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Redback® Proudly Made In Australia

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Redback® A 4480B

 8 In to 8 Out Audio Switcher

REDBACK

 is a registered trademark of Altronic Distributors Pty Ltd

Since 1976 Redback amplifiers have been manufactured in Perth, Western Australia by Altronics. With over 40 years 
experience in the commercial audio industry, we offer consultants, installers and end users reliable products of high build 
quality with local product support. We believe there is significant added value for customers when purchasing an 
Australian made Redback amplifier or PA product

Australian Made Status

All Redback house products made by Altronics will now be sporting the official Australian Made logo. Since starting manu-
facturing of commercial audio equipment in the mid 70’s we have always taken pride in producing a quality local product.

The new adoption of the Australian Made logo will help us get the word out to local and export markets that our 
products carry the official compliance seal of the Australian Made campaign. We have always pushed our ‘local is better’ 
line in all of our marketing efforts, it’s always an added boost when you are backed up by a widely recognised and
respected icon.

Industry leading 10 year warranty.

There’s a reason we have the industry leading DECADE warranty. It’s because of a long tried and tested history of 
bulletproof reliability. We’ve heard PA contractors tell us they still see the original Redford amplifier still in service in schools 
- that’s over 40 years of operation - and still going strong!

Published by Altronic Distributors 
© 2020 Altronic Distributors

Summary of Contents for A 4931

Page 1: ... Music Source Selector Wallplate Redback Proudly Made In Australia Distributed by Altronic Distributors Pty Ltd Phone 1300 780 999 Fax 1300 790 999 Internet www altronics com au IMPORTANT NOTE Please read these instructions carefully from front to back prior to installation They include important setup instructions Failure to follow these instructions may prevent the system from working as designe...

Page 2: ... starting manu facturing of commercial audio equipment in the mid 70 s we have always taken pride in producing a quality local product The new adoption of the Australian Made logo will help us get the word out to local and export markets that our products carry the official compliance seal of the Australian Made campaign We have always pushed our local is better line in all of our marketing effort...

Page 3: ...aging console and emergency input volumes 16 2 8 Adjusting the zone volumes 16 3 0 Local Audio Paging Console Options 3 1 Local audio configuration 16 3 2 Paging console configuration 17 3 3 Configuring the paging console lockout on the LCD 17 3 4 Configuring the program isolate on the LCD 17 4 0 Emergency Overrides Priorities 4 1 Priorities 20 4 2 Priority input 20 4 3 Labelling of input sources ...

Page 4: ... 2 2 Menu accessed features 28 5 2 3 DIP Switch settings 29 5 2 4 Screen Layout Guide 29 5 2 5 Navigating The Menu 30 5 3 Local microphone line input wallplate A 4931 5 3 1 Features 31 5 3 2 Connections 31 5 3 1 Connecting the A 4931 local input wall plates to the A 4493 Zone wall plates 31 5 4 Preset selector wallplate A 4476 5 4 1 Features 32 5 4 2 DIP switch settings 32 6 0 Troubleshooting 6 1 ...

Page 5: ...s enabled via a trigger input or vox enabled dual RCA input Local Inputs 1 8 via optional A 4931 wall plate mutes any auxiliary source selected to that zone Local inputs can be configured for either balanced mic or line operation Aux inputs 1 8 can be switched to any zone or combination of zones Each of the eight auxiliary inputs have tamper proof volume treble and bass controls plus a signal pres...

Page 6: ...ature Power fail trigger 240V AC or 24V DC operation 19 Rack Mount 2 unit Optional Features Zone and emergency over ride paging via A 4481 paging console Remote zone control of volume and music sources via A 4493 wall plate Preset selection via A 4476 preset wall plate Local microphone or music input connection via A 4931 and A 4493 wall plates Priority Order Priority 1 is the highest priority and...

Page 7: ...s on off button This button is used to switch on or off the general paging to a particular zone See section 3 3 for more information This does not block emergency paging Program isolate button This button is used to isolate inputs from a particular zone see section 3 4 for more information Help button Pressing this button provides help on the selected option See section 7 0 Help Confirm button Thi...

Page 8: ...e Earth Lift 24VDC In Power Fail _ Manufactured in Australia By Altronic Distributors Pty Ltd www redbackaudio com au BCD DIP SWITCH SETTINGS DIP SWITCH CHIME CONTACT 4 5 6 7 CH2 CH1 CANCEL OFF OFF OFF OFF Pre Announce Ding Dong ON OFF OFF OFF Pre Announce Repeating Bong OFF ON OFF OFF Pre Announce Repeating Bing OFF OFF ON OFF Pre Announce CANCEL OFF OFF OFF ON Ding Dong Pre Announce ON ON ON ON ...

