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M-800 MULTI-ZONE
DIGITAL AMPLIFIER
Page 1: ...1 Copyright 2013 Autonomic Controls Inc All Rights Reserved M 800 MULTI ZONE DIGITAL AMPLIFIER ...
Page 2: ...y should you provide enough free space around the device but also ensure that air can flow freely and escape from the device s surroundings Failure to do so may cause thermal shutdown of the device and reduced life expectancy 15 Unplug this device during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 16 Never expose the device to moisture 17 Refer all servicing to qualified service perso...
Page 3: ...et with protective ground and only use the power cord supplied Finland Laite on Liitettävä suojamaadoituskoskettimilly varustettun pistorasiaan Norway Apparatet må tilkoples jordet stikkontakt Sweden Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag Precautions 5 Never Touch This Device With Wet Hands Never handle this device or its power cord while your hands are wet or damp If water or any other liquid...
Page 4: ... 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 B digital devices pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This ...
Page 5: ...d Accessories Features Front Panel Guide Rear Panel Guide Typical System Configuration Multiple Amplifier Stacks Controller Wiring Menu Navigation Web Application Zone Selection Page Zone Source Selection Zone Settings Amplifier Settings Aplifier Source Settings Amplifier Zone Settings RS232 Protocol Specifications 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 A digital copy of this manual can...
Page 6: ...800 amplifier may be controlled and monitored via the rear Panel USB RS232 serial interface or Ethernet In multi amplifier installations where the amplifiers are interconnected using an expansion bus cable only one Ethernet or RS232 connection is required to control the stack of amplifiers An M 800 amplifier may receive IR directly from the front panel receiver There are zone specific IR commands ...
Page 7: ...sion bus One amplifier is connected to another using a standard RJ45 patch cable Connections are made between amplifiers using either of the two RJ45 expansion bus sockets Discrete Audio Selection Audio selection may be independent There are RS232 and IR Discrete control commands available Power Failure Restoration After an AC power outage the M 800 amplifier restores its settings to the pre inter...
Page 8: ... located at www Autonomic Controls com Support 3 Power Indicator The power indicator glows blue whenever AC power is applied 4 2 4 Color LCD Touch Panel display LCD touch panel display for menu guided control and programming The display is dimmed to Off after 15 minutes of inactivity 5 Removable Chassis Feet Set high enough to provide unrestricted air flow through the chassis for convection coolin...
Page 9: ...re updates 7 Ethernet Port This port is used for control monitoring and data access 8 RS232 Communication Port The port is used for setup control or monitoring A straight through cable must be used when connecting to a PC or control system 9 Zone Preamplifier Out Analog audio L R Zone 7 and 8 outputs 10 Analog Input Terminals Analog audio L R inputs 11 IR Emitter Ports 3 5mm mono jacks IR9 IR10 po...
Page 10: ...dioSystem com Typical system configuration Zone 1 Gym KP 1 KP iOS Tablet To Ethernet Router Speakers in Other Zones Not Shown FIG 1 Zone 2 Study Zone 3 Lounge Mirage Media Server Satellite Receiver Tuner CD Player ...
Page 11: ...eb application also provides source control functionality Speakers Speakers in each zone are connected to the amplifier by Home Run speaker cables Source Equipment The M 800 amplifier has six stereo RCA audio inputs for connecting to source equipment These input channels feature coax digital inputs If a signal is present on the digital input it takes precedence over the analog input There are two ...
Page 12: ...he source equipment audio inputs must be plugged into the first amplifier where they are buffered and sent to the next amplifier in the stack The maximum recommended expansion is twelve units Fig 2 shows inter connected amplifiers using an RJ45 expansion bus lead and RCA leads for the source digital coax signals Amplifier control using ethernet RS232 or USB may be connected to any one of the M 800...
Page 13: ...tem ETHERNET 100BaseT connection to a home network router or switch RS232 Serial Electrically isolated prevents hum in analog input circuits CONTROLLERS Conveys 12VDC IR and data between the M 800 and KP 1 keypad controllers connected using CAT5 cables BUS RUN For future use TRIGGERS 12VDC 100mA trigger output when a zone is on EXPANSION BUS Simple patch cable interconnection for Autonomic Amplifi...
Page 14: ...E SELECTION Home Page The Home page provides access to the Amplifier Zones Zone1 Zone 8 In this example Tuner MMS A MMS B MMS C MMS D Satellite CD and MMS Main Selecting a Zone opens its control page Zone Control Page The top of the Control page displays the Zone as well as the current time day The Zones button will return you to the home page The Zone Control page provides status control for the ...
Page 15: ... button is pressed and held for more then 1 second a More Functions page opens There are three Zone specific functions that when selected navigate to setup pages EQ Levels Zones There is also a System function which is not zone specific The System page is covered later Note System functions may be accessed via any of the Zones More Functions pages The Back Arrow button returns to the Zone Control ...
