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FX Amplifier • Operating Manual
5. Configuration Menus
Opening a web browser that is network
connected to a FX amplifier will initially display
five main configuration menu tabs as shown
below:
5.1 Dashboard
The Dashboard tab
is the 'home' screen
from which all
other configuration
options can be
accessed.
Within the
Dashboard tab, the
following items are
available for user control or to indicate status.
•
Power - Click on the power button to toggle
between ON and Standby. Note: There is no
power switch on the amplifier.
•
Input Status - Indicates input signal
present
•
Output Status - Indicates output signal
present
•
LAN - Indicates LAN connection & IP
address
•
WiFi - Indicates WiFi connection & IP
address
•
Zone Status - Offers control for Mute/
Unmute and Level, and displays an LED
meter indicating signal level for available
zones (zones A-B for 2-channel models,
zones A-D on 4-channel models), and
indicates the currently selected input source
and output routing (speaker channel)for
each zone.
Configuration
5.2 Input Tab
The Input Tab
provides naming,
mono/stereo
selection, input
sensitivity, and gain
trim for each input
channel, including
the S/PDIF input.
Within the Input tab,
the following items
are available for input configuration.
•
Input Name -Enter up to 16 characters
•
Mono/Stereo - Define an input as either
mono or stereo.
•
Sensitivity - Set this value for the
appropriate input signal level. Settings
include +14dBu and +4dBu (default) for
balanced pro audio signal, -10dBv for HiFi,
and Microphone (50mV / -24dBu / -26dBV).
Note: Only dynamic microphones are
suitable for connection. Phantom power for
condenser microphones is not provided.
•
Gain/Trim - Input Gain/Trim is adjustable
±10dB . Gain adjustment is intended to
be used for fine output level adjustment
following initial setup.
•
S/PDIF - The S/PDIF input can be set mono
or stereo, with adjustable Gain/Trim of
±10dB
•
Pink Noise Generator - The Pink Noise
Generator can be set ON or OFF, with a Gain
range from 0dB to -50dB.
5.3 Zone Tab
The Zone Tab enables installation zones to be
defined and named, and provides access to
three additional sub-menus; Zone Source, Zone
GPIO Volume Control, and Zone Compressor.
Zones might be bar or
restaurant areas for
example, or different
rooms in a home. For
all Zone sub-menus,
the installation zone
under configuration
is selected by
highlighting one of
the zone identifiers
(A, B, C or D) at the
top of the page.
Zone - Source
Within the Zone Source sub-menu, the
following items are available:
•
Zone Mute and Level controls
•
Zone Mono/Stereo select
•
Zone Source - Select as Analog, S/PDIF,
Pink Noise, or Off.
Zone - GPIO Volume Control
The GPIO Volume Control enables an external
potentiometer assembly such as the Ashly
WR-1 to remotely control level of the assigned
zone. The complete GPIO configuration menu
can be found in the Settings>GPIO menu.
sec.
7)
Zone - Compressor
The Compressor option allows for default or
custom (manual) signal compression settings
to be applied to the selected zone.
(see
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