Ecler AMI2-70, AMI2-70TR User Manual

USER MANUAL
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
NOTICE D'UTILISATION
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

1. IMPORTANT REMARK 04

1.1. Safety Precautions 04

2. INTRODUCTION 04

3. INSTALLATION 05

4. INPUTS 06

5. OUTPUTS 07

6. AMI2-70TR 100V/70V LINE INSTALLATIONS 08

7. CONSIDERATIONS 08

7.1. Starting up 08

7.2. Gain 08

7.3. Equalization 08

7.4. SP indicators 08

7.5. CLIP indicators 08

7.6. Ground loops, background noise 09

7.7. Cleaning 09

8. FUNCTION LIST 10

9. FUNCTION DIAGRAM 10

10. CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM 35

11. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 37

12. BLOCK DIAGRAM 38

All numbers subject to variation due to production tolerances. ECLER SA reserves the right to make changes or
improvements in manufacturing or design which may affect specifications.

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1. IMPORTANT REMARK

Thank you for trusting us and choosing our AMI2-70 (low-impedance output) or AMI2-70TR

(100V/70V line output) amplified mixer. In order to obtain the best performance and efficiency it's VERY
IMPORTANT to carefully read and follow all considerations specified in this manual before connecting
the product.
In order to guarantee the optimum operation of this unit, we strongly recommend that its
maintenance be carried out by our Authorised Technical Services.

1.1. Safety Precautions

This apparatus must be earthed through its mains cable.
Do not expose the unit to rain or water splashes, and do not place liquid containers or
incandescent objects like candles on top of the unit.

Any change in the configuration of the unit must be carried out by a qualified technician. Should

any connection / disconnection task be done, always disconnect the unit from the mains supply.

There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit.

2. INTRODUCTION

The AMI2-70/TR is a 1U professional 2 channels amplified mixer integrating a powerful Class D

stereo amplifier. The built-in power supply has been especially designed to give excellent sound
dynamics given its performance.

The AMI2-70/TR is a compact professional solution for sound systems when the end user is not

necessarily an audio equipment expert since it offers a simple set-up and use.

The AMI2-70TR model has 2 professional audio output transformers allowing the unit to be used in

100V/70V applications.

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These are its main features:

 Two-channel mixer with two selectable inputs per channel (balanced mic and line).
 Class D integrated stereo amplifier: 70W RMS 4, 38W RMS 8, 96W RMS 8 bridged (AMI2-70)

and >60W RMS 100V, >60W RMS 70V (AMI2-70TR).

 Direct microphone input on the front panel, channel 1.

 Includes talkover assigned to channel 1 with internal selector for recovery time and efficiency

(see diagram).

 Stereo mini-jack connector on the front panel for direct connection of an iPod® or similar sound

sources (channel 2). Channel 2 also has a stereo RCA input duplicated on the back panel.

 Adjustable mic sensitivity with a trimmer on the back panel.
 +15V Phantom power available for all MIC inputs.
 Level control for each channel.
 Three independent band tone controls per channel; accessible with a screwdriver.
 Output level control.
 VCA output level remote control.
 Headphones output with dedicated level control.
 0dBV REC output, +6dBV selectable.
 Direct MIX input to the mixing "bus", increasing the number of interconnected inputs or outputs,

to patch for example another AMI2-70/TR unit or a SAM type mixer.

 Remote MUTE of all inputs to allow connection to fire detection systems or any other required

remote device. Internally configurable NO / NC (Normally Open / Normally Closed).

 Front panel mono/stereo selector.

3. INSTALLATION

It's an amplified mixer especially designed to be located in a 19" rack cabinet, occupying 1U of

height. The AMI2-70/TR has been conceived to be manipulated with low technical knowledge. Therefore
its input sensitivity and tone settings are not accessible. First ones are done with a trimmer on the back
panel, second ones are done from the front panel but with a screwdriver.

Two considerations must be taken into account when you look for the right location where to put

your AMI2-70/TR: first, maximum user comfort and second, easy access to the back panel in order to plug
several different devices to and from the unit.

