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The Director
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Model D4400
Model D3400
16 Channel
High Efficiency • Digital Signal Processor •
Ethernet Interface & Control
Power Amplifier
Professional Installer's
Gratification Guide
®
Making Good Sound Great
22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA
425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 • www.audiocontrol.com
©2013. All rights reserved.
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Page 1: Power Amplifier
High Efficiency • Digital Signal Processor • Ethernet Interface & Control Power Amplifier Professional Installer’s Gratification Guide ® Making Good Sound Great 22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 • www.audiocontrol.com ©2013. All rights reserved. -
Page 2: Important Information
Important Information Dealer Name _____________________________________ Date Installed __________________________________ Serial Number ___________________________________ Ethernet MAC Address _________________________ IP Address Dynamic / Static ___________________ ®... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents The Director Model D3400 • Model D4400 Cool and Different Features ......2 A Guided Tour Front Panel . - Page 4 Table of Contents Advanced Topics Speaker and wiring impedance ....28 Amplifier bridging ......29 In wall volume controls .
- Page 5 The Director. More features are discussed in the next section so please read on. Since we build The Director Models in the AudioControl factories in the Northwest Rainforest outside of Seattle, USA, we can continually improve it and our other products.
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Page 6: Cool And Different Features
New Features • DHCP: An IP address for The Director Model D3400 and D4400 is obtained via DHCP by default. If a DHCP serv- er is not found on the network, The Director Model D3400 and The Director Model D4400 will default to 192.168.0.249. - Page 7 : Pristine sonics happens first UPErior oUnd Uality in all AudioControl designs and is not compromised by any other feature. You get the feeling that sound quality is an after thought with products from other companies. • r : From the beefy rack mounts to...
- Page 8 • d : Signal sense is digital, accurate igital ignal EnSE and reliable. Rejoice. • g : Here is a legal and safe way to roUnd witCh combat 60 cycle hum. If the flip of this switch solves the prob- lem, maybe you can get home earlier tonight.
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Page 9: A Guided Tour
A Guided Tour Of The Director Model D3400 / D4400 Front Panel Zone Status LEDs - At the bottom of the Power LED - Starting with the easy one... columns are the channel status LEDs which when you have the AC Power switch on the are dual color and serve two purposes. -
Page 10: Rear Connections
A Guided Tour Of The Director Model D3400 / d4400 Rear Panel on each amplifier zone, or the ethernet con- trol, selects which input is playing in that specific zone. For Bus 1, the second pair of Ethernet LAN Connection - Plug The jacks can be used to daisy chain to another Director into a 10BaseT network here. - Page 11 A Guided Tour Of The Director Model D3400/ D4400 LED) of only this zone. To bridge two channels, Master Power Switch - This switch controls this button must be in. the main AC power. Since The Director draws only a few watts during standby, the only time...
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Page 12: Making Sense Of The Trigger Ins And Outs
Guided Tour - Trigger Ins & Outs Making Sense of the 12 Volt Triggers The Director has five ways you can bring the unit from standby to on and ready to serve. In addition, you can use the triggers from The Director to turn on more units of The Director or other components as well. -
Page 13: Internet Connectivity And Control
Connectivity and Internet Connectivity and Control Control Setting up The Director Model D3400 or D4400 is a breeze. Just plug it into an existing network and let the Important Note: DHCP server assign The Director amplifier an IP address. If you are connecting multiple... - Page 14 Internet Connectivity and For Apple/Mac Desktops and Laptops: Control Apple does not support UPnP device discovery. Your easiest method for connecting with a Mac is to directly con- nect to The Director amplifier. The default IP address of The Director amplifier is 192.168.0.249 so in order to connect to The Director, you will need to give your computer a static IP address.
- Page 15 The Director on or off, check the rear of the unit to see if one of the switches there is over-riding these controls or if the Ethernet control is bypassed. TheDirector ® Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide...
- Page 16 Internet Connectivity and Configuration Tab Control In the Configuration tab, you can rename the amplifier, rename each channel pair or Zone, set the global networking parameters of The Director, Export your Signal Processing and Configuration data and Import EQ settings previously Note: Rear Panel switches on The Exported from another Director amplifier in the system or Director can override the Ethernet...
- Page 17 Simi- TheDirector larly, to save the tweeters, be conservative with the setting of ® the tweeter protection filter. It could save you a service call. Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide...
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Page 18: Control And Queries Via Telnet
Control Via Telnet Commands To control The Director Model D3400 or D4400 in an automation network, you will need a controller that can send and receive telnet commands and responses. The command and response structures of the controls provided via telnet are in simple human –... - Page 19 0 signal sense off (zero) signalsense 1 signal sense on clearlog clears log memory [x] switch to memory 1, 2, or 3 timeout [x] number of seconds before session timeout TheDirector ® Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide...
- Page 20 Internet Connectivity and Inquiry Commands Control mute? Returns which zones are muted unmute? Returns which zones are unmuted bus1? Returns which zones are switched to bus#1 bus2? Returns which zones are switched to bus #2 local? Returns which zones are switched to local input signalsource? Returns a list showing for...
