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1. Channel 1 Tweeter Channel 2 Midrange Channel 3 Woofer r1 7 Function Second order shelving filter C omo3w MAIN Nwoof53cm dat Iv Show C Unity Centre Frequency 55 9 P S S C LPFI zi Common Settings Biquad Section C LPF2 Q Factor 715 Gi SL e Gain zd Deapfu o H C HPFl 0 3 i SEN SSES ei so C HPF2 jain ES gt Invert zd c3 c8 C Shelf t wise S G Shell 7 ShowFier V Show Fitered Driver s P kariai Shel v ShowBiquad v Show Sum Cs C30 Boost Cut Figure 11 e 15 E Pup ser manual revision hy g 2 AS2 100 Graph Area The magnitude tab shows the imported driver responses filters individual biquads individual filtered driver responses and the sum Colour Function Blue thin Measured woofer response Green thin Measured midrange response Red thin Measured tweeter response Blue thick Filtered woofer response Green thick Filtered midrange response Red thick Filtered tweeter response Light blue thick Response of filter selected channel only Orange thick Response of selected biquad Black thick Sum response Having all of these on at the same time quickly produces an intractable mess so these graphs can be separately enabled or disabled in the filter definition area The impulse or step tabs show the time domain response of the imported drivers and the sum response and are us2. Control Panel Figure 5 10 v ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Bridged setup 2 Channel Connect the module to your pc by a USB cable and select where the master module is placed master module is left or right audio or functions as a subwoofer When you use 2 AS2 100 for a stereo bridged setup you will also have to initialise the second slave module see example in the last chapter of this document In bridged mode the jumper see Figure 2 must be placed and the speaker must be connected between J4 speaker and J2 speaker In all other setups the jumper is not placed When you want to set the master as right channel with analogue input you will have to change the input cinches left in the right cinch and right in the left This is because only the right channel is linked trough so if you want the left channel to be linked trough you just switches left and right For digital sources the left and right channel are linked Connect the module to your pc by a USB cable and select what kind of 2 channel you want to setup When you want to set the master as right channel with analogue input you will have to change the input cinches left in the right cinch and right in the left This is because only the right channel is linked trough so if you want the left channel to be linked trough you just switches left and right For digital sources
3. W Into 4 Ohms LS2 100 W Into 4 Ohms LS1 50 W Into 8 Ohms LS2 50 W Into 8 Ohms Signal Noise SNR 100 dB ADC 104 dB DAC Total harmonic THD N 0 05 0 07 96 UcD180LP specs distortion Noise 20Hz f 20kHz Pout PR 2 Analogue sampling rate Fs 48 kHz Delay per channel 0 0 34 03 cm Set in software not 0 0 1000 us for subout channel Supported digital sampling Fs 32 44 1 48 88 2 kHz All input rates rates 96 192 converted to 48kHz Gain 20 dB volume at OdB Analogue Latency 1 12 ms SPDIF latency 3 58 ms 100Watts is the maximum of the total unit Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Remote control The master unit is fitted with small keypad which can be placed in the front of the loudspeaker cabinet Volume and idle on is controlled by the pushbuttons and by an infra red remote control When 2 AS2 100 modules are used only one control panel is needed cause the trigger communication between master and slave There is also a touch panel available at www hypexshop com This can replace the standard control panel The use of an Inferred remote control adds the ability to switch input channels with the up and down buttons of the remote The AS2 100 uses a standard RC 5 TV protocol for Infrared control Product overview Before you can use the AS2 100 in your particular setup you first have to set the right settings This is done by pc software called Hypex DSP filter design Plea
4. Hypex Electronics BV Kattegat 8 9723 JP Groningen The Netherlands h y p e X electronics oa User Manual AS2 100 AS2 100 UD o D Technology CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN PRECAUTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR EB 7 mmm Serial number oL eo ef KO e e O 230V 50Hz Fuse 1 6AT O Hypex AS2 Series Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Table of contents Product description RN 3 EUIS EST uale d REC 3 Ia LN un 3 Applications Connections SustemvnfOormatior sisi eerte tacet etre a E ce cso Ped REEL E dx aL E copa capa aer bed 7 Description Hardware Architecture eerie rase ce retired eee rds e re dari E iaa t eripe Digital audio Bel n EE Audio performance data Remote Control e eg Linking Software installation Control panel Input options Filter design Graph Area m 2 Ueleg deg lee Be EES Settings WIDODOU cuu eco Eege Work flow i5 Measurement eoe toco Ete ES o E time nested e aue ed Le Le eU Designing filters RRRREMEEMMEMMMMMM Download Save Files Firmware update RR Examples Example 1 2 charnel Stereo Setup ned ecce ga Hh etg eb eee ao eevee 23 Example 2 Stereo setup with active subuoofer nennen 25 e unisce di Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Product
