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USER MANUAL PowerPac 4003 DSP

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Safety during operation

The PowerPac 4003 DSP carries a CE-Mark. According to the applicable accident preventation regulations, an
annual VDE 0702 test must be carried out. Furthermore, the device has - in accordance with the ordinance of
industrial safety

to be categorized in a company-specific risk assessment and be registered in a company specific

document. For all other countries, pay attention to the local applicable ordinances, test regulations and test
intervals. Keep the manual of this product freely available for all users of the product.

Maintenance

The PowerPac 4003 DSP is almost maintenance-free. However, keep the unit free of dust so that the
necessary cooling air can circulate properly. There are no user-serviceable componments inside the
PowerPac 4003 DSP.

Leave necessary maintainance work, such as cleaning with compressed air, to qualified specialists.

The following applies to all work in the device: Before opening the housing pull the power plug!!!

Please note that unauthorised opening of the housing automatically invalidates the warranty!

Disposal

According to the national electrical and electronic equipment law - ElektroG, PL-AUDIO is a German manu-facturer
and EAR-registered (Registration office for waste electrical and electronic equipment register).

The registration

number of PL-AUDIO in Germany is WEEE - Reg. No. DE 68629698. Please do not dispose any PL-Audio products
with household, residual or bulky waste or give them to the public collection points for disposal. PL-AUDIO products
are professional electrical devices, so-called business-to-business products (B2B). Old devices will be taken back by
us and through our contract company Electrocycling GmbH, Landstrasse 91, 38644 Goslar, disposed professionally
and in a resource-saving manner sent to the collection of recyclable materials. We have therefore marked all
devices affected by the ElektroG with the crossed-out garbage can. This symbol indicates that it must not be
disposed of with household waste. But also not known signed older PL-AUDIO products, the disposal of which the
owner would be responsible for, we are happy to take for disposal. To implement our obligations from the
Packaging Ordinance, we have joined us to the dual system - EKO-PUNKT.

Impressum

This manual is the sole and unrestricted intellectual property of PL-AUDIO GmbH & Co KG based in D-57482
Wenden. All originatorrights and copyrights are held by PL-AUDIO GmbH & Co KG. A duplication fulfillment
(printing or copying or electronic) of this manual - even in part - requires our express written consent. Errors,
typesetting and printing errors reserved. The operating steps listed in this manual apply only finally for the device
named in the manual and cannot be transferred to other devices - even in sequences or in the same way. When
using the device described in the manual, be sure to observe the corresponding, locally applicable legal
requirements and legal framework. For any direct and indirect damage to people, structural facilities (mobile and
immobile) or other equipment or tangible or intangible property due to non-observance of the specifications or
operating steps of the previous, no liability whatsoever is accepted. Speakon® and PowerCon® are registered
Trademark of Neutrik AG, Im alten Ried 143, 9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein. All information in this document is based
on the documents, functions, information and safety regulations for the individual components of this device or the
current status of the technique, available at the time of publication. PL-AUDIO reserves the right to make
adjustments (within the framework of the statutory provisions) Improvements in product quality are useful at any
time and without prior notice.

Summary of Contents for PowerPac 4003 DSP

Page 1: ...3 Channel Amplifier with DSP Handmade in Germany massive Power 1 x 2 500W 2 x 800W at 4Ohm free programmable DSP with 80 Memorypresets audiophile presence light weight PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegener St...

Page 2: ...r generator XLR and speaker connection 13 USB and network communication 15 Installation 16 Limiter table 17 DSP control via Display Encoder wheel 18 Loading and editing of presets on the device Routin...

Page 3: ...g water high humidity heat and direct sunlight Do not place any objects filled with liquids such as drinking water glasses on the product The heat generated by the amlipier modules must be dissipated...

Page 4: ...and faulty feeds into the device Furthermore PL AUDIO does not recognize any warranty or guarantee claims for any direct or indirect damage caused by installation configuration manipulation or storag...

Page 5: ...etric EQ s Limiter and Noisegate Function Short Delay and long delay Phase Firmware Upgrade over interface APP in in preparation Product detailed description As described above the PowerPac 4003 DSP i...

