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ASHLY AUDIO INC.

847 Holt Road Webster, NY 14580-9103 Phone: (585) 872-0010

Toll-Free: (800) 828-6308 Fax: (585) 872-0739 www.ashly.com

Protea Equipped Media Amplifier

Operating Manual

Summary of Contents for pema

Page 1: ...ASHLY AUDIO INC 847 Holt Road Webster NY 14580 9103 Phone 585 872 0010 Toll Free 800 828 6308 Fax 585 872 0739 www ashly com Protea Equipped Media Amplifier Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...sed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 1 Lisez ces instructions 2 Conservez ces instructions 3 Observez les avertissements 4 Suivez ces instructions 5 Pour réduire le risque de feu ou la décharge électrique ne pas exposer cet appareil pour pleuvoir ou l humidité 6 Ne pas utiliser l appareil près de l eau 7 Le nettoyer à l aide d un tissus sec 8 Ne pas bloquer les ouv...

Page 3: ...d DSP Controls 14 3 4e Input Source 16 3 4f Metering 16 3 4g Event Scheduler 16 3 4h Fault Log 16 4 Pema Remote Control 17 4 1 Remote Control Devices 17 4 1a WR 1 Remote Level Control 17 4 1b WR 2 Remote Preset Recall Switches 17 4 1c WR 5 Programmable Remote Control and RPS 18 Remote Power Supply 17 4 1d RD 8C or RW 8C Remote Fader Level Control 18 4 1e neWR 5 Ethernet Programmable Button Remote ...

Page 4: ...e preset recall and remote DC level control Front panel attenuators and metering Five year warranty About Ashly AshlyAudio was founded in 1974 by a group of recording engineers concert sound professionals and electronics design ers The first products were elaborate custom consoles for friends and associates but business quickly spread to new clients and the business grew The philosophy we establis...

Page 5: ...and testing the system please take special care to double check all connections and settings Please refer to the specifications section of this manual for specific input output Ethernet and other amplifier properties to consider in the installation of this product 2 3 Ethernet Communications Requirements Ethernet communications with this Pema amplifier can be made by connecting it directly to a PC...

Page 6: ...re proceeding further All RJ 45 Ethernet ports flash green when active so backtrack through any other cables routers or switches to find the problem The flashing yellow LED Data indicates that data is flowing to or from the device 2 4 Front Panel Features 1 Mounting Holes For rack mounting 2 Power Switch Switches the unit on or off Note The power switch can be disabled from Proteane Software 3 Sta...

Page 7: ...to be part of a CobraNet or EtherSound digital audio network 7 Preamp Outputs These Euroblock connectors provide access to post DSP preamp signals for each channel and are used to drive other amplifiers or processors with the same signal that is driving the power amplifier The preamp outputs are pseudo balanced meaning they use single ended signal with balanced impedance and can be wire balanced o...

Page 8: ...NTROL SOFTWARE 3 1 Installing Software Ashly Proteane software is included on a CD with each unit Check the Ashly web site at www ashly com for the latest software release Autorun will launch the application ProteaSystemSoftwareNE to install the Proteane software 3 1a Using Proteane Software Once the software has been installed on the computer and Ethernet connections have been made successfully l...

Page 9: ...ash the Com LED on that unit s face panel for two seconds The project canvas is used to visually represent and control a fixed physical sound system installation and can display any of the networked Ashly processors amplifiers and remotes used in that system The user can also place an assortment of isolated control objects such as level faders single LEDs meter bars etc and map them to specific pr...

Page 10: ...lifier should always be the last device to power up after other system components have turned on and stabilized Note that the amplifier must first be on for this change to take effect 4 Sample Rate and Master Clock Source Selection Changes to both of these settings can be made by clicking the ShowAdvanced Control box in this menu item Sample rate can be set to either 48kHz or 96kHz Note that at 96...

Page 11: ...maging sound system components so be careful not to recall the wrong preset while the system is on 3 4 Device Control Tabs The following device control tabs are available for each Pema device The tabs include Control Surface Security Net work Properties DSP Input Source Meters Meter Dynamics Meters AutoLeveler Metering Event Scheduler and Fault Log 3 4a Control Surface This is the main user interf...

Page 12: ...s as the amplifier front panel clip mute LED Mute Button This button mutes the output channel Output mute can be controlled by the event scheduler Polarity Button This button inverts the polarity of the output channel signal Main Output Channel Fader This controls the output attenuation Output attenu ation below 40dB mutes the output Input Meter This indicates the signal level in dBu as in arrives...

Page 13: ...ith the attenuators set to this optimal setting of 14 dB 3 4b Security Tab Password protected user access is set up in the security tab User names and password are stored within the Pema amplifier User access is defined by the primary user admin or default Available security levels are View only DSPOutput Channels Access DSP Input Channels Access Preset Recall Access Audio Parameter Access Audio O...

Page 14: ...four input and output channels is indicated as a percentage at the bottom of each input section in the DSP tab Increasing the number and complexity of applied DSP tools increases the DSP usage Note The total DSP usage per group of four channels is limited and cannot exceed 100 Available DSP tools include 1 Dynamics controls Brick Wall Limiter Compressor Autoleveler Ducker and Noise Gate Ambient No...