5. Hupex DSP filter design EXE by double clicking the file Control panel Now the program is ready for use You see oE CES Eek E File View Help the following window called the control p an el 7 Force Input Active input Setup Select Master position Auto Detect e Analogue e 2 Channel C Analogue SPDIF c POSEE e Stereo C USB audio Up audo Bridged Group Volume Subout Control ES LR CC Let C Right Update RL LO gt a Connect Figure 7 When the program is running connect your AS2 100 to your pc by the Fees USB cable Windows will automatically detect and install the AS 2 100 and the USB audio device digital version only When the installation AS2 100 Master connected is done the connected window will appear and the connection light will turn green You can also manually make a connection by the connect button on the bottom right of the control panel Figure 8 Now you can adapt the settings of the AS2 100 real time through USB On the left of the control panel you see the Force input and active input groups This shows you the settings of the audio inputs of the AS2 100 and lets you control these inputs only when digital audio board is added Audio can be provided in 3 ways analogue SPDIF and USB audio The selection of any of these inputs can be automatic auto detect This means that when any of the inputs is presented there will be switched to this channel automatically This is done
6. 1 2 Figure 16 11 When download is completed you can power down the module 12 Start with the SLAVE module Slave 1 2 3 Start the pc program Hypex filter design Or go back to the control panel ctrl c if the program is still running Plug in the power connector and switch the module to ON Plug in the USB cable assumed that you ve already installed the software as described in Software Installation chapter Wait for automatic connection now the program detects a slave module this is shown in a popup If connection is not automatic then press the connect button If there is no response there is a problem with the USB connection Switch to the Filter design Window under view or press ctrl f Fill in your biquads with the desired filters or use the same filters as the master module In this preliminary software the high channel is channel 1 and the low channel is channel 2 Download the filters to uou module under Download or press ctrl F9 24 Pup ser manual revision hy g 2 AS2 100 8 When download is completed you can power down the module and disconnect the USB cable 9 Master and Slave are now set up as a 2 channel stereo system Final setup When both modules are installed it is time to complete your setup First connect your speakers as explained in chapter Product overview Connect the trigger cable mini jack or SPDIF cable between both modules depending on the used audio source Power
7. 1 Transformer connection 2 JP1 Bridge jumper 3 J4 Stereo Left channel output 2 channel Low channel Pin1 left Speaker Pin 2 right Speaker 4 J2 Stereo Right channel output 2 channel High channel Pin1 left Speaker Pin 2 right Speaker 5 J3 Connection of banana plugs Physically the same as connector J2 Transformer connection OY Control panel flat cable connector Pup ser manual revision hy sw g 2 AS2 100 System information Link cable Right through Description The AS2 100 is a plate amp for use in powered speaker systems As an active speaker controller a AS2 100 can form the basis of a powerful active two wau monitor In stereo mode one AS2 100 will power an active master passive slave pair Finally the module may also be used as a one way 140W amplifier All signal processing including volume control is done using the on board DSP digital signal processor Figure 3 shows the block diagram of the amplifier When two modules are used the second unit slaves to the first unit master through a link cable The link cable a stereo mini jack cable carries both the right audio channel and control data This way both units respond to the master s control panel A PC controls the AS2 100 through the USB port This connection is used to upload the configuration and filter settings An optional board permits use of the USB link for audio as well as an SP
