AUDAC M1 Installation and operating instructions

PROFESSIONALAUDIOEQUIPMENT
Multimedia AmplifierM1
UserManual&
InstallationGuide
Multimedia Amp
M1
AUDAC

AUDACPROFESSIONALAUDIOEQUIPMENT
UserManual &InstallationGuide
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http://www.audac.be
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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
SAFETYREQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................................................................................................5
CAUTION -SERVICING.............................................................................................................................................................................................................5
PINCONNECTIONSONCONNECTORS................................................................................................................................................................................6
ATTENTION.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
OVERVIEW FRONTAND REAR PANELOFTHEM1........................................................................................................................................................7
FRONT:..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
REAR:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
OVERVIEWINPUTS1-6 (MIC./ST.LINE)..............................................................................................................................................................................8
INPUT 1-6 (FRONT).....................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
INPUT 1-6 (REAR).......................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
OVERVIEWINPUT7-10(4XST.LINE)...................................................................................................................................................................................9
INPUT 7-10(FRONT)...................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
INPUT 7-10(REAR).....................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
OVERVIEW OUTPUTZONES..................................................................................................................................................................................................10
OUTPUT ZONES 1-4(FRONT)................................................................................................................................................................................................10
OUTPUT ZONES 1-4(REAR)...................................................................................................................................................................................................10
OVERVIEW DATACONTROLPORTS.................................................................................................................................................................................11
DATACONTROL PART(REAR)..............................................................................................................................................................................................11
GETTINGSTARTED...................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
WIREUPTHESYSTEM.............................................................................................................................................................................................................14
BRIDGEMODE............................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
REMOTE CONTROLINTERFACE........................................................................................................................................................................................17
STANDARDWEB BASEDUSERINTERFACE....................................................................................................................................................................18
LOG-IN SCREEN:......................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
CONTROL SCREEN:.................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
CONFIGURATION SCREEN:..................................................................................................................................................................................................20
LITEWEB BASEDUSERINTERFACE.................................................................................................................................................................................21
PURPOSE:...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
ACCESS:......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
START-UP SCREEN:.................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
ROOMCONFIGURATION SCREEN:.....................................................................................................................................................................................22
NAME CONFIGURATION SCREEN:.....................................................................................................................................................................................23
WALLMOUNTEDCONTROLPANELS(OPTIONAL)......................................................................................................................................................24
JUMPERSETTINGSFORZONEOUTPUTSELECTION.................................................................................................................................................25
ADDITIONALINFORMATIONM1........................................................................................................................................................................................26
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................26
PERSONALNOTES.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Index

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Introduction
ThissectiondescribesbrieflythefunctionalityoftheM1amplifier.
heM1MultimediaAmplifierisdevelopedas a“all inone”,flexiblesolutionformulti-
purposeuse.
Duringthedevelopment oftheM1,theAUDAC-engineerswantedtoachievefourgoals:
-Deliveringaflexibleaudiosolutionformultipurposes.
-Easytouse
-Excellentsoundquality
-Anadvanceddigitalcontrolinterface
Whereothermulti-zoneamplifiersaren’t‘allinone’devices,theM1isatrulypolyvalentsolution.
It hastheflexibilityofanadvancedmulti-zonemixer,combinedwithseveraldigitaloptions.By
simplysurfingtothewebpage,youcangetfull controloftheM1basicfunctions.TheM1canbe
directlypluggedintoabasicEthernetLANnetwork.Noextracontrolsoftwareisneeded,justa
computer(pda,pocketpc,…)andawebbrowserwiththeMacromediaFlashPlayer6.0(or
higher) plug-ininstalled,willdothejob.
TheM1canbeused incommercialapplicationssuchas restaurants,clubs,bars,theatres,hotels,
conferencefacilities,housesofworship,professionaloffices,…
Asasimpleexample,wheninstalledinarestaurant,theM1canprovide popularmusicinthebar,
cocktailmusicinthelounge,jazz inthewaitingarea,andclassicalmusicinthediningroom.
