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Unpacking your
Zamp Quattro & Placement
Guidelines
Unpacking Your Zamp Quattro
Carefully remove your Zamp Quattro from its shipping carton and locate its AC power cord and included
accessories (3.5mm to 3.5mm trigger cable and 2.5mm to 3.5mm trigger cable). While you are
unpacking your Zamp Quattro, inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage and tell your
Parasound dealer immediately if you find any. If possible, save and store both the inner and outer
cartons and
–most especially–the foam packing inserts, to protect the Zamp Quattro if you have to move
it or ship it. This would be a good time to make a copy of your sales receipt to store with the Zamp
Quattro
’s original packing.
Again: Do not throw away the Zamp Quattro carton or foam packing inserts.
Placement Guidelines
Install your Zamp Quattro away from heat sources such as heating ducts, radiators, or other
heat-producing components. Always position the Zamp Quattro horizontally. Observe the following
ventilation guidelines when installing the Zamp Quattro in an equipment rack or any other enclosed
space:
You should never install the Zamp Quattro in an unventilated equipment cabinet or compartment
because hot air will not exhaust adequately to prevent overheating. Air won’t often circulate adequately
in a cabinet or enclosure whose front and back sides are open; pockets of intense heat can still develop
around any heat-producing equipment. Allow a few inches of empty space on each side and above the
unit and try to avoid crowding or stacking the Zamp Quattro tightly between other components. A
ventilation fan is also recommended where other heat-producing equipment must be mounted close to
the Zamp Quattro.
If you’re installing the Zamp Quattro yourself, use input and output cables that are long enough to
leave at least two feet of slack; that will enable you to pull the Zamp Quattro out of a cabinet to check
or to change connections without inadvertently disconnecting cables. If you’re putting the
Zamp Quattro
inside a cabinet, it needs a space that’s at least 11 inches wide so you’ll be able to
turn it around for access to its rear panel connections.
Rack Mounting Your Parasound Zamp Quattro
The Zamp Quattro occupies only half the width of a single rack space in a standard 19" equipment
rack. For rack mounting, you can fasten it to another Parasound Z model by using the Parasound
SBS (Side-by-Side) mounting kit (sold separately). You can also mount a single Zamp Quattro in the
rack with the accessory Zblank panel extender. The SBS includes four rack mount bolts plus four
pairs of plastic “shoulder washers.” The washers are important because they insulate the
Zamp Quattro front panel (and chassis) from the metal equipment rack and from the four mounting
bolts. Place these washers on both sides of the front panel before the mounting bolts are screwed
into the rack rail.
(Zblank extender panel Shown)
Note:
Tighten each bolt just enough to keep the unit secure in the rack to avoid deforming the
shoulder washers. Eliminating metal-to-metal contact reduces the likelihood of creating a ground loop
that might introduce hum into your system.