Page 15: ...uto Mixer For a given amplifier output all inputs that have been routed to that channel in the matrix router are mixed together here This is also where individual channels can be selected as part of an automix group The automixer function is a gain sharing type automixer which automatically makes smooth gain transitions on all selected automixer input channels to achieve a constant total system ga...

Page 16: ...evice actions to occur based on the time of day or day of the week Scheduled events can include Pre set Recall Power Status Change Channel Mute Output Source Select and certain remote control settings Up to 100 events can be scheduled The Pema date and time can be manually set by the user or linked to the host PC All event schedule data is stored on the amplifier A common use of the event sched ul...

Page 17: ... Do not connect the WR 1 remote level control ground to any other external grounds 4 1b WR 2 Remote Preset Recall Switches The WR 2 allows selection of one of four presets via interlocking push button switches Each pushbutton switch can be connected to a Preset Recall Pin on the back panel of the controlled Pema amplifier The terminal numbers correspond to the first 4 Preset Memory locations in th...

Page 18: ...stead of the Data Port to communicate with the Pema amplifier Connecting and powering the neWR 5 is done using Cat 5 Ethernet cable and an IEEE 802 3af Power over Ethernet PoE switch hub or in line PoE injector If PoE is unavailable the Ashly RPS 18 sold separately is a 15 48VDC power supply capable of at least 2 watts per neWR 5 and can be hard wired to the back of the neWR 5 PoE current draw is ...

Page 19: ...ware Control Surface Tab in which case the power switch on the amplifier has no effect at all If the power switch has been disabled from software the Pema amplifier front panel DISABLE LED will be lit Even if the AC power is removed the amplifier s internal memory will maintain the power switch disabled status until changed again from Proteane software Performing a factory reset will clear and res...

Page 20: ...rect or network Ethernet connection from the amplifier to a PC using Proteane software Click Preset Options Recall From Disk Recall From Protea to load a stored preset into the amplifier 2 Contact Closure The four contact closure connections on the amplifier back panel allow for amplifier presets 1 4 presets already saved and stored in the amplifier memory to be loaded into the Pema amplifier at t...

Page 21: ... WR 5 RD 8C WR 5 buttons can be programmed to mute and unmute single or multiple inputs or outputs The RD 8C has a mute button associated with each fader which mutes those channels associated with that fader 2 neWR 5 The neWR 5 buttons can be programmed to mute and unmute single or multiple inputs or outputs 3 Event Scheduler The event scheduler can be set to automatically mute single or multiple ...

Page 22: ...face DSP section input source select remote control output mixer or event scheduler 5 Are dynamics and any gain tool settings in the DSP section allowing signal to pass properly 6 Is the signal properly routed to the desired output in the DSP cross point matrix sec 3 4d 7 Is the level fader set properly in the DSP output channel mixer 8 Did the event scheduler change a preset or the output channel...

Page 23: ...r power injector providing sufficient Power Over Ethernet PoE or using an external power supply sec 4 1e 3 Is the neWR 5 assigned within its device window to control the desired amplifier 4 Is the neWR 5 hardware lockout switch being used disabling all buttons sec 4 1e 5 If using neWR 5 for gain control be sure to install a ne WR 5 Remote Gain function in a DSP gain block on the channel to be cont...

Page 24: ...1 8 power pink noise 232 232 444 444 341 341 700 700 BTU hr Max 1 3 power sine wave 251 251 481 481 378 378 775 775 Input Sensitivity low Z models 4Ω 3 2dBu 3 2dBu 3 2dBu 3 2dBu 6 2dBu 6 2dBu 6 2dBu 6 2dBu Input Sensitivity 70V and 100V models 7 2dBu all 70V and 100V models Voltage Gain low Z models 26dB all low Z models Voltage Gain 70V models 32dB all 70V models Voltage Gain 100V models 35dB all...

Page 25: ...t Options Analog Auto net analog Dynamics Brick Wall Limiter Threshold 20dBu to 20dBu Ratio infinite Attack 0 2ms dB to 50 ms dB Release 5ms dB to 1000ms dB Compressor Threshold 20dBu to 20dBu Ratio 1 2 1 to infinite Attack 0 2 to 50ms Release 5ms dB to 1000ms dB Detector Peak Average Attenuation Bus 2 available Metering In Out Attenuation superimpose on graph Autoleveler Target Level 40dBu to 20d...

Page 26: ...l Filter Type Notch Parametric Filter Frequency Range 20Hz to 20kHz Filter Level Notch Filter Parametric Filter 15dB to 30dB Filter Bandwidth 0 016 to 3 995 Octave Detector Sensitivity five levels Float Time 5 minutes to 24 hours Crossover 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way Crossover High Pass Low Pass Filters Filter Types Bessel 12 18 24 48 dB oct Butterworth 12 18 24 48 dB oct Linkwitz Riley 12 24 48 dB oct Freq...

Page 27: ...es the right to make changes in design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured Any implied warranties which may arise under the operation of state law shall be effective only for FIVE years from the original date of purchase of the product ASHLY AUDIO INC shall be obligated to only correct defects in the ...

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