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User Manual

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Compliance Statements
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. Any changes or modifications made to this equipment
may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate
this equipment.
KCC Statement

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Industry Canada Statement
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Trademark Statement
Audinate®, the Audinate logo and Dante are trademarks of Audinate Pty Ltd.
https://www.audinate.com/legal/patents-and-trademarks
ENERGY STAR Certification
This device complies with the ENERGY STAR
international standard for energy efficient
products.
It automatically enters into standby mode when no
input signal is detected for 25 minutes in order to
save power while not in use.
In addition, a highly efficient amplifier circuitry
design has been adopted to reduce energy
consumption while the device is in use.
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.

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User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this number:
User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.
Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of
all necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation
of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior
to operation. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS CORRECT
BEFORE USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886-2-8692-6959
China 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-6789
North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
1-949-428-1111

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Product Information
For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized Reseller.
Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
Package Contents
Check to make sure that all the components are in working order. If you
encounter any problem, please contact your dealer.
1 AP206 / AP212 Power Amplifier with DSP
1 rack mount / surface mount kit
1 foot pad set (4 pcs)
2 3-pin Euroblock connectors with strain relief (3.5mm)
1 5-pin Euroblock connector with strain relief (3.5mm)
1 4-pin Euroblock connector with screw lock (5.08mm)
1 3-pin Euroblock connector (3.5mm)
1 power cord
1 user instructions
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www.aten-usa.com

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Table of Contents
Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
User Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
1. Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Planning the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2. Hardware Setup
Connecting the AP206 / AP212 Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mounting the AP206 / AP212 Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Surface Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
AP901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
AP902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring Audio Gain on AP902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing / Removing the Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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3. Operation
Browser Web Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DHCP-assigned IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
DSP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Speaker Out Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Input Signal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speaker Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Delay Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Equalizer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Limiter Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Line Out Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Delay Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Low-pass Filter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Preset Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Save a New Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Apply an Existing Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Edit an Existing Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Local Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Web Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Account Lockout Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Preset Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Test Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dashboard Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Appendix
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
AP206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
AP212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
AP901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
AP902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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ATEN Standard Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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About this Manual
This user manual is provided to help you get the most from the AP206 / AP212
unit. It covers all aspects of installation, configuration, and operation. Devices
and accessories covered in this manual include:
An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction introduces you to the AP206 (2 × 60W) / AP212 (2 ×
120W) Power Amplifier with DSP. Its purpose, features, installation
considerations, and panel components are presented and described.
Chapter 2, Hardware Setup describes the steps that are necessary to quickly
and safely set up your installation.
Chapter 3, Operation specifies how to process the web control and
configuration for the unit through the Ethernet connection
Appendix, provides a list of safety instructions and precautions, contact
information for ATEN technical support, product specifications, and other
technical information.
Note:
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit or any connected
devices.
This product may be updated, with features and functions added, improved
or removed since the release of this manual. For an up-to-date user manual,
visit http://www.aten.com/global/en/
Models Product Names
AP206 2 × 60W Power Amplifier with DSP
AP212 2 × 120W Power Amplifier with DSP
AP901 2-CH Dante Expansion Card for AP Series
AP902 2-CH Mic/Line Pre-AMP Expansion Card for AP Series

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Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:
Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in.
[ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to
press the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appear
together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them:
[Ctrl+Alt].
1. Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.
Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.
Indicates selecting the option (on a menu or dialog box, for
example), that comes next. For example, Start  Run means to
open the Start menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.