
Date: 2017-06-28
PPA DSP amplifier user manual
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7.3.
PPA2200-1 to 3 / Pascal® X-PRO1 to 3
Use the following parts for the speaker output
sockets:
Cable connector housing Molex 42021-2A
(Farnell 1393363)
Cable connector pin Molex MLX 42024
(Farnell 2396371)
Differences between the X-PRO 1…3 series
amplifiers:
X-PRO1 has one bridged channel
X-PRO2 = X-PRO1 plus a single-ended channel
X-PRO3 = X-PRO1 plus two single-ended channels
Note: The following section applies only for X-PRO3.
The X-PRO3 channel 2 and 3 are single ended amplifier designs which can return energy to the power supply. At
low frequencies, this can cause asymmetrical power supply voltage rails resulting in premature clipping of the
amplifier outputs or over-voltage protection of the power supply. When channel 2 and 3 are used to amplify low
frequency signals, e.g. with monitors, please take the following actions:
The input for channel 2 should be inverted. Simultaneously, phase inversion must be set in the software. This will
prevent the supply pumping between channel 2 and 3. In order to have outputs of channel 2 and channel 3 in
phase, the output of channel 2 should be phase inverted by interchanging the + and – connections for the
speaker (see the drawing below). Tests can be carried out to verify that over-voltage protection is not engaged
by disconnecting the load on channel 1 and driving the tops on channel 2 and 3 only.
7.3.1.
Bridging
For BTL use following setup: The channel 2 signal is the inverted channel 1 signal. Connect the speaker to
ST500 Pin 1 for hot and ST300 Pin 1 for cold.
Remember: Bridging is only possible for X-PRO3 on channels 2 and 3!
Figure 10 X-PRO3 Setup with Inverted Channel 2
Figure 9 PPA2200 / X-PRO Location of Speaker Sockets