AUDAC M2 User manual

M2
User Manual
www.audac.eu

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Index
Introduction 5
M2 Block Diagram 6
Precautions 7
Safety requirements7 
Caution servicing7
EC Declaration of Conformity7
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 8
Caution 8
Chapter 1: Connections and connectors 9
Connection standards 9
Wire up the system 11
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Chapter 2: Front & rear panel 12
Front panel overview 12
Front panel description 12
Rear panel overview 13
Rear panel description 13
Chapter 3: M2 Quick start guide 16
Connecting the M2 16
Configuring the M2 17
Ready 17
Chapter 4: User interface & configuration 20
Open the user interface 20
Login screen 20
Main screen 21
Output settings 23
Configuration settings 27
Input configuration 27
Automatic Level Control (ALC) 29
3 / 7 Band Parametric EQ 31
Filters 32
Output configuration 33
Global scenes configuration 36
Timer settings 37
Paging volume 39
Priority settings 39
Peripheral configuration 41
System configuration 42
Network 42
Password 44
Time 44

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Address 45
Factory settings 46
Voice file 48
Fiber settings 50
Amplifier bridging 51
iPhone + iPad 52
Chapter 5: Peripheral interfaces 53
Wall mounted control panels 54
DW3020/4020 Basic wall panel 54
DW5065 All-in-one wall panel 56
Connection possibilities 58
Chapter 6: Paging 59
Basics 59
Connection possibilities 60
Paging over fiber 60
Paging connection limits 61
Configuration 61
Chapter 7: Cascading 68
Principle 68
Fiber audio flow 69
Setting up the project 71
Chapter 8: Additional information 74
IP Basics 74
Updating the M2 74
Technical specifications 76
Personal notes 78

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Introduction
Multi-Media Digital Audio Mixer
TheM2isthenewestadditiontotheAUDACproductrangeofMatrixandMixingsystems.This
versatileapplianceisaMulti-Mediaaudiodistributionsystemwhichoffersanunmatched
flexibilityandawiderangeofpossibilitiesforanyaudiodistributionsystem.TheM2handles
adiversearrayofinputsignalsandhassufficientDSPpowertoapplythemostmodern
filters,equalizersandotheroptions.
Ingeneral,theM2isan9x8digitalaudiomixer,whichisbasedon11powerfulDSP
processors.Itisfullydigitallycontrollablethroughawebbrowserinterface,hasanoptional
touchpanel,wallpanelsandiPhoneoriPadapps.Thebuilt-indigitalmixermakesitpossible
tomixallinputsignalsandpatchthemtoanyoftheoutputs.
WhatmakestheM2betterthanallotherdigitalaudiomatrixesisthesuperiorDSPpower
togetherwithitsadvancedsoftware.TheM2consistsof8balancedstereoinputswith
AutomaticLevelControl(ALC)towhichanyLineorMicrophonelevelsourcecanbeconnected.
Otherfunctionsthatcanbeconfiguredontheinputs:NoiseGate,Filters,7BandParametric
EQ,Phantompower,...
Thezoneoutputsarebalancedstereooutputswiththepossibilityofintegratinganoptional
PowerAmplifierKit(POW2).TheoutputsareswitchablebetweenMono/Stereoandcapable
ofapplyingmanyotherfunctionssuchasDelay,Restrictingtheaudiolevel,7-BandParametric
EQandFilters.
Togetherwiththeaudiooutputs,oneoutputrelay(NO/NCcontacts)isprovidedforevery
output.Thiscanbeusedforcontrollingexternaldevicessuchasemergencylights,bypassing
volumecontrollers,...
Allaudioinputscanbemixedtotheoutputs.Tokeepaclearoverviewofallthesefunctions,
theycanbegroupedtodifferentscenes.Withthesescenes,itwillbepossibletorecallall
therightsettingsbyonesingleaction.
Someofthemanyotherfeaturesare:10programmablecontactinputs,256programmable
events,fiberopticalinterface(option),7’Touchscreendisplaykit(option),...
IncombinationwiththeAPMpagingconsoles,theM2createsaflexibleandpowerfulpaging
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M2 Block Diagram
ALC NG DSP
Generator
ALC NG DSP ALC NG DSP ALC NG ALC NG
DSP
1
2
3
POW2
Amplifier Kit
M2 Schematic
Line/ Mic 1-8
Fiber Module
Communication
& Control
Line 9
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7 Line 8
Sys Sys
Dig
Prio 1 Prio 2
Sine
WhiteN
PinkN
Pl 1 Pl 2 Pl 3 Pl 4 Pl 5 Pl 6 Pl 7 Pl 8
Fiber 1 Fiber 2 Fiber 3 Fiber 4 Fiber 5 Fiber 6 Fiber 7 Fiber 8
Priority Input 1-2 Priority contact 1-2 Link in
PI 1 PI 2 PI 3 PI 4 PI 5 PI 6 PI 7 PI 8 PI 9 PI 10
2 Band EQ
IN
OUT
Volume
Filter
Tone Filter Volume
7-Band EQFilter 7-Band EQ
Delay
Link out
RS232
TCP/IP
Output 1-8
Main DSP & FPGA
IO DSP
IO DSP
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 8
Sys
Sys
Dig
Pl 1
Pl 2
Pl 3
Pl 4
Pl 5
Pl 6
Pl 7
Pl 8
Fiber 1
Fiber 2
Fiber 3
Fiber 4
Fiber 5
Fiber 6
Fiber 7
Fiber 8
Peripheral Interfaces

