Blaze PowerZone Connect 122D Guide de dépannage

INSTALLATION GUIDE / USER MANUAL

PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D • PowerZone™ Connect 252

PowerZone™ Connect 254 • PowerZone™ Connect 504/504D

Technical and Safety Noces

Please read the following important technical, safety

and environmental noces before installing and using

your amplier.

Technical Noces

All reasonable design and engineering steps have been taken

to ensure that these ampliers always perform sasfactorily

in their intended applicaon and environment and will provide

appropriate levels of support to ensure that all reasonable

customer needs and expectaons are met. Such support

however is conngent on the following provisions.

1. These ampliers are Class-I products and should be installed

with a mains cable including the required earth connecon to

comply with the Safety Class-I.

2. These ampliers should always be installed by competent

and qualied personnel. Amplier damage or failure caused

by installaon or operaonal errors may invalidate support,

warranty or guarantees of performance.

3. These ampliers are not suitable for use in locaons where

they may be accessible to minors.

4. These ampliers are intended to be used specically for the

amplicaon of audio signals and for connecon to moving-coil

loudspeaker systems. Use of these ampliers for amplicaon

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 ampliers should only be used within professionally

installed and congured audio systems comprising input

and output ancillary equipments that is known to be of an

appropriate level of performance and in good operang

condion. Any damage to, or unsasfactory performance from,

these ampliers caused by inadequate or failed input or output

ancillaries may invalidate support, warranty or guarantees of

performance.

6. These ampliers are intended to be installed and operated

indoor in a controlled environment (polluon degree, PD2)

within an ambient temperature range of 0°C to 40°C. These

ampliers are not intended for use above 2000 meters above

sea level. Ampliers installed or operated in environments

outside these limits may invalidate support, warranty or

guarantees of performance.

7. Specic warranty terms are the responsibility of the amplier

re-seller.

Safety and Environmental Noces

Note: The intent of the lightning ash 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

sucient magnitude to constute a risk of electric shock to humans.

Note: The intent of the exclamaon point within an equilateral

triangle is to alert the user to the presence of important safety, and

operang and maintenance instrucons 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 conned or mulple rack installaon, the

internal ambient operang temperature may exceed

the external ambient temperature.

It is important to ensure in these

circumstances that the published

maximum operang temperature for the

equipment is not exceeded.

Reduced Air Flow: Ensure that rack or

other closed installaon does not restrict

the cooling airow required for safe and

reliable operaon of the equipment.

Technical and Safety Noces

Important Safety Instrucons

1. Read these instrucons.

2. Keep these instrucons.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instrucons.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Do not submerge the equipment in water or liquids.

7. Do not use any aerosol spray, cleaner, disinfectant or

fumigant on, near or into the equipment.

8. Clean only with a dry cloth.

9. Do not block any venlaon opening. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instrucons.

10. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat

registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers)

that produce heat.

11. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, the power cord shall

be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protecve

earthing connecon.

12. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with

one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two

blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the

third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided

plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for

replacement of the obsolete outlet.

13. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched

parcularly 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 aachments/accessories specied by the

manufacturer.

16. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of me.

17. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing

is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any

way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid

has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,

the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does

not operate normally, or has been dropped.

18. The appliance coupler, or the AC Mains plug, is the AC

mains disconnect device and shall remain readily accessible

aer installaon.

19. Adhere to all applicable, local codes.

20. Consult a licensed, professional engineer when any

doubt or quesons arise regarding a physical equipment

installaon.

Environmental Statement

This product complies with internaonal

direcves, including but not limited to the

Restricon of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

in electrical and electronic equipment, the

Registraon, Evaluaon, Authorizaon and

restricon of Chemicals (REACH) and the

disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Consult your local waste disposal authority for guidance on

how properly to recycle or dispose of this product.

Introducon and Overview

1. Introducon

Blaze PowerZone™ Connect power ampliers have

been designed to provide congurable, consistent and

reliable high performance audio power amplicaon for

residenal, commercial and entertainment applicaons.

This manual covers the features, installaon and

funcons of the PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D, 252,

254 and 504/504D models. Please read the manual

fully before installing and using an amplier. If you

have any quesons regarding amplier conguraon,

installaon or operaon please contact the appropriate

customer support portal.