Page 16: ...us control for the selected zones Balance 20dB using slider or Left Right button Maximum Volume Limiting can be reduced over the range from 100 to the minimum of 2 using the slider or Up Down button The Back arrow button returns to the More Functions page Zones Setup Page Zones setup page allows you to edit the name and set the Zone coding There is also a button for zone linking setup To change th...
Page 17: ... STANDBY System Page The System Settings page opens when the System button is selected in any of the More Function pages for longer than 5 seconds The system settings are Zone independent functions The internal amplifier heatsink temperature is displayed at the bottom of the page Select the Close button to return to the Zone page Zone Linking The Zone may be linked with any other zone or zones Mak...
Page 18: ... to the Digital sources Some Analog sources have large variation in output levels The 0dB default setting is suitable for connection to high output devices like CD players while the standard level 1Vrms is achieved by setting the gain to 6dB The Gain slider and source button will flash red if the gain is set to high and distortion is detected Select the Back arrow to return to the System settings ...
Page 19: ... s allocated IP address can be viewed If for some reason a Static IP is required the selection can be made and settings adjusted using the back and forward arrow and plus minus keys Select the back arrow to return to the System Settings page System Reset Restore your amplifier to factory defaults or reboot the amplifier Restore Defaults Page To restore the M 800 to factory defaults select Yes or t...
Page 20: ...ion of the amplifier and source functions Zone Selection Page Home Page The Zone Selection page provides access to the Amplifier Zones To access the web application simply navigate to http ampIP For example http 192 168 1 54 Selecting a Zone will highlight the button as shown in the picture below and will open its control page ...
Page 21: ...dby Volume Slider or Up Down button with readout Source Selection S1 S8 Mute If the button displays a blue glow it indicates selection or ON status Because of web browser limitations slider setting changes are made using a positional touch on the slider The Zones button is the Home page return Selecting the Settings button will open the Settings page ...
Page 22: ...ne Settings page provides status control of Bass Slider or Up Down button Treble Slider or Up Down button Loudness Balance Slider or Left Right button Maximum Volume Limit Slider or Up Down button The Back Arrow button returns to the Zone Control page ...
Page 23: ...y be used to change the following Amp network name Amp IP settings Including static IP Time Settings The Amplifier Settings page provides acess to the device information and Date Time The configuration web interface can be found at http amp ip config where amp ip is the IP address of the amp For example http 192 168 1 54 config ...
Page 24: ...24 MirageAudioSystem com Amplifier Source Settings The Amplifier Source Settings page allows you to rename the audio sources on the amplifier as they appear on any keypads you may have ...
Page 25: ...configurable If you are linking multiple Amplifiers in a chain it is only required to connect the first amp in the chain to ethernet It is reccomended that you connect only one Amplifier of a chain to ethernet Zone Groups allows control of multiple zones at once as well as linking of volume and or power To add a group click Add Group In the pop up box you can select from a list of zones You can al...
Page 26: ...ures 0D Maximum Volume Limit 11 Volume Up 12 Volume Down 14 Request Device information 1C Zone Name 1D Preamplifier Volume Mode 26 Volume BCD format Zone Amplifiers are encoded with up to 32 zones The zone byte is used for checking if the command is applicable to the device receiving the command and if so for optionally selecting a sub device e g a bank or part of a device All Zones are addressed ...
Page 27: ...06 S2 07 S3 Volume 04 00 A0 range Bass 05 F4 0C 12db 12db Treble 06 F4 0C 12db 12db Balance 07 EC 14 Left 20db Right 20db Send all parameters 09 XX value ignored Amplifier features 0C 00 Loudness Enabled 01 Loudness Disabled Maximum Volume Limit 0D 00 A0 Range Volume Up 11 XX Value Ignored Volume Down 12 XX Value Ignored Zone Name 1C Data field contains the ASCII string Preamplifier Volume Mode 1D...
Page 28: ...r was previously Off a mute command must follow the Standby command if it is muted Not all Command and Data commands are covered in this document The expected reply for the Send all Parameters command 09 is 144 bytes All command fields listed in this document are contained in the reply The reply also contains advanced commands not listed in this document The home Automation or PC s buffer should b...
Page 29: ...0 Hz Bass 12dB 10 KHz Treble Signal to Noise Ratio 100dB IHA A 1V input unbalanced Interface IR Output Ten 3 5mm Jack IR1 IR10 current limited to 25mA Expansion Bus One Dual RJ45 Socket Control I O Summed IR Ethernet One Shielded RJ45 socket 100Base T RS232 One Isolated DB9 9600 Baud USB One USB mini B 5 pin Controller One 4 way terminal blocks 0V IR 12V Data Amp On PG Control One 10 way terminal ...
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Page 32: ...32 MirageAudioSystem com 28 Kaysal Ct Armonk NY 10504 914 598 1647 ...