Page 9: ...paging consoles These RJ45 ports connect to the A 4481 zone paging consoles or A 4476 preset plate NOTE A maximum of eight A 4481 mic consoles and a single A 4476 preset plate may be used at the same time In this case only seven A 4475 zone wallplates can be used The A 4476 will operate in any Zone wall plate or Paging console RJ45 port 14 Emergency input Vox Level Use this trimpot adjustment to c...

Page 10: ...t zones the main bar the beer garden the restaurant and the kitchen All adjustments will be made from the front panel of the A 4480B A programming template in PDF format is available to download from the Altronics website This allows you to map your inputs outputs zone names source names and presets before you commence programming A printed copy is located at the end of operating manual see sectio...

Page 11: ...n details Voice Over message The A 4573 has a voice over option which is used to playback a recorded messsage This is enabled by switching DIP switch 2 to ON Refer to table 2 for DIP Switch settings Once enabled the recorded message will play twice after four cycles of the evac tone Note this voice over will only operate when the A 4573 is in evac mode To record a message connect the supplied micr...

Page 12: ...T 4 5 6 7 CH2 CAN CH1 OFF OFF OFF OFF Pre Announce Ding Dong ON OFF OFF OFF Pre Announce Repeating Bong OFF ON OFF OFF Pre Announce Repeating Bing OFF OFF ON OFF Pre Announce CANCEL OFF OFF OFF ON Ding Dong Pre Announce ON ON ON ON Ding Dong Repeating Bong OFF ON ON ON Ding Dong Repeating Bing ON OFF ON ON Ding Dong CANCEL ON ON OFF ON Repeating Bong Pre Announce ON ON ON OFF Repeating Bong Ding D...

Page 13: ...put Voice Chime Alert Over Evac Optional Settings SW4 Not Used 1 2 3 4 ZONE PLATES OR PRESET PLATES INPUTS SW1 SW2 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Expansion IN Expansion OUT SW5 ON OFF 1 Phantom Phantom Power On Power Off 2 Mic Level Line Level Switches 3 4 Not Used Vox Level Volume Priority Input L R Vox Level Trigger Paging Consoles Preset Plates 2 1 1 2 3 4 Input 1 2 XLR Aux Input Sensitivity DIP Switch Settin...

Page 14: ... 2 3 4 Aux Input Sensitivity DIP Switch Settings SW1 ON OFF 1 Input 1 0 3V 0 7V 2 Input 2 0 3V 0 7V 3 Input 3 0 3V 0 7V 4 Input 4 0 3V 0 7V SW2 ON OFF 1 Input 5 0 3V 0 7V 2 Input 6 0 3V 0 7V 3 Input 7 0 3V 0 7V 4 Input 8 0 3V 0 7V 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 24V DC 4A POWER SUPPLY BACKUP SUPPLY M 8973 24V DC 5A POWER SUPPLY PLUGPACK SUPPLIED Setup Guide 2 4 CO...

Page 15: ...zone This is displayed on the screen by an For instance in our example we want to route the DVD player input 2 to the main bar zone 1 Pressing zone se lection button 1 twice will move the 2 positions from the off position to input 2 thus routing the DVD player to zone 1 Continuing to press the zone 1 button will move the through all the inputs and then to the off position where the will no longer ...

Page 16: ...rspex cover is provided which can be screwed on to the front panel which covers these bass treble and input volume pots to prevent tampering Fig 2 6A Fig 2 7A 3 0 LOCAL AUDIO PAGING CONSOLE OPTIONS 3 1 LOCAL AUDIO CONFIGURATION The local audio configuration on the LCD indicates zones that have a local audio source connected via the A 4478 local audio wall plate and the A 4491 92 zone wall plate se...

Page 17: ...RING THE PROGRAM ISOLATE ON THE LCD The A 4480B can be setup to isolate selected input sources from a zone so these inputs are isolated or BLOCKED for that zone Examples might include music being isolated or blocked to the car park or common areas To isolate an input from a zone press the isolate button on the front of the A 4480B The screen shown in Fig3 1C will ap pear In this example input 1 is...

