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Owner's Manual: A 900 A 1400 A 1800 A 2400 A 2800 A 3200
Owner's Manual: A 900 A 1400 A 1800 A 2400 A 2800 A 3200
A 900
POWER PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER
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A 1400
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A 1800
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A 2400 ON
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction ………………………………………………………… 2
Features ……………………………………………………………… 3
Protection …………………………………………………………… 7
Setup ………………………………………………………………… 8
Connections ………………………………………………………… 10
Wiring ………………………………………………………………… 12
Specifications ……………………………………………………… 13
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Introduction A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200
Introduction
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Welcome.
Congratulation and thank you for the purchasing A Series, a state-of-the-art heavy duty
professional amplifier.
These amplifier are designed to provide a big impact in sound reproduction and to
produce the best and highest quality audio at an affordable price. We wish you great
enjoyment and satisfaction when using your amplifier, whether you are an installation,
or reinforcement engineer.
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Features
Features
• 2-channel, parallel or bridged mono operating modes for flexible application 900
Watts for A 900, 1400 Watts for A 1400, 1800 Watts for A 1800, 2400 Watts for A
2400, 2800 Watts for A 2800 and 3200 Watts for A 3200.
• Independent input level controls for each channel allow precision adjustments.
• Precise signal and clip LED indicators to monitor performance, allow you to correct
for overloading (clipping) condition.
• Balanced XLR or balanced 1/4-inch TRS Combination input connector for each
channel and LINK ports.
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Front Panel Controls A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200
1 2 3 5 7 2 1
CLIP
ON
-10dB HPA
-20dB A3200
OFF
SIGNAL
0 10 0 10
CHANNEL 1 ACTIVE CHANNEL 2
8 4 6 8
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Rear Panel Controls
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 1
6 10
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Rear Panel Controls A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Protection
Protection
Every model in the A Series incorporates Current limiting Protection ; At the amplifi-
protection features. The HPA Series front er’s full power limit, or clipping point, the lim-
panel Protection LED indicates the activity iter circuitry will be activated. This is indicated
of the relay speaker connection circuitry in by illumination of the Clip LED. The channel
each channel. When the protection LED turn gain is automatically reduced, protecting the
on, this circuitry is active, and all connected speakers from the high power. This circuitry
speakers are muted. may be activated by uncontrolled feedback,
oscillations, improper equipment gain setting.
Initial power-up ; For approximately five
And this circuitry is virtually transparent in
seconds after initial power-up, the protection
operation and full signal bandwidth is main-
circuitry is activated and the speaker outputs
tained.
are muted. If everything is operating normally,
you will hear an audible click at the conclu- Any time the Protection LED lights up (except
sion of this brief period, as the protection cir- for initial power-up during approximately five
cuitry is deactivated and the A Series begins seconds), there is reason to be concerned. If
delivering signal to connected speakers. It is this occurs, turn the amplifier off immediately
normal for the Protection LED to fade gradu- and check carefully all wiring and external
ally after the amplifier is powered off. equipments in order to locate and correct the
condition.
Thermal Protection ; Abnormally high heat
sink temperatures will engage the Protect
circuitry for the overheating channel only. An
output relay disconnects the speakers until
normal temperature range is restored. During
this time, the Protect LED will light.
To guard against this problem, make sure the
A Series receives adequate ventilation on all
sides and that both the front and rear panels
are unobstructed. If the power transformer
gets too hot, its thermal switch will discon-
nect all of the secondary power and discon-
nect both channel outputs.
Short circuit ; If output is shorted due to
faulty wiring, the thermal circuitry will auto-
matically protect the amplifier. If this will oc-
cur, the load will be disconnected by thermal
protection circuitry (also output relay opens).
DC Voltage Protection ; If an amplifier chan-
nel detects DC voltage at speaker output,
the output relay immediately open to prevent
speaker damage.
Subsonic Frequency Protection ; Built-in
High Pass Filter provides subsonic frequency
protection for each channel.
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Setup A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200
Setup
Clip limiter You should set up the filters so they best suit
the frequency response of your speakers,
since some speakers are particularly sensitive
to over-excursion. The 50Hz filter works well
with most compact full-range speakers.
Mode Select
Clip is the result of an amplifier running into
power supply limitation. The maximum output
voltage that any amplifier can produce is lim-
ited by its power supply. Attempting to output
a voltage (or current) level that exceeds the
power supply result in a flattening effect on
the signal, making it look cut off or “clipped”.
A clipped waveform exhibits extreme har-
monic distortion, dominated by large ampli-
tude odd-ordered harmonics making it sound Stereo Mode
harsh or dissonant.
The clip limiter detects this and reduce the In stereo mode, both channels operate in-
gain to minimize the amount of overdrive. To dependently, with their input gain controls.
preserve as much of the program dynam- Signal at channel 1’s input produces out-
ics as possible, limiting reduces the average put at channel 1, while signal at channel 2’s
program level until peaks barely clip. Each input produces output at channel 2’s output.
channel has its own clip limiter, and you can Recommended minimum nominal load im-
switch it on or off. pedance for stereo operation is 2 ohms per
When driving full-range speakers, clip limiting channel.
reduces high frequency distortion caused by Parallel Mode
bass overload. It also protects higher frequen-
When set to Parallel mode, a signal applied to
cy drivers from excess overdrive and harsh
channel 1’s input will be amplified and appear
clipping harmonics.
at outputs for both channel 1 & 2. With set to
HPF (Hi-Pass Filter) parallel. The parallel mode is well-suited for
applications in which driving two speakers
with the same signal but with separate ampli-
fication.
Bridged Mono Mode
Bridged mono mode straps both amplifier
A filter having a passband extending from channels together to make a very powerful,
some finite cutoff frequency (not zero) up to single-channel monaural amplifier. One chan-
infinite frequency. Also known as a low-cut nel ”pushes” and the other channel “pulls”
filter. HPF rolls off signals below 40Hz. The equally, doubling the power over that of
HPF removes frequencies below 40Hz. The either channel alone. Therefore the voltage is
reproduction of the signal’s bass portion is doubled, the peak power is quadrupled, and
thus optimized, since ultra-low, distracting program power is roughly three times as high
frequencies are eliminated, and more power as that of the individual channel.
is available for the reproduction of the wanted
segment of the signal.
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Setup
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Connections A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200
Connections
Stereo Mode
Parallel Mode
Bridged/Mono
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Connections
Stereo Mode
B B
Parallel Mode
B B
Bridged/Mono
SPK+ to PIN 1+
SPK- to PIN 2+
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Wiring A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200
Wiring
These are several ways to interface the A series amplifier to support a variety of applications.
The A series features balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced
signals is possibles.
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A 900 / 1400 / 1800 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 Specifications
Specifications
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