CONTENTS

P.

P. 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS P. 3 EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS / SAFETY P. 5 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY P. 6 CONTENTS

P. 7 1 WELCOME

1.1Welcome to CAMCO

1.2Unpacking

P. 8 1.3 The Amplifier

2FACILITIES

2.1Q-POWER– The Front P. 9 2.2 Q-POWER– The Rear P. 10 2.3 Factory Settings

P. 11 3 INSTALLATION

3.1Mains Supply

3.2On/Off Switch

P. 12 3.3 Mounting

P. 13 3.4 Cooling

3.5Wiring

3.5.1Input Connectors

3.5.2Output Connectors P. 15 4 OPERATION

4.1Indicators

4.1.1On LEDs

4.1.2Signal / Protect LEDs (multifunctional)

4.1.3I-Out LEDs

4.1.4Clip LEDs

P. 16 4.2 Controls

4.2.1Volume Control

4.2.2Gain selector

4.2.3Limiter Switch

4.3Power Amp Protection Systems

4.3.1Clip Limiter

USER MANUAL

Q - P O W E R S E R I E S

Q - P O W E R

S E R I E S

4.3.2SOA Protection

4.3.3DC Protection

4.3.4DC Servo

4.3.5Over Current Protection

4.3.6Thermal Protection

P. 17 4.4 Mains Protections

4.4.1Inrush Current Limitation

4.4.2Mains Over Voltage Detection

4.4.3Mains Failure Detection

4.4.4Fuse Protection

4.5Main SMPS Protections

4.5.1Over Current Protection

4.5.2Thermal Protection

4.6Fans

P. 18 4.7 Filter Cleaning

P. 19 4.8 Mounting the Volume Control Security Cover

P. 20 5 TROUBLESHOOTING

5.1Problem: No Sound

5.2Problem: Distorted Sound

5.3Problem: Hiss

5.4Problem: Squeals and Feedback P. 22 6 SPECIFICATIONS

P. 24 7 MEASUREMENTS

P. 27 8 WARRANTY INFORMATION

8.1Summary Of Warranty

8.2Items Excluded From This Warranty

8.3What CAMCO Will Do

8.4How To Obtain Warranty Service

8.5CAMCO’s Product Improvement

P. 28 9 SERVICE INFORMATION

P. 29 10 MAINTENANCE INFORMATION / 11 DECOMISSIONING P. 30 COMPANY INFORMATION