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ZONEMIX

 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

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PC CONTROL SOFTWARE CONT.

OVERVIEW

The control software consists of three main sections

Section 1

 shows 4 zones for the ZONEMIX4 or 8 zones for the ZONEMIX8

•  Select the output zone to control
•  Set and adjust presets

Section 2 

for the currently selected output zone

•  Adjust the input channel volume levels, filters, compressor/limiter, crossover (ZONEMIX4 only), tone control and zone master volume 

level. 

•  Apply maximum and minimum volume levels using the “Advanced” tab

Section 2a (accessed by selecting the “outputs” tab)

•  Adjust the post zone master volume audio mix for paging, paging chime and message levels.
•   Pink Noise and sine waves can also be activated for use during system commissioning

Section 3

•  Mic or Line setting for Inputs 1 and 2 and stereo mode (ZONEMIX4 only) 
•  Apply high pass filters and turn on phantom power
•  Apply delay to the output (ZONEMIX4 Only)
•  Set output mode - Stereo, Crossover, Mono (ZONEMIX4 Only)
•  Set various control options including paging station and wall panel setup, priority levels, scheduling, GPIO and front panel  

 

functions. See below for detailed information

Summary of Contents for 9323383020634

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL ZONEMIX MIXERS ZONEMIX4 ZONEMIX 8 ...

Page 2: ...1 LISEZ ces instructions 2 Tenez ces instructions 3 Notez tous les avertissements 4 Suivez toutes les avertissements 5 N utilisez pas ce produit près de l eau la piscine la plage le lac etc 6 Nettoyez seulement avec une étoffe sèche 7 Ne bloquez aucuns troux de ventilation Installez en accord avec les instructions du manufacturier 8 N installez près aucunes sources de chaleur comme radiateurs regi...

Page 3: ...E PERSONNEL The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance For European Union countries This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead it is your responsibility to dis...

Page 4: ... or WPXLR wall panels ZONEMIX PC control software free via download Mic Line 1 Mic Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Local Input 1 8 Paging Input CPU DSP INPUT MIX MASTER INPUT STAGE Paging Chime Tone Message Scheduler Pink Sine ZONE OUTPUT ZONE 2 ZONE 1 LEFT ZONE 1 ZONE 1 RIGHT ZONE 3 ZONE 2 RIGHT ZONE 4 ZONE 2 LEFT ZONE 5 ZONE 3 RIGHT ZONE 6 ZONE 3 LEFT ZONE 7 ZONE 4 RIGHT ZONE 8 ZONE 4 LEFT ZO...

Page 5: ...E KNOB Rotate left and right to select the output zone Pushing the knob will enter Audio Setup mode Consult page 9 for more details MIX KNOB Rotate left and right to select the desired input channel mix for the output zone Pushing the knob will enter System Setup mode Consult page 9 for more details LCD CHARACTER DISPLAY 20x2 blue LCD character display PRESETS KNOB Rotate left and right to cycle t...

Page 6: ... XLR balanced socket is provided on each microphone input Pin 1 Signal Ground Pin 2 Hot non inverting or in phase Pin 3 Cold inverting or reverse phase MIC GAIN Provides a rear panel input gain adjustment for Inputs 1 and 2 1 2 3 4 5 GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Configurable in the PC control software to perform various actions See page 15 for further details TONE GENERATOR Connect any of th...

Page 7: ...y high quality twin core shielded cable should be used Pin 1 Signal Ground Pin 2 Hot non inverting or in phase Pin 3 Cold inverting or reverse phase When wiring from an unbalanced source you must ensure that pin 3 is connected to pin 1 input ground either by linking the pins in the input connector or by the source equipment s output wiring When wiring for an unbalanced source Pin 1 Signal Ground P...

Page 8: ...ls PAGING TONE GENERATOR MESSAGE PLAYER The paging tone generator and message player have independent volume controls that bypass the zone master and directly feed to the zone output Each volume control should be set to the appropriate level required for the zone PAGING STATIONS Firstly set the Paging input level to 20dB for the output zone being used Next perform a loud page by speaking closely t...

Page 9: ...t until the short is released 4 BELL a short repeating tone burst with decay and reverb Triggered by shorting BELL to GND the sound will continue to repeat until the short is released 5 CHIME a four note increasing tone suitable for paging preannounce Triggered by shorting CHIME to GND it will sound only once each time the trigger is activated Please note CHIME tone must play to completion before ...

