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Technical Specifications
runstotheinputs,orbyrunninginputcablesincloseproximitywiththeloopwireover
anappreciabledistance.Loopampliersarecapableofdeliveringhighcurrentsataudio
frequencies.Iftheloopcablesarerunclosetosensitivesignalcablesitmaybepossibleto
induceasignalbackintotheinputoftheampliercausingfeedback.Cablerunsandloop
wiresshouldbekeptwellapartfromeachother.Toavoidinterferencemaintainaseparation
ofatleast300mm.
4. InstabilitycancausetheampliertorunhotandmayresultintheTEMPLEDilluminating.
Interference
1. Backgroundmagneticeldsignalsorinterferencemaybepresentinanylocationandmaynot
beanythingtodowiththeloopsystem.Monitorthiswithaloopreceiver(suchasanILR3).If
theinterferenceisstillpresentwiththeloopsystemswitchedoff,thenyouneedtolocateand
eliminatethesourceoftheinterferencebeforeswitchingtheloopsystembackon
2. Magneticeldscaninducecurrentsintoanylowimpedanceelectricalpathorloop.Audioor
videosystemswithmultipleearthsmayexperiencepickupoftheloopsignal.Checkentire
soundsystemforevidenceofloopsignal,andtracesourceofpickup.
3. Undercertaincircumstances,theloopsignalmayappearasjaggedlinesorhumbarsona
CCTVpicture.ThiscouldbeduetorunningCCTV(lowimpedanceunbalanced2-wirecircuit)
cablesincloseproximitytotheloopcable.Separatetheloopcablestoreducetheeffect.
4. Remote(andapparentlyunconnected)PAsystemscansometimespickuploopsignals.This
isusuallybecausetheloopcablebecomesdamaged(seepoint1ofInstability)orinduces
signalsintotheremotesystemthroughlongunbalancedcables.Alwaysrunlongaudiosignal
cablesas3-wirebalancedcircuitsandkeepawayfromloopcables.
5. Seealsopoint1ofInstability
Failed AC power fuse in rear of unit
UnplugtheloopandACpowersupplyfromamplier,andreplacethefailedfusewiththesparefuse
inACpowerinputfusetray.
ReconnecttheACpowersupplyandswitchon.Ifthefusefailsagain,returntheunittoAmpetronic
forevaluation-itmaywellbecoveredunderwarranty,whichwillbeinvalidatedbyremovingthe
cover.Ifthefusedoesnotfaila'looperror'maybeindicated,butshowsthattheunitisworking
correctly.Re-connecttheloopandswitchthepoweroffthenonagaintoresetlooperror.
Ifthefusefailswhentheloopisre-connectedtotheunit,thentheloopcouldbeshortedto
electricalmains(andbuilding)earth.Thiscanhappenevenifnoaudiosignalispresent,asthe
shorttoearthislikelytocauseaninstability/oscillation/feedbackconditiontodevelop.Aloop
cableshorttoearthmostcommonlyoccurswhereatcoppertapeisinstalledonametal-clad
raisedaccessooringsystem.Iftheinsulationontheatcoppertapeisabraded(forexamplebya
pieceofmetalswarftrappedbelowthecoppertape),theconductorcouldshorttotheearthedtiles.
Wheninstallingonraisedaccessoors,itisadvisabletoinsulatebeneaththeatcoppertape
installationusingAmpetronicPWTorsimilartape.
Theloopshorttoearthmayonlybecompletedwhenapersonstepsonthetapeintheaffected
location,whichcancreatesignicantdifcultieswhendiagnosingthecauseoffusefailure.Contact
Ampetronicforfurtheradviceifaunitissufferingrecurringbutuntraceablefailureoftherearpanel
fuse.
ACCESSORIES
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INPUTS AND PROCESSING MIC Line UNITS
Inputguresquotedatmaximumfrontpanelgaincontrolsetting. Low gain High gain Low gain High gain
INPUTS;XLRconnector.Balanced,Suitableforupto600Ωmicrophonesorlinelevel.