Sixmicrophonescanbeplugged in(XLR)withindividualzonepaging ormixingzonepaging.
Eachroomcanhaveadigitalwallmountedcontrolpanelforselecting amusicsource,andsetting
thevolume.
TherearetwoversionsoftheM1
-M1:with2xstereo150W/4OhmAmplifier(OnlyforZone1andZone2!)
-M1-Light:Withoutbuilt inAmplifiers
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Environment
Donotplacethisunitinanenclosedenvironmentsuch asabookshelforcloset.Ensure
thereisadequateventilationtocooltheunit.Donotblocktheventilationopenings.
Donotplacetheunitinenvironmentswhichcontainhighlevelsofdust,heat,moistureor
vibration.
Donotusetheunitnearwaterorotherliquids.Makesurenowaterorotherliquidscanbe
spilled,drippedorsplashedontheunit.
Theunitisdeveloped forindooruseonly.Donotusethe unitoutdoors.
Donotplaceobjects(books,vases,…)ontopoftheunit.
Place theunitonastablebase.
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SafetyRequirements
Alwayshandlethe unitwithcare.
Onlyuseagroundedsocketoutletandapowercordwithgroundingplugtopluginthe
unit.
Thisunitisnotatoy.It shouldnotbeoperated by children.
Donotstickobjectsthroughtheventilationopeningsofthe M1.
Donotopen the unit.(riskforelectricalshock)
TheM1containsseveral‘jumpers’whichcanbeset.Thesesettingsmayonlybedoneby
qualifiedpeople.
CAUTION -SERVICING Thisunitcontainsno userserviceableparts.Referall
servicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperform
anyservicingunless youarequalifiedtodoso.
Note
Thisproductconformstothefollowing EuropeanStandards:EN50081-1:1992,EN
50082-1:1992,EN60065:1994
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Pinconnections onConnectors
XLR (input,output):pin1=Ground,pin2=hot(s+),pin3=cold(s-)
Cinch:tip=Signal (leftorright),Ring=Ground
RJ45 (RS485)Wall panel:
Speakon(Left,AmplifiedOutputsZone1and 2):
pin1+=left out,pin1-=gnd,pin2+=rightout,pin2-=gnd
Speakon(Right,AmplifiedOutputsZone1and2):
pin1+=rightout,pin1-=gnd,pin2+=/,pin2-=/
RS232(serialconnectioninterface)
Theserialdataprotocolandwiringcanbedownloadedat www.audac.be/download orcanbe
askedat [e-mail].
ATTENTION
TheCat5cablingmustalwaysbe‘straight’.Incaseofselfmade
cabling,itmustbedoneasdescribed above,tomakethesystem
workproperly.
Pin1 White-Orange
/
Pin2 Orange /
Pin3 White-Green +12VDC
Pin4 Blue RS485 A
Pin5 White-Blue RS485 B
Pin6 Green GND
Pin7 White-Brown /
Pin8 Brown /
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Overview frontand rearpanelofthe M1
FRONT:
REAR:
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Overview Inputs1-6(Mic./St.Line)
INPUT1-6(FRONT)
INPUT1-6(REAR)
RoutingButtons+LED:
ToroutInputto Zone1-4
InputClippingLED
InputBalance
InputVolume
Dipswitch:
Phantompower(+48V)
Mic/Line Selection
InputGain
3bandTone Control
StereoLineInput
(Cinch)
MicrophoneInput
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Overview Input7-10(4x St.Line)
INPUT7-10(FRONT)
INPUT7-10(REAR)
InputlevelVUbar
(PreFader)
Routing Buttons+LED
InputSelection Ch7
-
10
InputBalance
InputVolume
InputGainAdjustment
2 Band ToneControl
4 xStereo Line Input
Ch7-Ch10 (Cinch)

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Overview OutputZones
OUTPUTZONES1-4(FRONT)
OUTPUTZONES1-4(REAR)
OutputLevelVU
-
Bar
Two bandtonecontrol
Zoneoutputvolume
BalancedLineLevel
Outputs(XLR):
4 ZonesStereo
PoweredOutputs(Speakon)
Amp:2 x150Wstereo
(NotavailableontheM1Light)

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Overview DATAControlPorts
DATACONTROLPART(Rear)
Ethernetconnection (RJ45)
Wall Panel Outlets(RS485)
SerialControl Port(RS232)
InputPrioritysettings

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Getting Started
Whenturningonthepower,theM1start-upprocedurewill takeplace.Thiswill takeabout30sec..