Following this introducon, the manual is divided into secons

covering the following topics:

• 2. Overview

• 3. Carton Contents

• 4. Installaon

• 5. Conguraon

• 6. Connecons

• 7. Operaon

• 8. Specicaons

2. Amplier Overview

PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D, 252, 254 and 504/504D

ampliers are half rack width, 1U format power ampliers

that can drive both convenonal low impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω

to 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance (Hi-Z, 70V/100V)

transformer coupled loudspeakers. They provide four analog

inputs, one stereo S/PDIF digital input, and either two or

four outputs (Lo-Z mode), or one or two outputs (Hi-Z mode).

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers also incorporate automac

power sharing technology that enables power to be shared

proporonately as required between pairs of outputs in Lo-Z

mode. PowerZone™ Connect amplier model output channel

counts and power outputs are as follows:

PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D

Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel

Lo-Z Two 60 Was

Hi-Z One 125 Was

PowerZone™ Connect 252

Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel

Lo-Z Two 125 Was

Hi-Z One 250 Was

PowerZone™ Connect 254

Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel

Lo-Z Four 60 Was

Hi-Z Two 125 Was

PowerZone™ Connect 504/504D

Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel

Lo-Z Four 125 Was

Hi-Z Two 250 Was

Introducon and Overview

2.1 Connecons

PowerZone™ Connect signal input and output connecons are

accomplished via RCA Phono and Euroblock style connectors.

A GPIO (General Purpose In/Out) Euroblock connector enables

some amplier funcons to be controlled, and wireless or RJ45

socket Ethernet network connecon opons are also provided.

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers have no mains power switch

and are operaonal as soon as mains power is connected via the

IEC 60320 mains socket.

2.2 Network Features

PowerZone™ Control

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are TCP/IP network

connected devices that require a wired or wireless network

connecon to access their conguraon menus. The

conguraon menus are accessed via the PowerZone™Control

Web App interface and cover Input, Zone, Output and General

Sengs funcons. The conguraon menus are fully described

in Secon 4 of this manual.

Audinate Dante®

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are oponally compable

with Audinate Dante® audio over IP (AoIP) networks and

installaons.

Dante® equipped versions of PowerZone™ Connect ampliers

enable the transmission and receipt of digital audio over

an Ethernet network using the IP based Dante® protocol.

Conguraon and management of the IP roung for Dante®

digital audio, including the seng of network parameters

such as IP addresses and subnet masks, is administered by

Audinate’s Dante® Controller soware applicaon. Dante®

Controller downloads and comprehensive guidance on the

conguraon and installaon of Dante® based audio over IP

can be found at: www.audinate.com/products/soware/dante-

controller.

2.3 External Device Remote Control

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are able to be controlled

remotely using the Blaze Wall-S1 control panel. The Wall-S1

is an Ethernet connected wall-mounted device able to

control Blaze PowerZone™ Connect amplier volume and

input source selecon. The Wall-S1 is powered via a POE

(Power Over Ethernet) wired connecon to an appropriately

specied network switch. A single Wall-S1 device can control

one amplier zone only, so remote control of mulple zones

requires mulple Wall-S1 devices – each one assigned to an

individual zone.

Full informaon on Wall-S1 installaon and use can be found

in the Wall-S1 installaon manual available for download from:

hps://blaze-audio.com/products/control/wall-s1/

2.4 Dimensions

PowerZone™ Connect amplier dimensions and features are

illustrated in Diagrams 1a and 1b. The ampliers are primarily

intended for installaon in an equipment rack but can also

be under-desk or wall mounted, or used free standing. They

are fan-cooled and must be installed such that venlaon

apertures are not obstructed.

2.5 Firmware

This manual describes the features, funcons and user

interface of PowerZone™ Connect ampliers running Firmware

Version 1.5.0.

It is strongly recommended that the rmware version

installed in the amplier in use is checked inially, and

regularly thereaer. If updated rmware is available,

the amplier should be updated as a priority.

The rmware installed in the amplier can be idened and

updated by selecng the Device opon in the PowerZone™

Control web app Sengs Menu. Firmware versions can be

checked, and rmware downloaded, from the Blaze website:

hps://blaze-audio.com/support/#Firmware.

3. Carton Contents

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are shipped in a cardboard

carton containing the amplier unit, a mains cable appropriate

for the sales territory, an accessory pack, and a document pack.

