Blaze PowerZone Connect 122D - Carton Contents

Introducon and Overview
2.1 Connecons
PowerZone™ Connect signal input and output connecons are
accomplished via RCA Phono and Euroblock style connectors.
A GPIO (General Purpose In/Out) Euroblock connector enables
some amplier funcons to be controlled, and wireless or RJ45
socket Ethernet network connecon opons are also provided.
PowerZone™ Connect ampliers have no mains power switch
and are operaonal as soon as mains power is connected via the
IEC 60320 mains socket.
2.2 Network Features
PowerZone™ Control
PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are TCP/IP network
connected devices that require a wired or wireless network
connecon to access their conguraon menus. The
conguraon menus are accessed via the PowerZone™Control
Web App interface and cover Input, Zone, Output and General
Sengs funcons. The conguraon menus are fully described
in Secon 4 of this manual.
Audinate Dante
®
PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are oponally compable
with Audinate Dante
®
audio over IP (AoIP) networks and
installaons.
Dante
®
equipped versions of PowerZone™ Connect ampliers
enable the transmission and receipt of digital audio over
an Ethernet network using the IP based Dante
®
protocol.
Conguraon and management of the IP roung for Dante
®
digital audio, including the seng of network parameters
such as IP addresses and subnet masks, is administered by
Audinate’s Dante
®
Controller soware applicaon. Dante
®
Controller downloads and comprehensive guidance on the
conguraon and installaon of Dante
®
based audio over IP
can be found at: www.audinate.com/products/soware/dante-
controller.
2.3 External Device Remote Control
PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are able to be controlled
remotely using the Blaze Wall-S1 control panel. The Wall-S1
is an Ethernet connected wall-mounted device able to
control Blaze PowerZone™ Connect amplier volume and
input source selecon. The Wall-S1 is powered via a POE
(Power Over Ethernet) wired connecon to an appropriately
specied network switch. A single Wall-S1 device can control
one amplier zone only, so remote control of mulple zones
requires mulple Wall-S1 devices – each one assigned to an
individual zone.
Full informaon on Wall-S1 installaon and use can be found
in the Wall-S1 installaon manual available for download from:
hps://blaze-audio.com/products/control/wall-s1/
2.4 Dimensions
PowerZone™ Connect amplier dimensions and features are
illustrated in Diagrams 1a and 1b. The ampliers are primarily
intended for installaon in an equipment rack but can also
be under-desk or wall mounted, or used free standing. They
are fan-cooled and must be installed such that venlaon
apertures are not obstructed.
2.5 Firmware
This manual describes the features, funcons and user
interface of PowerZone™ Connect ampliers running Firmware
Version 1.5.0.
It is strongly recommended that the rmware version
installed in the amplier in use is checked inially, and
regularly thereaer. If updated rmware is available,
the amplier should be updated as a priority.
The rmware installed in the amplier can be idened and
updated by selecng the Device opon in the PowerZone™
Control web app Sengs Menu. Firmware versions can be
checked, and rmware downloaded, from the Blaze website:
hps://blaze-audio.com/support/#Firmware.
3. Carton Contents
PowerZone™ Connect ampliers are shipped in a cardboard
carton containing the amplier unit, a mains cable appropriate
for the sales territory, an accessory pack, and a document pack.
The full contents is listed below.
• Amplier unit
• Mains power cable
• Input connector x 2
• GPIO socket connector
• Output connector x 1 or 2
• Adhesive rubber feet x 4
• Document pack