Ampetronic T14-1LB Quick start guide

Brand: Ampetronic

Model: T14-1LB

Type: Quick start guide

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

3. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

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

thatproducessignicantheat.

5. WARNING – THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED / GROUNDED.

6. 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.

7. 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shallbe

placed on the apparatus.

8. WARNING-Connectiontoa70V/100Vlinespeaker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,andsmallatbladescrewdriverswillberequired.

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

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

Box Contents

• 1xT14-1LBDriver

• 1xT14-1LBQuickStartGuide(thisdocument)

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Ampetronic T14-1LB 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

T14-1LB Quick Start Guide

This guide should be used for the following products

• T14-1LB: Bus approvals, 24V power, Wago connectors

 *includingtheT14-1VVOIPaudiooption

4. CONTROLS

TheT14-1iscontrolledthroughabuilt-inwebsiteinterface,toaccessthisyouwillneedtoknowtheIPaddressor

hostnameofthedriver.DHCPisenabledbydefaultandthedriversupportsdirectconnectionorlargermanaged

networks.Youmusthaveadevicewithawebbrowseronthesamesubnetasthedriver.

DHCPEnabledNetwork:usetheadmininterfaceofyourDHCPservertondtheIPaddressofeachdriver.

AlternativelyuseanIPscannerutility.EntertheIPintheaddressbarofyourwebbrowser.

DirectConnection:enterhttp://t14-1n.localintheaddressbarofyourwebbrowser.

Checkthedriverisonthelatestrmwarebeforeinstallation,comparetheStatuspagetothelatestversionavailableat

www.ampetronic.com/rmware-updates/

5. USING THE WEBSITE

Thewebinterfaceisusedtomonitorandadjustthedriver.

Fourlevelsofaccessareavailable,usernamesandpasswordsarecasesensitive:

Username Access to

(not logged in) Statuspageonly(default on rst connection)

audioadmin Audiosettingspage&Statuspage

netadmin Networksettingspage&Statuspage

superadmin all settings

For all usernames, the default password = ampetronic (all lower case)

Youcanchangethepasswordforeachuserfromthewebsite.ForfulldetailsofthewebcontrolinterfaceseetheT14-1

producthandbook.

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3. FRONT PANEL & CONNECTIONS

① M6ChassisGroundStud

 Safetygroundconnectiontovehicle  

chassis - MUST BE CONNECTED

② DCPowerInput(Wago)

• 24VDC,use+V(LO)and0V

UseMCBprotectionaccordingtomanual

③ LoopOutput

 Connectloopbetweenthetwoterminals

④ StatusOutputandInputEnable

 Statusoutputisanisolatedrelaycontact

 Toremotelyenableaninput,apply+5Vto 

 +24VDCbetweentherelevantinputterminal 

and common.

NB remote control must be enabled in the web

interface before use.

⑤ AnalogueAudioInput1&2

 Foreachinput,connectto0V(common)and 

one of 3V / 30V / 100V, as appropriate for the

signal source.

⑥  LEDIndications

In startup Normal

operation

STATUS

(red/green)

Flash green: Testing

Fast Flash amber:

Updatingsoftware

Green: OK

Flash Green: Sleep

Flash Amber: Standby

Flash red: Error

AGC

(green)

-Green:Signal>6dB

aboveAGCthreshold

CLIP

(red)

-Red:Clipping(output)

CURRENT

(green)

Slow ash:overcurrent Green:Output>-20dB

(asheson/oinnormal

use)

PROTECT

(red)

Slow ash:overcurrent Slow ash: overtemp

Fast ash: power limit

On:bothoftheabove

LOOPO/C

(red)

Fast ash:

Looplowresistance

Slow ash:

Loopopencircuit

⑦ USB‘A’connectorFirmware/congupdatefrom

 USBmemoryonly

⑧ 10/100EthernetM12connector,D-coded

⑨  Ethernetstatus/activityLEDs

Figure1:Frontpanel,WAGOconnectors

① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨

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6. TROUBLESHOOTING

Incaseoferror,thewebsiteStatustabcolourwillchangeanderrormessageswillbedisplayedontheStatuspage.