The full contents is listed below.

• Amplier unit

• Mains power cable

• Input connector x 2

• GPIO socket connector

• Output connector x 1 or 2

• Adhesive rubber feet x 4

• Document pack

Overview

Diagram 1b

PowerZone™ Connect four channel amplier dimensions.

(Shaded area denes venlaon space.)

Diagram 1a

PowerZone™ Connect two channel amplier dimensions.

(Shaded area denes venlaon space.)

44 mm

1.7 in

44 mm

1.7 in

220 mm

8.7 in

220 mm

8.7 in

213 mm

8.4 in

80 mm

3.1 in

80 mm

3.1 in

319 mm

12.6 in

25 mm

1.0 in

25 mm

1.0 in

Installaon

4. Installaon

Note: The rack mounng and desk/wall mounng components

described and illustrated in Secons 4.1 to 4.3 are not supplied

with PowerZone™ Connect ampliers but are available to purchase

as accessories. Contact your amplier re-seller for more informaon.

4.1 PowerZone™ Connect Mounng

The PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are shipped without

rack mount hardware aached but can be congured for rack

installaon using one standard rack ‘ear’ and one half-rack

extension piece as illustrated in Diagram 3a. The installaon

and equipment rack should be congured to provide

appropriate venlaon airow space around the sides and

rear of the amplier as illustrated in as illustrated in Diagram

1a. Venlaon airow space of at least 25 mm (1 in) should

be maintained along at least one side of the amplier at all

mes. Venlaon apertures are also located on the rear panel

of the amplier and must not be obstructed. It is important to

retain at least 80 mm (3.1 in) free space for airow behind the

amplier rear panel.

In addion to rack mount ears, oponal rack mount rear

support hardware is available and can be aached to the

amplier. Rear support hardware may be appropriate if

the amplier is to be used in a mobile rack or potenally be

subject to signicant movement. Diagram 3b illustrates the

use of rack mount rear support hardware.

Mulple PowerZone™ Connect ampliers can also be

mechanically connected using accessory connecng plates.

Diagram 3c illustrates the use of connecng plates.

Diagram 3a

PowerZone™ Connect

Rack Ear + Half-rack Extension.

Diagram 3b

PowerZone™ Connect

Rack Support hardware. 2 posions.

Rack Ear +

2 x M4 x 8

countersunk

Half-rack Extension +

2 x M4 x 8 countersunk

Rear Support + Buon +

1 x M4 x 8

Connecon Plate +

4 x M3 x 6 countersunk

Diagram 3c

2 x PowerZone™ Connect with Connecon

Plate. 2 posions

Installaon

Diagram 4a

PowerZone™ Connect

with desk/wall Mounng Plate and adhesive feet.

2 posions and 4 posions.

Diagram 4b

PowerZone™ Connect

wall and under-desk mount.

4.2 Free-standing

If not installed in an equipment rack, PowerZone™ Connect

ampliers can be placed free-standing on a at surface.

Adhesive rubber feet are supplied for this purpose.

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers can also be

aached to the underside of desks or wall

mounted using connecng plate hardware. The

adhesive rubber feet should also be used in these

circumstances to minimise the possibility of

vibraon between the amplier and mounng

surface. Wall and desk mounng is illustrated in

Diagrams 4a and 4b.

It is important in any free standing installaon that

airow through the amplier’s side panel mounted

fans and rear panel venlaon apertures is not

compromised by adjacent items. At least 80mm of

free space behind the amplier and 25mm along at

least one side should be retained at all mes. Mounng Plate +

2 x M3 x 6 countersunk

Adhesive Foot

4 posions

Conguraon

5. Conguraon

Before making input, output and GPIO connecons, an

inial PowerZone™ Connect amplier conguraon

should be established. It is parcularly important that

the amplier output format is congured appropriately

for the speakers that are to be connected.

Conguraon requires that PowerZone™ Connect

ampliers are connected to mains power and network

services. These connecons are described in the

following two secons.

5.1 Mains Power Connecon

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers incorporate a power factor

corrected power supply and can be used with mains input

voltage from 100V AC to 240V AC, 50/60Hz. Use the mains

cable supplied with the amplier and connect it to a switched

mains supply.

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers have no mains power switch

and are operaonal as soon as mains power is connected.

