Cloud MA40F Mini Amplifiers Installation Guide

June 13, 2024
CLOUD

Cloud MA40F Mini Amplifiers

Cloud-MA40F-Mini-Amplifiers

MA40F & MA40T Mini Amplifiers

Product Information

  • Model: MA40F/MA40T
  • Installation and User Guide version: v1
  • Product Description: Mini Amplifiers
  • Warning: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
  • The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
  • The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

Product Usage Instructions

  1. Read these instructions.
  2. Keep these instructions.
  3. Heed all warnings.
  4. Follow all instructions.
  5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
  6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
  7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
  8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat.
  9. 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 is provided for your safety. When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
  10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
  11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
  12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
  13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
  14. Refer all servicing to qualified 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.
  15. Do not expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with water, such as vases, are placed on the apparatus.
  16. The mains plug is used as the disconnect device and it should remain readily accessible during intended use. In order to isolate the apparatus from the mains, the mains plug should be completely removed from the mains outlet socket.
  17. Terminals marked with the symbol may use class wiring, but voltages at these terminals may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The external wiring connected to these terminals requires installation by an instructed person or the use of pre-made leads or cords.

MA40F & MA40T Mini Amplifiers
Insta ation and s r id
MA40F/MA40T Installation and User Guide v1.

WARNING: o reduce the ris of re or electric shoc do not e pose this appliance to rain or moisture.
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD ­ DO NOT OPEN AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE ­ NE PAS OUVRIR
he lightning ash with the arrowhead sym ol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages within the product s enclosure that may e of suf cient magnitude to constitute a ris of electric shoc .
he e clamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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I PORTANT SA ET INSTR CTIONS

1. Read these nstructions.

2. eep these nstructions.

3. eed all arnings.

4. ollow all nstructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. lean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not loc any ventilation openings. nstall in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including ampli ers that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polari ed or grounding – type plug. polari ed plug has two lades with one wider than the other. grounding type plug has two lades and a third grounding prong. he wide lade or the third prong are provided for your safety. hen the provided plug does not t into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the o solete outlet.

10. rotect the power cord from eing wal ed on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they e it from the apparatus.

11. nly use attachments accessories speci ed y the manufacturer.

se only with the cart stand tripod rac et or ta le speci ed y

the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus when a cart is used

use caution when moving the cart apparatus com ination to avoid

in ury from tip-over.

13. nplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to quali ed service personnel. ervicing is required when the apparatus has een damaged in any way such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has een spilled or o ects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has een e posed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has een dropped.

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Do not e pose the apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no o ects lled with water such as vases are placed on the apparatus. L appareil ne doit pas tre e pos au coulements ou au cla oussures et aucun o et ne contenant de liquide tel qu un vase ne doit tre plac sur l o et.
he mains plug is used as the disconnect device and it should remain readily accessi le during intended use. n order to isolate the apparatus from the mains the mains plug should e completely removed from the mains outlet soc et. La prise du secteur ne doit pas tre o stru e ou doit tre facilement accessi le pendant son utilisation. our tre compl tement d connect de l alimentation d entr e la prise doit tre d ranch e du secteur.
erminals mar ed with the sym ol may use lass iring ut voltages at these terminals may e of suf cient magnitude to constitute a ris of electric shoc . he e ternal wiring connected to these terminals requires installation y an instructed person or the use of pre-made leads or cords.
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Cont nts

I PORTANT SA ET INSTR CTIONS

SA ET IN OR ATION
afety otes regarding nstallation……………………………………………………………… 7 onformities ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Ro and EEE declaration …………………………………………………………………… 8 afety onsiderations and nformation………………………………………………………. 9
ains use ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 ervicing …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
O ER IEW
ntroduction……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 pplica le odels ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10
main features …………………………………………………………………… 11 hat s in the o ……………………………………………………………………………………… 12
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RONT PANE DESCRIPTION

REAR PANE DESCRIPTION

INSTA ATION

echanical …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17

entilation ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18

onnections and ad ustments…………………………………………………………………… 19

Line inputs………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19

ensitivity ain ontrol…………………………………………………………………… 20

usic Level and E control………………………………………………………………… 20

Line 1 riority………………………………………………………………………………………. 20

ic inputs……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21

alanced input ……………………………………………………………………………………… 21

1 line input ……………………………………………………………………………….. 22

ic gain ad ustment……………………………………………………………………………… 23

icrophone level control…………………………………………………………………….. 23

aging control and mic priority …………………………………………………………… 23

utput ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25

Lo- output

only ………………………………………………………………….. 25

onnecting to 1

line systems

only …………………….. 25

acility ort…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 26

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onnecting an L – or -1 ………………………………………………………………. 28 onnecting an RL or R L eries remote control plate ……………………… 30 sing the acility ort as an au iliary input………………………………………… 31 ontrol of music source and level via e ternal D …………………………… 31 usic ute nput……………………………………………………………………………………. 33 uto ower Down…………………………………………………………………………………. 34 Loudspea er E cards…………………………………………………………………………… 34 nstallation nstructions ……………………………………………………………………….. 35 APPENDI layout diagram……………………………………………………………………………………. 36 a le of internal umpers and default settings ………………………………………. 37 ummary of rear panel D switch functions …………………………………………… 38 E considerations ………………………………………………………………………………….. 40 Earthing………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 40 echnical speci cations ……………………………………………………………………………… 41
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SA ET IN OR ATION

