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Page 3: ...ount importance that the power supply be totally free of ripple and noise For BOZ digital amplifiers a switch mode power supply of extreme precision with ripple rejection of more than 135 dB has been developed At full volume the BOZ 216 2200 delivers 200 Watts into 8 ohms To reduce the volume the voltage of the power supply is reduced This means that the volume control is no longer part of an activ...

Page 4: ...and Tact M S 2150 The first product of the BOZ line is the BOZ 216 2200 true 16 channel digital amplifier The BOZ design is based on a separate power entry and control module the BOZ 216 referred to as the BOZ 216 control unit combined with two channel power amplifier modules the BOZ 2200 refereed to as amplifier modules The BOZ 216 control unit can handle up to 8 BOZ 2200 modules for a total of 16 ch...

Page 5: ...ation package The parametric equalizer package features 12 band parametric equalization per channel and ten presets per channel The ParEq specs are 1 Filter center frequency between 15Hz and 24000Hz 2 Filter level adjustment from 18 0 dB to 12 dB in increments of 0 1 dB 3 Filter bandwidth from 0 01 to 2 5 octaves Room Correction Package The room correction package running on the BOZ 216 control un...

Page 6: ...e reduction in complexity In a normal chain the output of the D A converter is sent to an analog buffer stage then to an analog pre amplifier with relays input stage volume stage and output stage It is then sent as a low voltage analog signal to the power amplifier with an input stage output stage and feedback loop Finally the signal is sent to the speakers In a conventional amplifier all of this comp...

Page 7: ... produce anything that resembles pure sine waves Conventional amplifiers will overshoot and undershoot transients to varying degrees simply because transients are voltage swings In the BOZ digital amplifier the signal is determined by the timing of the switching while the voltage remains constant Time cannot resonate and when volt age remains constant there is no risk at all that the design will pro...

Page 8: ... 216 Remote Control Diagram Functionality Specifications 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 TacT Welcome Boz Line Introduction Characteristics of the Boz Line Unique Technology Technological Advantages Registration Contact Information Resources Acknowledgments 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 10 10 8 System Configurations Speaker Configurations Normal Operation Daisy Chaining Signal Flow Horizontal Bi Ampl...

Page 9: ...LAY menu LEVEL menu POLARITY menu InOut menu OPTIONS menu MODE menu CROSSOVER menu EDIT BUTT EDIT BUTT SQ menu ParEq menu ParEq Left Right Channel Table menu RCS menu SELECT GROUP menu EDIT GROUP menu MAIN menu OPTIONS menu DISPLAY menu COMMUNICATION menu LOCK menu VERSIONS menu TIME menu LIC1 menu LIC2 menu LIC3 menu 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 9 ...

Page 10: ...e 01 201 440 9300 E mail info tactaudio com Tact Audio Inc 201 Gates Road Unit G Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA acknowledgments 2005 Tact Audio Corporation All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means elec tronic mechanical photocopying or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Tact Audio Corporation The information in this docume...

Page 11: ...arted safety precautions safety instructions maintenance unpacking the boz 216 2200 boz 216 front panel boz 216 back panel boz 2200 front panel boz 2200 back panel connecting boz 2200 to boz 216 the remote control ...

Page 12: ...presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product The lightning with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of Dangerous Voltage within the product s enclosure that maybe of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock to a person Shouldyouexperience anymechanicalpr...

Page 13: ...fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the outlet to one that is polarized To protect against electrical shock match the wide blade of the polarized plug to the wide slot in the outlet and fully insert the plug 8 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit the equipment Do not use this uni...

Page 14: ...erconnect cable per BOZ 2200 module One remote control Two AAA batteries One manual CD ROM with software operating voltage The Boz 216 2200 amplifier is configured for either 110 or 220 240 volt operation The operating voltage is clearly marked on the outside of the box and also on the rear panel next to the AC mains connector BEFORE CONNECTING THE POWER MAKE SURE THAT THE LABEL INDICATING THE VOLTA...

Page 15: ...knob to scroll through menu options change system parameters and select options 6 Master level display Displays the master level form 0 0 the minimum value to 99 9 the maxi mum value 7 Main display All system menus are displayed here Before trying to access BOZ 216 2200 via your PC make sure that your system is properly con nected STANDBYmode AllBOZ 2200modules areOFF alloutputsare muted andalldis...

