The Plena BGM/paging system is the versatile all-inone solution to cover all needs for background music (BGM), making announcements and paging people. This high-performance yet affordable unit is very easy
to install and operate.
It is typically used in shops, supermarkets, restaurants, bars, schools, canteens, gyms, garages and other places where BGM creates the right atmosphere, and also amplified speech needs to be heard clearly.
Electrical | |
Mains power supply | |
Voltage | 230/115 VAC, ±10%, 50/60 Hz |
Inrush current | 8 A @ 230 VAC / 16 A @ 115 VAC |
Max power consumption | 400 VA |
Max/rated output power | 180 W / 120 W |
Performance | |
Frequency response | 60 Hz to 18 kHz (+1/‑3 dB @ ref. rated output) |
Distortion | <1% @ rated output, 1 kHz |
Bass control | -8/+8 dB @ 100 Hz |
Treble control | -8/+8 dB @ 10 kHz |
Mic input | 1 x |
Connectors | 5-pin DIN, balanced, 6.3 mm jack |
Sensitivity | 1 mV |
Impedance | >1 kohm |
S/N (flat at max volume) | 63 dB |
S/N (flat at min volume/ | 75 dB |
Headroom | 25 dB |
Speech Filter | -3 dB @ 315 Hz, high-pass, 6 dB/oct |
Phantom power supply (on 5‑pin DIN) | 12 v |
VOX (on 6.3 mm jack) | Attack time 200 ms, release time 2 s, ducking level adjustable |
Mic input | 2 x |
Connector | 3-pin XLR, balanced |
Sensitivity | 1m V |
Impedance | >1 kohm |
S/N (flat at max volume) | 63 dB |
S/N (flat at min volume/muted) | 75 dB |
Headroom | 25 dB |
Phantom power supply | 12 V |
Auxiliary input | |
Connector | Cinch, converted to mono |
Sensitivity | 200 mV |
Impedance | 22 kohm |
S/N (flat at max volume)muted) | 70 dB |
S/N (flat at min volume/muted) | 75 dB |
Headroom | 25 dB |
Tuner | |
Tuning range | FM : 87.5 to 108 MHz (Europe, 50 kHz; Asia / USA, 100 kHz), AM : 531 to 1602 kHz(Europe, 9 kHz), 530 to 1610 kHz(Asia / USA, 10 kHz) |
FM sensitivity | 2 µV (26 dB S/N) |
AM sensitivity | 30 µV (20 dB S/N) |
Frequency response | 30 Hz to 15 kHz (+1 / -3 dB, FM) |
Distortion | <1% |
S/N | >63 dB (1 mV, FM) |
Tuner output | 1 x |
Connector | Cinch, (RCA) stereo |
Nominal level | 200 mV |
DVD-Player | |
Frequency response | 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1/-3 dB) |
Distortion | <0.1% |
S/N | >96 dB |
General | |
MP3 bit rates | CBR 32 kbps to 320 kbps and VBR, mono and stereo |
Data buffer shock protection | 16 MB |
DVD/CD player output | 1 x |
Optical output | TOSlink (PCM, multi channel) |
Supported Formats | DVD, CD, (re-)writables MP3, MP4, JPEG |
Video outputs | |
Component connectors | 3 x cinch |
Composite connector | 1 x cinch |
S-video connector | 1 x mini-DIN |
General | |
Data buffer | 8 MB (shock protection) |
Lifetime | >10.000 CD play cycles |
Max number of titles | 999 (MP3), 99 (audio CD) |
Tape output | |
Connector | Cinch, 2x mono |
Nominal level | 350 mV |
Impedance | 1 kohm |
Loudspeaker outputs | 6 x 2 |
Connector | Screw, floating |
100 V outputs | 120 W rated (all zones together) |
Zone output attenuation | 100/70/50/35/25/18 V for 0/‑3/‑6/‑9/‑12/‑15 dB (120/60/30/15/8/4 W) |
8 ohm outputs | 18 V (40 W rated per zone) |
Call-active | 1 x |
Connector | Screw |
Relay | Voltage free, max 100 V, 2 A |
Mechanical | |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 144 x 430 x 320 mm (19″ wide, 3U high) |
Weight | Approx. 11.6 kg |
Mounting | Standalone (rack mounting not recommended) |
Color | Charcoal |
Environmental | |
Operating temperature | -10 °C to +45 °C (14 °F to +113 °F) |
Storage temperature | -40°C to +70 °C (-40 °F to +158 °F) |
Relative humidity | <95% |
Acoustic noise level of fan | <35 dB SPL at 1 m, temperature controlled |
The DVD/CD player provides up to a whole workweek of high quality uninterrupted music playback from a single MP3 DVD. It supports music organized on a disk in multiple folders. The player will automatically search and play all playable formats on a disk, and has repeat mode. Navigation is done on the multi lingual on screen display.
The unit plays normal audio and video DVD/CDs, as well as long-play MPEG2, MP3 encoded CDs. It can also play MP3s and display JPEGs on CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-R. MP3-files with bit-rates from 32 kbps to 320 kbps, mono/ stereo/joint-stereo, and both continuous bit-rates (CBR) and variable bit-rate (VBR)
are supported. Component, composite, and S-Video connectors are available for video output. The unit plays PAL and NTSC content in progressive scan as well as interleaved.
The disc part of the unit also has a TOSlink optical output that supports S/P DIF as well as DST and Dolby Digital. It is possible to output S/P DIF regardless of the source and choose left/right, surround channels of Low frequency effects on this output. Basic controls are on the unit itself, while navigation and configuration is done with the remote control and the on screen display. The unit supports most major languages, and it is possible to set regional preference, such as subtitle language preference.
The digitally controlled FM/AM tuner uses a frequency synthesizer for accurate capture of radio stations and has 10 presets for each waveband to store favorite programs. An auxiliary (music) input and tape output provide connections for external equipment.
Microphone Inputs
The announcement part of the unit has three balanced microphone inputs. Microphone input 1 has a DIN socket on the rear for a priority microphone (e.g. the LBB 1950/00) with selectable priority, a two-tone chime to precede a priority announcement, a speech filter, phantom power. It also has a phone jack connector on the front with selectable VOX activation for a dynamic microphone, such as the LBC 2900/15,
as well as presets for music ducking level and chime volume. Microphone inputs 2 and 3 have XLR sockets with selectable phantom power, and are mixed with the BGM. All microphone inputs and the music source have their own volume control, with a shared bass and treble tone control and a shared master volume control.
The powerful 120 W output section has two transformer-isolated, 100 V constant voltage outputs for driving 100 V-loudspeakers in two separate zones. The 100 V-technique reduces line losses on longer distances and allows easy parallel connection of multiple loudspeakers. Both zones can be selected
individually from the front panel, and the output level for each zone can be individually set. Each zone also has a low-voltage output for connecting 8 ohm, transformerless loudspeakers (consumer-type). There is a separate, 100 V call-only output for addressing an area where announcements are necessary, but BGM is not desired. A voltage-free call-active contact is available for overriding local volume controls during priority calls, and for other purposes. An LED meter monitors the output.