Page 18: ...on the rear of the A 4480B The audio input has a trimpot adjustable vox input sensitivity Output levels Voice Chime Alert Over Evac 24VDC In 4A M205 Lift Chassis ZONE PLATES OR PRESET PLATE Keyboard INPUTS SW2 SW1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SW5 ON OFF 1 Phantom Phantom Power On Power Off 2 Mic Level Line Level Switches 3 4 Not Used Vox Level Volume Priority Input L R Vox Level Trigger To Paging Consoles Pres...

Page 19: ...e the user to the label inputs screen Press the numbers 1 8 on the keyboard to select the input to label Type in the label required and press return Press escape to exit back to the main label input screen To label the output zones Press the letter z on the keyboard This will navigate the user to the label zones screen Press the numbers 1 8 on the keyboard to select the zone to label Type in the l...

Page 20: ...Cold 2 1 3 SW3 Input 1 2 XLR Phantom Power Settings SW ON OFF 1 Input 1 ON OFF 2 Input 2 ON OFF Triggers OUTPUTS 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 EMERGENCY INPUT DC Fuse Earth Lift 24VDC In Power Fail _ Manufactured in Australia By Altronic Distributors Pty Ltd www redbackaudio com au BCD DIP SWITCH SETTINGS DIP SWITCH CHIME CONTACT 4 5 6 7 CH2 CH1 CANCEL OFF OFF OFF OFF Pre Announce Ding Dong ON OFF OFF OFF Pre A...

Page 21: ...3V 0 7V 4 Input 8 0 3V 0 7V 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 POWER REDBACK A 4270 125W Public Address Amplifie PHASE 5 ZONE 5 AMPLIFIER LINE IN POWER REDBACK A 4270 125W Public Address Amplifie PHASE 5 LINE IN POWER REDBACK A 4270 125W Public Address Amplifie PHASE 5 LINE IN POWER REDBACK A 4270 125W Public Address Amplifie PHASE 5 LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN L...

Page 22: ...be loaded for the bingo Without the last setting preset the previous setup would be lost The bingo night comes and goes and the previous setup can now be loaded by selecting the previous preset in the preset screen 4 4 4 Setting up a user defined preset To set up a user defined preset configure the audio sources and output zones as per section 2 5 Once you are satisfied with your selections press ...

Page 23: ...4480B see section 5 1 3 to 5 1 5 for details Each unit must be assigned an ID number through DIP switch settings on the rear of the unit A pre announcement chime is available at the paging console and through the PA system Both of these are set by DIP switches on the rear of the unit 1 24V DC connector 2 1mm DC jack centre pin positive 2 RJ45 connector For connection back to the A 4480B 3 Cascade ...

Page 24: ...ON Ding Dong CANCEL ON ON OFF ON Repeating Bong Pre Announce ON ON ON OFF Repeating Bong Ding Dong OFF OFF ON ON Repeating Bong Repeating Bing OFF ON OFF ON Repeating Bong CANCEL OFF ON ON OFF Repeating Bing Pre Announce ON ON OFF OFF Repeating Bing Ding Dong ON OFF ON OFF Repeating Bing Repeating Bong ON OFF OFF ON Repeating Bing CANCEL The Alert Evacuation module has multiple chime options a rec...

Page 25: ...peating Bong Pre Announce ON ON ON OFF Repeating Bong Ding Dong OFF OFF ON ON Repeating Bong Repeating Bing OFF ON OFF ON Repeating Bong CANCEL OFF ON ON OFF Repeating Bing Pre Announce ON ON OFF OFF Repeating Bing Ding Dong ON OFF ON OFF Repeating Bing Repeating Bong ON OFF OFF ON Repeating Bing CANCEL The Alert Evacuation module has multiple chime options a recordable voice over message and adju...

Page 26: ... Pre Announce Repeating Bing OFF OFF ON OFF Pre Announce CANCEL OFF OFF OFF ON Ding Dong Pre Announce ON ON ON ON Ding Dong Repeating Bong OFF ON ON ON Ding Dong Repeating Bing ON OFF ON ON Ding Dong CANCEL ON ON OFF ON Repeating Bong Pre Announce ON ON ON OFF Repeating Bong Ding Dong OFF OFF ON ON Repeating Bong Repeating Bing OFF ON OFF ON Repeating Bong CANCEL OFF ON ON OFF Repeating Bing Pre A...

Page 27: ... If a zone label is not required press cancel to complete the process of storing a group of zones Note if the keyboard is not operational it may need to be unplugged and connected again To recall zones Press the recall button Any buttons which are programmed with groups of zones will illuminate If any of these groups were given a label then these will show on the LCD Select one of the illuminated ...