Page 10: ...matting of SD cards larger than 32GB to FAT32 You must use third party applications to format SD cards larger than 32GB to the required FAT32 format PC CONTROL SOFTWARE The ZONEMIX comes with a free PC application to allow advanced configuration and control of the system The software can be downloaded from www australianmonitor com au and can be accessed from either the USB or Ethernet connection ...

Page 11: ...d Internet Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Change adapter settings 3 Right click on Local Area Connection that the ZONEMIX is connected to Click Properties 4 Make sure IPv4 is enabled and select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Click Properties 5 Select Use the following IP address 6 Enter the following as per the screenshot below a IP address 192 168 1 1 b Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 c Defau...

Page 12: ...nd minimum volume levels using the Advanced tab Section 2a accessed by selecting the outputs tab Adjust the post zone master volume audio mix for paging paging chime and message levels Pink Noise and sine waves can also be activated for use during system commissioning Section 3 Mic or Line setting for Inputs 1 and 2 and stereo mode ZONEMIX4 only Apply high pass filters and turn on phantom power Ap...

Page 13: ...ls to 96dB To MIX lower priority inputs at a reduced volume set Duck Depth level in the Modify Priority Levels to a value between 96dB and 0dB If two inputs are the SAME priority level they will MIX together and MUTE or DUCK lower priority inputs depending on the priority level set CONTROL SECTION PRIORITY CONTROL MASTER OVERRIDE The ZONEMIX has an advanced priority scheme which can be customised ...

Page 14: ...hreshold This allows for delay to be added if required up to 25 seconds Duck Depth sets the level lower priority inputs are set to during a priority event Set it to 96dB to mute the input or a value lower than 0dB to mix the audio at a lower level The Tones Messages Scheduler Message GPI Message Bell and Chime all share one audio channel from the CPU DSP This means only one can be active at a time...

Page 15: ... GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The ZONEMIX4 and ZONEMIX8 have 4 inputs and outputs and 8 inputs and outputs respectively Use the PC control software to configure the I O Use the dropdown menus to select the desired function for the input or output INPUTS Enable Master Override Mute Zone s Master Recall a preset Trigger a message from the SD card OUTPUTS Scheduler controlled Paging Active Wall...

Page 16: ...ress any button on the paging station during pairing to cancel the pairing mode Only have one wall panel or ZMPS in pairing mode at a time In the Zonemix PC control software 1 Select the Pagers button in the main window 2 Select any unused Pager tab 3 Select the Pair button 4 The Zonemix4 8 will upload the latest firmware to the ZMPS Note this will take approx 30 seconds The LEDs will rotate anti ...

Page 17: ...t 2 Select the message to be played from the file explorer window Note You must have an SD card installed with WAV audio files available 3 To playback the pre recorded message select the zone s and then press the assigned message button PRE RECORDED MESSAGE PLAYBACK To playback a pre recorded message select the zone s that the message should be sent to and press the assigned message button Note Yo...

Page 18: ... the system it can be disconnected in the PC control software Go to the appropriate paging station tab See the Identify section above if you do not know which station to select Select the Disconnect button In order to re connect the ZMPS follow the pairing instructions section of this manual Note You can customize the pre announcement chime of the paging stations See the SD card section for detail...

Page 19: ...very 0 2s Press any button on the wall panel during pairing to cancel the pairing mode Only have one wall panel or ZMPS in pairing mode at a time In the Zonemix PC software 1 Select the Wall Panels button in the main window 2 Select any unused wall panel tab 3 Select the Pair button 4 The Zonemix4 8 will upload any firmware updates to the wall panel The LEDs will rotate anti clockwise indicating s...

Page 20: ...abled if you wish to prevent end users from modifying the setup Disable input volume level control Disable output volume level control Disable preset recall saving Disable Audio Setup menu access Disable System Setup menu access Disable entire front panel Shows device name and display locked message CONNECTING WALL PANEL CONTROLLERS CONT LED Status Meaning Resolution All LEDs on once a second Not ...

Page 21: ...the corresponding output zone and only one can be used per zone E g Accessory port 1 local input connects to Zone 1 However multiple wall panels and paging stations can be connected on the same accessory port ZONEMIX 4 ZONEMIX 8 Wall Controllers Audio Sources Supports up to 8 controllers per port see page 2 for details Key Supports ONE audio input PER accessory port Supports up to 8 paging station...

