Sonance SONAMP ASAP3D SE Manual

Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Stereo Power Amplifier Key Features
• SMALL SIZE: 1U HIGH X ½ RACK WIDE CHASSIS
• AUTOMATIC HOUSE/LOCAL SOURCE SWITCHING
• FLEXIBLE AUTOMATIC TRIGGERING
• IR CONTROL (INCLUDING VOLUME FUNCTIONS)
• ICEPOWER®DIGITAL AMPLIFICATION; LOW HEAT GENERATION
• BBE®SOUND ENHANCEMENT
• MONO VARIABLE OUTPUT FOR SUBWOOFER
ASAP3D SE Features/Benefits
Feature: Automatic House/Local Source Switching
Benefit:
• Automatically switches a pair of speakers between two different input sources. (Typically between a
whole-home audio system that normally plays in the area and a local source, such as a TV set.)
• The ASAP3D SE will automatically override the whole-home system whenever the local source is turned
on. One of several different trigger methods can be used.
Typical Application:
A typical application would be to use the ASAP3D SE to power and automatically switch a pair of speak-
ers in a bedroom from playing background music sent by a whole-home audio system to playing the sound
of the bedroom TV whenever the TV is switched on. With the ASAP3D SE’s Mono Variable Output feeding
a local-zone powered subwoofer, this installation would provide much better sound quality than the TV
could supply on its own.
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes
SONAMP ASAP3D SE (FRONT VIEW)
ASAP3D SE LOCAL SOURCE (LEFT) AND HOUSE SOURCE (RIGHT) INPUT CONNECTIONS

Feature: Flexible Automatic Triggering
Benefit:
• Automatic switching from the House to the Local source can be triggered in four different ways:
– By the presence of an audio signal at the Local line or speaker inputs;
– When a TV connected to the ASAP3D SE’s AC outlet is turned ON;
– By an external control voltage connected to the amplifier’s VOLTAGE TRIGGER input;
– By an IR controller connected to the amplifier’s IR input.
• This flexibility allows the ASAP3D SE to be used by installers who perform basic installations (featuring
autoformer volume controls), by installers who perform more elaborate installations (featuring remote
switching and central preamp control), and by installers who install hi-end systems (featuring IR control).
Feature: IR Control
Benefit:
• IR input allows volume, muting and BBE ON/OFF to be controlled by an IR keypad controller.
( House/Local input selection can also be made via IR when IR is the sole trigger method selected.)
• IR output allows OptiLinQ®emitters to pass 3rd-party control signals to intended components.
• IR Bus passes IR signals from multiple ASAP3D SEs to single set of emitters.
• Amp can be used in more sophisticated installations.
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes
ASAP3D SE VOLTAGE TRIGGER CONNECTIONS (LOWER LEFT), TRIGGER MODE DIP SWITCHES (UPPER LEFT)
AND AC TRIGGER OUTLET (RIGHT)
ASAP3D SE IR CONTROL CONNECTIONS

Feature: ICEpower Digital Amplification
Benefit:
• Highly efficient — produces high power in a 1U high/½ rack width package.
• Very little heat generation.
• Expands installation options.
• Provides significant energy savings over conventional amplifier designs.
Feature: BBE Sound Enhancement
Benefit:
• Improves the presence and detail of speakers, especially at lower listening volumes
• Distributed audio systems playing background music sound better at quiet volume levels.
• Restores clarity and definition to spoken voices, making paging systems easier to understand without
having to run them at high volumes.
Installation Examples
The next three pages show three examples of different audio and audio/video systems that can be
assembled using one or more ASAP3D SE amplifiers.
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes
ICEPOWER 2 X25W (8 OHMS) AMPLIFIER MODULE

ASAP3D SE System with AC Triggering
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The illustration below shows the typical system connections when triggering the ASAP3D SE via AC. The
LOCAL LINE INand LOCAL SPEAKER INconnections are both shown for illustrative purposes. Although they both
can be used simultaneously, normally only one would be used.
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes
minLevelmax Phase
0
180
on
off
Bypass
50 250
Xover
S PEAKER O UTPUT
From
L INE O UT
TV
Power
Cord
To L
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F ROM
S PEAKER
O UT
F ROM S PEAKER O UT
Whole-Home Audio System
Bedroom
Speaker
Bedroom
Subwoofer
Bedroom
Speaker
BedroomTV
ASAP3D SE
IEC AdapterCable
(Supplied w/120V
version)
OR

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0
180
on
off
Bypass
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The Illustration below shows the typical system connections when triggering the ASAP3D SE via IR from a
keypad controller or other IR control device. If multiple ASAP3D SEs are being used their IR BUS
connections can be linked, allowing each of their IR control devices to send signals to a single set of IR
emitters on a set of source components being shared by all the systems.
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes

ASAP3D SE System with Individual Zone IR Controller
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The Illustration below shows the typical system connections when using the ASAP3D SE as a sub-zone
amplifier, being fed by the audio signal from one zone of a multi-zone controller.
MasterBedroom
Speakers
MasterBedroom
Keypad Controller
MasterBathroom
Keypad Controller
MasterBathroom
Speakers
ASAP3D SE
DAB1 orC4630 SE
Multi-Zone Controller
Set
Zone Line Output
to F
IXED
2/1
Adapter
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes

Notes:
Sonamp®ASAP3D SE Application Notes

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