Bose ControlSpace AMS-8 Installation instructions

BOSE®ControlSpace™AMS-8 Audio Management System
Safety Instructions & Installation Guide
Sikkerhedsinstruktioner og installationsvejledning
Sicherheitshinweise & Installationshandbuch
Instrucciones de seguridad y guía de instalación
Consignes de sécurité et notice d’installation
Istruzioni di sicurezza e guida all’installazione
Veiligheidsinstructies & installatiehandleiding
Instrukcja obslugi i bezpiecznego uzytkowania
Säkerhetsanvisningar & Installationsguide
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The manufacturer reserves specification privileges. Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice or obligation.
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Table of contents
1. Safety information
Important safety instructions
Declaration of conformity
2. Introduction
3. System installation
3.1 Front panel ControlSpace™AMS-8
3.2 Rear panel ControlSpace™AMS-8
3.3 Wall Controller configuration
3.4 User interface connections
3.5 System layouts
3.6 Wall Controller connections
3.7 Local Input Module connections
3.8 Paging Panel connections
3.9 General purpose inputs/outputs
3.10 Audio input and output connections
4. Optional system components
5. Upgrade to a ControlSpace™AMS-8 II system
6. Troubleshooting
7. Technical specifications
Annex A. ControlSpace™AMS-8 system examples
Annex B. User Interface mounting instructions
European sales offices
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1. Safety information
Caution marks on the product
These CAUTION marks are located on the back of the product.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle, as marked on the system, is intended
to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in this
installation guide
Important safety instructions
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions for future reference.
3. Heed all warnings on the product.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, put the product in a
position and location that will not interfere with its proper ventilation.
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 polarised or grounding type plug. A polarised plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wider blade or third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit
in 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, sockets etc.
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 – to prevent
damage to the product.
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. Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Opening or removing
covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards. Please call Bose to be referred to an
authorised service centre near you.
15. To prevent risk of fire or electric shock, avoid overloading wall outlets, extension cords, or integral
components.
1. Important safety instructions
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16. Do not let objects or liquids enter the product as they may touch dangerous voltage points or
short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock.
17. See product enclosure for safety related markings.
18. No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the ControlSpace™AMS-8 to rain or
moisture.
WARNING: The apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing, and objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, should not be placed on the apparatus. As with any electronic product, use care not to spill
liquids into any part of the system. Liquids can cause a failure and/or fire hazard.
Information about products that generate electrical noise
If applicable, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, this is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit than the one to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Note: Unauthorised modification of the receiver or radio remote pasted from a hifi-product could void the
user’s authority to operate this equipment.
This product complies with specifications. The information furnished in this installation guide does not
include all of the details of design, production, or variations of the equipment. Nor does it cover every
possible situation which may arise during installation, operation, or maintenance. If you need assistance
beyond the scope of this installation guide, please contact one of our European sales offices listed on the
last page of this installation manual.
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Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer of this amplifier hereby declares that this product, including its accessories,
is in compliance with the following standards:
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
EN-55103-1
EN-55103-2
Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
EN-60065:2002 7th Edition
Rack mounting considerations
The audio signal processor requires two 4.4 cm (1.75”) rack space units with 32.5 cm (12.8”) inside depth.
When mounting, use four screws with washers to prevent marring the front panel. Neoprene rubber
washers are a good choice because they grip the screw heads and prevent the screws from backing out
due to vibration or during transportation.
Caution: If the unit is rack-mounted and the rack is transported, you must mechanically support the rear
of the processor. You can place a shelf across the rear of the processor or use brackets to support the rear
unit.
General precautions & Ventilation
Caution: Place the unit where it will be protected from heat and allow adequate ventilation. Place the
unit away from direct heat sources, such as heating vents and radiators. Make sure the air can circulate
freely behind, beside and above the unit.
If the unit is placed under or above an amplifier, make sure a single unit ventilation plate is placed
between the 2 devices.
Do not allow the chassis to exceed the maximum operating temperature of 50ºC. Be aware of conditions in
an enclosed rack that may increase the temperature above above ambient room conditions.
Cautions: Be sure all the fine cores of the wire are twisted together and contained within the connector.
