Altair MAP1216 User manual

MAP128 /MAP1216
MATRIX AUDIO PROCESSOR
12 MIC/LINE BALANCED INPUTS TO
8 (16) BALANCED OUTPUTS
OWNERS MANUAL
PRELIMINARY Versi n. May 2014
3cMAP SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD:
http://www.altairaudio.com/firmware/map128_2/setup_map128.exe
AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN
EQUIPOS EUROPEOS ELECTRÓNICOS, S.A.
Avda. de la Industria, 50. 28760 TRES CANTOS-MA RI (SPAIN).
34-91-761 65 80 34-91-804 43 58 altair@altairaudi .c m
www.altairaudio.com

MATRIX AUDIO PROCESSOR MAP128/1216
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1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................3
SWITCHES, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS.......................................................................................4
.1 FRONT PANEL. MAP1 8 and MAP1 16 models shown................................................................................4
. REAR PANEL. MAP1 8 and MAP1 16 models shown..................................................................................5
3. WORKING PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................................................6
4. INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................................6
4.1 UNPACKING ................................................................................................................................................ 6
4. MOUNTING.................................................................................................................................................. 6
4.3 CHANGING THE FUSE..................................................................................................................................7
4.4 CONNECTING TO THE MAINS......................................................................................................................7
5 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................8
5.1 ALTAIR LOGO............................................................................................................................................... 8
5. INPUT INDICATOR LEDS...............................................................................................................................8
5.3 OUTPUT INDICATOR LEDS...........................................................................................................................8
5.4 USB PORT.................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.5 STATUS INDICATOR LEDS............................................................................................................................ 8
5.6 +48V INDICATOR LED................................................................................................................................. 8
5.7 COMM INDICATOR LED.............................................................................................................................. 8
5.8 LINK INDICATOR LED...................................................................................................................................8
5.9 UNIT SWITCH ON-OFF I-0........................................................................................................................8
6 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION.....................................................................................................................9
6.1 INPUT CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................................9
6. OUTPUT CONNECTIONS..............................................................................................................................9
6.3 REMOTE CONTROL....................................................................................................................................... 9
6.4 GENERAL PURPOSE logic INPUT/OUTPUTS (GPIO's)....................................................................................9
6.5 LINK CONNECTORS....................................................................................................................................10
6.6 10/100 ETHERNET CONNECTION ................................................................................................................10
7. ALTAIR 3cMAP SOFTWARE....................................................................................................................11
7.1 CONFIGURATION MENU BARS....................................................................................................................1
7. AUDIO MANAGEMENT..............................................................................................................................16
7. .1 INPUTS Panel........................................................................................................................................... 16
7. . INPUT DETAIL Panel.................................................................................................................................17
7. .3 OUTPUTS Panel....................................................................................................................................... 19
7. .4 OUTPUT DETAIL Panel............................................................................................................................ 0
7. .5 VOICE MESSAGES Panel.......................................................................................................................... 1
7.3 SPECIAL OPERATIONS. MEMORY – PRESETS – SETUP..............................................................................
7.4 MAP FIRMWARE UPDATES.........................................................................................................................
8.0 BLOCK DIAGRAM. Full view............................................................................................................. 3
8.1 INPUT BLOCK DIAGRAM Detail.................................................................................................................. 4
8. OUTPUT BLOCK DIAGRAM Detail.............................................................................................................. 5
9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................... 6
10. WARRANTY........................................................................................................................................ 7
PACKING LIST:
- 1x MAP128/1216 AUDIO PROCESSOR
- THIS OWNERS MANUAL
- 20/28 units (MAP128/1216 TERMINAL BLOCK PLUGS (3.5mm
- 1x MAINS PLUG EURO OR UK MODELS
- 4x RUBBER FEET

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1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the ALTAIR Matrix Audio Processor MAP128/MAP1216.
There are a lot the specifications that make of the Matrix Audio Processor devices one of the most
highlighted in the A/V professional market, some are enumerated here:
12 Mic/Line/+48V balanced inputs. C nnecti ns by Ph enix ® type 3.5mm terminal bl cks.
8 r 16 (MAP1216) balanced utputs. C nnecti ns by Ph enix ® type 3.5mm terminal bl cks.
USB c nnect r in the fr nt panel f r an easy PC c ntr l.
Ethernet 10/100 rear c nnecti n. All ws c nnecti n t either a PC r a netw rk.
S ftware c ntr l by Altair 3cMAP pr gram. M st c mm n adjustments can be d ne wiressly by using ur
3cMAP f r Andr id devices when the unit is c nnected t a WLAN.
MAP Audi Pr cess r includes a full set f audi c mp nents as high perf rmance mic/line pre-amps,
virtual input r uting, mixers, Eqs, filtering, dynamics, delays, cr ss vers, utput matrices, pri rity ducking,
frequency shifters, rem te c ntr ls, presets, meters and m re t satisfy the m st demanding applicati ns.
