Carton Contents - Blaze PowerZone Connect 122D Installation Manual & User Manual

2.1 Connections
PowerZone™ Connect signal input and output connections are
accomplished via RCA Phono and Euroblock style connectors.
A GPIO (General Purpose In/Out) Euroblock connector enables
some amplifier functions to be controlled, and wireless or RJ45
socket Ethernet network connection options are also provided.
PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers have no mains power switch
and are operational as soon as mains power is connected via the
IEC 60320 mains socket.
2.2 Network Features
PowerZone™ Control
PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers are TCP/IP network
connected devices that require a wired or wireless network
connection to access their configuration menus. The
configuration menus are accessed via the PowerZone™Control
Web App interface and cover Input, Zone, Output and General
Settings functions. The configuration menus are fully described
in Section 4 of this manual.
Audinate Dante
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PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers are optionally compatible
with Audinate Dante ® audio over IP (AoIP) networks and
installations.
Dante equipped versions of PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers
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enable the transmission and receipt of digital audio over
an Ethernet network using the IP based Dante
Configuration and management of the IP routing for Dante
digital audio, including the setting of network parameters
such as IP addresses and subnet masks, is administered by
Audinate's Dante Controller software application. Dante
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Controller downloads and comprehensive guidance on the
configuration and installation of Dante
can be found at: www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-
controller.
2.3 External Device Remote Control
PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers are able to be controlled
remotely using the Blaze Wall-S1 control panel. The Wall-S1
is an Ethernet connected wall-mounted device able to
control Blaze PowerZone™ Connect amplifier volume and
input source selection. The Wall-S1 is powered via a POE
(Power Over Ethernet) wired connection to an appropriately
specified network switch. A single Wall-S1 device can control
one amplifier zone only, so remote control of multiple zones
requires multiple Wall-S1 devices – each one assigned to an
individual zone.
Introduction and Overview
protocol.
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based audio over IP
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Full information on Wall-S1 installation and use can be found
in the Wall-S1 installation manual available for download from:
https:/ /blaze-audio.com/products/control/wall-s1/
2.4 Dimensions
PowerZone™ Connect amplifier dimensions and features are
illustrated in Diagrams 1a and 1b. The amplifiers are primarily
intended for installation in an equipment rack but can also
be under-desk or wall mounted, or used free standing. They
are fan-cooled and must be installed such that ventilation
apertures are not obstructed.
2.5 Firmware
This manual describes the features, functions and user
interface of PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers running Firmware
Version 1.5.0.
It is strongly recommended that the firmware version
installed in the amplifier in use is checked initially, and
regularly thereafter. If updated firmware is available,
the amplifier should be updated as a priority.
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.

3. Carton Contents

PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers are shipped in a cardboard
carton containing the amplifier unit, a mains cable appropriate
for the sales territory, an accessory pack, and a document pack.
The full contents is listed below.
• Amplifier unit
• Mains power cable
• Input connector x 2
• GPIO socket connector
• Output connector x 1 or 2
• Adhesive rubber feet x 4
• Document pack