5.2 Network Services

PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are congured via a

web page interface called PowerZone™ Control. Before

the conguraon menus can be accessed, PowerZone™

Connect ampliers must be connected to the same TCP/

IP network as the computer or mobile device that is to

be used for conguraon access.

5.2.1 Wired (Ethernet) Network Connecon

To connect a PowerZone™ Connect amplier to a TCP/IP

network using a wired connecon (Ethernet) follow the steps

below.

1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the PowerZone™ Connect

amplier rear panel Network Control socket (upper socket) to

a free socket on a network router or switch, or directly to an

Ethernet equipped laptop or desktop computer.

2. Connect the PowerZone™ Connect amplier to mains

power using the supplied mains cable. Wait for the front panel

Network indicator to illuminate green to indicate that the

amplier has network connecvity.

3. The PowerZone™ Connect amplier default LAN IP address

is 192.168.64.100. Congure the laptop or desktop computer

for a xed IP address in the same IP range; eg. 192.168.64.10,

with Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (or prex 24) and set the

Gateway to 192.168.64.1.

4. Open a laptop or desktop web browser and enter the

address hp://192.168.64.100. The PowerZone™ Control Web

App interface will open to enable amplier conguraon as

required.

Note: PowerZone™ Connect ampliers can be congured to use

DHCP for network connecon if required. However, if a PowerZone™

Connect amplier using DHCP is power cycled, it is possible that the

TCP/IP network router will assign it a dierent IP address, leaving

its conguraon page inaccessible via the previous address. If this

occurs, a network scanning app can be used to idenfy the new IP

address. DHCP and Fixed IP address opon sengs can be found in

the Sengs Tab menu described in Secon 5.3.

Note: The second network socket present on the amplier rear panel

is intended for Audinate Dante®AoIP network connecon only. It

cannot be used for PowerZone™ Control connecon.

5.2.2 Wireless (WiFi) Network Connecon

To connect a PowerZone™ Connect amplier to a TCP/IP

network using a wireless connecon (WiFi) follow the steps

below.

1. With the PowerZone™ Connect amplier connected to mains

power, wait for the front panel WiFi indicator to illuminate

green.

2. Use a mobile, laptop or desktop device to search for available

WiFi networks. Connect to, PowerZone™ Connect (product

serial number)’ using the password, ‘password’. The amplier

serial number can be found on its rear panel.

3. Open a computer or mobile device web browser and enter

the IP address: 192.168.4.1. The PowerZone™ Control Web

App interface will open to enable amplier conguraon as

required.

4. Select the Web App Sengs Tab followed by WiFi > WiFi

Mode > Client to congure the amplier to connect to the

required WiFI network. The WiFi network name and password

will be required.

It is strongly recommended that the PowerZone™ Connect

amplier Access Point WiFi password is changed following

inial wireless connecon.

Conguraon

5.3.1 Input Tab

The Input Tab provides the following conguraon parameters

for each amplier input channel:

• Input name

• Mono/Stereo selecon

• Input sensivity

• High-pass lter

• Gain trim

• Five band equalisaon

The Input Tab also enables input signals to be mixed and routed

to specic amplier zones. The mix funcon enables any

amplier input, including stereo or split mono S/PDIF inputs,

to be grouped with any other input or inputs to create mulple

predened mixes.

Note: The number of individual mixes possible is equal to the

number of amplier analog inputs.

Note: Mix inputs are muted by default with their level adjustment

sliders set to zero.

Mix operaons take place following high-pass lter, input

equalisaon and mono/stereo selecon.

Diagram 5A

Conguraon Dashboard display

Diagram 5B

Input Tab display

(two inputs only shown)

Input name - type to edit

Select mono or stereo

Select input sensivity opon

Adjust input gain

Open EQ window

Adjust zone volume

Note: When adjusng input gain, the input level display should

remain green. If it displays red, the input gain should be reduced.

5.3 Conguraon Menus

Opening a web browser that is network connected to

a PowerZone™ Connect amplier inially displays the

PowerZone™ Control Web App Dashboard illustrated in

Diagram 5A. The Dashboard is the ‘home’ page from which all

other conguraon opons can be accessed.

The Dashboard displays the amplier status, output zones and

the conguraon menu tabs. It also enables immediate access

to zone volume control The funcons available under each

conguraon menu tab are described in the following secons.

Select input type

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