Yamaha DME - Manual (Page 135)

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Internal HA Control
The gain and phantom power (+48V) of the DME24N/DME8i-C/DME4io-C/DME8i-ES/DME4io-ES
internal head amplifiers can be controlled from a PM5D, and LS9 or other compatible mixing console.
The digital mixer communicates serially with one DME unit in a device group, and that DME unit
controls all other DME units in the group. Only one DME unit in a device group may be connected to a
digital mixer for direct serial communication. This can be a DME unit other than the group master or a
DME unit that does not have head amplifiers.
There are three possible ways to connect a DME unit to a digital mixer for serial communication: 1) via
the [REMOTE] connector, 2) via CobraNet, and 3) via EtherSound. In all cases it is necessary to set
the communication port that the DME unit will use, and if CobraNet or EtherSound are to be used it is
necessary to make the appropriate settings for those protocols as well.
It is also necessary to assign an ID to the internal head amp of the DME that is to be controlled
(
page 140 ). Since AD8HR protocol is used for communication between the DME units and digital
mixer, the head amp IDs allow multiple DME units to be viewed and controlled as AD8HR head amps
from the mixer. Details on making the appropriate settings are provided on the following pages.
NOTE
• Only one mixer can be communicated serially within each device group.
• If the connection between DME series units is interrupted, communication with DME units with ID numbers higher than
that of the unit at which the interruption occurred will not be possible.
• The variable range of GAIN differs between the AD8HR and the DME series. You cannot use the mixer to specify a
value that exceeds the variable range of the DME series.
• If the DME unit that is communicating serially with the digital mixer is changed, or it’s internal head amp ID assignment
is changed, it will be necessary to restart the DME unit.