T-44/48 Series Amplifier
Operation Manual
T-44/48 Series | rev.
firm. 1.258 and above
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you can access this feature from System Engineer application using the ‘Hamburger’ button on
the bottom-right of the device control panel, selecting ‘revert to factory settings’.
5.7 Protection Systems
Comprehensive protection features preserve the longevity of the loudspeaker and amplifier
by continuously monitoring several critical parameters, and reducing the gain, or muting the
amplifier either temporarily or permanently depending on the nature and seriousness of the fault
or misuse. The amplifier will recover and restart if at all possible, but may remain in shut down if
a serious fault persists.
Limiters deal with routine over-driving of the amplifier, making sure that the driver(s) are not
pushed too hard. The limiter indicators will warn you when the driver is being driven into limit.
Minor faults are dealt with by ‘dimming’ the amplifier, reducing the level to a sufficient
degree and for a sufficient time that the amplifier is able to recover gracefully without any user
interaction. When the fault condition has passed, the amplifier will recover automatically.
When the protection systems are reducing the level, this is indicated by illuminating the left-
hand Amplifier channel protection indicator. This will also illuminate when the output voltage is
‘clipping’. This indicator will remain permanently illuminated if the channel has been muted by
the protection systems. The Mute button will also flash. This will usually also be indicated by a
warning message on the display.
Some types of protection affect all output channels, so you may see the Amplifier indicator
illuminated, and the Mute button flash, on every channel.
Summary of Protection Indication
The reasons for the protection indicators illuminating are summarized as follows:
Amplifier Indicator
Driver Indicator
Notes
Limiter 6dB over
Thermal limiting
Excursion limiting
Amplifier clipping
Amplifier clip limiting
Amplifier Current limiting
Amplifier VHF limiting
PSU Current limiting
Will show on all output channels
PSU Power limiting
Will show on all output channels
Thermal limiting
Will show on all output channels
5.7.1
Incident Reporting
In the System Engineer application, a coloured indicator appears on a Device Bar in the
System View which displays the Incident state of the device. The Incident state may be one of
three states:
•
Red
: Fault (The device is faulty in some way and requires attention)
•
Yellow
: Check (The device may not be performing to its full and should be checked)
•
Green
: OK (The device is performing well and requires no attention)
Holding your mouse over the Incident indicator for a few seconds will show the current
incident level and name.