AUDAC NPM200 User manual

Hardware Manual
NPM200
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This manual is put together with much care, and is as complete as could be on the publication date.
However, updates on the specications, functionality or software may have occurred since publication.
To obtain the latest version of both manual and software, please visit the Audac website @ audac.eu.

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Table of contents
Introduction 05
DanteTM/AES67-enabled PoE paging console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
Precautions 06
Chapter 1 08
Connections and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08
Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09
Chapter 2 10
Overview front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3 13
Quick start guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Technical specications 14
Notes 15

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Introduction
The NPM200 is a Dante™/AES67-enabled PoE paging console that lets you make announcements and
send commands over the network to trigger functions. With Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology, this
console can be easily connected to your network without the need for additional power cables, making
it the perfect solution for busy ofces and other professional environments. Featuring a user-friendly
interface and intuitive controls on a 3.5” touchscreen, the NPM200 allows you to easily manage audio
paging and messaging. You can create and transmit pre-recorded messages or use the console’s XLR
input to make announcements in real time.
Networked audio in- & output wall panels
Phantom
XLR inputs
1 x input
WaveTune™
Gain
Dante™outputs
4 x outputs
Chime input
Touch interface
Message input
Touch interface
Dante™inputs
4 x inputs
Daisy chain bypass
Volume
Volume
Mixer
Input processing zone processing
Input processing Zone processing
Daisy chain bypass

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Precautions
READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
ALWAYS KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS. NEVER THROW THEM AWAY
ALWAYS HANDLE THIS UNIT WITH CARE
HEED ALL WARNINGS
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
NEVER EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN, MOISTURE, ANY DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUID. AND NEVER PLACE AN
OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID ON TOP OF THIS DEVICE
NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS
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 STICK ANY OBJECTS THROUGH THE VENTILATION OPENINGS.
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 WHICH CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS 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
ONLY CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A MAINS SOCKET OUTLET WITH PROTECTIVE EARTHING CONNECTION
USE THE APPARATUS ONLY IN MODERATE CLIMATES
CAUTION - SERVICING
This product contains no user serviceable parts. Refer all servicing to qualied service
personnel. Do not perform any servicing (unless you are qualied to)
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This product conforms to all the essential requirements and further relevant
specications described in following directives: 2014/30/EU (EMC) and 2014/35/EU (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 life cycle. This regulation is created to prevent any
possible harm to the environment or human health.
This product is developed and manufactured with high quality materials and
components which can be recycled and/or reused. Please dispose this product at
your local collection point or recycling centre for electrical and electronic waste. This
will make sure that it will be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner, and will
help to protect the environment in which we all live.

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RJ45 (Network, PoE)
Network connections
Ethernet (POE):
Used for connecting the NWP series in your Ethernet network with PoE (power over Ethernet). The NWP
series complies with the IEEE 802.3 af/at standard, which allows IP-based terminals to receive power, in
parallel to data, over the existing CAT-5 Ethernet infrastructure without the need to make any modi-
cations in it.
PoE integrates data and power on the same wires, it keeps the structured cabling safe and does not
interfere with concurrent network operation. PoE delivers 48v of DC power over unshielded twisted-pair
wiring for terminals consuming less than 13 watts of power.
The maximum output power is depending on the power delivered by the network infrastructure. In
case the network infrastructure is not capable of delivering sufcient power, use a PoE injector to the
NWP series.
While CAT5E network cable infrastructure is sufcient for handling the required bandwidth, it is recom-
mended to upgrade the network cabling to CAT6A or better cabling to achieve the best possible thermal
and power efciency throughout the system when drawing higher powers over PoE.
Chapter 1
CONNECTION STANDARDS
The in- and output connections for AUDAC audio equipment are performed according to
international wiring standards for professional audio equipment.
XLR
For balanced microphone input connections
Connections
Pin 1 White-Orange
Pin 2 Orange
Pin 3 White-Green
Pin 4 Blue
Pin 5 White-Blue
Pin 6 Green
Pin 7 White-Brown
Pin 8 Brown
PIN 1:
PIN 2:
PIN 3:
Ground
Signal +
Signal -

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Network settings
STANDARD NETWORK SETTINGS
DHCP: ON
IP Address: Depending on DHCP
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (Depending on DHCP)
Gateway: 192.168.0.253 (Depending on DHCP)
DNS 1: 8.8.4.4 (Depending on DHCP)
DNS 2: 8.8.8.8 (Depending on DHCP)

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Chapter 2
Overview front panel
Front panel description
The front panel of the NPM200 is nished with elegant front panel glass with die-cast metal body
construction features a PTT button with visual LED feedback, a 3.5” fully exible and congurable
touchscreen, and an XLR input that allows the use of various microphones with provided 48V phantom
power.
Push to Talk (PTT) Button
After the desired zone, zones, or group is selected from the touchscreen, announcements
can be made either by pressing and holding the Push to talk’ button or by using the button
as a toggle switch. When the ows are occupied by another paging station (orange LED
blinking), no announcements can be made.
3.5” Touchscreen
With a 3.5” touchscreen, the NPM200 allows you to easily manage audio paging, messaging,
and Trigger commands for 3rd party equipment. The content of the touchscreen is fully
exible and congurable using AUDAC Touch™. In addition, any function on NPM200 can
be controlled and triggered from AUDAC Touch™.
XLR Input for Microphone
An XLR input that allows the use of various microphones with 48V phantom power.
Microphone input can be tailored by using integrated WaveTune™.
Push to talk (PTT) button
with visual LED feedback
3.5” touchscreen
XLR input for microphone