As a b nus the unit inc rp rates a pr prietary digital audi LINK c nnect r t all w tw units t be sharing
the signals s f rming a huge 24x32 IN/OUT system.
It is imp rtant t read this manual bef re using the matrix audi pr cess r. This manual will help y u t
install and use y ur new MAP Audi Pr cess r. F r y ur security, it is very imp rtant t read it carefully,
specially the paragraphs marked as NOTE, PRECAUTION and DANGER.
Save the riginal packing, y u can re-use it t transp rt the unit. NEVER SHIP THE ALTAIR MAP1 8/MAP1 16
WITHOUT ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
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SWITCHES, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
.1 FRONT PANEL. MAP1 8 and MAP1 16 models shown
Cl ck s urce indicati n n
Altair l g
MASTER/STAND ALONE Blue
SLAVE Green
INPUT/OUTPUT ACTIVITY LEDS
GREEN-Signal Presence
ORANGE 0 dB
RED Clip p int
BLUE Burst (inputs) Phant m active
PROCESSOR INFO LEDS
STATUS Green-OK/Red-Err r
+48 Blue Phant m activity
COMM C mms in pr gress
LINK Units linked
USB C nnecti n P wer-On switch
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. REAR PANEL. MAP1 8 and MAP1 16 models shown
MAINS c nnect r.
FUSE h lder.
IEC type
ETHERNET c nnecti n
RJ-45
LINK CONNECTIONS
RJ-45 / RJ-45
REMOTES
RJ-11 6/4
GENERAL PURPOSE
INPUTS OUTPUTS
L gic c nnecti ns
Ph enix ® (3.5mm)
BALANCED ANALOG
AUDIO INPUTS/OUTPUTS
Ph enix ® (3.5mm)
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3. WORKING PRECAUTIONS
The manufacturer is n t resp nsible f any damage that can p ssibly happens t the Matrix Audi Pr cess r
utside the limits f the warranty r th se pr duced by n t taking care with the w rking precauti ns.
Mains v ltage must be between the limits f the universal v ltage p wer supply 90-265 VAC, 50-60 Hz
and the fuse must be the appr priate sl w bl w type: 2AT.
Damage caused by c nnecti n t impr per AC v ltage is n t c vered by any warranty.
DANGER: Inside the unit there are high v ltages, d n t pen it. The unit d es n t c ntain
elements that c uld be repaired by the user. Whenever the MAP Audi Pr cess r is
c nnected t the mains, it carries elements with high v ltages. In rder t disc nnect the
unit c mpletely, y u must disc nnect it fr m the mains.
CAUTION: Pr tect the unit fr m the rain and m isture. Ensure that n bjects r liquids
enter it. If liquid is spilled int the unit, disc nnect it fr m the mains and c nsult a
qualified service technician.
D n t place the unit cl se t heat s urces.
4. INSTALLATION
4.1 UNPACKING
Bef re leaving the fact ry, each MAP Audi Pr cess r has been carefully inspected and tested. Unpack
and inspect the unit f r any damage that may have ccurred during shipment. If any damage is f und, d es n t
c nnect the unit t the mains; n tify the salespers n immediately; a qualified service technician sh uld inspect
the unit.
Save the riginal packaging, y u c uld use if y u need t transp rt the unit. SHIP THE MAP AUDIO
PROCESSOR WITH ITS ORIGINAL CASE OR INSTEAD USE A SIMILAR PACKAGING BOX.
4. MOUNTING
It is always rec mmended t m unt the unit in a rack, either f r m bile r fixed installati ns, f r
pr tecti n, safety, aesthetics, etc. The ALTAIR MAP128/MAP1216 are designed f r standard 19" rack m unting,
and takes up 1U high rack space.
F r perati n in ambient temperatures ab ve 35ºC (100ºF) it is advisable t install the unit between
empty rack sl ts t all w free fresh air circulati n ab ve and bel w the unit.
Never all w the unit t direct sun exp siti n r ther heat s urces.
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4.3 CHANGING THE FUSE
This unit inc rp rates an internal, w rldwide v ltage perati n p wer supply, and it is prepared t w rk fr m 90
t 264 VAC, 50-60Hz.
 Make sure that the unit is disc nnected fr m the mains.
 In the unit rear panel are placed the mains c nnect r and the fuse h lder. The b x bell w this mains
c nnect r is called fuse h lder. Take ut the fuse h lder.
 After extracting the fuse h lder, the fuse will appear, take it ut and change f r a new ne.
 Insert the fuse h lder int the mains c nnect r again.
 Make sure that the fuse is the right ne: 2A sl w bl w type – T A.
CAUTION: Always make sure after changing the fuse, that it is the right ne.