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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.
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
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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)
CAUTION - SERVICING
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicingto
qualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing(unlessyou
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CAUTION
Thesymbolsshownareinternationallyrecognizedsymbolsthatwarnaboutpotentional
hazardsofelectricalproducts.Thelightningflashwitharrowpointinanequilateraltriangle
meansthattheunitcontainsdangerousvoltages.Theexclamationpointinanequilateral
triangleindicatesthatitisnecessaryfortheusertorefertotheusersmanual.
Thesesymbolswarnthattherearenouserserviceablepartsinsidetheunit.Donotopenthe
unit.Donotattempttoservicetheunityourself.Referallservicingtoqualifiedpersonnel.
Openingthechassisforanyreasonwillvoidthemanufacturer’swarranty.Donotgetthe
unitwet.Ifliquidisspilledontheunit,shutitoffimmediatelyandtakeittoadealerfor
service.Disconnecttheunitduringstormstopreventdamage.
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)
TheWEEEmarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposed
withregularhousholdwasteattheendofitsworkinglife.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
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microphoneinputconnections
 Pin 1: Ground
 Pin 2: Signal+
 Pin 3: Signal-
3-Pin Euro-Terminal Block:
Forbalancedinandoutputconnections
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 Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)
 Center:Signal+ (XLRPin2)
 Right:  Ground (XLRPin1)
Forbalancedlineinputconnections:

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Forbalancedlineoutputconnections:
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Forunbalancedlinein&outputconnections:
RJ45 (RS485, Digital audio, +24V DC):
ForconnectiontoWallPanels&PagingConsoles
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ensure
properfunctioningofthesystem.
RS232 (serial connection interface):
Forconnectionwithhomeautomationsystems,orotherremotecontrolequipment
Connection StandardRS232
PIN 2 M2TX
PIN 3 M2RX
PIN 5 GND
Settings  19200Baud
      8Bit
      1Stopbit
      Noparity
      NoHandshaking

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RS232 / RS485 / TCP/IP
TheM2hasRS232,RS485andTCP/IPportswhichallacceptthesamecommands.The
completecommandsettocontroltheM2isavailableintheM2commandsusermanual
whichisfreelydownloadableonwww.audac.eu
Wire up the system
Thewiringofthesystemmustbedoneaccordingtothefollowingrules,toguarantee
properfunctioningofthesysteminallcircumstances.
1. Speakercableforamplifiedzoneoutputs:
Minimum 2 x 1.5 mm²
If distance > 15 m: 2 x 2.5 mm²)
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2. WallMountedInput&Controlunits:
DW3020/4020 UTP/FTP Cat6 cable or better
DW5065 UTP/FTP Cat6 cable or better
APM1xx UTP/FTP Cat6 cable or better
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2. Musicsourcesandzoneoutputs:
Must be connected with high-quality audio cable and high-quality
connectors
3. Ethernetconnection:
UTP/FTP Cat5e cable or better