Page 16: ...block 1 7 Filtered AC POWER connector of I O block 1 8 BOZ 216 I O block 2 9 RS232 connector of I O block 2 10 Filtered AC POWER connector of I O block 2 11 BOZ 216 I O block 8 12 RS232 connector of I O block 8 13 Filtered AC power connector of I O block 8 Each BOZ 2200 module is connected to one of the eight BOZ 216 I O blocks The RS232 connec tor has to be connected to the BOZ 2200 RS232 connect...

Page 17: ... either the level or the sampling frequency of the input signal The level is shown from a minimum value of 0 0 to a maximum value of 99 9 Choosing between the two display options is performed through a module s OPTIONS menu Additionally when a system PING is initiated this screen will display the AMP number desig nated to the module The AMP number corresponds to the BOZ 216 I O block that the mod ...

Page 18: ...l pass through signal 9 Digital output 2 This an SPDIF digital pass through signal 10 Left channel output negative terminal Connect this output to the corresponding loud speaker input 11 Left channel output positive terminal Connect this output to the corresponding loud speaker input boz MakesurethataBOZ 2200module sRS 232 inputandPowerCon nectorareconnected tocorresponding connectorswithinthe sam...

Page 19: ...thatconsists oftwoBOZ 2200 amplificationmodules foratotaloffourchan nelsofamplification Connectionprocedures forsystemsthat consistofadditional BOZ 2200modulesare easilyextrapolated Always turn the power off first before making any new connections or changes to existing connections Power off by using the BOZ 216 main power switch and then disconnect the two supplied AC power cords from the wall power o...

Page 20: ...20 remote control boz 216 2200 216 2200 216 2200 ...

Page 21: ...tton is used to select menu options and or to change their values 10 RIGHT The RIGHT navigational button is used to select menu options and or to change their values 11 ENTER The ENTER button will select the menu option currently marked by the blinking cursor It is also used to enter an edited parameter 12 VOLUME Block The VOLUME block consists of three buttons The MUTE button will mute un mute al...

Page 22: ...c range 20 Hz 20 kHz 130 dB THD N all power levels 10 Hz 20 kHz 0 01 Digital resolution 16 24 bit Linearity 120 dB 0 2 dB Dimensions WxHxD Boz 216 17 75 x 3 88 x 16 5 in 45 1 x 9 9 x 41 9 cm Boz 2200 17 75 x 2 25 x 16 5 in 45 1 x 5 7 x 41 9 cm Weight shipping BOZ 216 33 kg 73 lbs BOZ 2200 10 kg 22 lbs For maximum power it is necessary to provide proper ventilation boz 216 2200 ...

Page 23: ...3 system configurations speaker configurations active passive configurations normal operation daisy chaining and signal flow horizontal bi amping vertical bi amping ...

Page 24: ...er package is not standard can be configured to a maximum of 16 channels of passive amplification in up to 8 different groups or zones In addition with its advanced DSP control the BOZ 216 can enable digital crossovers high low and band pass making it possible to configure the BOZ 2200 amplifiers to virtually any system With the addition of the SPCRO CRO software programmed crossovers the system can be...

Page 25: ...d two digital outputs for either AES EBU or SPDIF connections The most commonly used setup is bi amped two channels to each speaker high and low How ever the same signal flow is applicable to bi amped tri amped and further multi amped configu rations Digital Signal coax SPDIF Digital Signal coax SPDIF Foralabeleddiagram oftheBOZ 2200back panel seep 18 Thedigitalpass throughiswhatis calledanelectrica...

Page 26: ...izontal bi amping one BOZ 2200 amplifier drives the low frequency drivers in both speakers The other BOZ 2200 amplifier drives the high frequency drivers in both speakers horizontal bi amplification 216 2200 216 2200 216 2200 ...

Page 27: ...ach BOZ 2200 module is set to the following specifications Left Out Left In Right Out Right In The InOut Menu needs to be set accordingly TheInOutmenuis describedonp 46 Itisaccessedviathe frontpanelthroughthe AMPSmenu s y s t e m c o n f i g u r a t i o n s ...

Page 28: ...i amping one amplifier drives both the high and low frequency drivers of the left chan nel The other amplifier drives both the high and low frequency drivers of the right channel vertical bi amplification 216 2200 216 2200 216 2200 ...

