Audio Control Architect 100, Installer'S Manual

Page 1: ...Power Amplifier Speaker Optimizer Professional Installer s Consciousness Guide 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 Phone 425 775 8461 Fax 425 778 3166 www audiocontrol com making good s...

Page 2: ...Important Information Dealer Name_______________________________________ Date Installed______________________________________ Serial Number _____________________________________...

Page 3: ...wer 7 Remote Power Control 7 Audio Hook Up 8 Speaker Wire Hook Up 9 Doing The Deed 11 A Short Introduction To Equalizers And Acoustics 12 Audio Analysis Using Pink Noise 13 Data for Information Fiends...

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Page 5: ...ny whose professional sound division designed and sells the most popular one third octave real time analyzer in the world the SA 3050 AudioControl s passion for high quality meticulous attention to de...

Page 6: ...o been optimized for the difficulties that in wall speakers present This allows The Architecttm Model 200 to improve the sound of these smaller speakers better than any other equalizer PFM Adjustable...

Page 7: ...ons when calculating the total system speaker impedance 3 Adjust the PFM filter Page 15 The PFM bass blocking filter comes factory set to 40Hz Please refer to your speaker s frequency response specifi...

Page 8: ...arrangement of furniture wall or floor coverings large hairy dogs etc Channel Status LED s These dual color LED s serve two purposes First they illuminate Green when the corresponding channel is activ...

Page 9: ...se terminal blocks are designed to make an installer smile You can unplug the blocks and connect all of the speaker wires to them without balancing the Architect on your lap This also makes it very si...

Page 10: ...u too much than too little First check your new Architect for any shipping damage We pack em pretty securely but it s a vicious world out there and anything can happen twixt Mountlake Terrace Washingt...

Page 11: ...t you would need to turn the AC power switch off is when the system is going to be unused for an extended period 2 Remote Power Control This removable 3 pin remote connector on the rear panel allows s...

Page 12: ...Sense Defeat button on the rear panel Audio hook up If you re an installation veteran this may seem repetitive but some things can never be repeated too many times just ask our Customer Support Depar...

Page 13: ...applies to the speaker wires as the RCA connections Establish a standard connection color code and stick with it One conduc tor of the speaker wire is normally marked by a different color silver versu...

Page 14: ...fier cannot see a speaker load lower than the resistance of the wire The downside of this resistance in the wire is that you waste the total power available to the speak ers All that resistance in the...

Page 15: ...e off 3 Start one of the audio sources playing and send that signal to the Architect how you do this depends on your particular multi room system The zone status LED should illuminate Green approximat...

Page 16: ...ves in a pond reach the bank and reflect back sound waves bounce off walls ceilings and floors reflecting reinforcing and cancel ing each other as shown in the figure above Since sound is energy the w...

Page 17: ...tion as gigan tic mechanical equalizers boosting or cutting certain frequencies depending on size shape volume acoustic treatment and the position of the speakers Audio Analysis Using Pink Noise It ma...

Page 18: ...700Hz High and low midrange These con trols directly affect the sound of instruments and vocals These bands also determine the speaker s presence whether the music sounds far away or close in Small s...

Page 19: ...produce unrealistically low bass its ability to produce midrange is compromised due to intermodulation distortion So not only don t you get low bass you get lousy vocal and instrumental reproduction P...

Page 20: ...nnel Status LED is Amber Check speaker leads for short If the Architect is excessively hot you cannot hold your hand on the top turn down the volume and allow it to cool off The Status LED should turn...

Page 21: ...y incorporating features such as pairing channel controls together We help you make the system sound as good as possible with high quality subsonic filters and in selected models built in test analyze...

Page 22: ...e speaker load This means that a bridged amp driving a 4 ohm speaker is operating into a 2 ohm load To increase the output power of the Architect you can join bridge the two channels of the Architect...

Page 23: ...r If anyone other than A or B messes with The Architect that voids your warranty 5 The warranty is also void if the serial number is altered or removed or if The Architecthas been used improperly Now...

Page 24: ...ith The Architecttm You d be surprised how many people forget this 3 A return street address No PO Boxes please 4 A daytime phone number in case our technican has a question about the problem you are...

Page 25: ...ble 0 1 Vrms for full output Input Impedance 30 Kilohms PFM Highpass Filter Frequency Variable 20Hz to 80Hz PFM Highpass Filter Slope 18dB octave Protection Clipping Thermal Short Circuit DC offset Po...

Page 26: ...N 9130570 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 Phone 425 775 8461 Fax 425 778 3166 Email info audiocontrol com Visit us on the web at www audiocontrol com making good stereo sound better...