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USER GUIDE

K Series

DO000044.03 Rev 01

Top class amplification covering

any power needs in touring applications

K2, K3

K6, K8, K10, K20

and DSP + AESOP versions

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Page 1: ...this manual for future reference USER GUIDE 2014 Powersoft K Series DO000044 03 Rev 01 Top class amplification covering any power needs in touring applications K2 K3 K6 K8 K10 K20 and DSP AESOP versi...

Page 2: ...powersoft_KSeries_uguide_en_v3 0 Data are subject to change without notice For latest update please refer to the online version available on www powersoft audio com...

Page 3: ...arity 10 7 7 V Ext 10 7 8 RS 485 connection 10 8 LEDs and display menu 11 8 1 LED chart 11 8 2 Front display 11 8 2 1 How to navigate the main menu 11 8 2 2 Menu diagrams 12 9 Settings 15 9 1 Amplifie...

Page 4: ...reset Locked presets 32 12 2 Local preset Locked bank size 32 12 3 Local preset Recall local preset 32 12 4 Local preset Save local preset 32 12 4 1 Save to an empty slot 32 12 4 2 Overwriting an exis...

Page 5: ...tus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN ANY PART OF THE UNIT NO USER SERVICEABLE PART...

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Page 8: ...cessari in caso di guasti dell apparecchio quali danneggiamento del cavo di alimentazione o della spina versamento di liquidi o caduta di oggetti nell apparecchio es posizione a pioggia o umidit o se...

Page 9: ...d fills will be reduced and natural resources will thus be conserved The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Directive aims to minimise the impact of electrical and electronic goo...

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Page 11: ...ed to mains thus minimizing current distortion and voltage current displacement This leads to improved performance of the amplifier at high levels of out put and avoids mains voltage collapses typical...

Page 12: ...2 K Series User guide Mechanical drawings 4 465 32 2 496 456 5 9 482 439 44 32 FIGURE 2 K2 and K3 mechanical drawings...

Page 13: ...Mechanical drawings 3 465 32 2 465 4 472 4 5 9 482 440 44 32 FIGURE 3 K6 K8 K10 and K20 mechanical drawings...

Page 14: ...input in AES3 mode according to the position of the switch in 5 D Smart Card slot E Multifunction buttons F LED bar signal metering channel 2 G Main switch 7 Line output channel 2 8 Link button link i...

Page 15: ...analog mode or AES3 input in AES3 mode according to the position of the switch in 5 7 Link button link input from channels 1 and 2 8 Input 1 channel 1 analog input 9 Speaker connector output channel 1...

Page 16: ...sink In the extremely rare event that the amplifier should dangerously overheat sensing circuits shut down all channels until the amplifier cools down to a safe operating temperature Normal operation...

Page 17: ...0 a sectioning breaker be tween the mains connections and the amplifier must be installed inside the rack cabinet Suggested device is 32A 250VAC C or D curve 10kA f f With K2 and K3 provide a sectioni...

Page 18: ...vided by means of two Neutrik XLR connectors in K2 and K3 or a couple of XLR jack hybrid combo connectors in K6 K8 K10 and K20 amplifiers Signal polarity for XLR and TRS plugs is shown in FIGURE 8 7 3...

Page 19: ...CON RJ45 T568B scheme pinout 7 6 Loudspeaker connections K6 K8 K10 K20 K2 K3 CLASS3 WIRING CLASS2 WIRING Output terminals are hazardous wiring connection to these terminals require installation by an...

Page 20: ...ax power supply the internal controller allows to con trol the DSP if present even without AC mains supply and allows serial communication via RS 485 or ethernet communication in KAESOP equiped models...

Page 21: ...output clipping threshold TABLE 2 LED chart 8 2 Front display When the amp is turned on the main screen appears after a short presentation The first line of the screen will read WAIT while the sys tem...

Page 22: ...o diagrams provid ing an overview of the structure of the Main menu FIGURE 20 and DSP settings menu FIGURE 21 accessible via the front panel on K Series amplifiers Max Mains Current back fast 22 A rms...

Page 23: ...AESOP DSP Out1 2 Output attenuation Input gain sens Inuput select Max output voltage Max mains current Clip limiter CH1 Clip limiter CH2 Gate CH1 Gate CH2 Mute at Power on Idle Mode see DSP Settings d...

Page 24: ...resh Vpk Attack ms Release ms Mode Soft knee Thresh W Attack ms Release ms Mode Equiv Rout Aux Dly ms Diagnostics Tone in alarm Tone in freq Tone in Vmin Tone in Vmax Tone out gen Tone out ampl Tone o...

Page 25: ...2 62 V TABLE 3 Input sensitivity in RMS volt 1 kHz vs gain K2 K3 K6 K8 K10 K20 40 140 V 40 165 V 40 153 V 40 169 V 40 200 V 40 225 V TABLE 5 Maximum output voltage Vpeak Gain dBV dBu Vrms 26 dB 25 0...

Page 26: ...n is off Gain dBV dBu 26 dB 54 52 29 dB 57 55 32 dB 60 58 35 dB 63 61 TABLE 6 Gate threshold vs gain 9 8 Amplifier settings Mute at power on This functions allows the user to automatically mute all ch...

Page 27: ...feed the analog input connection must be setup based on source type of input AES3 stream f f AES3 from rear XLR the primary audio signal for this configuration is an AES3 fed via the rear XLR AES3 DS...

