AUDAC AMP523 User manual

Brand: AUDAC

Model: AMP523

Category: Audio amplifiers

Type: User manual

AUDAC AMP523 is a flexible audio control solution that allows you to easily manage and distribute audio signals in your home or business. With four stereo line inputs and one balanced microphone input, you can connect a variety of audio sources, such as CD players, tuners, and MP3 players. The AMP523 also features a line-level output for connecting to external devices like amplifiers or recorders, and a built-in Class-D amplifier with 2 x 15W of power for driving speakers directly.

AMP523/RM523

User Manual

www.audac.eu

Index

Introduction 5

Precautions 7

Safety requirements     7

 Caution servicing     7

 EC Declaration of Conformity    7

 Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 8

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Chapter 1: Connections and connectors 9

Connection standards 9

Chapter 2: Overview AMP523/RM523 11

Front panel AMP523 11

Front panel RM523 12

Rear panel AMP523/RM523 13

Block Diagram 14

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Chapter 3: AMP523/RM523 Quick start guide 15

Connecting the AMP523 15

Configuring the AMP523 16

Chapter 4: User interface & configuration 17

Main screen 18

Configuration screen 20

Network settings 21

Wall panel settings 22

Input settings 23

Priority settings 24

Password settings 26

Factory settings 27

Chapter 5: Peripheral connections 28

Chapter6: Additional information 29

IP Basics 29

Technical specifications 31

Introduction

Web Based Mini Stereo Power Amp

TheRM523andAMP523arewebbasedinputcontrolunits,allowingtheconnectionand

controlofseveralstereoaudiosourcedevices(suchasCD-player,Tuner,MP3player,

...)andamicrophone.

Theybothhave4StereoLineInputs,1StereoLineoutputand1BalancedMicrophone

InputwithPhantomPowerperformedtogetherona18-pinsterminalblockconnector.

Alineleveloutputhasbeenprovidedasalternativeoutput,tolinktheoutputsignalto

externaldevicessuchasrecordersoramplifiers.

TheRM523hasanoutputperformedwithanRJ45connector.This output is a dif-

ferentialaudiooutputwithincreasedvoltagelevel,meanttoconnecttheRM523unit

totheLX523activespeakersystem.Becauseofthedifferentialsignalandincreased

voltagelevel,themaximumcabledistancecanreachacablelengthupto500meters

overCAT5cablingandmakesthesignalinsensitivefornoiseandinterferencecaused

byexternaldevices.

TheAMP523hasanamplifiedstereospeakeroutputwithapowerof2x15Wpower.

TheamplifierconstructionisbasedonClass-Dtechnologyensuringahighefficiency

andreliability.

Theinputswitching,volumeregulationandotherfunctionscontrolcanbedoneinse-

veralways.Usingaweb-browseritcanbecontrolledfromanycomputerinthesame

networkastheAMP523orRM523.AnRS232andRS485controlportallowsthein-

tegrationandcontrolofthedeviceinanyhomeorindustrialautomationsystemand

tabletsorsmartphonescanbeusedtocontrolfunctionalitybyusingoneofthespecially

developpedApps.

Tomaketheinstallationevenmorecomplete,anoptionalMWX43orMWX45wallpanel

canbeinstalledtocontrolthesignalroutingandvolumelevelfromoneormultiplefixed

locations.

Precautions

READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY

• ALWAYSKEEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE.NEVER

THROWTHEMAWAY

• ALWAYSHANDLETHISUNITWITHCARE

• CLEANONLYWITHDRYCLOTH

• HEEDALLWARNINGSANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS

• NEVEREXPOSETHISEQUIPMENTTORAIN,MOISTURE,ANYDRIPPINGOR

SPLASHINGLIQUID.NEVERPLACEANOBJECTFILLEDWITHLIQUIDONTOP

OFTHISDEVICE

• DONOTINSTALLTHISUNITNEARANYHEATSOURCESSUCHASRADIATORS

OROTHERAPPARATUSTHATPRODUCEHEAT

• DONOTPLACETHISUNITINENVIRONMENTSWITHAHIGHLEVELOFDUST,

HEAT,MOISTUREORVIBRATION

• THISUNITISDEVELOPEDFORINDOORUSEONLY.DONOTUSEITOUTDOORS

• PLACETHEUNITONASTABLEBASEORMOUNTITINASTABLERACK

• ONLYUSEATTACHMENTS&ACCESSORIESSPECIFIEDBYTHE

MANUFACTURER.

• UNPLUGTHISAPPARATUSDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSORWHENUNUSED

FORLONGPERIODSOFTIME

• CAREFULLYCHECKTHEUNIT’SCONDITIONAFTERUNPACKING.

IFTHEREISANYDAMAGETOTHECARTONBOXORTHEUNITITSELF,

INFORMYOURVENDORIMMEDIATELY.

• ONLYCONNECTTHISUNITTOAMAINSSOCKETOUTLETWITHPROTECTIVE

EARTHINGCONNECTION

• THEINSTALLATION,CONNECTIONANDCONFIGURATIONOFTHEDEVICE

SHOULDBEDONEBYQUALIFIEDTECHNICIANS

CAUTION

• USECABLESOFTHERIGHTGAUGEFORCONNECTINGLOUDSPEAKERSON

THEAMPLIFIEDOUTPUTS

• USECABLESWITHCLEARCOLOURCODINGINDICATINGTHEPOLARITYAND

MAINTAINTHESAMEPOLARITYTHROUGHOUTTHEWHOLESYSTEM.

• ONLYUSETHECORRECTLOADIMPEDANCE(MIN4OHM)WHEN

CONNECTINGLOUDSPEAKERSONTHEAMPLIFIEDOUTPUTS.EXCEEDING

THESELIMITSCOULDCAUSEFIREOROTHERFAILURES.

• DONOTCONNECTINDUCTIVELOADSDIRECTLYTOTHEAMPLIFIEDOUTPUTS

• AVOIDELECTRICSHOCKS:SWITCHOFFTHEAMPLIFIERWHENCONNECTING

CAUTION - SERVICING

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicing

toqualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing

(unlessyouarequalifiedtodoso.)

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Thisproductconformstoalltheessentialrequirementsand

furtherrelevantspecificationsdescribedinfollowingdirectives:

2004/108/EC(EMC)and2006/95/EC(LVD)

WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)

TheWEEEmarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbe

disposedwithregularhouseholdwasteattheendofitsproduct

life.Thisregulationiscreatedtoprotectboththeenvironment

andhumanhealth.

Thisproductisdevelopedandmanufacturedwithhighquality

materialsandcomponentswhichcanberecycledand/orreused.

Pleasedisposeofthisproductatyourlocalcollectionpointor

recyclingcentreforelectricalandelectronicwaste.Dothisto

makesurethattheproductisrecycledinanenvironmentalfriendly

way,andhelptoprotecttheenvironmentinwhichwealllive.

Chapter 1

Connections and connectors

CONNECTION STANDARDS

Thein-and output connections forAUDAC audio equipmentare performed

correspondingtointernationalwiringstandardsforprofessionalaudioequipment.

Cinch (RCA):

Forunbalancedlineinputconnections

 Tip: Signal  Sleeve:  Ground

 White: Left  Red: Right

XLR:

Forbalancedinputconnections

 Pin 1: Ground

 Pin 2: Signal+

 Pin 3: Signal-

3-Pin Euro-Terminal Block:

Forbalancedinputconnections

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 Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)

 Center: Signal+ (XLRPin2)

 Right:  Ground  (XLRPin1)

Forbalancedinputconnections:

Line in- or output

Microphone input

RS232 (serial connection interface):

Forconnectionwithhomeautomationsystems,orotherremotecontrolequipment



Connection StandardRS232

PIN 2 RM523/AMP523TX

PIN 3 RM523/AMP523RX

PIN 5 GND

   Settings  19200Baud

      8Bit

      1Stopbit

      Noparity

      NoHandshaking

RS232 & TCP/IP

TheAMP523&RM523’sRS232andTCP/IPportsacceptthesamecommands.The

completecommandsetisavailableintheAMP523/RM523commandsusermanual

whichisfreelyavailableonwww.audac.eu

Chapter 2

Overview AMP523/RM523

Front panel AMP523

AMP523 Front panel

ThefrontpaneloftheAMP523containsaudioin-andoutputs.

Thevariousavailableinputsare4unbalancedline-levelinputsandonebalanced

microphoneinput(withphantompowerpossibility).Thoseinputsareallperformed

withan18-pinsEuroTerminalblockconnector(togetherwiththeline-level

audiooutput).AudiosourcessuchasCD-players,Tuners,MP3players,...canbe

connectedtotheline-levelinputs,whilemicrophonescanbeconnectedtothe

microphoneinput.Whenusingcondensermicrophones,thephantompowerpossibility

shouldbeenabled.

