SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read carefully these safety instructions. 1. Keep this User Manual for future reference. 2. Power connectors must stay accessible for disconnection and power cord must be placed where people will not step or stumble. Unplug the equipment from the AC/DC before cleaning.
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 1 INTRODUCTION The PA/VA system LDA NEO is certified according to EN 54-16, ensuring a safe and controlled emergency evacuation. Its high performance, versatility and audio quality make it also a powerful and cost-effective background music and paging system for all types of facilities.
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 2 DESCRIPTION The main controller of the PA/VA system manages all the audio inputs of the system, either conventional or emergency inputs, and routes them to the existing zones. The controller NEO, follows all the requirements in accordance with EN 54-16 and EN 60849 normatives.
Active (on) when the evacuation message is being broadcast in the selected voice alarm zone. Red colour. (o) ALERT: “ALERT” Active (on) when the alert message is being broadcasted in the selected voice alarm zone. Amber colour. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO (p) EMIC: “EMERGENCY MICROPHONE” Active (on) when the microphone is available to perform an emergency evacuation in the selected zones. If the indicator is off, wait for it to be turned on, a warning sound signal might be played.
On the right side of the window, the scroll bar indicates the current position in the window (see 2.2.6). Picture 4: Zone selection window LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
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User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Once the selection has been made, press the "OK" control to con firm navigation, pressing the "BACK" button, the selection will be cleared. If you did not select any zone, and press "OK", and the equipment / system will perform an automatic selection of all zones.
The access level 3 corresponds to the administrator pro file, who has speci fic training to modify the system con figuration and perform the maintenance, according to the instructions and information presented in this manual. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 2.4 INPUTS Y OUTPUTS Picture 6: Inputs and Outputs In this chapter are described the rear connectors of the NEO series equipment. Depending on the model, the equipment will or will not include some of the types described in this section and quantity may vary.
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO (b) SUPERVISED STATUS OUTPUTS The equipment has two output signals, which indicate the operating state of the system. The EMG signal indicates that the system is operating in emergency mode. FLT signal indicates that the system is in failure mode.
(e). The default mode will be position 01, where A will be the main Flexnet connection and B the redundant Flexnet connection. In case of failure in port A, the system will automatically switch to port B. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
Picture 17: Integration Serial Port NOTE: If con figured for use of LDA VCC units, this port could not be used for other devices. The connection is made using a 3-pin female euroblock connector and pitch 3.81 mm (supplied with the unit).
NEO-Extension unit in the bus. **NOTE 2: Flexnet mode will have Control Data in VLAN1 + Audio Data in VLAN2. For more information about Flexnet, see chapter 4.3. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 2.4.5 POWER SUPPLY Every equipment in the NEO series has double redundant power supply. (a) AC LINE VOLTAGE SELECTOR The equipment has an AC line voltage selector 230V / 115V, by default in the 230V position.
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 2.4.7 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS OF AUDIO SOURCES a ) RECORD OUPUT The equipment has a line level balanced audio output, which includes a switching signal active at low level (TTL). It allows monitoring and recording the messages sent from the emergency microphone.
The equipment has 14 GPIO ports for system events, programmable thought the con figuration software. GPIO ports work with TTL-level logic signals (0 - 5V DC). LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Picture 28: GPIO ports The connection is made using 7 female connectors euroblock type with 3 contacts and pitch 3.81 mm (supplied with the unit). The wire size range for each pole of this connector is: 0.14...
"OK " to con firm and the message will begin to play. Pressing the button OK, without selecting any zone, is equal to selecting all available zones. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Led indicators of EVAC or ALERT will turn on when a message is being played in any zone. b ) “SELECT EMIC ZONES” for activation of EMIC in the selected zones. Select the zones and press the PTT button in the EMG microphone to broadcast the announcement.
The equipment / system NEO, besides acting as a voice evacuation system, can function as a high-performance public address system, when a voice evacuation is not required. To access the Paging menu, proceed as follows: LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Press the shortcut button "PA", the access control for users with level 2 will appear (see 2.3). To return, press the "BACK" button. Once passed the access control, the level of access authorization, will change to "Level 2"...
To play the message, once the routing a message player is done, you must access the pre-recorded message window in the advanced menu (see 3.5.1) and play the selected message. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO (c) SELECTION INDICATOR When the audio source has been selected, a blue band selection within the source button will appear. (d) DEROUTE AUDIO SOURCE To clear the current assignment of an audio source to a zone / zones, select the source marked as an "X".
The mute button allows a radical decrease of the volume of the input to a minimum. When the mute is disabled, the input will recover the volume it had before being silenced. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 3.5.5 AVANCED OPTIONS. AUDIO OUTPUT. Picture 35: Audio Output Setting Window (a) AUDIO OUTPUT SELECTION BUTTONS In the left half of the screen, there are the audio outputs (output channel for ampli fier). Click on the desired output.