8. or by connecting the module to your pc From now on you can update your filters at any time just repeat the steps of this example 26 MV YN h AN User manual revision 5 AS 1 00 Technical data Supply voltage Dimensions Plate thickness Weight Clearance Warranty The work carries warranty out for all provable material and production defects for the duration of 12 months starting from sales All damage which is caused by wrong or inappropriate operation is excluded from the warranty DISCLAIMER This subassembly is designed for use in music reproduction equipment only No representations are made as to fitness for other uses Except where noted otherwise any specifications given pertain to this subassembly only Responsibility for verifying the performance safety reliability and compliance with legal standards of end products using this 230Volt AC 50Hz 1096 115mmx200mmx60mm WxHxD 2 bmm 1 5 kg 9mm 115 0 mm 200 0 mm AS2 100d Wun O CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN PRECAUTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR 190 8 mm ee X Bce w i C 99r 230V 50Hz Fuse T1 6AH_ 4 OX XO 1056mm subassembly falls to the manufacturer of said end product LIFE SUPPORT POLICY Use of Hypex products in life support equipment or equipment whose failure can reasonably be expected to result in injury or death is not permitted ex
9. or step response graph 17 v ser manual revision MA SE AS2 100 Magnitude Impulse Step anda aa 0 0 005 0 01 0 015 0 02 0 025 0 03 0 035 0 04 0 045 0 05 0 055 0 06 0 065 0 07 0 075 0 08 0 085 0 09 0 095 0 1 Truncate Figure 12 The first echo is apparent at 5ms Zoom in until you see only the anechoic portion of the impulse response Dragging the mouse left button down from left to right marks a zoom area Dragging from right to left zooms out Dragging with the right button down pans the plot left and right 18 v ser manual revision VM AS2 100 Magnitude Impulse Step DI H 0 002 0 002 0 002 0 002 0 002 0 0
10. over their entire useable frequency range The weapons of choice are shelving filters and boost cut sections A sharp peak followed by an equally sharp dip can be corrected using a second order shelving filter with a high Q Exercise care when deciding what to correct When correcting for diffraction errors do not exceed a Q of 3 lest the cure be worse than the ailment Errors that are caused inside the driver or internal cabinet resonances that emanate through the same diaphragm mau be corrected ruthlessly provided the measurement has sufficient resolution to pin them down 20 Pup ser manual revision hy g 2 AS2 100 As a rule of thumb sharp dips are diffraction artefacts while sharp peaks are caused by the drivers themselves Exceptions are room resonances if the response is not correctly truncated and diffractions on repetitive patterns The second step is designing the actual crossover filters All the usual strategies work Delaying higher frequency drivers with respect to lower frequency ones is a powerful alternative to using asymmetric slopes and yields substantially improved coherence through the crossover region Download Under download the user can press load DSP to download its designed filters to the AS2 100 This will store the filter settings into the memory of the module Save Files Under filter design there is an option to save all filter settings together with the measurements so it can be r
11. 03 0 003 0 003 0 003 0 003 0 004 0 004 0 004 0 004 0 004 0 005 0 005 0 005 Truncate Figure 13 Click truncate Anything currently outside the display is drawn in grey and not processed You will notice that in the frequency graph a portion of the low frequency response is also drawn in grey This is to remind the user that insufficient information is available to make gnu correction below this frequency A way of obtaining quasi anechoic low frequency measurements is making close up measurements Working with such measurements requires a good deal of interpretation but it is doable Important Avoid making any corrections for which no anechoic data is available If reflections are included they are guaranteed to dominate the measurement at low frequencies and you will end up making corrections for circumstances that are highly specific to the room in which the measurement was made Power response data can only be made in a proper echo chamber or preferably by collating a large number of anechoic off axis measurements A reverberant measurement in a normal live room just won t do The steps of loading and truncating data can be repeated at any time This can be particularly practical when combining close up and far field measurements during the filter design phase The window in Figure 13 shows the result of this The small knot of corrections made around TOHz is based on close up data first loaded separately The LF section of the test
