Sonance Sonamp ASAP3D SE Stereo Power Amplifier BBE Sound Enhancement, Specifications

SO N A M P ® ASAP3D SE ST E R E O PO W E R AM P L I F I E R

AC TRIG [AC Trigger] Pinhole Switch

BBE® Sound Enhancement

The AC TRIG pinhole switch (see Figure 21) lets the ASAP3D SE determine the precise voltage appearing at its AC TRIGGER OUTLET that will trigger the amplifier to switch from the House to the Local source:

1.Place the TV that is connected to the AC TRIGGER OUTLET in the Standby or OFF mode.

2.Push the AC TRIG button.

FIGURE 21:

AC TRIGGER

[AC TRIG] BUTTON

The Sonamp ASAP3D SE incorporates BBE® Sound Enhancement. The BBE process improves music’s presence and detail, especially at lower listening vol- umes. This improves the sound of your audio system, particularly distributed audio systems playing background music. BBE also restores clarity and definition (or focus) to spoken voices, which makes paging systems easier to understand without having to run them

FIGURE 23:

BBE MODE DIP

SWITCHES

•The HOUSE AND BBE LEDs on the ASAP3D SE’s front panel will flash and the amplifier’s microprocessor records the (minimum) voltage level at the AC TRIGGER OUTLET.

3.Turn the TV’s power ON.

4.Push the AC TRIG button again.

•The ASAP3D SE’s microprocessor records the (maximum) voltage level at the AC Trigger Outlet,

5.The ASAP3D SE calculates an AC trigger voltage that is between the maximum and the minimum voltage levels that will appear at the AC TRIGGER OUTLET. (This allows the amplifier to switch sources when the TV turns ON.)

•When this process is completed the HOUSE AND BBE LEDs will stop flashing.

N O T E : T H E ASAP3D SE W I L L S TAY I N T H E H O U S E S O U R C E M O D E F O R A P P R O X I M AT E LY 2 S E C O N D S A F T E R T H E TV S W I T C H E S ON . T H I S P R E V E N T S A N Y A N N O Y I N G TV S W I T C H I N G N O I S E S

F R O M B E I N G A M P L I F I E D T H R O U G H T H E S Y S T E M ’ S S P E A K E R S .

To reset the AC Trigger Voltage to its factory level, unplug the amplifier’s AC cord and plug it back in while holding-in the AC TRIG pinhole switch.

at high volumes.

The ASAP3D SE has 2 individual switches to set the BBE enhancement (see Figure 23):

•If the BBE ON/OFF switch is set to OFF, BBE enhancement is not applied.

•If the BBE ON/OFF switch is set to ON, BBE enhancement

is applied according to the setting of the LO/HI switch: LO = +3dB of BBE enhancement; HI = +6dB of BBE enhancement.

Specifications

Number of Channels:	2 (one stereo pair)
Output Power (Stereo):	25 watts RMS per channel, 0.25% THD,
	20Hz – 20kHz, @ 8 ohms
	50 watts per channel, 0.25% THD,
	1kHz, @ 4 ohms
Frequency Response:	20Hz – 20kHz ±2dB
Total Harmonic Distortion:	0.10%	(1kHz, 8	ohms);
	0.25%	(1kHz, 4	ohms)

Status LEDs

The ASAP3D SE front panel has three LEDs (see Figure 22) that provide the amplifier’s normal operating status:

HO U S E : Illuminates when the House source is active.

FIGURE 22:

FRONT-PANEL STATUS LEDS

Signal to Noise Ratio:	-94dB (w/22kHz filter, A-WTD);
	-88dB (with AC-sensing trigger)
Input Sensitivity:	0.9V for 25W RMS output
	0.7V w/BBE ON (+3dB)
	0.5V w/BBE ON (+6dB)
Input Impedance:	13k ohms
Maximum Source Input:	2.3VAC RMS
Voltage	1.3VAC RMS w/BBE ON

LOCAL: Illuminates when the Local source is active.

BBE: Illuminates when BBE Sound Enhancement is active.

The HOUSE LED also flashes to indicate various protection and operational error conditions (see table in Appendix 3, on page 14).

Power Consumption:	200	Watts
Heat Output:	187	BTU/hr
AC Fuse:	2A (T2AL ~ 250V)
Dimensions (W x H x D):	9½” x 1¾” x 12½”
	(241mm x 45mm x 318mm)
Rack Space Requirements:	1U (½-rack width)
Weight:	7.0 lbs (3.2kg)

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