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Chapter 2
Front & rear panel
ThefrontpaneloftheM2onlycontainsapowerbuttonwithLEDpowerindicator,twoUSB
connectionports,anSD/MMCmemorycardslotandanareatoinstallanoptionaltouch-
screeninterface.
Afterpressingthepowerbutton,thesystemstart-upprocedure(whichonlytakesafew
seconds)willtakeplace.Duringthestart-upprocedure,thepowerLEDwillblink.Afterthe
blinking,theLEDwillconstantlyilluminateandthesystemisfullyreadyforoperation.
TheprovidedUSBportsarebothA&Btypeports.UsingtheB-typeport,thesystemcan
beconnectedtoacomputerforperformingupdatestothesystemfirmware.TheSD/MMC
memorycardslotcanbeusedforthesamepurposeandalsoprovidesthepossibilitytoload
andsavespecificsystemconfigurationfiles.Audiofilesstoredonthememorycardcanbe
retrievedatpredefinedmomentsorexternallytriggered.
Theprovidedrectangularareacanbeusedtoinstalltheoptionaltouchscreendisplaykit
(M2DIS)whichcanbeusedtocontrolandconfiguringallM2functions.Theoptionalmodule
existsofa7’touchcreenwitha16/9widescreenaspectratioandaresolutionof800x480
pixels.Anintegratedprocessorhandlesthecommunicationwiththemainsystemprocessor.
Front Panel overview
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Rear Panel overview
Audio inputs:
TheM2containsatotalof9 mixable audio inputs.
8oftheseinputsareBalanced StereoinputsacceptingbothLine and Microphone level
signals.TheseinputsareimplementedusingTerminalBlockconnectors,usableforaudio
signalscomingfromanyaudiosource,whetherthesignalisBalancedorUnbalanced
andMicrophoneorLinelevel.Eachinputisperformedusinga6-pinsTerminalBlock
connector(3-pinsforeachLeftandRightchannel).
The ninth audio input isanUnbalanced Stereo input,whichisimplementedusing
RCA connectors.Thissignalisselectableoutof four stereo RCA inputs(9A,9B,9Cor
9D).Onlyoneofthesefourinputscanbeusedatthesametime.Thisinputisspecifically
implementedforapplicationsbeingusedincombinationwithmultiplevideosources,
whereonlyoneofthesesourceswillbeusedsimultaneously.Inthiscase,itprovidesthe
greatadvantageofonlylosingoneoftheinputs,insteadoffour.
WhenconnectingaMono signal source(suchasamicrophone,...)totheM2,itshould
alwaysbeconnectedtotheLeft Channel inputs(upperterminalsoftheBalancedinputs
orWhiteRCAterminaloftheUnbalancedinputs).
Audio outputs:
Eight Balanced Stereo Line outputsareavailablebymeansofTerminal Block
connectors.Eachoutputisusinga6-pinsTerminalBlockconnector(3-pinsforeach
LeftandRightchannel).
BesidestheLineoutputs,therearealsoconnectionsavailablefortheAmplified audio
outputsofthe(optional)POW2internalPower Amplifier Kit bymeansofTerminal
Block connectors.
Thisoptionalmodulegivestheusertheabilitytohavedirectlyamplifiedoutputswitha
powerof60 Watts(@4Ohm)foreachchannel(16 Channels - 8 Stereo outputs)or
120 Watts (@8Ohm)fortwobridgedchannels(8 Channels - 8 Mono outputs).
Priority Inputs
CH 1 CH 2
Contact Inputs
12345678C
9A
9B
9C
9D
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
INPUT
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
OUTPUT
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
Peripheral Interfaces
RS485(1) RS485(2)
RS485(3) RS485(4)
RS485(5) RS485(6)
RS485(7) RS485(8)
RS485(9) RS485(10)
emote Control
(Ethernet)
(RS232)
Fuse:
230V~ / 50Hz
Link
In
Out