4.4 CONNECTING TO THE MAINS
The c nnecti n f the MAP pr cess rs t the mains takes place by a standard c rd included in the b x.
Make sure that the unit p wer switch is at 0 p siti n (turned ff).
Insert the female I.E.C. c nnect r f the trip lar cable int the unit p wer supply male
c nnect r, placed at the rear panel.
Insert the male c nnect r f the trip lar cable int the mains plug.
Turn n the unit p wer switch. In that m ment the LEDs indicat rs will light, indicating
that the unit is turned n. The STATUS led will lights green when the system b ts up
in right c nditi ns. Otherwise in red.
CAUTION: Make sure that the v ltage is n the range and the fuse is the right ne.
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5 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
5.1 ALTAIR LOGO
The light n this l g is dependent f the system cl ck settings.
N rmally when the unit is perating in stand al ne m de it will lights n blue.
When the unit perates linked t ther unit and perating as Master cl ck, it will als lights n blue .
When the unit perates linked t ther unit the cl ck must be perate slaved t this unit and the l g w uld light
n green . See als the 3cMAP pr gram edit>link wind w.
5. INPUT INDICATOR LEDS
Each input bl ck includes a multip int activity led sh wing diverse inf rmati n:
Green . Input signal presence. Level is ab ve -40 dBu
Orange . Input is reaching n minal p int. Level is ab ve 0 dBu.
Red. Input peak indicat r. Level is ab ve +14,5 dBu having a headr m (reserve) f 5 dB bef re real clipping.
Blue flashing . The input has the phant m p wer activated.
N te: Phant m p wering c uld damage equipment when impr per used.
5.3 OUTPUT INDICATOR LEDS
Each utput bl ck includes a multip int activity led sh wing diverse inf rmati n:
Green . Output signal presence. Level is ab ve -40 dBu
Orange . Output is reaching n minal p int. Level is ab ve 0 dBu.
Red. Input peak indicat r. Level is ab ve +14,5 dBu having a headr m (reserve) f 5 dB bef re real clipping.
5.4 USB PORT
C nnect it t a PC equipped with USB. Altair 3cMAP s ftware w rks with USB r Ethernet but n t at the same
time. This c nnecti n all ws f r firmware updates.
5.5 STATUS INDICATOR LEDS
The STATUS led will sh w the gl bal state f the internal DSP activity.
Green is the n rmal state sh wing everything is running pr perly.
Red c l r indicates a l se f cl ck s urcing, dsp ver ccupati n, etc. Resume it by cycling the unit r by a better
selecti n f the pr cess rs bl cks in use. Verify the cl ck s urcing state n 3cMAP Edit>Link wind w.
5.6 +48V INDICATOR LED
The +48V led will sh w ne r m re phant m p wer is activated. By default it lights n blue.
N te: Phant m p wering c uld damage equipment when impr per used.
5.7 COMM INDICATOR LED
This indicat r lights whenever there is c mmunicati n activity t the unit fr m a h st PC. By default it lights n
white c l r. When the pr cess r is upl ading VOICE messages r when firmware updating the led will
m mentary light ff. Tiene mas c l res funci nes
5.8 LINK INDICATOR LED
This led inf rms ab ut the state f the LINK c nnect rs activity. By default it lights n white c l r.
5.9 UNIT SWITCH ON-OFF I-0
Alth ugh the design inc rp rates utput muting elements n every individual utput, it is advisable t
switch n the unit pri r t switch n the speaker amplifiers in rder t reduce transients. Switch ff pr cess is
cycled inverted, first unit t switch ff is the amplifier and then the ther elements including the MAP.
Maintain when p ssible the p wer amp rule: Amplifiers are the LAST TO SWITCH-ON and the FIRST TO SWITCH-
OFF.
In s me installati ns in particular when s me unattended netw rked elements, this switch must be
always set in the ON state and is nly used f r maintenance perati ns. The unit is designed t be c nnected t
the mains c ntinu usly.
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6 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION
6.1 INPUT CONNECTIONS
The MAP Audi Pr cess r balanced input signals are carried ut thr ugh the 3 pin Ph enix ®
type Terminal Bl cks. Input signal must be c nnected t the included terminal plugs and perated by
using a small 2 mm flat blade screwdriver. Signal arrangement is depicted n the next drawing as
seen fr m the rear panel.
F r unbalanced signals c nnect the signal t the (+) c nnecti n and c nnect the gr und wire t b th the
(-) and gr und 0V c nnecti ns. A stripped wire can be used f r linking the gr und t the (-) terminal.
When using balanced signal, the gr und terminal 0V c uld be left unterminated t s lve s me
unexpected gr und l ps fr m the input side devices. M re ver, the design f the MAP series makes very
unlikely the presence f such a l ps.
Input impedance is 4K hm.