If even one core is loose it can touch the adjacent terminal, which may cause a short circuit.
1. Safety information
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Introduction
The BOSE®ControlSpace™AMS-8 Audio Management System is a flexible, expandable and high quality
audio signal processor for audio distribution applications such as restaurants, shops, bars, offices, hotels,
conference facilities and sport venues. The main unit includes eight line inputs and eight line outputs. Four
available audio slots allow the addition of up to 8 more audio inputs (2 inputs per card).
For more zones, up to 10 AMS-8 system racks can be linked together per system. Each added system rack
adds 8 zones to the system. Multiple choices of user interfaces are available to give end-users simple and
easy-to-use control of their ControlSpace™AMS-8 system.
The BOSE®ControlSpace™AMS-8 Live Installer software is used to design systems and configure
the AMS-8 and user interfaces. The software runs on a PC and communicates with the AMS-8 system
using serial communication (RS232), or optional via ethernet (requires PC Kit).
Quick start
• Connect the audio inputs and audio outputs to the ControlSpace™AMS-8 system. (In the case of 2 or
more systems racks: connect these racks by using audio link cards, audio link cables and high speed
RS485 rack links: see also chapter 3.5).
• Turn on the ControlSpace™AMS-8 system. Because of the default settings the system is now in operation.
After each start up of the ControlSpace™system, the default settings will be recalled. This means that the
system will play at the default source and default volume level as set in the installation menu.
NOTE: To update to features and functions of a ControlSpace™AMS-8 II system, see chapter 5
2. Introduction
2. Introduction
Abbreviations
CS-WC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Wall Controller
CS-PP ControlSpace™AMS-8 Paging Panel
CS-LIM ControlSpace™AMS-8 Local Input Module
CS-RC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Remote Control
CS-TIC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Twin Input Card
CS-TOC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Twin Output Card
CS-EC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Ethernet Card
CS-MSC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Message Storage Card
CS-DIC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Digital Input Card
CS-TTC ControlSpace™AMS-8 Twin Tuner Card
CS-HUB ControlSpace™AMS-8 RS485 Hub
CS-SCI ControlSpace™AMS-8 Serial Code Interface
PC-Kit ControlSpace™AMS-8 PC Kit (incl. Ethernet Card)
Features and functions
• Expandable and flexible cardframe architecture
• 8 (up to 16) analogue line level input channels
• Eight analogue line level output channels
• GPIO: 8 general purpose control inputs (to activate
messages, roomcombining presets or room standby/
mute) and 1 general purpose control output
• Design, configuration and system control via
PC-based software programs
• Digital signal processing including: BOSE speaker
EQs, Dynamic EQ, delay, gain control and source
selection.
• LCD screen and navigation buttons
• Wall Controller functionality
(optional IR remote control)
• Local Input Module functionality
• Paging Panel functionality
• Messaging functionality
(optional Message Storage Card is required)
• Tuner functionality
(optional Twin Tuner Card is required)
• Automatic detection of input card type
• Room Combining functionality
• Event Scheduling functionality
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1. LCD SCREEN
The LCD screen displays the control menus and the possible settings for each menu item.
2 . NAVIGATION BUTTONS
With the ‘up’ and ‘down’ buttons one can scroll through the menu items, whilst the ‘left’ and ‘right’
buttons allow the value of the selected menu item to be changed. The ‘OK’ button confirms the current
selection, eg. with the ‘Exit’ menu item highlighted, pressing ‘OK’ will return to the previous menu level.
3.1 Front panel ControlSpace™AMS-8
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RCA Input Connector
3-pin Input Euro Blok Connector
(Balanced line level)
CSTOC
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Pin 1: Contact 1
Pin 2: Contact 2
Pin 3: Contact 3
Pin 4: Contact 4
Pin 5: Contact 5
Pin 6: Contact 6
Pin 7: Contact 7
Pin 8: Contact 8
Pin 9: Output
Pin 10: Common
Rack link 1 (high speed)
Rack link 2 (high speed)
CS-WC & CS-PP Bus 1 (low speed)
CS-WC & CS-PP Bus 2 (low speed)
RS232portpinout
Straight shielded cable
(20 meters max.)
