W Audio TPX-400 User manual

Brand: W Audio

Model: TPX-400

Category: Audio amplifiers

Type: User manual

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TPX Series

Power Ampliers

User Manual

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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 dimensions

484mm

44mm 321mm

345mm

431mm

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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

GROUNDLIFT

LIFT GND

BR PR

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OUTPUTS

CH-A

OUTPUTS CH-A

INPUTS CH-B INPUTS CH-A

OUTPUTS CH-B

OUTPUT

BRIDGE

PINOUT

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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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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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