AUDAC AMP523 User manual

AMP523/RM523
User Manual
www.audac.eu

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Index
Introduction 5
Precautions 7
Safety requirements7
Caution servicing7
EC Declaration of Conformity    7
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 8
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Chapter 1: Connections and connectors 9
Connection standards 9
Chapter 2: Overview AMP523/RM523 11
Front panel AMP523 11
Front panel RM523 12
Rear panel AMP523/RM523 13
Block Diagram 14
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Chapter 3: AMP523/RM523 Quick start guide 15
Connecting the AMP523 15
Configuring the AMP523 16
Chapter 4: User interface & configuration 17
Login screen 17
Main screen 18
Configuration screen 20
Network settings 21
Wall panel settings 22
Input settings 23
Priority settings 24
Password settings 26
Factory settings 27
Chapter 5: Peripheral connections 28
Chapter6: Additional information 29
IP Basics 29
Technical specifications 31

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Introduction
Web Based Mini Stereo Power Amp
TheRM523andAMP523arewebbasedinputcontrolunits,allowingtheconnectionand
controlofseveralstereoaudiosourcedevices(suchasCD-player,Tuner,MP3player,
...)andamicrophone.
Theybothhave4StereoLineInputs,1StereoLineoutputand1BalancedMicrophone
InputwithPhantomPowerperformedtogetherona18-pinsterminalblockconnector.
Alineleveloutputhasbeenprovidedasalternativeoutput,tolinktheoutputsignalto
externaldevicessuchasrecordersoramplifiers.
TheRM523hasanoutputperformedwithanRJ45connector.Thisoutputisadif-
ferentialaudiooutputwithincreasedvoltagelevel,meanttoconnecttheRM523unit
totheLX523activespeakersystem.Becauseofthedifferentialsignalandincreased
voltagelevel,themaximumcabledistancecanreachacablelengthupto500meters
overCAT5cablingandmakesthesignalinsensitivefornoiseandinterferencecaused
byexternaldevices.
TheAMP523hasanamplifiedstereospeakeroutputwithapowerof2x15Wpower.
TheamplifierconstructionisbasedonClass-Dtechnologyensuringahighefficiency
andreliability.
Theinputswitching,volumeregulationandotherfunctionscontrolcanbedoneinse-
veralways.Usingaweb-browseritcanbecontrolledfromanycomputerinthesame
networkastheAMP523orRM523.AnRS232andRS485controlportallowsthein-
tegrationandcontrolofthedeviceinanyhomeorindustrialautomationsystemand
tabletsorsmartphonescanbeusedtocontrolfunctionalitybyusingoneofthespecially
developpedApps.
Tomaketheinstallationevenmorecomplete,anoptionalMWX43orMWX45wallpanel
canbeinstalledtocontrolthesignalroutingandvolumelevelfromoneormultiplefixed
locations.

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Precautions
READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
• ALWAYSKEEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE.NEVER
THROWTHEMAWAY
• ALWAYSHANDLETHISUNITWITHCARE
• CLEANONLYWITHDRYCLOTH
• HEEDALLWARNINGSANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS
• NEVEREXPOSETHISEQUIPMENTTORAIN,MOISTURE,ANYDRIPPINGOR
SPLASHINGLIQUID.NEVERPLACEANOBJECTFILLEDWITHLIQUIDONTOP
OFTHISDEVICE
• DONOTINSTALLTHISUNITNEARANYHEATSOURCESSUCHASRADIATORS
OROTHERAPPARATUSTHATPRODUCEHEAT
• DONOTPLACETHISUNITINENVIRONMENTSWITHAHIGHLEVELOFDUST,
HEAT,MOISTUREORVIBRATION
• THISUNITISDEVELOPEDFORINDOORUSEONLY.DONOTUSEITOUTDOORS
• PLACETHEUNITONASTABLEBASEORMOUNTITINASTABLERACK
• ONLYUSEATTACHMENTS&ACCESSORIESSPECIFIEDBYTHE
MANUFACTURER.
• UNPLUGTHISAPPARATUSDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSORWHENUNUSED
FORLONGPERIODSOFTIME
• CAREFULLYCHECKTHEUNIT’SCONDITIONAFTERUNPACKING.
IFTHEREISANYDAMAGETOTHECARTONBOXORTHEUNITITSELF,
INFORMYOURVENDORIMMEDIATELY.
• ONLYCONNECTTHISUNITTOAMAINSSOCKETOUTLETWITHPROTECTIVE
EARTHINGCONNECTION
• THEINSTALLATION,CONNECTIONANDCONFIGURATIONOFTHEDEVICE
SHOULDBEDONEBYQUALIFIEDTECHNICIANS

