AEQ AM-03
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1. V V GND V f V GND V V GND V f V GND V V GND V f V GND V V GND V f V GND V V GND V In addition this equipment features a frontal headphone output to monitor directly the selected audio output 3 1 1 Audio input connections The six connections are numbered from 1 to 6 The left and right channels are labeled R and L respectively as well as the signal of each connector s pin V for the positive polarity V for the negative polarity and GND for the ground INPUT 6 5 4 3 2 1 E Lo V GND V V GND V v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND v v GND V 3 1 2 Audio output connections The equipment has one stereo audio output in the back panel that uses three pin connectors to monitor the selected audio signal with a measurement equipment or similar To use this output the equipment must to be on In the front panel there is a headphone output for a direct monitoring of the selected output PARALLEL Pi HEADPHONE OUTPUT Rees OUTPUT AM 03 AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 4 OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 4 1 General The AM 03 Self Amplified Audio Monitor has been designed in accordance with the actual needs of the operators and audio technicians that carry out their labour in TV and radio broadcasting controls mobile production units and retransmissions VIR rooms cinema control cabinets multi video systems etc The A2. this product are conveniently documented 1 The present guarantee dos not exclude or limit in any way any legally recognized right of the client 2 The period of guarantee is defined to be twelve natural months starting from the date of purchase of the product by the first client To be able to apply to the established in this guarantee it is compulsory condition to inform the authorized distributor or to its effect an AEQ Sales office or the Technical Service of AEQ within thirty days of the appearance of the defect and within the period of guarantee as well as to facilitate a copy of the purchase invoice and serial number of the product It will be equally necessary the previous and expressed conformity form the AEQ Technical Service for the shipment to AEQ of products for their repair or substitution in application of the present guarantee In consequence return of equipment that does not comply with these conditions will not be accepted 3 AEQ will at its own cost repair the faulty product once returned including the necessary labour to carry out such repair wherever the failure is caused by defects of the materials design or workmanship The repair will be carried out in any of the AEQ authorized Technical Service Center This guarantee does not include the freight charges of the product to or from such Authorized Technical Service Center 4 No Extension of the Guarantee Period for repaired product shall be applied Neit
3. AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor USER S MANUAL ED 10 06 V 1 1 14 05 2014 INDEX MISCELLANEOUS 1 1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS POWER AND GROUND CONNECTIONS 3 PROTECTIONS AGAINST VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS 4 WATER AND HUMIDITY 5 VENTILATION AND AMBIENCE MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE a ee eee eee ee ee ea gh a gt ag ett ee ee SIOOR WP POWER REQUIREMENTS 2 1 GENERAL 2 1 1 CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT TO MAINS 2 1 2 EQUIPMENT POWER ON AUDIO CONNECTIONS 3 1 GENERAL 3 1 1 AUDIO INPUT CONNECTIONS 3 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4 1 GENERAL 4 2 OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT 4 2 1 GAIN CONTROL 4 2 2 L R BALANCE SELECTOR 4 2 3 INPUT SELECTION 4 3 AUDIO PHASE METERING 4 3 1 GENERAL 4 3 2 LEFT CHANNEL SIGNAL 4 3 3 RIGHT CHANNEL SIGNAL 4 3 4 STEREO SIGNAL IN PHASE 4 3 5 MONOAURAL SIGNAL IN PHASE 4 3 6 STERIO SIGNAL OUT OF PHASE 4 3 7 MONOAURAL SIGNAL OUT OF PHASE 4 4 MONOTORING WITH HEADPHONES 4 4 1 HEADPHONES CONNECTION DESCRIPTION OF AM 03 FRONT AND BACK PANNELS 5 1 FRONT PANEL 5 2 BACK PANEL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF AM 03 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 1 MISCELLANEOUS 1 1 General precautions The following measures of safety an precaution should be observed during every moment of operation and maintenance of this equip
4. M 03 allows stereo monitoring using a very small space It includes five speakers fed by three way power amplifiers This design provides significant advantages offering high quality sound properly calibrated for operators working within a close audio range between 30 to 90 cm Also the phase meter in the front panel is able to detect any signal out of phase background noise etc All the controls are located on the front panel of the equipment Gain control Six stereo audio inputs selector Left or right channel and balance selector Headphones connector with automatic speaker disconnection Phase meter On Off switch with power led indicator The AM 03 provides innovative solutions to multiple audio monitoring problems offering comparable functions to bigger monitors in one unit rack saving rack space an gaining portability The magnetic shielding of the equipment allows top performances in environments next to video monitors without video image degradation 4 2 Operating the equipment 4 2 1 Gain control The gain control 6 of the unit allows adjusting the volume of the speakers or the headphones 1 The unit is equipped with a power limiter factory adjusted to the maximum level admitter by the equipment AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 4 2 2 L R balance selection The balance switcher 7 admits us to balance the signal between the left and right channels or if necessary using only one of t
