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    EN Reference Manual[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 2 Contents Introduction............................................. 3 About the documentation ................................. 3 Supported amplifiers ......................................... 3 Setup ................................................................... 3 Terms ..................................................[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 3 Intr oduction About the documentation This document explains mainly the operation and specifications of the A CD1 amplifier control de vice itself. When using the A CD1, y ou will also need to consult various manuals other than this document. ● Manuals other than this document • Please use Amp Editor V ersion 1.1 or la[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 4 Introduction T erms This section explains terminology specific to the A CD1. ■ Amp Editor This is computer application software. W ith this software, you can use your computer to monitor and control the A CD1 and the amplifiers connected to the A CD1. ■ Scene Settings such as Po wer-On/Standby or mute for each amplifi[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 5 Contr ols and Connectors q Display This sho ws information about the scene, the A CD1 itself, or the connected amplifiers. This will light red when an abnormal- ity (a W ARNING or higher alert) occurs. This will also blink blue and white when the Identify operation is performed in Amp Editor. When you turn on the po wer, a [...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 6 Controls and Connectors y Ground scre w The A C power cord is a 3-wire type. If the A C outlet used is earthed (grounded), this de vice will be properly earthed as well. Also, grounding the scre w sometimes reduces hum and interference noise. u [A C IN] connector Connect to the A C mains using the supplied A C power cable. F[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 7 Panel operations By pressing b uttons on the panel you can monitor or contr ol various parameters of the A CD1 itself or of the con- nected amplifiers. The f ollowing parameters can be monitor ed/controlled. Category Sub category Operation performed 1. Scene (page 10) Recall Recalls a scene on the specified amplifier . St[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 8 Panel operations The main roles of each b utton are as follo ws. As an example, we’ll explain how to stor e the scene of an amplifier connected to the A CD1. The basic operation is the same f or all parameters. 1. From the HOME scr een, press the [NEXT] button and then use the [ ▲ INC/YES] / [ ▼ DEC/NO] b uttons to se[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 9 Panel operations 5. Use the [ ▲ INC/YES] / [ ▼ DEC/NO] b uttons to select the ID of the amplifier f or which you want to stor e settings. 6. Press the [NEXT] b utton to move to the scene number . 7. Use the [ ▲ INC/YES] / [ ▼ DEC/NO] b uttons to select the scene number that y ou want to store. 8. Press the [NEXT] b [...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 10 Panel operations Here’ s how to r ecall or store scenes for a specified amplifier . ■ Recalling a scene (“1. Scene” ➝ “Recall”) Recalls a scene for the specified amplifier . • If you select “ALL ” as the Amp ID , the scene name will not be displayed. • If you select “ALL ” as the Amp ID , ampli[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 11 Panel operations These settings allow y ou to control an amplifier connected to the A CD1. ■ Po wer on/standb y (“2. Amp Contr ol” ➝ “Standby”) Switches the po wer of the specified amplifier between On and Standby . • If you select “ALL ” as the [Amp ID], the power supply status may indicate “Some Sta[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 12 Panel operations This indicates the output lev el of the amp connected to the A CD1. ■ Amplifier output (“3. Output Monitor”) Displays the output le vel for each channel of the specified amplifier . Here y ou can make settings to identify the A CD1 connected to the network and the amplifiers connected to the A CD1[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 13 Panel operations ■ Identify (“4. Device Setup” ➝ “Identify”) Blinks the “Identify” icon of the corresponding A CD1 in Amp Editor. Here y ou can make overall settings f or the A CD1 and view various types of inf ormation. ■ Bac kup battery chec k (“5. Utility” ➝ “Batter y”) Displays the state of t[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 14 Panel operations ■ LCD bac klight (“5. Utility” ➝ “LCD Bac klight”) This specifies the lit status of the A CD1’ s LCD backlight. ■ Restricting panel operations (“5. Utility” ➝ “P anel Operation”) Here you can turns panel operation lock on/of f. By locking panel operations you can pre vent unintend[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 15 Panel operations ■ Enabling scene recall operations via EMG commands (“5. Utility” ➝ “EMG Scene Setup”) Specifies whether the EMG scene will be recalled when the EMG (Emer - gency) signal is recei ved. The follo wing three types of EMG signal can be recei ved. • EMG command sent from AMX/Crestron • Input si[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 16 Panel operations ■ GPI IN calibration (“5. Utility” ➝ “GPI Calibration”) Calibrates the detected range of the [GPI IN] connector input v oltage. Here y ou can make network settings f or the A CD1. ■ IP Address Mode setting (“6. Netw ork Setup” ➝ “IP Address Mode”) This specifies whether the A CD1’[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 17 Panel operations ■ Po rt settings f or an external contr oller (“6. Network Setup” ➝ “IP Ctrl P or t #”) Here you can specify the port number that will be used to control the A CD1 from an external de vice such as an AMX or Crestron unit. Here’ s how to initialize the A CD1’ s internal memory . • When you [...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 18 Connector wiring This section explains how to wir e the [GPI] and [F A UL T OUTPUT] connectors located on the A CD1’s r ear panel. Be sure to use the supplied Eur oblock connector . If you lose the connector , contact your Y amaha dealer . 1. Loosen the terminal screws. • Use a slotted screwdriver with a blade appro xim[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 19 Connector wiring Connect GPI (General Purpose Interface) de vices (e.g., contr ol- lers) to the rear panel [GPI] connector . Y ou can use GPI to send or r eceive contr ol signals to or from an external de vice. The A CD1 provides 4-port input and 4-port output. • The +V terminals ha ve an output v oltage of 5 V . A maximu[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 20 Connector wiring Y ou can connect a lamp etc. to the r ear panel [F A UL T OUTPUT] connector to indicate that an abnormality has occurred. The [F A UL T OUTPUT] connector consists of NO (Normally Open), C (Common), and NC (Normally Closed). The [F A UL T OUTPUT] connector is a relay circuit, and oper - ates as follo ws. The[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 21 Appendix Messages that may appear in the A CD1’ s display and the appropriate responses ar e listed below . F or more about alert messages, refer to the Amp Editor o wner’ s manual. The A CD1 allows the f ollowing single-byte characters to be displayed and input. Displa y messages Message Response P anel locked! T o pre[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 22 Appendix Tr oubleshooting Symptom P ossible causes Response All scene data sav ed in the ACD1 has disap- peared The power w as tur ned off while the ACD1’ s data was being sa ved Once again synchronize the unit with Amp Editor to transmit the settings from Amp Editor. The internal batter y has run down Go to “5. Utility[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 23 Appendix *1 Suppor ted models XP7000, XP5000, XP3500, XP2500, XP1000, XM4180, XM4080, XH200 Guaranteed cable length: 50m *2 Suppor ted models T5n, T4n, T3n, PC9501N, PC6501N, PC4801N, PC3301N, PC2001N, PC9500N, PC4800N, PC3300N *3 Inputs: 4channels, Outputs: 4channels Outputs: Withstanding V oltage Vmax = 12V (Open) Outputs[...]

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    ACD1 Reference Manual 24 Appendix Unit : mm * Specifications and descr iptions in this owner’ s manual are for inf or mation purposes only . Y amaha Cor p . reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since spec- ifications, equipment or options ma y not be the same in every locale, pleas[...]

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