LEGRAND VADDIO EasyIP AMP D User manual

Complete Manual for the
EasyIP AMP D
Network-Connected Amplifier
Document 411-0060-30 Rev B
August 2022

Contents
Overview 1
Features 1
Specifications 1
What's Included 1
A Quick Look at the EasyIP AMP D 2
Front 2
Back 2
Installation 3
Don’t Void Your Warranty! 3
Cabling Notes 3
Basic Connections 4
Completing the Set-Up 5
About Dante Technology and Devices 5
Renaming Dante Devices 6
Pairing to Multiple EasyIP Audio Outputs 7
About Channels and Flows 7
Creating a Multicast Flow 8
Routing a Multicast Flow to Speakers or Amps 9
Troubleshooting 10
Operation, Storage, and Care 10
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Overview
This guide covers:
EasyIP AMP D network-connected amplifier (worldwide): 999-86300-000
Features
nBrings an analog speaker into your EasyIP or Dante environment
nDante networked audio – manage with the Dante Controller application from Audinate
n1 RU, half-rack chassis
nPoE+ or PoE power; adaptive output – 25 W if powered by an EasyIP Switch or other PoE+ source,
15 W if powered by a PoE source
Specifications
Power requirements PoE+
Input Balanced audio, one channel
Input impedance > 100K ohms
Output One channel
Output power 25 W if PoE+ powered, 15 W if PoE powered
Minimum output impedance 4 ohms per channel
Dimensions Height 1.7 in. (4.4 cm)
Width 8.4 in. (21.3 cm)
Depth 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Weight 1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg, or 756 plain M&M candies)
What's Included
nEasyIP AMP D
nCat-6 cable, 10 ft. (3 m)
n2-conductor 5 mm Phoenix style plug, for use in making a cable to the speaker
nRack mounting brackets, one short and one long
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A Quick Look at the EasyIP AMP D
Simple, easy to mount, easy to connect...did someone say “The Art of Easy”?
Front
nPower light and reset button
nLogo badge
Back
nNetwork/PoE+ connector – From the EasyIP Switch or PoE/PoE+ power injector
nSpeaker Output connector – To an analog speaker
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Installation
This section covers:
nCabling information
nConnection diagrams
nMounting information
Don’t Void Your Warranty!
Caution
This product is for indoor use. Do not install it outdoors or in a humid environment without the appropriate
protective enclosure. Do not allow it to come into contact with any liquid.
Caution
Do not install or operate this product if it has been dropped, damaged, or exposed to liquids. If any of
these things happen, return it to Vaddio for safety and functional testing.
Cabling Notes
Caution
Do not use pass-through RJ-45 connectors when making cables for this product. Poorly
crimped connectors of this type can cause intermittent connections and degraded signal
quality. They can also damage the connectors on the product, which will void your warranty.
Intact – will make reliable contact
with cable connector
Damaged – Bent contact fingers
will NOT make reliable contact
with cable connector
When making cables for this product, use Cat-5e or better cable. We recommend using high-quality
connectors and a high-quality crimping tool.
We recommend shielded cabling if the cables will be coiled, run tightly with other cables, or routed near
sources of electromagnetic interference such as power lines or fluorescent light fixtures.
Caution
Check your cables. Connecting a cable to the wrong port or using the wrong pin-out can result in
equipment damage and will void the warranty.
Pro Tip
Label all cables at both ends.
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Basic Connections
The EasyIP AMP D connects to an unpowered analog speaker and pairs with a host device that supports
Dante audio, such as the EasyIP Mixer or AV Bridge 2x1.
This diagram shows the EasyIP AMP D as part of a simple room system that uses an EasyIP Mixer and
analog speaker.
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Completing the Set-Up
EasyIP AMP D amplifiers must be paired to a Dante-compatible host device such as an EasyIP Mixer or
AV Bridge 2x1. For pairing and adjustments, you will need:
nDante Controller – For routing audio devices with Dante®connectivity to the A/V equipment.
Download and install the free Dante Controller application from Audinate Pty. Ltd.:
www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-controller
nFor muting and volume control, use the Audio page of the host device’s web interface.
About Dante Technology and Devices
Audinate Pty. Ltd (www.audinate.com) provides the latest information, training, and documentation for
Dante technology on their website. Information in this manual about Dante technology and Audinate
products may be out of date.
Things to know about Dante technology and the Dante Controller application:
nDante audio does not work over Wi-Fi.
nWithout additional software, Dante Controller does not work across subnets. Your computer
must be on the same subnet as the Dante devices you need to work with.
nDefault device names and IP addresses shown in Dante Controller do not match the
corresponding information shown in Vaddio devices' web interfaces. The Dante chip in each
Dante device has its own IP address and device name. The Dante Controller application uses this
information.
nDante Controller allows you to rename devices, so you can make their identifying labels match
what's displayed in the Vaddio web interface. We recommend doing this as your first step.
