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User Guide - DA amplifiers

01/2022

DOP_1502_A

Regulatory Compliance Statements

Europe

If the time arises to dispose of your product, please recycle all possible component.

This symbol indicates that when the end-user wishes to discard this product, it must be sent to separate 
collection facilities for recovery and recycling. By separating this product from other household-type waste, the 
volume of waste sent to incinerators or land-fills will be reduced and natural resources
will thus be conserved.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) aims to minimise the impact of electrical and 
electronic goods on the environment. Powersoft S.p.A. comply with the Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament on 
waste electrical finance the cost of treatment and recovery of electronic equipment (WEEE) in order to reduce the amount of 
WEEE that is being disposed of in land-fill site. All of our products are marked with the WEEE symbol; this indicates that this 
product must NOT be disposed of with other waste. Instead it is the user’s responsibility to dispose of their waste electrical and 
electronic equipment by handing it over to an approved reprocessor, or by returning it to Powersoft S.p.A. for reprocessing. 
For more information about where you can send your waste equipment for recycling, please contact Powersoft S.p.A. or one 
of your local distributors.

USA

FCC Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity
Responsible Party:
Powersoft S.p.A.
Via Enrico Conti, 5
50018 Scandicci (FI) – Italy
Phone: +39 055 735 0230
Fax: +39 055 735 6235

FCC Compliance Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance 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. 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. However, there 
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try 
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
• Different from that to which the receiver is connected.
WARNING: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the 
user may be required to take adequate measures

Summary of Contents for APG DA

Page 1: ...DA User Guide ...

Page 2: ...DA amplifiers 01 2022 DOP_1502_A 2 General information DA amplifier User Guide 01 2022 EN APG France Active Audio Arbane Groupe 8 Rue Johannes Gutenberg 44340 Bouguenais France Tél 02 40 46 66 64 www apg audio en ...

Page 3: ...2_A 3 Important Safety Instructions 5 Preliminary operations 10 Connections 10 Basic operations 11 Networking 13 ArmoníaPlus System Design 13 Location 14 Exposing the filters 14 Cooling 14 Dimensions 14 Pinouts 15 Front panel 16 Rear panel 16 ...

Page 4: ...User Guide DA amplifiers 01 2022 DOP_1502_A 4 ...

Page 5: ...NSING DO NOT USE THE UNIT AT ALTITUDES ABOVE 2000 M DO NOT USE THE UNIT IN TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN ANY PART OF THE UNIT NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CONNECTION TO THE MAINS SHALL BE DONE ONLY BY A ELECTROTECHNICAL SKILLED PERSON ACCORDING THE NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTRIES WHERE THE ...

Page 6: ...OUR MAINS CONNECTION IS CAPABLE OF SATISFYING THE POWER RATINGS OF THE DEVICE NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE AMPLIFIER TO PREVENT INJURY THIS APPARATUS MUST BE SECURELY RACK MOUNTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS THIS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MOUNTED AT A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 2 M THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES CAUSED TO PERS...

Page 7: ...wider than the other A groundingtype plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from ...

Page 8: ...Responsible Party Powersoft S p A Via Enrico Conti 5 50018 Scandicci FI Italy Phone 39 055 735 0230 Fax 39 055 735 6235 FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesire...

Page 9: ...oit pas produire de brouillage 2 L appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement AVERTISSEMENT Ce produit est un produit de classe A Dans un environnement domestique ce produit peut provoquer des interférences radio auquel cas l utilisateur peut être amené à prendre des mesures adéquates ICES 003 Class A Notice...

Page 10: ...ry three amplifiers to guarantee adequate air flow Cleaning Use a dry cloth for cleaning the chassis and the front panel Air filter cleaning should be scheduled in accordance with the dust levels in the amplifier s operating environment To remove the air filter detach the front metal cover by unscrewing the two T20 Torx screws visual instructions shown below Use compressed air to remove dust from ...

Page 11: ... panel comprises a multitouch capacitive display 1 a rotary encoder with pushbutton 3 a power status LED 4 and a Back ArmoníaPlus Callback pushbutton 5 Users can select what parameters to control and navigate through the different display options and pages available by touching the screen rotating and pushing the rotary encoder or pushing the Back button Control of some specific parameters such as...

Page 12: ... in the Speaker Preset page Net Config The Net Config page displays the settings for the amplifier control and Dante network configurations To scroll between the amplifier and Dante settings use the arrows Clicking the gear icon in one of the two pages opens the IP configurations from where it is possible to set the amplifier or the Dante network to Auto default or Static IP and reset the network ...

Page 13: ...configured through ArmoníaPlus or the screen panel see Net Config section If a DHCP server is not active in the network the amplifier platform initiates an auto configuration with a local numeric network address of the type 169 254 X Y and subnet mask 255 255 0 0 It is recommended to always turn on the DHCP server before connecting the amplifiers ArmoníaPlus System Manager is the default interface...

Page 14: ...User Guide DA amplifiers 01 2022 DOP_1502_A 14 Location Cooling Exposing the filters Dimensions 2 m max from floor 1 RU 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 RU 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 RU 6 5 4 3 2 1 T20 Torx screw ...

Page 15: ...le Ended 1 Speaker A positive terminal 1 Speaker A negative terminal 2 Speaker B positive terminal 2 Speaker B negative terminal Bridged 1 Speaker positive terminal 2 Speaker negative terminal Even Channels CH2 CH4 1 Speaker positive terminal 1 Speaker negative terminal 2 Not connected 2 Not connected Network Connector RJ45 pinout Color code TIA EIA 568 B Pin ORANGE WHITE ORANGE GREEN WHITE BLUE B...

Page 16: ... 19 8 7 12 11 18 17 16 15 24 23 Output section CH1 1 CH2 2 CH2 1 N C 2 CH3 1 CH4 2 CH4 1 N C 2 AES3 AES3 In 1 2 1GND 2 3 AES3 In 3 4 1GND 2 3 AES3 Link Out 1 2 1GND 2 3 AES3 Link Out 3 4 1GND 2 3 Network Connectors ETH 1 RJ45 ETH 2 RJ45 AC Mains Connector IEC C19 Input 1 XLR F Input 2 XLR F Input 3 XLR F Input 4 XLR F Link Out 1 XLR M Link Out 2 XLR M Link Out 3 XLR M Link Out 4 XLR M Input sectio...

Page 17: ...Arbane Groupe 8 Rue Johannes Gutenberg 44340 Bouguenais France Tél 02 40 46 66 64 www apg audio ...

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