afety otes regarding nstallation
· Do not e pose the unit to water or moisture.
· Do not e pose the unit to na ed ames.
· Do not loc or restrict any air vent.
· Do not operate the unit in am ient temperatures a ove 3 °C.
· Do not touch any part or terminal carrying the ha ardous live sym ol while power is supplied to the unit.
· Do not perform any internal ad ustments unless you are quali ed to do so and fully understand the ha ards associated with mains-operated equipment.
· he unit has no user-servicea le parts. Refer servicing to quali ed service personnel.
· f the moulded plug is cut off the power lead for any reason the discarded plug is a potential ha ard and should e disposed of in a responsi le manner.

onformities
his product conforms to the following European E BS EN 55103-1:2009
BS EN 55103-2:2009

tandards:

his product has een tested for use in commercial and light industrial environments. f the unit is used in controlled E environments the ur an outdoors heavy industrial environments or close to railways transmitters overhead power lines etc. the performance of the unit may e degraded. he product conforms to the following European electrical safety standards:
BS EN 60065:2002 (+A2:2010)
UL60065 his product is compliant with the relevant provisions of:
En r Star E i i i it Crit ria r or A dio id o rod cts.
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RoS and WEEE d c aration

loud Electronics Limited manages its usiness and colla orates with its suppliers

to comply with the European nion restriction of the use of certain ha ardous

su stances in electrical and electronic equipment Ro Directive

E

that came into force on 1st uly 6 and similar restrictions in other urisdictions.

he crossed out wheelie in sym ol on the product and represented a ove is there to remind users of the o ligation of selective collection of waste. his la el is applied to various products to indicate that the product is not to e thrown away as unsorted municipal waste. t the end of life dispose of this product y returning it to the point of sale or to your local municipal collection point for recycling of electric and electronic devices.

ustomer participation is important to minimi e the potential effects on the environment and human health that can result from ha ardous su stances that may e contained in this product.

lease dispose of this product and its pac aging in accordance with local and national disposal regulations including those governing the recovery and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. ontact your local waste administration waste collection company or dealer.

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afety onsiderations and nformation

he

and

are powered y an e ternal D supply. separate ower

upply nit

is supplied with the ampli er. he must e earthed. Ensure

that the mains power supply provides an effective earth connection using a three-

wire termination.

ains s
he is a sealed unit and contains no user-replacea le fuses. ains over-current protection is provided y the fuse in the mains plug which should e rated at 5 A.

S r icin
he unit contains no user servicea le parts. Refer servicing to quali ed service personnel. Do not perform servicing unless you are quali ed to do so. Disconnect the power ca le from the unit efore removing the top panel and do not ma e any internal ad ustments with the unit switched on. nly reassem le the unit using either the original olts screws or ones identical to the original parts

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O ER IEW

ntroduction

he

and

are very compact mono ampli ers designed for integration

into audio and systems where de-centralised installation is advantageous. hey

are intended as install-and-forget components and are small enough to e tted

into wall or ceiling voids or in any convenient location ad acent to pro ectors at

screen displays or loudspea ers. simple set of controls and con guration options

ma es them easy to integrate into any audio system. hey are highly suita le for use

with in-store digital signage gallery and museum e hi its and ed or mo ile tour

guide systems.

he

can deliver

mono into a ohm load while the physically larger

includes an output transformer ena ling it to drive 1

or

line loudspea er systems. n all other respects the two models are identical. here

are two un alanced inputs for line level signals typically music sources and a

alanced mic input for paging announcement use. n alternative mic input allows

the ampli er to e fed with paging announcements from a 1 line loudspea er

system. ront panel preset-type controls are provided for music level microphone

levels and music E . here are also various preset ad ustments and con guration

D switches on the rear panel and umpers mounted internally on the main .

remote input module or remote level control can e wired to the ampli er s

acility ort which can also e used as an additional line input.

pplica le odels
his nstallation uide descri es the installation and operation of the following models:

· loud · loud

mono ampli er for ohm loudspea ers

mono ampli er for 1

line loudspea er

systems

he two models differ in physical si e the

eing larger in order to

accommodate the internal line output transformer. part from the inclusion of this

transformer the two models are essentially identical for the practical purposes of

installation and operation. nless speci cally stated otherwise the information in

this uide may e ta en to apply to either model.

