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amp.1640 User Guide

Content

Important information...ii

Limited three-year warranty...ii

Limitation of liability...iii

Important safety instructions...iv

Welcome to amp.1640...1

Features...1

Rear panel features...3

Rack mounting the amp.1640 amplifier...4

Installation – getting connected...5

Installation – setup and options...6

Global switches...8

Operations...8

Troubleshooting...9

Specifications...10

Summary of Contents for amp.1640

Page 1: ...2014 12 359 Rev 04 amp 1640 User Guide 16 channel premium amplifier...

Page 2: ...CC compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any...

Page 3: ...imitation of liability iii Important safety instructions iv Welcome to amp 1640 1 Features 1 Rear panel features 3 Rack mounting the amp 1640 amplifier 4 Installation getting connected 5 Installation...

Page 4: ...shall be required for any warranty coverage Items not covered by this warranty Damage caused due to incorrect usage and or connections Damage caused due to installation by person s not adequately tra...

Page 5: ...usion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the preceding limitation may not apply to you In any event the total liability of Clare Controls Inc shall not exceed the purch...

Page 6: ...atus that produce heat 10 Do not override the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a...

Page 7: ...t outlet with a protective earthing connection 16 The MAINS plug or the appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device and shall remain readily operable 17 To completely disconnect this unit from...

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Page 9: ...itoring the temperatures currents and voltages of several different functional blocks assuring uninterrupted music until maximum limits are reached Features Efficiency The amp 1640 is built on Class D...

Page 10: ...ow loud each speaker is allowed to play If you choose to use Global switching you can use the Global gain to control the maximum output for all Global channels at once Regardless of which gain you use...

Page 11: ...ined output channel is driven at 160 W at 8 This can be very useful when more power is needed in particular areas such as outdoor environments Note 8 speakers must be used when bridging channels 6 Gai...

Page 12: ...he unit near a source of heat or in an extremely humid or wet location If your installation lacks good airflow such as solid cabinet doors or wall mounted racks it may be necessary to create ventilati...

Page 13: ...If during or after calibrating your receiver you suspect the sound is not right and you cannot see any markings on the wire to verify that polarity is correct try this simple test 1 Sit in the normal...

Page 14: ...trigger jack on the rear of the unit Bridging channels When greater power capacity is required such as noisy outdoor environments you can combine or bridge two amplifier channels into a single channe...

Page 15: ...ight input of amp channel 2 Fig 2 item 1 4 Set the Bridge DIP switches ON for both channel 1 and channel 2 Fig 2 item 2 5 Connect the left speaker to left amp output of output 1 Fig 2 item 3 6 Connect...

Page 16: ...ce to Global IN Fig 3 item 1 2 Set the Global DIP switches for the channels to ON Fig 3 item 2 3 Connect the leads of the speakers to the matching channel connectors Fig 3 item 3 Figure 3 Example of g...

Page 17: ...e known to be good No audio from one or more channels The audio cable to the source component is not connected properly or it is defective Check the connections or replace the cable if necessary The G...

Page 18: ...put 160 W at 8 bridged Frequency response 10 Hz 20 kHz 4 8 Open load 0 4dB Idle noise 140 dBr A THD N distortion 4 SE f 100 Hz Po 1w 0 003 IMD Intermodulation CCIF f 18 5 kHz 1 kHz Po 10W 0 0009 Trigg...

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