5. equently is condensed inside the equipment AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 1 1 5 Ambience and Ventilation The equipment should never be placed on or near a source of heat The use of electronic or electrical devices close to a flame or inflammable gases supposes a danger that should be avoided at all cost All ventilation grids must be un obstructed to allow the proper circulation and let the hot air out 1 1 6 Maintenance The maintenance operations of this units should be carried out exclusively by qualified technical service AEQ is not liable to any damage caused to the equipment due to any maintenance operation without our authorization neither to the damage that an equipment repaired without such authorization could inflict to other equipment or persons Be aware that this unit contains very high voltages dangerous presenting the risk of electric shock The installations of this unit must be fulfilled by qualified technical service just as all internal manipulation AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 1 1 7 Guarantee AEQ warrants that this product has been designed and manufactured under a certified Quality Assurance System AEQ therefore warrants that the necessary test protocols to assure the proper operation and the specified technical characteristics of the product have been followed and accomplished This includes that the general protocols for design and production and the particular ones for
6. her shall a Substituted Products in application of this Guarantee be subject to Guarantee Period Extension 5 The present guarantee will not be applicable in the following situations Improper use or Contrary use of the product as per the User or Instruction Manual violent manipulation exhibition to humidity or extreme thermal or environmental conditions or sudden changes of such conditions electrical discharges or lightning oxidation modifications or not authorized connections repairs or non authorized disassembly of the product spill of liquids or chemical products 6 Under no circumstances whether based upon this Limited Guarantee or otherwise shall AEQ S A be liable for incidental special or consequential damages derived from the use or from the impossibility of using the product AEQ shall not be liable for loss of information in the disks or data support that have been altered or found to be inexact neither for any accidental damage caused by the user or other persons manipulating the product AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 2 POWER REQUIREMENTS 2 1 General The description of the front and back panels of the equipment can be found on the Section 5 Please unfold the graphic cart to obtain a general view of equipment controls and its connections 2 1 1 Connecting the equipment to mains The AM 03 is prepared to operate with voltages between 90 to 250V AC without any previous operation The units ma
7. his turning the switch anti clockwise for the left channel or clockwise for the right cannel 4 2 3 Audio Input selection The switch 8 allows us to select one of the six stereo audio inputs that the unit is equipped with Remember that the input selected with this switch will also be present at the parallel output 12 13 as already mentioned in Section 3 1 2 4 3 Audio phase metering 4 3 1 General The phase meter permits us to monitor the audio signal in phase This can be done in stereo or only left or right channel respectively 4 3 2 Left channel signal presence In the case that the equipment only disposes of a signal proceeding from left channel the phase meter will illuminate as shown in figure 5 FIGURE 5 PHASE DISPLAY 4 3 3 Right channel signal presence In the case that the equipment only disposes of a signal proceeding from right channel the phase meter will illuminate as shown in figure 6 FIGURE 6 PHASE DISPLAY AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 4 3 4 Stereo signal presence in phase In the case the equipment is receiving an stereo signal in phase the phase meter will present the following aspect fig 7 FIGURE 7 PHASE DISPLAY 4 3 5 Monoaural signal presence in phase Incase that the signal present in both channels is monoaural and it is in phase the ohase meter will present the aspect show in figure 8 FIGURE 8 PHASE DISPLAY 4 3 6 Stereo signal p
8. ins connector socket has a fuse box with a 500mA fuse and a spare fuse Note The AM 03 mains cable is delivered with the European normative mains plug and other with the American normative In some countries it could be necessary to replace this plug with one that complies with the local standards If this could be your case please replace the plug before operation 2 1 2 Equipment power on Once checked and modified following the instructions in Section 2 1 1 the equipment is ready to be connect to mains Before connecting it please turn the power switch to off fig 3 Now turn the power switch on If all the instructions have been followed properly the power on led will illuminate and the same will happened with the central led of the led audio phase meter fig 4 The process of preparing and connecting the equipment to mains has finished Turn off the power of the unit and proceed with the connection of the audio signals as indicated in Section 3 PHASE DISPLAY FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 3 AUDIO CONNECTIONS 3 1 General The AM 03 is equipped in the back panel with six stereo audio inputs and a parallel output that allow to direct the audio signal that is being monitored to for example metering instruments patch panel etc For this connections female connector are supplied OUTPUT INPUT 6 5 4 3 2 1 R L R L V GND V V GND V V GND V V GND V V GND