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Line inputs (1-16)
Line outputs (1-8)
RS-485 card
RS-232 & GPIO card
AudioLinkCardslot
Slot for Audio Link Card to link the connected
analog sources between Controlspace AMS-8
Audio Managment Systems.
(Unbalanced line level)
3-pin Input Euro Blok Connector
(Balanced line level)
RCA Input Connector
(Unbalanced line level)
RCA Input Connector
3-pin Input Euro Blok Connector
(Balanced line level)
(Unbalanced line level)
3-pin Input Euro Blok Connector
(Balanced line level)
RCA Input Connector
(Unbalanced line level)
To CSPP/CSWC
Bus 1
Bus 2 Rack
Link 2
Rack
Link 1
I/O Link PC Link
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Pin 2: Contact 2
Pin 3: Contact 3
Pin 4: Contact 4
Pin 5: Contact 5
Pin 6: Contact 6
Pin 7: Contact 7
Pin 8: Contact 8
Pin 9: Output
Pin 10: Common
RS232 port pin out
Straight shielded cable
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3.2 Rear panel ControlSpace™AMS-8
RCA Input Connector
(Unbalanced line level)
3-pin Input Euro Block Connector
(Balanced line level)
3-pin Input Euro Block Connector
(Balanced line level)
RCA Input Connector
(Unbalanced line level)
Line inputs (1-16)
CS TIC
RCA Output Connector
(Unbalanced line level)
3-pin Output Euro Block Connector
(Balanced line level)
3-pin Output Euro Block Connector
(Balanced line level)
RCA Output Connector
(Unbalanced line level)
Line outputs (1-8)
CS TOC
RS232 & GPIO card
Rack link 1 (high speed)
Rack link 2 (high speed)
CS-WC & CS-PP Bus 1 (low speed)
CS-WC & CS-PP Bus 2 (low speed)
RS485 card
Audio Link Card slot
Slot for Audio Link Card to link two ControlSpace™AMS-8
Audio Management Systems. An Audio Link Card is only
required in the master rack. Add one Audio Link Cable set
per four sources to be linked.
GPIO pinout:
1: Contact 1
2: Contact 2
3: Contact 3
4: Contact 4
5: Contact 5
6: Contact 6
7: Contact 7
8: Contact 8
9: Out
10: Common
DB Female
RS232 port pin out
Straight shielded cable
(20 meters max.)
2. TX
3. RX
4. GND
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Before configuring the ControlSpace™AMS-8, one needs to select a number for each wall controller (1..8),
this is normally done the first time the wall controller is connected to the system rack. A few seconds after
the wall controller has been connected to the system rack, the Firmware version is displayed on the LCD
screen, followed by “Select WC..”. Use the channel buttons to select the appropriate number and confirm
this choice by pressing the volume down (-) button. If multiple wall controllers need to be used to control
the same room, one should select the same number on these wall controllers as well. In a situation like
this, all wall controllers need to be connected to the same rack frame.
If a wall controller already has a number then it can be altered as follows:
1. Switch the wall controller off (press the channel down (-) button as many times as needed
until the wall controller is switched off)
2. Press and hold the channel down (-) button
3. Press the volume up (+) and down (-) buttons at the same time (After the LCD screen has
displayed the Firmware version it displays the actual number, e.g. “WC2”).
4. Now you can use the channel buttons to select the appropriate number and confirm this
choice by pressing the volume down(-) button in the same way as before.
If the system consists of two or more ControlSpace™AMS-8 racks, all racks use numbers (1..8).
For the first rack numbers 1..8 are used for output channels 1..8, for the second rack output channels 9..16
up to the tenth rack for outputs 73..80.
Changing room settings using the wall controller
For the room where the wall controller is installed one can adjust the audio settings using the hidden
menu in the wall controller. Follow the procedure below to enter this menu:
1. Switch the wall controller off (press the channel down (-) button as many times
as needed until the wall controller is switched off)
2. Press and hold the volume down (-) button
3. Press the channel up (+) and down (-) buttons at the same time
In the hidden menu the following functions can be set or altered:
a. default channel b. bass level c. treble level
d. dynamic EQ e. Bose speaker EQ f. maximum volume level
g. paging volume level h. delay i. default volume level
The channel buttons allow you to scroll through the menu items whilst the volume buttons allow you to
change the settings for the selected item.
