Blaze PowerZone Connect 1002 Installation Manual & User Manual
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Summary of Contents for Blaze PowerZone Connect 1002
- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE / USER MANUAL PowerZone Connect 1002 • PowerZone Connect 1502 PowerZone Connect 2004 • PowerZone Connect 3004...
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Page 2: Technical Notices
Technical and Safety Notices Please read the following important technical, safety Safety and Environmental Notices and environmental notices before installing and using Note: The intent of the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol your amplifier. in a triangle is to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated Technical Notices “dangerous”... -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Technical and Safety Notices Important Safety Instructions Environmental Statement Read these instructions. This product complies with international Keep these instructions. directives, including but not limited to the Heed all warnings. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Follow all instructions. in electrical and electronic equipment, the Do not use this apparatus near water. -
Page 4: Introduction And Overview
1. Introduction 2. Amplifier Overview Blaze PowerZone Connect power amplifiers have PowerZone Connect 1002, 1502, 2004 and 3004 amplifiers are a full rack width, 2U format power amplifiers that been designed to provide configurable, consistent and can drive both conventional low impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω to reliable high performance audio power amplification for 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance (Hi-Z, 70V/100V) -
Page 5: Carton Contents
The firmware installed in the amplifier can be identified and updated by selecting the Device option in the PowerZone Control web app Settings Menu. Firmware versions can be checked, and firmware downloaded, from the Blaze website: https://blaze-audio.com/support/#Firmware. -
Page 6: Installation
Installation 4. Installation 4.1 Amplifier Location PowerZone Connect amplifiers are shipped with rack “ears” attached and are primarily intended for standard (19 inch) equipment rack installation. If not to be installed in an equipment rack, PowerZone Connect amplifiers can be placed free-standing on a flat surface. - Page 7 Configuration 5. Configuration 4. Open a laptop or desktop web browser and enter the Before making input, output and GPIO connections, address http://192.168.64.100. The PowerZone Control Web an initial PowerZone Connect amplifier configuration App interface will open to enable amplifier configuration as should be established.
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Page 8: Configuration Menus
Configuration 5.3 Configuration Menus 5.3.1 Input Tab The Input Tab provides naming, mono/stereo selection, Opening a web browser that is network connected to a sensitivity, and gain trim for each amplifier input channel. An PowerZone Connect amplifier initially displays the PowerZone internal pink noise source, provided for system testing and set Control Web App Dashboard illustrated in Diagram 5a. - Page 9 Configuration 5.3.2 Zone Tab 5.3.3 Output Tab The Zone Tab enables installation zones to be defined and The Output Tab enables amplifier outputs to be named and named, and provides access to further sub-menus. Zones provides access to further sub-menus. For all Output Tab might be bar or restaurant areas for example, or different menus, the amplifier output under configuration is selected rooms in a home.
- Page 10 Speaker preset library creation and management is described in Section 5.3.5. A variety of speaker preset files are available for download from the Blaze website: www.blaze-audio.com. Select output 2. Select the appropriate ‘ . zcp’ format speaker preset data file to import from either a Library or a computer folder.
- Page 11 Configuration Diagram 5g Diagram 5h Speaker Preset applied Speaker Preset parameter adjustment Note: FIR coefficient files in either .csv or .txt format can be Note: In automatic mode, the peak limiter parameters adjust imported. automatically in response to Crossover & Gain high-pass filter settings.
- Page 12 Settings Tab menu and management of speaker preset libraries. Note: A variety of speaker preset files are available for download from the Blaze website: www.blaze-audio.com. • The Power Management menu enables various automatic switch-on and standby options to be engaged. The Power Management menu also offers a timed Mute function.
- Page 13 Configuration GPIO interface pins. • The LAN menu enables configuration and reset of the wired network options and parameters. • The WiFi menu enables configuration and reset of the wireless network options and parameters. 5.4 Setup and Signal Routing Thanks to their network based configuration features, PowerZone Connect amplifiers offer considerable versatility in terms of sources, signal routing, installation zones and output modes.
- Page 14 Configuration simultaneously to drive both Lo-Z and Hi-Z speakers, or for significantly greater sensitivity required for microphones. different inputs to be routed to different output zones. Note: Only dynamic microphones are suitable for connection. The following paragraphs describe and illustrate the Phantom power for condenser microphones is not provided.
- Page 15 Configuration 5.5 GPIO Setup and Connection Diagram 5l GPIO Settings Menu PowerZone Connect amplifiers provide a GPIO socket that enables remote control of volume, standby, mute and trigger functions. The GPIO connector pin functions are described in the GPIO Settings menu illustrated in Diagram 5l. The connection of GPIO based remote volume control and standby/mute are illustrated in Diagram 5m and Diagram 5n respectively.
- Page 16 Connections 6. Connections Digital Inputs PowerZone Connect S/PDIF stereo digital audio input PowerZone Connect amplifier rear panel connections connections are made via a single RCA Phono socket. The S/ are illustrated in Diagrams 6a. PDIF input is connected by default to amplifier installation Zones A (left) and B (right).
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Page 17: Network Connections
Connections 6.4 Speaker Cable Gauge Cable Gauge Table Lo-Z installations, 0.5dB attenuation. 2 Ω, 4 Ω & 8 Ω loads PowerZone Connect speaker connection cable gauge Max Cable Max Cable Max Cable Cable Cross should be chosen appropriately to reflect the type of Cable Gauge Length Length... - Page 18 Connections Diagram 6b Balanced analog input cable connections. 5 mm Low-Z Mode 5 mm Diagram 6c Output cable connections. Hi-Z/BTL Modes 5 mm...
- Page 19 Connections Diagram 6d GPIO cable connections. 5 mm The exclamation point printed next to the output terminals of the amplifiers is, in addition to the CLASS 2 WIRING text, intended to alert users to the risk of hazardous voltages. Output connectors that could pose a risk are marked with the exclamation point.
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Page 20: Operation
Operation 7. Operation 7.2 Default Reset PowerZone Connect amplifiers can be returned to their default Once all connections have been made and configuration settings via either the PowerZone Control Web App Settings options selected, PowerZone Connect amplifiers are Tab or through the front panel power button. ready for use. -
Page 21: Specifications
2x rack ears, 4 x adhesive feet Power Ratings 1 % THD @ 120 Vac and 230 Vac *SE – conventional, single ended output mode **BTL – bridge-tied load output mode Blaze Audio, Pascal A/S, Ellekaer 6, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark. hello@blaze-audio.com. www.blaze-audio.com...
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