Selectedzoneswill lightupgreen.Oneofthe4linesourceson ch7-10 willlight up.
YoucanrouteanInputtoaspecificZoneOutputsimplybypressingtheroutingbutton once.By
pressingthebuttonasecondtime,theroutingwillbecleared.
BalanceandvolumefromtheInputChannelscanbechanged onthefrontpanel.Volume,Treble
andBasslevelfromtheOutputZonescanalsobechangedonthefrontpanel.Whenaninput
signalisclipping,theaccordingclipping ledonthefrontpanelwilllightupred.StereoVU-bars
indicatethesignallevel on theOutputZonesandon channel 7-10(Pre-fader).
Ontherearpanel‘fixed’settings canbemade.Thesourcefortheinputchannelscanbesetto
eitherMicrophone(XLR)orLineLevel(Cinch).Individualphantompowerswitchesaresupplied
foreachinputchannel.Channel1-6hasa3bandtonecontrolandaninputgainadjustment.
Channel 7-10 hasa2bandtoneControlandaninput gainadjustment.
TheoutputsectionontherearpaneloftheM1Lighthas4balancedstereooutputzones(XLR).
TheM1hasalsotwo2stereooutput amplifiers(2x150W/4Ohmsstereo) for Zoneoutputs1and
2availablethroughSpeakon connectors.
TheM1canbecontrolled withWallMountedControlPanels(RS-485).EachWall Mounted
ControlPanelhastobesettocontroltherightroom.Thiscanbedonebysetting“jumpers”on
theinside oftheWallMountedControlPanel.
InputChannel1and2canhavethe“Priority”setting.Thismeans,whenthereisasignalon Ch1
orCh2,all otherinputchannelsofthesameoutputzoneswill bemuted.Theprioritycanbe
switchedon or offwithDIPswitchesontherear panel.
TheamplifiedoutputsforZone1and2canbesetinbridged modebysettingajumperinthe
insideoftheM1.Thishastobedonebyqualifiedpeople.(NotavailableontheM1Light)
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Routingsettingscanbesavedbypressingtogetherthe‘ch7’and‘ch8’buttonsonthefrontpanel
oftheM1.Holddownthe2buttonsforafewseconds.
Recallingthesavedroutingsettings canbedonebypressing togetherthe‘ch9’and‘ch10’buttons
ontheM1front panel.Holddownthe2buttonsforafewseconds.
Theroutingbuttons(Z1toZ4)oftheinputchannelsonthefrontpanel oftheM1canbedisabled
bypressingtogetherthe‘ch7’and‘ch10’buttons.Holddownthe twobuttonsforatleast10
seconds!!
