Bogen V35, & V250 Mute Control, Bridging, System Expansion of Power Vector Amplifiers

Mute Control

Each priority bus (High, Medium, and Low) can be externally activated. This allows priority buses of two or more Power Vector units to be linked together for system expansion purposes. A particular mute priority can be externally forced by shorting that priority’s bus terminal to the C terminal of the Mute Control (the C terminal is the system ground). Forcing the H priority bus this way will mute all modules except for modules set for priority level 1 (highest priority). Forcing the M priority bus will mute modules set for priority levels 3 or 4, but not levels 1 or 2, and forcing the L priority bus will only mute modules set at priority level 4. See section on Bridging and illustration on page 8.

Bridging

This connector makes the PowerVector’s mix bus available externally and allows the connecting of Power Vector units for system expansion and simple room combining.

This function is bi-directional.Any signal received will be amplified and any signal sent can be used by another Power Vector amp.The signal levels at the bridging jack will drop by one-half with two Power Vectors tied together and by two-thirds with three units tied together. Because of the attenuation of the bridging signal, due to the signal loading of other Power Vectors, it is not recommended that more than three units be connected together. See Mute Control section and the illustration below for additional information.

System Expansion of Power Vector Amplifiers

Using the bridging RCA connector, it is possible to connect two or more Power Vector amplifiers. It is not recommended that more than three amplifiers be bridged together due to bridging loss.When connecting mute control functions, make certain that the wiring is consistent (H to H, M to M, and so forth). See illustration below.

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