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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Chapter 1
Pin connections and connectors
Cinch (RCA):
Forlineinputconnections
Tip=  Signal  Sleeve= Ground
White= Left  Red=  Right
RJ45 (RS485, Digital Audio, +24V DC):
ForconnectiontoWallPanels
Pin 1   White-Orange  AUDIOTXA
Pin 2   Orange  AUDIOTXB
Pin 3   White-Green  +24VDC
Pin 4   Blue   RS485A
Pin 5 White-Blue  RS485B
Pin 6   Green   GND
Pin 7   White-Brown  AUDIORXA
Pin 8   Brown   AUDIORXB
ATTENTION
   Thetwistedpaircablingmustalwaysbe‘straight’.Incaseofself
   madecabling,itmustbewiredasdescribedabove,tomakethe
   systemworkproperly.
RS232 (serial connection interface):
Forconnectionwithhomeautomationsystems,orotherremotecontrolequipment
Connection StandardRS232
PIN 2 R2TX
PIN 3 R2RX
PIN 5 GND
Settings  19200Baud
      8Bit
      1Stopbit
      Noparity
      NoHandshaking
RS232 / RS485 / TCP/IP
TheR2amplifierhasRS232,RS485andTCP/IPportswhichallacceptthesamecommands.
ThecompletecommandsettocontroltheR2amplifierisavailableintheR2commands
usermanualwhichisfreelyavailableonwww.audac.eu/download.

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Chapter 2
Overview front & rear panel
R2
OnthefrontoftheR2amplifierareapowerbutton,fourUSBconnectionportsspaceforanoptional
touchscreen(R2DIS)provided.
Thepowerbuttonisalatchingtypeandshouldbeusedforpowering-upthesystem.Whenthepowerbutton
ispressed,theR2willstartup.Whenthestartupprocedureistakingplace,theLEDonfrontoftheamplifier
willblinkblue.Afterthestartupprocedureiscompleted,theLEDwilllight-upblue,andtheR2willbeready
foroperation.
Therectangularareaonthefrontoftheamplifieristhelocationwheretheoptionaltouchscreenshouldbe
installed(R2DIS).ThistouchscreencanbeusedforcontrollingandconfiguringallthefunctionsoftheR2
amplifier.Thisunitconsistsofa7”touchscreenwithaformatof16/9andaresolutionof800x480px.A
smallintegratedcomputercontrolsthefunctionsofthetouchscreen.
ThelowerUSBconnectionportonfrontoftheamplifierisdedicatedforsoftwareupdates.Whenthe
touchscreenisinstalled,theotherthreeUSBconnectionscanbeusedtoconnectseveralperipheralstothe
amplifierlikeanUSBkeyboardormouse.
Whentheoptionaltouchscreenisnotinstalledandthelowerusbconnectionisconnectedtoyourpc,the
otherthreeUSBportsactasahubtoyourcomputer.TheperipheralsconnectedtotheUSBportswillbe
connectedtoyourPC.
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8linelevelin-andoutputsareprovidedinitsstandardconfiguration.Each
lineinputisfittedwithstereoRCAinputconnectorsandaclippingLEDwhich
illuminateswhenthesignalreachestheclippinglevel.Bymeansofthegaincontrol
potentiometers,theleveloftheinputsignalscanbecontrolled.
EachzoneoutputisfittedwithRCAstereoconnectorsfortheconnectionofexternal
amplifiers.Whentheoptionalpoweramplifierkitisinstalled(R2POW),eachoutput
zonehasanamplifiedstereowithapowerof2x40Watt@4Ohmor2x20
Watt@8Ohm.Theamplifiedzoneoutputscanbebridgedinthegraphicaluser
interfacetoobtainapowerof80Watt@8Ohmforeachoutputzone.
Audio in- and outputs
Priority, S/PDIF & Fiber
Twoaudiopriorityinputsandtwoprioritycontactinputsprovided.Dependingofthe
configuration,4prioritysignalscanbeused.Theactionsthatneedtohappenwhen
aprioritysignaloccurscanbefreelyprogrammed.Therecanbeautomatically
switchedtothepriorityaudioinputswhenaaudiosignalisapplied,ortheinternal
routingcanbeadaptedwhenasignalisavailableonthecontactinputs.