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NOTE mpli er models

and

E are

covered y this uide and

when installing either of these models reference should only e made to the uides

speci c to them.

main features

· wo un alanced stereo line inputs with individual sensitivity trims

· Electronically- alanced mic input with separate gain control

· 1 phantom power selecta le y internal umper

· ront panel control of music level and mic levels

·

L E ad ustments for music sources

·

input con gura le for direct connection to 1

line system: allows

to receive announcements from main uilding

system

·

input can e used with paging mics

· aging con gura le as automatic voice-over-music

mode or contact

closure via access port

· electa le L E 1-over-L E priority

· acility port for connection of L – remote mic line input module via

screened at ca le also allows remote control of music level

·

power ampli er

· wo versions availa le:

with low-impedance output

with

internal transformer for driving 1

line systems

· usic ute control input

or

for interfacing to an emergency

system

· electa le 6 high-pass lter for use with 1

line systems

· ptional E cards availa le to suit various popular installation loudspea ers

· utomatic power-down function user-selecta le

· Less than 1 power consumption in sleep mode

· onvection cooled ­ silent in operation.

·

meets DoE Level energy requirements

· ower requirements:

·

: 1 to D 6

·

: D6

· niversal adaptor included oth models operates from 1 to

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vaila le ptions:
· RL eries remote control plates for music volume · R L eries remote control plates for Line 1 Line selection and music volume · L – remote mic line input module with music volume control · -1 luetooth wireless audio input module · E cards to match various popular installed-sound loudspea ers

hat s in the o

lease chec the shipping carton for damage efore opening. f there is damage please contact your loud agent and the shippers.

he pac ing carton should contain the following items:

·

or

ampli er

· E ternal

mains adaptor

· E mains lead cord with moulded plug appropriate to the territory

· et of mating plug-in screw-terminal connectors

· et of four self-adhesive polyurethane feet

· his manual

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RONT PANE DESCRIPTION

E E controls: 1. MIC ­ sets volume of signal at the PAGE/MIC input 2. INE ­ sets volume of signal at the INE input 3. INE ­ sets volume of signal at the INE input

E controls:

­ L E ad ustment of music channel: -1 d 1

5. HF ­ E ad ustment of music channel: -1 d

INDICATORS:

6. POWER – red LED flashing: illuminates under fault condition. Requires power cycling to reset POWER ­ i-colour LED: illuminates green when the amplifier is active and red when the amplifier is in utomatic ower Down mode

7. MUTE ­ red LED: illuminates when the

E function is active

8. PEAK ­ red LED: illuminates if the amplifier s dynamic clip protection ecomes active

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REAR PANE DESCRIPTION

1. INE and INE ­ stereo line inputs for music sources un alanced

2. AIN ­ two preset level trim controls -1 d for each line input

3. IC ­ alanced mic input

INE ­ alternative high-voltage input for connection to 1 line

spea er systems

5. PA ­ e ternal paging access contacts input for ic input

6. AIN ­ preset gain control for mic input range 1 to d

7. ACI IT PORT ­ R soc et for connection of remote input control modules such as the L – and -1 it is also possi le to connect an RL-1 or R L-6 remote control plate to this port

8. SPEA ER O TP T circuits

only ­ spea er output for low-impedance

9. SPEA ER O TP T

only ­ for connection to 1

line

loudspea er system

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10. SIC TE ­ connect to e ternal

or

contacts for remote

muting of music sources

11. SETTIN S ­ ve-pole D switch for setting various ampli er con gurations:

SWITC
1 2 3 4

NCTION

mode ­ con gures input for paging use

Ena les mic-over-music priority

elects paging priority mode ­ or

contact closure

Ena les L E 1-over-L E priority

5

Ena les remote control functions of acility ort and disa les front panel INE level controls

ee also ummary of rear panel D switch functions on page 3 in the ppendi section for full details.

12. POWER INP T ­ connect e ternal D power here: the

to at . the

requires at . .

requires 1

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INSTA ATION

echanical

he compact si e and light weight of the

and

com ined with their

high energy ef ciency allows them to e installed in almost any location. hey can

e easily placed in ceiling or wall voids or tted to the rear of display screens or

loudspea er ca inets.

oth models of ampli er have mounting anges with eyhole slots to permit them to e secured on a hori ontal or vertical at surface.

