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HUB Series 

DIGITAL MATRIX 

Digital zoner with DSP 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

USER MANUAL 

 

Summary of Contents for HUB Series

Page 1: ...v 20200408 HUB Series DIGITAL MATRIX Digital zoner with DSP USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ER A PAGER B and priority PAGER DUCKER modules 12 5 6 REMOTE INPUTS 1 to 8 Connections 13 5 7 Remote ports RJ45 interface pins 14 5 8 Output Audio Connections 15 5 9 ETHERNET and RS 232 programming and control ports 16 5 10 MUTE port 17 CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL 18 6 1 Configuration via embedded web application 18 6 2 Operation from the front panel 21 FUNCTION LIST 25 FUNCTION DIAGRAM 26 BLOCKS DI...

Page 3: ...sk of electric shock The external wiring connected to the terminals requires installation by an instructed person or the use of ready made leads or cords WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture WARNING An apparatus with Class I construction shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION...

Page 4: ...s done unplugging the power cord from the mains input socket For this reason it always shall remain readily operable 15 Equipment is connected to a socket outlet with earthing connection by means of a power cord 16 The marking information is located at the bottom of apparatus 17 The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall ...

Page 5: ...rienced user to the most expert you can set up a professional audio installation in a matter of minutes Plug Play It is the perfect solution for any type of sound that requires managing and controlling different zones Main features Local stereo audio inputs 4x HUB1616 inputs INPUT1 4 2x HUB1408 inputs INPUT1 2 Compatible with line level and gain adjustment from 5 to 15 dB 2xRCA and Euroblock conne...

Page 6: ...panel Processing available in inputs o 3 tone equalization adjustment via BASS MID TREBLE controls o Volume adjustment and MUTE control o Phase inversion o Stereo Allows balanced audio inputs to be configured in stereo pairs Available on local inputs INPUT5 8 on HUB1616 INPUT3 6 on HUB1408 o Frequency shifter available for the microphone inputs local inputs INPUT5 8 on HUB1616 INPUT3 6 on HUB1408 ...

Page 7: ...e inversion o Enablement for silencing via rear panel MUTE port via external contact closure o Delay setting available for zone outputs 1 to 8 on HUB1616 all zone outputs on HUB1408 o Crossover filter Filter low pass LPF or filter high pass HPF setting with cut off frequency adjustment Available for zone outputs 1 to 8 on HUB1616 all zone outputs on HUB1408 o 8 band graphic equalizer o 8 band grap...

Page 8: ...holes in the chassis leaving at least one free rack unit between each piece of equipment and those installed above and below it in the rack frame If the installation consists of several units in the same rack or is carried out inside cabinets closed by means of doors it is highly recommendable to equip them with forced upward ventilation installing fans at their lower and upper ends This upward fl...

Page 9: ...ble between your sound source and the HUB unit o Dual RCA Connector Connect your stereo sound source CD players Smartphones radio tuners streaming players etc directly using a cable that delivers the left L and right R channels to the unit s white and red RCA connectors respectively o Euroblock connector 3 pin connect your stereo sound source this way Left channel Terminal L Right channel Terminal...

Page 10: ...with RJ45 connector on both ends connects a calling station point to one of the unit s A or B ports running through it the station s remote DC power control data and balanced audio picked up by the station s microphone The maximum number of stations allowed is 2 one connected to port PAGER A and or the other to port PAGER B Once the physical connection of the different audio inputs has been made i...

Page 11: ... a balanced mono audio signal to a REMOTE port of a HUB device is done as follows Live or direct signal Terminal 8 of the RJ45 connector Cold or inverted signal Terminal 7 of RJ45 connector Ground Terminal 6 of RJ45 connector If an eMCONTROL1 type remote panel is used to control an area of the installation the eMCONTROL1 panel itself has an internal connector to receive the audio signal from an ad...

Page 12: ...ich it is possible to carry out real time voice call paging actions to exit areas of the installation using a priority module of the HUB unit that attenuates or completely silences the sound content of the program existing in these areas at the time of the action A standard CAT5 cable uncrossed or higher with RJ45 connector on both ends connects a calling station point to one of the unit s A or B ...