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Relay outputs:
Inadditiontothestandardaudiooutputs,theM2alsocontains 8 relay outputs.Eachof
theserelayscontainnormallyclosed(NC)andnormallyopen(NO)contactswhichcanbe
connectedusingTerminal Block connectors.
Theserelayscanbetriggeredautomatically when a paging message is announcedfor
acertainzone,whenapriority signal or contact occurs,atpredefined timer scheduled
momentsorbypushing freely programmable buttons on a paging console.
Averydiverserangeofexternaldevicescanbecontrolledusingtheserelays.Sometypical
applicationexamplesareoverrulingmanual100Voltvolumecontrollersandactivating
emergencylightsincaseofemergencycalls.Otheroptionsareswitchingonpoweramplifiers
atpredefinedmoments,powering-updisplaysorbeamerstogetherwiththeaudiosystem,
rollingandunrollingofautomaticprojectionscreens,turninglightsonandoff,...
Infact,theserelayoutputscanbeusedforcontrollingandpoweringdevicesinamuchwider
applicationrangethandescribedabove,aslongasthevoltageandcurrentdonotexceed
theallowedlimitof1A / 30V DC or 0.3 A / 125V AC.
Contact inputs:
Atotalof10 contact inputsareprovided,whichcanbeusedfortriggeringalldifferent
kindsofactionsandeventsbyasimple contact closure.Someexamplesoftriggerable
actionsare ‘Scenes’ selection, Output zones linking, priority actions triggering,
voice file enabling, ...
Eightoftheseinputsaregroupedunder‘Contact Inputs’andimplementedusinga
9-PinsTerminalBlockconnector.Thesecontactscanbetriggeredbyconnectingthe
common(C)terminalwiththecorrespondingterminal(1to8)ofthecontactsinput.
Theother twocontactinputsaregroupedunder‘Priority Inputs’andimplementedusing
2-PinsTerminalBlockconnectors.Thesecontactscanbetriggeredbyconnectingboth
terminalpinstoeachother.
Priority inputs:
Two balanced priority audio inputsarefeaturedusing3-PinsTerminal Block
connectors.ThesepriorityaudioinputsacceptbothLineandMicrophonelevelsignals
andcanbeusedforconnectinganymonoaudiosourcedevicesuchasexternalvoicefile
interfaces,telephonepageroutputs,...
Theactionstobetakenincaseofapriorityinputcanbefreelyprogrammedand
configuredforeachoutputindividually.
Peripheral interface connectors:
Atotalof10 Peripheral interface connectorsarepresent,providedwithRJ45
connectors.ThisallowsexpansionofthesystemwithperipheralunitssuchasWallPanel
controllers(possiblycontainingadditionallocalaudioinputs),digitalpagingmicrophones,
intelligentrelayunits,...
AllthePI ports (1 to 10)supportbidirectional RS485 data transferupto32 devices
connectedtoeach PI port,whileonlythe8firstPI ports (1 to 8)supportdata + digital
audio transfer. Thisway,audioinputscanbeconnected,whichcanbepatchedtothe
mixer.

