Ampetronic AMPETRONIC C Series User guide

Box Contents

• 1xCSeriesDriverincluding: 

• 1xLoopconnectors(2xforC5-2,C7-2)

• 1xDCconnector

• 2xInputconnectors

• 1x100Vlineconnector

• 1xLineoutconnector

• 2x2mmsteel1Urackmountbrackets

• Alsoincludes:

• 1xCSeriesquickstartguide

• 1xPowercable(regionspecic)

• 1xInductionLoopSign

• 4xselfadhesivefeet

This symbol is used to alert the user to important operating or maintenance instructions.

The Lightning bolt triangle is used to alert the user to the risk of electric shock.

1. SAFETY

1. Itisimportanttoreadtheseinstructions,andtofollowthem.

2. Keepthisquickstartguideinanaccessibleplace.

3. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.Cleaninguidsmayaecttheequipment.

4. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

5. Donotinstallthisequipmentnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatingventsorotherapparatus

thatproducesheat.

6. WARNING–THISAPPARATUSMUSTBEEARTHED/GROUNDED.

7. Onlypowercordswiththecorrectpowerconnectormaybeusedtomaintainsafety.Cablesincorporating

theUK13Afusedplug,SchukowithearthingcontactsandULapproved“groundingtype”areacceptable.

Thesemustbepluggedintopoweroutletswhichprovideaprotectiveearth.

8. Referallservicingtoqualiedpersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedin

anyway,suchasapowersupplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallen

intotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtoanyrainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally

orhasbeendropped.

9. WARNING–Toreducetheriskofreorelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainor

moisture.Theapparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandnoobjectslledwith

liquids,suchasvases,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.

10. Warning:Connectiontoa100Vlinesystemmayinvolvetheriskofelectricshockandtherefore

mustbecarriedoutbyaninstructedorskilledperson.

2. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Smallhandtoolsincludingawirestripper,smallatbladeandposiscrewdriverswillberequired.

Amagneticeldstrengthmeter,LoopworksMeasureApp&R1Reciever,oratminimumaninductionloop

receiverisvitaltocheckthattheloopsystemisprovidingthedesiredlevelofperformance.

Ampetronic C Series Quick Start Guide Page 1

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE THE

COVER. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

9.0

4.5

2.3

1.2

CURRENT (A pk)

CLIP

CH B

CH A

AGC (dB)

ERROR

QUICK

MAIN

STATUS

2.1 Current

Current =-52.0dB

MULTILOOP DRIVER

D SERIES

NETWORKED DUAL 14A DSP

Induction Loop Driver

~ 230V

45 - 65Hz

Power: 85W

Fuse: T 3.15A L

Designed and Engineered in the UK

D14-2

LOOP O/P CONNECTIONS

www.ampetronic.co

CHANNEL A

LOOP OUTPUT

0.1A

+12V

DC OUTPUT

Serial No.

CHANNEL B

LOOP OUTPUT

USB

(UPDATE ONLY)

ETHERNET

SLAVE IN SLAVE OUT

AC POWER INPUT

INPUT 2

MIC / LINE / AES

INPUT 1

MIC / LINE

C Series Quick Start Guide

4. SETTINGS

TheCSeriesdrivershavetheiradjustmentssetindecibels(dB).Asettingof0dBequatestomaximum

currentortomaximuminputgain.Anegativevaluewillreducethecurrentorinputgainaccordingly.

Fromthefactorythedriversareprovidedwiththefollowingsetting:

5. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• Home screen timeout –ifnoactionistakeninamodescreenafter30sthehomescreenisdisplayed.

Foravaluescreenthetimeoutis60s.

• Sleep mode–Aftera10minuteperiodofuseroraudioinactivitythedriverturnsonthe‘Loopoutputs

disabled’testsignalandturnsothescreentosavepower.TheStatusledashesgreentoindicatethis.