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Overview rear panel
Rear panel description
The rear of the NMP200 contains an ethernet connection port which is used to connect the paging
microphone to the RJ45 connector. As the NPM200 is a Dante™/AES67-enabled PoE paging console,
all data ow and powering are done through this single port.
Ethernet connection
The Ethernet connection is the essential connection for the NPM200. Both audio
transmission (Dante/AES67), as well as control signals and power (PoE), are distributed
over the Ethernet network. This input shall be connected to your network infrastructure.
Teardrop holes
These teardrop holes makes it possible to mount the NPM200 to a surface or wall with the
included brackets.
Ethernet connection
Teardrop holes
Installation
This chapter guides you through the setup process for a basic setup where an NPM200 paging console
should be connected to a system with a wired network. Provide a twisted pair cable (CAT5E or better)
from the network switch to the wall panel. The maximum distance between the PoE switch and the
wall panel should be 100 meters.
When you want to create a setup where multiple NPM200’s can work simultaniously, you should have
your Dante routing in a star topology. If one-by-one priority-based paging is required, Dante routing
should be done with daisy chain topology.

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Chapter 3
Quick start guide
This chapter guides you through the setup process for a NPM200 DanteTM/AES67-enabled PoE paging
console as a Dante source connected to the network. The control of the system is done through the
NPM200 or Audac TouchTM.
1) Connecting the NPM200 to your network
Connect your NPM200 paging console to a PoE-powered Ethernet network with a CAT5E (or better)
networking cable. In case the available Ethernet network is not PoE compatible, an additional PoE
injector shall be applied in between. The operation of the NPM200 paging console can be monitored
through the touchscreen on the front panel of the unit.
2) Connecting the XLR
Various microphones can be connected to the XLR connector on the top panel. When using condenser
microphones 48V phantom power can be activated from AUDAC Touch™.
Connecting the NPM200 series
Conguring the NPM200
1) Dante controller
Once all connections are made, and the NPM200 paging console is operational, the routing for the Dante
audio transfer can be made.
For the conguration of the routing, the Audinate Dante Controller software shall be used. The use of
this tool is extensively described in the Dante controller user guide which can be downloaded from both
Audac (www.audac.eu) and Audinate (www.audinate.com) websites.
In this document, we quickly describe the most basic functions to get you started. Once the Dante
controller software is installed and running, it will automatically discover all the Dante-compatible devices
in your network. All devices will be shown on a matrix grid with on the horizontal axis all the devices with
their receiving channels shown and on the vertical axis all the devices with their transmitting channels.
The shown channels can be minimized and maximized by clicking the ‘+’ and ‘-’ icons.
Linking between the transmitting and receiving channels can be done by simply clicking the cross points
on the horizontal and vertical axis. Once clicked, it only takes a few seconds before the link is made, and
the cross point will be indicated with a green checkbox when successful.
To give custom names to the devices or the channels, double-click the device name and the device view
window will pop up. The device name can be assigned in the ‘Device cong’ tab, while the transmitting
and receiving channel labels can be assigned under the ‘Receive’ and ‘Transmit’ tabs.
Once any changes are made to linking, naming, or any other, it is automatically stored inside the device
itself without requiring any save command. All settings and linkings will be automatically recalled after
power off or re-connection of the devices.
Besides the standard and essential functions described in this document, the Dante Controller software
also includes many additional conguration possibilities that might be required depending on your
application requirements. Consult the complete Dante controller user guide for more information.

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2) NPM200 paging console settings
Once the Dante routing settings are made through the Dante Controller, other settings of the NPM200
paging console itself can be congured using the Audac TouchTM platform, which can be freely downloaded
and operated from various platforms. This is very intuitive to be operated and automatically discovers all
available compatible products in your network. Available settings include gain, input lter, and output
mapping, as well as advanced congurations such as WaveTuneTM and much more

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Technical specications
Microphone Optional (not included)
Indicators Fully congurable
touchscreen interface
Touchscreen interface (3.5”) + RGB LED (PTT) VU, Clipping
Audio status
(recording, playback, paging, …)
Device status
Bus / priority status
Zones / functions overview
Conguration Audac Touch™
Congurable settings Fully congurable user interface Group selection
Message selection
Zones selection
PTT (toggle & press & hold)
IP settings
Device name
Gain
Phantom power
Pilot tone
DSP (EQ, Filters)
Pre-recorded messages Yes
Pre-programmed events Yes
Integrated DSP Yes (EQ, Filters, ...)
Integrated chime Yes (Programmable)
Phantom power +48 V DC
Power Supply PoE powered (IEEE 802.3af/at)
Power consumption 3W (nominal), 3.7W (when booting)
Connectors XLR Female (mic in)
RJ45 (network + PoE),
2 meters long connection cable is included.
Dimensions (W x H x D) 110 x 58 x 166 mm
Weight 0.5 Kg (Approx.)
Construction Die-cast metal
Colours Black (RAL9005)
Front nish Elegant front panel with glass
Accessories Mounting bracket (included) for teardrop holes
Compatible devices All Dante compatible devices
CMX215
CMX230

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