10 mm 0.4″

200 mm 7.9″

144.3 mm 5.7″

73.5 mm 2.9″

25.4 mm 1″

10 mm 0.4″
MA40F
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10 mm 0.4″
10 mm 0.4″

283 mm 11.14″

144.3 mm 5.7″

73.5 mm 2.9″

25.4 mm 1″

MA40T

f using the

in a free-standing situation the self-adhesive feet

supplied with each ampli er should e tted. he ampli er should always e stood

on a at surface. are should e e ercised in selecting a location for a free- standing

unit which should allow ventilation ut e clear of any liquid or similar ha ard.

entilation
he ampli ers use natural convection cooling and care should e ta en to locate them where air ow is unrestricted e.g. not under ceiling insulation material .
onsideration should also e given to ease of access should the operational con guration or audio levels need ad ustment after installation.
n free-standing installations always t the polyurethane feet supplied and do not stand any other items on top of the unit.

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onnections and ad ustments
in in ts
he unit has two stereo line inputs each of which is mi ed internally to mono these inputs are suita le for most music sources such as D D D players satellite receivers and computer line outputs.
oth inputs are un alanced and use 3-pin 3. mm-pitch screw terminal connectors. he connectors should e wired as follows:

AUDIO SOURCE 1

RIGHT CHANNEL LEFT CHANNEL

LINE 1 0V L R
LINE 2

AUDIO SOURCE 2

LEFT CHANNEL RIGHT CHANNEL

nless a loud remote control plate or module such as the R L-6 or L – is in use the two line inputs are summed together internally though Line input 1 can e con gured to have priority over Line input see Line 1 riority on page .

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S nsiti it

ain Contro

Each of the stereo line inputs has an input impedance of 1 ohms and a preset type gain control on the rear panel ad acent to the input soc ets . he gain controls have a range of d allowing the input sensitivity to e varied from -1 d u to
d u d u . rms . he gain controls should e set so that the input sources in use do not distort and the front panel level controls and have a useful range.

sic

and E contro

he front panel INE and INE controls and should e ad usted during

installation to set the volume of the audio sources. he line inputs are summed

post the level controls equalisation can e applied using the front panel and

controls and which can apply a cut or oost of up to 1 d at

and

1

respectively. d ust the E controls to suit the audio programme material

eing used the spea er characteristics and the room acoustics. f the programme

material includes speech the E should e ad usted for est intelligi ility.

f the line input levels are set too high the ampli er s dynamic protection will activate to prevent clipping and the front panel PEA LED will illuminate to indicate this.
ote that this LED also indicates an e cessive mic signal level.

in Priorit
hen oth line inputs are in use one audio source can e given automatic priority over the other y connecting it to Line 1 input and setting rear panel SETTIN S D switch INE PRI to . his is a useful facility when a Digital ound tore emergency announcement system or similar source forms part of the audio system.
hen Line 1 riority is ena led the ampli er will route the input signal at Line normally until a signal is detected at Line 1 s input. hen this happens it switches its music source automatically to Line 1. nce the signal at Line 1 stops e.g. when an announcement nishes Line s source will smoothly restore to its former level over appro . 3 seconds.

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ic in ts

he

and

have a single microphone channel ena ling them to e

used for paging or announcements. y default the mic channel is independent and

is simply mi ed with the summed line inputs. he mic channel can e recon gured

so that it operates as a standard loud-type paging input with selecta le mic- over-

line priority and triggering y either contact closure or automatic signal detection.

t is then compati le with paging microphones using one selection y contact-

closure such as the loud range including the 1 single- one microphone. ee

page 3 for more details.

he mic channel has two separate physical inputs: a standard alanced input and a

high-level transformer-isolated input for connection to 1 line systems. oth

inputs and the connections for paging access are on the

-pin 3. mm-pitch

screw terminal connector PA E IC INP T.

he microphone signal path includes a ed high-pass lter. his attenuates the

response elow 1

which helps to reduce the effects of microphone handling

noise.

a anc d in t

he

s microphone pre-ampli er is an electronically alanced

transformer-less design con gured for optimum low noise performance. he input

impedance is greater than ohms and is suita le for microphones in the ohm to

6 ohm range. he connector uses three pins of the lower -pin 3. mm-pitch

screw terminal type on the rear panel . se the wiring shown elow.

70/100V LINE

0 70 0V PA

0 100 -+

SCREEN

COLD HOT

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1 phantom power is availa le at the mic input and is activated y setting internal umper 6 to the position. ee page 36 and page 3 for further information regarding the internal umpers. are should e ta en to ensure that phantom power is activated only when the microphone connected to the input requires it ­ i.e. a capacitor or electret type other types of microphones such as dynamic may e damaged if a D voltage is applied to them.

in in t

he

and

are provided with an second alternative input to the mic

channel in the form of a transformer-isolated input which can e connected directly

to a

line or 1 line loudspea er system. his input can e used to route

paging announcements from a uilding-wide or

system into the area

covered y the

.

o use the high-voltage input simply connect the loudspea er system feed to either the line or 1 line input which use four pins of the upper -pin section of the connector as shown elow:

