NICKEL PLATED TERMINALS
All the terminals on the amplifier are solid brass and satin nickel plated for high conductivity and minimum impedance loss. The power and ground terminals are extra large and capable of accepting 4 gauge wire. The speaker terminals can accept 8 gauge wire. When wiring the amplifier, be sure to strip just enough wire that fits into the terminal so that bare wires do not touch each other, or the amplifier chassis and cause a short circuit.
POWER AND PROTECTION CIRCUITRY
Amadeus full range amplifiers feature our unique IC controlled protection circuitry. This sophisticated circuit constantly monitors the heatsink internal temperature and various voltages, adjusting the amp automatically and protecting it from dangerous conditions. The 2 LEDs located on the input side of the amplifier provide indication of the amplifier status, and the Power LED will light Blue when the amplifier is receiving proper power, ground and remote voltages and the IC monitoring sequence indicates the amp is functional. In case the amplifier encounters a diagnostic condition as listed below, the second LED will turn RED indicating a Diagnostic condition. When a diagnostic condition is not corrected the amplifier will eventually shut off. There are certain critical diagnostic conditions which will turn the amplifier of immediately.
1.Speaker short circuit.
2.Input Overload. 3.Thermal Overload.
4.Reverse Polarity.
To reset the amplifier you must first diagnose what caused the problem, correct the fault and restart the system. See the Trouble Shooting page for further details.
MUTE CIRCUIT
The Amadeus amplifiers feature an
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