9. ment The erroneous handling or ignoring this instructions could alter in a serious way the functioning and performance of the equipment AEQ will not be liable to any injuries or damages incurred by an incorrect handling of the equipment 1 1 1 Read all Instructions Before operating this equipment an connecting it to any external power source it is absolutely necessary to thoroughly read all the instructions contained in this manual and to do so in the established order This way you will get the best performance from your equipment from the very start and at the same time you will avoid any incorrect handling or operation that could result in damage to the same 1 1 2 Power and Ground connection To reduce the electrical shock risk the AM 03 must to be connected to ground The unit is supplied with the ground plug connector If necessary to change the plug the ground wire is the yellow green one 1 1 3 Protection against voltage fluctuations On locations where power fluctuations are frequent an external protection device is needed to guarantee that the voltage required for the unit is the appropriate one 1 1 4 Water and humidity It is strongly recommended to not use the equipment on locations where there exist a risk of water penetrating in the interior of the equipment i e rain mist wet floors etc Neither is it recommended to use the equipment on locations with an elevated level of atmospheric humidity whereas this fr
10. resence out of phase In case that the signal received by the equipment is stereo but out of phase the display of the phase meter will have the aspect as in figure 9 FIGURE 9 PHASE DISPLAY 4 3 7 Monoaural signal presence out of phase In the case that the signal received is monoaural and out of phase the display of the ohase meter will have the aspect as shown in figure 10 FIGURE 10 PHASE DISPLAY 4 4 Headphones monitoring 4 4 1 Headphones connector The headphones connector 1 gives the opportunity to carry out a direct monitoring The disconnection of the speakers will be done automatically when the headphones jack is inserted on the connector All the controls gain balance etc will remain operative in this listening mode AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 5 DESCRIPTION OF AM 03 FRONT AND BACK PANELS 5 1 AM 03 front panel ADA OS3 1 Headphones connector 2 Left channel mid high frequency stereo way 3 Phase meter 4 Monoaural low frequency way 5 Right channel mid high frequency stereo way 6 Gain control 7 Left Right and balance control 8 Stereo input selector 1 2 3 4 5y 6 9 Power ON OFF switch 10 Power indicator led 5 2 AM 03 back panel 11 Mains connector socket and fuse s box 12 Parallel audio output for the selected right channel input 13 Parallel audio output for the selected left channel input 14 Audio inp
11. sted to the optimal output power Cross over frequencies Low Mid 600 Hz Mid High 4 KHz Frequency response 65 Hz to 19 KHz Harmonic distortion lt 0 1 90 250 V AC 50 60 Hz 50 VA Width 483 mm 19 Height 44 mm 1 Unit rack Depth 365 mm 14 4 6 2 Kilograms Note The technical specifications contained in this page are merely orientative They are subject to change without previous advice AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor T ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOTE This equipment complies with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor
12. ut number 6 right channel 15 Audio input number 6 left channel 16 Audio input number 5 right channel 17 Audio input number 5 left channel 18 Audio input number 4 right channel 19 Audio input number 4 left channel 20 Audio input number 3 right channel 21 Audio input number 3 left channel 22 Audio input number 2 right channel 23 Audio input number 2 left channel 24 Audio input number 1 right channel 25 Audio input number 1 left channel AEQ AM 03 Self powered Stereo Audio Monitor 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 1 Technical specifications of AM 03 Inputs Outputs Controls Metering Acoustic System Power Requirements Dimensions Peso 6 stereo inputs selectable from the front panel electronically balanced with FF filter Impedance gt 100 KOhm Nominal level 0 dBv Connectors Male connector 3 pole pitch 5 08mm 1 stereo parallel audio output to the selected input with male connector 3 pole pitch 5 08mm 600 Ohm stereo headphones connector female 4 connector with automatic speaker disconnection Input selector Balance control Gain control Phase meter Left Right by 25 led matrix in a 5 x 5 configuration Three way acoustic system Low Monoaural 1 compression magnet dynamic speaker Mid Stereo 2 compression magnet dynamic speaker High Stereo 2 piezo electric speakers Limiter Incorporated to protect speakers adju
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