FEED FROM 100 V LINE SPEAKER SYSTEM +

  • Alternative connection for 70 V line system shown in dashed lines

0 70

0 100

70/100V LINE

0V PA

-+

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Do not ma e any connections to the unused high-voltage input

or 1 .

loud recommend that no attempt is made to use oth the alanced and highvoltage inputs.

ic ain ad st nt
he mic input has a preset gain control ad acent to the input connector. his is effective whichever of the two mic inputs is in use. he gain can e ad usted over a range of d from 1 d to d .

icro on

contro

front panel level control is provided for the mic channel and this provides the

user with a means of ad usting the volume of the microphone or the announcements

from a

system if the 1 line inputs are in use. he rear panel gain

control should e set at a level where distortion does not occur even when the

front panel level control is fully cloc wise. f the mic level is set too high the front-

panel PEA LED will illuminate. ote that this LED also indicates e cessive

music level.

Pa in contro and ic riorit
he microphone channel can e recon gured to operate as a paging input with SETTIN S D switches 1 and 3.
or normal non-paging operation all three switches should e . he priority functions operate as descri ed elow whichever of the two mic inputs is in use
alanced or hi-voltage .

· witch 1 – PA E IC ODE: in the position

the mic input

operates as a standard microphone input. n this mode D switch 3 SW

O is disa led. n the position

E the mic input operates as a

typical loud paging input and D switch 3 is ena led. n E mode the

aging ccess contacts will need to e shorted in order for the mic input to

ecome active.

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· witch ­ PA E IC PRI. ON O : set to to ena le ic-over-Line

priority. his can e selected in oth and E modes i.e. regardless

of the setting of D switch 1. he priority function will mute oth L E and

L inputs. n mode the priority trigger is always

in E

mode the priority can e either or type selected y D switch 3.

· witch 3 ­ SW O : this switch is only ena led when D switch 1 is set

to . hen D switch 3 is

priority triggering is selected: a short

circuit at the aging ccess connector will trigger priority see elow for

wiring details muting any line input signals and ena ling the mic input. hen

set to

mode is selected: a signal at the mic input will trigger priority.

n order for mode to operate when D switch 1 is

E the

two pins of the aging ccess connector must e shorted together.

he aging ccess control input is on two pins PA and of the lower section of the E connector . he ccess input provides compati ility with contactclosure paging microphones. n E mode the microphone input is muted as long as the pins of the access connector are open-circuit. hen the pins are connected together the mic input ecomes active.

70/100V LINE

0 70

0 100

CONTACT CLOSURE (e.g., “Press-to-Talk” switch on paging mic) ACTIVATES PAGING

0V PA

-+

SCREEN

COLD HOT

Balanced mic input
n either or mode the music signal is faded ac up after the announcement is complete over a period of appro . 3 seconds.

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Ot t
he power ampli er stage is fully protected against D offset over-current overand under-voltage and is also thermally protected. ctivation of the protection circuitry shuts the power ampli er stage down until the fault condition clears. ll protection conditions will automatically self-clear if the ampli er is power-cycled.
switch-on delay function mutes the output during power-up and power-down to protect loudspea ers.

o o t t A on

he

will deliver its rated power of

into a ohm load when powered

y the e ternal supplied with the ampli er. he ma imum output power will e

reduced with lower supply voltages please refer to

datasheet for power

de-rating curve .

hen using multiple low-impedance loudspea ers generally ohms with a single ampli er series and parallel wiring should e employed to produce a total load impedance of not less than ohms.

he low impedance output is availa le at the -pin mm-pitch screw terminal SPEA ER O TP T connector on the rear panel .

Conn ctin to

in s st s A T on

he

is tted with an internal transformer ena ling it to directly drive 1

or line loudspea er systems. he power ampli er stage will deliver its

rated power of

when powered y the supplied with the ampli er. he

output voltage ­ and hence the ma imum power availa le – will e reduced with

lower D supply voltages: with a supply voltage of 1 the ma imum output voltage

will e . lease refer to the

datasheet for power de-rating information.

hen driving 1

line loudspea er systems there is a ris of transformer

core saturation at high levels and low frequencies which can produce distortion.

o prevent this the

s output stage is provided with a switcha le

6 high-pass lter. e recommend that the lter is always ena led when the

ampli er is used with 1

line systems note that odel

is shipped

with the lter already ena led ut odel

is shipped with the lter disa led.

f odel

is used in con unction with an e ternal line transformer the lter

should e ena led.

he lter is ena led disa led y moving internal

diagram on page 36 for locations of

umpers.

umper 3. ee

layout

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aci it Port

and

ampli ers are provided with a ACI IT PORT in the form

of a rear panel R connector . he primary use of the acility ort is for the

connection of an L – or -1 remote active module ut it may also e used to

connect RL-1 and R L-6 eries remote control plates or as a general-purpose

au iliary alanced input see sing the acility ort as an au iliary input on

page 31 for more information on this application .

he active modules operate from D power supplied y the

. he current

consumed y each module is minimal and in the vast ma ority of installations there

will e no power supply issues.

