PLA DL210NET and PLA DL210NET-D
Digi-Loop
™
DSP Induction Loop Amplifiers
USER Manual
MAN 179D
Page 1: ...PLA DL210NET and PLA DL210NET D Digi Loop DSP Induction Loop Amplifiers USER Manual MAN 179D...
Page 2: ...ker Single Loop Calibration using front LCD Speaker Mode 13 Front LCD Screen Menu Tree 15 Front Menu Detail 16 1 LOOP STATUS 16 2 HEADPHONE MONITOR 16 2a Headphone Source 16 3 LOAD PRESET 16 4 CONFIGU...
Page 3: ...leep Threshold 23 7g Tech Tools 24 7g1a c Calibrate Output Frequency Volume 24 7g2 Loop Test 24 7g3 Version 24 7g4 DL210 Name 24 7g5 NET Info 25 7g6 Amp Temp 25 7g7 Reset All 25 PC Mixer Application a...
Page 4: ...l near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A p...
Page 5: ...Rear Panel A label located at the rear panel power connection indicates the AC power input for the unit The label will read 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 210W Auto switching 3 Do Not Plug in the input output e...
Page 6: ...to the listener The system technician has control over Mixing Equalization Compression Ratio Phase and Frequency shaping parameters High current output means good powerful broadcast and listener rece...
Page 7: ...ultaneously On the front of the amplifier or in the PC App the digital inputs Dig In L and Dig In R are both internally switched between Dante or AES EBU Note Dig In L and Dig In R are separate channe...
Page 8: ...Y THIRD PARTY CONTROLLER AMX CRESTRON ETC DIGITAL AUDIO FROM MIXER PREAMP ETC ANALOG AUDIO FROM MIXER PREAMP ETC UNBALANCED AUDIO FROM CONSUMER GRADE PRODUCT SUCH AS CD PLAYER or MP3 PLAYER FROM COMME...
Page 9: ...on the other end See the internet for more information on terminating ethernet cables RS 232 Cable Wiring This is required if the third party controller Crestron AMX Extron etc only has RS 232 contro...
Page 10: ...ing Dual Loops repeat step 12 for Loop B 14 If calibrating a Phased Array observe the Average Current level in the calibrate window for Loop A Click on the Loop A button to switch to Loop B in the Cal...
Page 11: ...1 kHz 8 With the field strength meter set appropriately measure the field strength at the mid point of the loop Adjust the volume one step down in the calibrate page until the field strength measures...
Page 12: ...ield strength measures 0dB 400mA m 9 Rotate the menu knob clockwise and go to the configuration menu Push knob to enter and select output configuration and turn rotary selector to Loop B Scroll to set...
Page 13: ...400mA m using the field strength meter at the center of the looped area The current in the Master A should be measured and then duplicated for the slave loop B 6 Connect the Slave Loop wire to the DL...
Page 14: ...With the field strength meter set appropriately measure the field strength at the mid point of the loop Adjust the volume one step down in the calibrate page until the field strength measures 0dB 400...
Page 15: ...igh Pass Lo Mid Hi Presets RS 232 Ethernet LCD Security Power Save Baud Rate Data Format Static IP IP Address Subnet Gateway Telnet Port Backlight Delay Brightness Set Password PW Timeout Threshold Te...
Page 16: ...NE MONITOR The Headphone monitor can be used to listen to any individual source or output or to listen to adjustments as they are made in the menu Rotate the knob once to the right to see the Headphon...
Page 17: ...inished with the last character of the name rotate knob until OK is highlighted then push the knob in to save the name 5a2 Input Type The options for input type depend on which input you are setting u...
Page 18: ...tio Attack Release and Makeup Gain 5a4a e Threshold Ratio Attack Release Makeup Threshold is the level of incoming signal at which compression takes effect The Threshold is adjustable from 96 0dB to 0...
Page 19: ...ct that character and move to the next position When finished with the last character of the name rotate knob until OK is highlighted then push the knob in to save the name 6b Input Mixer The Input Mi...
Page 20: ...table and the Minimum Level also called Threshold is internally set relative to the calibration target level and is not adjustable The calibrated target level is set in Tech Tools Calibrate and this i...
Page 21: ...2 dB To review or change the pole frequencies see 6f4a d Advanced Settings below 6f4a d Advanced Settings Lo Mid Hi Metal Comp Advanced Settings provide the ability to change the frequency point defin...
Page 22: ...n Dual Loop Phased Array and Speaker Loop There are also three Custom Presets available User 1 User 2 and User 3 The User Presets can be renamed The Dual Loop Phased Array and Speaker Loop Presets can...
Page 23: ...e backlight always on auto dim after a period auto off after a period or always off The backlight delay determines how long before the auto dim or auto off function takes effect Note that the LCD cont...
Page 24: ...that a loop is connected If it finds that a loop is open the test will show FAIL Note that when running a single loop in dual loop mode a FAIL is acceptable for the output with no loop connected This...
Page 25: ...in sleep mode see 7f Power Save for how to adjust when the amplifier goes to sleep 7g7 Reset All This resets all of the settings back to factory defaults except the Ethernet and Dante Network Setting...
Page 26: ...45 jack USB 1 1 2 0 12 MBs high speed 3 0 5GBs super speed standard B jack INSTALLING THE PC MIXER APPLICATION 1 To download the PC Mixer Application please visit our website go to the PLA DL210NET pr...
Page 27: ...ndow has been re sized Saved Views 1 4 Allows the user to save and recall custom views This can be useful when one part of the application is used often and the user doesn t want to zoom every time Zo...
Page 28: ...slider control Custom Input Output Name Provides the ability for a custom name The jack label is preserved above the custom name Loop Modes Changes the internal configuration of the amplifier to driv...
Page 29: ...is the speed at which compression reacts to get to the target level The Attack is adjustable from 2ms to 500ms in 2ms steps Release controls the time that the compressor continues to work after the i...
Page 30: ...in the gain level when the speaker pauses or stops talking For Music shorter hold times are often used since the signal tends to be continuously present Attack is the speed at which the gain is booste...
Page 31: ...to the section Setup and Calibration Procedure using a laptop or windows tablet When calibrating a Phased Array after Loop A has been calibrated with the field strength meter switch to Loop B and adj...
Page 32: ...Run the DL210 update_ version number i e 1 144 exe file Do NOT power down the amplifier or the PC or disconnect the USB cable while the firmware update is in process 7 When the update is finished the...
Page 33: ...oenix Terminal Block loop through of Mic Line inputs 1 2 4dBu Balanced or Unbalanced Loop Outputs 2x Phoenix Terminal Block Required Loop Resistance 0 5 to 1 5 DC Output Current Loop One Loop Output A...
Page 34: ...n set correctly Turn the loop system off and check to see if background noise remains If it does the noise may be created by other electrical systems and picked up by the loop Turn off nearby applianc...
Page 35: ...or modified by anyone other than a factory authorized service technician Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear on the product or any other physical damage unless the damage was the result of a...
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