Therearetwodifferentkindsofaudiooutputsprovided,bothofthemcarryingthesame

audiosignalwithdifferentlevels.

Theaudiooutputperformedonutmostleftsideofthe18-pinTerminalBlock

connectorisastandardlineleveloutputwherebytheAMP523canbeconnectedto

anyaudiodevicewithaline-levelinputsuchasanamplifier,pre-amplifier,active

speakersystem,...

Thesecondaudiooutputmarkedas‘AMPOUT’istheoutputoftheinternalClass

Damplifierwithanoutputpowerof2x15Wattwhichcanbeusedforpowering

loudspeakers.

Front panel RM523

RM523 Front panel

ThefrontpaneloftheRM523containsallaudioin-andoutputs.

Thevariousavailableinputsare4unbalancedline-levelinputsandonebalanced

microphoneinput(withphantompowerpossibility).Thoseinputsareallperformed

withan18-pinsEuroTerminalblockconnector(togetherwiththeline-level

audiooutput).AudiosourcessuchasCD-players,Tuners,MP3players,...canbe

connectedtotheline-levelinputs,whilemicrophonescanbeconnectedtothe

microphoneinput.Whenusingcondensermicrophones,thephantompowerpossibility

shouldbeenabled.

Therearetwodifferentkindsofaudiooutputsprovided,bothofthemcarryingthe

sameaudiosignalwithdifferentvoltagelevels.

TheaudiooutputperformedontheTerminalBlockconnectorisastandardlinelevel

audiooutputwherebytheRM523canbeconnectedtoanyaudiodevicewithaline-

levelinputsuchasanamplifier,pre-amplifier,activespeakersystem,...

ThesecondoutputisperformedwithanRJ45andisadifferentialaudiooutputwith

increasedvoltagelevel,meanttoconnecttheRM523unittotheLX523speaker

system.Becauseofthedifferentialsignalandincreasedvoltagelevel,themaximum

cabledistancecanreachacablelengthupto500metersoverCAT5cablingand

makesthesignalinsensitivefornoiseandinterferrencecausedbyexternaldevices.

Rear panel

AMP523 and RM523 have the same rear panel

AllthecontrolandconfigurationportsarelocatedontherearpaneloftheAMP523and

RM523,togetherwiththe24Voltspowerconnection.

1)24Voltspowerconnector:

Theincluded24voltspowersupply(PSD241)shouldbeconnectedtothisconnector.

Payattentiontothepolaritywhenconnectingthepowersupply.

2)RunLED:

ThisLEDshowstheoperationmodeofthedevice.Whenthedeviceisrunningin

normalmode,thisLEDwillblinkataconstantfrequency.



3)RS485+AudioRJ45connector:

AnadditionalWallPanelController(MWX43/45)andWallLineorWallMicrophone

input(WMIandWLIunits)canbeconnectedtothisinput.Thisway,thevolumeand

thesignalroutingcanbeadjustedbymeansofawallpanelandadditionallocalLine

andMicrophoneinputscanbeconnected.

4)RS232controlport:

Withthisconnector,theAMP523/RM523canbeconnectedtoexternalcontrol

hardwareusingRS232.ThismakesitpossibletocontroltheAMP523/RM523by

meansofanhomeautomationsystem.



5)Ethernetconnection:

TheAMP523/RM523canbeconnectedtoanEthernetnetworkwiththisRJ45

connector.ThismakesitpossibletocontroltheAMP523functionsoverethernet,by

simplyusinganydevicewithawebbrowsersuchascomputer,smartphone,...

Block Diagram

Chapter 3

AMP523/RM523 Quick start guide

ThischapterguidesyouthroughthesetupprocessforabasicAMP523/RM523

projectwheretoalinelevelaudiosourceandamicrophoneareconnecteddirectly.An

externalvolumecontrollerandremotewallmixerareinstalledremotely.

Overview of the AMP523/RM523 setup

Connecting the AMP523/RM523

1) Connecting audio inputs

Connectallyouraudiosources(CD-players,tuners,mp3players,microphones,...)

totheaudioinputsoftheAMP523/RM523.Allthedirectaudioinputsareconnected

withthe18-pinsEuroTerminalblock.Thepinlayoutforthe18-pinsconnectoris

shownatthefrontpaneloverviewatpage11ofthisusermanual.Thewiringdiagram

forconnectingstereolinesourcesandmicrophonesisshownatpage10ofthisuser

manual.