12. DIF link In digital mode master slave linking is done through the SPDIF in out connections instead of the mini jack cable Pup ser manual revision hy sw g 2 AS2 100 Hardware Architecture The standard version of the AS2 100 has a stereo analogue audio input This analogue signal is converted to digital processed by the DSP and then converted back to analogue A microcontroller controls the DSP reads the control panel and communicates with the PC and or another AS2 100 that may be attached Digital audio input The optional digital input board plugs into the main PCB and carries two RCA connectors SPDIF in and SPDIF through Incoming SPDIF is linked through directly to the output and sent to the DSP through an asynchronous sample rate converter ASRC for jitter removal The USB part adds a hub and an audio device which in turn also transmits audio over the ASRC to the DSP The ASRC chip scans its input for whichever signal is active In a stereo setup and in digital mode the SPDIF through cable doubles as a master slave link obviating the need for the mini jack cable The mini jack cable remains functional though and does not have to be removed Audio performance data MBW 20kHz unless otherwise noted All filters set to unity Noise levels unweighted Item Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Notes Input level Vin 2 2 V Input impedance 10k Ohm Analogue cinch inputs Output level LS1 100
13. by setting the analogue input 13 v ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 as the standard source During analogue in the other two inputs are scanned for any valid signal The first channel that contains any valid audio is selected and becomes the new input source But if you put in the USB cable but you want to use the analogue input you can force the analogue input to be used This can be done for all inputs the options Analogue SPDIF and USB Audio When the module selects one of the inputs this is shown by the active input lights Under the Setup select part the system setup can be selected There can be chosen between 2 channel Stereo Bridged Master on the left Master on the left Master on the left Master on the right Master on the right Master on the right Mid Sub L R Sub L R Side L R Only on digital audio board for analogue version cinches has to be changed like described in Hardware part The output signal of the subout channel is controlled in the Subout control panel Normally this will be set to L R to use one subwoofer but if you want to use a subwoofer on both sides you can set the subout to only use left or right input signal The last thing that can be controlled in this window is volume This can be done by setting the scrollbar to a desired position or by typing the value in the volume field this value is send when pressed enter All of the configurations ma
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15. de here will be redirected from master to slave when presented So there is no need to connect the slave module to the pc The slave module is alwaus the opposite of the master so master left will set the slave to right This is done automatically because the module knows whether it is master or slave Only when the module is switched off by remote all settings like volume and setup are stored in memory Input options Use this dialog to match theinput sensitivity of the EITZTq0s 1 analogue inputto the full scale output level of your analogue source max 2 2V This helps prevent annoying loudnessjumps when switching between digital and analogue sources r f 1237 Gain can be changed in steps of one dB and only for the analogue input Gain for Analogue input g E Figure 9 14 Pup User manual revision 5 h y pex electronics AS2 1 00 Filter design When you want to make some filters for fi BEE your module they can be designed in View the Filter design Under view there can d Setup Select Master position be switched between the control panel s ose gris and the filter design window C Right The following pages will give you a SPDIF acc C Mid Sub widespread instruction of the C USB audio USB audo Bridged C Side possibilities of the program Group Volume Subout Control 3 C LR C Left I Mute EN Figure 10 z zigixd Eie Magnitude Impulse Step
16. description Type remarks The first time the AS2 100 is used all biquads are zero so there are no filters installed Connecting any speakers and audio input at this point may cause some damage to them Take notice on what changes you make changing a 2channel filters to flat can damage your speakers because both channels may be full range After updating the firmware please be sure to also download the latest version of the manual from our website Firmware version 2 4 Oct 2011 Key features Compact design Personal Computer controlled Two UcD180LP OEM power amplifiers Pop free start and stop control Stereo analogue input Subwoofer output Fully user customised filtering Button panel controlled Remote controlled Link communication master slave only with two modules Low signal to noise 100dB Optional features by adding a digital audio board SPDIF stereo audio input Input sample rates up to 192kHz Link communication trough SPDIF link cable one cable for audio and link USB audio input Low signal to noise 104dB Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Applications With one module the following applications can be set up further explained in the Hardware part chapter Stereo passive filtered system Briged mode for single subwoofer max 140Watt short term into 8 Ohms Mono mid 2 way setup tweeter sub When two modules are used the following applications can be set up also e
