Allen&Heath iDR-4 - Manual (Page 29)

iDR-4 User Guide 29
Using the monitor
Connect the rear panel line outputs
5 and 6 into a stereo amplifier driving monitor loudspeakers.
You can select the source to monitor in three ways:
1. iDR System Manager Open the Monitor Settings
window. There are three options:
O Independent Outputs – Assigns TRS jacks 5 and 6 as
channel inputs and outputs. This is the default setting for 6x6
operation with no audio monitor. Route each input jack to one
or more channels using the ‘Input Channels’ window ‘Source’
button. Route an output channel to each output jack using the
‘Output Select’ window.
O Manual Select – Assigns TRS output jacks 5 and 6 as the L
and R monitor feeds. Manually enter the channel number and
point you want to listen to. This mode does not allow the
ripple-through monitor function. Route the TRS input jacks 5
and 6 to channels as described above.
O Follow Mouse / Active Window – Assigns TRS output
jacks 5 and 6 as the L and R monitor feeds. From within iDR
System Manager move the mouse over the active windows. It
automatically feeds the signal associated with any box that has
meters in its display to the monitor bus. Tick the ‘Enable
Ripple Through Monitor Bus’ box if you want to use the ripple-
through monitor function for listening to several iDR units
through one set of loudspeakers. This uses TRS jack inputs 5
and 6 as the L and R inputs to the monitor. In this case make
sure inputs 5 and 6 are not routed as a source to any channels.
2. Front panel Setup menu *7 With the face plate removed,
press and hold the MENU key until the Setup menus are
accessed. Press ENTER to scroll through until menu *7
Monitoring is displayed. Press the scroll keys to select the
input or output, the channel number and the point in the signal
path you want to listen to. These are shown in the table earlier
in this user guide. Once selected you should hear the signal in
the monitor.
3. Soft key assignment Any soft key such as those on the
iDR-4 front panel, the iDR-switch or PL wall plates can be
assigned as a monitor select for an input or output channel.
Refer to the Help file that comes with the iDR System Manager
software.
Daisy chaining iDR-4 monitors
The active
monitor bus can ripple through multiple iDR-4 units so that the
last in the chain can be used to listen to any audio signal in the
system. With no active monitor selected the signal from the
previous unit is passed on to the next. Selecting an active
monitor overrides the signal from the previous unit. Using the
active mouse monitor you can switch between the iDR System
Manager sessions and conveniently listen to any point in any
unit through the same amplifier/speaker system.
Use well shielded balanced TRS audio cables to interconnect
the monitor L and R signals over distances up to 250 metres.
Take care to run the cables in such a way to avoid damage or
interference pickup.
*** Setup ***
*7 Monitoring
iDR-4
1 2 4
3
6
5
1 2 3 4
OUTPUTS INPUTS
AMPLIFIER
7 8 10
9
5 6 7 8
R
L
R
L
OUTPUTS INPUTS
R
L
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