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- Page 1 RS 1000 1000 WATT MONO CONSTANT POWER AMPLIFIER Installation Manual...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
The lightning flash with arrowhead CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this symbol within an equilateral triangle device not expressly approved by AudioControl Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate is intended to alert the user to the the equipment under FCC rules. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
The Dance ......40 Network Settings Default IP Address 192.168.0.249 RS 1000 ©2020 AudioControl Inc., all rights reserved. Subwoofer Amplifier Based on a true story, an audio dream for a better life. Installation Manual... -
Page 4: Introduction
AudioControl RS 1000 amplifier deliv- subwoofer is used. With speaker profiles ers. With the RS 1000 requiring only two that are EQ’ed by the speaker manufac- rack spaces, it delivers astonishing power turers, this amp can be customized and into any common speaker load. -
Page 5: Features
Superior Sound Pristine sonics happens first in all • Pacific Northwest Heritage AudioControl designs and is not We make this product in the USA, compromised by any other feature and we are very proud of that fact. What is more important is the care •... - Page 6 DHCP by default. If a DHCP ohm speakers server is not found on the net- • Efficient power amplifiers and power work, the RS 1000 will default to supplies 192 .168 .0 .249 . • Power consumption is less than 2 •...
- Page 7 16 . 12v trigger input LFE discrete input 17 . Infra Red input 8 . Stereo input 18 . AC inlet 9 . Stereo loop output 19 . Fuse 10. High Pass filter 20 . Main power switch RS 1000 Subwoofer Amplifier Installation Manual...
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Page 8: Getting Started
Getting Started Getting Started Turn off power to all com- 8. Connect the RS 1000 to the network ponents before making any with an Ethernet cord, preferably one connections. in good condition without a broken tab or covered in Marmite®. -
Page 9: Installation Examples
Connect to Left Right Preampli er/Receiver Crossover 1/2 & 3/4 Line-Level outputs High-Pass Switch MONO 90 Hz Switch MONO Jolly Nice Full-Range Passive Speakers Subwoofer (4 Ohm Minimum) (2 Ohm Minimum) Crossover Low-Pass 90Hz RS 1000 Subwoofer Amplifier Installation Manual... - Page 10 Installation Examples Installation with a RS 1000 Front Service Sonos 1 Sonos 2 Door Entrance Digital Zone 2 Analog Analog Analog Analog Analog Out Model D2800 8 Channel DSP Amplifier O ce O ce Bedroom Mids/Highs Master Bedroom...
- Page 11 Connect to Home Theater Preampli er/Receiver Subwoofer Line-Level outputs Passive Subwoofer (2 Ohm Minimum) Installation with Two Subwoofers The total speaker im- pedance should not be less than 2 Ohms minimum in stereo operation. RS 1000 Subwoofer Amplifier Installation Manual...
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Page 12: Front Panel Features
3 . Power Button – This large legendary brushed aluminum front panel, this button allows for the on/standby mode LED indicates the state of the RS 1000 to be toggled. Press to turn the unit on amplifier. and press again to turn the unit into A Blue LED –... -
Page 13: Rear Panel Features
14 15 16 17 1. Ethernet LAN port - This standard 5. XLR loop output - Use this balanced port allows the RS 1000 to be con- XLR loop output to connect another nected to a 10 Base T network via CAT RS amplifier for added bass enhance- 5 cabling. - Page 14 12. Speaker outputs - Connect your sub- glorious AudioControl home theater woofer speaker wires to these speaker receivers, turn on the RS 1000 when it terminals. These are 5-way binding is turn on. posts so you can use just bare wire, banana plugs, spade plugs, looped 15.
- Page 15 RS amplifier web and on. page at www.audiocontrol.com . Also turn the power switch off during 18. AC Input – Connect the supplied AC lightning storms, wind storms with power cord securely to this input.
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Page 16: Speaker Wiring
See the next page for some handy in- formation about speaker and wiring impedance. A total impedance of 2 ohms mini- mum, means that you can connect two 4, 6 or 8 ohm subwoofers to the RS 1000 amplifier. - Page 17 Here are two impedances, for example 3.5 Ohms. The examples for calculating speakers wired in RS 1000 is tolerant of lower impedance parallel: loads, however, all good designs use some margin of error.
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Page 18: Volt Trigger Ins And Outs
Ethernet web server to standby, and the rear panel master trigger turn on the RS 1000. LED will change from blue to off. The front panel Power LED will remain on, as the 3-pin connector –... -
Page 19: Ventilation
Ventilation This may be as good a time as any to have If the amplifier should overheat, a thermal “the talk” about ventilation. The RS 1000 sensor will put it into standby mode, features cool-running efficient switch allowing the heatsink to cool down. -
Page 20: Internet Connectivity And Control
Internet Connectivity and Control Internet Connectivity and Control Setting up an RS 1000 is a breeze. Just plug it in to an existing network and let In your Windows based computer, change the DHCP server assign the RS 1000 am- your computer’s IP address to a static... - Page 21 Communications Options Your easiest method for connecting with a The ’s web server “Device Configuration” Mac is to directly connect to the RS 1000. page has lots of communications options It’s default IP address is 192.168.0.249 so you can play about with to your own de- in order to connect to the RS 1000, you light or at your peril.
