TEC TC-616 Installation guide

Brand: TEC

Model: TC-616

Type: Installation guide

The abo v e illustration sh o w s th e TC -6 1 6 u sed as a sp eaker co m parato r. O ne receiver or am p is

use d to drive six sp eaker pairs, on e at a tim e. U nlike ou r oth er spea ker sw itch m o d els, it is n o t

po ssible to p lay tw o o r m ore pa irs sim u ltan e o u sly. Th is is q u ite d e lib e ra te , sin ce th e in ten t is

to b e ab le to co m pa re speakers w ith ou t an y ad d ed co lo ra tio n o r lo ss o f e fficien cy du e to

im p e dan ce balancin g circu itry as is fo u nd in co n ven tion a l sp eaker selectors. To avo id serious

eq u ipm en t dam a ge , n ever sw itch b e tw ee n sp e aker pairs w ith th e volu m e ra ised to high le vels.

Techn olin k TC-616 Co nn ectio n an d A p plicatio n G uide

The n ext page sh o w s cascad ed TC-616 s.

The n ext page sh o w s TC -616 am plifier co m pariso n .

TC -6 16 s ca n be d aisy-ch ain ed in the

m an n er sh ow n at rig ht to ad d as

m an y sp eak er pa irs a s ne ed e d .

Sim ply con n e ct on e stere o ou tp u t o f

the first T C-61 6 to the in p ut of th e

ne xt o n e , an d so o n . In this exa m ple,

sele ctin g S PE A K E R P A IR 1 on th e

up p e r T C-61 6 dire cts au d io to

w h iche ver sp ea ker pa ir is ch o sen o n

the lo w e r T C -6 16 . A th ird TC -616 can

be co nn e cte d to SPE A K E R P A IR 1 o n

the lo w e r T C -6 16 , co n tinu in g th e

ch ain . P erh ap s a b e tter

arran ge m en t; the to p TC -616 can

be com e th e "m aster" b y ad d in g

ad d itio n a l un its to p o rts 2-6 .

R ega rd less o f w hich layo u t op tion is

ch o se n , each ad d ition a l T C -6 16 ad d s

five m ore sp ea ker pa irs to th e total

tha t o n e au d io so u rce can b e

dire cte d to. Th is so u rce can b e a

stere o receive r, an inte grated

am plifie r or e ve n au to so u n d. Sm all

au d io sh o p s can crea te sp e ake r

displa ys allo w in g th e cu stom er to

co m pare vario u s sp ea ker size s and

m ode ls w ith the sa m e type o f

so u rce tha t th e y'll u se la ter to

po w er th e ir p u rcha se . See the

fo llo w in g pa ges for m ore o n th is,

inclu d ing ho w to sele ct fro m am on g

m ultip le am ps to acce ss m ultip le

sp ea ker pa irs.

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The abo v e illu stra tion sh o w s th e TC-6 1 6 used as an am plifier co m parato r. A n y one of six

re ceivers or am ps ca n b e cho se n to d rive a sin gle p a ir of sp eakers. B e cau se the TC-6 1 6 iso la te s

every p o rt fro m th e others by sw itch in g b o th the (+) a n d (-) signal lead s, so u rce s can have eith e r

balan ced (as w ith m ost autoso u n d ) o r un b alance d (e.g. m o st h o m e au d io) outpu t stage s, or a

m ix o f b o th . A m plifiers up to 10 0W P C a re safe to u se . To avo id eq u ip m en t dam age, n e v e r sw itch

be tw een sp e a k e r p a irs w ith th e volu m e raised to high levels.

The n ext page sh o w s cascad ed TC-616 s w ith m ore am ps.

The n ext page sh o w s tw o TC -616s con nected so as to

allo w sim ultan eo u s am p lifier an d sp eaker com parison s.

TC -6 1 6 s ca n b e d aisy-chain e d in

th e m an n e r show n at right to a d d

as m an y am plifiers a s n e e d ed.

Sim ply co n n e ct the o u tp u t o f th e

first TC -6 1 6 to an am p p ort o n the

nex t on e, and so o n . In this

ex am ple , se lectin g A M PLIFIE R 1 o n

th e u p p e r TC-61 6 p rovid es audio

to the spe a ke r p a ir fro m w hichev er

am plifier is ch o se n o n the lo w er

TC -6 1 6 . A th ird TC -616 ca n b e

connected to A M P LIFIER 1 on the

lo w er TC -6 1 6 , co n tin u in g th e

chain . A n altern ate setu p ; the

upp er TC -6 1 6 can be co m e the

"m aste r" by ad d ing ad d itio n al

units to ports 2-6. R e gard le ss o f

w hich layou t optio n is ch o sen,

ea ch a d d ition al TC -6 1 6 ad d s five

m ore so u rces to the tota l that o n e

spe a ke r p a ir ca n b e d riv en from .

Consid e r th e sm all au to so u n d

dea ler w ho n e e d s a sim ple w ay

to d e m on stra te a n d co m pa re

m ultiple ca r ste re o s at th e p u sh

of on e o r tw o bu tto n s. Bu t w hat

if th e sh o p p e r w an ts to he ar

differen t com bin a tio n s of ste re o s

an d vario u s sp e ake rs? M ultip le

TC -6 1 6 s w hen properly co n figu red

allow that a s w ell.

This p a ge diagra m s tw o

TC-6 1 6s arra n ged so as

to a llo w a n y one of th e

six co n n ected am plifie rs

to p o w e r an y on e o f th e

six co n n ected sp e a k e r

pairs. N o te th a t eith er or

bo th TC -616s ca n b e

exp an d ed b y daisy-

ch a in in g ad ditio n a l u nits

to h an d le as m an y am ps

and sp e ake r pairs a s a re

de sired . A s m entio n e d

earlier, b e su re to n ever

op e ra te th e speaker or

am p se le ctio n sw itch e s

w ith the vo lum e raised .

TEC TC-616 Installation guide

TEC TC-616 Installation guide

TEC TC-616 Installation guide

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