I PORTANT n order for the remote control functions on an L – module or

an RL R L eries plate to operate SETTIN S D switch OCA RE OTE

must e set

RE E . his will disa le the front panel L E 1 and L E

controls and control of line level and or L E 1 L E selection will e availa le

from the remote module or plate. D switch should e left set to L L when

a -1 is connected to the acility ort.

he pinout of the acility ort connector is given in the ta le on the following page.

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PIN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GND

SE
udio cold phase udio hot phase riority control 1 0 V -1 usic level control to 1 usic source select control to 1
D ref for system music controls

Cat CORE
hite range range hite reen lue hite lue reen hite rown rown onnector shell

tandard wiring for pre-made ca les

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Conn ctin an

or T

MIC LEVEL

56 7

4

8

3

9

2

10

1 0

MIC INPUT

MUSIC LEVEL

56 7

4

8

3

9

2 1 0

10
MIC PRIORITY

LINE INPUT

3 2
1

4 5
6

56 7

4

8

3

9

2

10

1 0

LM-2

L-

STATUS

PUSH -TO – PAIR

2s

5s

BT-1

-1

he L – is an active input module which allows a microphone and a stereo line

input in a remote location to e connected to the

or

. he module

also includes the functions of a loud R L-6 Remote ontrol late which allows

remote control of the

s music level and selection of Line 1 or Line

as the music source.

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he -1 is a luetooth remote audio input module which ena les compati le porta le devices such as laptops ta lets and smartphones to stream audio wirelessly to the module and thus into the audio system of the area where the module is installed.

NOTE he

and

are only compati le with the -1 variant of the

-1: do not attempt to connect variant -1E.

he L – or -1 should e connected to the

s ACI IT PORT

using screened at ca le. ote that as the ca le carries analogue audio only

screened at should e used. he L – includes controls for local music level

and source selection the wiring for these functions eing catered for on the acility

ort. he ma imum total at ca le length should not e ceed 1 m.

he L – s upper is tted with an R connector la elled O TP T. onnect this to the ACI IT PORT using screened at ca le with screened R s at each end. ollow the colour coding shown in the ta le opposite. he metal screening of the connectors should e onded to the screen of the ca le. ull details can e found in the L – nstallation uide.

efore the L – s music source and level controls will operate set SETTIN S

D switch to RE E i.e. . n this setting the front panel INE and

INE controls ecome inoperative. ositions 3 to 6 on the L – s usic ource

switch have no function on the

selecting these positions will

effectively mute oth line inputs.

T he -1 has two s piggy- ac ed onto the rear of the faceplate. he

R output connector 1 is located on the upper . his should e connected

to the

s ACI IT PORT with screened at ca le and shielded

R plugs. ull details can e found in the -1 nstallation uide.

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Conn ctin an R or RS S ri s r ot contro at

and

ampli ers are also compati le with standard loud remote

control plates of the R L eries music source select and level and RL eries level

only . he

and

differ from most other loud products in that they

do not have a dedicated 3-pin Remote ontrol port: RL and R L eries plates

must instead e connected to the acility ort . his is most easily accomplished

y using screened at ca le etween the

and the remote control

plate ut only connecting the one or two cores concerned with the remote

control functions see page plus the screen to the plate.

RL-1 1 23

RL-1 REMOTE LEVEL CONTROL WIRING
FACILITY PORT (RJ45) 123 45678
WHITE + BROWN

SCREEN

SCREEN WHITE + BROWN

IGNORE ALL OTHER CORES

Screened Cat 5 cable

RSL-6 REMOTE SOURCE & LEVEL CONTROL WIRING
FACILITY PORT (RJ45) 123 45678

RSL-6

1 23

BROWN

SCREEN

WHITE + BROWN BROWN

SCREEN

WHITE + BROWN
IGNORE ALL OTHER CORES

Screened Cat 5 cable

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sin t aci it Port as an a i iar in t

he acility ort provides a alanced audio input. f a port is not connected to

a remote input module or remote control plate it may e used as an additional

alanced line input. he signal applied at the acility ort is mi ed with the other inputs

Line 1 L E and

ut has no independent level control on the ampli er the

signal level must e ad usted at the source. f ic-over-Line priority is ena led see

aging control and mic priority on page 3 a line input at the acility ort will

e muted in the same way as L E 1 and L E .

onnect an e ternal alanced source to the acility ort as shown elow:

BALANCED OUTPUT (e.g., XLR)

2

1

3

hot (+) cold (-)

Twin-core screened cable

hot (+) cold (-)

FACILITY PORT (RJ45)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

n un alanced source may also e connected the use of alancing transformers is recommended.

