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Operating Manual - NE Multi Channel Power Amplifier Important Safety Instructions Consignes de sécurité à lire attentivement The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, Le symbole de la flèche dans un triangle équilateral symbolisant la foudre is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous est prévu pour sensibiliser l’utilisateur à...
The philosophy we established from the very beginning holds true today: to offer only the highest quality audio tools at an affordable cost to the professional user – ensuring reliability and long life. Many years later, Ashly remains committed to these principles.
Protea software. Remote control functions include standby, contact closure preset recall, and DC level control. Programmable remotes for NE amplifiers with DSP include Ashly’s WR-5 or neWR-5 button controllers, RD-8C or FR-8/16 fader controllers, or third party RS-232 control. Factory Installed Options...
Operating Manual - NE Multi Channel Power Amplifier Physical Description Each model in the NE Multichannel series is 2RU, and has a unit weight of 20 pounds (9kg) or less. The model number is indicated in the lower left corner of the front panel. Amplifier Front Panel 1.
8. Preset Recall - These four pins (and GND) can be wired to remote switches to recall up to four amplifier presets. 9. Data - These four pins can be wired to remote serial data controllers such as the Ashly WR-5 or RD-8C.
Data Control The Data Control euroblock connector on the back of the amplifier is used for the Ashly WR-5 programmable zone con- troller and Ashly RD-8C (or RW-8C) remote level controller. The Data Control interface provides data and phantom power for...
Operating Manual - NE Multi Channel Power Amplifier WR-1 Remote Level Control - The WR-1 is a dual potentiometer remote volume control designed to fit in a standard wall electrical box, and is wired to the amplifier (with or without DSP installed) back panel Euroblock connector labeled “Remote Level Control”...
INA-1 Inline RS-232 Adapter - The amplifier Data Port uses a proprietary serial communications protocol which can be converted to RS-232 by purchasing the Ashly INA-1 RS-232 adapter. This allows the use of custom designed third party RS-232 controllers.
Cat-5 Ethernet cable and a Class 1 IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch, hub, or in-line PoE injector. If PoE is unavailable, the Ashly RPS-18 (sold separately) is a 15-48VDC power supply capable of at least 2 watts per neWR-5 and can be hard wired to the back of the neWR-5.
SOFTWARE Protea software offers a comprehensive suite of tools for controlling Ashly NE multichannel amplifiers. The standard NE multichannel amplifiers allow for Ethernet control and monitoring of power functions, mute, and preset control. With the DSP option installed, software control and monitoring of audio functions can be custom configured on a per channel basis, as well as through linked channels.
Operating Manual - NE Multi Channel Power Amplifier The Amplifier DSP Tab If the amplifier has DSP installed, the DSP tab automatically appears. The DSP tab includes an input side and an output side, with a cross linking matrix mixer in between. Key features of the DSP window include: Input Channel Number - Right click on this to bring up Clear, Copy/Paste, Link, and Sub Preset for that input channel.
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