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DLC-250.4  LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER

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Technical and Safety Notices

Please read the following important technical, safety and 
environmental notices before installing and using your amplifier.

Technical Notices

All reasonable design and engineering steps have been taken to ensure that 
these amplifiers always perform satisfactorily in their intended application 
and environment and will provide appropriate levels of support to ensure 
that all reasonable customer needs and expectations are met. Such support 
however is contingent on the following provisions.

1. These amplifiers are Class-I products and should be installed with a mains 
cable including the required earth connection to comply with the Safety 
Class-I.

2. These amplifiers should always be installed by competent and qualified 
personnel. Amplifier damage or failure caused by installation or operational 
errors may invalidate support, warranty or guarantees of performance.

3. These amplifiers are not suitable for use in locations where they may be 
accessible to minors.

4. These amplifiers are intended to be used specifically for the amplification 
of audio signals and for connection to moving-coil loudspeaker systems. Use 
of these amplifiers for amplification of signals outside the audio band (20Hz 
to 20kHz) or to drive transducers other than moving-coil loudspeakers may 
invalidate support, warranty or guarantees of performance.

5. These amplifiers should only be used within professionally installed and 
configured audio systems comprising input and output ancillary equipments 
that is known to be of an appropriate level of performance and in good 
operating condition. Any damage to, or unsatisfactory performance from, 
these amplifiers caused by inadequate or failed input or output ancillaries 
may invalidate support, warranty or guarantees of performance.

6. These amplifiers are intended to be installed and operated indoor 
in a controlled environment (pollution degree, PD2) within an ambient 
temperature range of 0°C to 40°C. These amplifiers are not intended for 
use above 2000 meters above sea level. Amplifiers installed or operated 
in environments outside these limits may invalidate support, warranty or 
guarantees of performance.

7. Specific warranty terms are the responsibility of the amplifier re-seller.

Safety and Environmental Notices

Note: The intent of the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol in a triangle is 
to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous” voltage within the 
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of 
electric shock to humans.

Note: The intent of the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is 
to alert the user to the presence of important safety, and operating and 
maintenance instructions in this manual.

WARNING! TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC 
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT 
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

Ambient Temperature Note: If this equipment is 
operated in a confined or multiple rack installation, 
the internal ambient operating temperature may 
exceed the external ambient temperature. It is 
important to ensure in these circumstances that the 
published maximum operating temperature for the 

equipment is not exceeded.

Reduced Air Flow: Ensure that rack or other closed installation does 
not restrict the cooling airflow required for safe and reliable operation 
of the equipment.

Содержание DLC-250.4

Страница 1: ...DLC 250 4 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER 1 DLC 250 4 AMPLIFIED LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER INSTALLATION AND PROGRAMMING GUIDE Rev A 220610 ...

Страница 2: ... an appropriate level of performance and in good operating condition Any damage to or unsatisfactory performance from these amplifiers caused by inadequate or failed input or output ancillaries may invalidate support warranty or guarantees of performance 6 These amplifiers are intended to be installed and operated indoor in a controlled environment pollution degree PD2 within an ambient temperatur...

Страница 3: ...lked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 14 Do not unplug the unit by pulling on the cord use the plug 15 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 16 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 17 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is re...

Страница 4: ...tely as required between pairs of outputs in Lo Z mode THEORY DLC amplifier model output channel counts and power outputs are as follows DLC 250 4 Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel Lo Z Four 125 Watts Hi Z Two 250 Watts 2 1 Connections THEORY DLC signal input and output connections are accomplished via RCA Phono and Euroblock style connectors A GPIO General Purpose In Out Euroblock connec...

Страница 5: ...he firmware installed in the amplifier can be identified and updated by selecting the Device option in the Control web app Settings Menu Firmware versions can be checked and firmware downloaded from the THEORY DLC website www theoryaudiodesign com 3 Carton Contents THEORY DLC amplifiers are shipped in a cardboard carton containing the amplifier unit a mains cable appropriate for the sales territor...

Страница 6: ...LC 250 4 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER 6 Overview Diagram 1 THEORY DLC four channel amplifier dimensions Shaded area defines ventilation space 44 mm 1 7 in 220 mm 8 7 in 80 mm 3 1 in 319 mm 12 6 in 25 mm 1 0 in ...

Страница 7: ...ed along at least one side of the amplifier at all times Ventilation apertures are also located on the rear panel of the amplifier and must not be obstructed It is important to retain at least 80 mm 3 1 in free space for airflow behind the amplifier rear panel In addition to rack mount ears optional rack mount rear support hardware is available and can be attached to the amplifier Rear support har...

Страница 8: ...ll mounted using connecting plate hardware The adhesive rubber feet should also be used in these circumstances to minimise the possibility of vibration between the amplifier and mounting surface Wall and desk mounting is illustrated in Diagrams 4a and 4b It is important in any free standing installation that airflow through the amplifier s side panel mounted fans and rear panel ventilation apertur...

