PLEASE READ FIRST:
General guidelines explain operation and protection circuitry of the amplifier.
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Startup:
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To power the unit up, turn the rocker switch on the back to the up position. This
turns power on to the unit, but it remains in standby until the front 'active' switch
is depressed. This switch is located under the front left corner of the unit,
adjacent to the left front spike footer. When you do this, the unit will turn on and
logo/button and internal blue lights will flash for approximately 45 seconds. This
is normal and is part of the startup and stabilization process.
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If the unit does not power up at this point, check to be sure that power plug is
firmly seated and that you are connected to the proper mains voltage. I.E. US/
Canada 120V, HK 220V, Europe and other countries 220V-240V.
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Protection Circuitry:
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This unit has multiple levels of circuit protection, intended to protect the amplifier
and speaker from potential damage.
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DC input protection
is served by transformer input coupling.
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Thermal overload protection
is served by internal thermal overload protectors.
Upon thermal overload, the unit will simply shut down. There will be no red
lights, the unit will simply power down as the overload circuit cuts all power to
unit.
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Short-circuit and over-current protection
is served by our unique and
proprietary TSP
TM
Total Silent Protection circuitry which resides outside of the
signal path. When protection is triggered, channel or channels effected simply
mute. To reset, turn rear power rocker switch off, wait ten seconds and power
back up.
DO NOT
plug and unplug RCA signal connectors when amp is on, or
turn amp on without RCA or XLR signal connectors in place. If you do plug or
unplug signal connectors (RCA or XLR) while amp is on, protection circuitry
may engage. This will be apparent by the fact that one or both channels are muted.
If so, turn amp off, let sit for 10 seconds and power back on again.
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Fuses:
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All fuses are internal and are only to be replaced at the factory or by factory
authorized technician. There are no user serviceable parts inside and opening
unit will void the factory warranty.
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