AUDAC MTX48 User manual

MTX48/88
User Manual
www.audac.eu

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Index
Introduction 5
MTX 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: Pin connections and connectors 9
Connection standards 9
Wire up the system 11
Chapter 2: Front & rear panel 12
Front panel overview 12
Front panel functions 13
Functions overview 15
Rear panel overview 17
Chapter 3: MTX Quick start guide 20
Connecting the MTX 20
Configuring the MTX 21
Ready 22
Chapter 4: User interface & configuration 23
Open the user interface 23
Login screen 23
Main screen 24
Zone settings 25
Input selection 26
Configuration settings screen 27
Paging volume 28
Priority settings 29
System configuration 30
Mono / Stereo 31
Network settings 32
Password settings 33
Factory settings reset 34
iPhone + iPad 35

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Chapter 5: Peripheral interfaces 36
Wall mounted control panels 37
MWX43/45 Basic wall panel 37
MWX65 All-in-one wall panel 39
WMI and WLI Wall Input units 40
MTX Wall Panel Connection possibilities 41
Paging 43
Peripheral connection limits 45
Chapter 6: Additional information 46
IP Basics 46
Updating the MTX 47
Technical specifications 48
Personal notes 49

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Introduction
Multi-Zone Matrix
TheMTXisAUDAC’sseriesofverycostefficientaudiomatrixsystemsforawiderangeof
Multi-Zoneaudioapplications,offeringtwodifferentmodelswiththesamefeaturesand
possibilities,butwithdifferentzonecapacities.
TheMTX88istheeight-zoneversion,andtheMTX48isthefour-zoneversion.Theyboth
containtwobalancedmicrophoneinputswithpriorityfunction,phantompowerpossibility
andthree-bandtonecontrol.
Fourstereoline-levelinputsareprovidedtowhichanyline-levelmusicsourcesuchasa
CD-player,TunerorMP3player,...canbeconnected.Theothertwoinputsofthematrix
aretheadditionalwallpanelinputsforbothlineandmicrophonesignals.
WhatmakestheMTXsystemsuperiortoallothermatrixsystemsintheirrange,arethe
advancedcontrolpossibilities.TheMTXcanbecontrolledbymeansofadditionalcontrol
panelsforeveryspecificzone,withorwithoutadditionalaudioinputs.Italsofeaturesafully
functionalwebbasedinterfacethatcanbeusedtocontrolandconfiguretheaudiosystem
withanydeviceconnectedinyourLANnetworkbyjustusingastandardwebbrowser,while
theappsforiPhoneandiPadenableyoutocontroltheMTXoutofyourpocket.TheRS232
portmakesitpossibletocontrolitbymeansofanyexternalequipmentsuchashome&
industrialautomationsystemssupportingRS232.
ThefrontpaneloftheMTXcontainsforeveryzonearotarypushbuttonwithindication
LED’swherebyallthecontrolsandsettingscanbedone.Abuilt-inPFLloudspeakermakes
itpossibletopre-listeneverychannelwithoutrequiringaheadphone.
Thebalancedline-levelzoneoutputsareperformedusing3-pinEuro-terminalblock
connectors,eachofthemaccompaniedwithanRJ45connectorforconnectingadditional
wallpanelstothatzone.
A24voltspowerconnectionmakesitpossibletokeeptheMTXrunningonemergencypower,
evenifthemainspowerisshutdown.

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MTX Block Diagram
BlockdiagramshownforMTX88-8ZoneMatrix

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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
arequalifiedto)

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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
thisproducttoyourlocalcollectionpointorrecyclingcentreforelectrical
andelectronicwaste.Thiswillmaketosurethatitwillberecycled
onanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner,andwillhelptoprotectthe
environmentinwhichwealllive.

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Chapter 1
Pin 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-
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3-Pin Euro-Terminal Block:
Forbalancedlineoutputconnections
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 Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)
 Center:Signal+ (XLRPin2)
 Right:  Ground (XLRPin1)

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RJ45 (RS485, Audio, +24V DC):
ForconnectiontoWallPanels
Pin 1 White-Orange  AUDIOWLI&MWX65+
Pin 2 Orange   AUDIOWLI&MWX65-
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WMI+
Pin 8 Brown   AUDIOWMI-
RJ45 (RS485, Audio, +24V DC):
ForconnectiontoPagingconsole
Pin 1 White-Orange  Notconnected
Pin 2 Orange   Notconnected
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MIC+
Pin 8 Brown   AUDIOMIC-
ATTENTION
Thetwistedpaircablingmustalwaysbe‘straight’.Incaseof
self-madecablingitmustbewiredasdescribedabove,toensure
a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 MTXTX
PIN 3 MTX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MTXhasRS232,RS485andTCP/IPportswhichallacceptthesamecommands.The
completecommandsettocontroltheMTXisavailableintheMTXcommandsusermanual
whichisfreelydownloadableonwww.audac.eu