Serie H /
H series
Manual del usuario /
User's manual
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Speakon connectors offer quick connection for portable
applications. To enable a Speakon connection, plug the male
connector into the outlet and rotate it clockwise. It will then
lock into place and be ready for use.
The Appendices of this manual include a table to aid in the
selection of the appropriate cable gauge.
Connection to mains
Nominal AC voltage is 230V. Export versions may operate at
115 V AC. Nominal AC voltage will always be indicated on the
back panel.
For electrical safety, the amplifier uses an automatic power
switch that will switch off in the event of overloading or
overheating of the power supply.
Current draw
Can be seen on the accompanying table for 230V. Double the
ratings for 115V.
International safety agencies specify AC consumption using
pink noise at 1/8th of maximum power. This is done to
represent the current requirements to reproduce a typical
musical programme. The 1/3rd power rating represents a
worst-case scenario, while the maximum draw represents
consumption with sine wave signal, which will never occur in
practice.
Heat emission
Use the table below to predict the heat emission from your
amplifier, which can be useful to evaluate air conditioning
requirements. They are given in BTU (British Thermal Unit) and
calories.
USE
SWITCH ON/OFF
Switch your sound system on from back to front. Thus, switch
on the amplifiers last on your sound system. Switch sound
sources (CDs, turntables) first, then your mixer, then your
processors and crossovers and finally the amplifiers. If you
have more than one amplifier, switch them on sequentially,
one at a time or use a sequencer.
Follow the reverse order when switching off, and switch off
the amplifiers before any other element on your sound system.
CLIP LED
The clip LED should never be on continuously. This will distort
the signal and may damage the speakers. In fact, severe
clipping is an easy way of burning a speaker’s voice coil.
The amplifiers feature an automatic limiting system that
impedes prolonged saturation, but the dynamic nature of
music signals stops it from being a brick wall protection. Thus
at most, the clip light could be lit occasionally.
LEVEL CONTROLS
The
LEVEL rotary potentiometer is used for changing the input
gain. Although related to output
power, it is not a direct representation
of it. Thus, we can have maximum
output power with the gain at mid
position. Similarly, we may have the
gain controls at maximum and not
have maximum output if our source
signal is not hot enough.
One way to use the volume controls is
to set them such that when the
mixer’s faders are at their maximum
level, we are just below clipping level
on the amplifier or clipping very
occasionally.
Consumos eléctricos /
Power consumption
Potencia de salida /
Output Power
Modelo /
model
Carga /
load
Max 1/3 1/8
Sin señal
idle
H-1500
8+8
ohm
5.0 2.6 1.1 0.3
4+4
ohm
8.0 4.7 1.9 0.3
Puente/
bridge 8
ohm
8.2 4.7 1.9 0.3
H-2200
8+8
ohm
8.0 4.0 1.8 0.6
4+4 ohm
12.0
7.3
3.0
0.6
Puente/
bridge 8 ohm
12.0
7.35
3.0
0.6
H-4000
8+8 ohm
12.0
5.5
2.3
0.6
4+4
ohm
20.0
9.7
5.8
0.6
Puente/
bridge 8 ohm
20.0
9.7
5.8
0.6
Emisión de calor /
Heat Emission
Potencia de salida /
Output Power
Max 1/3 1/8
Sin señal
idle
Modelo /
model
Carga /
load
BTU/h Kcal/h BTU/h Kcal/h BTU/h Kcal/h
BTU/h
Kcal/h
H-1500
8+8
ohm
2960 745 1720 435 740 185 235 60
4+4 ohm
4725
1190
3170
800
1295
325
235
60
Puente/
bridge 8
ohm 3350 845 2665 670 1105 280 235 60
H-2200
8+8 ohm
4555
1150
2565
645
1195
300
470
120
4+4
ohm
6835 1720 4865 1225 2025 510 470 120
Puente/
bridge 8
ohm 4285 1080 4065 1025 1710 430 470 120
H-4000
8+8 ohm
6495
1635
3345
845
1435
360
470
120
4+4
ohm
10880 2740 6015 1515 3940 995 470 120
Puente/
bridge 8
ohm 6120 1540 4445 1120 3345 845 470 120