17. ed to demarcate the anechoic portion Filter Definition Area The three channel tabs labelled Tweeter Woofer and Subwoofer are functionally identical The top left frame is used to import response files The select button opens a file The show checkbox turns display of the measured graph on or off The Common Settings box controls global gain for each channel delay and the visibility of plots The amplified channels have up to 12 biquads selected using the Biquad Section radio buttons in the middle The Subwoofer lineout has only 6 biquads sections for only simple filter settings To the right is a settings area specific to the type of function selected Unused biquads are set to unity The selected biquad is edited by selecting a function and setting relevant parameters The delay has a maximum value of 1000us for channel 1 and 2 The subwoofer channel does not include any delay Distance is calculated by sound speed delay distance maximum distance is therefore 340 29meters 0 001secondes 34 029cm Note that the minimum step size is 0 726cm cause the sample rate of 46875Hz The sample frequency is not the standard 48kHz because of internal clock source also needed for USB connection 16 v ser manual revision hy g 2 AS2 100 Settings window EJ settings ini B x Measurement Sampling Rate Hz poono Processor Sampling Rate Hz fi 92000 Graph Smoothing octaves o1 25 Source HEX file Se
18. eloaded afterwards Till now it is not possible to read back the filters out of the modules During the update from version 1 to 2 of the Hupex filter design software we had to make some changes in the save function Therefore it is not possible to use save files made in an earlier version as V2 Firmware update Every module has the ability to update its firmware when Hypex provides a new firmware version The firmware version of the module is shown in the statusbar of the filter design window and under About The firmware can be easily updated by USB the same for master and slave module Under option download you can find Firmware update When this option is selected the user can select the new firmware file This is a complete hex file provided by Hypex no adapts can and mau be made by the user After the file is selected the update begins DO NOT DISCONNECT THE MODULE AT THIS PIONT When the progress bar is filled the update is completed On a CRC error the update is automatically restarted after three errors the update is aborted Figure 14 shows a completed firmware update After restarting the module the new firmware is running Note that the new firmware does not have any filters installed so the filters must be reloaded with the correct values 21 Pupp User manual revision 5 AS2 100 Channel 1 Twee
19. lect Close The settings window is under File Settings Measurement sampling rate sets the sample rate used in the imported response files typically 48kHz Processor sampling rate is that of the Hypex DSP hardware Note that this setting does not control the sampling rate of the hardware Rather it informs the filter design application of what that sampling rate is In short leave this at the standard value The select button opens a file dialogue box witch is not used in this application Work flow Measurement Measuring using the DSP unit set to flat Perform impulse response measurements for each driver separately Save the entire impulse record truncation can be done later on the filter design program Measuring using an external amplifier A separate amplifier may also be used for measuring the drivers provided the amplifier s output impedance is as low as the DSP unit s Importing response data Select the tab for the channel you want to import and click select The filter designer expects the impulse response measurement as a text file with one sample per line There is no restriction on the absolute gain of the impulse response data The only thing that matters is that the absolute gain be the same for all three measurements The filter designer computes a gain offset based on all loaded responses to centre them collectively on the vertical scale Truncating response data Switch to the impulse
20. mule is quite smooth apart from one internal standing wave 19 Pup User manual revision 5 h y p e X electronics AS2 100 Designing filters Biquad function Parameters Use Unity Section is not used LPF1 Cut off frequency always 3dB First order lowpass LPF2 Cut off frequency asymptotically Second order lowpass A Q of 0 71 Q corresponds to butterworth 0 5 corresponds to LR2 Two identical sections with a Q of 0 71 form an LR4 filter HPF1 Cut off frequency always 3dB First order highpass HPF2 Cut off frequency asymptotically Second order highpass A Q of 0 71 Q corresponds to butterworth 0 5 corresponds to LR2 Two identical sections with a Q of 0 71 form an LR4 filter Shelf1 Centre Frequency halfway point First order shelf Useful for baffle Gain step correction Direction Centre Frequency halfway point Second order shelf Useful for Shelf2 Gain correcting internal cabinet Q Direction resonances and for the midband peak dip combo of most midwoofer speakers Asymmetric Shelf Pole frequency and Q Equalising the bottom end of Zero frequency and Q closed box woofers with large magnets Boost Cut Centre frequency Dip peak filter For peaks Q is Q gain defined by the poles For dips Q is defined by the zeros Thus the same filter with opposite gains will cancel The first step is equalising the magnitude responses of the drivers flat