Page 29: ...outputs Right channel amplifier has to be set to RIGHT on both channels In this way the left channel amplifier will operate on the left channel only and the right channel amplifier will operate on the right channel only The InOut Menu needs to be set accordingly TheInOutmenuis describedonp 46 Itisaccessedviathe frontpanelthroughthe AMPSmenu s y s t e m c o n f i g u r a t i o n s ...

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Page 31: ...3 boz navigation system accessing the menus navigating the menus the hierarchical menu system ...

Page 32: ...panel design is extremely clean and consists of the volume control knob the optical ro tary control knob the mute button the standby button and the power switch The exclusive BOZ Wheel is the master volume control We designed the intuitive click through menu system with the aim of providing you with the cleanest possible of interfaces We believe we have succeeded The optical rotary knob is all you...

Page 33: ...ny cases you can push the knob in and hold it down for fast parameter changes 3 To decrease a parameter s value turn the rotary knob counterclockwise once to display the check mark 4 Turn the knob once more time counterclockwise to display a dot in the lower right corner To further decrease the selected parameter keep turning the rotary knob counterclockwise In many cases you can push the knob in ...

Page 34: ...ch BOZ 2200 module you want to alter settings for The 9 menus shown below are available for all individual amps The following menus alter settings for individual BOZ 2200 amplifier modules DELAY MENU Allows you to set the delay times for each modules left and right channel It is used for system time alignment LEVEL MENU Allows you to set each amplifiers Left and Right channel level It is used for sy...

Page 35: ...designate a preset ParEq MENU Use to select one of ten programmed ParEq filter settings EDIT BUTT MENU Use to set an amplifier s Butterworth filter parameters TABLE LEFT MENU Use to edit the parametric equalization filter parameters for the LEFT channel EDIT BUTT SQ MENU Use to set an amplifier s Butterworth Squared filter parameters TABLE RIGHT MENU Use to edit the parametric equalization filter paramet...

Page 36: ...NU Allows you to set the following display parameters On Brightness OFF Bright ness Timeout on or off Time out in sec and Screen Saver on or off COMM MENU Allows you to set the following com munication parameters Device Address used by PC program RS232 enable on or disable and TCS 2 2X enable or disable LOCK MENU Allows you to lock the menu options This is useful in preventing accidental changes t...

Page 37: ...modules connected to them will have AMP numbers 1 and 5 designated to them respectively what happens when you ping When you click on PING either through the First Screen or through the AMPS menu a signal is sent out to each BOZ 2200 module The BOZ 216 front panel will show a text box that indicates that the PING command is under way Each BOZ 2200 module will show in its front panel display its des...

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Page 39: ...3 3 the individual menus the first screen the amps option the group menu the menu option ...

Page 40: ...is as signed to the whole system when group ALL is selected 2 Displays the selected group The master level controls the signal level only for the ampli fiers BOZ 2200 modules assigned to this group All other amplifiers assigned to other groups are not affected 3 Select this option to enter the AMPS menu 4 Select this option to enter the GROUP menu 5 Select this option to ping all the BOZ 2200 modules...

Page 41: ...on the remote Select it by pressing the ENTER button This will open an Amp setup display screen This can also be done from the front panel with the navigation knob 1 Amp selection Using the rotary control knob highlight the desired amplifier and push the rotary knob to enter selected amplifier menu 2 PING command Highlight the PING option and then push rotary knob to ping all of the BOZ 2200 modules...

Page 42: ...plifiers each have two digital inputs Number 1 refers to the balanced XLR AES EBU input and num ber 2 refers to the single ended RCA SPDIF input To select the desired input position the cursor over this field and push the rotary control knob to toggle the input selection between 1 and 2 4 External Clock Place the cursor over this field and push the rotary knob to enable dis able the external clock se...

Page 43: ... times Delay time can be set in increments of 10 usec The maximum delay time per channel is 40 95 msec To adjust the delay time position the cursor over the desired channel CLICK and turn the rotary control knob either clockwise or counterclockwise 1 Indicates the amplifier number The amplifier number is determined by the connector number on the back of the BOZ 216 to which the amplifier in question ...