Page 28: ...ht hand corner of the menu If a specific parameter affects both channels the top right hand corner will report this as 1 2 9 11 1 EQs This menu gives access to the parametric output equal izer interfa...

Page 29: ...cted as normal FIR Linear Phase or enhanced Hybrid FIR The enhanced version of the filters gives a higher rejection of out of band signals at the expense of a small phase modification 30 400Hz In both...

Page 30: ...s and then adjust the threshold voltage When editing the threshold value the display shows the gain reduction GR in dB enforced by the limiter This information together with the limiting voltage re fe...

Page 31: ...which changes according to the number of parallel speakers Determining the ideal time parameters for TruePower limiters is a very empirical process As a guide consider this simple rule larger the coil...

Page 32: ...ring of the limiting actions as they are performed 9 11 7 Damping Control This unique and patented feature allows to add a vir tual series resistor to the amplifier output This is done to obtain the d...

Page 33: ...The output tone detection can measure the presence of a tone generated by an external or internal generator Tone out alarm enable disable the output tone detec tion Tone out Vmin the minimun detected...

Page 34: ...lty cable link without compromising the ring integrity The KAESOP board detects bad quality connections by counting errors on the Ethernet control Faulty connections are automatically switched from 10...

Page 35: ...econd stream in standby If for some reason the first stream fails the second stream is used as a backup audio source AES3 B stream AES3 A stream Control data stream Port 1 primary Port 2 primary XLR A...

Page 36: ...outed to both AES3 A and AES3 B streams on both primary PORTS 1 and 2 FIGURE 38 Repeater functionality will be disabled IMPORTANT In any forward mode the amplifier can accept as the sole AES3 input si...

Page 37: ...is a repeater Ethernet data are fed through any free port either pri mary or secondary and conveyed to the AESOP with the AES3 This daisy chain topology is not robust zero degree of redundancy If any...

Page 38: ...rom the trailing ampli fier f f damaged AES3 input connection no sound inter ruption would be heard because the failured input is immediatly replaced by the AESOP stream Ethernet connectivity is not a...

Page 39: ...ORT 1 Repeat AES3 A from PORT 2 to PORT 1 Repeat AES3 A from PORT 2 to PORT 1 Forward to AES3 A 1 2 3 4 Port 4 secondary FIGURE 44 Daisy chain with AES3 and Ethernet redundancy four port models AESOP...

Page 40: ...ntee ing the interoperability with any host PC supporting this standard f f Set address this menu allows to manually set the am plifier s IP address subnet mask and default gateway f f Show net config...

Page 41: ...urrent value on the other hand is the sum of each single channel s RMS current level The bottom line of the screen displays the load im pedance as Zload The minimum output voltage is stored internally...

Page 42: ...preset Recall local preset In order to recall one of the 50 locally stored presets press ok when the Recall local preset line is highlighted Navigate forwards or backwards in the existing presets lis...

Page 43: ...voltage f f VEXT external remote control voltage f f VAUX indicates if the power supply auxiliary voltage is correct f f IGBTCONV indicates the DC DC converter monitor status f f VBOOST internal post...

Page 44: ...and restore it to full functioning mode The red LED will be turned off and the amplifier will return to normal operating conditions only when the output current draw returns to ac ceptable levels 13...

Page 45: ...ic Step Up smartcard it is pos sible to upgrade the performance of a K series amplifier at the cost more or less as the price difference between the various models The K6 K8 and K10 all share the same...

Page 46: ...egrated monitoring and control of Powersoft K Series and Duecanali Series amplifiers through a QSC Q Sys system f f Crestron macros it provides integrated monitoring and control of Powersoft amplifier...

Page 47: ...having an in house service department Powersoft supports a network of authorized service centers If your amplifier needs repair contact your Powersoft dealer or distributor You can also contact the Po...

Page 48: ...cision 40 bit floating point Latency 6 0 ms fixed latency architecture Memory Presets 8 MB RAM plus 2 MB flash for presets 50 stored locally 150 stored on SmartCard Delay 4 s input 32 ms output for ti...

Page 49: ...bit floating point Latency 6 0 ms fixed latency architecture Memory Presets 8 MB RAM plus 2 MB flash for presets 50 stored locally 150 stored on SmartCard Delay 4 s input 32 ms output for time alignm...

Page 50: ...bit floating point Latency 6 0 ms fixed latency architecture Memory Presets 8 MB RAM plus 2 MB flash for presets 50 stored locally 150 stored on SmartCard Delay 4 s input 32 ms output for time alignm...

Page 51: ...bit floating point Latency 6 0 ms fixed latency architecture Memory Presets 8 MB RAM plus 2 MB flash for presets 50 stored locally 150 stored on SmartCard Delay 4 s input 32 ms output for time alignm...

Page 52: ...recision 40 bit floating point Latency 6 0 ms fixed latency architecture Memory Presets 8 MB RAM plus 2 MB flash for presets 50 stored locally 150 stored on SmartCard Delay 4 s input 32 ms output for...

Page 53: ...recision 40 bit floating point Latency 6 0 ms fixed latency architecture Memory Presets 8 MB RAM plus 2 MB flash for presets 50 stored locally 150 stored on SmartCard Delay 4 s input 32 ms output for...

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