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- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE / USER MANUAL PowerZone™ Connect 122 / 122D • 252 • 254 • 504 / 504D • 508 • 1008 / 1008D...
- Page 2 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 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 PowerZone™ Connect power amplifiers have been PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D, 252, 254, 504/504D, designed to provide configurable, consistent and 508 and 1008/1008D amplifiers are half rack and full rack reliable high performance audio power amplification for width, 1U format power amplifiers that can drive both conventional low impedance (Lo-Z, 4 Ω...
- Page 5 Introduction and Overview 2.1 Connections 2.4 Firmware PowerZone™ Connect signal input and output connections are This manual describes the features, functions and user accomplished via RCA Phono and Euroblock style connectors. interface of PowerZone™ Connect amplifiers running Firmware Version 1.6.2. A GPIO (General Purpose In/Out) Euroblock connector enables some amplifier functions to be controlled, and wireless or RJ45 It is strongly recommended that the firmware version...
- Page 6 Overview Diagram 2A 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 2B PowerZone™ Connect four channel amplifier dimensions. (Shaded area defines ventilation space.) 44 mm 1.7 in...
- Page 7 Overview Diagram 2C PowerZone™ Connect eight channel amplifier dimensions. (Shaded area defines ventilation space.) 44 mm 1.7 in 25 mm 1.0 in 80 mm 3.1 in 438 mm 17.2 in 319 mm 12.6 in...
- Page 8 Installation 4. Half Rack Width Amplifier Installation PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D, 252, 254 and 504/504D 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 Diagram 4A accessories.
- Page 9 Installation 4.2 Free-standing Diagram 4D PowerZone™ Connect If not installed in an equipment rack, PowerZone™ Connect with desk/wall Mounting Plate and adhesive feet. half rack width amplifiers can be placed free-standing on a flat 2 positions and 4 positions. surface. Adhesive rubber feet are supplied for this purpose. PowerZone™...
- Page 10 Installation 5. Full Rack Width Amplifier Installation 5.2 Free-standing If not installed in an equipment rack, PowerZone™ Connect PowerZone™ Connect 508 and 1008/1008D full rack width amplifiers can be placed free-standing on a flat Note: Full rack width PowerZone™ Connect amplifier models are surface.
- Page 11 Configuration 6. Configuration Before making input, output and GPIO connections, an 4. Open a laptop or desktop web browser and enter the address http:/ /192.168.64.100. The PowerZone™ Control Web initial PowerZone™ Connect amplifier configuration App interface will open to enable amplifier configuration as should be established.
- Page 12 Configuration 6.3 Configuration Menus 6.3.1 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 13 Configuration Select mix function Mix name - type to edit Adjust mix input level Select and adjust required EQ stages Diagram 6C Diagram 6D 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, disabled, and adjusted for gain and frequency via the Input Tab.
- Page 14 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 15 Configuration • The Equalizer menu enables parametric equalization to be Diagram 6I applied to individual amplifier outputs. Equalizer settings Speaker Preset import file selection 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 16 Configuration Diagram 6J Diagram 6K 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 17 Configuration 6.3.5 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 6L illustrates the Settings Tab. External device - tap to configure •...
- Page 18 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 6N illustrates the creation and management of speaker preset libraries. Library name - type to edit •...
- Page 19 Configuration Diagram 6O Signal Flow Schematic (eight output amplifier)
- Page 20 Configuration 6.4.1 Input Setup 6.4.2 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 6B. The Zone Tab is shown in Diagram 6E. •...
- Page 21 Configuration 6.5 GPIO Setup and Connection Diagram 6P 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 6P.
- Page 22 Connections 7. Connections Digital Outputs PowerZone™ Connect S/PDIF stereo digital audio output PowerZone™ Connect amplifier rear panel connections connections are made via a single RCA Phono socket. The S/ are illustrated in Diagrams 7A and 7B. PDIF output signal can be routed from any input or zone and is intended to be used for daisy-chaining PowerZone™...
- Page 23 Connections Diagram 7B Full rack width PowerZone™ Connect amplifier rear panel connections.
- Page 24 Connections 7.5 Speaker Cable Gauge Cable Gauge Table Lo-Z installations, 0.5 dB attenuation. 4 Ω & 8 Ω loads PowerZone™ Connect speaker connection cable Max Cable Max Cable Cable Cross gauge should be chosen appropriately to reflect the Cable Gauge Length Length Section...
- Page 25 Connections Diagram 7C Diagram 7E Balanced analog input GPIO cable connections. cable connections. 5 mm 5 mm Diagram 7D Output cable connections. Note: Input, output and GPIO connection socket use Low-Z Mode is the same for two, four and eight channel output amplifiers.
- Page 26 Operation 8. Operation 8.2 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 from the amplifier’s internal power supply across each pair of are ready for use.
- Page 27 ****PowerZone™ Connect 1008: 250 W across ch 1/2, 250 W across ch 3/4, 250 W across ch 5/6, 250 W across ch 7/8 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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