(see 4.5.1). From this windows it is possible to start or stop the playback of the desired message. From the message player window, press the " BACK" button to return to the monitor window. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 3.5.1 AVANCED OPTIONS. MESSAGES. Picture 37: Message Window (a) MESSAGE LIST In the left column of the screen, you can find the list of pre-recorded messages. If the progress indicator is present (see 2.2.6), use the scroll control to display the remaining messages available.
(see 2.2.6) use the scroll control to display the remaining equipment units available. Select the desired button in the list of items to show its information. A selection band will appear in the selected item. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
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User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO (b) SYSTEM IDENTIFIER In this section, you will find information of the equipment related to the system. First, there is the name or identi fier of the equipment, followed by the serial number associated with it.
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When the selected equipment is an Extension unit (not the number 1), this button will change and allows you to unlink an equipment from the system. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
NOTE: Supervision's Interface can be different depending on the manufacturer. Please pay attention to the meaning 'N.O' and 'N.C' of the manufacturer. LDA's equipment shows 'N.O.' referring to a normally open circuit (without failure).
3.5.2) 4.3 FLEXNET CONNECTION FlexNet is a protocol of communication developed by LDA Audio Tech, that allows the transmission of both digital audio and control data, using a standard Ethernet network. The system ensures the maximum level of quality and reliability, as it is based in the transmission of digital audio using the CobraNet.
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Picture 43: FlexNet The bandwidth that Flexnet occupies in the standard Ethernet network is of 25Mb/s. On Ethernet networks of 100Mb/s, it works at network layer 2 for audio and layer 3 for communications.
This wiring format can be used with or without end of line devices (see 4.6.4). This way, the channel power ampli fication is distributed on both output lines. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Picture 46: Speaker lines. AB Mode 4.6.3 SUPERVISION OF SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Every speaker connection is supervised independently. There are two complementary ways to do it: Measuring line impedance and end of line devices. Using the impedance of the line, the devices emits a signal periodically every 30 seconds, in a non audible frequency.
Dimensions (A x H x P) 66,3mm x 20mm x 50mm / 2,61in x 0,79in x 1,97in Accessories Male Euroblock connectors Views (Measurements in mm) Picture 48: EOL views LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
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User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO EOL installation 1. Connect the two wires from the end of the speaker lines to the line terminator input. 2. Connect the two output cables of the end of line device to the line of input correspondent to the “END OF LINE INPUTS”...
NOTE: After a volume controller you must not connect an end of line device, as it can cause a failure detection system of the speaker line. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 5 FAILURE DETECTION 5.1 SPEAKERS LINE The system will indicate a failure in the speaker's line in case a short circuit or an open circuit has been detected or the impedance of the line has varied by at least 14%.
Do not forget to restore the site data backup after restore. After this operation, the equipment should function normally, if not, contact your support service. LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 6 MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS The equipment/system requires a reduced periodical maintenance. The periodicity of the maintenance must be adjusted in function of the condition of installation of the equipment/device. It is advisable that the maximum period for maintenance of the equipment should be of one year.
1 x 20 - 28V DC, Protected by fuse, 2 Pin, Euroblock Type (2 pin connector) 3 x Voltage-free contact closure inputs tension NO - NC, 3 Pin, LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
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User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Emergency Power Status Input Euroblock Type Display Screen TFT 480 x 272, 4,3'' with resistive touch panel Operating conditions -5 ºC to +45 ºC / 23 ºF to 113 ºF 5% to 95% Relative Humidity (no condensation)
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 8 Appendix A: EN 54-16 features NEO implements all mandatory functions for compliance with the EN54- 16: 2008. It includes the following optional features certi fied: 1. Audible warning 2. Phased evacuation 3.
User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO 9 Appendix B: LOG Content 9.1 STATE OF EMERGENCY LOG • EMG State ACTIVE(Local) • EMG State ACTIVE(Remote) • EMG State RESET • EMG State ACK • EVAC MSG ON (Zone X) •...
AWG (American Wire Gauge): American Wire Gauge. Classi fication according to USA standard diameters. – mm cable diameter in millimeters : Cross-sectional area in square millimeters cable LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
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User's Manual: EN 54-16 PA/VA System LDA NEO Index of Pictures Picture 1: Indicators....................... 2 Picture 2: Controls........................4 Picture 3: Control window...................... 5 Picture 4: Zone selection window..................6 Picture 5: Types of Control Access Window................7 Picture 6: Inputs and Outputs....................8 Picture 7: Monitoring inputs for the back-up power supply............8...
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Table 18: GPIO ports......................18 Table 19: CIE Advanced Port Integration through RS-485..........19 Table 20: Connector of the EOL..................39 Table 21: Section of cabling for lines of 100V..............51 LDA Audio Tech - Severo Ochoa Nº 31- 29590 MÁLAGA, ESPAÑA. Tlf: +34 952028805...
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