Audio Engineering Axium AX-400DA Instruction Manual - Axium Music Centre Program

Axium Music Centre Program 

AMC is an amplifier setup program, full control and tracking of the Axium amplifier zone is provided. 

The program runs on PC’s running Win XP, Win 7 or VISTA operating systems, and communicates via 

RS232, USB or Ethernet. 

AMC’s main window provides user functionality for real-time access and control of any amplifier zone. 

When an Axium amplifier is 

first attached to a PC running 

AMC the amplifiers clock is 

automatically set to the PC’s 

current time, date and 

location. 

The Zone and Source 

buttons may be named by 

using a right mouse click 

over the button.  

A naming window opens 

where the name is entered. 

The name is saved in the 

connected 400DA.  

File menu contains the commands:  

•  New window: Opens another AMC main 

window. This is useful for displaying and 

controlling multiple zones simultaneously  

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•  Keypad window: 

A keypad window is displayed 

where a user can cause the selected keypad on the 

network to emit its stored IR strings.

•  Download and save configuration:  

A configuration file contains all information in an 

installation stack, i.e. Zone allocation, Zone & 

Source naming, bass, treble, loudness, max 

volume limits, preset programming etc.  

•  Upload a saved configuration:   

•  Upload Audio file: Direct AMC to the file 

location of suitable “wav” files. Click Open & 

upload the file(s) to the amplifier. 

•  Exit: Shuts down AMC. 

Tools menu contains the commands: 

•  Zone Assignment: Opens a window where 

the 400DA Zones can assigned to between 

0 & 95. Zones on one unit must be different. 

•  IR Routing Tables: Opens a window with a 

selection table where the IR output ports can 

be mapped to specific Controller ports. 

•  Network Settings: Opens a window where a 

Network name can edited, and the IP address 

can be set to either DHCP or static input. A 

selection is provided for synchronizing with an 

internet time server.

•  Media Servers: not implemented on 400DA. 

•  Party Mode Setup: not implemented on 

400DA 

•  Event Viewer: Open a window which displays 

a log of significant events in the amplifiers 

history. 

•  Advanced: Provides selections for Firmware 

update and a Real time log. 

Options Menu contains the port assignments, 

where the program lists the detected ports. 

Select USB, Ethernet or a suitable COM port for 

RS232.  Note: Firmware update can only be 

performed using the USB connection.