AudioControl Architect 560 Owner's Manual

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ARCHITECT

Model 560

Model 735

Model 760

12 Channel

Power Amplifier

Speaker Optimizer

Professional Installer's

Consciousness Guide

For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible

22410 70th Avenue West

Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA

425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166

www.audiocontrol.com

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Page 1: Power Amplifier
Model 735 Model 760 12 Channel Power Amplifier Speaker Optimizer Professional Installer’s Consciousness Guide ® ® For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2004. All rights reserved.
Page 2: Important Information
Important Information Dealer Name _______________________________________ Date Installed_______________________________________ Serial Number ______________________________________ ®...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Troubleshooting ........18 A Brazen Plug For Other AudioControl Products ..19 Appendix A - Bridging The Architect .
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Page 5: The Architect Product Highlights
The Architect Product Highlights 720 Watts Strong — With twelve powerful channels of audiophile amplification, The Architect 560 and 760 will drive 60 watts, per channel 8 ohms with all channels driven. (35 watts per channel, Model 735.) This is a true heavy duty amp design, so go ahead and put a small quarry of rock speakers by the patio.
Page 6: Product Highlights
Seattle. Here, we also build precision test instru- ments, equalizers and analyzers and a totally awesome line of car stereo components. AudioControl began in 1977 and has won so many audio industry awards for design and engineering excellence that our reception room wall is starting to sag.
Page 7: Experienced Installer's Quick Hook-Up Guide
Quick Hook-Up Guide Experienced Installer’s Quick Hook-Up Guide What follows are “Express” hook-up diagrams for profession- als and experienced audio buffs. Make sure to fill out and mail the warranty card. The PFM filter module comes factory set at 40Hz. See page 17 for details on changing the PFM modules.
Page 8: A Guided Tour Of The Architect
A Guided Tour Of The Architect Model 560 & Models 735 & 760 Front panel: 2. Channel Status LEDs — These dual- color LEDs serve two purposes. First, they 1. Stereo Speaker Optimizer Controls — illuminate Blue when the corresponding zone is (Models 735 &...
Page 9 A Guided Tour Of The Architect™ Model 560 & Models 735 & 760 Back panel: 1. Inputs — These unbalanced RCA inputs between the Control In and the +12VDC output or connect to your control preamplifier’s outputs. The an external 12 volt trigger between the Control In signal sense and equalizer circuitry work in channel and Ground terminals.
Page 10: Hooking Up Your System
6. Multi-zone controller, receiver, or preamplifier. 7. Although you can set the speaker optimization controls by ear, a real-time audio analyzer such as the AudioControl SA-3052 is very helpful. SA-3052 BLR-10 and BLD-10 Balanced Audio Drivers send audio over CAT-5.
Page 11: Installation: The Long Version
Installation: The Long Version Installation: The Long Version What follows is a step-by-step guide to integrating The Archi- tect into your multi-zone system. If it seems overly detailed, please forgive us. We would rather tell you too much than too little. First, check your new Architect for any shipping damage.
Page 12: Ac Power
Installation: The Long Version AC Power Under normal operating conditions, The Architect can draw up to 1000 watts of AC power. Don’t plug it into a switched outlet on your system unless you are certain that it can handle the power rating.
Page 13: Audio Hook-Up
Installation: The Long Version Audio hook-up If you’re an installation veteran, this may seem repetitive, but some things can never be repeated too many times (just ask our Customer Support Department). 1. Turn off ALL components before making any connections. 2.
Page 14: Speaker Wire Hook-Up
Speaker Hook-up Speaker Hook-up The same rule applies to the speaker wires as the RCA con- nections. Establish a standard connection color code and stick with it. One conductor of the speaker wire is normally marked by a different color (silver versus copper) or there is a ribbing on one side.
Page 15: Equalizing The System
760 should be adjusted with a real few seconds of Red on startup) and (unless you have de- time analyzer such as the AudioControl Industrial SA-3052. feated the Signal-Sense) the Channel Status LEDs should be off. Start one of the audio sources playing and send that signal to the Architect (how you do this depends on your particular multi-room system).