CAUTION. PHANTOM POWER Check carefully the setting f the phant m p wer because standard devices as
CD players, etc. d es n t manage it and c uld be damaged. Check fr nt panel +48V led indicat r. Phant m
p wer is used f r s me pr fessi nal micr ph nes an ancillary audi equipment.
6. OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
The MAP Audi Pr cess r fl ating balanced utput signals are carried ut thr ugh the 3 pin
Ph enix ® type Terminal Bl cks. Output signal lines must be c nnected t the included terminal plugs
and perated by using a small 2 mm flat blade screwdriver. Signal arrangement is depicted n the
next drawing as seen fr m the rear panel.
F r unbalanced utput c nnecti n, use the (+) c nnecti n and gr und making a link fr m the (-) terminal
t the gr und by using a stripped wire. An imp rtant signal l ss can be f und when n t f ll wing this rule.
Output impedance is 100  n minal.
6.3 REMOTE CONTROL
This RJ-11 6/6 c nnect r all ws Altair rem te c ntr ls t be c nnected here. The c nnect r
includes p wer and data f r up t 32 rem te units.
All the rem te c ntr ls are c nnected in parallel and the netw rk can be d ne in either daisy
chain f r the simplest way, star r a c mbinati n depending n the installati n r additi nal
c nsiderati ns. Maximum wire netw rk length is 1200 meter.
See the REM-2 instructi n manual f r m re inf rmati n.
6.4 GENERAL PURPOSE logic INPUT/OUTPUTS (GPIO's).
The MAP-128/1216 includes six general purp se l gic inputs and f ur general purp se
l gic utputs all wing rem te c ntr l fr m/t auxiliary equipment t /fr m the MAP pr cess r.
These GPIO´s empl ys standard c nnect rs (3.5 pitch) Ph enix ™ type.
B th inputs/ utputs share the p wer (+) p sitive and gr und reference.
The inputs are l gical, with an internal pull-up f 5 V lts and 100 K hm, and theref re the simplest
assembly is a simple switch t gr und. Assemblies can als be c nnected t an pen c llect r utput fr m
an ancillary equipment.
SWITCHES TO GROUND OPEN COLLECTOR
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The general purp se inputs makes acti ns defined in the 3cMAP s ftware as:
Preset Recall, Input levelling, Input On/Off, Output levelling, Output On/Off, R uting select and levelling, V ice
messages pr mpts and l gic utputs.
As the MAP pr cess rs has n user fr nt panel c ntr l it makes ideal f r permanent installati ns where
security is an issue. H wever s metimes and due t many fact rs as time f the day, r m size, etc s me
settings needs changes. This changes can be easily d ne making a preset Recall by using user installed
switches c nnected t the GPIO's c nnect rs r by using the rem te c ntr ls REM-2 units. These switches when
cl sed w uld recall previ usly defined preset that makes the appr priate change.
The utputs are pen c llect r, s we can feed t ther p wer circuits pr vided (50 V lts DC maximum).
In the utput c nnect r is available a supply f 5 v lts DC t p wer the pen c llect r circuit, this p wer is limited
t 500 mA. The utputs can be c nnected t LEDs indicat rs and DC relays am ng thers.
LED LAMPS DC RELAY CONTROL
T general-purp se utputs generates l gic signals up n c ntr ls defined n the 3cMAP s ftware as:
Input On/Off, Input signal presence, Input peak, Output On/Off, Output signal presence, Output peak, GPIO
Rem te Schedule, Ethernet Link led status, Usb link led status.
As an example a led lamp c nnected n O1 w uld light when the utput 8 level reaches a peak r a
relay c nnected n O2 w uld change ver when a schedule event is active.
6.5 LINK CONNECTORS
When the installati n requires m re inputs r utputs the unit inc rp rates a LINK c nnecti n
f r cascading t an ther unit (MAP series nly) s making a c mbined pr cessing f the tw unit's
signals.
Linking is made by using tw RJ45 Ethernet leads c nnecting the Link-Out fr m ne unit t the
Link-In t the ther in b th units. Leads are c mp sed f f ur pairs f twisted wire as the cat5 c rds.
Lead pin- ut must be pin t pin type s each end w uld have the same c l r c de distributi n.
Leads length must be left t the minimum available, i.e., 0.5 r 1 meter is adequate.
6.6 10/100 ETHERNET CONNECTION
Use this RJ-45 c nnecti n p rt t c nnect t an 10/100 Base-T Ethernet netw rks. C mputers
c nnected t the LAN must run the Altair 3cMAP s ftware included. The s ftware runs n Wind ws
(TM) and ffers c ntr l ver all the MAP hardware features, DSP alg rithms, rem te c ntr ls,
firmware update and m re.
Alternatively the MAP pr cess rs can be c ntr lled wirelessly by running the Altair 3cMAP f r andr id
(TM) machines l gged t the ab ve LAN thr ugh a WIFI access p int.
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