To leave the hidden menu, press the channel up (+) and down (-) button at the same time.
3.3 Wall Controller configuration
1. LCD SCREEN
2. VOLUME KEYS
3. CHANNEL KEYS
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ControlSpace™AMS-8
Wall Controller
ControlSpace™AMS-8
Paging Panel
ControlSpace™AMS-8
Local Input Module
Power supply
Voltage 12-24VDC, +/-20% 12-24VDC, +/-10% 24VDC, +5%/-10%
Current @ 12VDC 50mA typ
@ 24VDC 30mA typ
@ 12VDC 140mA typ
@ 24VDC 70mA typ
@ 24VDC 60mA typ
Recommended power
supply*
BOSE CS AMS-8
24VDC, 2.7A stabilised
power supply
BOSE CS AMS-8
24VDC, 2.7A stabilised
power supply
BOSE CS AMS-8
24VDC, 2.7A stabilised
power supply
RS485 wiring**
Max Distance
(/with Hub)
600m
(1200m)
600m
(1200m)
Not applicable
Termination *** 120ohm 120ohm Not applicable
Cable type 1 pair twisted and
shielded
1 pair twisted and
shielded
Not applicable
Nom. Cap. 40pF/m Nom. Cap. 40pF/m Not applicable
Nom. Imp. 124ohm Nom. Imp. 124ohm Not applicable
Nom. Att. 2dB @ 1MHz Nom. Att. 2dB @ 1MHz Not applicable
Recommended cable BOSE CS AMS-8
communication/
power cable (blue) for
CS-WC/CS-PP
BOSE CS AMS-8
communication/
power cable (blue) for
CS-WC/CS-PP
Not applicable
Audio wiring Not applicable Standard Mic/Line
cable, 1 pair with
shielding
BOSE CS AMS-8
audio/power cable
for (yellow) CS-LIM
* Note: If the above mentioned power supply is not used, any other power supply used in Europe must be
compliant with EN/IEC 60950.
** Required RS485 wiring
Always connect the components in a daisy-chain configuration (rather than in a star or other
configuration). Star wiring is only allowed using the CS-HUB. Be sure to separate the data cable from
power wiring (>50V) on the cable tray or other cable management.
*** Termination
The termination jumper should be placed on the last user interface (CS-WC or CS-PP), located at the end of
each RS485 communication line.
CS AMS-8 communication/power cable
1. Blue = RS485 communication ‘+’
2. Clear = RS485 communication ‘–’
3. Drainwire = RS485 communication ‘GND’
4. Red = power ‘24VDC’
5. Black = power ‘ground’
6. Blue jacket
CS AMS-8 audio/power cable
1. Yellow = balanced line cable (shielded)
2. Green = balanced line cable (shielded)
3. Red = power ‘24VDC’
4. Black = power ‘ground’
5. Yellow jacket
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3.5 System layouts
Two RS485 communication lines and a central power supply:
Two RS485 communication lines and localpower supplies:
RS485 communication line maximum distance:
Or:
NOTE:
*Termination jumper should be placed on the last user interface (CS-WC or CS-PP),
located at the end of each RS485 communication line.
More system examples can be found in Annex A.
Audio/Microphone cable Power supply
24VDC 2-7A
RS-485
RS-485
DC 24V
input
RS-485
RS-485
PSU
PSU
Audio/Microphone cable
Audio/Microphone cable
600m
600m
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Adding ControlSpace™AMS-8 units to create a system up to 80 audio zones
Optional Audio Link Cards are required. The number of required Audio Link Cable sets depends on the
total number of connected sources (incl. paging panels and internal tuner cards). One Audio Link Cable set
is required to link up to four analogue sources.
For each added rack frame, also add a piece of communication cable (2 wires + shielding) to link the
‘Racklink 1 or 2’ connection of the added rack to a free racklink connection on the previous installed rack.
Make sure that the termination jumpers are only placed on the RS485 communication cards of the first and
last AMS-8 system.