21. nput Setup Select Master positiorr f Auto Detect Anaoue 2Channel Left C Analogue C Right e SPDIF C Stereo C SPDIF C Mid Sub C USB audio 58 audo Bridged C Side Group Volume Subout Control 3 LR C Left Right Update BLD s mi a Connect Figure 15 7 When needed set the desired input for now just leave it Auto detect Note that in auto detect the USB source is selected when the module is connected to the pc 8 Switch to the Filter design Window under view or press ctri f 9 Fill in your biquads with the desired filters in this preliminary software the high channel is channel 1 and the low channel is channel 2 10 Download the filters to you module under Download or press ctrl F9 23 v ser manual revision VM AS2 100 8 Hypex DSP Filter Designer Bile yew Dowload Hel Magnitude Impuise Step 100 000 Channel 1 Tweeter Channel 2 Wooler Subwoofer Measured response Functor Boost Cut v technical product information SAS2 Select M Show C Unity C LPFI C LPF2 Q Factor sn Centre Frequency 3000 0 ES Common Settings Biquad Sector C1 eo C WPFI Gain 38 Delay us o dj E Week C2 cs C HPF2 CES Gain d8 De 7 Inver ca cs ru C Shel2 cn C Asymmetric She JV ShowBiquad Show Sum re ce Boos Cut C4 C10 JW Show Filter Show Filtered Driver eg ES Fite eer complete AS2 100 Firmware version
22. s no response there is a problem with the USB connection or your operating system that can not detect the USB device Set the system to the desired setup for this example stereo left because the left speaker holds the AS2 100 module Set the Subout control to L R because one subwoofer is used E Control panel Ce ES File View Help Force Input Active input Setup Select Master position Auto Detect E Analogue C 2 Channel Analogue Lett sror Stereo C SPDIF C Ri C USB audio e USB audio Bridged Right Group Volume Subout Control C Left C Right Mute ER E a Connect Figure 17 When needed set the desired input for now just leave it Auto detect Note that in auto detect the USB source is selected when the module is connected to the pc Switch to the Filter design Window under view or press ctrl f Fill in your biquads with the desired filters For the stereo setup you don t need to set any filtering for channel 1 left speaker and channel 2 right speaker but you got the ability to use them Set your Subwoofer filtering if required Even when you don t want to use the filters you still need to set them to unity Press download or use ctrl F9 When the download is complete the setup is done Connect the right speaker to the Amplifier out connector and your subwoofer to the Line out Sub Present your audio source Now the system is fully setup and can be controlled by the control panel remote control
23. se do not connect any speakers to your system yet When you want to set up a system with the AS2 100 you apparently know what you want So with this information you can setup your system as follows Stereo setup in this setup you use one AS2 100 module for driving two passive filtered speakers Bridged setup the possibility to bridge both amplifiers on the AS2 will enable you to get more power at higher loads This setup is especially useful for driving a subwoofer 2 2 channel setup A 2 channel setup will allow uou to make a two way active speaker Each amplifier of the AS2 100 will drive one driver of the speaker i e high mid or low In this setup you will need one AS2 100 per speaker A combination of the above mentioned setups is also possible for example a stereo setup with an active subwoofer with an AS2 100 in bridge mode see Figure A Pup ser manual revision hy NA g i AS2 100 Right speaker Stereo Tr Hu audio in e L Sub out Control TT Panel CT Hardware part Stereo setup Connect the module to your pc by a USB cable and select on witch side of the room your master module will be the speaker with the AS2 100 When your master is the left channel the slave will become the right channel The slave speaker can be connected bu the banana plugs on the AS2 100 Stereo audio in
