AUDAC R2 User manual

R2
User Manual
www.audac.eu

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Index
Introduction 5
Environment 7
Safety requirements 9
Caution servicing9
Chapter 1: Pin connections and connectors 11
Attention 11
Chapter 2: Overview front and rear panel 13
Front description 13
Rear description 14
Audio in- and outputs 14
Priority, S/PDIF & Fiber link inputs 14
Peripheral interfaces 15
Control ports 15
Chapter 3: Wire up the system 15
Chapter 4: R2 Quick start guide 16
Connecting the R2 16
Configuring the R2 17
Chapter 5: User interface & configuration 19
Open the user interface 19
Login screen 19
Main screen 20
Zone settings 21
Sound settings 22
Test signals 23
Configuration screen 24
Digital input setection 24
Timer settings 25
Time settings 26
Network settings 27
Paging settings 27
Priority settings 28
Wall panel settings 29
R2 Address settings 30
Fiber settings 31
Amplifier bridging 32
Password settings 32
Factory settings 33

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Lite User Interface 34
Login screen 34
Main screen 34
iPhone + iPad 35
Chapter 6: Peripheral interfaces 36
Wall mounted control panels 37
DW3018/4018 Basic wall panel 37
DW5065 All-in-one wall panel 38
Connection possibilities 39
Chapter 7: Paging 41
Chapter 8: Cascading the R2 46
Principle 48
Fiber audio flow 48
Setting up the project 50
Connection possibilities 39
Chapter 9: Additional information 53
IP Basics 53
Updating the R2 54
Technical specifications 55
Personal notes 56

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Introduction
Multi-Zone Audio Matrix System
TheR2isaMulti-Zoneaudiodistributionsystemwhichisatrulypolyvalentsolutionforcommercial
andresidentialapplications,withtheflexibilityofamultizonerouter.Itdeliversacomprehensiveand
expandablepowerfulsolutionfornearlyeverysituation.Withitslargenumberofextensionmodules
andconfigurationmodes,itprovidesasolutionforanuncountableamountofinstallations–largeor
small,simpleorcomplex.
Ingeneral,itisan8x8digitalaudiomatrixsystem,whichisbasedonapowerfulDSPprocessor.It
isfullydigitallycontrollable,andthebuilt-indigitalmatrixmakesitpossibletopatchanyoftheinput
signalstoanyoftheoutputsignals.
Itisstandardequippedwith8analoglineinputsand8analoglineoutputs,buttheflexiblestructureof
thedevicemakesiteasytoextendthisnumbertoanappropriatesolutionforeachspecificsituation.
Ifdesired,itiseasytocascademultipleR2’swiththefiberinterconnectionmodules.Thismakesit
possibletotransferupto8stereochannelsandtoextendtoannearlyunlimitednumberofzones.
Butitismuchmorethanthat,duetotheextremelypowerfulDSPprocessor,itprovidesgreater
flexibility,higherreliabilityandlowerlatencythananyotheramplifierofitskind.Moreover,it’scapable
ofdoingcomplexcalculationsonthedigitalaudiosignals,whichmakesitpossibletointegratedigital
filtersintothesystemandgeneratecomplexaudiosignals.
Inaddition,areal-timeclockisprovidedwhichmakesitpossibletocreatetimescheduleswithup
to256pre-programmedevents,singleandrecurring.
EveryR2isstandardequippedwithanintegratedEthernetcontrolinterfacewhichmakesitpossible
toconfigureandcontroltheR2fromanyPC,laptoporPDAwhichisconnectedtotheinternet.Just
useyourbrowser,gototheappropriatewebsiteandyouhavecompletecontroloftheR2.
Anoptionaltouchscreencanbeinstalledinthefrontoftheamplifierandthereareoptionalwall
controlpanelswherebythedesiredmusicsourceandvolumecanbeselectedforaspecificzone.
AnRS232interfaceisprovidedforconfigurationandcontrolwithperipheralsfromothermanufacturers
whichmakeuseofanRS232connection,likeAMX,Crestron,…thecontrolcommandsarefreely
availablewhichmakesiteasytodevelopspecificapplicationsthatworkincombinationwiththeR2.

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Environment
Donotplacethisunitinanenclosedenvironmentsuchasabookshelforcloset.Ensurethere
isadequateventilationtocooltheunit.Donotblocktheventilationopenings.
Donotplacetheunitinenvironmentswhichcontainhighlevelsofdust,heat,moistureor
vibration.
Donotusetheunitnearwaterorotherliquids.Makesurenowaterorotherliquidscanbe
spilled,drippedorsplashedontheunit.
Theunitisdevelopedforindooruseonly.Donotuseitoutdoors.
Donotplaceobjects(books,vases,…)ontopoftheunit.
Placetheunitonastablebaseormountitinastablerack.

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Chapter 1
Safety requirements
Alwayshandletheunitwithcare.
Onlyuseagroundedsocketoutletandapowercordwithgroundingplugtoplugintheunit.
Thisunitisnotatoy.Itshouldnotbeoperatedbychildren.
DonotstickobjectsthroughtheventilationopeningsoftheR2.
Donotopentheunit.(riskforelectricalshock)
TheR2containsseveral‘jumpers’whichcanbeset.Thesesettingsmayonlybedoneby
qualifiedpeople.
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CAUTION - SERVICING
Thisunitcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicingto
   qualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicingunless
   youarequalifiedtodoso.
NOTE
This produc t  conforms to the  following  European Standards:
EN50081-1:1992,EN50082-1:1992,EN60065:1994
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