AUSTRALIAN MONITOR WP-BREAKOUT User manual

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
WP-BREAKOUT
Audio Breakout Box

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
PRÉCAUTIONS DURANT UTILISATION
1. READ these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.
If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used,
use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as
power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
15. This appliance shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and that no object filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the appa-
ratus.
16. Plug this apparatus to the proper wall outlet and make the plug to be disconnected readily operable.
17. Mains plug is used as disconnected device and it should remain readily operable during intended use. In order to disconnect the apparatus from
the mains completely, the mains plug should be disconnected from the mains socket outlet completely.
18. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
19. An appliance with a protective earth terminal should be connected to a mains outlet with a protective earth connection.
20. The apparatus should be disconnected from the mains completely before speaker wiring. The speaker output should be proper protected from
direct contact and pay attention to speaker connections, terminals and speaker wiring during normal operation.
1. LISEZ ces instructions.
2. Tenez ces instructions.
3. Notez tous les avertissements.
4. Suivez toutes les avertissements.
5. N’utilisez pas ce produit près de l’eau (la piscine, la plage, le lac, etc.).
6. Nettoyez seulement avec une étoffe sèche.
7. Ne bloquez aucuns troux de ventilation. Installez en accord avec les instructions du manufacturier.
8. N’installez près aucunes sources de chaleur comme radiateurs, registres de chaleur, fours ou les autres équipements (y compris amplificateurs)
qui produisent la chaleur.
9. Ne défaites pas le but de sécurité de la fiche polarisée ou base-type. Une fiche polarisée a deux tranchants avec un plus large que l’autre. Une
fiche de base type a deux a deux tranchants et une troisième pointe de base, le tranchant large ou la troisième pointe est fourni pour votre sécu-
rité. Si la fiche donnée ne conforme pas votre prise de contact, consultez un électricien pour remplacement de la prise de contact obsolète.
10. Protegez le cordon de secteur contre être marchée dessus ou pincez en particulier aux fiches, aux douilles de convenance, et au point où ils
sortent de l’appareil.
11. Seulement utilisez attachements/accessoires spécifiés par le manufacturier.
12. Utilisez seulement avec un chariot, un stand, un trépied, un support ou une table indiquée par le manufacturier, ou vendue avec l’appareil. Quand
un chariot est utilisé, faites attention en déplaçant la combinaison d’appareil/chariot pour éviter de se déséquilibrer.
13. Arrachez la fiche du dispositif durant éclair et orage ou quand pas utilisé pour longues périodes de temps.
14. Référez au personnel qualifié de service pour toutes réparations. La réparation est donnée quand le système a été endommagé à n’importe
façon, par exemple un fil ou une fiche endommagé(e) de la source d’alimentation. Avoir été exposé à pluie ou humidité, n’opère pas normale-
ment, ou avoir été tombé.
15. L’appareil ne doit pas être exposé aux écoulements ou aux éclaboussures et aucun objet ne contenant de liquide, tel qu’un vase, ne doit être
placé sur l’objet.
16. Branchez l’appareil à une source appropriée et faire que la prise à débrancher soit facilement accessible.
17. La prise du secteur ne doit pas être obstruée ou doit être facilement accessible pendant son utilisation. Pour être complètement déconnecté de
l’alimentation d’entrée, la prise doit être débranchée du secteur.
18. AVERTISSEMENT: Pour éviter le risque d’incendie ou de chocs électriques, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité.
19. Un appareil avec la borne de terre de protection doit être connecté au secteur avec la connexiion de terre de protection.
20. Assurez-vous que l’appareil est hors tension avant de connecter les hauts parleurs. Verifiez que la sortie des enceintes soit protégées contre un contact
physique. Respecter les polarités des terminaux ainsi que le câblage des enceintes pendant le fonctionnement afin d’assurer une utilisation sécurisee.

WP-BREAKOUT
Revision 1.0: August 2022
INTRODUCTION & CONTENTS
Features 4
Block Diagram 4
Front Panel 5
WP-BREAKOUT Wiring 6
Specifications 7
Dimensions 8
WARNING
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THE PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE
OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE PLUG TO WIDE SLOT & FULLY INSERT.
CAUTION
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICING OTHER THAN THAT
CONTAINED IN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO DO SO.
The lightning flash with
arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is
intended to alert the user to
the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
The exclamation point
within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert the user
to the presence of important
operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying
the appliance.
For European Union countries: This symbol on
the product or its packaging indicates that this
product must not be disposed of with other waste.
Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your
waste equipment by handing it over to a designated
collection point for the recycling of waste
electrical and electronic equipment.
Please contact your local authority for further details
of your nearest designated collection point.
The WP-BREAKOUT is an audio
breakout box which easily provides
power to and receives audio from, up
to two wall panels.
24V is provided to the panels and the wall
panel balanced audio is converted into
unbalanced audio for connection into any
audio system.
Multiple WP-BREAKOUT units can be
daisy chained from one power supply
for a minimal installation footprint.