Page 22: ...ximum cable length per port Accessories per port Maximum Accessories in system 130m 8 150m 7 170m 6 200m 5 250m 4 350m 3 500m 2 The maximum distances quoted in the table are due to DC current limitations The paging stations and wall panels can be locally powered to increase the cable length to a maximum of 500m Please read the following additional document Advanced accessory port wiring guide Do y...

Page 23: ...e and 6 cabling supported T 568B wiring recommended However T 568A also supported T 568B wiring 3 ZONEMIX AND ZMPS WIRING ZMPS DAISY CHAIN WIRING Pin Colour Signal 1 Orange White Paging Audio 2 Orange Paging Audio 3 Green White RS485 B 4 Blue 24V DC 5 Blue White GND 6 Green RS485 A 7 Brown White Remote Input 8 Brown Remote Input ZMPS Use an RJ45 splitter or terminal block if daisy chain wiring req...

Page 24: ...ire the wall panels as per the images below Category 5 5e and 6 cabling supported T 568B wiring recommended However T 568A also supported STEP 3 ACCESSORY PORT WIRING CONT Unused if not daisy chaining Unused unless connecting to downstream ZMPS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Paging Audio Paging Audio RS485 A 24V DC GND RS485 B Remote Input Remote Input 4 T 568B wiring T 568B wiring ...

Page 25: ...the ZONEMIX and Accessories based on which ports you use Terminate the LAST RS485 accessory on the port cable run Paging station termination Wall panel termination Terminate the ZONEMIX accessory ports as per the table using the PORT TERM switches 1 2 Examples BOTH Ports used PORT TERM OFF PORT TERM ON Terminate end points ONE port used 5 ONE PORT USED BOTH PORTS USED Port 1 OR Port 2 used Port 3 ...

Page 26: ...4R and WP10 both have 3 general purpose outputs which can be controlled from the wall panel buttons to trigger external devices such as projectors 6 Internal Logic GPO1 GPO2 GPO3 Example Relay Connection 24V GND Each Output is an open collector transistor Maximum Voltage 48V Maximum Sink Current 250mA GPO Schematic VERSION 2 1 JULY 2022 ...

Page 27: ... quickly Task Command Reply Set Zone Output 1 to 20dB set active out1 vol 20 0 reply active out1 vol 20 0 Set Zone 1 Input 1 to 0dB set active mixout1in1 vol 0 0 reply active mixout1in1 vol 0 0 Unmute Zone 1 Input 2 set active mixout1in2 mute false reply active mixout1in2 mute false Recall preset 1 set device preset recall 1 reply device preset recall 1 Increment Zone8 Input 6 up 3dB set active mi...

Page 28: ...ETUP menu The following settings can be changed RESET NETWORK CONFIGURATION This will reset to the following defaults DHCP Mode True DHCP Default IP 192 168 1 10 RESET ADMIN ACCOUNT LOGIN The account login settings will all be restored to to the following defaults Username admin Password admin RESET ALL SETTINGS TO FACTORY DEFAULT The network configuration user account data and audio settings will...

Page 29: ...ZONEMIX INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL 29 DIMENSIONS 484 25 44 5 437 25 43 5 175 5 43 5 44 5 ...

Page 30: ...FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz 20kHz 0 5dB THD 0 01 20Hz 20kHz 20kHz BW Unity Gain SNR 100dBA Max Output 1kHz 20kHz BW A Weighted miniDSP Volume control Matrix Mixer High Low pass filters Tone Control 100Hz 10dB 10kHz 10dB Compressor Limiter Delay up to 50m 150ms ZONEMIX4 Only Sine Wave Generator 500 1k 5k and 10kHz Internal Pink Noise Generator CONTROL USER CONTROLS Front Panel Wall Panels COMMS INTERFA...

Page 31: ...BTU 1W 3 412 BTU Hr 24V OUT 100mA Total from both outputs DC INPUT SOCKET 100mA Total from both outputs MECHANICAL SHIPPING DIMENSIONS 484 x 160 x 44 5mm 19 0 W x 6 3 D x 1 7 H PRODUCT DIMENSIONS with rack ears 484 x 176 x 44 5mm 19 0 W x 6 9 D x 1 7 H Including Knobs and Rear Connectors PRODUCT DIMENSIONS without rack ears 484 x 176 x 44 5mm 19 0 W x 6 9 D x 1 7 H Including Knobs and Rear Connect...

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