Startup test messages

DIAGNOSTICSINPROGRESS Thismessageisdisplayedwhilststart-uptestsarebeingperformed.

Notanerror.

LOOPR<200mRFIXANDRESTART Thedrivermeasured<200mΩ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>10RLOOPCOULDCLIP Theloopisnotopencircuitbuthasaresistanceof>10Ω.Thisistoo

high – the output will clip on signal peaks. This is a warning and the

driverwillcontinuetooperate.

HEATSINKTOOHOTPLSSWITCHOFF The heatsink is at a critical temperature and thermal protection has

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

OUTIDLEOVERCURRENT

OUTFUNCTESTHIGHOVERCURRENT

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.

Error messages during operation

OUTPUTOPENCIRCUIT Thismessageisdisplayediftheloopisdisconnectedwhilstthedriver

isoperating(e.g.iftheloopiscut).Thisisacriticalstateandtheoutput

will not operate.

LOOP>10RLOOPCOULDCLIP Theloopisnotopencircuitbuthasaresistanceof>10Ω.(Seenotes

aboveforstartuperror)

POWERLIMIT-DERATED Thedriverisoverloadedandthedrivecurrenthasbeenreduced

POWERLIMIT-SHUTDOWN Thedriverisseriouslyoverloadedandtheloopoutputhasbeenshut

down

TEMPLIMIT-DERATED Theinternalheatsinkishotandthedrivercurrenthasbeenreduced.

TEMPLIMIT-MUTED Theinternalheatsinkistoohotandtheoutputhasbeenturnedo.

OUTPUTCLIPPING Thedriveroutputmaximumvoltageisbeingexceededandtheloop

signalisbeingclipped

OUTPUTCLIP-ATTENUATED Thedriveroutputmaximumvoltageisbeingexceededandtheloop

signalisbeingattenuatedtopreventclipping

7. 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.

8. BASIC SETUP METHOD

a. Asaminimum,connectpower,loop,andaudioinputsignals(seeconnectionsabove).Enableandstatusconnects

canbeusedifdesired.

b. Connectacomputertotheethernetportasdescribedabove.Navigatetohttp://t14-1n.localandlogonusing

‘audioadmin’or‘superadmin’.

c. Browsetothe‘Audio’tabofthewebsite.

d. Applyaninputaudiosignaltotheunit,andincreasetheinputgainsliderforthatinputonthewebsiteuntilthe

compressionbargraphshowsabout6-12dBcompression(andtheAGCLEDislit)

e. Enablethe‘combi’testsignalusingthewebsiteinterface.Turnuptheloopoutputcurrentuntilthecorrectmagnetic

eldstrength(0dBre:400mAm-1)isobtainedintheintendedareaofuse.Measurethemagneticeldstrengthusinga

magneticeldstrengthmeter.

f. Enablethe‘pinknoise’testsignalusingthewebsiteinterface.Usethemagneticeldstrengthmetertomeasurethe

frequencyresponseofthemagneticeld.OnthewebsiteadjusttheMetalLossControl(usingthedual-slopefeatureif

necessarytocorrectamorecomplexcurve),andrepeatthetestadjustinguntilthefrequencyresponseis+/-3dBre:

1kHzvalueoverthe100Hzto5kHzrange.

g. Turnothetestsignalsandconnecttheintendedaudioinputsignals,adjustinginputattenuationsothattheAGCLED

is lit when audio is present.

9. 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:   T14-1LB

inaccordancewiththefollowingstatutoryinstruments:

2017No.1206  RadioEquipmentRegulationsanditsamendingdirectives

2016No.1091  ElectromagneticCompatibilityRegulationsanditsamendingdirectives

2017No.1206  RadioEquipmentRegulationsanditsamendingdirectives

2012No.3032  RoHSinElectricalandElectronicEquipmentRegulationsanditsamendingdirectives

2006No.1907  UKREACHRegulationsanditsamendingdirectives

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 & General Standards:

EN62368-1,UN/ECE-R10

EMC Standards:

EN55032,EN55035

Environmental Standards:

EN61373

Date:   February2023

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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