Page 16: Equalization Controls
Equalization Controls Equalization Controls Here is a brief introduction to each of the Speaker Optimiza- tion control frequencies and what their effect is on your music. 45Hz — Low bass. This is about the lowest frequency which in-wall, extension and small bookshelf speakers can achieve. Boosting it too far might cause problems, even though The Architect’s PFM filter cuts frequencies under 40Hz.
Page 17: A Short Introduction To Equalizers And Acoustics
Short Introduction To Equalizers and A Short Introduction To Equalizers and Acoustics Acoustics Magazine reviewers and audio system owners spend much time critically appraising speaker and other stereo components. Unfortunately, a phenomenon that has a very large effect upon sound is not easily judged or changed. That effect is the ACOUS- TICS of the environment in which you are listening.
Page 18: Audio Analysis Using Pink Noise
As you can see, room acoustics is an important but compli- cated subject (To learn more about room acoustics, go to our website and download AudioControl’s Technical Paper 107, “Small Room Acoustics De-Mythologized”). The overall point that we’re trying to make is that the various rooms in your home...
Page 19: What's Inside
What’s Inside The Truth About Bass And The Programmable Frequency Match Filter Now that digital audio is the favorite musical source, there’s more low bass running around in a typical system. Low bass injects large amounts of power into ANY kind of speaker — up to 60% of your amplifier’s output is being used to reproduce fre- quencies under 100Hz.
Page 20: Lightdrive Protection System
AudioControl’s exclusive LightDrive protec- tion system eliminates the possibility of signal clipping in the Architect, even under the most demanding of conditions.
Page 21: Changing The Pfm Modules
6” woofer should be able to play down to 20Hz. The following standard module frequencies are available from AudioControl: 20, 25, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, 130, 150, 200, and several higher frequencies going up to 6000Hz which probably aren’t applicable except in very special circum-...
Page 22 Changing The PFM Modules Changing The PFM Modules WARNING: Unplug the Architect from AC power before beginning. There are dangerous voltages present inside. The first task in changing the PFM modules is to remove the top chassis of the Architect. To do this, first remove the 18 screws marked in the figure above.
Page 23: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting The Architect Almost all problems can be eliminated by re-checking the wiring and settings of the Architect. If a problem cannot be solved using the guide below, please call the AudioControl factory for further assistance. 1. No Sound: • Verify Power LED is Blue.
Page 24: A Brazen Plug For Other Audiocontrol Products
In fact, AudioControl was the world’s first manufacturer of a SEVEN CHANNEL equalizer for home theater surround sound use.
Page 25: Appendix A - Bridging The Architect
Appendix A Appendix A - Bridging The Architect Caution - When bridging a zone, the minimum speaker load impedance on that bridged output is 8 ohms. In a bridged system, each channel of the bridged pair “sees” one half of the speaker load. This means that a bridged amp driving a 8 ohm speaker is operating into a 4 ohm load.
Page 26: Appendix B - Building Your Own Pfm Modules
Appendix B Appendix B - Building Your Own PFM Modules AudioControl PFM filters use resistor modules for frequency programming. All modules are constructed in the same way, with the exception of the actual value of the resistors used. In each Standard Module Frequencies module, ALL resistor values are equal.
Page 27 Appendix B Frequencies by Resistor Value Five-percent resistors are available in 24 standard values per decade (this means that from 10 to 100 ohms, there are 24 val- ues). The following table lists the crossover frequencies that result from using these standard 5% values. Frequency Value Frequency Value 7500 Ω...
Page 28: The Warranty
Well, fear no more. This warranty is designed to by AudioControl. This warranty make you rave about AudioControl. It’s a warranty that looks out gives you specific legal rights, for you and your clients plus helps you resist the temptation to and you may also have rights that have your friend, who’s “good with electronics”, try to repair your...
Page 29: Service Information
What to do if you need service First, contact AudioControl, either by phone (425)775-8461 or FAX (425)778-3166. We’ll verify if there is anything wrong that you can fix yourself, or that it needs to be sent back to our factory for repair.
Page 30: Block Diagram
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