Anyuseractivityorpresenceofaudiosignalbringsthedriveroutofsleep.Theinactivitytimecanbe

changedviathewebsite(wherenetworkoptiontted)

• Lock screen –Alongpressonthehomebuttonbringsupthelockmenu.Thisgivesaccesstostandby,

re-start(sameasinsettingsmenu)&lock.Selectinglockmakestheusercontrolsinactive.Anyuser

inputresultsinapadlockbeingdisplayed.Tounlocktheunitpressthehomebuttonsixtimes.Unlock

instructionsareshownbrieywhenlockisselected.

• Standby –Thisisauserimposedsleep.Onlyuseractivity(notaudiosignal)bringsthedriveroutof

standby.

3. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

Thedriverhastwoinputslabelled1and2.Each

inputcanbeseparatelyconguredtomicorline

signallevelusingarearpanelpushswitch.Global

24Vphantompowercanbeenabledtosupply

anyinputsettomiclevel.Alternativelyinput2can

accepta100Vlineusingadedicated2pinsocket.

Do not use both input 2 sockets at the same

time.

 Warning:Connectiontoa100Vline

systemmayinvolvetheriskofelectricshock

andthereforemustbecarriedoutbyaninstructed

orskilledperson.

ThedriverhastwoloopoutputslabelledLoopA

andLoopB.Inordertoachievecorrectoperationit

isrecommendedtheloopandfeedresistance

shouldbebetween0.2and10Ω(atDC).

(Screen)

-(Signalcold)

+(Signalhot)

TwistedPairpositiveand

negative.

Home/power

button

Navigate(rotate)

andselect(press)

control

128x160pixel

colourdisplay

StatusLED:

Solidgreen=OK

FlashingRed=error–checkerrorlist.

Flashinggreen=sleeporstandbymode

Flashingamber=reprogramming

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• Current:-20dBfromfulloutput

• MetalLossCompensation(MLC)OFF

• InputGainChannel1-80.0dB

• InputGainChannel2-80.0dB

• DriverName“Namenotset”

• PhaseShiftON

• EthernetParametersSetbyDHCP

Figure1:Inputconnections Figure2:Outputconnections

Do not run input and output cables close together

Figure3:Frontpaneldisplayandcontrol

Ampetronic C Series Quick Start Guide Page 3

6. NETWORK CONNECTION (OPTION)

WherettedCSeriesdriversfeatureawebinterfacethatcanbeviewedinawebbrowser.Although

optimisedfortheChromebrowser,anybrowsercanbeusedtoviewtheinterface.Thewebinterfaceis

usedtomonitorandadjustthedriver.YouwillbeaskedfortheUserNameandPasswordforthedriverasa

deterrenttounauthorisedparties.Thesevaluesarecasesensitiveandneedtobeenteredoncepersession

toaccessthedriver.

7. TROUBLESHOOTING

OUTPUT A / B OPEN CIRCUIT:   ThedriverhasdetectedthattheloopconnectedtoA/B

       outistoohighimpedance.

HEATSINK TOO HOT PLS SWITCH OFF: Thedriverheatsinkhasreachedacriticaltemperatureand

       thedrivermustbeswitchedo.

Thefollowingerrormessagesallindicateanerrorintheinternalcircuitryofthedriver.Please

contactAmpetronictechnicalsupportifanyoftheseerrorsareseen,quotingtheerrormessagetext.

 OUT A / B IDLE OVERCURRENT

OUT A / B FUNC TEST HIGH OVERCURRENT

OUT A / B FUNC TEST LOOPS CROSSWIRED

Theseerrormessagesindicateapossibleerrorwiththelooportheconnectionstotheloop:

LOOP A / B R < 200mR FIX AND RESTART: Thedrivermeasured<200mRfortheloopimpedance.

 Thisistoolowforthedriverandmustbexedbeforethedriverwillnishthestart-updiagnostics.

 Switcho,xthefaultandswitchonagain.

LOOP A / B > 10R LOOP COULD CLIP:Theloopisnotopencircuitbuthasaresistanceof>10R.

