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Страница 1: ...plifier Professional Installer s Guide For those who consider perfection possible 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA Phone 425 775 8461 Fax 425 778 3166 www audiocontrol com 2009 All Rights Reserved s y s t e m Home Theater ...

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Страница 3: ...e 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA Phone 425 775 8461 Fax 425 778 3166 www audiocontrol com 2009 All Rights Reserved s y s t e m Home Theater Pantages g3 Home Theater Premium Power Amplifier Professional Installer s Guide ...

Страница 4: ...ortant Information Dealer Name_ ___________________________________________________________ Date Installed___________________________________________________________ Serial Number_ __________________________________________________________ ...

Страница 5: ...f Contents Contents Introduction 1 Product Highlights 8 Guided Tour 9 Pantages G3 Front Panel 9 Pantages G3 Rear Panel 10 Installation 11 Remote Turn On 8 Troubleshooting 15 Plug for other products 16 Appendix 17 Warranty 18 Specifications 21 ...

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Страница 7: ...r you are a seasoned veteran or this is the first amplifier you have ever heard we encourage you to set aside some time to review this not so weighty prose While reading a manual can be as excit ing as watching a slug race we have included lots of useful information carefully concealed within a minimum of technical jargon Not only will you learn how to get the most from this AudioControl home thea...

Страница 8: ...ign Home Theatre audio systems place terrific demands on power amplifiers The high current drive capabilities of our BiMOS outputs cleanly delivers a minimum of 230 watts while maintaining a cool head Unparalleled energy efficiency Whether from the point of view of saving electricity or from the viewpoint of less heat in the rack this amplifier has no equal It is VERY energy effi cient during oper...

Страница 9: ...y turn red if something has caused that channel to go into protection 4 Channel Level Indicators Each channel has a ladder of LEDs to bounce along with the music and show the relative audio signal levels If you find them too distract ing the DISPLAY button turns these lights off 5 Protection Indicator This indicator turns red when one of the internal protection circuits thermal short circuit offse...

Страница 10: ...gned to make any custom installer sit up and smile Their solid construction and gold plated connection surfaces will accept large gauge audiophile speaker wiring pin fork and of course stan dard 0 75 spaced banana plugs 4 AC Power Fuse The Pantages G3 is designed with several layers of protection circuitry This power fuse is here just in case something really awful goes wrong 5 Master Power Switch...

Страница 11: ... the power rating Also please don t cut off the ground pin on the power connector It is an important safety feature If you need to plug it into a two prong outlet use a ground adapter and connect the ground on it Remote Power Control The Pantages G3 has three levels of power control 1 Main AC Power switch This is the master control and must be turned ON for the amplifier to function Normally the o...

Страница 12: ...cables more than 20 feet you should consid er using the balanced XLR inputs This will provide better noise rejection against nasty things like hum spikes local talk radio etc If your surround processor doesn t have balanced outputs the AudioControl BLD 10 bal anced line driver is an excellent way to convert unbalanced RCA audio outputs to a balanced signal see the appendix for details Speaker Hook...

Страница 13: ...You will need to use at least 14 ga wire on a 100 run to obtain this resistance Speaker Wire Resistance Wire Gauge versus Run Length 25 50 24 GA 1 3 Ω 2 6 Ω 22 GA 0 8 Ω 1 6 Ω 20 GA 0 5 Ω 1 0 Ω 18 GA 0 3 Ω 0 6 Ω 16 GA 0 2 Ω 0 4 Ω 14 GA 0 1 Ω 0 25 Ω 12 GA 0 08 Ω 0 16 Ω Can I bridge the outputs of my AudioControl theater amplifier The answer is No This amplifier is designed to drive discrete speaker ...

Страница 14: ... 14 Pantages G3 www audiocontrol com Troubleshooting The Pantages G3 Troubleshooting ...

Страница 15: ...her addition or upgrade More bass better bass less harshness and the ability to hear music the way you want it AudioControl also manufacturers a theater pre amp processor the Mae stro M3 which is a perfect companion for our home theater amplifiers This very stylish processor provides decoding for all hi definition surround formats like Dolby Tru HD and DTS theater master In addition it is equipped...

Страница 16: ... 425 778 3166 or by e mail at sound better audiocontrol com We ll verify if there is anything wrong that you can fix yourself or arrange to have it sent back to our factory for repair Please include the following items with the returning unit 1 A copy of your proof of purchase that sales receipt we ve been harping about No originals please We cannot guarantee returning them to you 2 A brief explan...

Страница 17: ...ntrol factory B somebody authorized in writing by AudioControl to service the Pantages G3 If anyone other than A or B messes with your amplifier that voids your warranty 5 The warranty is also void if the serial number is altered or removed or if your amplifier has been used improperly Now that sounds like a big loophole but here is all we mean by it Unwarranted abuse is A physical damage don t us...

Страница 18: ... 18 Pantages G3 www audiocontrol com Block Diagram Block Diagram ...

Страница 19: ... 110dB A wtd ref Full Output Total Harmonic Distortion 0 05 230 watts 8 ohms 20 20K Input Sensitivity 1 42 Vrms for full output Input Impedance 30 Kilohms Protection Clipping Thermal Short Circuit DC offset Peak AC Power Draw 1430 watts full output into 8 ohms Typical AC Power Draw 150 250 watts all channels driven Weight 46 pounds Dimensions 17 W x 15 75 D x 5 25 H Country of Origin U S A 2009 Au...

Страница 20: ... folded and stuffed into the box in the U S A Probably on a really soggy day considering where we live 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA Phone 425 775 8461 FAX 425 778 3166 Email sound better audiocontrol com P N 913 101 0 ...

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