Ashly PE User Manual

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Ashly’s PE Series

Featuring the superior audio quality and reliability you’ve

come to expect from Ashly, our PE Series intelligently

incorporates everything you need to interface with virtu-

ally any analog or digital equipment. We’ve even included

future-proof expansion ports. No add-ons. No awkward

fixes. Truly modern amplifiers that address the needs of

today’s professionals.

Proteane Enabled

Set up, control and monitor PE Series amplifiers

using standard, inexpensive, readily-available Ethernet

hardware. Nothing proprietary here! Control from one

to hundreds of amps, as well as your Protea Series

processors, on- or off-site with our intuitive and friendly

Proteane Software.

Wide Power Range

There are six models of PE Series amplifiers, all of which

share the same PE feature set, and cover a wide range of

power requirements from 400W to 1900W per channel.

Each utilizes a 2-stage high-efficiency switched mode

power supply, which provides a high-power-to-weight ra-

tio. All are two rack units high and weigh less than 24lbs!

On-Board Processing and Indicators

Each PE Series amplifier provides on-board analog

processing, including a selectable subsonic filter, a

selectable clip-limiter and an input-sensitivity selector,

which can optimize the amplifier for its load and the

many devices that can drive it. Plus, we’ve included

an array of output current and temperature indicators

to monitor various operating parameters. It’s easy to

tell at a glance, for example, the status of the load be-

ing driven. It’s a snap to control volume from the front

panel, remote locations, or Proteane software. Remote

Power Turn-on/-off with sequential power on/off

circuitry is built right into the amplifier.

Future-Proof

Need more? Proteane DSP Cards can be installed

as needed. Their SHARC 32-bit/96kHz processor

enables 24-bit AD/DA, analog and digital (AES/EBU)

inputs. Each offers two additional processed output

channels to drive additional amplifier channels. These

cards have an extensive DSP library.

Proteane Software

Control Screen

Simple and easy set up, control and monitoring

of your system, either on site or from anywhere in

the world. It’s browser-based for easy navigation

and no need to install custom drivers. Control and

monitor your entire sound system network – set

levels, enable/disable front panel and remote

attenuators, power on/standby, mute, monitor

in/out levels, temperature and current.

Network Control

Allows you to set up your system – automatically!

Network Control will assign all your IP addressing

– no avanced IT or programming degree needed.

Or, if you wish, you can set up your system

manually, allowing you to isolate your audio

gear from everything else on the network.

Security Control

Gives you flexibility to determine who has access

and to define the limitations of that access.

Functions include:

View Only

does not allow them to tamper with the settings

IP Only

network or subnetwork and inhibits their ability

to become an audio engineer

Full Audio

Unrestricted (Full)

Lets someone see what’s going on but

Lets the network personnel set up the

Full control of all audio functions only

Full control of all functions

The PE DSP Card

Think the PE Series is powerful on its own? Just wait until you add the

optional DSP card. With it, you can make quick work of just about any signal

processing task you can imagine. Equalization, filters, mixer, gate, compres-

sor/limiter and network control, make the PE Series amplifier with the DSP

card perfect for many applications from live sound, to commercial sound

reinforcement to installations.

Graphic EQ

Parametric EQ

High Pass/Low Pass Filter

Features include:

• DSP processing on 2 input x 4 output channels (2 amp channels

+ 2 aux channels). One card controls two amps!

• AES3 digital audio input is standard.

• Sharc 200MHz 32-bit floating-point processor.

• 32-bit processing, 48 kHz or 96 kHz operation

• Ethernet control of everything (auto IP configuring).

• “Click and Hot-Plug” user selectable processor blocks.

• Full set of filter types include graphic, parametric, notch, shelving,

high/low/allpass.

• Time delays, limiters, gates, signal generators (white, pink noise,

sinewave), matrix mixer.

• Crossover filters of all types up to 48dB/octave.

• 3 contact closure preset recall, DC remote attenuators

and remote power-down.

• Analog and Digital inputs

• Remote attenuator port

• Remote standby port

• Separate versions for XLR or Euroblock inputs

2 x 4 Mixer

Gate

Compressor/Limiter

Ashly has long believed that the secret to great sound

and reliability is intelligent design and meticulous

execution. Our PE Series takes that philosophy and

multiplies it ten-fold. Optimized for cool operation,

modularity, ultimate compatibility and maximum

performance, the PE Series is the amplifier line

you’ve been waiting for.

Power Stereo Mono Bridge Parallel Mono
Model 8 ohms 4 ohms 2 ohms 8 ohms 4 ohms 2 ohms

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