Страница 9: ...3 The THEORY DLC amplifier default LAN IP address is 192 168 64 100 Configure the laptop or desktop computer for a fixed IP address in the same IP range eg 192 168 64 10 with Subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 or prefix 24 and set the Gateway to 192 168 64 1 4 Open a laptop or desktop web browser and enter the address http 192 168 64 100 The THEORY DLC Control Web App interface will open to enable ampli...

Страница 10: ... or stereo Select input sensitivity option Adjust input gain Adjust zone volume Adjust zone volume Note When adjusting input gain the input level display should remain green If it displays red the input gain should be reduced 5 3 Configuration Menus Opening a web browser that is network connected to a THEORY DLC amplifier initially displays the THEORY DLC Control Web App Dashboard illustrated in D...

Страница 11: ... is selected by highlighting one of the output identifiers 1 2 3 or 4 at the top of the display The Output Tab also enables Speaker Preset configurations to be created exported imported or cleared Diagram 5d illustrates the Output Tab Note The number of individual outputs available for configuration will depend on the THEORY DLC amplifier model and the input zone and output mode configuration The ...

Страница 12: ...s for use with specific speakers can be imported and applied to amplifier outputs To import speaker preset parameters follow the steps described below and illustrated in the diagrams 1 Select either the IMPORT PRESET FROM FILE or SELECT PRESET FROM LIBRARY option from the Speaker Preset menu If no import option is visible select CLEAR to delete any existing speaker preset data Note The SELECT PRES...

Страница 13: ...ifier outputs The FIR preset menu enables FIR Finite Impulse Response based equalization filter coefficients generated by external speaker measurement software to be imported and applied to individual amplifier outputs Note FIR coefficient files in either csv or txt format can be imported The Driver Alignment preset menu enables delay to be applied to individual amplifier outputs The Polarity pres...

Страница 14: ...se the frequency setting one step at a time until the distortion is no longer audible 5 3 5 Settings Tab The Settings Tab enables miscellaneous amplifier settings to be configured and installation data to be recorded The Settings Tab provides access to further sub menus Diagram 5i illustrates the Settings Tab The System Information menu provides text fields for the recording of installation data T...

Страница 15: ...offer considerable versatility in terms of sources signal routing installation zones and output modes Inputs can be freely assigned to installation zones and those zones assigned freely to the available amplifier outputs in either Lo Z or Hi Z modes This versatility enables for example one amplifier simultaneously to drive both Lo Z and Hi Z speakers or for different inputs to be routed to differe...

Страница 16: ...ut amplifier can have the following zone configurations 1 x stereo Lo Z zone 2 x mono Lo Z zones 1 x mono Hi Z zone A four output amplifier can have the following zones configured 2 x stereo Lo Z zones 4 x mono Lo Z zones 2 x mono Hi Z zone 1 x mono Hi Z zone 1 x stereo Lo Z zone 1 x mono Hi Z zone 2 x mono Lo Z zones Note When configured in Hi Z mode THEORY DLC amplifiers operate in bridged mode ...

Страница 17: ...vely Note The GPIO connector must not be used for any unintended purpose Amplifier damage may result from incorrect use of GPIO Note Shielded cable must be used when connecting standby switches and potentiometers via GPIO Note GPIO Pin 8 has a low output impedance and is able to supply a maximum current of 10mA Note GPIO Pin 1 and Pin 3 both offer ground connections Pin 1 is connected directly to ...

Страница 18: ...THEORY DLC rear panel connections Note Two output amplifier model connection sockets differ only in the deletion of channel 3 and channel 4 output connectors Balanced input connections to the amplifiers are made via male Euro Block connectors Connecting cables to the supplied female input connectors is illustrated in Diagram 6b Unbalanced input connections to the amplifiers are made via RCA phono ...

Страница 19: ...nected to the supplied GPIO connector Connecting cables to the GPIO connector is illustrated in Diagrams 6d 6 6 Network Connections THEORY DLC amplifiers are TCP IP network connected devices that are configured via a web page based interface Wired Ethernet and wireless WiFi connection options are available Connecting THEORY DLC amplifiers to a TCP IP network is described in Section 5 of this manua...

Страница 20: ...onnections The exclamation point printed next to the output terminals of the amplifiers is in addition to the CLASS 2 WIRING text intended to alert users to the risk of hazardous voltages Output connectors that could pose a risk are marked with the exclamation point Do not touch the output terminals while the amplifier is switched on Make all connections with the amplifier switched off ...

Страница 21: ...n one or more inputs Output Off No output signal present Green Signal present on one or more outputs Amber Signal limiting clipping on one or more outputs Red One or more channel pair is in overload protection mode Network Off No Ethernet network detected Green Ethernet network detected WiFi Off WiFi disabled Green WiFi enabled 7 2 Automatic Power Sharing THEORY DLC amplifiers incorporate a power ...

Страница 22: ...6dB A weighted 20Hz 20kHz 8Ω load THD N typical 0 05 20Hz 20kHz 8Ω load 3dB below rated power Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 0 0 25dB 8Ω load 3dB below rated power Protection Circuits Short circuit DC Undervoltage Temperature and Overload protection Power Supply UREC universal mains switch mode power supply with Power Factor Correction PFC and standby converter Operating temperature 0 40 C Operatin...

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