AdigitalS/PDIFin-andoutputconnectionisprovided,whichisbothcoaxialand
opticalimplemented.Thedigitalinputsignalscanberoutedjustliketheanalog
inputstothedesiredoutputzone.Thedigitaloutputscanbeprogrammedinaway
thatthereisafreelyselectablezoneoutputavailableonthischannel,withouta
volumecontrol.Thiscanbeusefulformakinglosslessrecordings.
Thelinkin-andoutputsareopticalfiberconnectorswhichcanbeusedfor
cascadingmultipleR2’s.Forthisfeature,theoptionalfiberinterconnectionmodule
hastobeinstalled..
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Peripheral interfaces
10RJ45connectorsforexpansionwithadditionalwallpanelsandin-andoutput
modulesareprovided.AlltheseconnectorscarryRS485signals.Thisallowsthe
controloftheamplifierfrom10differentlocations.
8oftheseconnectorsareabletocarrydigitalaudiosignals(PI1toPI8)for
expansionwithadditionalwalllineinputunits.
TheRJ45remotecontrolinputshouldbeconnectedtoaLANnetwork.Thismakes
itpossibletocontroltheR2systemoverEthernet,bymeansofaweb-browser
oranyotherdevicesupportingEthernet.
TheRS232connectioncanbeusedtocontroltheR2withexternalcontrol
equipmentsupportingRS232.ThisallowstocoupletheR2withyourhome
automationsystem,andcontrolitthroughhardwareofothermanufacturers,like
AMX,Crestron,….
Control ports
Chapter 3
Wire up the system
Thewiringofthesystemmustbedoneaccordingtothefollowingrules,toguaranteeaproperfunctioning
ofthesysteminallcircumstances.
1. Speakercableforamplifiedzoneoutputs:minimum2x1.5mm²
 (distance>15m:2x2.5mm²)
2. WallMountedInput&Controlunits: DW3018/4018 UTP/FTPCat5cableorbetter 
     DW5065 UTP/FTPCat6cableorbetter
     APM  UTP/FTPCat6cableorbetter
3. Musicsourcesandlinelevelzoneoutputs:mustbeconnectedwithhighqualityaudiocableand
 connectors.
4. Ethernetconnection:UTP/FTPCat5cableorbetter

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Chapter 4
R2 Quick start guide
This chapter guides you through the setup process of a basic project with one R2 audio matrix
and 8 standard DW3018/4018 wall panels.
Overview of the R2 setup
Connecting the R2
1) Connecting audio sources
Connectallyouraudiosources(CD-players,tuners,...)tothelineinputs(RCAconnectors)ontherear
paneloftheR2.Adjustallinputgainstotheappropriatelevelsonoclippingoccurs.
2) Connecting amplifiers and/or speakers
Connectamplifiers(100Vorlowimpedance)tothelineoutputs(RCAconnectors)ontherearpanelofthe
R2.Whentheoptionalpoweramplifierkitisinstalled,lowimpedanceloudspeakerscanbeconnectedto
theloudspeakeroutputs(Euroblockterminalconnectors)ontherearsideoftheR2.
3) Connecting wall panels
ConnecttheDW3018/4018wallpanelstothePI(PeripheralInterface)inputs(RJ45connectors)onrear
paneloftheR2.MultipleDW3018/4018wallpanelscanbeconnectedtoonesinglePIinputbyusingbus
cabling(connectingallthewallpanelsinparallel),oreachwallpanelcanbeconnectedtoanPIinputby
aseparatecable.Itdoesn’tmatterwhichPIportisusedforwhichzone,thesettingsforwhichwallpanel
shouldcontrolwhichzonecanbemadeintheuserinterface.
4) Connecting a computer
AcomputercanbeconnectedtotheR2throughtrueethernet.Ifthecomputerisdirectlyconnectedtothe
R2,acrossednetworkcableisnecessary.IftheR2isconnectedtoalocalLANnetwork(connectedtoa
router/switch/hub)astraightnetworkcableisnecessary.AskyourITadministratorforhelp.
