Lab.gruppen LAB 4000 User Manual Download Page 1

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USER MANUAL HEADLINES

Unpacking 2

Warnings

2

User responsibility 2

1.

 

Speaker damage

2.

 

Speaker output hazard.

3.

 

Radio interference

.

Introduction

3

1.

 

Front panel

2.

 

Rear panel

Installation

4

1.

 

Mounting

2.

 

Cooling

3.

 

Operating voltage

4.

 

Grounding

5.

 

Power consumption

6.

 

Denmark: National deviation

7.

 

Switzerland: National deviation

8.

 

Input connections

9.

 

Connecting speakers

10.

 

Impedance matching (MLS-switches)

Operation modes

8

1.

 

Stereo

2.

 

Tandem mono

3.

 

Bridged mono

4.

 

Stereo reverse

Operation

8

1.

 

Operation precautions

2.

 

Powering up -Soft start

3.

 

Input attenuators

4.

 

Gain switch

5.

 

Indicators

Protections

9

1.

 

Clip-limiter

2.

 

Thermal protection

3.

 

VHF protection

4.

 

Short circuit protection

5.

 

Adaptive Fuse Saver (AFS)

6.

 

AC mains voltage protection

7.

 

D.C. protection

Design features

10

 

Cooling

 

Light weight

 

Regulated power supply

 

Safety approvals

 

EMC approvals

Specifications

11

 

EMC-declaration

Appendix A

               12

 

Mains voltage selection

Maintenance

                12

Troubleshooting

                12

Warranty and disclaimers

13

 

General

 

International

Technical assistance and services 13

 

International

 

Factory services

LAB 4000

USER  MANUAL

Rev. 3

Summary of Contents for LAB 4000

Page 1: ...dged mono 4 Stereo reverse Operation 8 1 Operation precautions 2 Powering up Soft start 3 Input attenuators 4 Gain switch 5 Indicators Protections 9 1 Clip limiter 2 Thermal protection 3 VHF protectio...

Page 2: ...both loudspeakers and humans alike Many loudspeakers can be easily damaged or destroyed by overpowering especially with the high power available from a bridged amplifier Always check the speakers cont...

Page 3: ...o C The indicator first comes on as a warning to either turn down the input level or check the cooling arrangements after which point the amplifier will mute the input signal When the cooling fans hav...

Page 4: ...mplifiers can run at higher continuos power levels without thermal problems Never try to reverse the air flow as the Intercooler need a pressure chamber between the fans and heat sink and this only wo...

Page 5: ...e signal ground Use the balanced input to avoid hum and interference 7 Power consumption There are three ways to determine the power current consumption of the amplifier First the peak current draw at...

Page 6: ...l from virtually any low level signal source Figure 5 Rear panel connectors Do not use XLR and TRS jacks on the same channel simultaneously for mixing or other purposes Figure 6 Balanced line To conne...

Page 7: ...tions shown in Table 2 guarantee 2100 watts but higher powers can be achieved utilising higher MLS TM positions when connected to lower impedance s see Table 2 As you can see from Table 2 the LAB 4000...

Page 8: ...erious damage The recommended minimum nominal impedance for bridged mono is 4 ohms equivalent to driving both channels at 2 ohms Driving bridged loads of less than 4 ohms may cause a thermal overload...

Page 9: ...N amplifier has many advanced protection features that will protect both the amplifier and the speakers connected to it should a fault condition arise Under normal use these features are inaudible All...

Page 10: ...res Cooling The LAB GRUPPEN amplifier runs very cool due to a patented heat sink called IntercoolerTM The output devices bi polar are mounted directly on a copper heat sink thereby avoiding thermal lo...

Page 11: ...is implies that the equipment should have low emission of radio frequencies directly as electromagnetic fields in the air and as conducted from the cables from and to the unit The unit should also be...

Page 12: ...lifier These conditions usually occur after prolonged use in environments using cracked oil smoke machines If you are using your amplifier for heavy duty use i e concert touring or industrial music it...

Page 13: ...PPEN shall not be responsible for any incidental or consequential damages with respect to the products warranted LAB GRUPPEN reserve the right to make changes or improvements in design or manufacturin...

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