Blaze PowerZone Connect 122 Installation Manual
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Summary of Contents for Blaze PowerZone Connect 122
- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE / USER MANUAL PowerZone Connect 122 • PowerZone Connect 252 PowerZone Connect 254 • PowerZone Connect 504...
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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 122, 252, 254 and 504 amplifiers are half rack width, 1U format power amplifiers that can drive both been designed to provide configurable, consistent and conventional low impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω to 16Ω) loudspeakers... -
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 Overview Diagram 1a PowerZone Connect two channel amplifier dimensions. (Shaded area defines ventilation space.) 44 mm 1.7 in 80 mm 3.1 in 25 mm 1.0 in 213 mm 8.4 in 220 mm 8.7 in Diagram 1b PowerZone Connect four channel amplifier dimensions. (Shaded area defines ventilation space.) 44 mm 1.7 in...
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Page 7: Installation
Installation 4. Installation Note: The rack mounting and desk/wall mounting components described and illustrated in Sections 4.1 to 4.3 are not supplied with PowerZone Connect amplifiers but are available to purchase as accessories. Contact your amplifier re-seller for more information. Diagram 3a 4.1 PowerZone Connect Mounting PowerZone Connect... -
Page 8: Free-Standing
Installation 4.2 Free-standing Diagram 4a PowerZone Connect If not installed in an equipment rack, PowerZone Connect with desk/wall Mounting Plate and adhesive feet. amplifiers can be placed free-standing on a flat surface. 2 positions and 4 positions. Adhesive rubber feet are supplied for this purpose. PowerZone Connect amplifiers can also be attached to the underside of desks or wall mounted using Adhesive Foot... -
Page 9: Network Services
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. -
Page 10: 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 11 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 12 Section 5.3.5. A variety of speaker preset files are available for download from the Blaze website: www.blaze-audio.com. 2. Select the appropriate ‘ . zcp’ format speaker preset data file to import from either a Library or a Select output computer folder.
- Page 13 Configuration Diagram 5g Diagram 5h Speaker Preset applied Speaker Preset parameter adjustment • The Driver Alignment preset menu enables delay to be • The Output Mode preset menu enables individual applied to individual amplifier outputs. amplifier outputs to be switched off or configured for Lo-Z or Hi-Z modes.
- Page 14 Note: A variety of speaker preset files are available for download Diagram 5i from the Blaze website: www.blaze-audio.com. Settings Tab menu • The Power Management menu enables various automatic switch-on options to be engaged. The Power Management menu also offers timed Standby and Mute functions.
- Page 15 Configuration 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. Inputs can be freely assigned to installation zones, and those zones assigned freely to the available amplifier outputs in either Lo-Z or Hi-Z modes.
- Page 16 Configuration 5.4.1 Input Setup 5.4.2 Zone Setup & Routing Open the configuration Dashboard and select the Input Tab. Open the configuration Dashboard and select the Zone Tab. The Input Tab is shown in Diagram 5b. The Zone Tab is shown in Diagram 5c. •...
- Page 17 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.
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Page 18: Input Connection
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). -
Page 19: Network Connections
Connections 6.5 Speaker Cable Gauge Cable Gauge Table Lo-Z installations, 0.5dB attenuation. 4 Ω & 8 Ω loads PowerZone Connect speaker connection cable gauge Max Cable Max Cable Cable Cross should be chosen appropriately to reflect the type of Cable Gauge Length Length Section... - Page 20 Connections Diagram 6b Diagram 6d Balanced analog input GPIO cable connections. cable connections. 5 mm 5 mm Diagram 6c Output cable connections. Low-Z Mode 5 mm Hi-Z Mode 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.
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Page 21: Operation
Operation 7. Operation 7.2 Automatic Power Sharing PowerZone Connect amplifiers incorporate a power sharing Once all connections have been made and configuration feature that automatically shares the total power available options selected, PowerZone Connect amplifiers are from the amplifier’s internal power supply across each pair of ready for use. -
Page 22: Specifications
2x ½ rack mounting 2x Rear supports Power Ratings 1% THD @ 120Vac and 230Vac *100V line mode is @ -1dB (≈ 90 V) **504 may only Powershare across Ch1/2 and Ch3/4 Blaze Audio, Pascal A/S, Ellekaer 6, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark. hello@blaze-audio.com. www.blaze-audio.com...
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