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DPA-Q 

8-Channel Amplifier

Quick Start Guide

EXPLANATION OF TERMS AND SYMBOLS

The term “

WARNING!

” indicates instructions regarding personal safety. If the instructions are not followed the result may be 

bodily injury or death.

The term “

CAUTION!

” indicates instructions regarding possible damage to physical equipment. If these instructions are not 

followed, it may result in damage to the equipment that may not be covered under the warranty.

The term “

IMPORTANT!

” indicates instructions or information that are vital to the successful completion of the procedure.

The term "

NOTE

" is used to indicate additional useful information.

The intent of the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol in a triangle is to alert the user to the presence of un-
insulated "dangerous" voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute 
a risk of electric shock to humans. 

The intent of the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is to alert the user to the presence of important 
safety, and operating and maintenance instructions in this manual.

 IMPORTART!:

 

Read the safety instructions, TD-000420-20, included in the amplifier's package.

About this Document

APRT!:

 

This Quick Start Guide is based on the basic configuration as the amplifier comes from the factory. 

For detailed instructions for custom configurations refer to the DPA-Q User Guide (TD-001522).

This document covers the basic instructions to get your amplifier connected to the Q-SYS system and operational.

There are four different amplifiers covered by this document. The common name for all four amplifiers is DPA-Q. The 
individual names are: DPA8.4Q, DPA8.4Qn, DPA8.8Q, and DPA8.8Qn. 

Rack-Mount the Amplifier

1.  Secure the amplifier in the rack with eight screws (not supplied), 

four in front, four in back.

— Figure 1 —    

Front

Back

TD-000477-01-A

 

*TD-000477-01*

 

Summary of Contents for DPA-Q

Page 1: ...ficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans The intent of the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is to alert the user to the presence of important safety and opera...

Page 2: ...Figure 4 or unbalanced inputs Figure 5 2 Plug the connectors into the appropriate receptacles Routable Inputs 1 through 8 Figure 6 WARNING Do not apply AC power to the amplifier at this time 3 Make s...

Page 3: ...ssible configurations and their connections Separate Channels A B C D and or E F G H Bridged A B and Separate C D E F G H Channels Figure 9 CH D CH A CH B CH C T8 T5 T6 T7 T4 T1 T2 T3 CH E CH H CH G C...

Page 4: ...IGURATION 1 Channel E F G H Channel Configuration Locked to Design Q EFGH CH D CH A CH B CH C T8 T5 T6 T7 T4 T1 T2 T3 CH E CH H CH G CH F T1 T4 T3 T2 T5 T8 T7 T6 CH ABCD EFGH T3 T4 OUTPUTS TO SPEAKERS...

Page 5: ...buttons 2 are red The amplifier output is disabled but the front panel is fully operable SEL Buttons 3 Channel gain can be adjusted from the Q SYS Designer software or from the front panel of the amp...

Page 6: ...is changed all of the outputs are placed in a mute all state You must un mute all in the Amp Output component s control panel or on the amplifier s front panel DPA8 4Qn and DPA8 8Qn Refer to Figure 1...

Page 7: ...nes condenser requiring the power You can turn the phantom power on off in the Mic Line Input component in Q SYS Designer Status Screen Refer to Figure 18 1 DEVICE the hostname network name of the amp...

Page 8: ...Configurator LAN A is required and cannot be turned off 2 NETMASK must be the same as the Core s Netmask 3 GATEWAY must be the same as the Core s Gateway 4 LAN B is not required When connected the sa...

Page 9: ...tive separation until one reaches a limit At this point the other channel s continue to change until they reach the limit NOTE If you press one or more of the SEL buttons and do not make any GAIN adju...

Page 10: ...mA in out max 3 3V max 127 Ohm resistor in series 9 RELAY NO Relay Normally Open 10 RELAY COM Relay Common 11 RELAY NC Relay Normally Closed 12 GND Ground 13 GPIO 6 18mA in out max 3 3V max 127 Ohm re...

Page 11: ...714 754 6174 E mail info qsc com Support 24 7 Support QSC offers 24 7 support on Q SYS Networked Audio Systems only Full Support for all QSC Products Business Hours 7 AM to 5 PM Pacific Time Mon Fri...

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