Ampetronic d series, Installation And User Manual

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Ampetronic D Series Installation Handbook & User Guide Page 6
4. QUICK START GUIDE
Operation
If you are unfamiliar with Ampetronic D Series products please pay close attention to the setup
procedure in order to take advantage of the advanced features that these drivers offer .
The D Series drivers analyse the loops that they are connected to at switch-on to check that
they have the required characteristics. If the loop resistance exceeds 10Ω then the error LED will
illuminate and a warning about high loop resistance is displayed . If the loop output clips whilst the
500Hz test tone is active a warning about the loop being open circuit is displayed .
The driver has two inputs labelled 1 and 2 . Both inputs can be set to line, mic or mic with phantom
power. Additionally input 2 has an AES digital input accessed through the same XLR socket. The
driver has two loop outputs labelled Loop A and Loop B . enabled versions of the drivers
are also available .
Factory Settings
From the factory the drivers are provided with the following setting:
Current: -20dB from full output
Metal Loss Compensation (MLC) OFF
Input Gain Channel 1
-80 .0
Input Gain Channel 2 -80 .0
Driver Name “Name not set”
Phase Shift OFF
DC 12V Power OFF
Ethernet Parameters Set by DHCP
MLC
OFF
The D Series drivers have their adjustment set in decibels (dB). A setting of 0dB equates to
maximum current or to maximum input gain . A value of less than 0dB will reduce the current
or input gain accordingly . This change is to simplify adjusting the driver output to meet the
international performance Standard .
If the loop output is measured to be 2 .7dB below the required level then adding 2 .7dB to the current
output should bring it to the Standard .
You can reset the driver to these factory default values from the front panel menu (5.2 Factory
Reset) or from the Diver Config tab on the web interface. See section 10 for information about
connecting a wireless router to the driver for WiFi access .
Control Interfaces
The D Series drivers have two user control interfaces .
1. Capacitive Touch interface on the unit front panel
2. Browser Interface available via a network connection
(username: admin, password: ampetronic)
The front panel touch switches and LCD display implement a simple menu system on the front of
the driver whilst the Ethernet interface allows control through a web browser on a remote device .
The driver web interface can be accessed by connecting an Ethernet cable from a computer
Ethernet port to the D-Series Ethernet port. Open a browser (Chrome is recommended) and enter
the following numbers into the address bar: 169.254.0.10