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Onlyone audio input device(data+digitalaudiotransfer)canbeconnectedtoeach PI
port (ports 1 to 8)whilemultiple control devices(upto32)canbeconnectedtoeach
PI port (ports 1 to 10)usingbuscabling(connectingdevicesinparallel).
Besides,thesupplyvoltagetotheperipheralinputsisalsoprovidedonthePeripheral
interfaceconnectors.(insomecasesanadditionalpowersupplyisdesirable)
RS232 Connection:
TheRS232connectioncanbeusedtocontrolthemixerthroughexternalhardwaresuch
ashomeautomationsystemsorcomputers.Connectyourexternalcontrolhardwareto
thisport.Thepinoutandcommunicationsettingsaredescribedinanearlierchapterof
thisusermanual(Chapter1:Connections&Connectors).ThecompleteRS232command
instructionsetandconfigurationinformationcanbedownloadedfromtheAUDACwebsite.
Remote control (Ethernet) Connector:
TheM2canbeconnectedthroughEthernetusingthisRJ45connector.Thisway,the
mixercanbecontrolledbysendingcommandsoverTCP/IP,and/orbyusingtheintegrated
web-basedinterfacewhichcanbeaccessedthroughanydeviceusingastandardweb-
browsersupportingflashorspecialappsthataredesignedforuseincombinationwith
mobileapplications.(Smartphones&Tablets).
IftheM2isconnectedtoalocalLANnetwork(connectedtoarouter/switch/hub)a
straightnetworkcableisnecessary.Whenconnecteddirectlytoacomputer,acrossed
networkcableshouldbeused.
FormoreinformationabouttheEthernetconfigurationofthisdevice,check‘Chapter4:
Userinterface&Configuration’and‘Chapter9:IPBasics’ofthisusermanual.
Optical link in & output connectors (optional)
ThetwoST/PCconnectorspresentontheoptionalFiberInterconnectionModule(OPT2)
canbeusedforcreatinglinksbetweenseveralmatrixsystems,coveringdistancesup
to1000metersandtransferringupto16audiochannels(8Stereo)usingoneduplex
multimodeglassfibercable.
Power inlet:
Themainpowersupply(110~240VAC/50~60Hz)hastobeappliedtothisACpower
inlet.TheconnectionismadebyanIECpowerconnectorandisfittedwithafuse.When
replacingthefuse,makesurethatthevalueofthereplacementfusematchesthevalueof
theoriginalfuse.(T2AL/250V)
NOTE: WheninstallingtheoptionalPowerAmplifierkit,thefuseneedstobechanged
accordinglyandshouldbereplacedbyaT4AL/250Vfuse(includedwithPOW2).

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Chapter 3
M2 Quick start guide
This chapter guides you through the setup process of a basic project using one M2 Mixer with
8 standard DW3020/4020 wall panels and two All-In-One DW5065 wall panels.
Overview of the M2 setup
Connecting the M2
ATTENTION
MakesurethepowerofthedeviceisturnedOFFbeforeanyconnectionsorwiring
adjustmentsaremade.Disregardingthisrulecanleadtopermanentdamageofthe
equipment.
1) Connecting audio sources
ConnectallaudiosourcestotheaudioinputsontherearsideoftheM2.Theseinputsare
BalancedStereoinputsandperformedusing6-pinsterminalblockconnectors,(3-pins
foreachLeftandRightchannel).TheseinputsbothacceptLineandMicrophonelevel
signalsandthegainadjustmentisdoneautomaticallybytheALC.Amonosource(such
asmicrophone)shouldalwaysbeconnectedtotheLeftinputandwhenusingcondenser
microphonesthephantompowershouldbeswitchedON.
2) Connecting amplifiers and/or speakers
Connectamplifiers(100Vorlowimpedance)tothebalancedoutputsoftheM2.These
outputsareperformedusing6-pinsterminalblockconnectors(3-pinsforeachLeftand
Rightchannel).Theamplifierconfiguration(100VorLowimpedance)andpowerneedsto
bechosenaccordingtotherequirementsofeachspecificapplication.Whentheinternal
poweramplifierkit(POW2)isinstalled,lowimpedanceloudspeakersorlinetransformer
unitscanbeconnecteddirectlytotheamplifiedoutputsoftheM2.Theoutputcanbe
switchedbetweenStereo&Mono,orcanbebridgedincasethepoweramplifierkit
(POW2)isinstalled.
Priority Inputs
CH 1 CH 2
Contact Inputs
12345678C
9A
9B
9C
9D
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
INPUT
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
L-
L+
GND
R-
R+
GND
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
NO
COM
NC
OUTPUT
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
R-
R+
L-
L+
PeripheralInterfaces
RS485(1) RS485(2)
RS485(3) RS485(4)
RS485(5) RS485(6)
RS485(7) RS485(8)
RS485(9) RS485(10)
emote Control
(Ethernet)
(RS232)
Fuse:
230V~ / 50Hz
Link
In
Out
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Prog.
Vol
+
-
+
-
Audiosources
Amplifiers
Wallpanels

