Panphonics AA-160, AA-160mm Operation Manual

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Panphonics AA-160e / AA-160mm amplifier

Remote Control (for advanced users)

AA-160 series amplifier can be connected into the standard Local Area Network (LAN) for controlling the parameters of the AA-160 series amplifier remotely. For handling these features some networking experience is required. If you are connecting the device into an already existing Network, please consult the Network administrator at the first place.

The remote control from the Network makes it possible to adjust the volume or put the amplifier into the standby mode or back into the operation. There are also a great number of sophisticated commands for adjusting the Automatic Volume Control –algorithm or chance the input sensitivity. The full command reference is at the end of this manual.

Opening the Remote Connection

For TCP/IP control a telnet connection should be used. The default IP address of the unit is 192.168.1.111. and network mask is ‘255.255.255.0’ The default Telnet password is ‘passu’*. The device’s IP address can be configured by using the following commands.

*If Mac OS X terminal telnet client is used, the password might be asked twice because of the echoing defaults

ip#

Print¤t&IP&settings& Usage:&ip& Output:&IP&192.168.1.111&/&255.255.255.0&GW=192.168.1.1& &

ip#x.x.x.x#

Change¤t&IP&address,&use&IP&address&0.0.0.0&for&DHCP.&The&new&value&does¬&take&effect& until&”ip&update”&command&is&sent.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings& saved&by&issuing&”save&setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will& reboot&after&about&5&minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&192.168.1.111& Output:&OK& &

ip#mask#y.y.y.y#

Change¤t&subnet&mask&settings.&The&new&value&does¬&take&effect&until&”ip&update”& command&is&sent.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings&saved&by&issuing& ”save&setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will&reboot&after& about&5&minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&mask&255.255.255.0& Output:&OK& &

ip#gw#z.z.z.z#

Change¤t&gateway&settings.&The&new&value&does¬&take&effect&until&”ip&update”&command&is& sent.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings&saved&by&issuing&”save& setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will&reboot&after&about&5& minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&gw&192.168.1.1& Output:&OK& &

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ip#update#

Take&new&ip&settings&in&use.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings&saved& by&issuing&”save&setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will& reboot&after&about&5&minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&update& Output:&NA& &

ip#password#

Change&password&of&the&ip&connection.&New&password&must&be&repeated&twice&after&the&command,& passwords&are&to&be&separated&by&a&space&character.&The&default&password&is&'passu'.&Maximum& length&of&the&password&is&16&characters.& Usage:&ip&password&passu&passu& Output:&OK&

Changing standby mode ON/OFF

The amplifier standby mode can be chanced remotely using ‘PWRON’ / ‘PWROFF’ – commands. The current status can be checked by using ‘STATUS’ command.

STATUS#

Amplifier&status&query,&returns&ON/OFF&depending&on&the&lifier&state& Usage:&STATUS& Output:&STATUS24,OFF& &

PWRON#

Amplifier&power&on&command& Usage:&PWRON& Output:&STATUS03,ON& &

PWROFF#

Amplifier&power&off&command& Usage:&PWROFF& Output:&STATUS49,OFF&

Selecting Input

The input interface can be selected using the ‘input’ –command. The default input is RCA.

input#x#

Select&audio&input:&'input&xlr',&'input&rca'& Usage:&input&rca& Output:&OK&

Adjusting Volume

The current volume setting can be checked with ‘VOLREAD’ –command. The volume can be changed by commanding ‘VOL00‘– ‘VOL37’. The minimum is ‘VOL00’ and the maximum is ‘VOL37’. Any value between the 00 and 37 can be given. If the setting should be permanent (even during the power failure), use the ‘VOLSAVE’ –command to save the setting.

