Tapco pmn Owner'S Manual Download Page 5

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   Before making connections to an amp or 

reconfiguring an amp’s routing, turn the amp’s 
level controls down, turn the power off, make the 
changes, turn the power back on, and then turn 
the level controls back up.

Contents

Safety Instructions ..............................................................................2
Getting Started ...................................................................................4

Introduction .........................................................................6

Hookup Diagrams ...............................................................................7
TAPCO Juice Features .....................................................................8
 

Front Panel Features .................................................................8

 

 

LEVEL .......................................................................................8

 

 

SIG ..............................................................................................8

 

 

OL ...............................................................................................8

 

 

POWER ....................................................................................8

 

Rear Panel Features ...................................................................8

 

 

POWER CORD SOCKET .................................................8

 

 

BREAKER ................................................................................9

 

 

SPEAKER OUTPUTS ..........................................................9

 

 

INPUTS .....................................................................................9

 

 

SUBSONIC FILTER .............................................................9

 

 

CLIP LIMIT ..............................................................................9

 

 

AMP MODE ............................................................................9

General Precautions .........................................................................9
 

Rack Mounting ..............................................................................9

 

Thermal Considerations ........................................................10

 

AC Power Considerations ....................................................10

 

Input Wiring ................................................................................10

 

Output Wiring ............................................................................10

Appendix A: Service Information ..............................................14
 

Warranty Service ......................................................................14

 

Troubleshooting ........................................................................14

 

Repair ............................................................................................15

Appendix B: Technical Info ...........................................................16
 

Do The Math: Ohms, Loads, and Such .............................16

 

Juice Series Specifications ...................................................17

 

Juice Series Block Diagram ..................................................18

TAPCO Limited Warranty ............................................................19

Don’t forget to visit our website at www.tapcogear.com  

for more information about this and other TAPCO products.

   If you shut down your equipment, turn off the 

amplifiers first. When powering up, turn on the 
amplifiers last.

   Save the shipping box and packing material! You 

may need it someday. If not, it makes a great end 
table or hiding place for your cat.

Summary of Contents for pmn

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Page 2: ...xceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications...

Page 3: ...0 5 110 0 25 or less 115 Loudest parts at a Heavy Metal concert Product Serial Purchased at Date of purchase 19 Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss Individuals va...

Page 4: ...NO mode and BRIDGE mode connect one cable from the input source to INPUT 1 and connect nothing to INPUT 2 4 In STEREO and MONO modes connect speaker cables to the SPEAKER OUTPUTS either the binding po...

Page 5: ...ecautions 9 Rack Mounting 9 Thermal Considerations 10 AC Power Considerations 10 Input Wiring 10 Output Wiring 10 Appendix A Service Information 14 Warranty Service 14 Troubleshooting 14 Repair 15 App...

Page 6: ...400 and J 2500 are the rst power ampli ers in the TAPCO family The Juice Series of ampli ers are powerful and tough They are designed to withstand the punishing rigors of the road and continue to cran...

Page 7: ...E OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING WWW TAPCOGEAR COM DESIGNED IN WOODINVILLE WA USA TAPCO IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES...

Page 8: ...aximum and is right on the hairy edge of clipping Clipping is bad for speakers and should be avoided It is okay if the OL LED blinks occasionally It means that the transient peaks of the music are jus...

Page 9: ...t 30 Hz The Juice ampli ers can amplify signals below 20 Hz but most speakers can t reproduce frequencies that low By engaging the SUBSONIC FILTER you allow the ampli er to power only the frequencies...

Page 10: ...rogram material Under typical conditions reproducing rock music where musical peaks are just below clipping the Juice ampli ers require the following average currents J 800 5 A J 1400 7 A J 2500 10 A...

Page 11: ...see Figure below In MONO and BRIDGE modes INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 are connected together in parallel This allows you to use INPUT 2 as a Thru connector to daisy chain the input signal to another ampli er...

Page 12: ...ituation the correct word is polarity Speakons When using the Speakon outputs in stereo or mono modes wire the Speakon connectors as shown below COLD HOT 1 1 1 1 2 2 StereoandMonoSpeakonConnection Bri...

Page 13: ...INPUT FROM THRU OUTPUT TO SECOND SPEAKER INPUT TO FIRST SPEAKER INPUT HOT CHANNEL B 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Dual ChannelSpeakonConnection Dual Channel Connection The BRIDGED connector has the added feature of...

Page 14: ...he signal source with headphones plugged into the console If it sounds bad there the problem is not in the ampli er Warranty Service Details concerning Warranty Service are spelled out in the Warranty...

Page 15: ...s VERY IMPORTANT When you call for the Service Request Number please let Tech Support know if you need new packaging You can order new packaging through our parts department TAPCO is not responsible f...

Page 16: ...Parallel means that the positive amp output connects to the positive terminals of all the speakers and the negative amp output connects to the negative terminals of all the speakers If one speaker fa...

Page 17: ...Sine Wave Average Output Power for each channel with both channels driven 20 Hz to 20 kHz J 800 J 1400 J 2500 2 ohms 480 W 800 W 1400 W 4 ohms 300 W 450 W 750 W 8 ohms 205 W 310 W 575 W Bridged Mono...

Page 18: ...STEREO MONO BRIDGE STEREO MONO BRIDGE 1 2 3 1 2 3 CHANNEL A LEVEL CHANNEL B LEVEL SUBSONIC FILTER ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON PROTECTION DC OFFSET OVER TEMP SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT LIMIT OFF CLIP LIMITER O...

Page 19: ...logies factory authorized service centers and deemed eligible for repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced within thirty days of receipt LOUD Technologies an...

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