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AMP523/RM523
User Manual
www.audac.eu
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Index
Introduction 5
Precautions 7
Safety requirements 7
Caution servicing 7
EC Declaration of Conformity 7
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 8
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
Chapter 3: AMP523/RM523 Quick start guide 15
Connecting the AMP523 15
Configuring the AMP523 16
Chapter 4: User interface & configuration 17
Login screen 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
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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.
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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
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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
toqualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing
(unlessyouarequalifiedtodoso.)
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Thisproductconformstoallthe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shouldnot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.
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Chapter 1
Connections and connectors
CONNECTION STANDARDS
Thein-and output connections forAUDAC audio equipmentare 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
Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)
Center: Signal+ (XLRPin2)
Right: Ground (XLRPin1)
Forbalancedinputconnections:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,...
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Block Diagram
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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
1
2
3
4
5
6
ok
computer
2 x 15 W
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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.
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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orevena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defaultwebbrowserandentertheIPaddressoftheembeddedweb
serveroftheAMP523/RM523intheaddressbar.(ThefactorydefaultIPaddressis
http://192.168.0.193)
Login screen
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
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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.
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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.
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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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