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Renaming Dante Devices
DANTE CONTROLLER APPLICATION
Notes
The Dante chip in each EasyIP device has its own IP address and device name. The host device's name
and IP address shown in the Dante Controller application may differ from the hostname and IP address in
its web interface.
We recommend renaming your Dante devices as a first step, because renaming the device removes any
routing that has been configured on that device.
To rename a device in the Dante Controller application:
In the Device View window, select the device and go to its Device Config tab. The Rename Device option
is near the top of the tab.
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Pairing to Multiple EasyIP Audio Outputs
The EasyIP Ceiling Speaker D and EasyIP AMP D are Dante receivers: They do not send audio back to
the host device.
In our example, we use the Dante Controller application to set up a room to use an AV Bridge 2x1 as the
host device for four microphones, two speakers, and an amp that drives one or more analog speakers.
The amp and speakers will all receive audio from the host device’s Mix Output 1. The microphones will
also use Mix Output 1 as the AEC reference signal. (Refer to your microphone’s manual for details on
routing the microphones.)
We will need to set up a multicast flow to allow the audio from Mix Output 1 to go to the seven devices
that will use it.
About Channels and Flows
nAchannel in a Dante environment is the same thing it would be in other environments: a signal from
a single source.
nAflow in a Dante environment is one to four channels that can be routed from device to device.
Channels remain separate within the flow. For example, left and right audio channels can be part of
the same flow.
nBy default, flows are unicast – they can only be routed to one receiving device.
nIf a channel needs to be routed to more than one device, the flow containing that channel needs to be
multicast. A multicast flow goes to all the receiving devices. Each device subscribes only to the
channel it needs to receive.
This manual only covers the very most basic information about working with Dante products; Audinate
Pty. Ltd. provides a great deal of useful information on their website. Please visit
www.audinate.com/learning for documentation, tutorials, white papers, and more.
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Creating a Multicast Flow
DANTE CONTROLLER APPLICATION
To allow one audio channel from the host device to go to the speaker and also serve as the AEC
reference signal that goes to the four microphones in our example set-up, define a multicast flow
containing only that channel.
To define the multicast flow:
1. Select Device : Device View, and go to the Transmit tab.
2. Select the Multicast icon (labeled 1 in this screen shot).
3. Select the output from the host device. In this case we're using Mix Output 1.
4. Select Create.
Now Mix Output 1 is available to every device that can receive it – the speaker and the four microphones.
These devices will only use the channel in the multicast flow if it is routed to them.
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Routing a Multicast Flow to Speakers or Amps
DANTE CONTROLLER APPLICATION
1. In the Dante Controller application, go to the Network view and select the Routing tab.
2. Under Dante Receivers, find the rows for the amp and speakers
3. In the Network View, look under Dante Transmitters to find the column for the desired output from the
host device, Mix Output 1.
4. Select the box where each Dante receiver device intersects with the Mix Output 1 channel.
Note
In addition to the audio routing for the speakers and amplifier, this screen shot also shows four
microphones using the same audio from Mix Output 1 as the AEC reference. The microphones are set up
to deliver four channels of audio to the host device. Refer to the manual for your EasyIP microphone for
details on setting up the multicast flows and using the microphones’ passthrough channel.
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Troubleshooting
What is it doing? Possible causes Check and correct
The connected speaker is
unresponsive.
The cable from the amp to the
speaker is not fully seated at
one end, or is bad.
Check the cable for correct pin-out and
continuity.
The amp is not paired to the
host device.
Use the Dante Controller application to
pair the amp with the host device.
The Dante Controller
application cannot locate the
amp
The cable from the EasyIP
AMP D to the EasyIP Switch
is not fully seated at one end,
or is bad.
Check the cable for correct pin-out and
continuity.
The Vaddio Deployment Tool
cannot locate the amp.
EasyIP audio devices are not
available through the Vaddio
Deployment Tool.
Use the Dante Controller application to
locate the amp.
Operation, Storage, and Care
For smears or smudges on the product, wipe with a clean, soft cloth. Use a lens cleaner on the lens. Do
not use any abrasive chemicals.
Keep this device away from food and liquids.
Do not operate or store the device under any of the following conditions:
nTemperatures above 104° F (40° C) or below 32° F (0° C)
nHigh humidity, condensing or wet environments
nInclement weather
nSevere vibration
nIn a hydraulic press
nDry environments with an excess of static discharge
Do not attempt to take this product apart. There are no user-serviceable components inside.
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