VOLREAD#

Read¤t&volume&setting&from&the&unit& Usage:&VOLREAD& Output:&VOL=22& &

VOLxx#

Set&volume&VOL00^VOL37& Usage:&VOL15& Output:&STATUS00,ON&

VOLSAVE#

Save&volume&setting&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&VOLSAVE& Output:&OK&

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Automatic Volume Control -Feature

Panphonics Automatic Volume Control feature adjusts the volume according to the ambient noise level. The built in calibration routine automatically detects the effects of the surrounds and takes these into account when making the adjustments. Ambient Control algorithm monitors the background noise level and starts to increase the volume after the noise exceeds the set base level. This enables an efficient adjustment of the volume level keeping the audio at a clearly audible yet comfortable level.

The remote calibration procedure is started using ‘amb calibrate’ –command. Please make sure that the installation is made correctly. For detailed instructions see the ‘Installation’ –section. Please note also that the calibration noise is played at relatively high volume and can be extremely painful right under the loudspeaker.

The base level (the ambient noisel level parameter when the Automatic Volume Control –feature activates) is automatically set during the standard calibration procedure. In some circumstances the automatic base level setting will not give the optimal results. It is sometimes more convenience to setup the parameter manually e.g. when there is no background noise at all at the nighttime or there is an excessive non-stop noise during the installation.

The base level setting can be changed manually by ‘using amb baselevel xx’ – command. The numerical base level value is given in decibels (dB) range. The correct base level setting can be found out by using e.g. sound pressure level meter during the time of average background noise level.

amb#calibrate#

Run&calibration&routine&for&ambient&control& Usage:&amb&calibrate& Output:&NA& &

amb#baselevel#xx# Set#ambient#noise#level#where#gain=0dB.#Default.#This#parameter#is#automatically#determined# during#the#calibration#process#but#can#be#set#also#manually.# Usage:#amb#baselevel#40# Output:#OK:#Value#set#

After the calibration procedure the feature can be switched on or off by using the ‘amb on’ and ‘amb off’ -commands.

&

amb#on#

Set&Ambient&Control&active& Usage:&amb&on& Output:&OK& &

amb#off#

Set&Ambient&Control&inactive& Usage:&amb&off& Output:&OK& &

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If the settings should be permanent (even during the power failure), use the ‘amb save’ –command to save the settings.

&

amb#save#

Save&ambient&control¶meters&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&amb&save& Output:&OK& &

If it’s needed to restore the factory parameter settings for the Ambient Control), use the ‘amb factory’ –command.

& &

amb#factory#

Restore&Ambient&Control&factory&settings&and&store¶meters&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&amb&factory& Output:&OK&

Changing input sensitivity with ‘PRE’-setting

The current input sensitivity setting can be checked with ‘PREREAD’ –command (default = 10). The sensitivity can be changed by commanding ‘PRE00‘– ‘PRE20’. The minimum is ‘PRE00’ which corresponds the amplitude 1:1 and the maximum is ‘VOL20’ and it corresponds +20dB amplitude. Changing the PRE-setting affects to the actual sound pressure level as is presented in the following table.

RCA Input

PRE

Max in Vp-p

Output Vp-p

SPL@1m

0

> 4

218

104

10

1.32

218

105

15

0.8

234

106

20

0.45

236

104

XLR Input

0 > 4

190

102

05

2.50

220

103

10

1.60

248

106

15

0.78

200

103

20

0.45

202

106

Any value between the 00 and 20 can be given. If the setting should be permanent (even during the power failure), use the ‘PRESAVE’ –command to save the setting.

PREREAD#

Read¤t&volume&setting&from&the&unit& Usage:&PREREAD& Output:&PRE=22& &

PRExx#

Set&input&sensitivity&PRE00^VOL37&(default&=&10)& Usage:&VOL15& Output:&STATUS00,ON&

PRESAVE#

Save&input&sensitivity&setting&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&PRESAVE& Output:&OK&

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Remote Commands Reference list

adc#

View&last&read&rms&values&of&line&in&and&MIC.&& Usage:&adc&& Output:&OK:&ADC&media=^53,&mic=49&