Toenabletherouting buttonsonthefrontpaneloftheM1,pressdownthe‘ch7’andthe‘ch10’
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Wireup theSystem
TheAUDACM1amplifierisveryeasyinuse.Following cablespecsmustbefollowed to
guaranteeacorrect operation:
1. SpeakerCable:minimum2x1.5mm2(distance>15m:2x2.5mm2)
2. Wall MountedPanel:UTP/FTPCat5cable
3. Musicsources:must beconnectedwithaudiocableofgoodquality
4. Ethernetconnection:UTP/FTPcat5cable
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Sub
Amplifier1
Amplifier2
L R
L+R
XLR,Right
XLR,Left
XLR, Left
XLR, Right
Microphone1
Microphone2
XLR
XLR
RL
R L
Ethernet
Wireless
Router
Ethernet
Notebook
Wireless
Pocket
PC
Homeautomation
systems
RS232
RS485
RS485
Wall
panel1
Wall
panel2
Tuner
CD player
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Bridge Mode
TheM1Multimediaamplifiercanalsobesetinbridgedmode(300W/8ohm)bysettingsome
jumperson theinsideoftheM1.Thishastobedonebyqualifiedpeople!!
Inthefollowingparagraphstheproper wiringfor abridgedM1stereosetupisexplained.
Connecttheleftoutputchanneloftheaudiosourcetotheleftchannelofaninputchannel ofthe
M1.Connecttherightchanneloftheaudiosourcetotheleftchannelofanotherinputchannel of
theM1.
Thespeakersneedtobeconnectedbetweenthe“1+”and“2+”on thespeakon connectorsof
theleftchannelsoftheamplifiedzoneoutputs.Onlytheleftchannelsoftheamplifiedzone
outputsaresupportedinbridgemode.Donotconnectanythingtotherightchannelsofthe
amplifiedzoneoutputs.Thelinelevelsarealsoavailableon theleftchannelsoftheXLR
connectorsofthezone1andzone2outputs.
Routetheinputchannelstothedesiredzoneoutputs.Incaseoftheexampleabove,wehaveto
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RemoteControl Interface
Tousetheremotecontrolinterface,theM1has tobepluggedintoanEthernetLANnetwork
withastandard(straight) networkcable.
Makesurethe M1defaultnetworkaddress(192.168.0.180)iswithinrangeoftheconnected
EthernetLANnetwork! IftheM1defaultnetworkaddressisnotwithinrangeofyourLAN
network,contactyournetworkspecialist.Thedefaultnetworkaddresscanbechangedwiththe
StandardWebBasedUserInterfacebutthereforeanetworkconnectionhas tobemade first.
Apc(orpda,pocketpc,…)withawebbrowserandtheMacromediaFlash6.0plug-in(orhigher)
installed,isnecessarytousethewebbaseduserinterfaces.Thepcneedstobeconnectedwithin
thesameEthernet LANnetwork.
ThedefaultURLfortheStandardWebBasedUserInterfaceis: http://192.168.0.180
ThedefaultURLfortheLiteWebBasedUserInterfaceis: http://192.168.0.180/small.html Be
aware:thelettersarecasesensitive.
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StandardWebBasedUserInterface
LOG-IN SCREEN:
Whenyou surftothewebpageoftheM1,youwillseethelogonscreenoftheM1.DefaulttheIP
addressis http://192.168.0.180
Youwill havetoenterausernameandpasswordtogetaccess.Defaultthefollowingwordsare
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Username:audac
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CONTROLSCREEN:
Ifyoupress“enter”aftertypingthecorrectusernameandpassword,yougetaccesstothecontrol
screenoftheM1.Afterlogging in,the“Connection Status” willindicate“online”ifaconnection
withtheM1hasbeenmade.
Followingchangescanbemade:routing,volumesettings ofinputchannelsandoutputzones,
sourceselecting onch7-10,channel/zonemuting.
Thesettingsofthefrontpanelcontrolscanbesavedbypressing the“Save”button,andthesaved
settingcanberecalled bypressingthe“Recall”button.
Savingasettingcanalsobedonebypressingtogetherthe ‘ch7’and‘ch8’buttononthe
frontpaneloftheM1.Holddownthe2buttonsforafewseconds.
Recallingthesavedsettingcanalsobedonebypressingtogetherthe‘ch9’and‘ch10’
buttonontheM1frontpanel.Holddownthe2buttonsforafewseconds.