 Thisistoohighandthedriverwillcliponoutputpeaks.Thisisawarningandthedriverwillcontinue

 after5seconds.

CHANNEL A / B OPEN CIRCUIT: Thismessageisdisplayediftheloopisdisconnectedwhilstthe

 driverisoperating(e.g.ifacarpetttercutstheloop).Themessageisdisplayedonthefrontpanelfor

 5secondsandonthewebinterface.

Theseareinformationmessagesanddonotindicateanerror:

DIAGNOSTICS IN PROGRESS: Thismessageisdisplayedonthefrontpanelwhilstthestart-uptests

 arebeingperformed.

New IP Address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX AnewEthernetaddresshasbeenassignedtothedriver.This

 canoccurwhenanEthernetcableispluggedintothedriverortheDHCPsystemre-assignsanewIP

 address.



Thesemessagesappearinthestatusmenuwhentheassociatederrorispresent:

Power Limit - derated:  Thedriverisoverloadedandthedrivecurrenthasbeenreduced

Loop A open circuit: ThedriverhasdetectedanopencircuitonloopA.

Loop B open circuit: ThedriverhasdetectedanopencircuitonloopB.

Temp Limit - derated:  Theinternalheatsinkistoohotandthedrivercurrentonboth  

    channelshasbeenreduced.

Temp Limit - muted: Theinternalheatsinkhasreachedanunacceptableleveland  

    outputshavebeenturnedo.

User Name = superadmin, netadmin, audioadmin

Passwords = ampetronic (default)

Fourlevelsofaccessareavailable:

1. superadmin-allowsaccesstoallsettings

2. netadmin-accessthenetworksettingspage 

only

3. audioadmin-accesstheaudiosettingspages 

only

4. nologin-allowsaccesstostatuspage

Channel A Clipping:  ThedriveroutputmaximumvoltageisbeingexceededandtheloopAsignalis

    beingclipped.

Channel B Clipping: ThedriveroutputmaximumvoltageisbeingexceededandtheloopBsignalis

    beingclipped.



8. ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS

• UP19801–CSeriesInstallationHandbook&UserGuide

• UP39801–CSeriesDatasheet

Associatedocumentsareavailableasadownloadfromwww.ampetronic.co,inLoopworksLearnorcanbe

requestedbycontacting[email protected]/+44(0)1636610062

9. WARRANTY

ThisproductcarriesaveyearpartsandlabourwarrantyfromdateofshipmentfromAmpetronic.Toqualify

fortheveyearwarranty,theproductmustberegisteredatwww.ampetronic.co(products/warranty),without

whichthewarrantywillbevalidfortwoyearsonly.

Thewarrantycouldbeinvalidatediftheinstructionsinthishandbookarenotfollowedcorrectly,oriftheunit

ismisusedinanyway.

10. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Manufacturer:   AmpetronicLtd.

    Unit2,TrentsideBusinessVillage,FarndonRoad,Newark, 

    Nottinghamshire,NG244XB,UnitedKingdom.

Declaresthattheproduct:

Description:  Hearing/InductionLoopDriver

Type name:   CSeries

inaccordancewiththefollowingdirectives,conformstothefollowingDirective(s)andNorm(s):

2014/35/EU  TheLowVoltageDirectiveanditsamendingdirectives

2014/30/EU  TheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectiveanditsamendingdirectives

2011/65/EU  TheRoHSDirectiveanditsamendingdirectives

andhasbeendesignedandmanufacturedtothefollowingspecications:

Safety Standards:

EN62368-1/  Audio,videoandsimilarelectronicapparatus–Safetyrequirements

UL62368-1

EMC Standards:

EN55032   EMC–Productfamilystandardformultimediaequipment:Emission

EN55035   EMC–Productfamilystandardformultimediaequipment:Immunity

Date:   August2018

J.R. Pieters

Managing Director,

Ampetronic Ltd.

CAUTION:ChangesormodicationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyAmpetronicoranauthorised

partnercouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart

15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe

equipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency

energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto

radiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhich

casetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceattheirownexpense.

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