Inputimpedance
Sensitivity
Overload
Phantom(via680Ωsource)
8700
-62
-24
12
8700
-77
-39
12
8700
-37
+1
-
8700
-52
-14
-
Ω
dBu
dBu
Vdc
AGC;CompressionofsignalindBshownonsixfrontpanelLEDs
Inputrange
Outputrange
Min.inputlevelforAGC
Attacktime
Decaytime
>36
±1
Dependsoninputmodeused(seesensitivity)
8
2
dB
dB
ms
s
METAL LOSS CORRECTION; Speciallydesignedadjustableltertocompensatefor
theeffectsofmetalloss.Gain@1kHzremainsconstant
Min.slope
Max.slope
0
+3
dB/oct.
dB/oct.
PHASE SHIFT; Theloopoutputscanbeconguredforphasedarraysystemsby
selectingtheappropriaterearpanelswitchoption.Phaseshiftbetweenoutputs:
Phaseshiftoff
Phaseshifton
0
90
°
°
SLAVE IN; 6.35mmjack.Inputforlinkingmorethanoneamplier.Insertingplug
disablesotherinputs.
Inputimpedance/channel
Inputlevel/channel
MLD7 MLD7
MLD9
UNITS
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ω
Vpk
100k
1.5
OUTPUTS MLD5 MLD7 MLD9 UNITS
SLAVE OUT; Processedaudiosignaloutput.PostAGC,MLCandPhaseshift.For
linkingtoanotheramplier.
Sourceimpedance/channel
Outputlevel/channel
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
220
1.5
Ω
Vpk
LOOP OUTPUT;(perchannel);NL4speakon.1perchannel.
Voltagepeak/RMS
Currentpeak/RMSintosingleturnloop.
Absolutemaximumshorttermpeakcurrent.
THD+N(@1kHzfulloutput)
Outputimpedance
Frequencyresponse(±1.5dBnoAGC)
OutputcurrentindicatedviasixfrontpanelLEDs(perchannel)at3dBintervals.
BipolarPPMstylecircuit
Attack
decay
14.5/10
7/5
>10
<0.2
22
100to5000
4.7
1
24/17
9/6.4
>13
<0.2
22
100to5000
4.7
1
45/32
13/9.2
>19
<0.2
24
100to5000
4.7
1
V
A
A
%
Ω
Hz
ms
s
STATUS SOCKET;2pin5mmpitch90°header.Thestatussocketconsistsofapair
ofisolatedcontacts.
Amplierorloadfault
AmplierandloadOK
Contactrating
Dielectricstrength(coil–contact)
Open
Closed
DC2A,28V,60W
AC0.5A,125V,60VA
1000Vac50/60Hz
DC POWER SOCKET; 2pin5mmpitch90°header.TheDCPOWERsocketisused
topoweravarietyofAmpetronicaccessories.
Outputvoltage
Outputcurrent(max.)
12
0.1
12
0.1
12
0.1
V
A
PROTECTION FEATURES MLD5 MLD7 MLD9 UNITS
CLIPPING;ClippingofeitheroutputisshownonthefrontpanelCLIPLEDs.Ifclipping
persistsamplierwillshutdownandrestart.
Clipthreshold(%ofpeakoutputvoltage)
93 93 93 %
OUTPUT DC OFFSET;IfDCoffsetisdetectedamplierwillshutdownandrestart
Threshold
±0.7 ±0.7 ±0.7 Vdc
TEMPERATURE; Internalheatsinksaremonitored.Iftemperaturereachessetlimits
theoutputcurrentisreducedandeventuallymuted.MLD7&9haveseparateinde-
pendentsystemsforeachchannel,MLD7hasasinglecontrolforbothchannels.
Outputcurrentreduction(3dBmax)
Outputmute(illuminatesTEMPLED)
Any of the above faults also cause the status relay contacts to open.
Commences88,max@92
92(outputreturnsatapprox.60)
°C
°C
LOOP RESISTANCE TESTING;Checkstheresistanceoftheloadonstartup(The
POWERLEDashesduringthisperiod)andonlyallowsoperationifwithinlimits.The
LOOPLEDsareilluminatedifloadsareoutsidelimits
Startuptime
Lowerlimit
Upperlimit
Upperlimit(linkremoved)
8approx.
0.3
5
Nolimit
8approx.
0.3
5
Nolimit
8approx.
0.5
5
Nolimit
s
Ω
Ω
OUTPUTS
SLAVE IN; 6.35mmjack.Inputforlinkingmorethanoneamplier.Insertingplug
disablesotherinputs.
Inputimpedance/channel
Inputlevel/channel
MLD5 MLD7 MLD9 UNITS
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
100
1.5
kΩ
Vpk