Contro o sic so rc and

ia t rna DC

t may e necessary in some installations to ad ust the music level and select music

source from an e ternal control system e.g. restron

etc. . f the acility

ort is not required for a remote input module or control plate it may e used to

receive D voltages from the e ternal system to effect these ad ustments.

oth music source selection and level can e controlled with a D voltage of to

1 . Refer to the acility ort pinout at page : music source selection restricted

to L E 1 L E selection in the case of the

is controlled y

applying a D voltage to pin and music level y a D voltage at pin . he

reference for oth controls is via the screen of the shielded R connector.

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CONTROL SYSTEM
LEVEL CONTROL SOURCE CONTROL
0 V REF

FACILITY PORT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

+12 V

4k7

10k

CONECTOR SHELL

0 V MUSIC VCA
MA40F/MA40T

MUSIC SOURCE SELECT
LINE 1 LINE 2

sic
usic level may e varied over its full range y applying a D voltage of etween and 1 to pin of the R with the reference connected to the R shield. on pin corresponds to ma imum level and 1 will produce 6 d of attenuation. he rate of attenuation is appro imately 16 m d .
ote that there is an internal pull-up resistor etween pin and the internal 1 rail. f pin is left oating this pull-up will result in full attenuation. he output impedance of the control voltage source should e low enough to overcome the effect of this resistor.

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sic so rc
L E 1 L E selection may e controlled y applying different D voltages to pin the reference eing connected to the R shield. he ta le elow summarises
the effect of various D voltages at pin :

O TA E PIN
.3
. 6.
.

INE SE ECTION
oth Line 1 and Line are deselected this can e used as an e ternal mute function Line selected
Line 1 selected
oth Line 1 and Line are selected and summed together

ote that there is an internal 1 pull-up resistor etween pin and the internal

1 rail. f pin is left oating this pull-up will cause

to e selected. he

output impedance of the control voltage source should e low enough to overcome

the effect of this resistor.

sic t In t
E ternal muting of music may e commanded through the SIC TE connector. ational or Local uthority regulations governing installed audio systems may require that normal programme material i.e. music should e muted in an emergency to ensure that any evacuation messages are clearly audi le. hen active it mutes all line inputs including that at the acility ort leaving the microphone inputs active.
he usic ute input is on a -pin mm-pitch screw-terminal connector. t should e connected to the appropriate alarm output on whichever uilding management system registers the alarm typically the ire ystem . he alarm output must e volt-free if no such output is availa le an intermediate relay or other isolation device must e installed etween the alarm output and the usic ute input.

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he usic ute input can e set to operate on either normally open

or

normally closed

contacts via internal umper 1 see

layout diagram on

page 36 . he factory default setting is

thus requiring a short-circuit to e

applied across the two pins of the connector for muting to occur.

REMOTE MUSIC MUTE TERMINATIONS

MUSIC MUTE INPUT

1

2

MUSIC MUTE INPUT

1

2

RELAY RELAY

NORMALLY OPEN (NO) CONNECTION

NORMALLY CLOSED (NC) CONNECTION

A to Po r Do n

he

and

are e tremely energy-ef cient ampli ers ut can e made

even more so y ena ling the uto ower-Down feature. hen active the signal

level is constantly monitored and if no input signals are measured for 1 minutes

the ampli er enters a leep mode minimising power consumption. f a signal is

detected while the channel is in this mode the ampli er wa es up in less than

100 ms.

and

ampli ers are shipped with the uto ower Down function

disa led. t may e ena led y moving internal

umper . ee

layout

diagram on page 36 for details of umper locations.

o ds a r E cards

he

and

are compati le with single channel loudspea er equalisation

modules. E modules are availa le from loud Electronics to suit several popular

ranges of installed sound loudspea ers please chec current module availa ility at

www.cloud.co.u accessories.

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Insta ation Instr ctions

Refer to the

layout diagram see

layout diagram on page 36 for the

location of the E module connector and its associated ypass umper .

o install an E module proceed as follows:

1. solate the ampli er from its D power source.

2. Remove the screws securing the top cover: there are two on the top and two on each side. Remove the cover.

3. Remove umper . e recommend stowing it on one of the header pins in case it ever needs to e replaced.

4. lug the loudspea er equalisation module into its 1 -pin connector

1

note that the connector has two notches on one side which engage with lugs

on the module s mating connector to ensure correct orientation.

5. Replace the top cover.

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APPENDI
layout diagram
o access the internal disconnect the ampli er from its D power source and remove the si screws securing the top cover remove the cover.

EQ CARD SOCKET

J2 J3
ON OFF
CON1

DO NOT

J5

J4 FIT A JUMPER

HERE!