2) Connecting audio outputs

DependingwhethertheAMP523ortheRM523isusedinyourapplication,two

differentkindsofoutputsareavailable.Bothofthemarecontainingalinelevel

cd player

tuner

mp3 player

stereo

line input

balanced

mic input

stereo

line output

TCP/IP

RS232

home

automation

system

.........

stereo

line input

stereo

line input

computer

2 x 15 W

outputwhichisperformedonthe18-pinterminalblockconnectorwhileaseparate

outputisprovidedfortheloudspeakersoutput.FortheRM523thisoutputismeant

forconnecinganactiveloudspeakersystemandperformedwithanRJ45connector.

FortheAMP523theinternalamplifieroutputisperformedusingaseparate4-pin

Terminalblockconnectorwheretopassiveloudspeakersmaybeconnected.

3) Connecting the power supply

Theincludedpowersupplyshouldbeconnectedtothe2-pinsEuroTerminalblock

connector.Watchthepolaritywhenconnectingthepowersupply.

4) Connecting a computer

AcomputercanbeconnectedtotheAMP523/RM523viaethernetconnection.Thisis

connectionismadebyaCAT5cable.(UsetheRJ45connectorwhichismarkedwith

‘Ethernet’)IfthecomputerisdirectlyconnectedtotheAMP523/RM523,acrossed

networkcableisnecessary.IftheAMP523/RM523isconnectedtoalocalLAN

network(connectedtoarouter/switch/hub)astraightnetworkcableisnecessary.

AskyourITadministratorforhelp.Togetaccesstotheuserinterface,enterthe

followingaddressinyourinternetbrowseraddressbar:“http://192.168.0.193”(Thisis

thefactorydefaultIPaddressoftheAMP523/RM523andcanbechangedintheuser

interface).ThedefaultpasswordfortheAMP523is:‘AMP523’andfortheRM523is:

‘RM523’.

Configuring the AMP523/RM523

1) Changing the IP address

YoucanskipthisstepwhenthedefaultIPaddress“192.168.0.193”isnotusedby

anotherdeviceinyournetwork,andisOKforyou.IfyouliketochangetheIPaddress,

gotothe“Setup”menu(clicktheiconintheupperrightcornerofthemainscreen)

andclick“NetworkSettings”.NowyoucanchangetheIPaddress,andclick“OK”to

applythechangesandsave.Afterwards,yourbrowserwillbeautomaticallyredirected

tothenewIPaddressoftheAMP523/RM523,andthedefaultIPaddressisnotlonger

valid.

2) Changing the password

YoucanskipthisstepifthedefaultpasswordisOKforyou,buywealways

recommendtochangethepassword,especiallywhenyourdeviceisconnected

toapublicnetworkwhichexternalusershaveaccessto.Ifyouliketochangethe

password,gotothe“Setup”menuandclick“Passwordsettings”.Hereyoucan

changethepassword.First,theoldpasswordneedstobeentered,andsubsequently

thenewpasswordneedstobeenteredtwice(Max10characters).Pressthe“OK”

buttontosavethenewpassword.Now,youalwaysneedtologinwiththenew

passwordandthedefaultpasswordisnolongervalid.

Chapter 4

User interface & configuration

Togetaccesstothecontrolandconfigurationsettings,theAMP523/RM523should

beconnectedtoacomputerorenEthernetLANnetwork.Formoreinformationabout

networkconnectionsandsettings,seeIPbasicsinchapter6.

Thestandard(factorydefault)IPaddressoftheAMP523/RM523is192.168.0.193,

makesurethisaddressiswithintheIPrangeoftheconnectedEthernetLANnetwork

(subnetmask255.255.255.0).Ifthedefaultnetworkaddressisnotwithinrangeofyour

LANnetwork,contactyournetworkspecialist.Thenetworkaddresscanbechanged

withtheStandardWebBasedUserInterfacebutthereforeanetworkconnectionmust

bemadefirst!

Anydevice(PC,Laptop,PDAorevenaSmartphone)withawebbrowserandthe

MacromediaFlash8.0plug-in(orhigher)installed,canbeusedtocontroltheweb

baseduserinterface.

Formobiledevices,suchasPDA’s,smartphonesoreveniPhonesoriPads,special

applicationsaredevelopedtocontrolthestandardfunctionsoftheAMP523/RM523.

User interface & configuration



StartyourdefaultwebbrowserandentertheIPaddressoftheembeddedweb

serveroftheAMP523/RM523intheaddressbar.(ThefactorydefaultIPaddressis

http://192.168.0.193)

Firsttheloginscreenwillbedisplayed.