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FEATURES
BLOCK DIAGRAM
• Converts the wall panels balanced audio to unbalanced audio
• Provides 24V power to wall panels
• Supports the WPBT and WPML Wall Panels
• Rear panel gain adjustment
• Supports up to two wall panels
• Power output to daisy chain up to 15 WP-BREAKOUT units from one power supply
PSU
AUDIO SYSTEM
WPBT WPML
Euroblock power
daisy-chain

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REAR PANEL
POWER INPUT
The WP-BREAKOUT is powered via the included +24VDC 1.5A universal power adapter.
The DC input accepts a 5.5/2.1mm plug with tip positive and ring negative connection.
POWER IN/OUT
A 3.81mm 2 pin euroblock connector for power supply daisy chaining multiple
WP-BREAKOUT boxes.
WALL PANEL CONNECTOR
RJ45 connector for use with CAT5, or better, UTP cable.
Supports one wall panel per connector.
STEREO RCA UNBALANCED OUTPUT
A standard stereo RCA female socket for each wall panel audio output. If mono mode is
required, it should be configured on the wall panel audio output.
GAIN TRIM
Used to adjust the output audio level.
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WP-BREAKOUT WIRING
ORANGE/WHITE
ORANGE
GREEN/WHITE
BLUE
BLUE/WHITE
GREEN
BROWN/WHITE
BROWN
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pin Colour Signal
1 Orange/White LEFT+
2 Orange LEFT-
3 Green/White Unused
4 Blue +24V DC
5 Blue/White GND
6 Green Unused
7 Brown/White RIGHT+
8 Brown RIGHT-
The WP-BREAKOUT box is wired as shown below.
T-568B wiring recommended. However, T-568A also supported.
Maximum cable distance is 500 metres.
*T-568B wiring
WPBT WALL PANEL WIRING EXAMPLE
LEFT+
LEFT- RIGHT+ RIGHT -
GND
POWER
STEREO MODE
MONO+
MONO- MONO+ MONO -
GND
POWER
MONO MODE

WP-BREAKOUT INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL 7
SPECIFICATIONS
WP-BREAKOUT COMMENTS
AUDIO
INPUT CONNECTORS RJ45 Supporting Cat5 or better
INPUT SENSITIVITY
NOMINAL/MAX 1Vrms / 2.5Vrms Balanced
OUTPUT CONNECTOR RCA
OUTPUT SENSITIVITY
NOMINAL/MAX 1Vrms / 2.75Vrms Unbalanced, Gain fully clockwise
SYSTEM GAIN 1.00
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz-20kHz ±1 dB
THD+N < 0.005% 1Vrms, 20Hz - 20kHz. 20kHz BW, Unity Gain
SNR > 90dBA 1Vrms, 1kHz, 20kHz BW, A-Weighted
CROSSTALK > 70dB 20Hz - 20kHz, Max output, Adjacent Channels
CABLE
CABLE STANDARD CAT5 UTP or better
MAXIMUM CABLE DISTANCE 500m
POWER
INPUT VOLTAGE +24V DC 5.5mm/2.1mm centre positive plug
INPUT CURRENT
WP-BREAKOUT 30mA
WP-BREAKOUT + 1 WALL PANEL 60mA
WP-BREAKOUT + 2 WALL PANEL 85mA
SUPPORTED DAISY CHAINED UNITS 15 WP-BREAKOUT and 30 Wall Panels One powered unit and 14 slaves
MECHANICAL
PRODUCT DIMENSONS 144mm x 104mm x 43mm
(5.7”W x 4.1”D x 1.7”H)
Total depth is 117mm inclusive of Bluetooth antenna
and RCA connector
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS 246mm x 126mm x 62mm
(9.7”W x 5”D x 2.4”H)
NET WEIGHT 460g
SHIPPING WEIGHT 820g
FINISH Powder coated steel
COLOUR Blue
OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0°C to 40°C (95% RH)

ENGINEERED BY AUSTRALIAN MONITOR
Address: Unit 1, 2 Daydream Street, Warriewood NSW 2102 Australia
Website: www.australianmonitor.com.au
International enquiries email: [e-mail]
ABN 86 003 231 187
143.5mm
42.5mm
104mm
DIMENSIONS