OFF ON
J6

J1
NO NC

NOT TO SCALE. ONLY PRIMARY COMPONENTS SHOWN

REAR OF UNIT

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Ta o int rna

rs and d a t s ttin s

PER P RPOSE
1 Music Mute E card ypass

OPTIONS
or resent a sent

3 6 hi-pass lter

or factory use only ­ do not t a umper here

uto ower Down resent a sent

6

1 ic phantom power

DE A T
resent :
MA40T: ON sent
resent OFF

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ummary of rear panel D switch functions

PER

1

E MODE

2

E PRIORITY

3

POSITION

O

IC ODE

E DE O PRIORIT O

RR

O SW

NCTION

oth

E

inputs function

as a standard microphone input

including

and LE EL

controls. D switch 3 is disa led.

oth E inputs function as a typical loud paging input. D switch 3 is ena led.

he mic signal is mi ed with the line inputs according to the front panel LE EL controls.

he mic signal will ta e priority over the line inputs including the acility ort which will e muted while the mic is in use. riority triggering will e determined y the settings of D switches 1 and 3: with switch 1 in E mode priority triggering is set y D switch 3.

he and pins of the E connector must e shorted
together to ena le the mic input and mute the line inputs.

signal at the

E

input

will trigger mic-over-line priority

and mute the line inputs. he

and pins of the E

connector must e permanently

shorted together for

operation in E mode disa led

in mode .

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4

LINE 1 PRIORITY

5

LL REMOTE

O PRIORIT O RR RE E
ON OCA

n L L mode ref

the

signals at L E 1 and L E are

mi ed together. n RE E mode

L E 1 or L E is selected y

the

R E switch on

an R L plate or L – module

connected to the acility ort.

signal at L E 1 input has priority over that at L E : L E
is automatically muted.

he two front panel LE EL controls L E 1 and L E are disa led. he summed line input level is controlled y the level control on the remote plate or module connected at the acility ort. f an R L eries plate or L – module is in use the usic ource control can select either L E 1 and L E .

he levels of L E 1 and L E input signals are controlled y the two front panel LE EL controls.
he two inputs are mi ed together.

ote: default settings are in O D te t.

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E considerations

and

ampli ers fully conform to the relevant electromagnetic

compati ility E standards and are technically well ehaved. ou should

e perience no pro lems interfacing units to other items of equipment and under

normal circumstances no special precautions need to e ta en. f the unit is to

e used in close pro imity to potential sources of distur ance such as high

power communication transmitters radar stations and the li e it is suggested that

input signal leads e ept as short as possi le. lways use alanced interconnections

wherever possi le. e recommend that the

ampli er is not located

in close pro imity to a high-power ampli er or similar item of equipment which

may radiate a strong magnetic eld from its power transformer.

Earthing
hen several mains powered units are connected together via their signal ca les there is a ris of one or more earth loops which may cause an audi le hum on the system even with the gain controls set to minimum. he rail of an
ampli er is directly coupled to the chassis ground. o interconnection pro lems should e encountered ut if there is any hum or other e traneous noise when source equipment is connected the situation can generally e remedied y o serving the following guidelines:

1. lways connect sources using alanced connections wherever possi le. ote that for E reasons the ca le screen should e connected at oth ends.
2. se audio isolating transformers readily availa le from trade suppliers at the inputs if necessary. hese will ensure that the ampli er is electrically isolated from the source equipment.
3. he signal source units should e located as close as practical to the ampli er. he metal housings of the various units should not e electrically connected. ry to ensure that all interconnected units including power ampli ers are
connected to a common power source to ensure a common ground is provided.

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echnical speci cations

INE INP TS
requency Response Distortion ensitivity nput ain ontrol nput mpedance
eadroom
Noise Equalisation
ACI IT INP T
nput mpedance ensitivity
ICROP ONE INP T
requency Response Distortion
ain nput mpedance eadroom
Noise hantom ower
O TP T
utput ower 1 continuous sine wave

1 d

to

<0.1 %

. -1 d u to 1.

du

d range

1 ohms un alanced

1 d

– d L: 1 d

:1d 1

1 ohms alanced

.

du

-3d 1

lter to

1 d

<0.1%

1 d to d ohms alanced

1 d – d 1 internal umper

D input 1

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ENERA
ower nput ower onsumption E ternal adaptor
mpli er rotection
MA40F Dimensions w h d
MA40T
MA40F eight
MA40T

: 1 to D 60 W

: D

niversal type 1 to

to 63

i ed level signal limiter

rotection against D

overcurrent ampli er

overcurrent over-temperature supply voltage under

over-voltage

Resetta le internal rea er no fuses

Net

mm 1 mm 1 . mm . 1.6 .

hipping

mm 16 mm 1 mm 11. 6.3 .3

Net

3 3 mm 1 mm 1 . mm 11. 1.6 .

hipping

mm 16 mm 3 mm 11. 6.3 1

Net

g

hipping

1. g

Net

1.6 g

hipping

1. g

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