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CAUTION
• USECABLESOFTHERIGHTGAUGEFORCONNECTINGLOUDSPEAKERSON
THEAMPLIFIEDOUTPUTS
• USECABLESWITHCLEARCOLOURCODINGINDICATINGTHEPOLARITYAND
MAINTAINTHESAMEPOLARITYTHROUGHOUTTHEWHOLESYSTEM.
• ONLYUSETHECORRECTLOADIMPEDANCE(MIN4OHM)WHEN
CONNECTINGLOUDSPEAKERSONTHEAMPLIFIEDOUTPUTS.EXCEEDING
THESELIMITSCOULDCAUSEFIREOROTHERFAILURES.
• DONOTCONNECTINDUCTIVELOADSDIRECTLYTOTHEAMPLIFIEDOUTPUTS
• AVOIDELECTRICSHOCKS:SWITCHOFFTHEAMPLIFIERWHENCONNECTING
CAUTION - SERVICING
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicing
toqualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing
(unlessyouarequalifiedtodoso.)
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Thisproductconformstoalltheessentialrequirementsand
furtherrelevantspecificationsdescribedinfollowingdirectives:
2004/108/EC(EMC)and2006/95/EC(LVD)
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)
TheWEEEmarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbe
disposedwithregularhouseholdwasteattheendofitsproduct
life.Thisregulationiscreatedtoprotectboththeenvironment
andhumanhealth.
Thisproductisdevelopedandmanufacturedwithhighquality
materialsandcomponentswhichcanberecycledand/orreused.
Pleasedisposeofthisproductatyourlocalcollectionpointor
recyclingcentreforelectricalandelectronicwaste.Dothisto
makesurethattheproductisrecycledinanenvironmentalfriendly
way,andhelptoprotecttheenvironmentinwhichwealllive.

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Chapter 1
Connections and connectors
CONNECTION STANDARDS
The in- and output connections for AUDAC audio equipment are performed
correspondingtointernationalwiringstandardsforprofessionalaudioequipment.
Cinch (RCA):
Forunbalancedlineinputconnections
Tip: Signal  Sleeve:  Ground
White: Left  Red: Right
XLR:
Forbalancedinputconnections
 Pin 1: Ground
 Pin 2: Signal+
 Pin 3: Signal-
3-Pin Euro-Terminal Block:
Forbalancedinputconnections
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 Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)
 Center: Signal+ (XLRPin2)
 Right:  Ground  (XLRPin1)
Forbalancedinputconnections:

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Line in- or output
Microphone input
RS232 (serial connection interface):
Forconnectionwithhomeautomationsystems,orotherremotecontrolequipment
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Connection StandardRS232
PIN 2 RM523/AMP523TX
PIN 3 RM523/AMP523RX
PIN 5 GND
Settings  19200Baud
      8Bit
      1Stopbit
      Noparity
      NoHandshaking
RS232 & TCP/IP
TheAMP523&RM523’sRS232andTCP/IPportsacceptthesamecommands.The
completecommandsetisavailableintheAMP523/RM523commandsusermanual
whichisfreelyavailableonwww.audac.eu