Page 28: ... Features Remote selection of input audio source Volume control of zone input Volume control of local input Mute function Zone Lockout Personal Identification Number PIN Menu Lockout Function 2 stage wall plate functionality Lockout Provision for input of local microphone or line level audio via A 4931 plate Cat5e connection to A 4480B Powered from the A 4480B 5 2 2 Menu Accessed Features Enable D...

Page 29: ...explained in section 7 0 9 Zone volume down button Press this button to decrease the zone volume 10 Zone volume bar graph indicator This bar provides a quick visual indicator of the zone volume 11 Zone volume indicator The number signifies the actual zone volume level This will display either a percentage figure or MIN when the volume is 0 or MAX when the volume is 100 12 Zone volume up button Pre...

Page 30: ...ocks the inputs so that the input source cannot be changed by pressing the input buttons on the LCD Note The volume and mute buttons are still accessible at this lockout level The second level locks out the entire wall plate so that none of the buttons function Press the Lock Unlock Screen button and follow the prompts 4 Backlight Timeout The time the backlight remains on after the screen has been...

Page 31: ...n and then highlight the zones to be disabled Once the inputs are disabled the buttons will be displayed in a light blue colour on the LCD These highlighted buttons now inaccessible 5 3 A 4931 LOCAL MICROPHONE LINE INPUT WALL PLATES The A 4931 local input wall plate provides a means of overriding the input to a zone with a local input source located in that zone An ex ample may be a mobile phone f...

Page 32: ...nd AUX Music input will mix together and either will activate the VOX circuit The audio from the A 4931 will then override the A 4493 zone input audio source DIP Switch 2 set to ON The Mic only will activate the VOX circuit and mute the AUX Music input if used The audio from the A 4931 will then override the A 4493 zone input audio source 5 4 A 4476 PRESET SELECTOR WALL PLATE The A 4476 wallplate ...

Page 33: ...buttons to unlock and lock the unit See section 4 4 Make sure the emergency mic is turned off when not in use 6 1 2 RJ45 cabling configuration for system components 586A Straight through System components are connected using pin to pin configuration RJ45 data cabling as shown in fig 6 1B When install ing ensure all connections are verified with a LAN cable tester before switching any system compon...

Page 34: ...hen back to input 1 and so on The paging console settings shown on the right of the LCD are covered in the PA ON OFF help page 7 1 2 Preset Help Page CREATE A PRESET To create a preset set your input to output configuration on the main screen Press preset button to enter preset page To save your settings into preset 1 hold button 1 on the left until told to let go To save preset 2 repeat with butt...

Page 35: ... mm Weight 4kg A 4481 Paging Console Output connection 4 x RJ45 8P8C Data transmission Cat5e cabling max 300m Front panel controls Zone selection 1 8 store recall all call cancel emergency paging PTT switch Rear panel controls Chime output level mic output level Other inputs USB keyboard type A Mic frequency response 100Hz 10kHz Mic Sensitivity 76dB 3dB Mic Polar pattern Cardioid unidirectional Po...

Page 36: ... audio source names must be the same on all presets Max 10 characters per zone source name Retain for your records A PDF form version of this is available for download on the A 4480B product page at www altronics com au PRESET 1 PRESET 2 INPUTS ZONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 INITIAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION DEFAULT PRESET 1 2 3 4 LOCAL PAGING 5 6 7 8 INPUTS ZONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 LOCAL PAGING 5 6 7 8 IN...

Page 37: ...cher Programming Sheets PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 5 DEFAULT Note that preset 5 is always default This preset cannot be renamed INPUTS ZONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 LOCAL PAGING 5 6 7 8 INPUTS ZONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 LOCAL PAGING 5 6 7 8 INPUTS ZONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 LOCAL PAGING 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 38: ...is is available for download on the A 4481 product page at www altronics com au 1 ZONE NAMES 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECALL 4 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 39: ...www altronics com au Redback Proudly Made In Australia 39 Redback A 4480B 8 In to 8 Out Audio Switcher NOTES ...

Page 40: ...the A 4480B by downloading the relative update version from www altronics com au or redbackaudio com au if available To perform an update follow these steps 1 Download the Zip file from the website 2 Remove the Micro SD card from the rear of the A 4480B and insert it into your PC 3 Extract the contents of the Zip file to the root folder of the Micro SD Card 4 Rename the extracted BIN file to updat...

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