Also, you should place the AMI2-70/TR away from noise sources (dimmers, motors, etc...), as well

as from the power cables.
The AMI2-70/TR operates under voltages from 90 to 264 V at 47 to 63 Hz. This device features
an over dimensioned power supply that adapts to the mains voltage in any country of the world with no
need to make any adjustments.
In order to protect the unit from eventual overloads, the AMI2-70/TR is protected by a timered power
fuse (28) of 4A. If it gets blown up, you must replace it with an identical one. NEVER REPLACE THE
FUSE WITH ANOTHER ONE WITH A HIGHER VALUE.

CAUTION: Fuse substitutions have to be performed by a qualified technician.

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4. INPUTS

Your AMI2-70/TR holds two kinds of inputs in each of its channels (MIC, stereo LINE). Selection
between them is done via push button (18) located on the back panel of the device.

- Microphones: The 2 mixing channels have a jack type connection (16) for microphone,

accepting a level between -20dBV and -50dBV. This level can be adjusted with a potentiometer
(trimmer) (17) on the back panel.

There is also another microphone input, located on the front panel (1), which is connected in
parallel with the existing one of the same channel on the back panel.

These microphone inputs allow a balanced connection; for this, you must plug a stereo 1/4" jack as
follows:

Live or direct signal > Tip
Cold or inverted signal > Center ring
Ground/Earth > Back ring

Microphones must be low impedance (200 to 600) and monophonic. For NON balanced
connections, use monophonic jacks. It is also possible to make a non balanced connection with a stereo
jack connector by shotrcircuiting the center ring to ground.

Phantom power is available for condenser microphones, with the positive on the ring and the tip, the
negative on the sleeve. It can be deactivated with an internal jumper. See diagram.

- iPOD

®

, CD, DAT, MP3, Audio DVD… It is recommended to connect them to anyone of the 2
stereo LINE inputs (19), with RCA type connectors (back panel). All these inputs accept 0dBV (1V) line
level signals.

A mini-jack LINE input also exists on the front panel (30) and is connected in parallel with the one

for the same channel on the back panel. It has the following wiring:

L channel > Tip
R channel > Ring
Ground > Sleeve

- Turntables CAN NOT be directly connected to this unit, because none of the AMI2-70/TR's inputs
has a RIAA preamplifier.

- MIX connection (20) for other mixers: direct access to the main mixing "bus". This input is

especially useful to patch mixers, for example two AMI2-70/TR, or an AMI2-70/TR and a SAM mixer,
therefore increasing the number of mixing channels and inputs. The input sensitivity is 0dB (1V).

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5. OUTPUTS

The AMI2-70/TR has a non amplified REC stereo output (21) with RCA connectors. The output

level is selectable (0dBV or +6dBV) with an internal jumper, see diagram.

The AMI2-70 has main amplified stereo low-impedance OUTPUTS (22, 23). Consult the technical

specifications.

The AMI2-70/TR integrates 2 professional audio 100V line transformers within its main amplified

stereo OUTPUTS (22, 23) (switchable to 70V, see diagram). Consult the technical specifications.

Set carefully the mixer general output level with OUTPUT VOL (9) in order to avoid permanently

turned on amplifier CLIP indicators (10, 12). They must at the maximum turn on at the rate of the lowest
frequencies.

- L+R switch (11). This switch placed on the front panel converts the amplified main output signal
into a monophonic signal. REC output is not affected.

The AMI2-70 allows to configure in bridge mode its outputs. Simply press L+R switch and connect

the outputs according to the back panel indication.

- Headphones: For best operation, they must be high impedance ones (200 to 600). Plug them to
the headphones output (14), located on the front control panel, by means of a standard stereo 1/4" jack
connector. Center ring is right, tip is left and back ring is ground.

Headphones output has its own dedicated "VOL" volume control (13).

- The AMI2-70/TR integrates a "MUTE" remote control (24) affecting all the inputs. It is especially

designed to connect fire detection or other safety systems. Internally configurable using a "NO/NC"
(normally open, normally closed) jumper. See set-up diagram.

