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W Audio TPX SERIES, AMP45, AMP46, TPX-400, TPX-650 User manual

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AMP45 - TPX 400
AMP46 - TPX 650
TPX Series
Power Ampliers
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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Immediatelyuponreceivingthisproduct,carefullyunpackthecartonandcheckthecontents
toensurethatallthepartsarepresent.
• Beforeinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Retainthecartonandallpackagingmaterials.
• Intheeventthattheequipmentmustbereturnedtothesupplier,itisimportantthat
theequipmentisreturnedintheoriginalcartonandpackaging.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,
itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Incaseofmalfunctionthisunitshouldbereturnedforserviceorinspection.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithother
cables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromthe
equipment.
• Donotopenormodifytheequipment.
• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmer-pack.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,
asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandle
thepowercablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugby
pullingthepowercable.
• Makesurethattheavailablevoltage
isbetween220V/240V.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimped
ordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepower
cableperiodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnect
themainspowersupplyimmediately.Haveaqualied
engineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperature
uctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotswitchiton
immediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagethe
equipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithas
reachedroomtemperature.
• Iftheproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,discontinueuse
immediately.Packsecurely(preferablyintheoriginal
packingmaterial),andreturntoyourdealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM MOISTURE,
RAIN AND LIQUIDS, AND
OUT OF DAMP/HUMID
ENVIRONMENTS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
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Product overview
Aprofessionalrangeofpower
ampliersofferingsuperiorreliability
andperformance,withtwopower
optionsavailabletosuitavariety
ofapplications.
•Shortcircuit,overloadand
thermalprotection
•Fancooled
•Groundlift
TPX Series Power Ampliers
Specications TPX 400 TPX 650
Outputpower1kHz,
THD+N≤0.5%
Stereo8Ω 2x130W 2x210W
Stereo4Ω 2x200W 2x325W
Bridge8Ω 400W 650W
Frequencyresponse 20Hzto20kHz±1.0dB
Inputsensitivity 0.775V
S/Nratio(a-weighted,RMS) >95dB
Crosstalkatratedpoweroutput(8Ωat1kHz) >55dB
Dampingfactor(f=1kHz@8Ω) >60
Protectioncircuits Thermal,shortcircuit,overload,DCfaultprotection&ACpowersupplyfuse
LEDindicators Power,protect,clip,bridge&parallel
Connectors
Inputs:2xXLRsockets,2x1/4”jacksockets
Outputs:2xlockingspeakerconnectors,2xbindingposts,bridgeviabindingposts
Coolingsystem Variablespeedfans
Powersupply AC240V/50Hz
Dimensions(HxWxD) 44x484x345mm 44x484x345mm
Weight 7.4kg 9.4kg
Ordercode AMP45 AMP46
Inthebox:
1 x power amplier
1 x power cable
1 x user manual
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TPX 400 & TPX 650 front panel
TPX 400 & TPX 650 rear panel
Technical specications
01-ClipLEDs-TheseLEDsashredtoindicatewhenthe
outputoftheamplierhasreachedthemaximum,andis
rightontheedgeofclipping.Clippingisbadforspeakers
andshouldbeavoided.ItisokayiftheLEDblinks
occasionally.Itmeansthatthetransientpeaksofthe
musicarejusthittingthefulloutputoftheamplier.
02-Gaincontrol-Thesetwoknobscontrolthelevelsof
Channels1and2.Usually,thesecontrolsaresetallthe
wayup.Youmightturnthemdownslightlyifyouhave
high-efciencyspeakers.Also,youcouldusethemto
controlthelevelofline-levelsourcessuchasaCDplayer
connecteddirectlytotheamplierwithouta
pre-amplierormixer.Afteryouhavesetthelevels
forthemixer(orothersignalsource),adjusttheLevel
controlsontheamplierasthenaladjustmenttoset
theoverallvolumeforthesystem.
Instereoandmonomode,usebothlevelcontrolsto
controlthelevelsgoingtoeachspeaker.Inbridged
mode,turnthechannel2levelcontroldown,andjust
usethechannel1control.
03-PowerLEDs-TheseLEDsilluminatewhentheamplier
isswitchedon
04-ProtectLED-TheseLEDsilluminateduringoperation,
oneoftheprotectioncircuitsisactive.Pleasetakethe
amplieroutofoperationandhaveittested
05-BridgedLED-Thisilluminatesinbridgedmode
06-ParallelLED-ThisLEDilluminatesinparallelmode
07-Powerswitch-Pressthisswitchtostarttheoperation
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01-XLRinputs-Theseinputsallowyoutoconnectbalanced
XLRplugs.Thesearewiredwithpin2hot,pin3coldand
pin1ground
02-¼”jackinputs-Theseinputsallowyoutoconnect¼”
unbalancedjackplugs
03-Therearetwowaysofconnectingyourspeakers:
Lockingspeakerconnectorsorbindingposts.
Theconnectorsarewiredinparallel.(e.g.Channel1
bindingpostandlockingspeakerconnectorsarein
parallelandthesameforchannel2).
Whentheamplierisusedinbridgedmonomodeyou
mustusethetworedbindingposts.
04-IECpowersocket-ThisiswhereyouconnecttheIEC
powercable.Connecttheotherendtoa240VACoutlet.
05-Ampmode-Thisswitchdeterminestheinputsignal
routingwithintheamplier.Formostapplicationsstereo
willbeused.
Stereo:Thisisthenormalmodeforamplifyingstereo
signals.Itacceptsleftandrightinputsandroutesthem
totheleftandrightoutputs.
Parallel:Thismodeisusedwhenyouwanttosend
monosignalstobothoutputs.Itacceptsasingleinput
intochannel1androutesittoboththechannel1and
channel2outputs.Eachchannelslevelcontroladjusts
thegainforeachchannel.