Master & Slave configuration
1) Turn each AMS-8 unit on, while pressing the arrow UP and RIGHT navigation button at the same time.
This action will activate the Bootloader mode.
2) Select ‘Master’ for the first AMS-8 unit in the system. Select the appropriate number of racks on the
master AMS-8 unit, e.g.: “Nr. of Racks: 10”
3) Every added rack will be a ‘Slave’ rack with a number starting at 2, 3, 4, 5 …. up to 10. E.g.: ”Select
rackNr: 2”
4) Notice the ‘live-mask’ indication at the bottom of the graphic display. This indicates the number of AMS-
8 systems which are installed and connected. This live-mask is displayed as follows:”Racks: 00000011
11111111”, which indicates 10 installed AMS-8 systems
5) As soon as all slave units have been detected, select ‘Finish’ on the master unit.
6) Re-start all racks (due to re-grouping of all the racks), by turning all units off and on again.
NOTE: To link the digital signal of a Message Storage Card, Digital Input Card or the digital signal
(instead of analogue) of the Twin Tuner Card, one should add a Digital Input Card and Digital
Coaxial Cable (RCA-RCA) per added rack frame.
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Rack 2 (Slave)
Rack 10 (Slave)
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1. Termination jumper, see NOTE in chapter 3.5
2. RS485 connector
3. Power supply connector (12-24Vdc)
4. Firmware update connector
NOTE: See Annex B. Wallpanel mounting instructions
1. The CS-LIM is equipped with a microphone gain adjuster, also accessible from the frontpanel by using a ‘0’
screw driver. Turn the adjuster anti-clockwise (seen from the front) to decrease the gain to a minimum of
32dB. Turn the adjuster clockwise to increase the gain to a max of 66dB. The factory gain setting is 38dB.
2. To change the CS-LIM from stereo to mono, this jumper needs to be set. In a mono configuration,
the audio cable should be connected to the LEFT output (jumper is left open).
3. To activate a voice EQ (optimized EQ for speech) for the microphone input,
the jumper needs to be moved from FLAT to VOICE
= flat response = voice EQ
4. Stereo, balanced line output connector.
5. Power supply connector (24Vdc).
NOTE: See Annex B. Wallpanel mounting instructions
3.7 CS-LIM connections and settings
3. System Installation
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3. System Installation
The CS-PP is equipped with voice EQ, a microphone gain adjuster and a chime (attention signal) gain
adjuster. In order to be able to adjust both gains, and to connect the CS-PP, one needs to remove the
plastic inlay (on top of the frontplate of the CS-PP), then remove the 4 screws and lift the front panel out
of the housing. The two adjusters are located at the bottom of the panel.
NOTE: Ensure not to short any connections or electronic components
1. Microphone gain: turn the adjuster anti clockwise to decrease the gain with a minimum of 32.6 dB. Turn
the adjuster clockwise to increase the gain to a max of 60.1 dB. The factory gain setting is 38 dB.
2. Chime gain: use the adjuster to increase or decrease the level of the chime signal.
3. Termination jumper, see NOTE in chapter 3.5.
4. RS485 connector.
5. Power supply connector, 12-24Vdc (only 2 of the 3 pins are used!).
6. Balanced line output connector.
7. Firmware update connector.
8. XLR-connector for microphone with 22Vdc phantom power
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10
24 Vdc
CS-AMS-8
+
-
24 Vdc
9
10
Open collector
Max. 50mA
CS-AMS-8
+
-
ControlSpace™AMS-8 includes one GPIO/RS232 card (see also chapter 3.2).
Up to 40 GPIO contacts (8 per rack, max 5 rack frames in total) can be used to trigger up to 40 messages,
up to 40 room combine presets or the Room Standby function (‘mute’) on different or all outputs.
The contacts are triggered by applying 24VDC between the specific contact and the common ground pin.