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Page 21: Operation Without An Ethernet Connection
Bus 1, Bus 2, or the local input. Unfortunately, you will have no control over TheDirector the signal processing, however this will let you get music from ® the system in an emergency. Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide... -
Page 22: Hook-Up Guide With System Diagrams
Hook Up Guide - System Diagrams Using Bus Inputs to Create Larger Zones ®... - Page 23 Hook Up Guide - System Diagrams Whole House System with Tuner Only Background Music TheDirector ® Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide...
- Page 24 Hook Up Guide - System Diagrams Multiple Unit System with • Tuner Only Background Music • Tuner Triggered on • Daisy Chained Bus 1 ®...
- Page 25 Hook Up Guide - System Diagrams Using the Crossover Option TheDirector ® Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide...
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Page 26: Room Acoustics
Room Acoustics Acoustics Magazine reviewers and audio system owners spend much time critically appraising speakers and other audio compo- nents. Unfortunately, a phenomenon that has a very large effect upon sound is not easily judged or changed. That effect is the ACOUSTICS of the environment in which you are listening. -
Page 27: Benefits Of Equalization
As you can see, room acoustics is an important but com- plicated subject. To learn more about room acoustics, get a copy of AudioControl’s Technical Paper 107, “Small Room Acoustics De-Mythologized”. You can download this paper from www.audiocontrol.com (search “De-mythologized”) or if you’re still into the printed page, call us and we’ll mail you... -
Page 28: Adjusting The Signal Processing
Industrial SA-3052. Visit www. going to adjust. If needed, there is a pink noise audio file at audiocontrolindustrial.com for more www.audiocontrol.com. Search for “pink noise”. The sig- analysis products. nal is playing through The Director when the LED’s level meter on front panel responds to the volume. -
Page 29: Parametric And Graphic Equalization
Definitely consider reducing 700Hz if you are only using your extension speakers for background music. 2500Hz — Treble. Female vocals and the “edge” of instruments such as guitars, snare drums, saxes, violins, etc. TheDirector ® Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide... -
Page 30: Subsonic And Tweeter Protection Filters
Adjusting the Signal Processing are found in this range. If accentuated too much (by boosting this control) sounds in the 2500Hz range can seem harsh and fatiguing to the ear due to excessive output by the speaker or because of live, reflective room acoustics. 12kHz —... -
Page 31: A Brazen Plug
The Maestro is a no-holds-barred surround sound processor/pre-amplifier with truly exceptional audio and video performance. Some reviewers say there is none better. AudioControl also has two, five, and seven chan- nel power amplifiers to round out this theater system. The Concert AVR-4 - Home Theater... -
Page 32: Speaker And Wiring Impedance
Advanced Topics Advanced Discussions Speaker & Wiring Impedance Speaker impedance often is and should be straight for- Calculating Impedance ward. Speakers, like other resistors, wired in parallel “show” For three 8 ohm speakers wired in lower values than the individual components. In case you parallel (pluses connected to pluses) have forgotten, there is an example here for calculating the impedance is... -
Page 33: Amplifier Bridging
The continuous rating is about one-third of peak. For The Director Model D4400, the answer is no. The higher power from The Director Model D4400 will simply overwhelm the 60 watt volume control in short order. Use a volume control rated above 100 watts (150+ is the best ) con- tinuous not peak. -
Page 34: Installation Of Multiple Units Of The Director
15 amp circuit for each. The Director Model D4400 will draw even more power than the Model D3400. Accordingly, a dedicated 20 amp service will allow you to get the most out of your new high powered amp under demanding conditions. -
Page 35: Level Matching And Gain Controls
If you pause and think about that for a moment, these TheDirector are some of the more challenging rooms. ® Model D3400 • Model D4400 Installer’s Guide... - Page 36 Advanced Topics Commercial noise masking systems rely on “white noise” which sounds remarkably like a bathroom exhaust fan and like the sound of water in a shower-- both of which are louder than the background noise level in the other parts of the house.
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Page 37: Troubleshooting
LEDs are on: a. Defeat the Signal-Sense circuit using the switch on the rear panel. All of the Zone Status LEDs should turn on. If they do not, call the AudioControl factory. b. Verify Source unit is operating and playing. - Page 38 Unplug the unit from AC power, wait two minutes, then plug back in. This should reset the unit. b. Something rather serious has happened inside The Director. Call the AudioControl factory. 6. Speaker Buzzing or Cracking at high volume: a. Reduce the equalizer boost in the 40-80 Hz range.
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Page 39: Warranty And Service Information
® by hooking up to the unit an authorized AudioControl dealer. You do not have to be the (whether the claim is one for original owner, but you do need a copy of the original sales slip. - Page 40 What to do if you need service First, contact AudioControl, either by e-mail, phone or FAX. We’ll determine if there is anything wrong that you can fix yourself, or if it needs to be sent back to our factory for repair.
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Page 41: Block Diagram
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Page 42: Specifications
.The Director Model D3400 ..The Director Model D4400 Power Output Number of Channels ........16 ......16 8 ohms output. - Page 44 ® For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible ® 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 e-mail: sound.better@audiocontrol.com Visit us on the web at www.audiocontrol.com P/N 913 099 Rev. B...