Bridge:Thismodeacceptsasingleinputintochannel1
andusesbothamplieroutputstodoublethepowerto
onespeakeroutput.Usechannel1levelcontroltoadjust
thegain.Turnchannel2levelcontroltominimum.
06-Groundliftswitch-Thisswitchallowsthesignalground
orchassisgroundtobeseparatedincaseofaground
conict.Forthehighestsafetyoftheequipment,itis
recommendedtokeepthe“groundliftswitch”inthe
GNDposition.Incaseofagroundconictpleaseset
thegroundliftswitchtoGNDLIFT.
OUTPUTS (4Ω min.)
MAINS
T3.15 A
240V~50Hz
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OUTPUTS
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OUTPUTS CH-A
INPUTS CH-B INPUTS CH-A
OUTPUTS CH-B
OUTPUT
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Operating instructions
Rack installation
TheTPXSeriesisbuiltfor19”racks.Therackyouuseshouldbea‘doubledoorrack’whereyoucan
openthefrontandrearpanel.Whenmountingtheamplierintotherack,pleasemakesurethatthere
isenoughspacearoundtheamplier.
Becarefulwhenmountingtheamplierintotherack.Puttheheaviestproductsintothelowerpart
oftherack.Beawarethatfasteningtheamplierwithfourscrewsonthefrontpanelisnotenough.
Iftheracksarebeingtransportedorusedformobileuse,additionallyfastentheproductsby
connectingtherearbracketswiththesideorgroundbarsoftherack.Inthisway,theamplier
cannotbepushedbackwards.Thefrontpanelisnotdesignedtoabsorbaccelerationforces
occuringduringtransportation.
Inputs
Shortcablesrunsimprovethesoundqualityremarkably.Inputcablesshouldbeshortanddirect,
sincehighfrequencieswillmostlybeabsorbedifthecablesareunnecessarilylong.Besidesthata
longercablemayleadtohummingandnoiseproblems.Ifthecablerunsareunavoidable,youshould
usebalancedcables.
Outputs
Thehighdampingfactorofyourampliersuppliesaclearsoundreproduction.
Unnecessarilylongandthincableswillinuencethedampingfactorandthusthelowfrequencies
inanegativeway.Inordertosafeguardgoodsoundquality,thedampingfactorshouldliearound50.
Thelongeracablehastobethethickeritshouldbe.
ConnectyourspeakersystemsviathelockingspeakerconnectorsortheBannana/Screwcombination
(red+,black-)
Connection to the mains
Connecttheamplieronlyafterhavingmadesurethatthecorrectvoltage(240V)issuppliedandthat
thegroundcableisearthed.ThisproductfallsunderClass1.Donotdetachthegroundcable.
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Operating instructions
Operation
Afterhavingconnectedyourampliertothemains,turnbothgaincontrolscounterclockwisetothe
“min”position.Thelastproducttobeswitchedonisamplier.The“POWER”and“PROTECT”LEDlights
upnow.Ifitdoesnot,checkiftheamplierisconnectedtothemainscorrectly.
Aftertheturnondelaythespeakersareactivated(PROTECT-LEDisoff).
Afterhavingsetthevolumecontrolsofthepre-ampliertothe“OFF”position,turnthegaincontrolsof
yourampliertomid-position.NowadjustthevolumewiththegaincontrolsCHAandCHB.
Allimportantoperatingmodesoftheamplierarearrangedonthefrontpanel.
Ifyouwanttoswitchoffthesystem,switch off the amplier rstinordertoavoid
acousticshocksonthespeakers.
Problem Chart
-20dBto30dB -Outputlevel
Clip -Shortcircuitorimpedancetooloworsignaldistorted
Protect -Activeduringstabilisationperiodafterswitchingonorwhenone
oftheprotectivecircuitsisactivated
Problem Cause Solution
Nopower Thepowercableisnotconnected Checkthepowercableandanyextensioncables
Nosound
Thepowercableoftherespectiveproductis
notconnectedcorrectlyornotatall.
Checkthepowercableandiftheplugsareproperly
connectedwiththesockets
Theconnectionsocketortheplugisdirty Cleanthesocketand/ortheplug
Noise Theinputsignalistoostrong Reducetheinputsignalviathegaincontrol
Fandoesnotwork,
LEDsdonotlightup
Thepowercableisnotconnected Connectthepowercable
ProtectLEDlights
uppermanently
DCvoltageoninput
Switchamplieroffandhavetheproductchecked
byaservicetechnician
Amplieroverheatsduetoobstruction Cleanthefangrill
Impedanceofspeakerstoolow Ensureminimum4Ωload
Shortcircuitinspeakerconnection
orinspeakers
Checkspeakersandconnections
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Operating instructions
Cleaning and Maintenance
Werecommendafrequentcleaningoftheproduct.Pleaseuseasoftlintfreeandmoistenedcloth.
Neverusealcoholorsolvents.
Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidetheproductexceptforthefuse.Maintenanceandservice
operationsareonlytobecarriedoutbyauthoriseddealers.
Replacing the fuse
Onlyreplacethefusewithafuseofthesametypeandrating.
Beforereplacingthefuse,unplugthemainscable.
Procedure:
Step 1:Openfuseholderontherearpanelwithascrewdriver.
Step 2:Removetheoldfusefromthefuseholder.
Step 3:Installthenewfuseinthefuseholder.
Step 4:Replacethefuseholderinthehousing.
Shouldyouneedanyspareparts,pleaseusegenuineparts.
Shouldyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleasecontactyourdealer.
CAUTION! - DANGER TO LIFE
DISCONNECT FROM THE MAINS BEFORE
STARTING MAINTENANCE OPERATION
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WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedof
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.
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