Page 6: ...ncy range USB Ethernet Input Delay Output Delay 10MBit with DHCP Server Auto Manual IP Adress 800 ms 274m Input 1 2 5 ms 1 715m Output 1 2 3 USER MANUAL PowerPac 4003 DSP 6 PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegene...

Page 7: ...speaker outputs DC Protection on the speaker outputs High frequency protection on the outputs 30kHz 2Sek Temperature observation with output power reduction by overheating Measurements Width 482mm 19...

Page 8: ...loaded preset Encoder selector turn Select push confirmation execute L ftungsschlitze 8 XLR Out symmetric signal pass through 9 XLR Input symmetric 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ethernet connector for netwo...

Page 9: ...n 4 are now shared between both subwoofers and each speaker receives 1250W into 8 see application 2 Calculation example 1250W 8 1250W 8 2500W 4 For all stereo applications the LINE signals from the mi...

Page 10: ...n cable 2 3 2 Bi Amp operation Application 3 4 2 PA System 2 x PowerPac 4003 DSP 4 x Subwoofer passive 8 eg PL Audio B18Sub 2 x Fullrange Tops 8 without built in X Over eg PL Audio TS 42 61 62 LA206 2...

Page 11: ...Now switch on the bridge mode in the PC software In the menue click Hardware Select Configure Output Mode Outputs 2 and 3 Bridge Mono Click on In the bridge mono operating mode all buttons of the Out...

Page 12: ...tches the power pack to the correct voltage range 115V AC or 230V AC If a three phase current generator is used at events on which the device is to be operated the correct mains voltage must be checke...

Page 13: ...of the PowerPac 4003 DSP non complete or incorrect settings can damage the connected loudspeakers due to overload The Speakon sockets 13 black on the back of the device page 9 are intended for the lo...

Page 14: ...2 mid while another amplifier channel drives the Tweeter s e g channel 3 high This Bi Amp system uses a 4 pole Speakon cable between Speakon connector 14 red and loudspeaker where pins 1 1 transmit t...

Page 15: ...use the Ethernet connection RJ 45 socket 2 2 Item 10 Netzwork Ethernet Interface With the network interface you can integrate the DSP controller into a local network to control and operate it remotel...

Page 16: ...start up process the loudspeaker outputs of the power amplifier are muted and are activated automatically as soon as the power amplifier is ready for operation This protective circuit prevents unplea...

Page 17: ...below shows the limiter settings for the majority of the loudspeakers from PL AUDIO USER MANUAL PowerPac 4003 DSP 17 PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegener Stra e 6 57482 Wenden www pl audio de Version October...

Page 18: ...in menue in an endless loop Encoder wheel turn to select parameters and navigate in the sub menue Encoder wheel pushing to confirm a setting or to jump to the next module EXIT button push once to jump...

Page 19: ...irm the appearing security query by turning the encoder wheel to the right until YES will appear in the display with capitalisation By pushing the encoder wheel again the selected preset will be loade...

Page 20: ...the input window opens in the software 4 2 Firmware update process In order to always have the latest firmware on the signal processor you should carry out a firmware update regularly The update can...

Page 21: ...4003 DSP Check the network or USB connection and restart the PL Audio software Now switch the PowerPac 4003 DSP back on The fan will now start up briefly If the display is dark and does not work the...

Page 22: ...3 1 DSP Functions internal wiring USER MANUAL PowerPac 4003 DSP 22 PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegener Stra e 6 57482 Wenden www pl audio de Version October 2021 V 1 0...

Page 23: ...23 PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegener Stra e 6 57482 Wenden www pl audio de Version October 2021 V 1 0 Note If in Input 1 or Input 2 the Link function is active the display shows IN 12 Both Inputs will the...

Page 24: ...3 2 Loading and editing Presets on the unit Routing USER MANUAL PowerPac 4003 DSP 24 PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegener Stra e 6 57482 Wenden www pl audio de Version October 2021 V 1 0...

Page 25: ...USER MANUAL PowerPac 4003 DSP 25 PL Audio GmbH Co KG Siegener Stra e 6 57482 Wenden www pl audio de Version October 2021 V 1 0...

Page 26: ...mbH Landstrasse 91 38644 Goslar disposed professionally and in a resource saving manner sent to the collection of recyclable materials We have therefore marked all devices affected by the ElektroG wit...

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