Togetaccesstotheuserinterface,enterthefollowingaddressinyourinternetbrowseraddressbar:
“http://192.168.0.191”(ThisisthefactorydefaultIPaddressoftheR2,canbechangedintheuser
interface).Thedefaultadministratorpassword(givesyouaccesstoallfunctions)is“R2”andthedefault
userpassword(givesyouonlyaccesstothebasicfunctions)is“user”.Ifyouwanttomakeanychangesto
thesettings,youshouldlog-inwiththeadministratorpassword.
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Configuring the R2
1) Changing the IP address
YoucanskipthisstepwhenthedefaultIPaddress“192.168.0.191”isnotusedbyanotherdeviceinyour
network,andisOKforyou.IfyouliketochangetheIPaddress,gotothe“Setup”menu(clicktheicon
intheupperrightcornerofthemainscreen)andclick“NetworkSettings”.NowyoucanchangetheIP
address,andclick“OK”toapplythechangesandsave.Afterwards,yourbrowserwillbeautomatically
redirectedtothenewIPaddressoftheR2,andthedefaultIPaddressisnotlongervalid.
2) Changing the password
Youcanskipthisstepifthedefaultpassword“R2”foradministratorand“user”forusersisOKforyou,
buywealwaysrecommendtochangethesepasswords,especiallywhenyourR2isconnectedtoapublic
networkwhereexternalusershaveaccessto.Ifyouliketochangethepassword,gotothe“Setup”menu
andclick“Passwordsettings”.Hereyoucanchangethepasswords.First,theoldpasswordneedstobe
entered,andsubsequentlythenewpasswordneedstobeenteredtwice(Max10characters).Pressthe
“OK”buttontosavethenewpassword.Now,youalwaysneedtolog-inwiththenewpasswordsandthe
defaultpasswordsarenotlongervalid.
3) Configuring wall panels and sources
Gotothe“Setup”menuandclick“Systemconfiguration”.Nowyouhavethepossibilitytochoosebetween
“Paging”,“DW5065”and“DW3018/4018”.ToconfigurethesettingsfortheDW3018/4018wallpanels,
clickthecorrespondingbutton.Bythedropdownlistontheleftside,youcanchooseforwhichzoneyou
wanttoconfigureawallpanel.Afterthedesiredzoneisselected,youcanassignoneoftheconnected
wallpanelswiththatparticularzonebyclicking“SetAddress”.Thedisplaysonallwallpanelswillstart
blinkingwiththeselectedzonenumber.Pushthe“Program+”buttononthewallpanelifyouwantto
assignthatparticularwallpanelwiththeselectedzone.Afterthe“Program+”buttonispressed,thewall
panelwillbelinkedwiththeselectedzone,andthedisplaywillstopblinking.
TheR2containsmanydifferentinputswhichcanbeselectedtolinkwithazone.8ofthoseinputsare
accessiblethroughthe“Quickmenu”(dropdownlistonthemainpage).Thesameinputswhichare
availableinthe“Quickmenu”canbeselectedontheDW3018/4018wallpanels.Theotherinputsare
accessiblethroughthesettingsmenuifyouarelogged-inasadministrator.
Youcanchoosetheinputswhichareselectableinthe“Quickmenu”andbymeansoftheDW3018/4018
wallpanelsinthewallpanelsettingsmenu(Standardarelineinputs1to8selected).Simplyselectthe
desiredinputsignalsbythedropdownlistsnexttothecorrespondingnumbersontherightsideofthe
window.Afterthedesiredinputchannelsareselected,clickthe“Setwallpanelinputs”buttontosavethe
changes.Theselectedinputsarenowselectableinthe“Quickmenu”andbymeansofthewallpanel.
Ready
Yoursystemisnowreadyforusewiththewallpanels.

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Chapter 5
User interface & configuration
Togetaccesstothecontrolandconfigurationsettings,theR2shouldbeconnectedtoacomputeroran
EthernetLANnetwork.Formoreinformationaboutnetworkconnectionsandsettings,seeIPbasicsin
chapter8.
Thestandard(factorydefault)IPaddressoftheR2is192.168.0.191,makesurethisaddressiswithin
theIPrangeoftheconnectedEthernetLANnetwork(subnetmask255.255.255.0).Ifthedefaultnetwork
addressisnotwithinrangeofyourLANnetwork,contactyournetworkspecialist.Thenetworkaddress
canbechangedwiththeStandardWebBasedUserInterfacebutthereforeanetworkconnectionhastobe
madefirst!
