Arcam MZ8 - Manual

6 Placing the unit Place the amplifier on a level, firm surface, avoiding direct sunlight and sources of heat or damp. Alternatively, the unit can be installed in a 19” equipment rack using the rack ears supplied. Attach the rack ears to the sides of the MZ amplifier using the supplied bolts, as sho...

7 A UDIO IN A UDIO IN Z1 Z2 Z5 Z6 A UDIO IN Z3 Z4 Sp eak er t erminals Po w er I nlet 12V Trigger Zone 1 Trims Zone 2 I nput S elec t Zone 1 I nput Zone 2 I nput RS232 C onnec tion Zone 5 & 6 C onnec tions and C on tr ols Zone 3 & 4 C onnec tions and C on tr ols C onn ec t a n RS232 rem ot e...

8 Speaker Installation The MZ12 amplifier allows the connection of up to twelve independent loudspeaker channels, arranged in six stereo zones. The MZ8 amplifier provides eight channels in four zones. Each zone is designed to provide amplification to one room of a multi-room installation; further op...

9 bi-amping Bi-amping is the separation of the amplification of low- and high- frequency signals over two amplifiers. You will need to connect to loudspeakers that provide separate terminals for the two cables. Each speaker must have two pairs of terminals; one pair labelled HF For ‘High Frequency’,...

10 Zone operation Each zone (except Zone 1) has an input switch. This switch allows the input for the zone to be taken from either the corresponding zone input or the zone 1 input. This allows for the input to zone 1 to be sent to multiple loudspeaker pairs. Switch all input switches to Zone 1 if yo...

12 Worldwide Guarantee This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge, during the first two years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor. The manufacturer can take no responsibility for ...

13 rs232 control Conventions All hexadecimal numbers begin 0x. Any character in single quotes gives the ASCII equivalent of a hex value. <n> represents an unknown or variable number. Command and response formats Communication between the remote controller (RC) and the MZ8/MZ12 takes the form o...

14 Zone numbers The following zone numbers are defined: 0x01 - Zone number 1. (Zone 1 is the master zone. Commands that are global are addressed to Zone 1) 0x02 - Zone number 2. 0x03 - Zone number 3. 0x04 – Zone number 4. 0x05 – Zone number 5. 0x06 – Zone number 6. Answer codes The following answer ...

15 System Command Specifications COMMAND:Byte: Description: St 0x21 Zn Zone number Cc 0x0E Dl 0x01 Data 0xF0 – Request mute status Et 0x0D RESPONSE:Byte: Description: St 0x21 Zn Zone number Cc 0x0E Ac Answer code Dl 0x01 Data 0x00 – Zone is muted0x01 – Zone is not muted Et 0x0D software version (0x0...