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3) Connecting wall panels
ConnecttheDW3020/4020andDW5065wallpanelstothePI(PeripheralInterface)inputs
(RJ45connectors)onthebacksideoftheM2.AllPIports(1to10)supportdatatransfer,
whileonlythe8firstPIports(1to8)supportdata+digitalaudiotransfer.Becauseofthis,
thebasicDW3020/4020wallpanelsmaybeconnectedtoallPIportswhiletheAll-In-
OneDW5065wallpanelsmayonlybeconnectedtoPIports1to8.
MultipleDW3020/4020wallpanelscanbeconnectedtoonesinglePIinputusingbus
cabling(connectingallthewallpanelsinparallel)oreachwallpanelcanbeconnected
usingaseparatecabletoaseparateport.Itdoesnotmatterwhichinputisusedforwhich
zone,thesettingsforwhichwallpanelshouldcontrolwhichzonecanbemadeinthe
settingsmenu.
OnlyoneDW5065All-In-Onewallpanel(withaudioinput)maybeconnected
simultaneouslytoaPIinputport(1to8).
4) Connecting a computer
AcomputercanbeconnectedtotheM2throughEthernet.Ifthecomputerisdirectly
connectedtotheM2,acrossednetworkcableisnecessary.IftheM2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://192.168.0.190’(ThisisthefactorydefaultIPaddressoftheM2,can
bechangedinthesettingsmenu).Thedefaultadministratorpassword(givesyouaccess
toallfunctions)is‘M2’andthedefaultuserpassword(givesyouonlyaccesstothebasic
functions)is‘user’.Ifanychangestothesettingsshouldbemade,theadministrator
passwordshouldbeused.
Configuring the M2
1) Changing the IP address
YoucanskipthisstepwhenthedefaultIPaddress‘192.168.0.190’isnotinuse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)click
on‘Systemconfiguration’andgoto‘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M2,andthedefaultIPaddressisno
longervalid.
2) Changing the password
Youcanskipthisstepifthedefaultpassword‘M2’foradministratorand‘user’forusers
isOKforyou,butwealwaysrecommendtochangethesepasswords,especiallywhen
yourM2isconnectedtoapublicnetworkwhereexternalusershaveaccess.Ifyouliketo
changethepassword,gotothe‘Setup’menu,clickon‘Systemconfiguration’andgoto
‘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8
characters).Pressthe‘OK’buttontosavethenewpassword.Now,youalwaysneedtolog
inwiththenewpassword.Thedefaultpasswordisnolongervalid.