Anydevice(PC,Laptop,PDAorevenaSmartphone)withawebbrowserandtheMacromediaFlash8.0
plug-in(orhigher)installed,canbeusedtocontrolthewebbaseduserinterface.
Formobiledevices,suchasPDA’s,smartphonesoreveniPhonesoriPads,specialapplicationsare
developedtocontrolthestandardfunctionsoftheR2Matrix.
Open the user interface
Start your default web browser and enter in the address bar the IP address of the embedded web server of the
R2. (The factory default IP address is http://192.168.0.191).
If multiple R2’s are cascased with each other through the fiber interconnection interface, first a selection screen
will be displayed whereby the R2 should be selected which you want to control.
Login screen
Firsttheloginscreenwillbedisplayed.
ApasswordshouldbeenteredtogetaccesstothewebinterfaceoftheR2amplifier.
Therearetwodifferentaccesslevels,administratorlevelanduserlevel.
Ifyoulog-inusingtheadministratorpassword,yougetaccesstoallfunctionsandconfigurationoptions
oftheR2Amplifier(Thefactorydefaultpasswordforadministratoraccesis“R2”).
Whenyoulog-inusingtheuser password,youonlygetaccesstothebasicfunctionsoftheR2Amplifier,
suchaschangingthevolumeandchangingtheroutingforaparticularoutputzone.(Thefactorydefault
passwordforuseraccesis“user”).
Aftertherightpasswordisentered,clickthe“OK”button,andyouwillberedirectedtothemainscreenof
theR2interface.
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ThepasswordscanbechangedintheConfiguration>>Passwordsettingsmenu(Onlyadministrator)
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Main screen
Themainscreendisplaysall8outputzonesoftheR2withfadervolumecontrols.
Volume control
Thevolumeofeachchannelcanbesetbymovingthefaderofthecorrespondingchannelupordown.
Atthetopandbottomsideofeachfaderisabuttonwithanarrowdisplayedwherebythevolumecanbe
raisedorloweredinstepsof1dB.Atthebottomisa“Mute”buttonprovidedwhichmutesthevolumeof
thecorrespondingoutputchannelinoneclick.Afterthevolumeismuted,thismutebuttonwillbecome
Red,andthevolumecanbeunmutedafterclickingitagain.
Assign zone names
Forabetteroverviewofalloutputchannels,everyfadercanbeassignedbyaspecificzonenameas
shownintheexamplebelow.Thenameofthezonecanbechangedbydoubleclickingonthenamewhich
isdisplayedabovethecorrespondingfader(indicatedinthepicturebelowwith“ZoneName”).Whena
cursorcomesup,removetheexistingnamewiththebackspacekey,andjustchangethenameinthe
desiredname.Clickonthe“SaveZoneSettings”buttonandconfirmtosavethechangedzonesettings.
Thenameofthecorrespondingzonewillbechanged,andnexttimeyoulogintothewebbaseduser
interfaceoftheR2thesamezonenamewillbedisplayed.
Connection status
Inthetopleftcornerofthewindowisthe“ConnectionStatus”displayed.Tohavecommunicationwiththe
R2,theconnectionstatusmustbe“ONLINE”.
Input channel selection
Thedesiredinputsignalforaparticularzonecanbeselectedbyusingthedropdownlistboxbelowthe
zonename.Thisdropdownlistshows8audioinputsignalswhichareselectedasstandardinputsinthe
“SystemConfiguration”menu,togetherwiththenoptions“Off”and“Other”.Whennoinputsignalis
selected,theoption“Off”willappear.Whenaspecialinputneedtobeselectedwhichisnotselectedas
oneofthe8standardinputsinthe“SystemConfiguration”menu,thisshouldbedonebymeansofthe
“Settings”menu,whichcanbeobtainedbyclickingthe“Settings”buttonbelowthe“InputSelection”
dropdownlist.Inthiscase,theoption“Other”willappear.Inthe“Settings”menu,othersettingssuchas
tonecontrolordigitalfiltersettingscanbemadetoo.
Configuration menu
Inthetoprightcornerisa“Setup”buttondisplayed.Afterclickingthisbutton,youwillberedirectedtothe
generalconfigurationmenuoftheR2.
R2 Main screen