- Remote control: The AMI2-70/TR has one screwable terminals per channel on its back panel to

remote control the volume, using the integrated "VCA" circuit.

The combined use of the rotating potentiometers located on the front panel along with remote
control VCA determines the final value of the signal attenuation for each input channel. Therefore, a
predetermined value of input signal level can be defined with the rotating potentiometers so that the VCA
remote control will not exceed this value and vice versa, that is to say both controls are in series.

This functionality can be useful in facilities where the volume adjustment is to be made by non-

expert users.

NOTE

: a maximum of 16 inputs can be connected in parallel to a same control potentiometer. It is

essential to gather all the grounds together.

The connection cables can be as long as 500m using a 0,5mm

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section.

Consult your ECLER distributor or "www.ecler.com" to discover available accessories.

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6. AMI2-70TR 100V/70V LINE INSTALLATIONS

The AMI2-70TR integrates 2 professional audio output transformers within its output allowing the

unit to be directly used for 100V or 70V line applications without needing any additional equipment. The
AMI2-70TR is configured in factory to work in a 100V line network. In order to be used in a 70V line
network it must be internally configured. See set-up diagram.

For the design of a 100V/70V line installation it is important not to lower the load impedance
below the permissible minimum impedance. The usual way to calculate the maximum number of
loudspeakers allowed for each load line is to add each loudspeaker power handling and to verify that the
sum does not exceed the amplifier maximum power.

In order to fulfill the previous principle and for the AMI2-70TR to work without problems,
loudspeakers and transformers quality must be good and calculation and installation must be correct.

7. CONSIDERATIONS

7.1. Starting up

You can power up this unit by pressing the power switch (15). In a complete audio installation, it is
important to start up the equipment in the following sequence: sound sources, mixer, equalizers, active
filters and finally power amplifiers. To turn them off the sequence should follow an inverse pattern.

7.2. Gain

The AMI2-70/TR is equipped with an effective mic input sensitivity adjustment system allowing

precise matching to incoming levels. This system uses an adjustment trimmer (17) located on the back
panel of the unit for each one of the mic channels.

7.3. Equalization

Tone controls (3, 4, 5) provide a gain/attenuation of ±15dB for each of the three bands, which are

centered at 100Hz, 2kHz and 10kHz. Because of the intended applications of this unit, it has a tone control
system that needs a screwdriver to be used in order to perform the adjust, thus avoiding any error during
the normal use procedure.

7.4. SP indicators

The “SP” signal presence indicator (2) warns of the signal presence at the inputs.

7.5. CLIP indicators

“CLlP” indicators (6, 10, 12) are turned on when the incoming signal is nearly really clipping. It is
normal that working at high power levels, the CLIP indicators illuminate at the rhythm of the low
frequencies which are the ones that passes major energetic contents. Make sure these indicators are
not permanently illuminated.

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7.6. Ground loops, background noise

You must always avoid interconnected grounds between signal sources. It means grounds must

never arrive by two or more different ways, since this could produce "hum" ("ground loop") that would
even interfere with the sound reproduction quality.
Cable shielding, when connected to the chassis, must never be interconnected, so as to avoid
ground loops.

The AMI2-70/TR amplified mixer has been conceived to obtain the lowest possible background

noise. Independently of the electronic design the background noise will directly depend on the correct
use and installation of the mixing unit.

I. e.: setting a channel VOL to "2" and the output to "10" is not the same as the other way round. In

the first case, the signal coming to the mixing amplifier - which has got its own noise - is low, and so is the
signal-to-noise ratio (low signal). When the output amplifier boosts the whole signal we will get a very high
background noise. In the second case - with the channel fader at maximum - the mixing level is high, and
so is the signal-to-noise ratio. When the signal reaches the VOL OUTPUT and is boosted, it will keep a
much better signal-to-noise ratio than in the preceding case.

7.7. Cleaning

The front panel should not be cleaned with dissolvent or abrasive substances because silk-

printing could be damaged. To clean it, use a soft cloth slightly wet with water and neutral liquid soap;
dry it with a clean cloth. Be careful that water never gets into the unit through the holes of the front panel.

