuration of the Soundweb London devices, nor does it support recalling of Soundweb London presets.

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- Parameters in Soundweb London configurations which are not active will still be accessible by HiQnet System Architect, however, changing the values in HiQnet System Architect will have no effect on the parameter in the device. The parameter in HiQnet System Architect will remain out of sync from the Soundweb London device until the configuration becomes active and the parameter value is changed. - When parameter synchronizing to Soundweb London devices, please ignore the reference to presets on the Parameter Synchronization dialog. - If the HiQnet address of a Soundweb London device changes, all parameters from that device need to be imported into System Architect again. If you are presented with the dialog asking if you would like to keep the HiQnet address of the device on the network, you should select ‘No’. This ensures that the device on the network keeps the device address as defined in the design file and means any exported parameters will continue to function.

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HiQnet Motion Control™ supported devices

Soundweb London BLU-800 – signal processor with CobraNet and BLU link Soundweb London BLU-320 – I/O expander with CobraNet and BLU link Soundweb London BLU-160 – signal processor with BLU link Soundweb London BLU-120 – I/O expander with BLU link Soundweb London BLU-102 – fixed card configuration with BLU link Soundweb London BLU-101 – fixed card configuration with BLU link Soundweb London BLU-100 – fixed card configuration with BLU link Soundweb London BLU-80 – processor with CobraNet Soundweb London BLU-32 – I/O expander Soundweb London BLU-16 – stand alone processor

CTs 600, CTs 1200, CTs 2000, CTs 3000 [with PIP-LITE, PIP-BLU, USP3, USP3/CN or USP4/CN installed] CTs 4200 USP/CN, CTs 8200 USP/CN I-Tech HD Series Macro-Tech i Series

SC 32, SC 64 digital matrix processors

NOTE: Device listing as of October 2012.

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