Apasswordshouldbeenteredtogetaccesstothewebinterface.Afterthecorrect

passwordisentered,clickthe“OK”button,andyouwillberedirectedtothemain

screenoftheAMP523/RM523.(ThefactorydefaultpasswordfortheAMP523is

‘AMP523’andfortheRM523is‘RM523’.

NOTE

ThepasswordscanbechangedintheConfiguration>>Passwordsettingsmenu

Main screen



Afterthecorrectpasswordhasbeenentered,themainscreenoftheuserinterface

willbeloadedasshownbelow.

Main screen for AMP523/RM523

Thiswindowshowstheselectionbuttonsforall5inputchannels(CH1toCH4and

WLI-WMI/MIC)accompaniedwithamutebutton,MixingfadersfortheWLIandMIC/

WMIChannels,aGeneralvolumefaderandtwobandtonecontrolforTrebleandBass

equalization.



Connection status

AtthetopcentrepositionistheConnectionStatusdisplayed.Tohavecommunication

withthedevice,theconnectionstatusmustshow‘ONLINE’.



Input channel selection

Theinputchanneltoberoutedwiththeoutputcanbeselectedbyusingtheselection

buttonsinthecentrepositionofthemainscreen.Selectionbuttonsareshownfor“No

input”,thedirectlineinputsChannel1toChannel4(CH1toCH4),andthemicrophone

inputwhichismixedwiththesignalscomingfromtheadditionalinputunitsasWLI

andWMIunits.



Mute button

BelowtheinputchannelselectionbuttonsisabigMUTEbuttonprovided,byclicking

thisbuttontheoutputsignalwillbecompletelysupressed.Whenthesignalismuted

thisbuttonwillturnRed.Theoutputcanbeunmutedafterclickingthisbuttonagain.

Volume Control

Theoutputvolumecanbesetbymovingthemasterfaderupanddown.Themaster

faderisindicatedwith“Output”locatedontherightsidenexttotheinputselection

buttons.Atthetopandbottomsideisabuttonwithanarrowdisplayedwherebythe

volumecanberaisedandloweredinstepsof1dB.

Mixing faders for WLI and MIC/WMI

Ontheleftsideofthemainscreentherearetwomixingfadersdisplayed.Withthese

faders,thesignalscomingfromtheadditionalwallpanelinputscanbemixedwith

eachother.ThemixingwithWLIandMIC/WMIchannelsis50%andthelevelcan

beadjustedwithbothfadersbetween0dBand-∞dB.Thiscanbeeasilydoneby

slidingthefadersupanddownorbypressingthearrowedbuttonsontopandbottom

ofthefaders.Thiswaythelevelcanberaisedandloweredinstepsof1dB.

Two band tone control

Ontherightsideofthemainscreentherearetwofadersdisplayedwhicharemeant

toadjustthesoundsettingsthroughtwo-bandtonecontrol.Theleftmostfader

indicatedwith“Bass”offersthepossibilitytoadjustthelevelofthelowfrequencies,

whiletherightmostfaderindicatedwith“Treble”offersthepossibilitytoadjustthe

levelofthehighfrequencies.Thesoundlevellevelforbothlowandhightonescan

amplifiedorattenuatedbetween+14dBand-14dB.

Configuration menu

Inthetoprightcornerisa“Setup”buttondisplayed.Afterclickingthisbutton,youwill

beredirectedtothegeneralconfigurationmenuoftheAMP523/RM523.

Save

Pressthe“Save”buttoninthetoprightcornerwhenanychangesaremadeto

thesettingsonthemainscreen.Otherwiseallsettingswillbesettodefaultafter

reloadingtheweb-basedinterface.

Configuration screen

Thesettingscontrolpanelcomesupafterclickingthe“Setup”buttoninthetopright

cornerofthemainscreen.

Inthiswindow,allsettingsfortheAMP523canbemade.

Suchasnetworksettings,settingtheaddressfortheconnectedwallpanel(optional),

changingthegainfortheinputchannels,enablingphantompowertothemicrophone

channel,enablingprioritysettingsforthemicrophonechannels,changingthepass-

word,...

Configuration screen for AMP523/RM523

Differenticonsareshownfor“NetworkSettings”,“WallpanelSettings”,“Input

Settings”,“WMI/MicPriority”,“PasswordSettingsandrestoreto“FactorySettings”.

Clicktheparticularbuttonifyouwanttomakeanychangestothosesettings.

Back

Clickthe“Back”buttontoreturnbacktothemainscreen.

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