Page 13: ...odules can be activated or not and each of them can use one of the 4 priority levels available so that the signals with higher priority will attenuate the program signal selected in the destination zones and also the signals with lower priority sent to those zones if they exist when the module with maximum priority is activated Refer to the HANGAR web application manual for programming the PAGER D...

Page 14: ...e of the following functions Sound source selection program audio from a customized list for each panel that includes some local sources and or the remote source itself Volume adjustment with maximum and minimum operating range and mute control Equalization adjustment with 3 tone control BASS MID TREBLE Alternatively these inputs can only receive a balanced mono audio signal via the RJ 45 connecto...

Page 15: ...1408 zone outputs Each output has a 3 pin Euroblock connector with the following layout Live or direct signal Terminal Cold or inverted signal Terminal Ground Terminal If an output channel is connected to an amplifier or audio device with a balanced input the and terminals must be connected point by point and between the two devices When connecting an output channel to an amplifier or device with ...

Page 16: ... enables within a local network the following Global programming and management of the HUB unit using the HANGAR embedded web application and a standard web browser running on a computer tablet etc Connection of client devices for end user management of areas of the installation through the Ecler pilot application compatible with Android and iOS or through standard web browsers running on computer...

Page 17: ...ar panel a control input or MUTE port Normally Open MUTE OFF Closed MUTE ON which allows the activation deactivation of the mute of audio outputs zones of the unit by means of a push button relay or external potential free contact closure Figure 12 MUTE port The assignment of outputs affected by the MUTE port is configured from the HANGAR web application Refer to the HANGAR web application manual ...

Page 18: ...r similar where a standard web browser is running pointing to the unit s IP address which can be modified This task is reserved exclusively for the installer or system administrator who must identify himself with his admin user credentials Figure 13 HANGAR web application for configuration and control of HUB devices Refer to the HANGAR web application manual for complete information about configur...

Page 19: ...ar of your browser device_name local By default hub1616 local in HUB1616 hub1408 local in HUB1408 The configuration screen CONFIG shows the following information Firmware version running on the unit NAME name of the HUB unit Network connection parameters IP address subnet mask and network gateway Auto Manual IP assignment mode AUTO is in DHCP mode the IP address assignment is automatic MANUAL allo...

Page 20: ...n to decide which parameters are accessible for each one of them volume adjustment MUTE and or sound source selection and or equalisation by means of 3 tone control BASS MID TREBLE o Selection of last zone or general volume The front panel display will show the selected option after a few seconds of inactivity on the front panel Local and remote audio input parameters names stereo mode frequency s...

Page 21: ...fferent output zones of the unit The settings available for the different zones will be those enabled by the admin user from the HANGAR web application and can range from total blocking of the front panel to total freedom of control of all zones volume adjustment source selection and equalisation settings to total or partial blocking of some of them Figure 15 HUB1616 front panel Pressing a SELECT ...

Page 22: ...fader First line of text output number zone selected Second line of text name label of the selected area SRC selected sound source VOL adjusted output volume The flashing box over SRC or VOL plus the line of text on light background and dark text indicates which function is currently in focus or ready for adjustment The image below is of the VOL control which allows the output volume to be adjuste...

Page 23: ...as an unsilenced output selected for setting Pressing the CTRL key briefly switches the focus to the other available function in this case the SRC function or sound source selection The encoder then rotates to select one of the available sound sources confirming its selection by pressing the encoder A long press on the CTRL key allows you to go to the zone equalization screen Here the selected ton...

Page 24: ...E will be displayed and available for adjustment only if the admin user has enabled the front panel to do so and a zone may be completely or partially locked out for control from the front panel When a particular function of a zone is disabled for adjustment from the front panel attempting to do so will result in the following message being displayed on the LCD When the front panel is completely l...

Page 25: ...tion with eMCONTROL1 15 PHANTOM switch 16 PAGER port for connection to eMPAGE1 IN7 IN8 17 Input Gain Adjustment GAIN IN7 IN8 18 Input terminal Euroblock micro and line MIC LINE IN7 IN8 19 RJ 45 connector ETHERNET 20 RS 232 connectorRS 232 Connector 21 Input Gain Adjustment GAIN IN5 IN6 22 Input terminal Euroblock micro and line MIC LINE IN5 IN6 23 Input Gain Adjustment GAIN IN3 IN4 24 Input termin...

