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Z-II SERIES

Owner’s Manual

Before operating the unit, please read this manual throughly and retain it for future reference.

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Страница 1: ...1 Z II SERIES Owner s Manual Before operating the unit please read this manual throughly and retain it for future reference...

Страница 2: ...rom doing There is absolutely no substitute for experience that is a simple fact of life Another simple fact is that ZAPCO has for over forty years been the leader in defining quality standards for th...

Страница 3: ...ur Power Connections 6 Wire size 7 Mounting your Z II Series Amplifier 8 The Z II Class AB SQ Competition Amplifiers 9 Z 150 2 II Input and Controls 9 Z 150 4 II Input and Controls 10 Z 150 6 II Input...

Страница 4: ...e next level of sound quality by investing in different internal components and circuit designs and the resulting Z Series amps were the results of this unique development method Over the last years w...

Страница 5: ...ower supply for efficiency and current handling About functionality The end plates are now recessed like the LX amps for a cleaner look The plastic controls have been replaced by new metal pots and sw...

Страница 6: ...ike the SP amps at 40ea so you can accurately set crossovers and gains identical with multiple amplifiers So there you are Functionality improvements to make the amps more useful and sound quality imp...

Страница 7: ...s etc Continuous exposure to excessive sound pressure levels may cause permanent hearing loss ZAPCO strongly advises that you use common sense when setting volume levels If you experience ringing in t...

Страница 8: ...e placed close to the battery The connection at the outside of the end plate is the main ground or negative connection This must be securely attached to bare metal at the vehicle frame or other heavy...

Страница 9: ...by the weakest physical connection in the circuit Wire Size It s often surprising how many people will obsess about signal wire but routinely provide the amplifier with only a fraction of the current...

Страница 10: ...guidelines The amplifier can be mounted in any direction on wood metal or carpet The metal chassis of the amp can be grounded or left isolated The amplifier requires adequate ventilation Creating powe...

Страница 11: ...through RCA outputs so you can daisy chain multiple amps while only running one front to back RCA 3 Variable gain control 4 A unique feature of the crossovers is the Multiplier X10 switch that allows...

Страница 12: ...Ch3 4 The Z 150 4 II adds a 2Ch 4Ch switch so you can choose to have only the Ch1 2 inputs feed both front and rear See explanations of these functions on the previous section 2 Channel amps 1 Front C...

Страница 13: ...high pass however has a wide frequency range so it can be used as the bottom of a band pass to drive mid bass drivers if you have a separate sub amp The input mode switch lets you use 2Ch 4Ch of 6Ch o...

Страница 14: ...x1 position and HPF set between 70Hz 100Hz to protect the speakers from deep bass To use for tweeters put Multiplier switch to x10 pushed in and set HPF between 2000Hz 5000Hz as per the tweeter maker...

Страница 15: ...of the woofer you must use a woofer of no less than 4 The amplifier sees impedance by frequency so you can have two 2 loads but you must use a passive crossover on each speaker in the three channel mo...

Страница 16: ...the Z Series amps This is the standard hookup for full range front and rear speakers Speakers can be 2 4 If the head unit has 2 sets of RCA outputs you will be able to fade front to rear You don t hav...

Страница 17: ...idrange and use a separate amp for your subs For the diagram below of an active 2 way system Front 1 2 crossover is set to HPF and multiplier switch set to x10 in HP frequency is set to the tweeter s...

Страница 18: ...int which should match the front high pass filter and set the HPF frequency to 15Hz 30HZ as a sub sonic filter 2Ch Bridged Want more power Instead of four channels of 165 watts you can have two channe...

Страница 19: ...nels 5 and 6 are arranged top and bottom and CH5 has and reversed from the other channels That said If you are driving full range speakers the only control you will really need is on Channels 1 4 are...

Страница 20: ...ncy is set to tweeter s recommended HP range usually between 2kHz 3kHz Ch 3 4 are mid range The Ch3 4 Filter switch is set to LPF BPF so both filters are active The HP frequency should be set to the f...

Страница 21: ...nce Ch1 2 and 3 4 will use Filters set to HPF with frequency set to where the woofer will begin Ch5 6 will use the HP Sub Sonic filter at 15Hz 30Hz to protect the woofer The low pass filter should be...

Страница 22: ...your system 1 RCA Inputs 2 Gain Sensitivity control 3 Sub Sonic Filter to protect woofers 4 Frequency control for the Low Pass Crossover 5 Variable Bass Boost 2 3 8 7 4 5 6 9 10 1 20 6 Variable Phase...

Страница 23: ...amps With the switch in master it sends the proper signal to the slave amp The ONLY control used on the slave amp is the master slave switch which is put into the slave position These two amps will n...

Страница 24: ...ns for speakers but note that the 2 left hand terminals are both positive and the two right hand terminals are both negative This is to make hooking up multiple woofers easier For a single woofer you...

Страница 25: ...t to the slave amp After strapping each amplifier will see 1 2 of the load Since the minimum load of each amp is 1 the minimum load for the PAIR of amplifiers is 2 You must not strap 2 amps to a 1 loa...

Страница 26: ...er 4 450 watts Power 2 700 watts Power 1 1050 watts Power 2 Link 1800 watts THD Rated Power 0 05 Signal to Noise Ratio 90dB Freq Resp 10Hz to 350Hz 1dB LP freq crossover 30Hz 250Hz Input Sensitivity 2...

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Страница 28: ...1 Modesto California USA Since 1974 zapco com...

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