# RESET#

Reboot&the&unit& Usage:&RESET& Output:&NA& &

VERSION#

Get&Firmware&version&number& Usage:&VERSION& Output:&v1.0i& &

VOLREAD#

Read¤t&volume&setting&from&the&unit& Usage:&VOLREAD& Output:&VOL=22& &

VOLxx#

Set&volume&VOL00^VOL37& Usage:&VOL15& Output:&STATUS00,ON& &

VOLSAVE#

Save&volume&setting&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&VOLSAVE& Output:&OK& &

STATUS#

Amplifier&status&query,&returns&ON/OFF&depending&on&the&lifier&state& Usage:&STATUS& Output:&STATUS24,OFF& &

PWRON#

Amplifier&power&on&command& Usage:&PWRON& Output:&STATUS03,ON& &

PWROFF#

Amplifier&power&off&command& Usage:&PWROFF& Output:&STATUS49,OFF& &

ip#

Print¤t&IP&settings& Usage:&ip& Output:&IP&192.168.1.111&/&255.255.255.0&GW=192.168.1.1& &

ip#x.x.x.x#

Change¤t&IP&address,&use&IP&address&0.0.0.0&for&DHCP.&The&new&value&does¬&take&effect& until&”ip&update”&command&is&sent.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings& saved&by&issuing&”save&setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will& reboot&after&about&5&minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&192.168.1.111& Output:&OK& &

ip#mask#y.y.y.y#

Change¤t&subnet&mask&settings.&The&new&value&does¬&take&effect&until&”ip&update”& command&is&sent.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings&saved&by&issuing& ”save&setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will&reboot&after& about&5&minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&mask&255.255.255.0& Output:&OK& &

ip#gw#z.z.z.z#

Change¤t&gateway&settings.&The&new&value&does¬&take&effect&until&”ip&update”&command&is& sent.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings&saved&by&issuing&”save&

setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will&reboot&after&about&5& minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&gw&192.168.1.1& Output:&OK& &

ip#update#

Take&new&ip&settings&in&use.&After&”ip&update”&a&new&connection&must&be&made&and&settings&saved& by&issuing&”save&setup”.&If&the&new&settings&are¬&saved&after&”ip&update”&the&unit&will& reboot&after&about&5&minutes&and&return&back&to&the&old&settings.& Usage:&ip&update& Output:&NA& &

ip#password#

Change&password&of&the&ip&connection.&New&password&must&be&repeated&twice&after&the&command,& passwords&are&to&be&separated&by&a&space&character.&The&default&password&is&'passu'.&Maximum& length&of&the&password&is&16&characters.& Usage:&ip&password&passu&passu& Output:&OK& &

mac#

Return&MAC&number&of&the&unit& Usage:&mac& Output:&MAC&0^4^a3^34^f5^ac& &

amb#calibrate#

Run&calibration&routine&for&ambient&control& Usage:&amb&calibrate& Output:&NA& &

amb#baselevel#xx#

Set&ambient&noise&level&where&gain=0dB.&Default&(50dBA)& Usage:&amb&baselevel&40& Output:&OK:&Value&set& &

amb#on#

Set&Ambient&Control&active& Usage:&amb&on& Output:&OK& &

amb#off#

Set&Ambient&Control&inactive& Usage:&amb&off& Output:&OK& &

amb#save#

Save&ambient&control¶meters&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&amb&save& Output:&OK& &

amb#factory#

Restore&Ambient&Control&factory&settings&and&store¶meters&to&Flash&memory& Usage:&amb&factory& Output:&OK& &

input#x#

Select&audio&input:&'input&xlr',&'input&rca'& Usage:&input&rca& Output:&OK& &

mute#x#

Turn&mute&on&or&off&'mute&on',&'mute&off'& Usage:&mute&on& Output:&OK& &

factory#setup#

Restore&factory&defaults&for&setup&data& Usage:&factory&setup& Output:&OK& &

save#setup#

Save¤t&setup&data& Usage:&save&setup&

Output:&OK&