Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MA246MR APart
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INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM MANU AL MA246/R/MR.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 2 Main features The MA246 sets a new standard as a professional 6 zone P A mixing amplier/preamplier for commercial and industrial applications, either as a standalone unit or as the central device in an expandable, simple but clever paging system.
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 3 Front panel 17 2 16 15 1 19 4 5 7 9 11 13 18 3 20 6 21 8 22 10 23 12 24 14 1. Zone 1 output level: this level control sets the output level to the zone 1 preamp output. 2. Zone 1 paging led: this led lights up when zone 1 is being paged.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 4 Important information Zone 2 - 6 level controls are used to preset levels in different zones relative to each other and to switch off certain zones temporarily .
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 5 Rear panel 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 17 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 9 6 1.Loudspeaker output connector zone 6 : zone 6 is a 70 volt speaker line output compatible with 100 volt speaker lines. Com = speaker ground, 70 V = speaker plus connection.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 6 8. Emergency input level : this is the only level control on the emergency input. The emergency signal bypasses all possible level controls in the MA246 unit. 9. Chime level: turn this knob to activate the two tone chime. The chime is activated by the priority switches from mic/line 1 – 4.
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 7 21. Direct speaker outputs : This is the direct amplier output, available in 100V , 70V and low impedance. For normal operation, leave the 100V wire bridge between ‘22’ and ‘23’ in place. The wire bridge connects the internal amp’s output to the integrated volume control and speaker switching circuitry .
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 8 Microphone connections Status dipswitches: set to * when using a microphone with a push button(s) connected to the paging contact(s). Set to mix when you want the speech to be mixed with the music: this is usefull for mics without pushbuttons or switches.
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 9 MICP A T -2 connection MICP A T -6 connection Priority levels RJ45SPLIT Paging switch connector: for selecting paging in zone 1 or zone 2 group. MIC1 will always override the zone group preselection. Paging group 1: connect GND to PG1 using a switch.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 10 Speaker ZONE connections Zone 1 amplier connection (e.g. 480 watts in zone 1): Connect the signal output zone 1 (balanced, on euroblock) to the external amplier ’s signal input, e.g. our P A2240BP in bridge mode, providing 480 watts into 100 volt.
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 11 240watts power amp: In this conguration, zone1 selected sources will always be amplied by the P A2240BP channel 2 ampli - er . Zone 2-6 selected music sources will be amplied by the MA246 internal power amplier .
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INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 13 15 3 26 34 MA246R Difference in MA246R front panel controls: Music selector 3 and 15 have 3 aux source inputs + internal tuner (MA246 has 4 aux source inputs). On the left side of the front panel you will nd a digital tuner .
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 14 15 3 26 34 MA246MR Music selector 3 and 15 have 2 aux source inputs + internal tuner and CD/MP3 section (MA246 has 4 aux source inputs). On the left side of the front panel you will nd a digital tuner and the CD/MP3 player .
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 15 Tuner operation 8 9 10 11 12 7 2 1 3 4 5 6 1. Display section: shows various tuner parameters such as frequency band (FM or AM), selected frequency and preset number . The tuner has 10 AM and 10 FM preset memory locations. 2.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 16 CD/MP3 operation 13 14 15 16 17 12 9 11 10 4 3 2 1 5 6 7 8 1. Display section: shows various parameters such as track number , folder number (if present), elepased track time, CD mode, MP3 mode… 2. CD slot: insert the CD carefully in this CD slot.
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 17 step. Select another folder/track and press shufe to conrm the program step. When you press shufe twice, the selected track will be played twice… After programming all steps, press play to start playing the program.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 18 T echnical Specifications SPECSMA2 46‐MA246R‐MA 246MR GENERALSPECS .
INFO@AP ART -A UDIO .COM 19 EMERGENCYINP UTtransformerco upledbalanced inputoneur oblock Sensi&vity 1V Impedance 600ohm S/N >80dB Frequencyresponse 100Hz‐20.
WWW .AP ART -AUDIO .COM 20 • Please check the carton box for any kind of damage on reception of the goods. In case of a damaged carton, please contact your dealer before opening the carton. • !!!! Danger !!!! Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss.
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