Emotiva XPA-1, User Manual

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Back Panel Layouts
XPA ‐ 1 Back Panel
2. Negative Speaker Terminals – These 5 way binding posts accept stripped speaker
wire, banana plugs, or spade
connectors
. Be sure to observe correct polarity when connecting speakers and be sure that the wires do not touch between
positive and negative terminals.
Both negative speaker terminals are electrically the same. When connecting a single
speaker, connect the negative terminal on the speaker to either negative terminal on the
amplifier. When bi-wiring a speaker, connect each negative speaker wire to one of the negative speaker terminals on the
XPA-1.
Note: Potentially lethal voltages present! Never connect, disconnect or
change
speaker wiring with the amplifier turned
on.
3. Meter/LED Status Selectors – The status LED (single LED that lights when the unit is on) and meter LEDs (which move in
sync with the amplifier output) on the amplifier faceplate can be turned on or off with these selectors.
4. Remote Trigger Input/Output – The XPA ‐ 1 can be remotely triggered by another device, and in turn, remotely trigger
another device. When a remote trigger output from a preamplifier, processor or other audio device is connected to the
trigger input here, the amplifier will power up and shut down along with the first device. Another device (CD player,
amplifier, etc) can be added to this chain using the trigger output.
A 3.5mm, 5 ‐ 12 volt mono audio cable is used for both
inputs and outputs. If building your own cable, center is positive and outer shield is negative.
5. RCA Audio Input – Connects to the RCA output of a preamplifier or processor. This is marked ‘Un ‐ Bal’ because it is an
unbalanced connection.
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