Renkus-Heinz IC32-R-II - Manual (Page 23)

Users Manual IC-R-II
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Beam Steering
Iconyx IC-R-II digitally steered arrays produce tightly focused, precisely aimed beams of acoustic energy that maintain their intensity well
over long distances. The FIR files that shape and aim these beams of energy are created within RHAON under Beam Steering and then
either stored as a Preset or loaded into the array’s DSP. Presets are an Iconyx feature that allows you to store up to 10 preset beam steer-
ing and DSP control setup configurations in the array’s DSP memory and then select between them. We’ll cover Presets in detail later on
in this manual.
To enter Beam Steering, open the Beams / Presets Tab. This will open the window shown below. Since we are operating in the virtual
world, the white presets listing field will be empty. To open the Beam Steering module, click on the Beam Steering button in the beam
display graphic (outlined in red below).
If we were connected to an actual array, the white field would list the presets stored in the loudspeaker’s memory and highlight which one
was loaded into the array’s working DSP.
Multi module IC-R arrays such as the IC24-R-II can be configured as either “Master & Slave” or “All Master” Arrays. In the Master & Slave
configuration one Array module is set up as the Master and ll the other modules are Slaves to the Master and give up control of many of
their functions to the Master. In the All Master approach all modules are called Masters, but they give up control of many of their functions
to the Array Icon which serves as the Master.
The only controls that remain active in the individual array modules are the Mute and Wink functions. All other functions are turned over to
the Array Icon’s properties folder.
The Master & Slave configuration is the most popular and the following Beam Steering instructions assume you are working with a Master
& Slave system. The only major operational difference is that when you are putting the system together in the virtual world you need to
insert a beam into the array before it will initiate Mapping. More details follow on the next several pages.
Cabling is a little different. In a Master and Slave system all incoming signal wires terminate in the designated Master and are passed
through to the Slaves. In the All Master approach, every unit is a Master and each one requires its own separate signal and control cables