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3) Configuring wall panels and sources
Basic DW3020/4020 wall panels
Gotothe‘Setup’menuandclick‘Peripheralconfiguration’.Nowyouhavethepossibilityto
choosebetween‘Paging’,‘DW5065’and‘DW3020/4020’.
ToconfigurethesettingsfortheDW3020/4020wallpanels,clickthecorresponding
button.Theoutputtowhichawallpanelshouldbeassignedcanbechosenfromthe
dropdownlist.Afterthezoneisselected,clickthe‘SetAddress’button.Thedisplayon
allconnectedwallpanelswillstartblinkingwiththeselectedzonenumber.Pushthe
upperbutton‘Program+’onthewallpaneltoassignitwiththatparticularzone.Afterthe
‘Program+’buttonispressed,thewallpanelwillbelinkedwiththeselectedzoneandthe
displaywillstopblinking.Repeatthisactionforalltheconnectedwallpanelsandforall
zonesuntillazoneisassignedforeveryconnectedwallpanel.
TheM2containsmanydifferentinputsorscenesforeachzone,selectableusingwall
panels.8ofthoseinputsorscenesareaccessiblethroughthe‘Quickmenu’(dropdown
listonthemainscreen).Thesesamepresetsavailableinthe‘Quickmenu’canbe
selectedthroughDW3020/4020wallpanels.Othersareonlyaccessiblethroughthe
settingsmenuwhenloggedinasadministrator.
Theavailablepresetsinthe‘Quickmenu’(whicharealsoselectablethroughthe
DW3020/4020wallpanels)canbeselectedinthe‘Outputconfiguration’menufor
eachzone,byclickingthebutton‘Quickmenusettings’(Standardarelineinputs1to
8selected).Simplyselectthedesiredinputorsceneusingthedropdownlistsonthe
correspondinglocation.Afterthedesiredinputchannelsareselected,clickthe‘Setinputs’
buttontosavethechanges.Theselectedinputsarenowselectableinthe‘Quickmenu’
andbymeansofthewallpanel.
All-In-One DW5065 wall panels
ToconfigurethesettingsoftheDW5065wallpanels,clickthe‘Peripheralconfiguration’
buttoninthesettingsmenuandselectthecorresponding‘DW5065’button.
Afterthisbuttonisclicked,awindowwherealltheconfigurationsettingsfortheDW5065
canbemade,willbeshown.Ontheleftside,adropdownlistisshownfromwhichthe
addressoftheDW5065canbeselected.Theaddresscanbeselectedfrom‘W001’to
‘W008’.Logicallyitstartswiththeaddress‘W001’forthefirstwallpanelandincreases
theaddressforeverysubsequentwallpanel.Afterthedesiredaddressisselected,click
the‘SetAddress’buttonandthedisplayontheDW5065willstartblinking.Confirmthe
addressofthewallpanelbypushingthebigrotarybuttononthewallpanelandthe
selectedaddresswillbeassignedtothewallpanel.
Atfirst,anaddressshouldbesetforeveryconnectedwallpanel.Repeattheprocedure
describedaboveforeveryconnectedwallpanel.
Afterthisisdone,theoutputscontrollablethroughthiswallpanelcanbeselectedinthe
‘Controlledoutputs’dropdownlist.Multiplezonescanbeaddedandallzoneswillappear
inthelistboxbelow.Zonescanberemovedbyselectingthemandclickingthe‘Remove
zone’button.
Theselectableinputsorscenesforthiszonecanbeselectedusingthe‘Selectableinputs’
dropdownlist.Multipleinputsand/orscenescanbeaddedandwillappearinthelistbox
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CertainactionssuchasVolumeChange,Inputchange,Mute,Tonecontrolandsettings
canbedisabledfromthewallpanelandthephantompoweronthemicrophoneinputcan
beenabledbyclickingthecheckboxes.
Finally,thedisplaybacklightlevelandscreensaversettingscanbeadjusted.
Afterallsettingsaredone,clickthe‘SavetoWallpanel’buttonandallyoursettingswill
besendtotheselectedDW5065wallpanel.Repeatthisactionforalltheconnected
DW5065WallPanels.
Ready
Yoursystemisnowcompletelyconfiguredandreadytobeused.

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Chapter 4
User interface & configuration
Togainaccesstothecontrolandconfigurationsettings,theM2shouldbeconnectedtoa
computeroranEthernetLANnetwork.Formoreinformationaboutnetworkconnections
andsettingsseeIPbasicsinchapter9.
Thestandard(factorydefault)IPaddressoftheM2is192.168.0.190,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,...)withawebbrowserandtheAdobeFlashPlayer9.0(or
higher)canbeusedtocontroltheM2webbaseduserinterface.
Theflashplayercanbedownloadedfromhttp://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Formobiledevices,suchasPDA’s,smartphonesoreveniPhonesoriPads,special
applicationsaredevelopedtocontrolthestandardfunctionsoftheM2Mixer.
Open the user interface
Start your default web browser and enter the IP address in the IP address bar of the embedded
web server of the M2. (The factory default IP address is http://192.168.0.190).
Login screen
Firsttheloginscreenwillbedisplayed.
ApasswordshouldbeenteredtogainaccesstothewebinterfaceoftheM2mixer.
Therearetwodifferentaccesslevels,administratorlevelanduserlevel.
M2 Login