Page 44: ...rsor over the desired channel CLICK and turn the rotary control knob clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease 1 Indicates the amplifier number The amplifier number is determined by the connector number on the back of BOZ 216 to which the amplifier in question is connected 2 Left channel level 3 Right channel level 4 Highlight Back and push the rotary control knob to go back to the first ...

Page 45: ... out of phase with respect to the input signal To adjust the channel polarity position the cursor over the desired channel CLICK the rotary con trol knob to toggle between and 1 Indicates the amplifier number The amplifier number is determined by the connector number on the back of the BOZ 216 to which the amplifier in question is connected 2 Left channel polarity 3 Right channel polarity t h e A M P...

Page 46: ...input channel signal To change the Left Out and Right Out settings position the cursor over the desired setting and CLICK the rotary control knob to toggle between the Left In and Right In options In the above example the Left output channel will receive the Left input channel signal and the Right output channel will receive the Right input channel signal 1 Indicates the amplifier number The amplifi...

Page 47: ...diagram onp 29 In the example below both the Left output channel and the Right output channel will receive the Right input channel signal In the example below the Left output channel will receive the Right input channel signal and the Right output channel will receive the Left input channel signal t h e A M P S o p t i o n ...

Page 48: ... sampling frequency If there is no signal detected will be displayed When LEVEL is selected the display will show the amplifier s level 3 This option sets the peak detector threshold This value can be set from 0 dB to 99 9 dB To completely turn it of go one step past 0 dB to display 4 Use this option to set amplifier s gain The gain can be set from 0 dB to 18 0 dB in incre ments of 0 1 dB Note that ...

Page 49: ...serves no function other than to inform you of the chosen module s mode of opera tion No system changes can be made via this screen As is indicated in the screen above in order to operate in a different mode the unit must be repogrammed through a PC 1 Indicates that to change from the current mode the BOZ 2200 must be reprogrammed 2 Displays the current mode of operation The example above indicates...

Page 50: ...nnected 2 Place the cursor over this field and click to select a filter type for the Left channel 3 Place the cursor over this field and click to select a filter type for the Right channel 4 Place the cursor over the desired CRO preset and click to select it The selected crossover preset will be displayed on the top of the screen 5 Displays the current CRO preset 6 Click on this option to edit the But...

Page 51: ...e filter order for bandpass filter B Highpass filter order field or right side filter order for bandpass filter C Lowpass filter cutoff frequency in Hz or left side bandpass filter cutoff fre quency D Highpass filter cutoff frequency in Hz or right side bandpass filter cutoff fre quency 1 Indicates the amplifier number The amplifier number is determined by the connector number on the back of the BOZ 216 to which ...

Page 52: ...e following setting 1 Left channel to lowpass Butterworth filter with cutoff frequency of 250 Hz and filter order of 12 2 Right channel to highpass Butterworth filter with cutoff frequency of 250 Hz and filter Note In this example we assume that amplifier 1 crossover mode was set to CRO BUTT in the MODE screen 4 Right channel filter selection and filter parameter adjustment procedure is the same as for the...

Page 53: ...nter the Left channel filter parameter table screen 3 Place the cursor over this field and click to enter the Right channel filter parameter table screen 4 Use this field to select one of 10 ParEq filter presets 5 Click on this field to load the selected ParEq preset The selected preset will be displayed on 7 6 Click on this field to toggle between ParEq is engaged and BYPASS ParEq is bypassed 7 Displays...

Page 54: ...ParEq preset number 3 ParEq filters There are in total 12 filters per channel One display page can display 4 filters 4 Place the cursor on the down pointing arrow and click to the next page of 4 filters Use the up pointing arrow to go back to the previous page of four filters 5 This column displays the ParEq filter level in dB Maximum filter gain is 12 0 dB and maximum filter attenuation is 18 0 dB 6 This...

Page 55: ...of the screen 4 1 Indicates the amplifier number The amplifier number is determined by the connector number on the back of the BOZ 216 to which the amplifier is connected 2 The numbers in these fields represent the room correction presets Place the cursor over desired room correction preset and click on it to load the room correction algorithm with filters saved in this preset 3 Highlight Back and push...