- Page 22 Control via Telnet Commands Control Via Telnet Commands Control Command Examples: To control the RS 1000 in an automation network, you will need nerves of steel, Increment volume by 1 where volume and a controller that can send and receive before the command is 51: telnet commands and responses.
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Page 23: Webpage Configuration
And through this in- terface, you will configure all the parame- ters of your new spectacular RS 1000 amp. This gear icon opens and closes the glob- al settings menu. - Page 24 Operation Tab (continued) Simply clicking on an option will expand set this to on and in less than 500ms the adjustable parameters. These or so, you’ll have bass. No boot-up configuration options allow you to time to worry about. It’s important to customize the amplifier’s performance note that if you are relying on signal to match your system design.
- Page 25 RS 1000. Global Configuration X-Over: Here you can set the Low Pass and High Pass crossover filters to...
- Page 26 Firmware: Update your firmware here. But make sure you make a back up of your settings below just in case. Settings: Here you can back up the set- ting of your RS 1000, all parameters are stored to an external file.
- Page 27 Complimentary Blank Page for notes about that Rock Opera you are working on RS 1000 Subwoofer Amplifier Installation Manual...
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Page 28: Acoustics
As you can see, room acoustics is an important but complicated subject. To learn more about room acoustics, get a copy of AudioControl’s Technical Paper 107, “Small Room Acoustics De-Mythol- ogized”. You can download this paper from www.audiocontrol.com (search “De-mythologized”) or if you’re still into... - Page 29 The factors which are actually contrary to RS 1000, as well as the steps to equalize. good sound. This real world situation is 1. Turn on the system. The Power light on where equalization can provide great the left front panel should be blue .
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Page 30: Equalization
Parametric and Graphic EQ Parametric and Graphic Equalization The graphic equalization controls in The RS 1000 are selected to correspond with the characteristics of wall and ceiling speakers, and as such are very effective. Graphic controls are the easiest to tune and provide a “graphic”... -
Page 31: Advanced Discussions
Installation of multiple units criteria is 1/8th power. This will be Can you stack units of the RS 1000 on a quite loud listening level for most top of each other without an air space in... - Page 32 Advanced Discussions (continued) How many units may I put on one 15 amp breaker? It depends. Since you are limited to 1500 watts per device by most codes, there should be a separate 15 amp circuit for each unit. The circumstances where the RS 1000 draws maximum power are very rare outside of an engineering lab.
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Page 33: Troubleshooting
Operation tab. All of the pens only at the highest volumes. zone status LEDs should turn on. 5. Protection LED is Red: If they do not, call AudioControl’s a. Disconnect power from the unit customer service. for 3 to 4 minutes and reconnect to b. - Page 34 Troubleshooting (continued) 6 . Speaker Buzzing or Crackling at high volume: a. Reduce any preamplifier/equalizer low-frequency boost. b. Turn off your “Sounds of the Pacific Northwest” chainsaw and bacon-frying CD. 7. There is no audio input signal, but the Zone Status LEDs are still blue: a.
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Page 35: Block Diagram
Block Diagrams Block Diagram Balanced XLR IN Parametric Stereo Graphic EQ RCA IN LFE IN High Pass / Low Pass Filters Time Align Delay Phase Ø Volume Limiter Speaker Amplifier Outputs RS 1000 Subwoofer Amplifier Installation Manual... -
Page 36: Specifications
Specifications RS 1000 Specifications Output Power ............1000 watts @ 8, 4 and 2 ohms Frequency Response (20 Hz to 350 Hz)............±1 dB Total Harmonic Distortion/Ch…………..0.1% (500 watts @ 8 ohms 20 Hz -350 Hz) Maximum Input Voltage ……………......4 Vrms (Balanced/Unbalanced) 30 Vrms (Speaker Level) Input Impedance…………….………………............15 kohms... -
Page 37: Service
Use great care and plenty If the RS 1000 needs service, then please of good packing materials to protect contact AudioControl, either by e-mail or the unit and prevent it from moving phone. -
Page 38: The Warranty
Please Remain Calm The Warranty In just the same way as being covered in 3. If an authorized AudioControl dealer honey and thrown into a dark pit full of installs your AudioControl product, hungry woodchucks, people are scared of the warranty is five years, otherwise warranties. - Page 39 Control. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have rights that vary from state to state. Promises of how well your AudioControl product will work are not implied by this warranty. Other than what we’ve said we’ll do in this warranty, we have no obligation, express or implied.
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Page 40: The Dance
Hurrah, you are done! Dance like the boss has the day off Manual PN 918-165-0 Rev 3...
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