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Arcam MZ 12 Manual

Arcam MZ 12 Manual

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  • Page 1 23425 MZ12 MULTI ZONE POWER AMPLIFIER...

  • Page 2: Safety Guidelines

    safety guidelines Class II product CAUTION ATTENTION This equipment is a RISK OF ELECTRIC RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR Class II or double insulated electrical appliance. It has been designed CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing in such a way that it does not to qualified service personnel.

  • Page 3: Consignes De Sécurité

    consignes de sécurité Class II produit CAUTION ATTENTION Ce produit est un RISK OF ELECTRIC RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR appareil électrique à isolation double (appareil de classe II). Il a été ATTENTION : afin de réduire les risques de choc électrique, n’ouvrez pas le boîtier de l’appareil. Les pièces internes ne sont pas conçu pour ne pas nécessiter de réparables par l’utilisateur.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Thank you and congratulations for purchasing your Arcam MZ Contents Amplifier. Arcam has been producing specialist audio products of safety guidelines ............2 remarkable quality for over three decades. The new MZ8 and Important safety instructions ..........2 MZ12 multi-zone power amplifiers draw upon all of Arcam’s Safety compliance................2...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Check that the plug supplied fits your supply — should you require signals). All cables should be kept as short as is practically possible. a new mains lead, please contact your Arcam dealer. It is good practice when connecting your equipment to make sure that...

  • Page 8: Speakers

    4 and 8 ohms. The unit is fitted with speaker terminals that can and L–. accept either spade terminals or bare wires. Arcam’s Muso speakers are If your speakers support bi-wiring, then there is a strip of conductive compact mini-monitor speakers which ideally match the design values metal on the speakers connecting the low-frequency terminals to those and output characteristics of the MZ amplifier series.

  • Page 9: Notes On Making Speaker Connections

    If you are unsure as to how your system should be connected, or 1 and Zone 3 have completely independent power supplies, including need advice on bi-wiring or bi-amping, please contact your Arcam transformers, making this arrangement equivalent to using two separate dealer who will be happy to help you.

  • Page 10: Operation

    Arcam C31 preamplifier or Solo Music its own stereo source (preamplifier or stereo music system). Examples of system.

  • Page 11: Front Panel Indicators

    • The MZ amplifier is not muted, indicated by the front panel LED being lit amber. The Arcam MZ amplifiers may be remote controlled using an RS232 data connection. The communication protocol is described from page 13 sound cuts-out unexpectedly onwards.

  • Page 12: Product Guarantee

    E&OE NOTE: All specification values are typical unless otherwise stated. Continual improvement policy Arcam has a policy of continual improvement for its products. This means that designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. product guarantee Worldwide Guarantee...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    This document describes the remote control protocol for controlling the MZ8/12 via the RS232 interface. The document relates to MZ RS232 control protocol version 1.0. Any updates to this protocol will be posted on the Arcam Extranet website at http://www.arcam.co.uk/extranet.

  • Page 14: Example Command And Response Sequence

    AMX control system. Data is specified in the ASCII format. All ASCII characters between the quotes “” should be recognised/transmitted. “\r” is a carriage return (0x0D) Command: “AMX\r” Response: “AMXB<Device-SDKClass=Amplifier><Device-Make=ARCAM><Device-Model=MZ><Device-Revision=x.y>\r” Where x.y = RS232 protocol version number.

  • Page 15: System Command Specifications

    System Command Specifications software version (0x04) COMMAND: Request the version number of the main software or the control protocol Byte: Description: of the MZ8/MZ12. 0x21 0x01 example 0x04 Command/response sequence to request the RS232 protocol version 0x01 (1.4): Data 0xF0 – Request version RS232 protocol Command: 0x21 0x01 0x04 0x01 0xF0 0x0D 0xF1 - Request version main software...
  • Page 16 activate/deactivate the mute lines (0x1f) COMMAND: Activate/deactivate the mute lines on the designated zone. Byte: Description: 0x21 example Zone number Command/response sequence to activate the mute relays: 0x1F Command: 0x21 0x01 0x1F 0x01 0x0D Data1 0x00 – Deactivate mute line Response: 0x21 0x01 0x1F 0x00 0x01 0x0D 0x01 –...
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