24. ter Channel 2 Midrange Channel 3 Woofer r Measured 1 Select Show Common Settings GI Delay us o em T Gain dB 00 Invert n c3 v Show Fiter ShowFiteredDriver C 4 JW Show Biquad Show Sum cs Biquad Section CR pi ce C3 C 10 Figure 14 22 Pup ser manual revision hy sw g 2 AS2 100 Examples Example 1 2 channel stereo setup This example will guide you through setting up you 2 channel stereo system with the AS 100 a schematic presentation of similar setup is given in Figure 6 The master module is always the one with the control panel connected First you got your 2 modules with no cables or speakers connected Master 1 Plug in the power connector and switch the module to ON 2 Power up the module by the control panel or remote Blue LED goes on 3 Startthe pc program Hupex filter design 4 Plug in the USB cable assumed that you ve already installed the software as described in the Software Installation chapter 5 Wait for automatic connection a popup is displayed as in Figure 8 If the software doesn t connect automatically press the connect button If there is no response there is a problem with the USB connection or your operating system that can not detect the USB device 6 Setthe system to the desired setup for this example a 2 channel where the master represents the Left speaker M Control panel Ce EIS Ele View Help Force Input Active i
25. the left and right channel are linked An example is given in the last chapter of this document no Wiggere im Stereo right ch E audio in 7 Control Panel figure 6 11 Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Sub out On all setups there is also the ability to use the Line out sub This can source an active subwoofer module The sub output has up to 6 biquads for filtering that can exclude the use of an external subwoofer filter Linking When 2 modules are used these two can be linked by a trigger cable This cable holds device data and also carries an audio channel on analogue source If the digital board is installed then the SPDIF link cable can be used to communicate between the 2 modules This cable is placed from master SPDIF out to slave SPDIF in cinch The trigger cable is no longer needed in this setup On USB audio input on the master the SPDIF output is also used for linking master to slave 12 Pup ser manual revision hy LU g 2 AS2 100 Software installation System requirements Pentium class or higher H 64MB RAM H USB1 0 or higher Tested on Windows XP and Vista All files are compressed in the setup zip file This zip file contains a DLL file for communication and a EXE file which represents the Hupex DSP filter design program 1 Unzipthe setup zip file on your hard disk 2 Openthe
26. up master and slave module Turn on the master by control panel or remote x Lower you source volume prevent loud start up volume Connect your source to the AS2 100 Ready Now the system is fully setup and can be controlled by the control panel remote control or bu connecting the module to your pc From now on you can update your filters at any time just repeat the Master and Slave steps If your slave module is not turned on by the master try to power down the slave turn the master off wait 5 seconds power up slave and turn the master back on When there is something that does not work try to repeat the installation Example 2 Stereo setup with active subwoofer This example describes how to set up a stereo passive filtered audio system plus an active subwoofer with or without filtering with use of one AS2 100 This setup is shown in Figure 5 At first you have only a AS2 100 with no cables connected 1 Plug in the power connector and switch the module to ON 2 Power up the module by the control panel or remote 3 Start the pc program Hupex filter design 4 Plug in the USB cable assumed that you ve alreadu installed the software as described in chapter 25 v ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 11 12 13 14 15 Ready Software installation Wait for automatic connection a popup is displaued as in Figure 8 If connection is not automatic the press the connect button If there i
27. xplained in Hardware part 2 way active filtered stereo system 2 channel system with active subwoofer 2 channel system both modules in bridge mode for more power All setups are possible with both analogue and optional with the digital audio inputs SPDIF and USB Note that all setups have the ability to use an extra channel by connecting an active subwoofer to the subout By this you will have the opportunity to build a 3 way system Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 Connections fo o Ro UcD Class D Technology O EE er A Amplifier Out P E gt vay S ims h y p e X electronics opm number mmm 8 L si GE e Eu Trigger E 1 0 eeneg dd CUN suia ua oper eue iyo Cl ver 6 SE q 25 o By Figure 1 Overview of the connections on the front of the AS2 100 Function Amplifier output for slave speaker in stereo setup Analogue input left channel Analogue input right channel Subwoofer output On Off switch ON nu a USB control input Pup ser manual revision hy NA g 2 AS2 100 9 Master trigger output slave trigger input Right channel trough 10 Main Fuse 11 230 volt input Digital version only 2 SPDIF audio input 3 SPDIF audio output Audio trough for slave module 8b USB audio input Figure 2 Overview of the connections on the back of the AS2 100 Function
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