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- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE / USER MANUAL PowerZone™ Connect 1002 • 1502 • 2004 / 2004D • 3004 / 3004D • 4008 • 6008 / 6008D...
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Page 2: Technical Notices
Technical and Safety Notices Safety and Environmental Notices Please read the following important technical, safety 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
Introduction and Overview 1. Introduction 2. Amplifier Overview PowerZone™ Connect power amplifiers have been 1002, 1502, 2004/2004D, 3004/ PowerZone™ Connect designed to provide configurable, consistent and 3004D, 4008 and 6008/6008D amplifiers are a full reliable high performance audio power amplification for rack width, 2U format power amplifiers that can drive both conventional low impedance (Lo-Z, 4 Ω... -
Page 5: Network Features
Introduction and Overview 2.1 Connections and Power Switching www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-controller. PowerZone™ Connect signal input and output connections are 2.3 Firmware accomplished via RCA Phono and Euroblock style connectors. This manual describes the features, functions and user A GPIO (General Purpose In/Out) Euroblock connector enables interface of PowerZone™... -
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. Adhesive rubber feet are supplied for this purpose. - Page 7 Installation Diagram 4B PowerZone™ Connect eight output amplifier dimensions. (Shaded area defines ventilation space.) 440 mm 17.3 in 414 mm 16.3 in 88 mm 3.5 in...
- Page 8 Configuration 5. Configuration 4. Open a laptop or desktop web browser and enter the address Before making input, output and GPIO connections, an http:/ /192.168.64.100. The Control Web App interface will initial PowerZone™ Connect amplifier configuration open to enable amplifier configuration as required. should be established.
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Page 9: Configuration Menus
Configuration 5.3 Configuration Menus 5.3.1 Input Tab The Input Tab provides the following configuration parameters Opening a web browser that is network connected to for each amplifier input channel: a PowerZone™ Connect amplifier initially displays the • Input name PowerZone™ Control Web App Dashboard illustrated in •... - Page 10 Configuration Select mix function Mix name - type to edit Adjust mix input level Select and adjust required EQ stages Diagram 5C Diagram 5D Input EQ display Input Mix display A pink noise or sine wave audio signal generator, appropriate for audio system testing and set up, can also be enabled, Select zone disabled, and adjusted for gain and frequency via the Input Tab.
- Page 11 Configuration Note: Input Priority and Input Ducking parameters can be either set to default values or their Threshold, Attack, Hold and Release values Select zone set as required. Input Priority can also be set to ignore the volume level set for the specified zone and take a specific override volume. •...
- Page 12 Configuration • The Equalizer menu enables parametric equalization to be applied to individual amplifier outputs. Equalizer settings configured for one amplifier output can be copied and applied to other outputs. • The Speaker Preset menu enables a set of speaker parameters to be adjusted, and preset configurations to be created, exported, imported or cleared.
- Page 13 Configuration Diagram 5J Diagram 5K Speaker Preset applied Speaker Preset parameter adjustment • The FIR preset menu enables FIR (Finite Impulse Response) Note: In automatic mode, the peak limiter parameters adjust based equalization filter coefficients generated by external automatically in response to Crossover & Gain high-pass filter speaker measurement software to be imported and applied settings.
- Page 14 Configuration 5.3.5 Settings Tab The Settings Tab enables miscellaneous amplifier settings to be configured and installation data to be recorded. The Settings Tab provides access to further sub-menus. Diagram 5L illustrates the Settings Tab. External device - tap to configure •...
- Page 15 Configuration • The Speaker Library menu enables management of speaker preset libraries. Existing libraries of speaker preset files (.zcl) can be created or imported, and existing libraries edited or fully deleted. Diagram 5N illustrates the creation and management of speaker preset libraries. Library name - type to edit •...
- Page 16 Configuration Diagram 5O Signal Flow Schematic (eight output amplifier)
- Page 17 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 5E. •...
- Page 18 Configuration 5.5 GPIO Setup and Connection 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 5P. The connection of GPIO based remote volume control and standby/mute are illustrated in Diagram 5Q and Diagram 5R respectively.
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Page 19: Input Connection
Connections 6. Connections Digital Outputs PowerZone™ Connect Connect S/PDIF stereo digital audio PowerZone™ Connect amplifier rear panel connections output connections are made via a single RCA Phono socket. are illustrated in Diagrams 6A and 6B. The S/PDIF output signal can be routed from any input or zone and is intended to be used for daisy-chaining PowerZone™... - Page 20 Connections Diagram 6A PowerZone™ Connect two and four output rear panel connections. Note: Two output amplifier model Diagram 6B connection sockets differ PowerZone™ Connect only in the deletion of channel 3 and channel 4 eight output rear panel connections. output connectors.
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Page 21: Network Connections
Connections 6.4 Speaker Cable Gauge Cable Gauge Table Lo-Z installations, 0.5 dB attenuation. 2 Ω, 4 Ω & 8 Ω loads PowerZone™ Connect speaker connection cable Max Cable Max Cable Max Cable Cable Cross gauge should be chosen appropriately to reflect the Cable Gauge Length Length... - Page 22 Connections Diagram 6C Two and four output amplifier balanced analog input cable connections. 5 mm Low-Z Mode 5 mm Diagram 6D Two and four output amplifier Output cable connections. Hi-Z/BTL Modes 5 mm Note: Eight channel amplifiers employ a larger output connector.
- Page 23 Connections Diagram 6E Two and four output amplifier GPIO cable connections. 5 mm Diagram 6F Eight output amplifier balanced analog input cable connections. 5 mm...
- Page 24 Connections Diagram 6G Eight output amplifier Output cable connections. 5 mm Low-Z Mode 5 mm Hi-Z/BTL Mode Diagram 6H Note: Two and four channel amplifiers Eight output amplifier GPIO employ a smaller output connector. cable connections. 5 mm...
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Page 25: Operation
Operation 7. Operation Green – WiFi enabled. 7.2 Default Reset Once all connections have been made and configuration PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers can be returned to their options selected, PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers default settings via either the Control Web App Settings Tab or are ready for use. -
Page 26: Specifications
Audinate Dante® AoIP compatibility: Ultimo® Chip 4x4, 2 flows rx/tx (PowerZone™ Connect 2004D/3004D/6008D only) *SE – conventional, single ended output mode **BTL – bridge-tied load output mode Blaze Audio HQ, Pascal A/S, Ellekaer 6, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark. hello@blaze-audio.com, www.blaze-audio.com Blaze Audio Americas, Pascal Inc., (888) 500-0109, help@blaze-audio.com...
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