Ampetronic T14-1LB Quick start guide

Ampetronic
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)
Related Documents
• T14-1HandbookBus(UP1AB02)
• T14-12DDrawing(BC1A210)
• T14-1ProtocolGuide(UP1A205)
• T14-1ConnectorPin-outs(UP5A201)
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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
36
28
20
12
AGC (dB)
ERROR
QUICK
MAIN
STATUS
2.1 Current
Current =-52.0dB
MENU
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
1-
2-
1+
2+
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.
Ampetronic T14-1LB Quick Start Guide
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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
Ampetronic T14-1LB Quick Start Guide Page 3
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.
UP1AB02-3/DOI:FEB2023ContentsCopyright©AmpetronicLtd2023.Allrightsreserved.
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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