Page 56: ...ct all of the amplifiers BOZ 2200 modules connected to BOZ 216 control unit To make a selection position the cursor over the desired preset and CLICK the rotary control knob Your selection will be displayed in the bottom of the screen 3 or you will be taken to the EDIT GROUP menu 1 The numbers in these fields represent groups of BOZ 2200 modules 2 Edit menu This option will take you to the EDIT GROU...

Page 57: ...d Otherwise a will be displayed 1 Group number 2 Amplifier selection assigned to group number 1 In this particular example amplifiers 1 and 2 are assigned to group number 1 If this group were selected in the previ ous screen then the volume control changes would affect only amplifiers 1 and 2 3 Amplifier selection assigned to group number 2 In this example amplifiers 3 and 4 are assigned to group number...

Page 58: ...nter the system OPTIONS menu 2 Click on this option to enter the DISPLAY menu 3 Click on this option to enter the COMMUNICATION menu 4 Click on this option to enter the LOCK menu It is used to lock unlock the use of all menu options 5 Click on this menu to view the system firmware VERSION and to get the BOZ 216 serial number 6 Click on this menu to enter the TIME setting screen 7 Click on this opti...

Page 59: ...ncrementally scroll through numerical values or to toggle between options 1 Maximum Level This option allows you to set the maximum level for the entire system 2 Power On This option toggles between ON and Standby If set to ON powering up the system will automatically put it to full power If set to Standby powering up the system will put it in idle or Standby mode 3 IR Control This setting allows ...

Page 60: ... displayed as MAX 3 Use this field to enable or disable the display timer 4 Use this field to set the display timer timeout value This value is set in seconds and can be set from 5 to 20 seconds 5 Use this field to turn ON and OFF the display screen saver The screen saver displays an animated version of the master level Let us consider the following example Note that if the Timeout option is set to O...

Page 61: ... 2 2 X volume control of the BOZ 216 If you have a TCS MKII or an RCS 2 2 X set this option to ENABLE and connect TCS MKII RCS 2 2 X RS232 AUX output to the BOZ 216 RS232 input In this way your TCS MKII RCS 2 2 X will take control over the BOZ 216 master volume When doing this make sure to set the AMP menu option in both TCS MKII and RCS 2 2 X to ENABLE If the TCS MKII or the RCS 2 2 X are not use...

Page 62: ...5 Click on this option to delete the number entered in the PSWD field All units come with a factory preset password of 1234 Use the rotary knob to enter the password Place the cursor over number 1 and click on it The number 1 will be displayed in the PSWD field Repeat this for 2 3 and 4 When all four numbers are displayed 1234 place the cursor over the SET option and click on it This will lock or un...

Page 63: ...umber if you decide to purchase the Crossover Parametric EQ or Room Correction software options This number is used by Tact Audio to generate your proper license 2 This field displays BOZ 216 firmware version number 3 Tact Audio Inc official web site Product updates news reviews and events are regu larly posted Our website is also a convenient place for you to leave us your input Please check in with ...

Page 64: ...incrementally decrease or increase the numerical value To finalize your selection CLICK on the SET field 1 This field displays the system s current time setting Once you click on SET any changes made will be reflected in this field 2 Displays the current time in editable fields To change the time setting place the cursor over the desired field and use the navigation knob to either increase or decrease it...

Page 65: ...nse number use the rotary knob to highlight the desired number and click on it The number will be displayed in field 2 4 After the license number is completely entered click on this option to activate the cross over package 5 Use this option to delete a number entered by mistake 6 Click on this option to go back to the previous screen Note In order to complete the license setup procedure after the ...

Page 66: ... and from six letters A B C D E and F To enter the license number use the rotary knob to highlight desired number and click on it The number will be displayed in field 2 4 After the license number is completely entered click on this option to activate the para metric equalizer package 5 Use this option to delete a number entered by mistake 6 Click on this option to go back to the previous screen No...

Page 67: ...tters A B C D E and F To enter the license number use the rotary knob to highlight desired number and click on it The number will be displayed in field 2 4 After the license number is completely entered click on this option to activate the room correction package 5 Use this option to delete a number entered by mistake 6 Click on this option to go back to the previous screen Note In order to complet...

Page 68: ...Tact Audio Inc 201 Gates Road Unit G Little Ferry New Jersey 07643 USA Phone 1 201 440 9300 Fax 1 201 440 5580 Email info tactaudio com www bozaudio com www roomcorrection com www tactlabs com ...

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