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8. FUNCTION LIST 9. FUNCTION DIAGRAM

1. Balanced microphone input, MIC

2. Visual indication, SP

3. Bass control, BASS

4. Mid control, MID

5. Treble control, TREBLE

6. Visual indication, CLIP

7. Channel volume control, VOL

8. Visual indication, MUTE

9. Volume control OUTPUT, VOL

10. Visual indication, CLIP L

11. Mono-stereo switch, L+R

12. Visual indication, CLIP R

13. Volume control for the headphones output, VOL

14. Headphones connection stereo jack

15. Mains switch, POWER

16. Balanced microphone input, MIC

17. Input sensitivity adjustment, ADJ

18. Input selector, MIC LINE

19. Line input, LINE

20. Mix input, MIX

21. Recording output, REC

22. Screwable terminal, OUTPUT L

23. Screwable terminal, OUTPUT R

24. Screwable terminal for remote mute, MUTE

25. Screwable terminal for remote control, REMOTE L

26. Screwable terminal for remote control, REMOTE R

27. Ground terminal, GND

28. Fuse holder

29. Mains socket

30. Line input, LINE

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MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

1. NOTA IMPORTANTE 12

1.1. Precauciones 12

2. INTRODUCCIÓN 12

3. INSTALACIÓN 13

4. ENTRADAS 14

5. SALIDAS 15

6. AMI2-70TR INSTALACIONES EN LÍNEA DE 100V/70V 16

7. CONSIDERACIONES 16

7.1. Puesta en funcionamiento 16

7.2. Ganancia 16

7.3. Ecualización 16

7.4. Indicadores de SP 16

7.5. Indicadores de CLIP 16

7.6. Bucles de masa, ruido de fondo 17

7.7. Limpieza 17

8. LISTA DE FUNCIONES 18

9. DIAGRAMA DE FUNCIONES 18

10. DIAGRAMA DE CONFIGURACIÓN 35

11. CARACTERÍSTICAS TÉCNICAS 37

12. DIAGRAMA DE BLOQUES 38

Todos los datos están sujetos a variación debida a tolerancias de producción. ECLER S.A. se reserva el derecho de
realizar cambios o mejoras en la fabricación o diseño que pudieran afectar las especificaciones.

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1. NOTA IMPORTANTE

Agradecemos su confianza por haber elegido nuestro mezclador amplificado AMI2-70 (modelo con
salida en baja impedancia) o AMI2-70TR (modelo con salida para línea de 100V/70V). Para conseguir su
máxima operatividad y rendimiento es MUY IMPORTANTE antes de su conexión leer detenidamente y
tener muy presentes las consideraciones que en este manual se especifican.
Para garantizar el óptimo funcionamiento de este aparato recomendamos que su mantenimiento
sea llevado a cabo por nuestros Servicios Técnicos autorizados.

1.1. Precauciones

Este aparato debe ser conectado a tierra mediante su cable de alimentación.
No exponga el aparato a la caída de agua o salpicaduras, no ponga encima objetos con líquido ni
fuentes de llama desnuda, como velas.

Cualquier cambio en la configuración debe ser realizada por personal técnico cualificado.

En caso de requerir alguna intervención y / o conexión desconexión del aparato debe
desconectarse previamente de la alimentación.
En el interior del aparato no existen elementos manipulables por el usuario.

2. INTRODUCCIÓN

AMI2-70/TR es un mezclador amplificado profesional de una unidad rack de dos canales que
integra un potente amplificador estéreo de clase D. La fuente de alimentación que incorpora la unidad ha
sido especialmente concebida para entregar una dinámica de sonido excelente dadas sus prestaciones.
AMI2-70/TR es una solución compacta profesional para sonorizaciones en las que el usuario final
no sea necesariamente experto en el uso de equipamiento de audio ya que ofrece una sencilla puesta en
marcha y utilización.
El modelo AMI2-70TR incorpora a su salida 2 transformadores de audio profesionales que
permiten a la unidad ser utilizada en aplicaciones en línea de 100V/70V.