NOTE: A ‘Pulse’ contact will play a message once. A ‘Hold’ contact will play and repeat a message until
the contact is released. Use a hold contact to activate room combining or standby mode (release this
contact to de-activate these two functions)
Characteristics
• 8 isolated inputs
• 1 isolated output
• Inputs can be used for message routing, room combining or to put an output or group of outputs in
standby mode (outputs will return to default value when contact is released again)
• Open collector output is activated when one of the eight inputs is activated
Wiring diagram of the 8 input contacts
Wiring diagram of open collector output
3. System Installation
3.9 General Purpose Inputs/Outputs (GPIO)
CS-AMS-8
CS-AMS-8
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+L
R
⊥
-
+L
R
L
R
S⊥
T +
R -
TR S
TS
T +
S-⊥
T
S
S
S - ⊥
T +
12
3
T
S
S - ⊥
T +
2 +
⊥
1
3 -
Audio sources can be connected to the balanced and unbalanced line inputs and outputs using one of the
following cable types:
Source connector ControlSpace™AMS-8 Audio Inputs and Outputs
3.10 Audio source in and output connections
3. System Installation
RCA
XLR
Phone plug (balanced)
Phone plug (unbalanced)
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4. Expansion options
The standard ControlSpace™AMS-8 includes:
• 8 line level analogue audio input channels (CS-TIC)
• 8 line level analogue audio output channels (CS-TOC)
• 8 general purpose control contact inputs
• 1 general purpose control contact output
• 1 RS232 communication port
The ControlSpace™AMS-8 system can be expanded with additional user interfaces,
optional cards and communication interfaces.
Optional user interfaces:
CS-PP - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Paging Panel
With the ControlSpace™AMS-8 Paging Panel both pre-recorded and
realtime voice messages can be relayed to a selected group of zones.
CS-WC - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Wall Controller
With the ControlSpace™AMS-8 Wall Controller the channel can be selected and
the volume of the audio signal can be adjusted locally.
CS-LIM - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Local Input Module
The ControlSpace™AMS-8 Local Input Module allows a local source
(line or microphone) to be added to the system.
CS-RC - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Remote Control
The ControlSpace™AMS-8 Remote Control (infrared)
allows easy control of the Wall Controller up to 5 meters.
Optional Cards:
CS-TIC - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Twin Input Card
Up to four ControlSpace™ AMS-8 Twin Input Cards can be added per frame to provide an additional 8 line
analogue audio input channels.
CS AMS-8 Audio link Card
The ControlSpace™AMS-8 Audio Link Card allows up to ten frames to be connected together.
Audio link cables are also required.
4. Optional system components
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4. Expansion options
CS-EC - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 PC Kit
The RS232 communication card can be replaced by a ControlSpace™PC Kit which includes an Ethernet Card
(including GPIO connector) and software to control the AMS-8 system via ethernet. This software allows
to control a room in the same way as the Wall Controller and it can be used for paging/messaging and
activation of roomcombining presets and scheduled events. The PC Kit allows ethernet connections for
80 Single users, 14 Multi users and 1 connection at Installer level.
CS-MSC - ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Message Storage Card
The message storage card occupies one CS-TIC (input card) slot and allows pre-recorded messages to
be stored and activated by the appropriate button on the paging panel, via the Event scheduler or via
the GPIO contacts. Software to configure the CS-MSC or to record messages is included.
CS-DIC ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Digital Input Card
The digital input card can be used to add a digital stereo input signal. It also needs to be used to link a
CS-MSC, CS-TTC or CS-DIC itself to another rack.
CS-TTC ControlSpace
™
AMS-8 Twin Tuner Card
The Twin Tuner Card can be used to add 1 stereo or 2 mono tuners to the system.
Optional communication interfaces:
CS-SCI ControlSpace
™
Serial Code Interface
The Serial Code Interface converts serial codes, sent from or to control devices like Crestron/AMX, to
control the AMS-8 system. The CS-SCI also contains 16 programmable open collector outputs (each
coupled to a single Room). Each output can be made active when a Room is active or when a page is send
to this Room (e.g. for 100Volt attenuator over-ride).
CS-HUB ControlSpace
™
RS485 Communication Hub
RS485 communication hub (CS-HUB) can be used to create a star network to connect up to 5 ControlSpace
user interfaces (CS-WC/CS-PP). It can also be used to create larger distances between AMS-8 units and/
or Serial Code Interfaces, but also to enlarge the distance between wall controllers and paging panels
(connected to a single RS485 communication bus.).
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