Sonance ASAP3D Front Panel Indicators and Controls, IR Pass-ThruOutputs, IR Bus Connection

SO N A M P ® ASAP3D SE ST E R E O PO W E R AM P L I F I E R

IR Pass-Thru Outputs					volume of the Local source against the volume of the House
The	IR PASS-THRU	OUTPUT	connectors		source (the volume of which is determined by the source com-
					ponent feeding the HOUSE SPEAKER IN connections). Use a
(see	Figure 14)	pass	IR signals
					small screwdriver or similar tool to adjust the potentiometers.
received at the IR INPUT connector (see
above) and IR Bus input. They are				FIGURE 14:	IN THE IR TRIGGER MODE: The L [left] Level Control potentiometer
designed for connection of IR emitters				IR PASS-THRU	sets the maximum volume level that both amplifier channels
like the Sonance E1, E2, VE1 and VE2.				OUTPUT	will achieve when responding to IR volume commands.
The connectors accept 3.5mm mono				CONNECTORS	Volume commands above that level will be ignored.
male plugs. A red LED located between					N O T E : A M P L I F I E R V O L U M E , M U T I N G A N D BBE ON/OFF C A N B E
the connectors flashes to indicate IR activity.
					C O N T R O L L E D V I A IR R E G A R D L E S S O F W H I C H T R I G G E R M O D E I S
IR Bus Connection					S E L E C T E D .

The IR Bus connection (see Figure 15)

SENSE [Audio Trigger Sensitivity] Adjustment

links

IR

PA S S

TH R U

OU T P U T

signals

The amount of Local source audio input

between

multiple

ASAP3D

SE

voltage required to switch the ASAP3D

amplifiers, so

that a

single set of

IR

SE from the House source to the Local

emitters

can

respond to

commands

FIGURE 15:

source can be adjusted with the front-

from

multiple

IR controllers.

This

is

IR BUS

panel SENSE

potentiometer (see Figure

useful if a single set of source compo-

CONNECTIONS

18). Turning the control

clockwise

nents

is

being shared

by different

FIGURE 18:

decreases

the

trigger

sensitivity

amplifiers for different zones.

AUDIO TRIGGER

(requires more

signal to

trigger

the

SENSITIVITY

AC Trigger Outlet

input change).

ADJUSTMENT

The ASAP3D SE will sense when a TV

• The minimum signal required

for

triggering

is

5mV; the

maximum is

4.5V. The factory

connected to

the AC

TRIGGER

OUTLET

setting is 5mV.

(see Figure 16) is turned ON and will

switch to the Local source as long as

Audio Switching Delay Adjustment

the AC

TRIGGER OUTLET

is

supplying

When the AUDIO trigger mode is active,

current to the

TV. When

the

current

the amount

of

time it takes for

the

draw

ceases the amplifier

will

switch

FIGURE 16:

ASAP3D SE to revert back to the House

back to the House source.

AC TRIGGER

source after the LOCAL input audio sig-

The 120V version of

the

ASAP3D

SE

OUTLET

nal has ceased can be adjusted with

includes an IEC power cable with one

the front-panel DELAY potentiometer

FIGURE 19:

end

designed to connect to a

TV’s power cable. The other

(see Figure 19). Turning the control

SWITCHING DELAY

end has a male IEC power connector that is designed to con-

clockwise increases the delay time.

ADJUSTMENT

nect to the amplifier’s AC TRIGGER OUTLET.

• The minimum delay time is 3

To maximize the ASAP3D SE’s compatibility with a variety of

seconds; the maximum is 2 minutes. The factory setting is

TVs, the trigger sensitivity of the AC TRIGGER OUTLET is user-

3 seconds.

adjustable. See AC Trigger Button, next column.

N O T E : I N T H E V O L T A G E A N D AC T R I G G E R

M O D E S , R E V E R S I O N

N O T E : T H E AC T R I G G E R O U T L E T I S N O T F U S E D . T H E R E A R - PA N E L

B A C K T O T H E H O U S E S O U R C E I S I N S TA N TA N E O U S A F T E R T H E

T R I G G E R I N G E V E N T C E A S E S .

AC F U S E

P R O T E C T S T H E

ASAP3D SE C I R C U I T R Y O N LY.

STBY [Standby] Pinhole Switch

Front Panel Indicators and Controls

Pushing the STBY pinhole switch (see

Level Control Adjustment

Figure 20) disables the automatic input

IN ALL TRIGGER MODES EXCEPT FOR IR: The

triggering and passes the House source

through to the

speaker outputs.

The

front-panel Level Control

[L, R]

poten-

HOUSE LED (see Status LEDs, on page 9)

tiometers

(see

Figure

17)

control

the

will flash once every 5 seconds to indi-

volume of the source connected to the

FIGURE 17:

FIGURE 20:

cate the standby condition.

LOCAL LINE IN or LOCAL SPEAKER IN jacks.

LEVEL CONTROL

STBY [STANDBY]

Pushing the STBY button again will

These

can be

used

to

balance

the

ADJUSTMENTS

BUTTON

restore normal operation.

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