Page 26: ...26 FUNCTION DIAGRAM ...

Page 27: ...27 BLOCKS DIAGRAM 9 1 HUB1408 ...

Page 28: ...28 9 2 HUB1616 ...

Page 29: ...uroblock Symmetrical Type Balanced Pagers Input 5 and 6 by RJ45 connector Phantom 48VDC rear panel switch CMRR 60dB 20Hz 20kHz Input 7 to 14 Remote Input Sensitivity 0dBV without adjustment Impedance 24k electronically balanced Input headroom 12dBV Connector RJ45 Connector Type Balanced CMRR 60dB 20Hz 20kHz Outputs 1 to 8 Line Max output level 12dBV Connector Euroblock 3 pin Type Balanced Headphon...

Page 30: ...y EQ Gain 10dB 10dB in 0 1dB steps Frequency Low 200Hz Mid 1kHz High 6 3kHz Output level x8 Volume From Off to 0 dB Mute On Off Metering Vumeter post fader Stereo On Off Polarity On Off Output EQ x8 Type Baxandall 3 way EQ Gain 10dB 10dB in 0 1dB steps Frequency Low 200Hz Mid 1kHz High 6 3kHz Output graphic EQ x8 Type 8 Band Graphic EQ Gain 10dB 10dB in 0 1dB steps Frequency 63Hz 125Hz 250Hz 500Hz...

Page 31: ... volume 40 dB to 6 dB Chime volume 12dB to 0dB Chime melody None Melody 1 Melody 2 Depth 0dB to 80 dB Attack 5ms to 2000ms Release 50ms to 3000ms Pilot panels General On Off Public Label Users and Zone Volume control On Off Label and Style Source selection On Off Label and Allowed sources Equalizer On Off Label and Style Color Controls Text and Background OTHERS Mechanical Dimensions 482 6 x 88 0 ...

Page 32: ...rnal potentiometer adjustment Impedance 24k electronically balanced Input headroom 12dBV Connector Euroblock Symmetrical Type Balanced Pagers Input 7 and 8 by RJ45 connector Phantom 48VDC rear panel switch CMRR 60dB 20Hz 20kHz Input 9 to 16 Remote Input Sensitivity 0 dBV without adjustment Impedance 24k electronically balanced Input headroom 12dBV Connector RJ45 Connector Type Balanced CMRR 60dB 2...

Page 33: ...12dBV Depth From 0 dB to 80 dB Attack From 0 1ms to 500ms Hold From 10ms to 3000ms Release From 10ms to 1000ms Input EQ x16 Type Baxandall 3 way EQ Gain 10dB 10dB in 0 1dB steps Frequency Low 200Hz Mid 1kHz High 6 3kHz Output level x16 Volume From Off to 0 dB Mute On Off Metering Vumeter post fader Stereo On Off Polarity On Off Output EQ x16 Type Baxandall 3 way EQ Gain 10dB 10dB in 0 1dB steps Fr...

Page 34: ...Threshold 80dB to 12dB Depth 0dB to 80 dB Attack 5ms to 2000ms Release 50ms to 3000ms Hold 10ms to 3000ms Pager Input IN7 and IN8 selectable DUCKER or PAGER Outputs Selectable 1 16 zones Functions Two function buttons F1 F2 Priority Four levels 1max 4min Priority volume 40 dB to 6 dB Chime volume 12dB to 0dB Chime melody None Melody 1 Melody 2 Depth 0dB to 80 dB Attack 5ms to 2000ms Release 50ms t...

Page 35: ... 240 VAC 50 60Hz Power consumption 20W Connectivity Management Connectivity Ethernet Base Tx 10 100Mb Auto X Over CAT5 up to 100m Remote bus RS485 Aux Power Supply for Remotes 12VDC 0 6A max short circuit protected Programming and control Hangar embedded web application Ecler pilot Andorid iOS applicaction TPNET UDP RS232 ...

Page 36: ...ht to make changes or improvements in design or manufacture that may affect these product specifications For technical queries please contact your supplier distributor or complete the contact form on our website under Support Technical Query Motors 166 168 08038 Barcelona España 34 932238403 information ecler com www ecler com ...

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